Let’s move into the new year with some new (more or less) music. There’s a spot about a half-hour in where I hand it all off to some piano players for a bit. They seem like nice people. The last 45 or so is a nice, deep drift that will send you places.
Start Steve Roach, A Different Today, Tomorrow 11.46 Christian Berg, Frozen Summer, Skogsro 20.29 Jarguna, Scented Color, The Morning Star 32.08 Martin Kohlstedt, Jul, Flur 37.07 Pierre Guerin, Élan, Vagues 41.33 A Spot on the Hill, When We Look Inside, Do We Ever Really See, The Space Between 45.35 Cosmic Piano, Bond Plane Drone, Dronology 52.36 An Moku & Virlyn, Mirror, Of Mirrors 1.00.16 Medhelan, Soaring Above The Ashes Of Crumbling Towers, Nocturnal Wanderings 1.12.56 Igneous Flame, Raon, Ki
Start Josh Johnston, Green Meditation, Where We’re Standing Now 6.48 Masako, Observing M31, Hidden Flowers 11.09 Cheryl B Engelhardt, Moon Harvest, Luminary 17.22 David W Donner, Hope, Eterna 21.38 Shambhu, Devotion Tears, Soothe 26.25 FLOW, All These Years, Promise 32.06 Todd Boston, Dreamtime, One 36.04 Paul Adams & Elizabeth Geyer, New Morning, Deeper Imaginings 41.18 Michael Whalen, 1000 Paper Cranes, Sacred Spaces 47.22 Darshan Ambient, One Moon Shows In Every Pool, A Day Within Days 53.24 Keith Gehle, Tone Poem No. 6, Space and Time 56.43 Michelle Qureshi, Beyond Here, Short Stories 59.59 Jeff Pearce, Under Summer Stars, Follow the River Home 1.03.42 Dave Preston, Broaden, In These Storms 1.08.24 Slow Dancing Society, Carousel, The Torchlight Parade Vol II 1.12.41 Timothy Wenzel, Such a Long Time, River Serene 1.17.31 Adam Werner, Kealia Sunrise, Deep 1.21.19 Chris Merrick Hughes, The Girl With the Jesus Towel, Eirenic Life
This episode does two things. One, it weaves it way between the Newish queue and the library–and by that I mean, track by track. And two, it goes all over the dang place, musically speaking. Buckle up. It’s a pretty wild ride, and I’m not getting in the way. We’ll talk in 90.
*A fun story about your clueless host–but let it be said that I do get some unusual album titles here, so bear that in mind. You will hear me say that this album is called “s/t”–because that’s the way it imported in when I downloaded it, and who am I to question such things? It wasn’t until I looked for the link to the album (weeks later) that I understood that “s/t” was not the actual title but meant…yup…”self-titled.”
Rhythm, a word I just had to type five times to spell it correctly, kicks off this episode. In the soft, pillowy center we’ll coast along with Mr Tom Eaton. The last stretch curves over toward neo-classical land a bit. Hang on.
Sometimes you just need to drift a while. We’ll kick off doing exactly that, then very gently ease the throttle upward. I think you’re going to like how this one ends. (No, not the bit where I get talky…just the stuff before that.) We’ve got peace…and we’ve got power.
From a deep world-music groove to get things started, we’ll course through some shadowy spots, spend 30 minutes with Robert Scott Thompson, then find our way eventually to some jazz influences and modern classical. Quite a mix, gotta say. It’s just how we do.
Hold on, we’re heading into theme territory. Take a quick glance at the playlist–or, hey, just listen to the first 30 seconds of the show–and you’ll have the theme firmly in hand. Ain’t rocket science. Let’s go. Let’s go.
Music can’t cure the thing that’s currently ailing us collectively, but I hope this 90 minutes’ worth at least takes your mind off it for a bit. There are fresh tracks in front, delicious library cuts in the back, and in the middle we’ll stroll through a half hour of contemporary classical offerings from Bruno Sanfilippo. Take care of yourselves, and enjoy.
Start Pascal Schumacher, Sol, Sol
4.56 Huma, Ubicuo, Eva
12.00 William St Hugh, Future Alchemist, Weasels Devour the Sun
14.32 eyes cast down, Aurora, We Once Were Lost
25.10 Ecovillage, New Life (feat. Ludvig Cimbrelius), Arrived
Well, I didn’t mean to make a show with lots of piano, but whither goest the flow, so go we. Max Corbacho escorts us through 30 too-short minutes in the Spotlight, and the last third keeps us nicely chilled, if I do say so myself.
1.02.49 Mount Maxwell, Q&A, Only Children
1.13.48 Hollan Holmes, Slipstream, Milestones
1.20.37 Jack Hyde, Cateran, Dusk, Lowlands
1.24.01 Test Card, Let Single Sideband Loneliness Receivers Be Happy, Music For The Towers
*Did someone get the album title wrong? Yes. That would be me.
