^ Beautiful album. Not really my cup of tea for going to bed to (space ambient is where the magic lies), but there's definitely a sense of peacefullness to
In My Arms, Many Flowers that would make it suited for meditation.
Time Of Orchids - Sarcast While (2005)
Spent some quality time with this baby over the last two days. A beautiful and dazzlingly experimental record that incorporates elements of no wave, Zeuhl, Allan Holdsworth's 80's jazz-fusion and contemporary math-rock into a blizzard of fun. Even has something like a pop sensibility at times, which only adds to my enjoyment.
Lava - The Rhythm Of Love (1990 / 2017 Remastered)
A jazz-rock band out of Norway that changed their style a few times, culminating in this tasty outing in 1990 after serving as Randy Crawford's backing band for much of the prior decade. Sonically we are in hi-tech AOR territory, sounding uncannily like
Toto circa 1988's
The Seventh One. Fabulous production and some really great tunes here and there, especially the shuffling opener 'Somebody Like You' which has one hell of a smooth melody. Happy to have found it.
