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  • Artist: Cusco
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1992
  • Total Time: 41:29
  • Type: Instrumental
  • Genre: New Age

Review

Cusco's philosophy is that human beings must understand, respect and rejoice in the natural world. The music on this recording was created especially for the 20-part TV series "Sielmann 2000," which focuses on changes in our natural environment over the past 30 years. Cusco 2000 features 10 themes from the series. Listeners will experience a likable sound that blends classical styles, euphoric melodies and rhythms of Old Europe with surprisingly compatible Peruvian pan flutes. This release brings the group's unique style to a new height with a mix of natural instrumentation which includes majestic horns, articulate strings and rich woodwinds. ~ MusD, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Islands of the Galapagos Kristian Schultze Cusco (3:52)
South America Michael Holm Cusco (3:25)
North Easter Andy Marx, Kristian Schultze Cusco (3:46)
Rift Valley Kristian Schultze Cusco (4:53)
Dark Fascination Kristian Schultze Cusco (3:41)
Canada/Last Parade Michael Holm Cusco (4:49)
Serengeti Michael Holm, Kristian Schultze Cusco (3:20)
Rhythm of the Wilderness Kristian Schultze Cusco (4:18)
Africa-Afrika Michael Holm, Kristian Schultze Cusco (4:04)
Flying Condor Kristian Schultze Cusco (5:21)

Credits

Cusco (Main Performer), Frank Van Dem Bottlenberg (Engineer), Johan Daansen (Guitar), Michael Holm (Composer), Michael Holm (Producer), Roland Kusche (Engineer), Matt Marshall (Executive Producer), Albert Marx (Composer), The Munich Natural Sounds Ensemble (Bass), The Munich Natural Sounds Ensemble (Strings), The Munich Natural Sounds Ensemble (Brass), The Munich Natural Sounds Ensemble (Woodwind), The Munich Natural Sounds Ensemble (Wood), Kristian Schultze (Arranger), Kristian Schultze (Composer), Kristian Schultze (Keyboards), Dan Selene (Executive Producer), Guiseppe Solera (Flute), Guiseppe Solera (Pan Flute), Martin Spanner (Horn (English)), Martin Spanner (Oboe), Joe Steiner (Digital Remastering), Joseph L. Steiner III (Digital Remastering), Lisa Almaraz (Sequencing), Lisa Almaraz (Sequencing), Murry Whiteman (Design), Schim Schimmel (?), Schim Schimmel (Artwork), Dee Westlund (Art Direction), Frank Von Dem Bottlenburg (Engineer)
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Cusco 2000
Studio album by Cusco
Released 1992
Recorded 1991-1992
Genre cross-cultural new age
Length 41:43
Label Higher Octave
Producer Michael Holm
Cusco chronology
Sielmann 2000 Soundtrack
(1991)		 Cusco 2000
(1992)		 Cusco 2002
(1993)

Cusco 2000 is an album by German cross-cultural new age band Cusco. It was released in 1992 under Higher Octave Music.

This album was created for the short TV series "Sielmann 2000". It was a documentary on changes occurring in the environment. Unlike the 1991 Sielmann 2000 Soundtrack, Cusco 2000 and its companion Cusco 2002 are arranged as proper studio albums. The music on this album combined classical styles, euphoric melodies and rhythms of Old Europe with the occasional Peruvian pan flute and African drum beat. Overall, this album is much more symphonic in style than any previous Cusco album (the soundtrack excluded), and this has gained the album much critical and commercial attention.

The tracks North Easter and Flying Condor are very different versions from those of the earlier abum releases, each severely reworked for these symphonic versions. Of lesser-known interest is that the opening track Islands of the Galapagos is a similarly extremely reworked version of Galapagos from their 1980 debut album Desert Island. This track, and also Dark Fascination, were edited down for this release from the original Sielmann 2000 Soundtrack versions.

Track listing

  1. "Islands of the Galapagos" – 3:52
  2. "South America" – 3:25
  3. "North Easter" – 3:46
  4. "Rift Valley" – 4:53
  5. "Dark Fascination" – 3:41
  6. "Canada - Last Paradise" – 4:49
  7. "Serengeti" – 3:20
  8. "Rhythm of the Wilderness" – 4:18
  9. "Africa - Afrika" – 4:04
  10. "Flying Condor" – 5:21


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