Earthtones, Kevin Nathaniel - Meditations for Synthesiser + Mbira Nyunga Nyunga (2023)

Modern US new age ambient explorers Nathaniel & Earthtones align chakras on a gentle suite of mbira plucks and synth pads LA-based jazz and electronic musician, meditation teacher and ritualist Serge Bandura aka Earthtones, and Kevin Nathaniel, a student of legendary African master musicians Ephat Mujuru and Chief Bey K, forged a creative relationship during the pandemic which resulted in this quietly functional set of music for relaxation. The pair achieve a mutual conclusion of warm analogue synth rippling with the transportive plucks of mbira and kalimba in the 28 mins to ‘Of the Earth (Full Meditation)’, which also features in its constituent parts; the dawning arc ‘Of the Earth’, the nature bathing sublime of ‘Slow Emotion’, and drowsy bliss out ‘Sonrise’.


Tracklist:
1.01 - Earthtones - Of the Earth (Full Meditation) (28:29)
1.02 - Earthtones - Of the Earth (7:06)
1.03 - Earthtones - Slow Emotion (8:26)
1.04 - Earthtones - Sonrise (8:39)