Opium (Ottmar Liebert album)

Opium
Studio album by Ottmar Liebert
Released	March 12, 1996
Studio	Spiral Subwave in Santa Fe, NM
Genre	New-age
Length	2:05:36
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Ottmar Liebert, Stefan Liebert
Ottmar Liebert chronology

Last updated November 04, 2019

Opium is a studio double album by German-born guitarist Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra. The album's first disc is called "Wide-Eyed" and features an upbeat, nuevo flamenco sound,^[1] reflective of Liebert's previous work.^[2] The second disc is called "Dreaming" which features a mellower, ethereal sound.^[3]Opium was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1997 for Best New Age Album.^[4] The album was inspired by a postcard that Liebert received from his paternal grandfather, who had worked on the South Manchuria Railway.^[5]Opium was produced by Ottmar Liebert, along with his brother, Stefan Liebert.

Ottmar Liebert is a German guitarist, songwriter and producer best known for his Spanish-influenced music. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, Liebert has received 38 Gold and Platinum certifications in the United States, as well as certifications in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. His debut album Nouveau Flamenco (1990) was certified Platinum in the United States.

A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. The Grammys are the second of the Big Three major music awards held annually.

The South Manchuria Railway, officially South Manchuria Railway Company, or 滿鐵 for short, was a large National Policy Company of Japan whose primary function was the operation of railways on the Dalian–Fengtian (Mukden)–Changchun corridor in northeastern China, as well as on several branch lines.

Track listing

Disc 1: Wide-Eyed
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nuevo México"	4:32
2.	"Alegria Árabe" (version 1.1)	4:15
3.	"Turkish Night"	4:28
4.	"Ocean Blvd./Miami"	4:06
5.	"Santa Fe 2 Chama"	4:44
6.	"Trémulo (De Mi Corazón)"	5:01
7.	"Bed of Nails (Wide-Eyed Trance)"	4:51
8.	"Montana Walking"	4:32
9.	"Tangos de Tesuque"	5:00
10.	"Snakeoilsurfer"	4:33
11.	"Serenity on Ultracloud" (tribal mix)	4:09
12.	"Butterfly + Juniper" (4 Kelly)	4:53
13.	"Vudu (Technicolor Eyes Burn Thru)"	3:49
14.	"Bulería de Rojo" (4 MC)	3:37
Total length:		62:30

Disc 2: Dreaming
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Serenity on Ultracloud" (mellow mix)	4:09
2.	"Yasmeen"	5:06
3.	"Ayer - El Último Dia de Palabra"	1:09
4.	"Old Man On the Citadel"	4:17
5.	"Anyong / Grandfather Smiling" (walkie-talkie mix)	2:57
6.	"Te Siento"	3:34
7.	"Freedom" (4 Lobsang Samten)	1:40
8.	"Buleria de las Golondrinas"	4:43
9.	"La Acequia Madre"	2:24
10.	"Chama 2 Santa Fe"	4:55
11.	"Chi-Wahwah Beauty"	4:43
12.	"Drop of Water On a Dry Stone"	2:04
13.	"Slow Burn / Pain + Pleasure"	4:35
14.	"Bluedreamdrops"	2:03
15.	"Ripple / Wind Over Water" (4 Darryl Reanney)	3:48
16.	"The Blink Of an I Contains Eternity" (4 Mother)	4:58
17.	"Anyong / Grandfather Singing" (Gibson mix / 4 Bok Yun)	3:07
18.	"Opium"	2:54
Total length:		63:06

Personnel

Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra

Ottmar Liebert – Flamenco Guitar, Fretless Lute, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer
Jon Gagan – Electric Bass Guitars, Synthesizer
Stefan Liebert – Drum Programming, Samples
Mark Clark – Percussion
Eric Schermerhorn – Electric Guitar
Woody Thompson – Percussion
Carl Coletti – Drum Kit

A lute is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. More specifically, the term "lute" can refer to an instrument from the family of European lutes. The term also refers generally to any string instrument having the strings running in a plane parallel to the sound table. The strings are attached to pegs or posts at the end of the neck, which have some type of turning mechanism to enable the player to tighten the tension on the string or loosen the tension before playing, so that each string is tuned to a specific pitch. The lute is plucked or strummed with one hand while the other hand "frets" the strings on the neck's fingerboard. By pressing the strings on different places of the fingerboard, the player can shorten or lengthen the part of the string that is vibrating, thus producing higher or lower pitches (notes).

A synthesizer or synthesiser is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals that may be converted to sound. Synthesizers may imitate traditional musical instruments such as piano, flute, vocals, or natural sounds such as ocean waves; or generate novel electronic timbres. They are often played with a musical keyboard, but they can be controlled via a variety of other devices, including music sequencers, instrument controllers, fingerboards, guitar synthesizers, wind controllers, and electronic drums. Synthesizers without built-in controllers are often called sound modules, and are controlled via USB, MIDI or CV/gate using a controller device, often a MIDI keyboard or other controller.

Additional personnel

Magali Amadei – voices
Ashkan Sahihi – voices
Bok Yun Chon – voices
Lobsang Samten – voices
Olga Kammerer – voices
Charles Rook – engineering
Gary Lyons – engineering, mixing
Doug Sax – mastering
Gavin Lurssen – mastering^[6]

In sound recording and reproduction, audio mixing is the process of combining multitrack recordings into a final mono, stereo or surround sound product. In the process of combining the separate tracks, their relative levels are adjusted and balanced and various processes such as equalization and compression are commonly applied to individual tracks, groups of tracks, and the overall mix. In stereo and surround sound mixing, the placement of the tracks within the stereo field are adjusted and balanced. Audio mixing techniques and approaches vary widely and have a significant influence on the final product.

Doug Sax was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including The Wall; Ray Charles' multiple-Grammy winner Genius Loves Company in 2004, and Bob Dylan's 36th studio album Shadows in the Night in 2015.

Gavin Lurssen is a mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California. Lurssen's Grammy Award–winning work includes Raising Sand, a collaborative album featuring Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, and the soundtrack for the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?. He has also mastered recordings by Tom Waits, Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn, Matchbox Twenty, T-Bone Burnett, Jennette McCurdy and many others.

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes

1. All music written by Ottmar Liebert + published by Sony ATV Songs/Luna Negra Music/BMI.

2. Mastering: Analog – at The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles, CA ^[8]

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References

↑ "Ottmar Liebert: Opium". www.pertout.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
↑ Joyce, Mike (1996-04-17). "OTTMAR LIEBERT'S OPIUM': HIGHS & LOWS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-05-28.
↑ "Ottmar Liebert "Opium" | Guitar Nine". www.guitar9.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
↑ "Ottmar Liebert". GRAMMY.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
↑ "Ottmar Liebert facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Ottmar Liebert". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
↑ "Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra* - Opium". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
↑ "American album certifications – Ottmar Liebert – Opium". Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH.
↑ "Ottmar Liebert: Music Catalog". www.ottmarliebert.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

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[1] "Ottmar Liebert: Opium". www.pertout.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

[2] Joyce, Mike (1996-04-17). "OTTMAR LIEBERT'S OPIUM': HIGHS & LOWS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-05-28.

[3] "Ottmar Liebert "Opium" | Guitar Nine". www.guitar9.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

[4] "Ottmar Liebert". GRAMMY.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-05-25.

[5] "Ottmar Liebert facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Ottmar Liebert". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

[6] "Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra* - Opium". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-05-25.

[United_StatesOttmar_LiebertOpiumalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Ottmar Liebert – Opium". Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH.

[8] "Ottmar Liebert: Music Catalog". www.ottmarliebert.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.