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Artist
Song
Time
Album
Year
0:01:38
Andy Aquarius
0:29
0:02:06
Andy Aquarius
Waters Above, Waters Below [A Motion Picture]
4:57
Golla Gorruppu
2023
0:07:04
Drew Gardner
0:18
0:07:22
Drew Gardner
Castor
6:34
Cygnus A
2024
0:13:56
Ulvesang
0:22
0:14:18
Ulvesang
The End
5:38
The Hunt
2018
0:19:56
Smith & Wileman
0:34
0:20:30
Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman
Wychwood
2:35
Wychwood
2024
0:23:05
Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman
Wheel Of Fortune
7:49
Wychwood
2024
0:30:54
Mdou Moctar
0:44
0:31:38
Mdou Moctar
Imouhar
5:02
Funeral For Justice
2024
0:36:40
Thurnin
0:24
0:37:04
Thurnin
Endrborinn
11:22
Útiseta
2023
0:48:26
Morenica
0:23
0:48:49
Morenica
Lo boier – Occitan, sud de la France
5:56
Morenica
2021
0:54:45
Kalandra
0:29
0:55:15
Kalandra
Segla
4:43
A Frame of Mind
2024
Golla Gorroppu
by Andy Aquarius
Waters Above, Waters Below
Here, Andy creates a mythical gorge and the creatures that live within it. Andy’s harp is to the fore, with him also on vocals, lyre, and synths, and others assist on hammered dulcimer, bowed guitar, steel string guitar, violincello, and some choir vocalization. This is on pretty constant rotation for me, and I think it will also be, for you. I love the epic final track, but for brevity’s sake going with Waters Above, Waters Below
Cygnus A
by Drew Gardner
Castor
Elkhorn’s Drew Gardner plays zither, mbira, and guitar here, and is inspired by constellations, stars, and galaxies. Each one is as gorgeous as the last, perfect for spacing out to. Silvery, shimmering, and scintillating.
The Hunt
by Ulvesang
The End
Canadian atmospheric dark neofolk duo evoke brooding forests, crystalline waters, and stark mountain landscapes. The music is paganistic and Nordic in feel, with tinges of dark metal. Acoustic guitars, soft percussion and mostly wordless vocals comprise this phantasmagoric release.
Wychwood EP
by Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman
Wheel Of Fortune (2024 version)
The enchanting duo of Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman offer up some delicate folk on this EP. The 3 tunes are originals, penned by both, with Chantelle providing vocals, harp, guitar, and shruti box, while Wileman plays guitars, keys and synths, bass, percussion and also adds his vocals. My only complaint is that it is too short, and I hope they have a full length release planned in the near future. IN SHOW: To give a full idea of the EP, I am going to play 2 short tunes.
Funeral for Justice
by Mdou Moctar
Imouhar
Blistering desert psych from Niger, this Taureg artist is just fantastic fun. However, he does have a serious message on this release, as the title would suggest. It’s a diatribe against the practice of uranium mining, colonialism, and slavery. In addition to his wildly psychedelicized electric guitar, he sings in his native tongue of Tamasheq, Berber dialect. This is raw, and powerfully political statement, and is just mesmerizing.
Útiseta
by Thurnin
Endrborinn
Dutch artist Jurre Timmer chooses mostly acoustic guitar, with some nonverbal vocals and flute to create an Icelandic sylvan setting, to go along with the title of the release (which means the practice of sitting out in the open air, possibly at a significant site for a magical purpose). My favourite track is the epic, Endrborinn, which references reincarnation.
Morenica
by Morenica
Lo boier – Occitan, sud de la France
This quartet performs traditional music of the Occitan region of France. It is often dissonant, with a Gypsy flavour and fervour. They combine some electric instruments in particularly whimsical ways into the pieces, making them very contemporary in feel.
A Frame of Mind
by KALANDRA
Segla
Kalandra finally returns with a full-length release after a single and an EP. A couple of the tunes continue on in their Nordic/Celtic/World tradition, but this time they are stretching out into Post rock territory as well, with forays into singer/songwriter material for good measure. Katrine’s compelling voice is to the fore, and she is capably backed by the band.
