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Italy’s most decorated jazz Flutist, Michele Gori, became the master of expressive syncopation once more in ‘Flute Factor’.  

Posted on 1 October 2023

After becoming renowned as one of the most prominent flute players on the European jazz scene and becoming Italy’s sole jazz flute professor, the multi-award-winning Italian virtuoso, Michele Gori, unveiled one of the most definitive jazz flute collections of the era when he released his third studio album, Flute Factor.

Though we strongly recommend listening to the album in full, the expressive phrasing and improvised syncopation of the light and airy flute notes is especially striking in its cathartic flair in the standout single, Jazz Time.

With the flute notes leading the instrumental arrangement, the seminal instrumental piece carries a dreamy, almost ethereal air as Gori’s technical and rhythmic complexity softly resounds over the keys and percussive fills. Spirited and resolving in equal measure, you couldn’t ask for a more sublime sonic atmosphere to slip into.

Stream the official music video on YouTube or discover more ways to listen via this link.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Ensemble Voyagers took us far out and back in time with their latest medieval folk single, Ductia

Posted on 6 September 2023

If Americana is the first thing that springs to mind when you hear the word folk, the open collective of folk purveyors and traditionalists, Ensemble Voyagers, with their medieval music creations, will show you there is plenty more to the genre.

Ensemble Voyagers, led by Daniele Montagner who started the ensemble in 2017, may be a complete antithesis to Heilung in terms of the atmospheres and sonic aesthetics, but the two truly traditional outfits achieve the same end goal of evoking history through melody.

Their latest single, Ductia, strips away the past few centuries to immerse you in a vibrant flute and trombone-driven production. The effortlessly jovial quintessential folk instrumental release is the kind of soundscape our European ancestors would use to mark an occasion for celebration or tavern revelry; European folk roots rarely get as deep as this; dig in.

Stream Ductia on YouTube and Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Hold Your Ground: Downcutting Streams uncovers those fears forever on The Landscape of Denial

Posted on 31 October 2022

With an assortment of breathless sounds to be enchanted by, Downcutting Streams returns with an ear-piercing single to be completely enchanted by on The Landscape of Denial.

Downcutting Streams is a location hidden indie alternative project that features some of the most exquisite vocals you’re likely to ever hear.

”Inspired by moral dilemmas I see in the world, as I fancy myself a good observer, I wrote the lyrics which, if you look closer, you can recall your own situations you’ve had, have or will face.” ~ Downcutting Streams

Featuring the calming flute, the well-performed guitar and that stunningly healing piano, Downcutting Streams has unquestionably created one of the more fascinating underground songs to swim into our earlobes this year.

The Landscape of Denial from indie alternative project Downcutting Streams is an experience that is hard to explain unless you have been inside this whirlpool of wonder with the volume on max. Sung with a heartfelt meaning and with an intricately mesmerizing style that could shock all senses awake, this is a noteworthy effort indeed.

See this dynamic video on YouTube and see more on her IG.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

LA multi-skilled musician James Waterman rustles in with fresh new single ‘Moses’

Posted on 28 September 2020

LA multi-skilled musician James Waterman is back with this dreamy-pop pearled song called ‘Moses‘.

The California artist shows his skills yet again on this fantastic track that shows the intricate nature of the song. Taken off ‘Smiling‘ is throwback to the styles of music that inspired this artists life suck as classic rock, pop, punk, soul, and dance music. After just turning 30 in the midst of a pandemic, he found himself reflecting on some of the moments and inspirations from over the years.

‘Moses‘ from James Waterman is like that happy-go-lucky travel song, it comes up so bight while the darkness of the world blankets the skies. This is the type of music that should be appreciated as it has been created with that rare kind of energy. One that has been made with years of experience and love. The multi-talented percussionist, singer-writer and composer shines yet again on this standout track.

Click here for the Bandcamp link.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Bethany Eve – Silver: Angelic Flute-Driven Ethereal

Posted on 30 December 2019

People that are into J. R. R. Tolkien literature and fantasy games, people that are in love with the sound of the flute or actively seeking inner peace by wandering around in the woods and the meadows, this is your jam.

Bethany Eve comes from Wiltshire of South West England. She is a singer-songwriter and flutist. Primarily she is human being that has been blessed with a voice for which the best position that I can think of, would be the head singer in the angelic choir.

She recently released an EP comprised of three songs called “Silver”.”Silver” is also the opening track. The song just opens with Bethany unwinding her ethereal voice. This is more than singing; this is a mesmerizing, hypnotic broadcast of tenderness. The sound of the flute is the chariot of her vocal calling. To where she is off, I do not know; it might be the council of fairies or something far beyond this pedestrian world.

This is truly enchanting. It is recommended to play this after dark or even better, out in the countryside.

Listen to “Silver” here

Review by Nektarios Oikonomakis