Top 10 Tracks for April 2022

	Artist	Track	Album/EP/Single
01	Eguana	Water of Life (Vocal Edition)	Water of Life Remixes
02	Divine Matrix	One Small Step	Journeys
03	Evadez	Everlasting	Late Mercy
04	Cosmic Cadence	Orbital Decay	Eclipse
05	Ancient Astronaut	FTL	Hospital Planet
06	AstroPilot, Spacecraft	Northern Lights	Heavenly
07	ELEON	Dive	Hidden in Time
08	Anna B May	Essence	Essence
09	Michael Whalen	Against the Sky	Imaginary Trains
10	Translippers & GMO & Dense	Bloom	Ghost Herbs

Journeyscapes DJ Set: Ancestral Winds 5

An organic ambient chillout mix inspired by relics of the past.

TIME / ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM-EP-SINGLE
00:20 / Joseph L. Young / Secrets of Stone / Into the Unknown
05:15 / ELEON / Epic Journey / Hidden in Time
11:07 / Michael Stearns / Life in the Gravity Well / Planetary Unfolding
17:39 / Chronotope Project / Eidos, Realm of the Forms / Gnosis
27:46 / I-One / Hypnotizing / Hypnotizing
33:34 / Eguana / Forest Journey / Dialectics
37:36 / Lorenzo Montanà / Bloom Rain / Descent
43:36 / Erik Wøllo / All the Way / North Star
49:35 / Rusty Crutcher / Pythia’s Trance / Oracle of Delphi
55:14 / Meg Bowles / Cave of Secrets / Pilgrimage

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.