Tonalibus A, B, & C – Album

An extensive album called Tonalibus A, B, & C with thirty-one pieces by Ulrico has become available globally on many music platforms, as listed below. It features two and a half hours of uplifting music.

Tonalibus released three singles on June 16, 2021 and the album Tonalibus A, B, & C on July 7, 2021. The singles correspond to tracks #10, #11, and #17 on the album. More singles may follow. These singles and the album are available on the following platforms as indicated below. Some music services are restricted to particular regions or countries or may provide international music only within their territory. The links offered below lead to the available Tonalibus releases. Associated comments reflect the status as of July 2021.

Music distribution platforms used

  • Spotify — album, tracks, singles — free online listening, for pay ad-free and download
  • YouTube Music — album, tracks, singles — free online listening, for pay ad-free
  • Deezer — album, tracks, singles — free online listening, for pay ad-free and download
  • Apple Music/iTunes — album, tracks, singles — 90 sec samples, for pay online listening or download
  • Amazon — album, tracks, singles (with duplicates) — 30 sec sound samples, for pay download
  • Tidal — album, tracks, singles — 30 sec sound samples, more with signup
  • KKBox — album, tracks, singles — 30 sec sound samples, more with signup
  • NetEase — album, tracks, singles — requires signup
  • QQ Music/Tencent — album, tracks, singles — requires signup
  • Yandex Music — album, tracks, playlist: Best of Ulrico — not accessible from Switzerland
  • Further: Anghami, Boomplay, Instagram/Facebook, iHeartRadio, ClaroMusica, Pandora, Saavn, TikTok/Resso, Triller, Soundtrack by Twitch, MediaNet, plus many smaller outlets.

Tonalibus A, B, & C — album tracks

From playlists C Riding the wave’s crest, B Relishing the present, and A Creative joy of a new life

  1. Aum Mani Padme Hum – Blues — triple 7-string guitar and voice — 8:28
  2. Reaching Up to Heaven — triple 8-string guitar and bass — 7:11
  3. Back on a Blue Track — double 8-string guitar, bass, and djembe — 7:41
  4. Acoustic Acceptance — 8-string guitar — 3:36
  5. Just Be, No More — 8-string guitar, fujara, crotales, and gongs — 1:19
  6. Journey Around the Sun — 8-string guitar — 7:08
  7. Happy Sadness or Sad Happiness? — 8-string guitar and double voice — 3:04
  8. Progress, No Regress — 8-string guitar and gong — 11:53
  9. Spontaneous Schong Jen Puja — double 8-string guitar, four gongs, and cortales — 3:42
  10. Flowing Upward — 8-string guitar — 13:24
  11. Over and Under-Tone Presents — triple fujara and tenor recorder — 2:30
  12. First Baby Angel Steps — double-strung harp — 1:40
  13. Prayer in Gratitude for the Golden Heart — 8-string guitar — 4:44
  14. Four Corners of the Sound Temple — 8-string guitar and four gongs — 8:22
  15. Guggisberg Melody — double 8-string guitar, bass, and crotales — 9:23
  16. Sooner Rather than Later — double tenor recorder, Nepali and Tibetan (tingsha) cymbal pairs, and voice — 6:13
  17. BlueMix Syntropy — multiple 8-string guitar — 5:53
  18. Louder Call for Peace — triple and quadruple fujara — 2:40
  19. Remembering Boudhanath — double tenor recorder, singing saw, Tibetan tingsha cymbals — 3:42
  20. Little Balloon — multiple 8-string guitar and bass — 3:28
  21. Ornate Gateway to Heaven and Hell — Nepali and Tibetan cymbal pairs, gongs, 8-string guitar, vichitra veena, and voice — 6:43
  22. Plain Gateway to Heaven and Hell — Nepali and Tibetan cymbal pairs, and gongs — 6:39
  23. Dear God (mono-lingual) — quadruple canonic mono-lingual voice, English — 2:08
  24. Dear God (quadri-lingual) — quadruple canonic quadri-lingual voice, EN, DE, FR, and lT — 2:08
  25. Tongue in Guitars Cheek — triple 8-string guitar and voice — 2:51
  26. Spontaneous Surprise — 8-string guitar and voice — 4:46
  27. Call to Peace — triple fujara and tenor recorder — 3:03
  28. Courtesy of Grace — Hang Bal — 2:28
  29. On Eagels Wings — triple fujara — 1:45
  30. As God Realizes the Moment — 8-string guitar, multiple fujara, tenor recorder, and voice — 2:25
  31. Dancing above the Clouds — double 8-string guitar — 0:40

These tracks are a selection of personal sound samples, available also under Sounds. They are creations by Ulrico between April 2020 and July 2021.

Tonalibus A, B, & C — album cover

Tonalibus A, B, & C - album
A friendly, somewhat lonely birch in front of the Alps — Grächwil/Meikirch, Switzerland