Elemental Gaze

Heard this on the latest Lost Children compilation ( Volume #13). Elemental Gaze is from Indonesia.

Milhaven: sign of life

I was happy to spot this sign of life from Milhaven, a new video posted on their myspace page.

Michael Waters returns

Michael Waters returned to the Duncan Garage Showroom last week... another memorable concert. This time it was extra special, because it was an incredibly balmy evening in Duncan, the first of the year really, and there were just a handful of us in there gathered around the stage. Michael engaged us during the break. We talked about what part music takes in our lives. Michael made a comment that will stick with me for a long time: You are a success if you can do what you love to do. I like that, to make the standard for success personal, and to reject any other standard.

For an encore, Michael played some music from his upcoming CD. He gave me some tracks to share:

Mind Bandits
Farmers Cathedral

You'll find more to listen to at Ladybird Music.

OUIM.net rediscovered

I recently rediscovered OUIM net.label, loaded with psychedelic listening pleasures. The home page has 3 music streams and between the releases and DJ sets, almost 100 well curated psychedelia titles to download.

I'm reminded of an old favorite by Fairytale, released the week before Christmas, it sounds like a drunken Christmas party at first. Soon it wanders into my neighborhood in Vancouver, with a dialog about our seabus transit ferries and lo fi soundscapes that's accompanied by a joyful thumping sound and the ancient chanting of First Nations people that used to make the crossing in canoes.

Fairytale: Native Tales

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