Heart of Sky reintroduces his artist collective, The Ancient Moons, after their 2015 debut with Message From The Other Side. The return of Damian Lazarus on the album front was immense. Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons – Heart of Sky There was some controversy about the track “Alive” having a very similar sound to some older Pryda tracks, namely Prydz’s mega-hit “Shadows,” but those discussions only spark the question regarding how good imitation can make the art.įind Spectacle I on your favorite platform. Aside from that tumble the fourteen tracks are quality throughout, offering plenty of experiences: emotional vulnerability in “The One,” the bouncing melodies of “Bloom,” and “Quickdraw” – a tech-infused drive to the top of the hill. The one issue with the album is the lack of a mixed flow. (Two) by making music for his enjoyment. It reminds me of how Solarstone captivated his fan base with both. Spectacle I offers listeners a glimpse into musicians making the decision to make music for their own wellbeing. The album, Estiva’s debut album released on Armada Music, offers fans his joyous reinvention and newfound confidence in returning to the fold of the trance genre. Technically released in the final throes of June, Estiva’s Spectacle I missed the collective consciousness until July rolled on. Finally, no dedicated remix albums or compilations get included, as we really want to hone in on original pieces from the hands of the artists! JULY 2018 Estiva – Spectacle I Likewise, the Top Albums of the year don’t make the cut since we just posted about them. To begin, we exclude albums we covered in other posts like: Richard Durand’s The Air We Breathe, G-Jones’ The Ineffable Truth, Getter’s Visceral, The Crystal Method’s The Trip Home, Golden Feature’s Sect, Steve Allen’s Uplift, Eelke Klein’s Moments of Clarity, CloZee’s Invasion, Andrew Bayer’s In My Last Life, or Pluko’s debut with sixteen.

This list focuses on albums released since June this year as a follow up to our first half piece. Now we feel we can close out 2018 looking at the albums we missed from 2018’s final six months. We picked it up again halfway through this year giving you thirteen albums to listen to. So let’s re-establish the baseline of this particular feature and why we willingly dive into twenty-five albums from the back half of 2018!īrief history: In 2017 we introduced a feature on artist albums you missed.

The staff know no boundary to genre either – we are an eclectic bunch after all. With the book closed on 2018, let’s look back at the albums you may have missed in the second half of the year.ĭespite the numerous festivals, night club events, and crazy experiences that crammed our year, we still find love for the artist album during our road trips and flights around the world.

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