Mariposa

Sospiro. Beautiful unto tears. I feel my lovers breath rising and falling as she sleeps, I'm flying in the heavens with outstretched wings

This album grows on you. My girl friend and I were listening to it over and over one night, the first time she heard it. After 3 hours, we realized not only we were not getting tired of it, we both thought with each time we liked it even more. Try it, the songs practically renew themselves the longer you listened.

This is an incredibly diverse and masterfully arranged MASTERWORK. The vocals are simply amazing and deftly balanced in RICH tonal textures and soundscapes! The arrangements are pure GENIUS in and of themselves! These songs really ENRICH the soul, WARM the heart, and INSPIRE! Okay, so I just cannot say enough about how GREAT this album is. :-D Just over a year ago, I first learned about Bardo State through a recommendation from a friend, and was immediately enthralled with their work. I found samples of their music here and there on various compilation CD's, but I was surprised to learn that they did not yet have any full-length albums available. Now that I've finally got my hands on this album, I must say, it has DEFINITELY been worth the wait! Kudos to Bardo State on this MAGNIFICENT work!!!