Multi-instrumentalist Randy Rico calls his lyrics-free songs “tone poems,” which is fitting. Secret Garden blooms with lush keyboards, soaring guitar solos, strategic use of percussion and the overwhelming sense of being sonically transported to a better place--a safe, secure and beautiful sonic station you’ll want to escape to as often as you can.
I’m pretty sure Rico plays everything on this album; his Bandcamp page is not overly informative. And what the man lacks in song-titling creativity--“One,” “Two,” “Three” and so on, all the way up to “Thirty”--he makes up for with a seemingly endless sense of melodic responsibility that pulses through every piece on this album. Tracks range in length from 1:37 to 4:48, and Rico changes the musical pacing throughout to keep listeners engaged.
I’ll admit I was frustrated by the lack of details I could find online about this guy, but I’m thrilled to now know Randy Rico’s music exists.
Track Listing:
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
5. Five
6. Six
7. Seven
8. Eight
9. Nine
10. Ten
11. Eleven
12. Twelve
13. Thirteen
14. Fourteen
15. Fifteen
16. Sixteen
17. Seventeen
18. Eighteen
19. Nineteen
20. Twenty
21. Twenty One
22. Twenty Two
23. Twenty Three
24. Twenty Four
25. Twenty Five
26. Twenty Six
27. Twenty Seven
28. Twenty Eight
29. Twenty Nine
30. Thirty
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