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Dusty Kid – Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata Rework

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Ready to submerge? This electronica reinterpretation of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata takes us down, down, down. Down into the calm, bobbing on the river of melancholy. I wonder what the long-departed composer would have to say about how his work echoes through the ages.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn_A9Yb6cgk^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/20GaLZN85W78ol0UlMW7SX^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/395321492^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Reworks-Piano/release/10917476^

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Digitonal – 93 Years On

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This original composition showcases a unique fusion between air instruments and electronic orchestration. It is Digitonal’s trademark sound, coming from one of the earliest releases of this ambient, neo-classical project.

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location.

https://digitonal.bandcamp.com/album/save-your-light-for-darker-days^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sju5eqRKFAk^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6KYlz3Pvjs5yYkEk11uLly^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/60759448^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/Digitonal-93-Years-On/release/1463612^

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Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass – Sadhanipa

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Ravi Shankar, one of the world’s most renowned sitar singers joins vibes with Western classical music composer Philip Glass. The result is a playful culture fusion journey, full of positive energy and daring moves. Instruments dance around each other, drawing countless patterns. There’s enough creativity here to satisfy the hungriest of ears.

I recommend listening to the entire album, called “Passages”.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV0xp-qAwfE^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1kWELsB6LfQ9DMamehK5c2^

That’s all folks, no Deezer for this one. Hm, falling behind, guys?

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/Ravi-Shankar-And-Philip-Glass-Passages/master/33256^

This Weekly Song entry has been brought from the FaceBook archive of Weekly Song^. This exploration was originally started through a FaceBook page, about 13 months prior to launching Mentatul. Slowly but surely, the entire FaceBook archive will be brought here.

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Michael McCann – Icarus

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This song is the very definition of epic. It’s a finale of divine proportions, mightily constructed through a crescendo of sweeping orchestra of strings, synths and beyond-majestic choirs.

And yes, this was created for Deus Ex – Human Revolution^, a must-play video game, one of the best games of 2010s.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n07RJW2BEBc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n07RJW2BEBc^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1crPnCZP0tn3a4EXv8nxX6^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/702655682^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/Michael-McCann-Deus-Ex-Human-Revolution/release/9539193^

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Dead Can Dance – Spirit

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Even before giving the lyrics a thought, this song felt like a statement of some sort. A constant and solemn bass finds an equal partner in the subdued percussion. Then, luminous chords accompany Brendan’s evocative voice while delivering his homage to life.

This is what I consider a well-written song. It’s a space where both music and lyrics accompany each other in perfect harmony. That is not to say that songs without lyrics have it easier: they must accompany music with… other music.

”I thought I’d found a reason to live
Just like before when I was a child
Only to find dreams made of sand
Would just fall apart and slip through my hands

But the spirit of life keeps us strong
And the spirit of life is the will to carry on

[…]

And the spirit of life remains in light
And the spirit of life remains inside”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h-E91BTtV8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h-E91BTtV8^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1oBAw25wjTSM6bpNkmIykx^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/938007^

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Isihia – Transfiguration

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Ghosts of clouds are dancing upon the endless plains of eternity. A silky mist envelops seven silhouettes as they walk up to an old wooden stage. There, one picks up a guitar, another picks up a flute, another picks up a strange cylinder filled with grains of sand that have been hand-picked from the countless imaginary worlds that these pilgrims have been through. Allow them to explore your world and observe what the evocative chanting stirs up.

Isihia come from Bulgaria. I strongly recommend listening to the entire album “Transfiguration” comes from. It’s an amazing creation!

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUhDC2ZCMdU^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6cJSyfJ146M58c1N5djj3i^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/49808671^

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