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Artist
Song
Time
Album
Year
1 Adrian Von Ziegler
0:02:05
Adrian von Ziegler
Of the Old World
4:07
Of the Old World
2024
2 Vespero
0:06:39
Vespero
Dream (In memory of Edward Artemiev)
3:39
Lost Stories of Kilgore Trout
2025
3 Morrison Roberts Johnston
0:10:49
Màiri Morrison, Alasdair Roberts and Pete Johnston
Uilleam Glen
5:33
Remembered in Exile- Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia
2025
4 Roland Beuhlman
0:16:50
Roland Bühlmann
Genuine
4:52
GAPVIS
2025
5 Oak
0:22:01
Oak
Run Into the Sun
5:26
The Third Sleep
2025
6 Emilie Lorentzen
0:27:58
Emilie Lorentzen
Ælverhoi
5:27
Moersmål
2021
7 Ozbolt
0:33:44
Ozbolt
Mysteries Of The Fynbos
3:35
Chasyng Drakens
2025
8 Jano Brindisi
0:37:45
Jano Brindisi
Angelina
4:01
Pony Girl
2025
0:41:46
Jano Brindisi
Humbolt Park Incident
3:43
Pony Girl
2025
9 Raphael Weinroth-Browne
0:45:54
Raphael Weinroth-Browne
Speed of Light
5:03
Speed of Light
2025
10 The Gentle Good
0:51:23
The Gentle Good
Pan O’wn y Gwanwyn (Dychweliad Bychan)
6:45
Elan
2025
11 Paatos
0:58:35
Paatos
Beyond The Forest (w Mikael Åkerfeldt)
5:26
Ligament
2025
Of the Old World
by Adrian von Ziegler
Of the Old World
Prolific Swiss composer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Von Ziegler’s latest release is a compilation of previous works and is a great place to start exploring his catalogue. The pieces are primarily Nordic/Celtic in spirit, with mostly acoustic and orchestral instrumentation. These pieces would make excellent soundtracks for films or video games, and provide altogether transportive listening.
Lost Stories of Kilgore Trout
by Vespero
Dream (In memory of Edward Artemiev)
Space-psych outfit from Russia deliver once again, serving up a delicious auditory mix. There are elements of prog, classical, and even gypsy jazz. Instrumentation is the usual: guitars, bass, drums, and also saz, mandoline, saxes, flute, synthesizers, recorder and violin.
Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia
by Màiri Morrison, Alasdair Roberts and Pete Johnston
Màiri nighean Dòmhnaill
Lovely renderings of traditional Canadian tunes, connecting the dots between Scotland and Nova Scotia. Both Màiri and Alasdair provide vocals, Pete adds cello, and they are joined by guests on percussion, guitars, fiddle, banjo, and harmonium. Crisply recorded, yet retaining the rustic charm of the subject matter, this is thoroughly enjoyable.
GAPVIS
by Roland Bühlmann
Genuine
This instrumental release from Swiss composer Roland Beuhlman is in the ambient, minimal vein. He draws on a host of influences to inform the music, from rivers and lakes to autism and literature. He plays all instruments, keyboards, synths, electric bass and guitar, expertly layering these elements into a satisfying listen. I really love the epic Secrets, but for brevity’s sake, going with Genuine.
The Third Sleep
by Oak
Run Into the Sun
Norwegians Oak come back with their signature sound, most notably by their instantly recognizable vocalist. There are some edgy lyrics here, like late nights in deserted places, and the band aptly creates the atmosphere surrounding the murkiness of the settings.
Moersmål
by Emilie Lorentzen
Ælverhoi
Danish artist, member of Heilung and Euzin, and linguistics expert to boot, Emilie Lorentzen sings, plays piano, harmonium and percussion. She brings in others on additional vocals, violin and viola, jaw harp and sea shells (!), Nordic bagpipe, accordion, more harmonium, and davul. This is an enchanting Nordic folk recording, and my only complaint is that it is far too short.
Chasyng Drakens
by Ozbolt
Mysteries Of The Fynbos
Ozbolt returns with a lovely, mostly ambient release. As always, haunting and ethereal, there is a real sense of space in the music, even though it is actually densely layered. There’s a lot of treasure to be found when one is Chaysing Drakens, it would seem.
Pony Girl
by Jano Brindisi
Angelina
This is a collection of mostly bare-boned demos by one of my favourite singer/songwriters I find her work incredibly powerful presented in this way, as the focus is on the stories she tells of real people and real occurrences. The stark delivery keeps the performances incredibly intimate, as songs of this sort should be. Each one is my favourite track while it’s playing, but going with Angelina, as it’s a fine topical folk song.
Speed of Light
by Raphael Weinroth-Browne
This time Raphael does a take on Johann Sebastian. Bach’s Prelude to the Cello Suite in G Major. Conceived as a backdrop for a contemporary dance piece, one can easily visualize how this would play out on a stage. Raphael weaves Middle Easternisms and modern syntax into the baroque masterpiece, and, as usual, it’s a captivating listen.
Elan
by The Gentle Good
Pan O’wn y Gwanwyn (Dychweliad Bychan)
Inspired by the Welsh landscape while living off-grid, adept guitarist and reflective singer/songwriter Gareth Bonello brings on wistful, psychedelic, and bucolic imagery. Not to be fenced in by his surroundings, he includes a rousing piece of Indian-inflected music to conjure up a desert area of the mountains where he was ensconced
Ligament digital download
by Paatos Sweden
Beyond The Forest
Quirky Crossover Prog from Paatos, it has been 13 years since their last release. Instrumentation is provided by the usual suspects (keyboards, electric guitars, bass, and drums), It runs the gamut from eclectic prog to jazz, to my favourite track, which offers a psychy/folky female and male duet with Opeth vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt.
