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Carlos Niño & Friends // (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire 2xLP / TAPE

Carlos Niño & Friends // (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire 2xLP / TAPE

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Carlos Niño, a multi-instrumentalist from LA, who has released a lot of music on Leaving Records in the past, released this album in August 2023 from the country's International Anthem.

Ambient jazz ~ spiritual jazz with over 12 guestsTheContains 17 songs in total.The record comes with a band and booklet.

*If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us.

below, journalistCommentary by Marcus J. Moore.

"For the last few years, concert-goers have stopped Carlos Niño after a gig and asked him two simple questions: 'Are you a shaman?' May I participate? "The question is a good one: Tall Niño, with his wild beard and kind eyes, makes you wonder if he's from some distant time and can cast spells. Once you know him, It turns out to be an incredibly kind man with a laid-back demeanor, not a guru who claims to have an all-access pass to the Otherworld.


So is he a spiritual guide?

"I'm just calm and on fire. 'I'm not sticking to or denying anything religious or traditional, rules or doctrines. It's just a presentation, meant to be an opening for those who travel, those who create musically, and those who gather with us."

Indeed, Carlos Niño's self-described energetic space music has a communal essence. As head of Carlos Niño & Friends, he encourages his collaborators to improvise without preconceived notions of what the sound should be.His new album, (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire, features more than a dozen musicians, including guitarist Nate Mercerrow, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, New Age cornerstone Lalaji, and now Trade. Andre 12, hip-hop legend André 3000, who plays the iconic flute, is a must-have for sonic experimentation. Carlos Niño's intentional musical drift and coherence make (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire another highlight of his great work in recent years.

But when albums like 2020's Chicago Waves (co-written with multi-instrumentalist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) and last year's Extra Presence floated through the speakers. (I'm just) Chillin', on the other hand, pushes ahead in some ways with energetic drums that draw equally from jazz and electronic funk.Regardless of genre, the creed of underground jazz in the 70's is alive. Fifty years ago, artists such as Brother Ah, Ensemble Al Salaam and Mutume Umoja Ensemble created music that blazed in many directions, billed as spiritual jazz.They were committed to the transcendence of music as a whole, rather than artificial terms to market it. (I'm just) Chillin' radiates the same sentiment: in Mighty Stillness, where experimental violinist VCR proclaims her 'ancestral right' to rest, she is joined by Jeanne Lee, Jane It evokes Cortez, black women like Beatrice Parker, and innovative vocalists from the indie scene who embody the same freedom.And on "Love Dedication (for Annelise)," Carlos Niño speaks of love in broad terms, using a delicate bass (Michael Albidres) and a serene piano loop (Surja Botofasina). "Love is unconditional, flowing everywhere, everywhere, always." Fully alive, no limits. Seventies indie labels like Strata, Strata East, Tribe. Although hesitant to accept comparisons to the laid-back arrangements heard on (it's all about how much he respects their heritage and doesn't want to claim a place in their field). , his status as the anchor of Los Angeles' jazz, hip-hop and beat scenes for nearly three decades, and how much his influence lives on in what he makes, is undeniable.

"For me, all these labels are huge," says Carlos Niño. When I think of Strata-East, I immediately think of Pharaoh Sanders and one of my favorite albums, Live at the East (Impulse!). I don't claim any kind of connection, but my awareness and appreciation for East is huge.

(I'm just) Chillin' vocals were edited in an unconventional way. "I was like, 'I'm going to turn on the mic, listen to the album and record whatever you feel,'" says Carlos Niño of the creative process. "Their interpretation was completely free. He noticed that vocalists Kavana Lee, Maia, Mia Doi Todd and VCR interpreted music in a similar way: 'In the same room.' People who aren't there and haven't heard of what others have done have all created some really cool fabrics.

The album is a compilation of live and studio arrangements recorded in venues such as Venice, Leimert Park and Woodstock over the past three years, but harmoniously combined as if all the musicians were in one space. is taken.This highlights Carlos Niño's abilities as a conductor and producer.The fact that he's been able to pull together such a vast amount of experimentation into a seamless set is a worthy feat in itself. Like many of Carlos Niño's LPs, (I'm just) Chillin' is an immersive listening experience that requires listening to be fully absorbed.In a world dominated by social media and 3-hour news, we seem to be in a hurry for no good reason.By crafting gentle messages and slow-paced music, Carlos Niño encourages listeners to slow down, appreciate the natural wonders of life, savor the journey and not rush.

"For me, creativity is a state of being and an expression of that state of being. 'It's about reflecting and reporting how they feel. The deeper 'why' is But what I'm trying to get out of this activity, what's inside that feeling, it's not uncharted territory.I'm one of those people who is very passionate about organizing, curating and presenting. It's like sharing deeply.It's a living thing and it grows.It's a living thing and it grows.Sometimes it's shaken by forces outside your control.Sometimes it seems like a one-way street. There is, but it lives."

Labels and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more International Anthem releases available at Tobira. 

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Ask us for digital files. 12" black vinyl. 

Tracklist:

  1. Venice 100720, Hands In Soil (feat. Josh Johnson, Nate Mercereau, Jamiere Williams)
  2. Mighty Stillness (feat. VCR, Josh Johnson, Nate Mercereau, Jamie Williams)
  3. Love Dedication (for Annelise) [feat. Surya Botofasina]
  4. Flutestargate (feat. Deantoni Parks, Nate Mercereau) 04:25
  5. Maha Rose North 102021, Breathwork (feat. Laraaji, Photay)
  6. Transcendental Bounce, Run to it (feat. Maia, Deantoni Parks, Nate Mercereau)
  7. Taaaud (feat. Sibusile Xaba, Jamael Dean, Nate Mercereau) 05:50 video
  8. Spacial (feat. Sibusile Xaba, Jamael Dean)
  9. Am I Dreaming? (feat. Surya Botofasina, Luis Pérez Ixoneztli)
  10. Etheric Windsurfing, flips and twirls (feat. Adam Rudolph, Jesse Peterson)
  11. Boom Bap Spiritual (feat. Surya Botofasina)
  12. Woo, Acknowledgment (feat. Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau)
  13. Sandra's Willows (feat. Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw)
  14. One For Derf (feat. Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw)
  15. Conversations (feat. André 3000, Nate Mercereau, Cavana Lee, Mia Doi Todd)
  16. Essence, The Mermaids Call (feat. Woo, Nate Mercereau)
  17. Eightspace 082222 (feat. Kamasi Washington, Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw)
Liner Notes by Marcus J. Moore:

"Over the past few years, concert patrons have stopped the musician Carlos Niño after gigs to ask two simple questions: “Are you a shaman?” “I hear the medicine in your music, can I come to your next ceremony?” are fair enough: Looking at Niño, a tall man with a wild beard and kind eyes, one would think he's from some faraway time and could maybe cast spells. Once you get to know him, you find that he's just an incredibly sweet guy with a laid-back demeanor, and that he isn't some guru claiming to have an all-access pass to the otherworld.

So what does he say to those wondering if he's a spiritual teacher?

“I'm just chillin', on fire,” he declares. “I'm not rolling with or out any kind of religious or traditional focus, rules or doctrine. is intended to be an opening for those of us who are journeying, creating musically, and for those who gather with us.”

Indeed, there's a communal essence to Niño's self-described Energetic Space Music. As leader of Carlos Niño & Friends, he encourages his collaborators to improvise without preconceived ideas of what the sound is supposed to entail., (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire, features more than a dozen musicians and includes a who's who of sonic experimentation — everyone from guitarist Nate Mercereau and saxophonist Kamasi Washington, to New Age cornerstone Laraaji and hip-hop legend André 3000 playing his now trademark flute. On purpose, Niño lets the music drift and the unity ensue, making (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire another highlight in a recent run of sublime work.

But where albums like 2020's Chicago Waves (with multi-instrumentalist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) and last year's Extra Presence hovered in the speakers, (I'm just) Chillin' forges ahead in certain spots through energetic drums equally indebted to jazz and electronic funk It eschews genre, but the tenets of '70s underground jazz are present. Fifty years ago, acts like Brother Ah, the Ensemble Al-Salaam and Mtume Umoja Ensemble crafted music that scanned as Spiritual Jazz yet flared in many different directions. into the transcendence of the music overall, not artificial terms used to market it. (I'm just) Chillin' emits the same emotion: On “Mighty Stillness,” when the experimental violinist VCR proclaims her “ancestral right” to rest, she evokes Black women like Jeanne Lee, Jayne Cortez and Beatrice Parker, innovative vocalists from indie scenes who embodied the same freedom. Then on “Love Dedication (for Annelise),” Niño uses subtle bass (from Michael Alvidrez) and a serene piano loop ( from Surya Botofasina) to speak of endearment in broad terms. “Love is unconditional — everywhere, everything, flowing always,” he observes. labels of the '70s like Strata, Strata-East and Tribe (only because of how much he respects their legacies, not wanting to claim any space in their fields), there's no denying his stature as an anchor in the jazz, hip-hop and beat scenes in Los Angeles over the last nearly 30 years, and how his influences are alive in what he makes.

“All of those labels to me are hugely influential,” Niño says. “When I think about Strata-East, I immediately think of Pharaoh Sanders, and I think of one of my favorite albums of all-time, Live at the East ( on Impulse!), and how The East and that movement is a huge influence. I'm not from that community. I don't claim any direct connection to it, but my awareness of it and my appreciation of it is gigantic.”

The vocals for (I'm just) Chillin' were compiled unconventionally. feeling at any moment,'” Niño says of the creative process. are not even in the same room, who did not hear what the other person did, they all created these really cool weavings — and it was so fun.”

While the album compiles live and studio arrangements recorded in places like Venice, Leimert Park and Woodstock over the past three years, it feels harmonious, as if captured in one space with all musicians present. he could winnow such vast experimentation into a seamless set is a worthy feat on its own. Much like Niño's other LPs, (I'm just) Chillin' is an immersive listen that requires attentive ears to fully absorb. In a world dominated by social media and the 24-hour news cycle, it seems we're all in a hurry for no reason in particular. By creating music with tender messages and leisurely pacing, Niño nudges listeners to slow down and appreciate life's natural wonders, to savor the journey and not rush so quickly to the destination. In turn, his art conjures pastoral images — endless fields, boundless oceans, ripples crashing along the shoreline. It urges you to simply look up: notice the wind rustling through the trees, listen to the birds sing a glorious song. This is real life, the stuff you can't quite capture with a smartphone camera. As a conduit, Niño embodies the water he cherishes so deeply. He's not just the bandleader, but a vessel for everyone's ideas to shine through.

“Creativity, to me, is an expression of a being's state, and their states of being,” he says. what is inside that feeling, and it's not uncharted territory.I'm one of these people who's very into organizing, curating and offering; it's a deeply sharing kind of thing.It's a living thing; It gets rocked by forces outside of its maneuvering. Sometimes it looks one way. Sometimes it looks another way, but it's alive.” 

Artist: Carlos Niño & Friends

Label: International Anthem 

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Carlos Niño, a multi-instrumentalist from LA, who has released a lot of music on Leaving Records in the past, released this album in August 2023 from the country's International Anthem.

Ambient jazz ~ spiritual jazz with over 12 guestsTheContains 17 songs in total.The record comes with a band and booklet.

*If you would like a digital sound source, please feel free to contact us.

below, journalistCommentary by Marcus J. Moore.

"For the last few years, concert-goers have stopped Carlos Niño after a gig and asked him two simple questions: 'Are you a shaman?' May I participate? "The question is a good one: Tall Niño, with his wild beard and kind eyes, makes you wonder if he's from some distant time and can cast spells. Once you know him, It turns out to be an incredibly kind man with a laid-back demeanor, not a guru who claims to have an all-access pass to the Otherworld.


So is he a spiritual guide?

"I'm just calm and on fire. 'I'm not sticking to or denying anything religious or traditional, rules or doctrines. It's just a presentation, meant to be an opening for those who travel, those who create musically, and those who gather with us."

Indeed, Carlos Niño's self-described energetic space music has a communal essence. As head of Carlos Niño & Friends, he encourages his collaborators to improvise without preconceived notions of what the sound should be.His new album, (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire, features more than a dozen musicians, including guitarist Nate Mercerrow, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, New Age cornerstone Lalaji, and now Trade. Andre 12, hip-hop legend André 3000, who plays the iconic flute, is a must-have for sonic experimentation. Carlos Niño's intentional musical drift and coherence make (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire another highlight of his great work in recent years.

But when albums like 2020's Chicago Waves (co-written with multi-instrumentalist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) and last year's Extra Presence floated through the speakers. (I'm just) Chillin', on the other hand, pushes ahead in some ways with energetic drums that draw equally from jazz and electronic funk.Regardless of genre, the creed of underground jazz in the 70's is alive. Fifty years ago, artists such as Brother Ah, Ensemble Al Salaam and Mutume Umoja Ensemble created music that blazed in many directions, billed as spiritual jazz.They were committed to the transcendence of music as a whole, rather than artificial terms to market it. (I'm just) Chillin' radiates the same sentiment: in Mighty Stillness, where experimental violinist VCR proclaims her 'ancestral right' to rest, she is joined by Jeanne Lee, Jane It evokes Cortez, black women like Beatrice Parker, and innovative vocalists from the indie scene who embody the same freedom.And on "Love Dedication (for Annelise)," Carlos Niño speaks of love in broad terms, using a delicate bass (Michael Albidres) and a serene piano loop (Surja Botofasina). "Love is unconditional, flowing everywhere, everywhere, always." Fully alive, no limits. Seventies indie labels like Strata, Strata East, Tribe. Although hesitant to accept comparisons to the laid-back arrangements heard on (it's all about how much he respects their heritage and doesn't want to claim a place in their field). , his status as the anchor of Los Angeles' jazz, hip-hop and beat scenes for nearly three decades, and how much his influence lives on in what he makes, is undeniable.

"For me, all these labels are huge," says Carlos Niño. When I think of Strata-East, I immediately think of Pharaoh Sanders and one of my favorite albums, Live at the East (Impulse!). I don't claim any kind of connection, but my awareness and appreciation for East is huge.

(I'm just) Chillin' vocals were edited in an unconventional way. "I was like, 'I'm going to turn on the mic, listen to the album and record whatever you feel,'" says Carlos Niño of the creative process. "Their interpretation was completely free. He noticed that vocalists Kavana Lee, Maia, Mia Doi Todd and VCR interpreted music in a similar way: 'In the same room.' People who aren't there and haven't heard of what others have done have all created some really cool fabrics.

The album is a compilation of live and studio arrangements recorded in venues such as Venice, Leimert Park and Woodstock over the past three years, but harmoniously combined as if all the musicians were in one space. is taken.This highlights Carlos Niño's abilities as a conductor and producer.The fact that he's been able to pull together such a vast amount of experimentation into a seamless set is a worthy feat in itself. Like many of Carlos Niño's LPs, (I'm just) Chillin' is an immersive listening experience that requires listening to be fully absorbed.In a world dominated by social media and 3-hour news, we seem to be in a hurry for no good reason.By crafting gentle messages and slow-paced music, Carlos Niño encourages listeners to slow down, appreciate the natural wonders of life, savor the journey and not rush.

"For me, creativity is a state of being and an expression of that state of being. 'It's about reflecting and reporting how they feel. The deeper 'why' is But what I'm trying to get out of this activity, what's inside that feeling, it's not uncharted territory.I'm one of those people who is very passionate about organizing, curating and presenting. It's like sharing deeply.It's a living thing and it grows.It's a living thing and it grows.Sometimes it's shaken by forces outside your control.Sometimes it seems like a one-way street. There is, but it lives."

Labels and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more International Anthem releases available at Tobira. 

------------------------------

Ask us for digital files. 12" black vinyl. 

Tracklist:

  1. Venice 100720, Hands In Soil (feat. Josh Johnson, Nate Mercereau, Jamiere Williams)
  2. Mighty Stillness (feat. VCR, Josh Johnson, Nate Mercereau, Jamie Williams)
  3. Love Dedication (for Annelise) [feat. Surya Botofasina]
  4. Flutestargate (feat. Deantoni Parks, Nate Mercereau) 04:25
  5. Maha Rose North 102021, Breathwork (feat. Laraaji, Photay)
  6. Transcendental Bounce, Run to it (feat. Maia, Deantoni Parks, Nate Mercereau)
  7. Taaaud (feat. Sibusile Xaba, Jamael Dean, Nate Mercereau) 05:50 video
  8. Spacial (feat. Sibusile Xaba, Jamael Dean)
  9. Am I Dreaming? (feat. Surya Botofasina, Luis Pérez Ixoneztli)
  10. Etheric Windsurfing, flips and twirls (feat. Adam Rudolph, Jesse Peterson)
  11. Boom Bap Spiritual (feat. Surya Botofasina)
  12. Woo, Acknowledgment (feat. Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau)
  13. Sandra's Willows (feat. Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw)
  14. One For Derf (feat. Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw)
  15. Conversations (feat. André 3000, Nate Mercereau, Cavana Lee, Mia Doi Todd)
  16. Essence, The Mermaids Call (feat. Woo, Nate Mercereau)
  17. Eightspace 082222 (feat. Kamasi Washington, Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw)
Liner Notes by Marcus J. Moore:

"Over the past few years, concert patrons have stopped the musician Carlos Niño after gigs to ask two simple questions: “Are you a shaman?” “I hear the medicine in your music, can I come to your next ceremony?” are fair enough: Looking at Niño, a tall man with a wild beard and kind eyes, one would think he's from some faraway time and could maybe cast spells. Once you get to know him, you find that he's just an incredibly sweet guy with a laid-back demeanor, and that he isn't some guru claiming to have an all-access pass to the otherworld.

So what does he say to those wondering if he's a spiritual teacher?

“I'm just chillin', on fire,” he declares. “I'm not rolling with or out any kind of religious or traditional focus, rules or doctrine. is intended to be an opening for those of us who are journeying, creating musically, and for those who gather with us.”

Indeed, there's a communal essence to Niño's self-described Energetic Space Music. As leader of Carlos Niño & Friends, he encourages his collaborators to improvise without preconceived ideas of what the sound is supposed to entail., (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire, features more than a dozen musicians and includes a who's who of sonic experimentation — everyone from guitarist Nate Mercereau and saxophonist Kamasi Washington, to New Age cornerstone Laraaji and hip-hop legend André 3000 playing his now trademark flute. On purpose, Niño lets the music drift and the unity ensue, making (I'm just) Chillin', on Fire another highlight in a recent run of sublime work.

But where albums like 2020's Chicago Waves (with multi-instrumentalist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) and last year's Extra Presence hovered in the speakers, (I'm just) Chillin' forges ahead in certain spots through energetic drums equally indebted to jazz and electronic funk It eschews genre, but the tenets of '70s underground jazz are present. Fifty years ago, acts like Brother Ah, the Ensemble Al-Salaam and Mtume Umoja Ensemble crafted music that scanned as Spiritual Jazz yet flared in many different directions. into the transcendence of the music overall, not artificial terms used to market it. (I'm just) Chillin' emits the same emotion: On “Mighty Stillness,” when the experimental violinist VCR proclaims her “ancestral right” to rest, she evokes Black women like Jeanne Lee, Jayne Cortez and Beatrice Parker, innovative vocalists from indie scenes who embodied the same freedom. Then on “Love Dedication (for Annelise),” Niño uses subtle bass (from Michael Alvidrez) and a serene piano loop ( from Surya Botofasina) to speak of endearment in broad terms. “Love is unconditional — everywhere, everything, flowing always,” he observes. labels of the '70s like Strata, Strata-East and Tribe (only because of how much he respects their legacies, not wanting to claim any space in their fields), there's no denying his stature as an anchor in the jazz, hip-hop and beat scenes in Los Angeles over the last nearly 30 years, and how his influences are alive in what he makes.

“All of those labels to me are hugely influential,” Niño says. “When I think about Strata-East, I immediately think of Pharaoh Sanders, and I think of one of my favorite albums of all-time, Live at the East ( on Impulse!), and how The East and that movement is a huge influence. I'm not from that community. I don't claim any direct connection to it, but my awareness of it and my appreciation of it is gigantic.”

The vocals for (I'm just) Chillin' were compiled unconventionally. feeling at any moment,'” Niño says of the creative process. are not even in the same room, who did not hear what the other person did, they all created these really cool weavings — and it was so fun.”

While the album compiles live and studio arrangements recorded in places like Venice, Leimert Park and Woodstock over the past three years, it feels harmonious, as if captured in one space with all musicians present. he could winnow such vast experimentation into a seamless set is a worthy feat on its own. Much like Niño's other LPs, (I'm just) Chillin' is an immersive listen that requires attentive ears to fully absorb. In a world dominated by social media and the 24-hour news cycle, it seems we're all in a hurry for no reason in particular. By creating music with tender messages and leisurely pacing, Niño nudges listeners to slow down and appreciate life's natural wonders, to savor the journey and not rush so quickly to the destination. In turn, his art conjures pastoral images — endless fields, boundless oceans, ripples crashing along the shoreline. It urges you to simply look up: notice the wind rustling through the trees, listen to the birds sing a glorious song. This is real life, the stuff you can't quite capture with a smartphone camera. As a conduit, Niño embodies the water he cherishes so deeply. He's not just the bandleader, but a vessel for everyone's ideas to shine through.

“Creativity, to me, is an expression of a being's state, and their states of being,” he says. what is inside that feeling, and it's not uncharted territory.I'm one of these people who's very into organizing, curating and offering; it's a deeply sharing kind of thing.It's a living thing; It gets rocked by forces outside of its maneuvering. Sometimes it looks one way. Sometimes it looks another way, but it's alive.” 

Artist: Carlos Niño & Friends

Label: International Anthem