Gentle songs, timeless and immensely beautiful, make up a short three-track album from Frolin and Mangus, Stargazing. The first track, Aotearoa, released as a single, is dedicated to the land of the Long White Cloud, New Zealand, a country of stunning contrasts, deeply held secrets laced together with a rich and diverse history. Melodic with a pulsating heartbeat, it captures the incremental aspects of a land new but old, often shrouded in a soft white cloud of mystery.
Stargazing drifts in with a dreamy, gentle concept of being in the moment, capturing the awe of the heavens, aglow with beauty, rich with hidden treasures to be discovered in the stillness of the night.
The North Sea is offered in gentle and delicate layers of sound that wash over the mind to encourage the simple art of being in the moment, being relaxed, being peaceful, allowing the body to simply relax.
Overall, the entire EP is a gentle, intimate, and precise offering of calm in a troubled world, washed with the soft resonance of the steel drum gently tapped, the synth offering the many layers of enchanted sound.
It would be delightful to hear more from this intriguing and somewhat mysterious duo, but in the meantime, check out their YouTube recording of Stargazing. Simply beautiful.
Reviewed By Janet Mawdesley March 22, 2024
Artist – Frolin and Magnus
Website: https://heartdancerecords.bandcamp.com/
