LEVI CHEN: Alhambra

Levi Chen

Alhambra

© 2002 Levi Chen

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Alhambra is a continuation of Levi's style which is completely unique. . Each note has a little extra time to express itself so you're not rushed through a song like its trying to trick you into believing its good.

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Eleven original songs and renditions of four timeless melodies highlight Levi’s lyrical approach to composing and arranging. Eight of the tracks feature “Solo Duets” including “Little Wing” by Jimi Hendrix. From the haunting esoteric allure of the opening track “Alhambra,” to the elegance of the closing track “Air on the 12 String,” this album is a continuous stream of well-crafted songs, each one more beautiful than the previous. The album is a progressive acoustic ensemble with a strong elemental quality, and the classic lush and sensuous lyricism of Levi’s electric guitar, and Gu Zheng. “Alhambra” is an instant classic, uplifting and ecstatic, yet soothing and relaxing.

"Lush soundscapes balanced by enthralling melodies...personally I believe that Leo Fender smiled when he heard the true voice of his creation in Levi Chen's most capable hands."
Bear, Host/Producer The New Age Sampler, on WWSP 90FM

"the symmetry of East and West he achieves lets the two instruments meld their sounds together...Levi Chen manages to express himself with a distictive voice that sets him a notch above a very crowded field."
New Age Voice Magazine

"few have brought together the ages like string virtuoso Levi Chen...spinning dreamy clouds filled with echoes and eerie twang as if Pink Floyd had been produced by Confucius...."
Mike Bell, Vancouver Echo

"Levi Chen has concocted an East/West and further west fusion...beautifully fragile melodies draped in ethereal atmospheres." (highly recommended because of it's musical merit)
John Dilibert, Billboard Magazine

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  • Truely majical, like a glass of wine you put in your CD player.
    author: Jennifer D. Larimore

    This CD is absolutely wonderful. Alhambra and its brother and sister CD's should be played in docotr's offices and hospitals everywhere. It has a quality of sound that is truely original and so relaxing. I recomend putting all of this artist's music in a mulitdisk changer and listening to it instead of watching TV. My children enjoy it too, and have become accustom to falling asleep to the beautiful music.

  • Spiritual Awakening
    author: Cathy

    It gently awakens and soothes the spirit, which is really nice in this chaotic world.

  • Simple Elegance
    author: cromocat

    Alhambra is a continuation of Levi's style which is completely unique. A little melancholic, crisp, clear and simple. Each note has a little extra time to express itself so you're not rushed through a song like its trying to trick you into believing its good. Levi expresses his music with no apologies and with passion. Slow enough for meditation but not deep. It's like waking up to a beautiful sunrise and listening to nature and your heart sing as the colors shift from reds to blues.

  • luscious
    author: erin

    Levi Chen's music is a luscious, sensuous meeting of strings, ancient and modern, east and west.

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