Incendio Music
2001
Illumination
About This Album
For some instrumental artists, song and album titles are simply an afterthought, but Incendio -- whose name, the Italian translation of "fire," perfectly reflects the band's powerful ensemble energy -- makes sure that every track tells a story. The Los Angeles-based foursome follows their critically acclaimed 2000 debut, Misterioso, with Illumination, telling a tale not only of creative evolution but also an overall mood swing from darker, mysterious worldbeat edges to a more groove-intensive multiethnic vibe. Building upon Incendio's established modern-pop flamenco sensibilities, hypnotic drum and ambient loops surround the dynamic core of Jim Stubblefield's and J.P. Durand's nylon-string guitars with an irresistible trance vibe. Although Illumination is technically Incendio's second recording, the members in many ways feel it's their first release as a fully realized band. The sessions that produced Misterioso were originally intended as a fourth solo project for Stubblefield, who hired Durand and his bassist, wife Liza Carbe -- veteran TV composers and owners of a studio called Strangetree Productions -- to produce, and Joe Shotwell to play drums and percussion.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,8,9 and 10)

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