Time 2020

Rick Miller has been part of the progressive rock music scene since 2004, releasing prog rock style albums during this period while also experimenting in other musical ventures in the new age and electronic genres. Unstuck In Time was written and recorded mostly during the shutdown cause by the Covid pandemic this year. Several of the album’s tracks reflect this lyrically and musically. The album title, Unstuck In Time is a phrase taken from Kurt Vonnegut’s book, Slaughterhouse Five and is the inspiration behind the final and longest track of the album. The overall mood of the album is dark and haunting with a hard edge the comes to the surface occasionally.

'All The Time', Jessy Lanza's first album since 2016's 'Oh No', is the most pure set of pop songs that she and creative partner Jeremy Greenspan have recorded, reflective and finessed over time and distance. Innovative juxtapositions sound natural, like rigid 808s rubbing against delicate chords in 'Anyone Around', subtle footwork flutter giving a nervous energy to 'Face', unusual underwater rushes underpinning 'Baby Love'.

Mields is splendid. Her poise, luminous vocalism and animated dialogue with the band show why she’s an Early Music legend. Her command of the recording’s three languages allows her to relish words as well as music, whether goofing around – as in ‘Bacchus’ HWV228 – or lamenting. Her consistently intelligent musicianship is apparent above all when she improvises according to period and location.

Evocative, introspective, and immersive are the words that come to mind when listening to Cialyn's works. Listening to this album is a warm immersive experience that transports you somewhere else on an introspective conscious journey. The journey is evocative as it stimulates relaxed feelings and emotional reveries. The listener irrevocably gets lost in an enveloping excursion that ends all too quickly, leaving the desire for more.Cialyn's prodigious library offers quality listening experiences.