Nickie’s Niches #28: April 2024

Start Artist Song Time Album Year 0:02:25 A Multitude of ONE Duduk 5:46 Ethnic Electronic 2024 0:08:11 Olivia Chaney 0:08:38 Olivia Chaney Bogeyman 3:18 Circus Of Desire 2024 0:11:56 Less Bells 0:12:30 Less Bells A Failure of Horses 4:16 Drowned Ground 2024 0:16:46 The Decemberists 0:17:16 The Decemberists Burial Ground 4:00 As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again 2024 0:21:16 Kalandra 0:21:47 Kalandra The State of the World 4:12 The State of the World EP 2024 0:26:00 Panzerpappa 0:26:24 Panzerpappa Berlinervals 4:13 Skjeringspunkt 2024 0:30:37 You Are Wolf 0:31:06 You Are Wolf As Sylvie Was Walking 4:48 Keld 2018 0:35:55 Timothy Wenzel 0:36:26 Timothy Wenzel My Siren 5:09 Immerse 2024 0:41:35 Albion 0:42:27 Albion Black Lake (Llyn y Fan Fach) 4:15 Lakesongs of Elbid 2023 0:46:42 Kid Arrow Old Night Is Iron-Clad 2024 0:47:18 Vincent Carr Pastoral Progressive/The Moment Is Muse 2024 0:45:27 Loreena McKennitt 0:48:36 Loreena Mckennitt Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór / Wild Mountain Thyme 6:08 The Road Back Home 2024 Ethnic Electronic by A Multitude of ONE favorite track Duduk Exactly as advertised, this time Colin Powell has collected his more ethnically influenced electronica pieces into one release. He sails into many world music ports, including Celtic, Middle Eastern, Oriental, Spain, India, and even the New World. The overall effect is much like a Renaissance travelogue might have been represented by various musicians attending court, if only they’d had electronic instruments at their disposal. Circus Of Desire by Olivia Chaney favorite track Bogeyman Oliva Chaney returns with her third full-length release, bringing mostly spare arrangements which, rightly so, make room for her crystalline voice. She utilizes piano, guitar, banjo, keyboards, strings, and quiet percussion to reflect upon various aspects of her own and others’ interior lives. My favourite track is a sort of rumination/confrontation of nighttime frights. The Drowned Ground by Less Bells favorite track