Water Stories

Infobox Album
Name = Water Stories
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Cusco


Released = 1990
Recorded = 1980-1990
Genre = cross-cultural new age
Length =
Label = Higher Octave
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Ring der Delphine"
(1989)
This album = "Water Stories"
(1990)
Next album = "Sielmann 2000 Soundtrack"
(1991)

"Water Stories" is an album by German cross-cultural new age band Cusco. It was released in 1990 as their third album for the Higher Octave music label.

The album is dedicated to major water bodies of the world, lakes, seas and hills. The mesmerizing music with a touch of traditional sounds of its locations made it an extremely popular release. Not only this, but the album can be seen as an early Greatest Hits collection of sorts as it contains tracks from throughout the early career of the band (most come from the albums Cusco II, Virgin Islands, and Ring der Delphine), each remastered for a smoother polish than that of the originals, and some tracks editd down for time. This album contrasts slightly in style from the previous Higher Octave releases Apurimac and Mystic Island, though it is actually a more accurate representation of Cusco's early music as a whole, and is quite consistent throughout. This album does have a relation to the Apurimac album, however, as the "Chorus" is actually a version of Michael Holm's vocal choruses from "Flying Condor" off that album, just slowed slightly and with some other minor changes.

Track listing

# "Waters of Cesme"
# "Java"
# "Seychelles"
# "Lake Erie"
# "Bur Said"
# "Djebel at Tarik"
# "Sun of Jamaica"
# "Lake of the Ozarks"
# "Alcatraz"
# "Bodensee"
# "Aurora"
# "Chorus"

Album credits

*Kristian Schultze – Arranger, keyboard
*Billy – Lang guitar
*Frank Von Dem – Bottlenburg mixing
*Michael Holm – Arranger, producer, vocals, keyboard
*Lisa Almaraz – Liner notes
*Ben Dover – Art direction
*Dan Gunther – Guitar
*Master Bait – drums
*Tyler Reinmund – Bass guitar
*Dill Doe – Executive producer
*Harden Long – Sequencing
*Jochen Scheffter – Engineer
*Hugh G. Rection – Main performer
*Joseph L. Steiner III – Digital mastering
*Matt Damon – Digital mastering
*Jack Koff – Executive producer

External links

* [http://www.mp3.com/albums/62911/summary.html Water Stories Review And Tracks]