The title track Lotus Dreams, from the album with the same name, echoes the soaring harmonies of one’s imagination where the erhu — a bowed, two-stringed Chinese fiddle — sings its soulful song throughout. This week this track surpassed 250 K spins on the popular streaming platform soundcloud. Alternating between tender, sonorous, and stirring, this […]
Tag: Space Music
Peaceful Radio Special with Christel Veraart
On the last day of my stay in the Netherlands, I had the pleasure to sit down with Benno Veugen, radio host of Peaceful Radio in his studio in Heemstede. Specialized in New Age Music, this radio program is a follow-up to the successful radio program Tep Zeppi, that broadcasted for many years on local […]
Dreaming of Whales – Original Soundtrack Released
Available The FIlm The immersive score Dreaming of Whales by Christel Veraart, commissioned by ILLUMINATE Film Festival’s curatorial team, was originally meant as a stand-alone meditative soundscape. However, just three weeks prior to the festival when director Sebastian Jobst first heard and was overwhelmed by Veraart’s Dreaming of Whales score, he immediately set out to create a second film […]
Pleiades Number 2 in Top 100 Radio Airplay
Pleiades ranked number 2 in December’s Zone Music Reporter (ZMR) Chart (up from number 4 the previous month). ZMR is the industry source for new Age, world, ambient, electronic, solo piano, relaxation, instrumental and many other genres of Music. ZMR Chart Pleiades – The Album Pleiades – One Sheet
Visuals for Pleiades
Inspired by all the wonderful myths and legends that accompany the star cluster of the Pleiades, the videos below capture stories about who is the brightest in the sky to what is so sacred about the number seven. They recount legends about how Zeus transformed the sisters into doves, and how the seventh’ sister may […]
Celaeno – The Dark One
Celaeno, the twelve minute track from my album Pleiades is also one of the sisters of the famous starcluster in Greek Mythology. The name Celeano derives from the ancient Greek word Kelaino, meaning “the dark one.” Celaeno was the middle sister of the seven Pleiades sisters. Greek mythology states that she was outshone by her […]
Alcyone – The Bright One
Alcyone, released last month as one of the seven tracks of my album Pleiades, is considered one of the top five recordings of 2020 by ZMR (Zone Music Reporter). Alcyone is also the youngest of the seven sisters, and the Pleiades’ brightest star. She shares her reputation with her older sister Maia, who also claims […]
Pleiades in Mixcloud’s Number 1 Global Charting Playlist
Stillness Within Motion, a playlist curated by Paul Seaman and produced through the courtesy of Dave Michuda, has ranked number 1 on Mixcloud’s global “Chill” category — in only its first three days. Michuda’s Low Light Mixes reaches over 111,000 followers every week and usually garners around 3,000 listeners in their first two weeks after being uploaded. […]
Asterope and the Sacred Number of Creation
Asterope acquired her name from the Greek aster for “star” but little is known about her in legend and literature, as she seems to be literally outshone by her siblings and parents, Atlas and Pleione. Echoing words from New Music Alert’s interview with Vivek Kumar that aired earlier this week, – While thinking about how […]
Pleiades Nominated in Star’s End Top 30
Star’s End, WXPN’s renowned radio program of spacemusic and dreamscapes has nominated Pleiades to their November 2020 Top 30 Releases. Presented by veteran radio host Chuck van Zyl, Star’s End is the longest running ambient radio program (except for Hearts of Space) in the world. In his low-key announcing style that gently informs listeners of […]