Opium is a studio double album by German-born guitarist Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra. The album's first disc is called "Wide-Eyed" and features an upbeat, nuevo flamenco sound[1], reflective of Liebert's previous work[2]. The second disc is called "Dreaming" which features a mellower, ethereal sound[3]. Opium was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1997 for Best New Age Album[4]. The album was inspired by a postcard that Liebert received from his paternal grandfather, who had worked on the South Manchuria Railway[5]. Opium was produced by Ottmar Liebert, along with his brother, Stefan Liebert.
Track listing
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1. | "Nuevo México" | 4:32 |
2. | "Alegria Árabe" (version 1.1) | 4:15 |
3. | "Turkish Night" | 4:28 |
4. | "Ocean Blvd./Miami" | 4:06 |
5. | "Santa Fe 2 Chama" | 4:44 |
6. | "Trémulo (De Mi Corazón)" | 5:01 |
7. | "Bed of Nails (Wide-Eyed Trance)" | 4:51 |
8. | "Montana Walking" | 4:32 |
9. | "Tangos de Tesuque" | 5:00 |
10. | "Snakeoilsurfer" | 4:33 |
11. | "Serenity on Ultracloud" (tribal mix) | 4:09 |
12. | "Butterfly + Juniper" (4 Kelly) | 4:53 |
13. | "Vudu (Technicolor Eyes Burn Thru)" | 3:49 |
14. | "Bulería de Rojo" (4 MC) | 3:37 |
Total length: | 62:30 |
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1. | "Serenity on Ultracloud" (mellow mix) | 4:09 |
2. | "Yasmeen" | 5:06 |
3. | "Ayer - El Último Dia de Palabra" | 1:09 |
4. | "Old Man On the Citadel" | 4:17 |
5. | "Anyong / Grandfather Smiling" (walkie-talkie mix) | 2:57 |
6. | "Te Siento" | 3:34 |
7. | "Freedom" (4 Lobsang Samten) | 1:40 |
8. | "Buleria de las Golondrinas" | 4:43 |
9. | "La Acequia Madre" | 2:24 |
10. | "Chama 2 Santa Fe" | 4:55 |
11. | "Chi-Wahwah Beauty" | 4:43 |
12. | "Drop of Water On a Dry Stone" | 2:04 |
13. | "Slow Burn / Pain + Pleasure" | 4:35 |
14. | "Bluedreamdrops" | 2:03 |
15. | "Ripple / Wind Over Water" (4 Darryl Reanney) | 3:48 |
16. | "The Blink Of an I Contains Eternity" (4 Mother) | 4:58 |
17. | "Anyong / Grandfather Singing" (Gibson mix / 4 Bok Yun) | 3:07 |
18. | "Opium" | 2:54 |
Total length: | 63:06 |
Personnel
Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra
- Ottmar Liebert – Flamenco Guitar, Fretless Lute, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer
- Jon Gagan – Electric Bass Guitars, Synthesizer
- Stefan Liebert – Drum Programming, Samples
- Mark Clark – Percussion
- Eric Schermerhorn – Electric Guitar
- Woody Thompson – Percussion
- Carl Coletti – Drum Kit
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Additional personnel
- Magali Amadei – voices
- Ashkan Sahihi – voices
- Bok Yun Chon – voices
- Lobsang Samten – voices
- Olga Kammerer – voices
- Charles Rook – engineering
- Gary Lyons – engineering, mixing
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering[6]
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Notes
- 1. All music written by Ottmar Liebert + published by Sony ATV Songs/Luna Negra Music/BMI.
- 2. Mastering: Analog – at The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles, CA[8]