Release Date: May 3, 2024 Label: ‎Independent Website Pam Asberry commented about her new release, 24 Impromptus:  These 24 Impromptus follow the classical music tradition of writing a set of pieces in all the major and minor keys of the chromatic scale. Each evokes a unique feeling or emotion that can be summed up in a one-word affirmation, attached as subtitles to the traditional classical titles.  It was essential to explain what exactly Pam was talking about. Casual listeners are likely unaware of these complexities, nor do they care. To me, it's fascinating. There is a scientif ..read more

Release Date: March 22, 2024 Label: ‎Independent Website Doug Hammer has reached the end of his journey, covering Stephan Eicher's music. This is the third and final installment of a three-part series. I again continued reading and listening to a story using this music. The opening track, "Tomorrow Will Be Your Day," is vibrant and full of life. Doug's energy and quick fingers start things off positively for the listener. "Nur Um Di" continues with that energy and focus, energizing the listener with good vibes and exceptional artistry. "Zrügg Zu Mir" changes tone and pace with a sof ..read more

Release Date: October 6, 2023 Label: ‎ City Hall Records Website  Kevin Keller comments on his journey in music… “I’m always pondering these big questions of life and death and how we fit into this vast universe that we’re in. Questions like ‘Where are we from? Where are we going? What does it all mean?’" I can relate to that statement as much as many of his listeners can. Kevin Keller composed and produced all the music on his most recent release, Evensong. Other contributors included Katherine Wessinger, †Danya Katok, Elisa Singer Strom, and Wendy Baker, sopranos; Sarah Zun, violin; An ..read more

Release Date: March 22, 2024 Label: ‎Spotted Peccary Website New Zealand artist Rudy Adrian said Reflections on a Moonlit Lake is a quiet accompaniment for the listener as they rest, read, meditate, or sleep. If your first impression of the cover art is any indication, that statement would hold a lot of truth. As I readily discovered, the music is a wondrous combination of the new age and ambient sounds, and sounds of nature are also interspersed with some of the tracks. “Dawn Across the Southern Ocean (Remix)” is an excellent example of that, with birds chirping (seagulls) and wa ..read more

Release Date: February 16th, 2024 Label: ‎Spotted Peccary Music Websites: https://deborahmartinmusic.com/ https://www.wollo.com/ Kinishba is a large pueblo ruin containing nine masonry buildings constructed between 1250 and 1350 A.D. by the pre-Columbian Mogollon culture. The pueblo is situated on the upper end of a grass-covered valley and originally had 400-500 ground-floor rooms standing two or three stories high. Deborah Martin and Erik Wollo found that Kinishba became a pathway of continuing to honor the Apache and American Indian culture. I do not believe we could do enough to honor our ..read more

Al Jewer and Andy Mitran released their new track single today titled "Sapphire." Al Jewer (Flutes), Hans Christian (Cellos), and Andy Mitran (Synths) combine their musical talents to formulate a stunning cornucopia of sound and color. The sounds of a contemporary new age and ambient effort merge to signify the perfect marriage of sounds. With the help of their dear friend Hans Christian, who provides his cello, the track takes on an element of emotion that only that instrument can bring to the forefront. The flutes and synths are the layers for the cello to instinctively move into seamlessly ..read more

Release Date: February 14, 2024 Label: ‎Dharmapala Records Websites: Lissa Coffey / Vito Gregoli Lissa Coffey and David Vito Gregoli have partnered to create We Share The Moon. The inspired love songs will be released for sweethearts worldwide on Valentine's Day 2024. Lissa contributed the lyrics and melodies to start, and Vito took all of that to continue the process and played all the instruments.   Other talented individuals, such as Leela and Cooper Landier, Donna De Lory, N. Nicole Gilbert, Visvambhar Sheth, Venu Bhanot, and Pankaj Mishra, also contributed. So, the du ..read more

Release Date: December 8, 2023 Label: ‎Independent Website According to Carlos Dengler's website, The After is a meditation on timelessness, ethereality, and their relation to the vanishing moment we call life. Looking back on one's life can sometimes seem like a flash. Your perspective will evolve as you get older, and I promise you that.   Music can put you into another realm, plane, or mindset. I always felt this way, and that was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with sounds. Indeed, artists who create that music sound like they are also reaching for something. It is ..read more

Release Date: January 12, 2023 Label: ‎ Spotted Peccary Music Website Sacred Places, the third release by Hollan Holmes on Spotted Peccary Music, encompasses eleven geographic illustrations, each inspired by Holmes's travels to different locales of deep personal significance. It should be an exciting journey with that kind of inspiration behind the music.   Using variable hardware and software, Hollan creates the soundscapes in his mind and then moves them to music.   "Order Out Of Chaos" starts this incredible journey of sound. Right from the start, the track builds into crescendos ..read more

Release Date: December 1, 2023 Label: ‎Independent Website  David Wahler's story of recovery from near-death cancer of the lungs is a miracle. I experienced the same last year at this time when I got sepsis and recovered in time to be home on Christmas with my family. David and I could have died, and many do. Yet here we are celebrating the man's music on Blue Rose.    What I found different and interesting was how each track had its cover art, and it broke down one by one on iTunes. So, in addition to the thought of what you were hearing, you could look at the message of ..read more