An Echoes Winter Solstice: a soundscape of snow shrouded trees and silent saguaro cacti. There are no Christmas Carols, but a sleigh ride into the celestial and chilled side of the season.
Azam Ali’s Synesthesia blurs the edges of the Top 25 list, with Oneheart, The American Dollar, Bluetech, and 21 other great CDs and singles, right behind.
We’ll hear something from the first chanteuse of trip-hop, Beth Gibbons. She was the voice of Portishead, but now she’s solo. We’ll also hear music by Olivia Chaney, from her album, Circus of Desire.
Music from the artist formerly known as Talitha Rise and Rise. Now she’s using her real name, Jo Beth Young. The music is still as magical on her release, Broken Spells.
We enter the world of Chant. From Abbess Hildegard von Bingen to contemporary musicians exploring a medieval sound, we’ll hear voices descending from the heavens and tuning the spirit.
Get on the Peace Wagon. That’s a composition from new age and world fusion artist James Asher. We’ll also hear music from a compilation called Music for the Lunar Halflight.