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Jefre Cantu-Ledesma  Main Performer

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1 Stained Glass Body Cantu-Ledesma 5:28
2 Star Garden Cantu-Ledesma 1:24
3 Loving Love Cantu-Ledesma 4:49
4 Where I End And You Begin Cantu-Ledesma 3:14
5 Body Within Body Cantu-Ledesma 2:27
6 Where You End And I Begin Cantu-Ledesma 5:14
7 Orbiting Love Cantu-Ledesma 1:05
8 White Dwarf Butterfly Cantu-Ledesma 5:20
9 Womb Night Cantu-Ledesma 1:04
10 River Like Spine Cantu-Ledesma 4:53
11 Wild Moon And Sea Cantu-Ledesma 4:59
12 Mirrors Death Cantu-Ledesma 4:39
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Love Is a Stream

Audio Compact Disc

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Category: Pop/Rock

Love Is a Stream

UPC: 5065000885427

Release Date: 11/09/2010

Original Release Date: 11/09/2010

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Stained Glass Body, Star Garden, Loving Love, Where I End And You Begin, Body Within Body, Where You End And I Begin, Orbiting Love, White Dwarf Butterfly, Womb Night, River Like Spine, Wild Moon And Sea, Mirrors Death]
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Ned Raggett

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma's various group and collaborative projects from Tarentel onward would seem to leave little time for a solo career, but it might not be surprising he's found space for one. On 2010's Love Is a Stream, the overexposed, pink-tinged cover is a perfect signal for the music that follows: it's bliss-out central from the first note, with "Stained Glass Body" sounding almost exactly like a combination of My Bloody Valentine at its most serenely exultant, and a slightly calmer version of Lovesliescrushing's sonic violence. If anything, it could almost be a collage of the shorter instrumental pieces from both albums, only with some of them turned into even longer compositions along the way. This tone continues in a general vein throughout Love Is a Stream, which is almost a tribute to a future that at once came true and didn't at the same time, as some of the more unexpected possibilities and directions got formalized over time, as they steered away from song structures in favor of textures. Occasional guest vocals crop up here and there from compatriots like Xela and En's Maxwell Croy, but Love Is a Stream is an instrumental exploration otherwise. Having a piece be simply roaring feedback and serene tones on songs like "Loving Love" (could any title be more tautological?) and "River Like Spine" reinforces the album's title. When the occasional guest vocals do stand out a bit more, they're still almost completely lost in the wash: "Where You End & I Begin" has only the most distant of moments where you can sense the singing, while a slow series of feedback loops and swirls dominate the mix. "Body Within Body" and "White Dwarf Butterfly," the latter with its treble-pitched ultrashimmer in particular, are further standouts on an excellent album that's a half look back and a half new way of looking at where things could go next. ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi