Oscar Aguayo, having an artist title of Australis, is just one among many persons who comprehend and share this environmental concern having been born and raised in a tropical rain forest region of the Amazonian Basin in Peru, South America. While Oscar presently resides in America, his 2005 album Lifegiving makes reference to this complex political and social question involving our rain forests around the world. His first album Lifegiving is a New Age spiritual endeavor that steps into a lush undergrowth in the mysterious subgenre land of Ambient, World, Electronica, and Classic, having Ethnic pathways towards a deeper emotional expression where each discovery blends into an intricate canopy filled with rich colorful instrumentation. The 10 songs representing his personal insight are divinely portrayed on this album using careful craftsmanship that in turn introduces a strong emotional content beyond any cultural, political, or geographical limitations. This unique excursion begins with the title song Lifegiving, where faint chirping of jungle soundscapes ascend slowly into the lush surroundings. The single key piano notes then sketch an image of dew drops from the jungle canopy, falling onto dense tropical vegetation below. The deep recesses of secluded terrain are soon lit by violin and string interlude that together emerge to install thoughts of dusk like visibility. While glancing upward, small fragments of sun beams penetrate the full tree tops above, changing your perspective on the time of day. Slowly as the song starts to fade, an apparent awareness of total darkness begins to descend around you, bringing with it soft audible animal chants, returning to their nightly song ritual. The Enchantment is a song rich in orchestral diversity with lively strings and woodwinds engaging in a native dance full of tempo and key changes that both excite and captivate those who have entered this mysterious land of musical enchantment. Sacred Earth is an upbeat Ethnic song that explores the inner boundaries of this earthly sanctuary largely responsible for our life giving resources of medicine, water and air that we breath. While woodwind, flute, and piano play a colorful fragrant harmony, exotic instruments lend their perspective sovereignty, giving this song a unique essence. The bongo drums, woodblock, and abundant percussion claves enhance this song by surrounding within an indirect border, giving it a deep tribal influence without overriding the primary melody. Oscar’s brother Alvaro lends his talent by playing an exotic 10 string Charango in this song, adding refinement and warmth to the experience. The song and album ends by fading into a soft forest rainfall, leaving you with a collective memory of your musical excursion filled with creativity, interest, and amazement of this album and our life giving rain forests worth saving.

As a musician myself, I find instrumental music to be the ultimate creative expression. I’m always searching for the ultimate unique musical experience and Australis delivers on the highest level. When I heard the CD Baby Samples I immediately clicked add to cart. The music is beautifully textured and well orchestrated. I look forward to the next release so I can rush out and buy it!

Australis' music is captivating, intriguing, technically solid, and atmospherically beautiful. A very unique style that welcome's your attention to enjoy. Every song is excellent in it's own way. So many wonderful songs on this CD too. This is a great choice for your musical collection.

I heard a song from this CD while listening to an internet radio. I was instantly hooked. And so will you be when you hear the lush melodies and refined sound of this great album. The tracks (all instrumental) are a fantastic display of what you can do when you combine solid melodies and great sound. The album avoids the two main pitfalls of electronica: predictability and roughness. To the contrary, these tracks have just the right amount of surprise to maintain the listener's interest, while providing a clean yet rich and enjoyable sound. The inspirations of the CD could be categorized in Jean-Michel Jarre (the good stuff only), Vangelis, and Tangerine Dream. If you like synths and good melodies, you'll love this album.