Two artists from Japan: Kitaro from his album, An Enchanted Evening, which has just been reissued, and Hiroki Okano from his latest, Kyoumei. That translates as sympathy or resonance.
The voice of Azam Ali is heard on TV and films, with the groups Vas and Niyaz, and on several solo releases in a mix of ancient Persia and modern modalities. Her new album is Synesthesia.
Bluetech’s album, “Spacehop Chronicles 2” is an homage to Laika, the canine cosmonaut who died in space on Sputnik 2. Bluetech tells the tale of Laika and this headtrip of an album.
Drifting your way on a Slow Flow Echoes is music by Indian composer and producer, Ricky Kej. It’s called Break of Dawn and it’s a meeting of electronic moods with Indian instruments.
Music by Quiet Resonance. That’s the pseudonym of Mississippi pastor, Tony Pounder. He takes ambient guitar in new directions on his album, Asleep at the Wheel.
Anoushka Shankar, has released an impressive trilogy of EPs that take her sitar in different directions including deep ambient music. She has escaped the shadow of her father, Ravi Shankar.
Eric Hilton is one half of the group, Thievery Corporation, but he has a new solo album called Midnight Ragas that features his frequent collaborator Natalia Clavier.
Bluetech’s album, “Spacehop Chronicles 2” is an homage to Laika, the canine cosmonaut who died in space on Sputnik 2. Bluetech tells the tale of Laika and this headtrip of an album.
On a Slow Flow Echoes some deep ambient improvisations by electronic artist Robert Rich and Italian ambient guitarist Luca Formentini. They head far into the sky on Cloud Ornament.