Digitalcasm Daily Play #42

Green Clouds Lead Us To Peak by Sangam 

About this artist

Sangam is an ambient, atherial, experimental artist out of Manchester England.  Their music is comprised of lush, well mixed and mastered soundscapes.

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Why this is good

Anyone who is a fan of Brian Eno's Music For Airports will like this.  This extremely minimal atmospheric piece does it's job brilliantly.  The soundscape here is delicate. shallow rainfall sits perfectly on top of the mix subtly piercing way, gently, through the top end of the spectrum. There is subtle rumbling of a distant wash of tones, and an extremely atherial melody that blurs the line between synthesized and acoustic sounds.  This soundscape is so convincing.  So close your eyes, and lend two minutes of your time to Green Clouds Lead Us To Peak by Sangam.  This track is part of the Cotched Under The Stars EP.

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Digitalcasm Daily Play #38

A New Life  by Jim James

About this guy

Jim James is best known as the frontman of psychedelic rock group My Morning Jacket.  This track is a new single from an upcoming full length solo release, Regions of Light and Sounds Of God.

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Why I like this

A New Life is a soulful,  organic and wide open song about wanting to start a new life, again.  The first half of the track treats us to Jim's vocals and lyrics with muted guitar.  The texture and reverb are great, and the muted sounds are so delicate.  I was strangely reminded of Peter Bjorn and John for the first minute or so before A New Life opens up to a really exceptional arrangement that sounds like a hit that had been transported directly from 50s or 60s.  The only giveaway are the slightly robotic drums that fade in just before the transition. This is so damn good.

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