An Emotional Chillout.

"...lush, smooth and lilting, if not unexpected"
~Washington Post January 2007

Ova Records turns down the volume with In Love & Light.

"It cradles me..." says Thievery Corporation's Lou Lou "...a more Emotionally Provocative side of the World Beat Lounge." Flamenco Guitars. Mediterranean Muses. A rhumba between Bebel Giberto & Sarah Brightman, as if DJ'd by Kruder & Dorfmeister. Reminiscent of those inspiring works from Enigma and Craig Armstrong. In Love and Light brings the emotion back to the beat.

This album is the fourth release from OVA Records, featuring twelve songs in five languages, featuring outstanding, forward thinking artists from the International Lounge, Downtempo, and World Beat scenes who collaborated with composer-producer Holmes Ives to entwine a polished, mercurial album of unrestrained feeling and artistry:

Featuring vocalists. Lou Lou of Thievery Corporation, Sophie Moleta of Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios, Six Degrees Records' Dierdre duBois, Susan Oetgen of Likeness to Lily, D.C.'s own Laura Burhenn, and classical guitarist Bauback Yeganeh, cellist Amy Domingues, percussionist Rex Riddem and tabla player Kelly Cornelius.

 

Origins
From the deepest places of a man's heart comes a story of Love and of Light. A musical odyssey inspired from his frustrated and unconsummated love for one muse half a world away and by the tragic and untimely death of his close dear friend Kathryn. Devastated, a tidal wave of sound poured from his broken heart. Guided and inspired by a love that transcends even death, this work honors and reflects the spirit and energy of this amaranthine angel and is dedicated and entitled to her in her words, 'In Love and Light'.

"Allowing myself time to breathe and not push to hard, instead only to be pulled by spirit " Kathryn Black

"In Love & Light is like an Andrew Wyeth painting--subtle & exquisite; universally accessible; finely layered with both beauty and meaning." -B. Kelly Lunar Events


Photos by Stephany Lee Tymoch www.criscillo-photo.com
Cd design and layout Bethany Blake bethany.blake@gmail.com

 

Track Listing

1. Charcoal Love 7:27
2. Chagrin Perdu 6:33
3. So Long 7:11
4. Lagrimas Negras 5:21
5. Oath to the Muse 6:40
6. te Dijo te Quiero 8:02
7. Ilera Okan 6:13
8. Qui Regna 5:23
9. Inside Out 7:07
10. Hide and Seek 3:07
11. Love & Light 6:27
12. Rebirth 8:47

click here for the lyrics

 

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In Love & Light can also be purchased from Amazon.com, Tower Records and from the Itunes Music Store (coming soon).

2*In Love & Light Promo Card Offer

If you were a recipient of an In Love & Light promo card you can download a free unreleased mix from In Love & Light. This song is the Black Tears mix of Lagrimas Negras. Click here to enter your user id and password that are on the front of the card. You will then be taken to a page that you can download the song to your computer. We hope you enjoy this version of the song it is very special and up to this point very few ears have heard it.

2*Exclusive OVA Records web offer

Download the album Holmes Ives presents 'Satyriasis' for free. This is the debut release for Ives and we offer it to you in its entirety for free in mp3 song format. Includes the original mixes of Eros, released as a single on Deep Dish's Yoshitoshi label and Ovation and Sublimation both released as singles on the Shaken Not Stirred label. click here to download Satyriasis

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