There’s wonderful news from master percussionist, experimental composer, and producer Carlos Niño, who has just announced the release of his new album Bubble Bath for Giants, as part of his Carlos Niño & Friends series. Inspired by the radiance of magical forces that move through us all, his upcoming album is a celebration of gentleness. Niño says:
“Without getting too grandiose about how this album feels or flows to me, I will say that I was really excited when it was finished – 8 pieces, a little over 45 minutes, pretty short and sweet, it highlights my strange Drumming style more than most anything that I have released before – and I was like, this might be my Illmatic! That’s one of the most concise, Masterpiece albums ever made, so no, I am not comparing mine to it, but I am really excited about how unique it is to me, Light-code energetics, togethernesses, Space Collage, Marshall Allen just totally burning up #6., that finale with so many sound sources converging and the Voices . . . starting with a piece that brings my OGs Luis Pèrez Ixoneztli and Bernard Xolotl into shared space, #4., the Single, can’t think of much else that sounds like that one…Anyways, it’s hear for you…Thanks for listening!”
A huge collaborative effort, Bubble Bath for Giants features a host of artists from his Musical Community, including Luis Pérez Ixoneztli, Bernard Xolotl, Aaron Shaw, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau, Laraaji, Darius Jones, Sheila Govindarajan, Idris Ackamoor, Deantoni Parks, André 3000, Marshall Allen, Sam Gendel, Sibusile Xaba, Mia Doi Todd, Anisia Uzeyman, Saul Williams, Jojo Abot, Jowee Omicil, and Aztlan Unearthed.
We’ll have to wait until March 20th for the album to be out but we can already hear the first single ‘Visions by the Fire’. Celestial and comforting, ‘Visions by the Fire’ is brimming with love and beauty. Take a listen below.
Bubble Bath for Giants is out March 20th through his CNF imprint, with a vinyl pressing by Good Neighbor and digital exclusivity through Niño’s Bandcamp page.
