Sothiac & Paul Jolly: Tiamat

Avant-gardists Sothiac & Paul Jolly look at the sky again on their new EP Tiamat, named after a fictional planet better known as Phaeton. They follow the same format - drones, floating wordless vocals and free-jazz - that made their previous release Superluna such a compelling and intense listening experience.

The unrelenting static conjures up the image of a spaceship crew fondling frantically with the controls to try to reach their homebase to break the news of their discovery. Tiamat is a mash-up of the tales from ancient Greek mythology, Sumerian astronomy and Sci-Fi. Mankind always looks for something that is not there or even real, but that does not stop them from turnind into an artform.

HCTF's best of 2020 (20-16)

• 20-16
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• 15-11
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• 10-6
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• 5-1

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HCTF's annual list of the 20 albums that will be in regular rotation for many years to come. As per usual many genres are represented. This blog covers a lot of ground and it shows in this eclectic, final tally.

Today: countdown from number 20 to 16.

Please shop at your local record store. Most of them have a website where you can order your stuff. Buy directly from the artist, attend live shows when it's safe to do so again. Educate your friends. Word-of-mouth can't be beat as the prime source to discover new music.

Sothiac & Paul Jolly: "Superluna phase 2" video

Avant-garde film maker Lino Budano made a video for phase 2 of the two-part soundscape composition Superluna by Sothiac & Paul Jolly: "Based on drones, floating wordless vocals and free-jazz they conjure up the dark blue indigo of the night, with a giant moon as the sole source of light".

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HCTF review of Superluna.

Sothiac & Paul Jolly: Superluna

Superluna is a two-part soundscape (or phases) composition recorded during lockdown in London by Pat Moonchy, Paul Jolly and Lucky Liguori. Based on drones, floating wordless vocals and free-jazz they conjure up the dark blue indigo of the night, with a giant moon as the sole source of light. It is a hauntingly beautiful piece of avant-garde that should be experienced using a pair of top of the line headphones in one, undisturbed sitting. Sound master Todd Tobias was in charge of the mixing and mastering, creating the perfect balance between clarity and intensity.