Atlanta progressive rock outfit Coda Nova are slowly but surely building a unique name for themselves in modern alternative music. Their latest release works well to secure that progress, both by defying expectation and outright showcasing the ability, precision and soul at the heart of their music.
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The piece does in fact brilliantly underline the implications of its title, taking the listener along on this whisper in the wind – to feel both the unrelenting speed and stillness of nature all at once.
Coinciding with his first Celtic Christmas Tour in the UK, A Celtic Christmas compiled a diverse collection of classics and reimagined them entirely in the acoustic fingerstyle and folk realm.
Across the entirety of The Engine, Acid City Nuns present for half the time as fun-loving musicians, and for the other half as profoundly topical observers of a world of uncertainty and error.
There’s a subtle pulse to the CURFEW project, humble threads of character in the production and playful musicianship, which all connects well to the story and inspiration at its core. The streets are quiet at night, until they’re suddenly wild.
Perhaps surprising that this is the first project of this name to cross our path – by all accounts, many of you reading this or experiencing this album are indeed Melophiles yourselves. Abhi Ananda, however, seems to encapsulate that quality with the clear complexity, versatility, skill and unwavering heart of these eight recordings.
Evocatively paying tribute to the existence of the lifeless yet living aspects of the natural world, Neo Classical composer Basil Babychan unites organic and electronic elements with subtlety and purpose, throughout the deeply ambient, melodically intriguing Insentinent Nature.
Inspired by the tragic loss of a loved one, this project uniquely captures the raw essence of human sadness and expression – everything from the live acoustic sound and strum to the melodic progressions, patterns and spaces within represents this underlying truth and ache.
An audio journey to lift you from your lull – Yun Fei crafts an all-consuming work of art; organic layers of oriental instrumentation and tribal rhythms, presenting an uplifting and aptly celebratory listen, for Glory.
“Experience the seamless blend of innovation and tradition, transporting you to realms unknown.”
Featuring unique licks and riffs that prove easily recognizable amidst this deeply evocative atmosphere of sound, She is Now So Far brings in a guitar-led ambiance, the organic skill and heart of the performance driving us forward through the central theme and mood.
Lifelong pianist and devoted, evocative composer Ori Baruch brings purity and purpose to modern music, with the stylistically minimalist yet emotively complex sound of Solitude.