Exposé Magazine
(08/01)

TALES FROM THE INCANTINA
Richard Bone

     Following the lineage of his two Hypnos releases is the latest of Richard Bone's ambient releases, Tales from the Incantina . Like many of Bone's releases, this one is conceptual, a series of pieces inspired by the ancient Toltec civilizations. Bone creates a very warm and melodic ambient music, less abstract and static than many of his contemporaries, with distinct e-piano melodies and his nearly patented ability to breathe life from digital patches. There are eleven pieces here, most close to the four-minute mark, and some of the pieces, such as "Ley Lines," are the most melodically active ambient titles you may hear. As with any Bone release, the music is infused with an organic richness that adds depth to the timbres, and one is left with the distinct feeling that Bone fine-tunes his synthesizer tones to ensure maximum comfort. It all adds up to yet another mesmerizing Bone release, one recommended to fans of Eno, Budd and A Produce.

 - Mike McLatchey