As much as I try to absorb as many new releases and great reissues as possible, I’m only one man, and sometimes treasures slip through the cracks. I wish to thank Praveer Baijal, who, besides being a great and good guy, is also a man of exquisite musical taste, for pointing Continue Reading
Caucasus
Sayat Nova Project – Kazbek: Field Recordings from the Caucasus 2012 – 2014
From the Sayat Nova Project Bandcamp site: “Originally issued in September 2014 on Winebox Press in an edition of 70 copies. This collection acts as something of a Bootleg Series companion to the Mountains of Tongues LP and features material from the same sessions as well as more recent recordings Continue Reading
Ceget – Sïbïzƣï
Ceget is an artist from Karachay-Cherkessia in the Russian Caucasus region. The sounds produced on this short but pleasantly recorded album come from the Sïbïzƣï, a flute native to the region. The composer’s style for these tracks take on elements of ambient and experimental music, but are not harsh listening Continue Reading