Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk’s “Amaris”

"Amaris" is an adventurously grand track of dream-pop beauty from German electronic artist Ulrich Schnauss and Danish collaborator Jonas Monk. I heard it last week while running in the Ballona wetlands - which has since become my new scouting grounds for unheard music. It used to be my morning drives to work. But Covid-19 put …

“Does It Look As If I Care” from Choir of Young Believers

Choir of Young Believers' 2016 album "Grasque," featuring the single "Does It Look As If I Care."
On again. Off again. Seems to be the pattern with the upkeep of this blog. No explanation really, other than I wasn't in the mood. It happens from time to time. But it doesn't mean I don't care. It just means I don't care to stop down and write my thoughts for a given period …

Orion vs. Alien Project and the arrival of “Cryptic Aliens”

The 2002 compilation "Siesta," featuring Orion vs. Alien Project's single "Cryptic Aliens."
It's a relaxed Sunday afternoon. The air is clean. The remnants of last night's downpour have evaporated. The skies are blue with little fluffy clouds. It's as good a setting as any for some classic psychedelic ambience from collaborators Orion and Alien Project. The track in question is an instrumental tour-de-force of downtempo electronica titled …