In the ninth episode of the Continents series, we are going to listen to both acoustic and electronic, world music, ambient, and something more experimental.
1. Angophora โ Together (2021)
๐ฆ๐บ The Sydney based duo by Max Santilli and Jacob Fugar explore the moment as it is. Their music gently embraces and shares an intimate feeling. Acoustic instruments such as the guitar or smooth percussion meet electrified ones and some synths parties as well. It’s a narrow path to awareness which might be walked by any creature desiring to find oneself. Don’t hesitate to make a step barefoot, and the nature’s powers won’t leave you alone. Thanks to the guys for this generous gift.
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2. Jumua Trio โ After the Rain (2022)
๐ซ๐ท ๐จ๐ณ Pierre Brahin is a French composer and musician living in Beijing. He established several projects dealing with various forms of music, from traditional to jazzy and fusion. In Jumua trio, Pierre’s partners are bassist Wang Ganyu and He Kairan, whose percussion polishes wonderful melodies. Despite European and Chinese roots, the Jumua Trio’s sound is way closer to the Middle Eastern traditions. Partly it is due to the voice of Pierre’s oud. More significantly, it comes from the spirit of their music.
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3. Paul Lloyd Thomas โ Hymns Of High Noon (2022)
๐บ๐ธ It’s time for a meditation here at the Selected Goosebumps. We will plunge into a serene state and spend six sessions in it. Each session subtly flows into the next one. The parts are called the rays and this perfectly reflects the sense of what is happening here. The session is conducted by Paul Lloyd Thomas, who uses flutes, Tibetan bowls, harmony box and harmonic singing with overtones during his musical ceremony.
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4. Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti โ Music For A Cosmic Garden (2023)
๐ฏ๐ต ๐จ๐ญ At this point we find ourselves in the mystical cosmic garden. In their collaboration, the Japanese electroacoustic wizard and the Swiss-Italian trombonist are able to construct, or to fantasize a multidimensional space. Here you can spot familiar shapes and even familiar sounds. From time to time it will seem that some creatures are hiding behind the silhouettes of trees and bushes. Later on you’ll hear a waterfall or a spring which the cosmic animals have come to drink from.
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5. John Haycock โ Dorian Portrait (2023)
๐ฌ๐ง This episode is completed by another work, this time coming from the city of Manchester. Local musician John Haycock armed himself with the 21-string kora, a griot cousin of a harp. The compositions on this album are built around parts for this ancient instrument, which create the repeating patterns absorbing other sounds. This are the sounds of the clarinet played by the author himself, as well as soft electronics. Sometimes it imitates the sounds of nature, and at other times it gives an unearthly sensations.
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Selected Goosebumps 