Kaya Project - ...And So It Goes
Not knowing this one was being released (so no build-up of expectations) I have been quite satisfied with what I have heard, it's good old Kaya Project, nothing fancy here, but the project is moving in an even more organic direction than the previous two albums. Lots of blues guitar (or what ever it is) and other instruments, so moving a bit away from the electronic, but still nice. Its no ground breaker, but a good journey! If u liked the two previous albums and you would like the hear more, it's definitely recommended!
VA - Shamanisma (2CDs)
What a weird compilation, with that I mean the way its put together! Lots of music styles in the melting pot, sometimes it feels randomly put together but I think I can see some red thread in there, most tracks are heavily infected with melodies, in different shapes and forms. It's from forest trance to suomi and goa on the upbeat CD, with some really good tracks, and by artist I have never heard of before, nice! The downtempo CD is also very randomly compiled with almost every track being different from the previous, wouldn't work as a set play-list (god no!) but there are still at a lot of interesting stuff to be heard, it somehow reminds me of Dropout's VA - Spacedivers in its weird setup and style, but this one is less "dark".
But I think its definitely an interesting release, maybe not with the best mastering or good flow in the compiling but is has other qualities! It also has a dose of underground sound to it
Hibernation - Some Things Never Change
First impression: Good! It has lots of different ideas and beautifully executed. I still need to listen to this some more, and I think I will appreciate it even more when times go by! And two releases by Seb Taylor in one week, almost too much to ask