The music is healing the living creatures. Image by lunamontem Our seventh episode in the Across the Continents series is comprised of curing tunes from varied countries and environments. Some of our treating team are specialized in manual methods while others tend to apply novel electronics. 1. Minuk – Aurora (2020) Arriving at Barichara, Colombia, we are starting our episode in a brilliant company. The duo by Alejandra Ortiz and Marcus Berg, the Colombian-Swedish family, shares their passion and energy with every single guest. Don’t hesitate to join the camp and feel the team spirit ..read more

This 4PICKS episode brings together albums from four different parts of the world, transmitting the heritage of traditional music to the orbit of the digital era. 1. Burd Ellen – A Tarot Of The Green Wood (2022) Let’s start with the third album by the duo of Debbie Armour and Gayle Brogan. This is a very extraordinary perusal of traditional Scottish songs and legends that seem to have lost their age. The musical component of these works is closer to avant-garde improvisation. There are voices of synthesizers and electronics, drone, noises and cries of bagpipes, trumpets, and seagulls flyin ..read more

The Pantayo collective is dealing with vibrations and beats that charge the audience with positive energy. This Toronto-based all women band is moving through the synthesis of Southern Philippines traditions, modern Western rhythms and tender vocals. This combination is unexpectedly amusing. On this album, acoustic waves from kulintang drums and percussive metallophones go hand in hand with fanciful synths parties. This alliance is swaying from sophisticated Asian delight to somewhat poppish stuff and back. Along this trajectory, a myriad of positive emotions are lurking. Catch them and ..read more

The duo of Nicoletta D’Auria and Domenico Monaco have been wandering and fantasizing along the way for more than 15 years. During this time, the Nidoja project has been managing to work with musicians from all over Europe. Thus both chamber and rather electronic music appeared in numerous collaborations on different platforms and in different formats. Suck folktronics is born at the confluence of two oceans, acoustic and digital ones. It is not a specific genre, but a peculiar approach to musical creativity. Eventually, the time has come to release selected pieces. In some points, the voice ..read more

Strange world opens its gates and lets us walk into. Here, the digital substance refracts the rich tradition, and we are just enjoying what happens. Howie Lee is an extraordinary act on the world independent scene. Coming form Beijing, China, he attracted the attention of the Western beacons and continues to surprise the auditoria. So, the “Birdy Island” album, is barely definable thing, which is created by the sheer author’s imagination. For sure, he used synths and electronic tools, also involving prepared piano, guitar, bass, percussion, flute, and the most organic instrument like yang qi ..read more

Open the window for this wonderful music. Image: artgiagzhel Today’s Selected Goosebumps compilation unveils five varied albums at the intersection of genres. All five discover ethereal soundscapes waiting for your sight and presence. Neoclassical music, post-rock, folktronica and experimental art, that’s what our artists have prepared for your conscious listening. 1. The Stolen Orchestra – Everything Is Happening (2020) We start our trip in Australia. Matty Sievers, who runs the project called “The Stolen Orchestra”, deals with especially touching sounds and openings. I just leave he ..read more

Welcome to the campfire, where the sounds of the sacred forest are breathing in unison with a djembe. Alexander Sirenko from Moscow, Russia, has been working with both field and studio recordings. His creative thought extends into the tribal domain while involving various electronic approaches and devices. This unity of digital and prime art is to establish an essential connection between the performer, the audience and the environment. The rhythm goes around the spiral melodies and charges the cells of the living bodies. This album collects Coral Club’s essential compositions, bringing us t ..read more

Inna Zhelannaya travels deeply into ancient slavonic folk heritage and revives old songs by modern sounding and boosted arrangements.   Her ensemble consists of famous bassist Sergey Grebstel Kalatchev, drummer Dmitry Frolov and saxophonist Oleg Mariakhin. Quartet invites various musicians to complete compositions by diverse instruments like strings, wind or electronic ones. On this record, for instance, we also hear Lev Slepner’s marimba and ethereal voice of Radik Tyulyush. Inna draws her inspiration from songs, poems, chants and snippets of folk art, a languege which had been used to ..read more

 Have you ever seen WildBadger playing saxophone and djembe? Yes or no, now it’s time to listen to him. Chris Brock from Norwich, UK, is an artist who never stops to invent. He devotes himself to visual arts, manufactures abstract sculptures and also creates inspirational music as well. He plays saxophone, clarinet, percussion, and Korgs and Ableton are involved into compositions. Vocals are also performed by Chris on his own. WildBadger follows a strong idea of special influence of music on the human beings. Different sounds coming from nature, spoken words and synthetic ones, as being c ..read more