Muze Inc.
2001

TALES FROM THE INCANTINA
Richard Bone

      The third album in a trilogy that includes SPECTRAL SHIPS and ETHER DOME, TALES FROM THE INCANTINA continues Richard Bone's journey into the inner reaches of ambient electronica. With its heavy debt to early synth pioneers like Tangerine Dream and Brian Eno (but without the beat-centered ethos of his other albums), TALES FROM THE INCANTINA's subtle, enveloping washes of keys build layers of warm texture.Inspired by the spiritual philosophies of the ancient Toltec people, TALES OF THE INCANTINA plays like an aural hieroglyph. The totemic heads on the CD cover, and titles like "The Fifth Riddle," "Sanctus Sonora," and "Corazon del Cielo," point to Bone's attempt to capture the metaphysical essence of the historic tribe. Bone achieves this end via an electronic vocabulary that includes animal sounds, rain, muted guitar lines, and piano motifs. At once futuristic and earthy, TALES is an ethereal soundtrack tailor-made for quiet, focused introspection.

2001 Muze Inc.