wow. The Kepler track from this album opens the 1977 Voyager disc, currently navigating interstellar space beyond our solar system at ten miles per second. .
“There is a quality I would use to describe something going on in the music of Kali Malone. In Living Torch, I feel what I would call “the isness of what is happening,” breaching denial, inciting acknowledgement & caring, in the midst of devastation, & holding it still.”
My full review essay at https://eliotcardinaux.wordpress.com/2024/06/05/kali-malone-living-torch/ eliotcardinaux
Experimential ambient songs inspired by the Japanese tradition of "mokuto," or silent prayer; proceeds benefit Darfur Women Action Group. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 4, 2024
The real title of this album is "Carl Stone songs you can cry to." Sonali will make you dance, I guess, but then you'll start crying again after that. Paul Klee