Nickie’s Niches 18: July 2023

Artist Song Time Album Year Computerchemist computerchemist It Could Be Paradise 10:12 Mysterious Cave Of Eternal Theta 2023 luciano basso Luciano Basso, Luciano Basso To Tell 4:44 To Tell 2023 Vincent Carr Vincent Carr’s SUMIC Jupiter Wrens- Fantasias 19:19 Jupiter Wrens 2023 Vespero Vespero Cloudarias (Isosessions #4) 5:26 Isosessions 2020 A Multitude of One A Multitude of One Megapolis 3:08 Terra Nova 2023 Captain Cougar Captain Cougar Weightless, Loveless, Bloodless. 5:59 Bonnie 2023 Myrkur Myrkur, Amalie Brunn Ragnarok Tema 4:06 Ragnarok 2023 Maud The Moth Maud the moth, Trajedesaliva Perla 4:42 Bordando El Manto Terrestre 2023 mysterious cave of eternal theta by computerchemist favorite track it could be paradise Going solo here, Dave Pearson brings us space and ambient electronica. The lack of the almost obligatory NASA voice transmission clip, so often heard in space music, makes it supremely easy to do just what this music is meant for, to lose oneself in it unapologetically. Dave stretches out with all epics here, and they are perfect to spend some time letting your mind take you where the music wanders as they gradually unfold. To Tell by Luciano Basso favorite track To Tell Here are a dozen original pieces for piano (some are 4-hand pieces), violin, and flute, brought to us by an Italian prog veteran. His process is painstakingly specific, taking into consideration each note and melody until he is completely satisfied with the result. These pieces are subtle and classical in both style and presentation. This is truly best heard from start to finish. Jupiter Wrens: Fantasias by Vincent Carr’s SUMIC favorite track Forget, Forget – Those Who Were Called And Chosen / The Backward Sweep Of The Curved Horns / Forget, Forget Multi-instrumentalist Vincent Carr returns to the skies filled with Jupiter Wrens, with two epic fantasia pieces. The opening suite is inspired by “The Wind and The Willows,” the second improvisational piece by the painting of Mammon at the Tate Museum. Vincent once again stretches out in both utilizing electric and acoustic guitars, and keyboards in contemplative layers. I love both tracks, but going with the more structured opener.