Nickie’s Niches #34: October 2024

Start Artist Song Time Album Year 0:01:38 Andy Aquarius 0:29 0:02:06 Andy Aquarius Waters Above, Waters Below [A Motion Picture] 4:57 Golla Gorruppu 2023 0:07:04 Drew Gardner 0:18 0:07:22 Drew Gardner Castor 6:34 Cygnus A 2024 0:13:56 Ulvesang 0:22 0:14:18 Ulvesang The End 5:38 The Hunt 2018 0:19:56 Smith & Wileman 0:34 0:20:30 Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman Wychwood 2:35 Wychwood 2024 0:23:05 Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman Wheel Of Fortune 7:49 Wychwood 2024 0:30:54 Mdou Moctar 0:44 0:31:38 Mdou Moctar Imouhar 5:02 Funeral For Justice 2024 0:36:40 Thurnin 0:24 0:37:04 Thurnin Endrborinn 11:22 Útiseta 2023 0:48:26 Morenica 0:23 0:48:49 Morenica Lo boier – Occitan, sud de la France 5:56 Morenica 2021 0:54:45 Kalandra 0:29 0:55:15 Kalandra Segla 4:43 A Frame of Mind 2024 Golla Gorroppu by Andy Aquarius favorite track Waters Above, Waters Below Here, Andy creates a mythical gorge and the creatures that live within it. Andy’s harp is to the fore, with him also on vocals, lyre, and synths, and others assist on hammered dulcimer, bowed guitar, steel string guitar, violincello, and some choir vocalization. This is on pretty constant rotation for me, and I think it will also be, for you. I love the epic final track, but for brevity’s sake going with Waters Above, Waters Below Cygnus A by Drew Gardner favorite track Castor Elkhorn’s Drew Gardner plays zither, mbira, and guitar here, and is inspired by constellations, stars, and galaxies. Each one is as gorgeous as the last, perfect for spacing out to. Silvery, shimmering, and scintillating. The Hunt by Ulvesang favorite track The End Canadian atmospheric dark neofolk duo evoke brooding forests, crystalline waters, and stark mountain landscapes. The music is paganistic and Nordic in feel, with tinges of dark metal. Acoustic guitars, soft percussion and mostly wordless vocals comprise this phantasmagoric release. Wychwood EP by Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman