Tag: New Age

Osmunda Music’s New Age Ambient Pop Single “Truth and Light” is Vibrantly and Uplifting

Osmunda Music, photo courtesy the artist

The vocals on Osmunda Music’s “Truth and Light” feels fully integrated into the layers of ethereal yet vibrant sound from synth and percussion like a New Age equivalent of what Brian Eno did on The Ship (2016). The tones have a distinctly physical and uplifting presence while able to convey a sense of luminous drift. There is just a touch of processing on Rebecca Trujillo Vest’s voice that serves to bring it into alignment with the enigmatic yet warm quality of the instrumentation. It’s a song about how everything and everyone is a part of the energy of the universe and at its core that energy can be a form of information storage as a perceptible manifestation of the essential frequencies that make up reality as we know it. It’s a heady song in terms of the subject matter yet incredibly accessible like every day life. Fans of Alice Coltrane may appreciate the mood and tenor of the song. Listen to “Truth and Light” on YouTube and follow Osmunda Music at the links below. The new Osmunda Music EP Wrapped in Warmth is out now.

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Fumiro Kaneko’s Retro New Age Single “who is behind me” is Like Upbeat Theme Music For a Thriller Montage

Fumiro Kaneko evokes the sounds of late 80s New Age music on “who is behind me.” But with an update on the rhythms with low key trap beats providing some texture and solidity to the bright layers of electronics. Percussive crystalline tones carry the main ascending melody alongside some electronic flute. It could sound like some kind of corporate instructional video music except the title suggests a different interpretation like upbeat music to contrast with a sense of menace and surveillance in a thriller. It has the pacing of a montage scene in which the protagonist notices they’re being followed by someone but not sure who that is or what their intentions might be so a path is pursued to give time to pick up any identifying details before realizing maybe it was a coincidence and not a nefarious encounter. But the contrast between the title and the light and playful mood of the music and its almost retro New Age aesthetic lends it a complex emotional resonance one doesn’t often encounter. Listen to “who is behind me” on Spotify and follow Fumiro Kaneko on Instagram.