PRESS
"Dramatic themes are laced with solo flute, guttural incantations, harmonic chants
and effectual sonic seasonings created by myriad pre-Columbian instruments. Suspended
Spheres is certainly Luis’ finest work to date. A living historical audio document contained
within a multi-dimensional listening experience, it is also a powerful echo
of ancient culture created by a modern artist who is a master of his craft."
EUROCK.COM
"The musical approach of Pérez Ixoneztli, for whom his work has never been conventional,
enter the collection of the National Sound Archive and the National Council for Culture and
the Arts (Conaculta) of Mexico. For the musician, his work is marked by Mexican culture,
ancestral cultures and language of modern society, as well as their needs and wants. Regarding
his work as introducer of this class of instruments in contemporary music, said that "The identification
and distinction of these is very important, as well as their approach from an ethnomusicological and
arqueomusicológico view."
ELUNIVERSAL.COM
"The presence of percussionist and musical shaman Luis Perez Ixoneztli
(from Mexico) made the difference in some cases, adding color and vigor,
transforming sheer virtuosic displays into dramatic explorations of the magic
of world music. His remarkable collection of pre-Columbian winds, whistles
and percussion, his strong vocals and dramatic costuming are clearly vital
to the recording and, especially, the live performance achievements of Strunz & Farah."
LA TIMES - LIVE CONCERT REVIEW
"Pérez is a master of dozens of instrumental techniques"
Mark Swed
LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Versatile enough to handle whatever is needed for him to do"
Jon Pepper
WHAT'S UP MAGAZINE
"Luis Pérez transforms sheer virtuosity displays into dramatic explorations of the magic of music"
Don Heckman
LOS ANGELES TIMES
"No less than a cultural treasure, his pioneering work has shed much light on the music of early Mesoamerica. "
Tom Schnabel
CAFE LA WEST COAST
"Infinitely more convincing than most of the pseudo-primitive concoctions... I've heard"
Allan Rich
LA WEEKLY
"I feel safe in saying that there has never been another album recorded like this one.
It is an absolute masterwork.
Listen to the music, discover the power of ancient music and the sounds they can conjure,
experience the past and the present come together in a fascinating audio-visual way."
MUSIC AND SECOND CULTURE POST MILLENIUM
"Luis Perez Ixoneztli, he's been on the music scene for many years, recording with Kitaro,
Yes singer Jon Anderson, film composer James Horner, and the world fusion group, Huayucaltia.
You can hear these influences in his music, which imbeds his Pre-Columbian instruments in lush
arrangements with synthesizers, strings, guitars, and accordions. Perez evokes folkloric themes
on "Sleeping Woman" and "Temple of Inscriptions," and crafts imagistic landscapes on "Sacred Mountain"
and "Lunar Dance." Perez believes that astral travelers have visited us on Earth, but his music creates its own alien designs,
born out of antiquity."
PULSE MAGAZINE
John Diliberto
Host of "Echoes" radio show-East coast
"Dramatic themes are laced with solo flute, guttural incantations, harmonic chants
and effectual sonic seasonings created by myriad pre-Columbian instruments. Suspended
Spheres is certainly Luis’ finest work to date. A living historical audio document contained
within a multi-dimensional listening experience, it is also a powerful echo
of ancient culture created by a modern artist who is a master of his craft."
EUROCK.COM
"The musical approach of Pérez Ixoneztli, for whom his work has never been conventional,
enter the collection of the National Sound Archive and the National Council for Culture and
the Arts (Conaculta) of Mexico. For the musician, his work is marked by Mexican culture,
ancestral cultures and language of modern society, as well as their needs and wants. Regarding
his work as introducer of this class of instruments in contemporary music, said that "The identification
and distinction of these is very important, as well as their approach from an ethnomusicological and
arqueomusicológico view."
ELUNIVERSAL.COM
"The presence of percussionist and musical shaman Luis Perez Ixoneztli
(from Mexico) made the difference in some cases, adding color and vigor,
transforming sheer virtuosic displays into dramatic explorations of the magic
of world music. His remarkable collection of pre-Columbian winds, whistles
and percussion, his strong vocals and dramatic costuming are clearly vital
to the recording and, especially, the live performance achievements of Strunz & Farah."
LA TIMES - LIVE CONCERT REVIEW
"Pérez is a master of dozens of instrumental techniques"
Mark Swed
LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Versatile enough to handle whatever is needed for him to do"
Jon Pepper
WHAT'S UP MAGAZINE
"Luis Pérez transforms sheer virtuosity displays into dramatic explorations of the magic of music"
Don Heckman
LOS ANGELES TIMES
"No less than a cultural treasure, his pioneering work has shed much light on the music of early Mesoamerica. "
Tom Schnabel
CAFE LA WEST COAST
"Infinitely more convincing than most of the pseudo-primitive concoctions... I've heard"
Allan Rich
LA WEEKLY
"I feel safe in saying that there has never been another album recorded like this one.
It is an absolute masterwork.
Listen to the music, discover the power of ancient music and the sounds they can conjure,
experience the past and the present come together in a fascinating audio-visual way."
MUSIC AND SECOND CULTURE POST MILLENIUM
"Luis Perez Ixoneztli, he's been on the music scene for many years, recording with Kitaro,
Yes singer Jon Anderson, film composer James Horner, and the world fusion group, Huayucaltia.
You can hear these influences in his music, which imbeds his Pre-Columbian instruments in lush
arrangements with synthesizers, strings, guitars, and accordions. Perez evokes folkloric themes
on "Sleeping Woman" and "Temple of Inscriptions," and crafts imagistic landscapes on "Sacred Mountain"
and "Lunar Dance." Perez believes that astral travelers have visited us on Earth, but his music creates its own alien designs,
born out of antiquity."
PULSE MAGAZINE
John Diliberto
Host of "Echoes" radio show-East coast