PGM 415: SECRET CARAVAN 8

A magical sound voyage through ambient sahara & silk road electronica.🐪🏺

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK
00:25 / Alpha Hypnotica / Ananda
08:40 / KaMarius / Dune’s Mystery
12:49 / Giuseppe Dio / The Desert
16:45 / Enigma / The Eyes of Truth
23:55 / Obsqure / Tataouine
27:35 / Delerium / Remembrance
34:52 / Lorenzo Montanà / Mirrors’ Den
39:35 / Kick Bong & FMW / Babylon’s Garden
44:00 / Open Canvas / Citadels and Minarets
49:35 / Desert Dwellers / At Last, Our Refuge

PGM 414: CHTHONIC VISIONS

An organic-tribal ambient mix to convey darkly underworld passages.🪨🌀

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK
00:20 / Eguana / Dragon Amulet
08:25 / Chris Meyer’s Alias Zone featuring Robert Rich / Realization
21:40 / Steve Roach / Walking Upright
32:25 / Steve Roach & Loren Nerell / Ecopoiesis
39:55 / Ellen Johnson / Threads Between the Stars
44:45 / Lorenzo Montanà / Arunay
50:55 / jarguna / Invisible River

PGM 406: RAINFOREST SOJOURN 8

A tribal-ambient chillout mix through the tropics.🌴🥥🦜

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM-EP-SINGLE
00:20 / Sean Hayman / Fly Underwater (Worldwide Cut) / Rhapsody in Chill
05:35 / Deep Forest / Hunting (Version 2021) / Eponymous
09:30 / Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone / Taranaki Rises / Pangaea
13:50 / ELEON / Shadow Worlds / Shadow Worlds
19:40 / Translippers / Crystal Forest / Crystal Branches
24:10 / Chorus of Tribes / LoLo / Myth
29:20 / Lorenzo Montanà / Saelun / Velan
38:37 / Chronotope Project / Spirit Walk / Kaleideoscope
43:03 / Forrest Fang / Arrival – The Waking Hour / Radiance and the Receding Light
52:10 / Kamarius / The Gathering / Rituals

PGM 403: EARTH TREK 7

A nature-inspired mix of global chill & ambient electronica.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM-EP-SINGLE
00:20 / Delerium / Flowers Become Screens / Semantic Spaces
08:08 / Chromocode / Timeless Azure / Timeless Azure
14:17 / Zero Cult / Volcano / Ethereal Winds
20:45 / Thomas Lemmer & Thomas Foster / Deep Inside the Blue / Deep Inside the Blue
23:22 / Artenovum / Deep Valley / A Breeze of Melodies
27:40 / Byron Metcalf & Billy Denk / Awakening Sky / Activation
35:15 / Steen Chorchendorff Jorgensen / Path of the Lightning / Within Gravity
39:11 / One Arc Degree / Trapped on a Dying Planet / Emergence
45:50 / Sverre Knut Johansen / Dead Vlei - The Most Beautiful Dead Place on Earth / Still Time
51:30 / Deep Forest / First Twilight (Version 2021) / Eponymous
54:10 / Essence Project / Fly in Nature / 2496

PGM 391: EARTH TREK 6

A nature-inspired mix of global chill & ambient electronica.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:20 / ELEON / Deep in a Forest; Trees Dance / Deep in a Forest; Trees Dance
05:52 / Deep Forest / Night Bird (Version 2021) / Eponymous
09:44 / Mike Oldfield / In the Beginning/Let There Be Light / The Songs of Distant Earth
15:52 / Ascendant / Earthbreath / Elemental Air
23:05 / Forrest Fang / Dream of Deep Earth / Perihelion
31:46 / Germind / Secrets of Evolution / Inaccessible Life Forms
36:57 / Enigma / Back to the Rivers of Belief (Part 2 & 3) / MCMXC a.D.
44:32 / Sverre Knut Johansen / Massive Extinction / Still Time
53:28 / One Arc Degree / Oceans Gone / The Forest and the Milky Way

PGM 384: MYSTIC ODYSSEY 4

A lushly chilled & dubby mix imbued with an eastern vibe.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM-EP-SINGLE
00:20 / Sitaranha / Adana (Dense Remix) / Adana
04:39 / Shakatura / Galactivation / Galactivation
09:10 / Telefis / Falun Gong Dancer with Jah Wobble (Donkey's Gudge Dub) / Falun Gong Dancer with Jah Wobble
14:00 / K Ambient Sounds / Tender Moments and Open Spaces / Enchanting Atmosphere
22:40 / Shivanam / Krishna Legend / Krishna Legend
28:38 / Kristina Bennett / Forgiveness / Shakti
32:08 / Eric Hilton / Petra / Sound Vagabond
35:18 / Banco De Gaia / Big Men Cry / Big Men Cry
41:18 / Lucia Hwong / Generic Actress #3 / Slumberland
45:40 / Eguana / Misty Nocturne / Destiny, Vol. 3
52:38 / J.P.illusion / Artificial Spirit / Artificial Spirit

PGM 380: ANCESTRAL WINDS 6

A mesmeric mix of atmospheric world & tribal ambient soundscapes.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:25 / Suzanne Teng & Gilbert Levy / Journey of Life / Autumn Monsoon
06:10 / Erik Wøllo / Dry River / Solastalgia
12:25 / K Ambient Sounds / Beautiful Contemplation / Enchanting Atmosphere
21:45 / Deborah Martin & Erik Wøllo / Creation Story / Kinishba
26:32 / Sverre Knut Johansen / Rhinoceros On Large Salt Pan / Still Time
32:40 / Translippers / Lizards On A Stone / Continuity
38:02 / City of Dawn, Sherry Finzer, Karasvana / Resonant Wandering / The Journeying Sun
43:27 / Peter Phippen & Ivar Lunde, Jr. / Earthly / Earthly
50:20 / Byron Metcalf / Embrace of Uncertainty / Inner Rhythms Meditations Vol. II

PGM 365: EARTH TREK 5

A nature-inspired mix of global chill & ambient electronica.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:20 / Deep Forest / Deep Forest (Version 2021) / Eponymous
05:41 / Mario Raposo / Terra Mystica / Lost In Terra Incognita
11:45 / ELEON / Dance of the Tree People / Hidden Kingdom
15:55 / Germind & Elvya / The Voice of Nature / The Land of Dreams
21:25 / Eguana / Blue Whale Song / Somnolence
26:15 / Rising Galaxy / Gardener’s Dream / The Need To Chill
31:27 / Eagle / Gift of Life / Black Eagle
37:00 / Active Region / Gaia-X / Horizon Dispatch
47:05 / David Helpling & Jon Jenkins / A Treasured World / A Treasured World
52:25 / Delerium / Rain / Signs

PGM 360: CELTIC REVERIES 10

A celtic ethereal chillscape across enchanted lands.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:20 / Dagda / Prolog/Anthem of the Gods / Sleeping with the Gods of Love
04:17 / David Lyndon Huff / Skyedance / Celtic Dreams
09:09 / Secret Garden / Moving / Dreamcatcher
12:26 / Emer Kenny / Heaven / Emer Kenny
17:10 / Dao Dezi / Hebrides / World Mix Album
21:54 / Stone Age / Kervador / Stone Age
27:00 / David Arkenstone / Warm Lights Flicker Across the Lake / Winterlude
31:02 / Ronan Hardiman / Take Me With You / Solas
35:39 / Clannad / Ri Na Cruinne / Anam
39:24 / Llewellyn / Waxing Moon / Moon Spells
50:55 / Enya / Smaointe… / Shepherd Moons

PGM 357: SAVANNA SKIES

A chillout ambient lounge mix through African frontiers.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:20 / Chorus of Tribes / Into Morocco / Myth
06:09 / Deep Forest / White Whisper (Version 2021) Eponymous
11:52 / Jeff Oster / Serengeti (feat. Samite) / True
16:48 / Le Voyage / African Sun (native mix) / Senses of a Magic Fairytale
23:15 / Diane Arkenstone / Voices in the Jungle / African Skies
36:10 / Beautiful World / Evolution / In Existence
41:52 / Stephan Baer / Spirit of Aisha / The Dark Frontier
48:50 / David Lyndon Huff & Jack Jezzro / Ivory Coast / Worldbeat Africa
56:56 / Jai / Tanzania / African Journey

PGM 356: RAINFOREST SOJOURN 7

A tribal-ambient chillout mix through the tropics.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:20 / Stephan Baer / Coast of Bali / Islands of the Orient
07:30 / Bjørn Lynne / Ang Kahora / Beneath Another Sky
13:20 / Deep Forest / Hidden Worlds / Burning
17:47 / Novalima / Sanandome / La Danza, Pt. 1
20:51 / Mark Barrott / Dr Nimm’s Garden of Intrigue & Delight / Sketches From An Island
25:00 / ELEON / Epic Journey / Hidden in Time
30:54 / Paul Haslinger / Rainmakers Dream / World Without Rules
35:44 / II nøthing II / Plastic / Artificial Nature
40:47 / Island Sun / Oriental Night (the Buddha flight mix) / The Sounds of a Secret Island
46:13 / Kamarius / Natural Ritual / Rituals
56:04 / Zingaia / Omumbiri / Earth Church

PGM 352: SECRET CARAVAN 7

A magical journey through saharan chill & silk road electronica.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:25 / Desert Dwellers / Traversing the Endless Road / Breath
07:25 / Didon / Raven Lashes / Raven Lashes
10:37 / Waterbone / King of Cups / Orion Prophecy
15:20 / Moroccan Spirit / La Mamounia / Moroccan Spirit
23:02 / Elise Lebec / Bolero / Origin
28:00 / Obsqure / Mamulks / Silk Roads
31:50 / Kamarius / Timeless Tradition / The Flow of Life
36:55 / Zingaia / Nomad’s Land / Soles on Earth
41:42 / Delerium / Lamentation / Karma
50:05 / Open Canvas / Full Moon Dervish / Nomadic Impressions
57:10 / Opium Moon / The Mystery (with Supreme Beings of Leisure) / Where We Are Gathered

PGM 351: SHAMANIC VISIONS 7

A transcendent voyage into tribal-ambient soundworlds.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:25 / Frore & Shane Morris / Nomadic Dreaming / Eclipse
10:05 / Louigi Verona / Under the Cover of Shadows / Nocturnal Creatures
20:26 / Suspended Memories / Different Deserts / Forgotten Gods
31:48 / Steve Roach / On This Planet / On This Planet
45:21 / Byron Metcalf / Burundi Dreams / Adventures in Synaptic Exploration
54:47 / Solitaire / Awakening / Nocturnes & Fearless

Journeyscapes DJ Set: Celtic Reveries 9

An ethereal Celtic chillscape across enchanted lands.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:20 / Amethystium / Arcus / Evermind
05:23 / Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning / Voice of the Irish / Patrick
10:40 / Stone Age / Ultra Breizh / Stone Age
14:00 / David Arkenstone / Siren of the Sea / Celtic Chillout Beats
18:00 / Eamonn Karran / Curse of Glenveagh / Celtic Skies
22:24 / Ronan Hardiman / Dreaming / Solas
27:17 / Dao Dezi / Ti Eliz Iza / Dao Dezi
34:50 / Nóirín Ní Riain / Ode to Bridget / Celtic Soul
38:15 / Medwyn Goodall / Nine Maiden Chronicles (part 1) / Druid II
44:18 / 2002 / Little Bird (Einini) / Celtic Fairy Dream
49:50 / France Ellul / Brightness / Spirits of the Forest
54:52 / Dagda / Karina / Sleeping with the Gods of Love

Album Review: Oracle of Delphi by Rusty Crutcher

Review by Candice Michelle

Composer and Multi-instrumentalist Rusty Crutcher has been producing and releasing music on his own artist-owned label, Emerald Green Sound Productions, since 1987. Having released seven albums in his historical/mythical-themed Sacred Sites Series, Oracle of Delphi is the latest installment inspired by Crutcher’s exciting travels to sacred sites throughout the world.

As the album title suggests, Oracle of Delphi takes the listener’s mind on a journey to a glorious mystical place in Greece’s ancient past – Delphi, a sacred precinct that served as the seat of the oracle, Pythia, who was consulted by people throughout the Mediterranean and beyond.

Comprised of ten compositions spanning just under an hour, the album seemingly guides us through shadowy portals and watery corridors that are perfectly illustrated by minimalist neoclassical and symphonic ambient vistas.

We sail away to an enchanted land with the dreamily foreboding opening piece, “Miriam’s Wish”, which is characterized by an understated orchestration of synths, strings, chimes and woodwinds.

The third track, “Aegean Reflections”, is one of my favorites, pleasantly recalling the album Journey to Atlantis by Llewellyn and Kevin Kendle. Here an ethereal coalescence of flowing strings, siren-like vocals and pulsating rhythmic undercurrent paint tranquil mental images of a mythical undersea kingdom.

The fifth track, “Apollo Awakens”, is another highlight that perhaps suggests a misty sea voyage amid towering mounting cliffs with its haunting duduk, eerie timbres and glistening bell tones conveying exploration and mystery.

The seventh track, “Pythia’s Trance”, is especially noteworthy for its earthy touch and hypnotic mood on which delicate panpipe and melodic percussion evoke veiled forest imagery.

If you enjoy fantasy film scores and video game soundtracks – and Greek mythology in particular – Oracle of Delphi provides a great musical companion for nighttime listening by candlelight or while reading an exciting novel.

~Candice Michelle for Journeyscapes 

For more information please visit the artist's website. Oracle of Delphi is also available at Amazon, iTunes, and more.

Journeyscapes DJ Set: Secret Caravan 6

A magical night journey into Sahara & Silk Road chillout.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM-EP-SINGLE
00:20 / Desert Dwellers / To Be the Air / Breath
08:09 / Didon / Beside You - أنا معك / Beside You - أنا معك
11:42 / Eguana & Qeight / The Path of Faith / Recreation
16:33 / Obsqure / Silk Roads / Silk Roads
22:35 / Gian Berselli & Jérémy Marais / Mouna / Creative Stillness
27:55 / Jef Stott & Mah Ze Tar / Atlas (original mix) / Zikr Project: Atlas
35:42 / Mamak Khadem / Messenger / Remembrance
40:27 / Kamarius / Jadral / Wheel of Truth
47:16 / Opium Moon / Dhikr: Day / Night + Day
53:47 / Karavan Sarai / Longing in the Stars (part 1) / The Moon’s Within Reach

Journeyscapes DJ Set: Vision Quest 2

A spacious mix of world flute & primaeval atmospheres.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:19 / Bodhi / Purple Shadows / Deep Dream
08:22 / Dean Evenson, Scott Huckabay & Phil Heaven / Edge of Forever / Healing Resonance
13:58 / Suzanne Teng & Gilbert Levy / Genesis / Whisper
18:49 / City of Dawn & Sherry Finzer / Paradise Fell From Your Eyes / Solace
24:03 / Healing Sound Project / Earth / Elements
30:56 / Sherry Finzer & Karasvana / Sacred Spiral / Centered
36:00 / Byron Metcalf & Mark Seelig / Winds of Spirit Four / The Winds of Spirit
41:57 / Peter Phippen / Spirit Guides / Into the Ancient
47:13 / Sherry Finzer / Through the Veil / Connections
52:55 / Terry Oldfield / Just Before Dawn / Pure Flute

Journeyscapes DJ Set: Celtic Reveries 8

An ethereal celtic chillscape across the emerald isle! Dedicated in memory to Irish flautist Brian Dunning (21 December 1951 – 10 February 2022).

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
00:20 / David Arkenstone / Call of the Celts / Celtic Chillout Beats
04:25 / Emer Kenny / Amhrán Na Leabhar (Song of the Books) / Emer Kenny
09:42 / Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning / The Healing Dream / Patrick
15:37 / Clannad / I Will Find You / In a Lifetime
20:39 / Anúna / Christus Resurgens / Cynara
23:51 / Le Arcane / Mother / La Via dell’Energia
27:42 / Llewellyn / Kingdom of the Faery / Celtic Legend
34:30 / Moya Brennan / Falling / Two Horizons
38:47 / Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning / Under the Summer Stars / Eirlandia
42:46 / Chris Conway / From Shore to Shore / Celtic Dreamer
49:55 / Dagda / Abhaile / Hibernia: The Story of Ireland
53:33 / Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning / Lady Sovereignty / The Bard & the Warrior

Album Review: The Moon's Within Reach by Karavan Sarai

Review by Abdul Yamani

Karavan Sarai creates world fusion music that traverse landscapes spanning from the Middle East to South Asia. Their debut album Woven Landscapes (2015) along with the band’s follow-up releases Painted Sands (2018) and Torn In Love (2020) all peaked at high positions on world music charts and achieved much critical acclaim. 

On their latest release, The Moon’s Within Reach, Karavan Sarai takes us on a mesmerizing journey inspired by Silk Road pathways and desert sands. Here you’ll discover the spirit of Egyptian, Arabian, Turkish and Indian music fused with the lush electronic creations of two-time Grammy-nominated producer and programmer Carmen Rizzo.

Instrumentalist, vocalist, composer and producer Narayan Sijan describes images of “Sufis playing music, whirling from the deserts of India to the Nile River and the Valley of the Kings in Egypt” and “fire in the sand dunes under a starry night” among his personal encounters and experiences which inspire his musical art-form, and are captured in the album’s two meditatively flowing compositions.

On the extended hypnotic piece, “Longing in the Stars" featuring Tabeah, the Turkish saz is brought into dialogue with the Egyptian oud which are encompassed by ambient textures sustained throughout. Transcendent male and female vocal melodies eventually join along, creating a colorful cultural tapestry that speaks to the depths of the soul as a sonic perfume fills the air with a mystical scent.

~Abdul Yamani for Journeyscapes Radio

For more information please visit Karavan Sarai's website. The Moon's Within Reach is also available at Bandcamp, iTunes and more.

Album Review: Connections by Sherry Finzer

Review by Lissette Cascante

Phoenix-based, classically trained flutist Sherry Finzer has received many accolades and awards for her musical contributions primarily in the relaxation/meditation genre. Her branding encompasses the use of a collection of low flutes, including alto, bass, and contrabass flutes, as well as a variety of Native American-style and world flutes. Often wind instruments are mixed with sacred chants, ethereal sounds, natural and other ethnic arrangements to create her soundscapes. Sherry has recorded, toured, and performed with a variety of accomplished artists whose collaboration has also influenced her unique sound and style. She has released over twenty-seven solo and collaborative albums and numerous singles.

Sherry’s latest solo release, Connections, was inspired by the legendary American flautist Paul Horn who was a pioneer of world and contemporary instrumental music as well as a practitioner of transcendental meditation. Sherry is a firm believer in the power of music to aid in the healing process. Connections is a fitting title for this album given the uncertainty of the current times we are living in; many have suffered isolation, illness or tragedy and are yearning for the support and strength which comes from being able to share and connect with others.

After starting to livestream on the Insight Timer Meditation App in 2020, Sherry began connecting with thousands of fans and followers who shared testimonies of just how much her previous recordings, and her livestreams, were helping them through the grieving process, letting go of stress, improve sleep, or aided in lessening their physical pain. She wanted to share her gratitude and have this recording be about her listeners. All songs on the album were either created in memory of loved ones who have passed, or for someone who currently uses Sherry's music as part of their daily therapy or healing regimen. The flutes used were selected by the participants – each person selecting the flute that resonated with them most.

The album’s seventeen tracks take the listener through a continuum of healing sound and light. The first track “Resilience” serves as the impetus to elevate us to that higher place above our cares, and concerns. The song titles speak to us of familiar comforts like nature, water, new days, blessings, peace, journeying, coming home, connecting, and communing with Spirit. With each subsequent song one can cast off all encumbrances, negative energies, and unhealthy emotions.

Caught up in the gentle whirlwind of her flute sounds and melodies, one feels a sense of release and weightlessness, like a boundless floating experience. The experience is so blissful, like the end of a massage therapy or stretch/cool-down session, you’ll wish, as I did, to remain in that state indefinitely. Perhaps why some listeners say they listen to Sherry’s music 24/7. How wonderful that Sherry chooses to use and to share her musical talents with the world as a channel to bring comfort, relief, and much needed healing.

Connections is the third solo flute release in Sherry Finzer's "Naked Flute" series recorded at The Tank. Her music can be heard under her name as well as her groups Majestica and Evenfall on various international radio programming, international airlines, and overhead music channels.

Besides composing and recording, Sherry is the founder and CEO of the Heart Dance Records label featuring musicians from around the world with a mission of creating music for peace and wellness. She is also founder of the Higher Level Media promotions company, as well as one of the three founding members of the Mindful Music Association. Sherry live streams weekly on the Insight Timer meditation app.

~Lissette Cascante for Journeyscapes Radio

For more information please visit Sherry Finzer's website. Connections is also available at Bandcamp, Amazon, and more.