Umor Rex, catalog UR159. Vinyl LP, digital and streaming 
Release date: Friday february 6, 2026

After Visions, Yamila unveils Noor, her second album under the Umor Rex label. In this new work, the Spanish composer intertwines strings and electronics to sculpt landscapes where listening expands toward territories of dusky beauty.

The album was born under the shelter of a secret ecological community. There, among damp meadows and the song of a blackbird, Yamila feels an ancient urge—to sing to the bees. Inspired by ancestral rituals in which sound served as a bridge between species—to summon herds or soothe the trembling sky—the artist listens to the wind and reimagines that lost practice through a contemporary language: titanic harmonies dissolving into fragile microtones, rhythms that pulse not merely as measure, but as breath that stirs the body.

Her voice merges with the electronics and the resonant strings of Echo Collective, weaving a sonic tapestry that shifts between the monumental and the intimate, the incandescent and the whispering. Noor sings to the living—a prayer to fertilize the earth and return its breath.

Yamila’s music is not simply meant to be heard: it is inhabited, breathed, and felt as a living organism. It is a choreography of air, emotion, and resonance. Noor emerges as both refuge and revelation—a reminder that music can still be epic and radiant, profoundly human, while listening—reverently—beyond the human.




All music and voices by Yamila Ríos. Recorded at Destelheide by Christophe Albertijn. Strings by Trio Echo Collective (Violin: Margaret Hermant, Viola: Neil Leiter), (Cello: Stijn Kuppens), (Arrangements: Pierre Slinckx). Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio, NY. Photos by Assiah Alcázar. Design & layout by Daniel Castrejón.



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"In the forest, stars shine bright,
Quiet whispers, pierce the night,
Magic, beauty, everywhere,
Night songs, fill the air"
- Poem/Lyrics by Francess Harris

A companion piece to "The Forest Sleeps."
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"The Forest Sings" - Words & Music by Francess Harris - Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved.

The Forest Sings

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op. 147/2025 - Weihnachtsspaziergang

op. 151/2025

op. 137/2025

op. 152/2025

A piano solo of always being content in oneself, peacefulness and at rest.

Never Alone

op. 153/2025

op. 154/2025 - Zum Nikolaustag

Record label based in Mexico City, distributed worldwide by Morr Music.

Musician, composer, lyricist and songwriter from Tangermünde / Saxony-Anhalt / Germany

Born: February 12th, 1959 in Rochlitz (Saxony / Germany)

Vocational training with high school diploma and studies in production process design in Rostock and Warnemünde

First poems and lyrics 1978

Songwriter since 1984

He has been married since 1987 and has a daughter and a son.

He plays piano and guitar.

Further information is available here:
www.thomas-Stein.org

Many songs and music are available from streaming services such as spotify, Amazon, kkbox, itunes - enjoy listening!

Dragon of the Ivy is  a company owned and managed by Jane Johnson. Presently, all music is contracted through NorthStar Music Publishing for music library purchase and/or distribution through all music platforms worldwide.  Thanks to all for listening!!!!

Welcome to my SoundCloud page.  It serves as a jar of sorts, to catch the musical ideas flying around in my head!  My hope is that you find something to listen to that offers encouragement and refreshes your soul.

All music is original with a few exceptions (such as new arrangements of old Christmas songs, etc.).  All music has been composed and performed with absolutely no AI-assistance.  I primarily perform and record on the Yamaha MODX8, with an occasional recording on my older Yamaha Clavinova.  You will also find collaborative works on my page, featuring some other amazing musicians on SoundCloud.

It is a joy to share my music with you, and I hope you enjoy listening!

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