For me the Anotherlatenight or Latenighttales series are my hidden gems. The series gives artists an opportunity to string together music that they enjoy in the wee hours,music to just gell too.They are very ecletic in nature going from song to song but still maintaing their cohesiveness. Some of my favorites in the series are by Zero7,Air,Snow Patrol ... When I want to hear music but don't know what I just put one of these on.
"Hidden Gems"'
I listen mostly to jazz, jazz vocals,classical, old r&r etc. I never cared for nature sounds combined with music until I happened to come across the following pieces.
1. "Back to the Fluture". By: Erik Sampson. Sampson is a bamboo flute maker and the cuts on this cd are comprised of him on flute accompanied by a small selection of other instruments, IE, guitar, piano, drums, sax etc. There are some bird, thunder, rain etc. sounds that are incorporated perfectly. This is a hauntingly beautiful album.
It is very well recorded and throws a huge sound stage.
2. "the Smoke that Thunders". By: Hennie Becker. This album is perhaps better known. It has an African theme w/tribal drums, instruments and a few tribal vocals, again, accompanied by African bird sounds mixed with tropical rain etc. on some cuts. The music and nature sounds blend together seamlessly IMO and also throws a huge sound stage.
These two albums helped me get through 5 kidney stones, well, and of course, a little vicodin.
Maybe you can turn us on to your "Hidden Gems".
Thanks to fellow A`gon member Richard_stacy, who`s idea this originally was and I would hope for his input.
Dick
1. "Back to the Fluture". By: Erik Sampson. Sampson is a bamboo flute maker and the cuts on this cd are comprised of him on flute accompanied by a small selection of other instruments, IE, guitar, piano, drums, sax etc. There are some bird, thunder, rain etc. sounds that are incorporated perfectly. This is a hauntingly beautiful album.
It is very well recorded and throws a huge sound stage.
2. "the Smoke that Thunders". By: Hennie Becker. This album is perhaps better known. It has an African theme w/tribal drums, instruments and a few tribal vocals, again, accompanied by African bird sounds mixed with tropical rain etc. on some cuts. The music and nature sounds blend together seamlessly IMO and also throws a huge sound stage.
These two albums helped me get through 5 kidney stones, well, and of course, a little vicodin.
Maybe you can turn us on to your "Hidden Gems".
Thanks to fellow A`gon member Richard_stacy, who`s idea this originally was and I would hope for his input.
Dick