Tonalibus L, M & N – Album

The album “Tonalibus L, M & N” appears globally on many music platforms on October 5, 2024.

This album offers 27 meditative improvisations by Ulrico in 3½ hours of uplifting music, at times with a touch of blues. Six of these are recordings of spontaneous cooperation with friends. Two feature Punnu Wasu (voice and mandolin), three Christina Braun (voice and violin), and one Karin Gsöllpointner (voice). This album’s recordings are from September 2023 through February 2024 (plus one from March 2023). They are also in playlists “L, M & N” and “Coop B”. On May 4, 2024, Tonalibus already released as single the album track #2 “Breath of life chant”.

Music distribution platforms used

This and other Tonalibus releases are available on the following music platforms. Some of these music services are restricted to particular regions or countries or may provide international music only within their territory. Links offered below lead to available Tonalibus releases.

• Spotify, Boomplay, YouTube Music — free online listening, for pay ad-free, etc.
• Apple Music / iTunes, Deezer — 90- or 30-second samples, for pay online listening or download
• Plus: Amazon, Tidal, NetEase, Adaptr, Anghami, Claro Música, Flo, Instagram / Facebook, iHeartRadio, Joox, Kuack Media, NetEase, Qobuz, Pandora, QQ Music / Tencent, Saavn, TikTok / Resso / Luna / ByteDance, etc.

Tonalibus L, M & N — album tracks

From playlist Tonalibus N — “Opening of white light“

1) “Embraced in silence” — so close, and yet so far — in memory of Elaine — ReachMin / Phrygian dominant on C# (138 Hz) w/a touch of Bairagi Bhairav pakad — 8-string guitar, crotales — 11:30 — February 2024 sound or playlist N — blog “Why am I still here“

2) “Breath of life chant” — the answer within — PentaMin / PentaEol on G# (207 Hz) — whistle breath, fretted vichitra veena, tanpura — 8:03 — February 2024 sound or playlist N — blog “What asks“

3) “Bairagi Bhairav raag” — a first raga interpretation — Bairagi Bhairav pakad, a derivative of ReachMin / Phrygian dominant on C# (138 Hz) — 8-string guitar, tanpura — 11:32 — February 2024 sound or playlist N

4) “Gently rotating fifth wheel” — a plea for peace — PentaBluNa on C# (138 Hz) — double 8-string guitar – 5:30 — February 2024 sound or playlist N — blog “Labels enable talk“

5) “Home turf roots” — swingin’ on a star — Aeolian on F# (rel. 438.2 Hz) — multiple 7-string guitar, tingsha cymbal pair, large gong, tanpura — 7:59 — January 2024 sound or playlist N

6) “Know what you know” — very and nothing special — PentaBluNa, HexaBluNa / HexaLolo on C# (138 Hz) — triple 8-string guitar — 9:35 — February 2024 sound or playlist N — blog “Know what you know”

7) “This side of the other side” — illusion and reality — HexaBluNaReach on C# (rel. 438.2 Hz) — 8-string guitar, bass, double voice, large gong — 6:58 — January 2024 sound or playlist N — blog “Take down illusions“

From playlist Tonalibus M — “Make peace with freedom“

8) “Harmony in the present moment” — blending cultures — Mixolydian / Ionian on C# — Punnu Wasu: mandolin — Ulrico: 8-string guitar — 8:35 live — year-end 2023 sound or playlist M and coop PW

9) ॐ शान्तिः — “Ōṃ Śāntiḥ” — sound healing — ReachMin on D# — Punnu Wasu: voice & mandolin — Ulrico: 7-string guitar — 11:30 live — year-end 2023 sound or playlist M and coop PW

10) “Welcome to the moment” — remembering the future — Mixolydian on G — multiple fujara, single crotale, medium gong — 8:12 — December 2023 sound or playlist M — blog “Eye to eye“

11) “Winter blue sky sunshine” — a prayer of gratitude — LoMidReachMin (a BluNa / MidReach derivative) on C# — 8-string guitar, large gong, tanpura — 5:10 — December 2023 sound or playlist M — blog “Gradual letting go“

12) “Beyond endings and beginnings” — essentially being — HexaBluNaReach on D# — 7-string guitar, Hungarian bird whistle, tanpura — 8:00 — December 2023 sound or playlist M — blog “Why make it hard“

13) “ॐ गणेश ॐ — Ōṃ Gaṇeśa Ōṃ” — a picture story — BlueReach on B (rel. 438.2 Hz) — 8-string guitar, bass, lap slide guitar, voice, tingsha cymbals, faint tanpura — 9:37 — December 2023 sound or playlist M

From playlist Tonalibus L — “Among suns, moons, & stars” & Coop B

14) “One more step, and yet another” — happy trails! — BlueReach on F# (rel 438.2) — 8-string guitar — 4:32 — December 2023 sound or playlist L

15) “Pragmatic freedom in expression” — a prayer song — PhrygBlue on C# (rel. 432 Hz) — Celtic harp, lap slide guitar, voice — 8:44 — December 2023 sound or playlist L — blog “No price is too high”

16) “What goes up, and what comes down” — watch out! — BlueMaj on F# (rel 438.2) — 8-string guitar, faint tanpura — 3:17 — December 2023 sound or playlist L

17) “Ubuntu” — I am because we are — HexaBlue on C# — 8-string guitar, sopranino recorder — 7:25 — December 2023 sound or playlist L — blog “Knots open themselves” and “First it rains a lot“

18) “The river’s current” — free flow spontaneity — Phrygian based on E (rel. 435 Hz) — Christina Braun: voice — Ulrico: 7-string guitar, bass bowl — 6:40 — November 2023 sound or playlist coop B

19) “Skies close by” — traveling blue as soul — PentaMin / PentaEol (pentatonic minor) based on A (rel. 442 Hz) — Christina Braun: violin — Ulrico: bass, tanpura — 3:45 — November 2023 sound or playlist coop B

20) “Sardic spiral stairwell” — for spiritually inclined beings — TetraNaLa, PentaProLa / PentaIon (pentatonic major), HexaBluNa / HexaLolo, TetraNa, & derivatives — voice duet with Karin Gsöllpointner, 7-string guitar, bass bowl, tanpura — 8:17 — November 2023 sound or playlist L — blog “A spiritual being“

21) “Mischief or miss a chief” — PentaBluNaLa with chant — PentaBluNaLa on C# — 8-string guitar, double voice, tanpura — 5:01 — November 2023 sound or playlist L — blog “What else matters?”

22) “Happy cat’s meow” — head and heart — PentaMin / PentaEol (pentatonic minor) on C# — bass, lap slide guitar, double 8-string guitar — 4:26 — November 2023 sound or playlist L — blog “What if you love people“

23) “Starlight before dawn” — gentle blue heart mix — for M-D — CorMix on F# — 8-string guitar, tingsha cymbal pair, faint tanpura — 3:44 — October 2023 sound or playlist L

24) “Das Mülirad isch broche, Simelibärg!” — go in peace — for KHT — MinReach / Phrygian dominant on C# — 8-string guitar, lap slide guitar, bass, voice, gong — 9:00 — October 2023 sound or playlist L — blog “An experience of stepping out“

25) “Ma Sa Papa” — hearts long for peace — MinReach (harmonic minor) on F# — 5-string guitar and crotales — 7:22 — September 2023 sound or playlist L — blog “Congruence”

26) “To a new horizon” — let go of the horizon to find a new one — violin by Christina Braun — bowl and cymbals by Ulrico — 5:55 — March 2023 sound or playlist coop B — blog “Actually a parasite“

27) “Among suns, moons, and stars” — a hopeful blues — MinBlue on G — 5-string guitar, lap slide guitar, gong, tanpura — 8:40 — September 2022 sound or playlist L — blog “Some who talk“

Tonalibus L, M & N — album cover