Dream Weapons present: SILENT AS THE GRAVE C60

 

 

What do you know it seems I had time for one more mix this month after all! While collecting songs for Sounds in the Night I sort of made an additional soundtrack-like mix without really noticing. These 23 tunes are selected from a long list of instrumentals that were too moody to fit in between the songs on my slightly more festive Halloween mix, posted earlier this month. Silent as the Grave is filled with the wonderfully eerie melodies that has made me fall more in love with 1960-1980’s horror/giallo moviescores than the actual horror/giallo movies of the era (sorry moviebuffs). To me music doesn’t get more beautiful than this. At least not right now while typing and listening through before posting  -Moahaha

 

Btw: Half the selection is actually Library/Production Music. And as long as the mood felt right, I haven’t taken into consideration what kind of movie genre the films these tracks were lifted from. But as you can see by the titles themselves, they are primarily from the correct genres anyway. 

 

1 Renato Anselmi - Oracolo
2 Enrico Simonetti - Arance Amare
3 Franco Piana - Magician
4 Nico Fidenco - The Dark Side of the Soul II
5 Alessandro Alessandroni - Ritratto
6 Achanthus - La Château
7 Gino Peguri - Odhilia
8 Pierre Porte - Theme 1
9 Giovanni Cristiani - The Blue Mountain
10 Brian Bennett - Blueprint for Murder
11 Lacerenza Michele - Fuga Notturna

12 Stelvio Cipriani - Mary's Theme
13 Manfred Hubler & Sigfried Schwab - Necronomania
14 José Pharos - Ghost March
15 Bruno Nicolai - Circle
16 Jean Bouchety - Pumping Heart I
17 Frank Reidy & Eric Allen - Distant Horizon
18 Oronzo De Filippi - Magia
19 Hermann Kopp - Drunk
20 Nino Nardini - Strange Motion
21 Pulsar Music Ltd. - Fixed Idea
22 Eddie Warner - Zone Y
23 Franco Bixio - Where They Reform You

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Dream Weapons present: SOUNDS IN THE NIGHT C60

Well hello darkness, my old friend. A spooky All Hallow’s Eve-mix that doesn’t set out to actually scare you. Haunting in a comforting sort of way, and more like watching a vintage horror movie that’s not genuinely frightening to us anymore. Quite a few truly wonderful songs here. A little doom and gloom for the whole family to enjoy -Moahaha

Btw: This mix will have to do for all of October, I’m afraid. Maybe even November. There will just be a lot of stuff going on in my life in the next couple of weeks and months. Mostly good stuff though:)

1 Jeri Simpson - In My Black Lace (1956)
2 The New Bangs - Go Go Kitty (1966)
3 Poppy Family - Endless Sleep (1969)
4 The First Theremin Era - The Barnabas Theme from "Dark Shadows" (1969)
5 The Residents - Six More Miles (To the Graveyard) (1986)
6 The Whips - Yes Master! (1958)
7 Bob Jacobs - The Small Assassin (1969)
8 The Strangers - Castle Mood (Balladi Olavinlinnasta) (1963)
9 Ethel Ennis - Mad Monster Party (1967)
10 The Riviares - Death Of A Surfer (1960's)
11 Judy Thomas - Never Say Devil Woman (1962)

12 Lallo Gori - La Morte Scende Leggera, Seq. 4 (1972)
13 The Tables - (I Married A) Monster From Outer Space (1990)
14 Luciano Michelini - Assassino Nel Buio (1975)
15 The Occasional Word - The Evil Venus Tree (1969)
16 Dick Hyman & Mary Mayo - Maid of the Moon (1963)
17 Gaitley & Fitzgerald - Seance Day (1967)
18 Motivations - The Birds (1964)
19 John Leyton - Voodoo Woman (1961)
20 Billy Saint - Midnight Freeze (1960)
21 Guy Warren - Midnight Rain (1958)
22 Rusty Isabell - Manhunt (1959)
23 Russ Garcia - Sounds In The Night (1957)

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Dream Weapons present: TERRESTRIAL PLANETS C90

 

As you may have noticed I’ve made quite a few 1970’s jazz-themed mixtapes. On Terrestrial Planets all the music presented were recorded sometime in between 1958-1968. My first from this era but probably not the last. With an illustration like this and the matching title - I was certain the cover would end up resembling a long lost Sun Ra release. I was wrong. Misleading art or not, I quite like the visual presentation nevertheless. More importantly here’s fifteen under-the-radar warbles of extraordinary beauty and a sense of mystery for you to immerse yourself in! -Moahaha

 

1 Soul Flutes - Trust In Me
2 Ahmad Jamal - This Terrible Planet
3 Sabu Martinez - Moon Black
4 Jack Wilson - Most Unsoulful Woman
5 Sahib Shihab - Charade
6 Wlodzimierz Nahorny - Ballada O Dwóch Serduszkach
7 Duke Pearson - Bedouin

8 Jazz in the Classroom - She Came From Afar
9 The Grassella Oliphant Quartette - Haitian Lady
10 Freddie McCoy - Listen Here
11 Mal Waldron - Quiet Temple
12 Joki Freund Sextet - Yogiana
13 Jimmy Giuffre - Space
14 The Three Sounds - Tammy’s Breeze
15 Attila Zoller - Family Bricks

 

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Dream Weapons present: MALAISE C60

Pure and simple beauty is nice (but nothing pure is ever simple). I’m primarily more interested in an unsettling kind of beauty, though. I’m not sure why. Perhaps I find it more true to life. I do know I respond stronger to it emotionally. Well, that’s just me. Now let’s see if this collection of strangely alluring tunes touches a few kindred spirits out there as well -Moahaha

1 Egisto Macchi - Post-Impressionismo
2 Akiko Yano - リンゴ
3 Adam Wodnicki -  Dulcimer Dream
4 Gunter Hampel And His Galaxie Dream Band - no 94 angel
5 Jackie McLean, Michael Carvin - The Crossing
6 Vytautas Juozapaitis, Vilnius Quartet - Kvartetas Nr. 3, Andante
7 Romano Rizzati - Solare

8 Bruce Ditmas - Don’t Wake Me
9 Guglielmo Papararo & Vittorio Montis - Jonosfera
10 Umberto Santucci - Ceylon
11 Fabio Fabor - Contemplatif
12 Ennio Morricone - Non e Un Dramma
13 Algardas Martinaitis - Gyvojo Vandens Klavyras (edit)
14 Hector Zazou - Le Bain Royal
15 Hanns Eisler - Eisler Sonata for Violin and Piano

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Btw: If you enjoy these sounds, I think you'll locate all the other mixes of mine that operate within the same soundspaces, by simply pressing the Modern Classical-tag.

Dream Weapons present: BARE HANDS C60

Pretty, old, folk, songs. Autumnal music. There’s still wonderful folk music being made and released. But the sound and the lyricism of these songs presented here, feel like a thing of the past. Our voices seem to have lost its wide-eyed innocence on the way from then up till now. Understandable I suppose, but I wish it wasn’t so. Enough of that. Our garden abounds with fruit and vegetables, and we’ve gathered baskets full of mushrooms. Autumn is the season of beautiful colors and my favorite time of year! -Moahaha 

1 Anki - Suru On Mennyt Sydämeeni
2 Paternoster - Cue 14
3 Lamb - The Odyssey Of Ehram Spickor
4 Dando Shaft - Kalyope Driver
5 Susan Reed - Irish Famine Song
6 Jaffray School Theatre Workshop - The Seven Sided Dice
7 Justine - See Saw
8 Foreningen Til Livets Beskyttelse - Elverkongen
9 Bonnie Koloc - Rainy Day Lady
10 L'Origine - La Deuxième Aurore

11 Wichita Fall - Night Time Suite
12 Ar-Folk - Armorika - Landet ved havet
13 Gwydion - Lughnasad Dance
14 Caedmon - Caedmon's Hymn
15 Bob and Evelyne Beers - The Little Red Lark of the Mountain
16 Midwinter - Winter Song
17 Frock - Blackleg Miner
18 Judy Collins - King David
19 Alasdair Clayre with Emma Kirkby - Lullaby and Come Afloat
20 Breche - Marianne

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 Four simliarly themed compilations/mixes: THE HEARING FOREST AND THE SEEING FIELD, ROCK ME TO SLEEP, TRAVELLIN’ IN THE DARK & THE LIGHT TRAVELLER - or simply press the folk-tag and find plenty more.

Dream Weapons present: SUNSPOTS C60

Still waiting for that collaboration. Meanwhile here’s another hour of mostly laidback 1970’s jazz grooves. Spiritual, funky, eastern tinged, electrified, psychedelic etc... Yes, most of you should know this part of me by now. Seemingly I can discover gems such as these and present them to you for the rest of my life. I’m not gonna do that, but I’ll keep making variations over this theme long as I’m entertained by it myself. If you’ve enjoyed my previous jazz-themed mixes, you’ll enjoy Sunspots too. -Moahaha  

1 The Chitinous Ensemble - Dance
2 A Priori - Σε μια θάλασσα λαστχένιο
3 Kaleidon - Oceano
4 Placebo - S.U.S.
5 Harold Mabern - Alex the Great

6 Perigeo - Genealogia
7 Anthony "Reebop" Kwaku Bah - Funkum
8 Charles Lloyd - Waves
9 Hiromasa Suzuki - Uruwashito Saneshisaneteba
10 Kathryn Moses - Touch Me

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Previous mixes with a similar approach: The Hot Space, Numina, Swaying Vibes, Selenian Gardens, I Am the Resurrection, Celestial Space Inn, Per Aspera ad Astra, Sun Sprites, Music of the Spheres, The High Priestess and Fourth World (or press the jazz-tag and you’ll find even more). That’s thirteen hours of music if I’m not mistaking.

Dream Weapons present: MACHINERY C60

Finally, a new mix! So while awaiting our great 200th mixtape-collab Drain Crystals 3 to materialize, I decideded to skip straight to number 201. What can I say, collaborations are simply more difficult to finish. This one is more of a typically electronic mind trip with a touch of human warmth. As that’s how I prefer my electronic mind trips. Enjoy! -Moahaha 

1 Bruno Spoerri - Space Cantata pt. 1
2 Monoton - Π 3.141592653589793
3 Those Little Aliens - Incident In Moderan
4 Marco Melchiori - Dimensione Alpha
5 Trees Speak - Skip Breath, Odyssey, Passage
6 Zed - Shai Hulud (First Vision)
7 Robert Schröder - Frozen Breath of Life

8 Greg Foat - Riding into Battle
9 Jonas Palm - Linguatronics
10 Rheingold - Stahlherz (#7)
11 Philippe Feret - Le Cri Ces Profondeurs
12 William Hoskins - Variation
13 Michel Mouline - L'echo de L'acier
14 Air Craft - Valley of the Lord

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Dream Weapons present: 2x45 MINUTES OF MUSIC BY STELVIO CIPRIANI (C90)

It's summer and hot outside. This means it's gonna take a while until our 200th official DWp-mix is ready. But I got one more oldie up my sleeve. This one. Originally compiled eleven years ago. It's a little cleaned up, but 95% identical. Here's most of what I wrote in 2012:

Whenever Stelvio; the hippest cat of all the italian soundtrack composers really nailed it, his approach fits my tastes just perfectly. Lots of heavy percussion and strings, seriously groovin' cembaloriffs,  deep dark moog, lovable melodies and tons of suspense... The music is selected from 26 different albums out of the 35-36 I got. Track no. 10 is composed by Cipriani and recorded by Goblin. Track 14 and 15 are taken from Library albums, the forner of the two by Stelvio's own band: Blue Sharks -Moahaha 

The correct 2023 tracklist. Too lazy to include movie titles:

1 Marsa Matruh, 1970
2 Incontro Con Marlene (Versione 3), 1970
3 Cani Arrabbiati [Titoli], 1974
4 Love Symbol, 1969
5 Sophisticated Shake, 1969
6 The Run in the Alley, 1969
7 La Fuga, 1980
8 Too Risky A Day For A Regatta, 1977
9 Un'ombra Nell'ombra (Main Titles), 1979
10 Incubi Ricorrenti (Opening Titles), 1979
11 La Polizia ha le Mani Legate (suite), 1975
12 Venture Flight, 1979
13 Emergency Call, 1979
14 It Became Crystal, 1972
15 Accadde Una Notte, 1973
16 Interrogatorio, 1971
17 Death Watch (Alternate 2), 1979

18 Main Titles (Blindman), 1971
19 La Fine di Cobb, 1975
20 Kruber il Tedesco, 1975
21 Picnic, 1975
22 The Spawning, 1981
23 L'Attesa, 1980
24 Metropolis, 1980
25 Agguato, 1980
26 Spruzzi d'Acqua, 1970
27 L'Iguana Dalla Lingua Di Fuoco, 1971
28 Lotta & Morte Dell‚Assassino, 1971
29 Inseguita & Un Ospite Inatteso, 1971
30 Rivelazioni Di Un Assassino, 1971
31 Reazione A Catena, 1973
32 Diabolico Piano, 1971
33 Gli Ultimi Angeli, 1978
34 Il Barone E Fuga Di Eva, 1972
35 Fascinum, 1970

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(my original cover art - one added song at the end of side 1, but otherwise identical)  

Dream Weapons present: VOICES IN THE AIRWAVES C60

Much like the cover art suggests, these two ladies are tuning in from one radio station to the next. Both reception and sound is surprisingly good. And what they hear is a wondrous selection of Eastern European and South East Asian folk & pop songs. I might as well have titled it «Female Voices in the Airwaves». Apart from the seven matching instrumentals, that’s what it is. An hour full of life, beauty and sadness and joy. What more could you possibly ask for? -Moahaha

1 Dainuoja Liliana Ablėnaitė - Motinos Sapnas Ir Lopšinė
2 Bazaar - Duina
3 Lucyna Owsinska - Wyruszymy W Cztery Strony Świata
4 Liepaitės & Afrikos Būgnai - Kas Tar Taka
5 Boris Kovac & Ladaaba Orchestra - Octoberburrekfest
6 Aïda Aznavour & Kevork Yanbekian - Pahraden' Meradz
7 Мухаббат Шамаева Muhabbat Shamayeva  Matniyoz Yusupov - Песня о Чарване
8 Yoshiki Kinjoh - Meiji Ichidai Onna
9 Folkloro Ansamblis Gilė - Lydžiu Laide
10 Elektro-Dschungel - Şekeroğlan Oyun Havasi

11 Petranka Kostadinova - Dedo Mili Zlatni
12 Sharifa Fadel - أم البطل Hero’s Mother
13 Rafic Hobeica - Ya Salat El Zein
14 Emilia Contessa - Djula Djuli Surabaja
15 Buppah Saichol - Won Lom Fak Rak
16 Idris Sardi - Angin Mamiri
17 은방울자매 / Silverdrop Sisters - 뗏목 이천리 / Catamaran Icheonli
18 Tuti Sangid  - Buaian Malam
19 Dream Rhythm - Man Li
20 Haruko Wanibuchi - 五ッ木の子守唄 Lullaby of Itsuki

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Dream Weapons present: THE OLD WAVE C60

The Old Wave is really just a bunch of tunes from the early to mid-eighties, that's either been with me forever, or I’ve stumbled over in various places around the internet. If not that old, New Wave is at least middle aged by now (yet for some reason "The Middle Aged Wave" didn't feel right). But it holds up well and still sound as fresh as ever. More so than the music from the second part of the same decade. It was an uniquely vibrant period for «popular music». I’ve simply collected nineteen standout gems (at least I think so) from this era that has gone under most everyone’s radar. Yes I know, The Comsat Angels and Lene Lovich are relatively well known, but the single/EP flipsides included here aren't. Chilling and doom-laden in a sort of cold war angsty way + plenty of fun -Moahaha

 

1 Mystery Plane - Telephone
2 Kaffi - Moonbeams
3 Ende Shneafliet. - Midnight Train
4 Dislocation Dance - Roof is Leaking
5 The Comsat Angels - We Were
6 Sueno Sueno - Hands
7 Störung  - Macabre
8 Avocados - I Never Know
9 Mal - A Letter From Yellowland
10 Stupid Set- Relaxin

11 Drinking Electricity - Fall
12 Lene Lovich - Cats Away
13 Tarzan 5 - Boys Game
14 David Harrow - Still Optimistic
15 Leven Signs - Our Position Vanishes
16 M.Nomiized - Nitsed
17 Jung Analysts - Punishment is Art
18 Galen Herod - 800728
19 Hong Kong Syndikat - Divided By

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Added streaming options

Update: the Spatial Jazz is blocked. Unlike Mixcloud and Hearthis, Audius isn't really meant for mixes. Hearthis has a weekly upload limit, so I can't just lump them all there. All these complications are frustrating, but as long as our mixtapes are available in some kind of format, I'm relatively "happy".

Hello fellow music lovers. Not a big deal but perhaps worth a post just to let you know. Some of you (or maybe none) might have noticed that I've later added a player for Northern Songs. As I have forgotten my reasons for not adding streaming options every time I've shared a reworking of these originally decade old pre-DWp-mixtapes of mine, I decided to do something about it. I know some of you prefer streaming, and it can of course be very practical.

I've not decided yet whether to add stream-options for the compilations I've made purely for one single artist. Does any of you want - or need the three Fairuz C90's, the Sabah, Marie Laforêt and Cab Calloway-collections I've posted here as streams - or are you good with the mp3's you got?

These are the four old mixes that were missing a streaming option, with links to the original post if you press the title: 

A Song in the Blood re-uploaded!

  Dying Breed 

 Little Black Bag

 Spatial Jazz

Dream Weapons present: NORTHERN SONGS C90

By "popular demand" I’ve flicked/improved upon and re-uploaded this ten year old C90 for you. I don't think there's been an active link for the old version in like seven or eight years. A handful of the artists selected are represented with a couple of tunes each, and a few ensembles/artists included are relatively profilic. It’s not how I would compile a mix in 2023. I do think it's pretty great for what it is though. Plus this version got three short, but sweet bonus songs. Here's what I wrote back in 2013:

Last part of the title is taken from Immigrant Song, as I grew up imagining Led Zep was singing about norwegians migrating to America. Turns out it was about Iceland but nevermind, it still fits.

My original idea was to make a «true» nordic folk collection with tunes and arrangements based on/or in direct contact with the old tradition. I ended up including some slightly rocked/jazzed up material but kept it mostly traditional with plenty of hardangerfiddle. No electro-or freakfolk to be found. Most of the edits I made are taken from medleys. Northern Songs should either make you want to dance or weep. Or dance and weep -Moahaha

1 Intro: Ulver – Hiertets Vee (edit) N
2 Pernille Anker, Hans Brimi – Blå Toner fra Lom N
3 Hedningarna – Skamgreppet S/F
4 Gjallarhorn – Minuet from Jeppo-Polska F
5 Garmarna – Drew Drusnaar-Idag Som Igår S
6 Egil Storbekken – Vesletjennlåten N
7 Kalenda Maya – Dei Två Systrarna N
8 Kalenda Maya – Ungan Herredag N
9 Folk och Rackare – Vänner och Fränder N/S
10 Väsen – Anno 1643 S
11 Menaiset – Tule! F
12 Ane Heiberg – Å Vil Du Hava Meg Til Å Kveda N (bonus, 2023)
13 Nils Økland – Svev-Til Eili N
14 Pernille Anker – Budeiesull Fra Brimisætra N
15 Niekku – Tutskovi F
16 Niekki – Pc 1582 (edit) F
17 Koyhat Ritarit & Primo – Kallon Vienti Honkaan F  
18 Magnús Þór Sigmundsson and Rafin R. Jónsson – Krummavísur I

19 Turid – Tintomara S
20 Folque – Ravnene N
21 Nya Ljudbolaget – Når Gryningen Kommer S
22 Slinkombas – Opp i li, Bånsull N (bonus, 2023)
23 Arbete och Fritid – Pols Efter Henningsgard, Brekhena S
24 Älgarnas Trädgård – Möjligheternas Barn S
25 Arbete och Fritid – Finsk Sorgsmarch S
26 Fred Åkerström – Epistel nr 81 (Bellmann): Märk Hur Vår Skugga S
27 Ragnarok – Polska Från Kalmar S
28 Erik Bye – Margaretas Vise N
29 Østerdalsmusikk – Bukkehornlåt etter Ole Eggen N
30 Slinkombas – Gamlestev N (bonus, 2023)
31 Samla Mammas Manna – Folkvisa i Morse S
32 Merit Hemmingson – Oxbergsmarschen S
33 Kong Lavring – Liv & Katinka N
34 Koyhat Ritarit & Primo – Lopetussanat F
35 Magnús Þór Sigmundsson and Rafin R. Jónsson – Tröllaslagur I 

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 (N=Norway, S=Sweden, F=Finland, I=Iceland)

Dream Weapons present: THE HOT SPACE C60

 

The concept of space in music is often associated with cold and desolate electronic soundscapes. However The Hot Space calls for far jazzier vibes. More specifically a 1970’s jazzgroove that's electrified with Moogs & stuff. By now you know I love this kind of stuff, and I will never grow tired of discovering yet another unheard gem from that time period. It feels like home somehow. La Vittima is lifted from an Italian giallo and Earl is from a Blaxploitation movie (plus a Library Music trio of tunes) - and I think the remaining tracks would have worked just as well in some movie really -Moahaha

1 Enrico Intra - Preludio in Re min. ("Stoccarda" Caduta di Varsavia)
2 The Equatics - Santana Part I
3 Arakawa Yasuo & Shiji Shiroo - Sudden Rain In Kyo
4 Luther Lane - Gorilla My Dreams
5 Piotr Figiel Ensemble - I Want To Be Your Girl
6 Ed Bogas - Earl
7 Fiorenzo Carpi - La Vittima
8 Sir Edward - Keep On Moving On

9 Katamaran - Poseidon
10 Jakie Mittoo - Groovy Spirit
11 Bobbye Hall - Voyeur
12 Stomu Yamashta - Ishi
13 Alan Hawkshaw - The Speed Of Sound
14 Group Meeting - Loose
15 Band X - Red Cloud
16 Lesiman - Derivazione

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Dream Weapons present: TILL THE END O' THE WORLD WITH YOU C60

Alternatively «dance till the end o’ the world with you». Another collection of both schmaltzy and gently romantic oldies. It’ll fill you (or me) with nostalgia, melancholy and the forbidden longing for those good ol’ postwar days of optimism, joy and innocence. A time that probably never existed - but we can dream, can’t we? -Moahaha

1 Nelson Riddle - Bali Ha'i
2 Fairuz - Ya Mayla Âal Ghoussoun
3 Kazuko Matsuo - Koi ni Inochi o
4 Davie Allan & The Arrows - Camel Walk
5 Johnny Cymbal - The Water Was Red
6 Richard Anthony - I Who Have Nothing
7 Richie Allen - A Touch of Blues
8 Abbe Lane - We're Not Children
9 Pia Colombo - La Belle De Nuit
10 The Norman Amadio Trio - Enchantment
11 Alice Babs - Vildandens Sång

12 Tiny Young - Mon Futur Et Mon Passe
13 John Scott Trotter - Uska Dara
14 Silvia Telles - Mágoa
15 Charlene Bartley - Sand In My Shoes
16 Barry Gray - Big Ben Strikes Again: Until Midnight
17 Michèle Arnaud - Timoléon le Jardinier
18 Ritmo Natural - Augusta
19 Ad Van Den Hoed Quartet - Die Violette Nacht
20 Jackie Lawrence - Buenas Noches Mi Amor
21 José Guardiola - Quisiera
22 Everardo Ordaz - Rhumba Rhapsody

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(Audius blocked this mix, which is why I'm trying Hearthis) 

(self)promotion: Eulipion Corps - Return To Friendly Islands (Wormhole World, 2023)

 

 

The image over here is my third cover for yet another album by my hyperproductive friend Julian and his project Eulipion Corps. The cover and the title combined is as good indication as any in regards to what Return To Friendly Islands sounds like. Similar to the two previous albums shared here, but more aquatic, friendlier and more islandish. Check it out! For Bandcamp-link press cover, title or...

 

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