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What's up, my lovelies! I play the harp and really like all the experimental things people around the world are doing with the instrument, especially on bandcamp. Did you know there's a way to make playlists? The interface is called BNDCMPR (bndcmpr.co) and was created by Lon Bashiri. So, of course, I had to make a semi-regular playlist of ambient, experimental, and electronic music + more featuring the harp. I hope you discover something you like, too.

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Harp Mix Tape IV

A bit shorter playlist this week. It's basically just a bunch of my favorites I tried to figure out how to smoosh together. To purchase the albums heard here, click on any of the links in the notes below. To hear this playlist on BNDCMPR where you can purchase the individual songs, head to Harp Mix Tape IV.  And hey, this Friday is Bandcamp Friday!

Emily Hopkins starts us out with little experiments of reverbed noise and slightly distorted harp, that I would love to hear fleshed out. It was really, really hard to pick just one track. You can hear the rest on Time Shadows.

Follwing that is hip-hop with some great harp, from Paul Chin's album Love Letters. It really does the names justice, both the album and the track. I can imagine this as a background to a misty evening stroll through the park to meet up with that special (new?) someone at the movies.

Next is a single + remix from Moon Paw Print called Fate Brought Us Here. It's self-tagged as hip-hop, but I'd put it more in the chillwave or lo-fi category. At least the first track.

Kris Keogh is the next artist. This album is on the label New Weird Australia and is titled Processed Harp Works Vol 1. It basically does what it says on the tin. There are crackly audible edits. I almost wrote edible edits. You can definitely sink your teeth into these.

And we have more beats from Yomi (featuring Blake Davis) mixed with indie pop on Selenite.

Last, but certainly not least, Olga Glazova plays a Gusli, which is described as a Russian harp. This is so, so pretty and has been on repeat for me for weeks. The album is called Six Days of Spring.


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