This week, it's another globetrotting episode of Idyllic Music as we find inspiration in 3 continents in a mashup from 5 countries including Italy, Senegal, The U.S. Sweden and the Netherlands. We'll hear from Ten and Tracer, l’ Orchestre A-Dakar, Black Era, MarinuZz and Please. I'm Jim Nye.
We'll begin stateside in Denver with Ten and Tracer and the Pastoral Electronica of 'A Distant Monarch'
Hear more great sounds at myspace.com/archaichorizon or tenandtracer.com Mola, Baz and Frans are l’Orchestre A-Dakar. Their musical alchemy melds the best of Western Europe with West Africa. This is 'LayLay'
Find more from this creative multi-cultural force at myspace.com/orchestreadakar Italian Trip-Hopists Black Era make a return to the podcast with a Floydian instrumental called 'Shielded'
There is more to discover at www.aquietbump.com/blackera From Rotterdam, MarinuZz is 'Daydreaming'
Hear more at be.electrobel.org Based in Malmö, Sweden, Please creates delicate and stark Electronic pop music with subtle hooks and warm harmonies. From their Suture EP this is 'Signal to Noise
Hear the rest of Suture at www.myspace.com/pleasesweden Help support many of the artists you hear on Idyllic Music by buying a song or CD from them. There is also a book corner with where you can browse through 20 great music books including Miles Davis's autobiography and the Trouser Press Guide to Music. And look for all 4 Volumes of The Idyllic Music iMix.
Thanks for listening. I'm Jim Nye.