In Rotation, April 2004
Mistress McCutchan
Saint Eve – Elixir
Track Listing: Heartblack Amnesiac, Secret Special Toy Surprise, Bete Noire, Jets, No Human Words, Reina Roja, Good Intentions, Side Effects, Frame of Mind, Morgan of You, One Day, While the City Sleeps, It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine), Spring Cleaning.
Fresh and brilliantly infectious electronica from this “Chemical Sister” that has been on repeat both on my laptop and my iPod. From the aggressive punk of “Heartblack Amnesiac” to the sultry “Morgan of You”, this is a stunning album; not a weak song in the bunch (and yes, that second to last one is a R.E.M. cover). More information available at thesainteve.com
Mirabilis – Pleiades
Track Listing: Pleiades, In The Dark, Weep O Mine Eyes, Moon, Haunted, Hide Away, Libera Me, Riu Riu Chiu, O Virga ac Diadema, Invocation of the Sun, Scarborough Fair, Tears, Ripple, Nox Nivosa, Mysterium, An Epitaph, Pleiades (Reprise).
A wide variety of reinterpreted compositions ranging from Hildegard von Bingen to traditional Spanish from Dru Allen (This Ascension) and Summer Bowman (The Machine in the Garden). This album makes for a very lush listening experience. For more information, check mirabilismusic.com or Middle Pillar Presents.
Butterfly Messiah – Eternal
Track Listing: For Today, The Circle, It’s Time, Eternal, With Roses, Virtual, Grey, Ascension, Believe, Falling Stars, Aeon, Counterstrike.
A striking marriage of dance beats and ethereal vocals from this trio, breaking any misconceptions that the dance floor music isn’t divine. Shannon is certainly goddess-like. For more information, check out butterflymessiah.com or Fossil Dungeon.
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