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Review by Steve Hegede
PROG REVIEWER
CRESSIDA's "Asylum" is a wonderful example of early British symphonic
progressive rock. This 1971 release mixes catchy Paul McCartney-esque
vocals with adventurously colorful instrumental passages. The new
listener will probably notice singer Angus Cullen, whose voice comes
close to McCartney's (not totally, but close). His vocal melodies are
some of the finest I've heard in 70s English prog, and the subtle
British storytelling style in the lyrics is amusing to listen to. The
instrumental sections are equally good, and tend to be typical of early
70s prog rock. A fair amount of the music is driven by Hammond organ
(dirty, and mellow), piano, bass, guitar, and drums; a small orchestral
band also adds violins, and other orchestral instruments (cellos,
trumpets, timpanis, etc) to the arrangements. Most of the first side of
the LP seems to deal with the title of the album, "Asylum", and ends
with a short filler track. That filler track features one of weirdest
topics for a rock songs that I've heard. The second side of the LP
features a couple more short filler tracks, and a high-quality epic. One
of the short tracks, on Side B, turns a bit cheesy when the singer
starts to yell "Survivor!!!!", in a 70s broadway sort of way, but after
those few scary seconds the band returns to their classic sound.
Overall, "Asylum" is a classic. 
From Alex at Quiet Details:
Delighted to say that up next with a beautiful and totally unique vocal
interpretation of quiet details, is a collaboration by the wonderful
pair of Jolanda Moletta and Karen Vogt, with Sea-swallowed Wands.
Two musicians with the ability to conjure transcendent sound-worlds through the use of their incredibly expressive vocal talents - together they’ve created something that takes all their individual creativity and makes a new and deeply ethereal universe.
Their previous release together on the excellent Longform Editions was a stunning introduction to this collaboration, Sea-swallowed Wands evolves from there with sublime effect.
Jolanda has a string of releases, self-released and on labels such as Whitelabelrecs and Ambientologist; and Karen is prolific, self-releasing and on labels such as Waxing Crescent, Wayside and Woodland, Coriolis Sound, Stella Frequencies, and more; plus her part as co-founder and vocalist of the dream-pop band Heligoland.
Sea-Swallowed Wands is a true meeting of kindred spirits - the connection here feels so profound, and this mutual creative understanding leads to the most enchanting musical articulation.
Layers of wordless choral beauty build up over time to create complex harmony, that’s at once both almost infinitely expansive and light as a feather.
The vocal orchestration is the mark of two musicians with highly-tuned intuition and elemental knowledge of symphonic structure.
Huge washes of emotive waves flow across the album - vocal-only material from improvised seaside sessions combined with an emphasis on “the little noises, clicks, breaths, crackles and physical movements” to fully embrace their interpretation of quiet details.
As they say:
Vocal explorations and improvisations made while heavily under the influence of the sea and the moon
Huge thanks to Jolanda and Karen - a very special addition to the series.
The artwork was made as always influenced by the music and idea behind the album - originating from a photo from Jolanda and Karen which was then captured with analogue photography and processed here at quiet details studios.
As usual, the album is presented on the physical edition, a custom six-panel digipack with a separate fine art print too.
The CD also has a special long-form continuous mix of the album, created by the artist and representing the music in its purest form.
Credits:
Music by Jolanda Moletta and Karen Vogt
Mastered by Alex at quiet details studios
Artwork by quiet details in collaboration with Jolanda Moletta and Karen Vogt
Design by quiet details
© quiet details 2025 all rights reserved
FreeForm Radio thanks Alex for a complimentary copy of this release.
Album - https://quietdetails.bandcamp.com/album/sea-swallowed-wands
Two musicians with the ability to conjure transcendent sound-worlds through the use of their incredibly expressive vocal talents - together they’ve created something that takes all their individual creativity and makes a new and deeply ethereal universe.
Their previous release together on the excellent Longform Editions was a stunning introduction to this collaboration, Sea-swallowed Wands evolves from there with sublime effect.
Jolanda has a string of releases, self-released and on labels such as Whitelabelrecs and Ambientologist; and Karen is prolific, self-releasing and on labels such as Waxing Crescent, Wayside and Woodland, Coriolis Sound, Stella Frequencies, and more; plus her part as co-founder and vocalist of the dream-pop band Heligoland.
Sea-Swallowed Wands is a true meeting of kindred spirits - the connection here feels so profound, and this mutual creative understanding leads to the most enchanting musical articulation.
Layers of wordless choral beauty build up over time to create complex harmony, that’s at once both almost infinitely expansive and light as a feather.
The vocal orchestration is the mark of two musicians with highly-tuned intuition and elemental knowledge of symphonic structure.
Huge washes of emotive waves flow across the album - vocal-only material from improvised seaside sessions combined with an emphasis on “the little noises, clicks, breaths, crackles and physical movements” to fully embrace their interpretation of quiet details.
As they say:
Vocal explorations and improvisations made while heavily under the influence of the sea and the moon
Huge thanks to Jolanda and Karen - a very special addition to the series.
The artwork was made as always influenced by the music and idea behind the album - originating from a photo from Jolanda and Karen which was then captured with analogue photography and processed here at quiet details studios.
As usual, the album is presented on the physical edition, a custom six-panel digipack with a separate fine art print too.
The CD also has a special long-form continuous mix of the album, created by the artist and representing the music in its purest form.
Credits:
Music by Jolanda Moletta and Karen Vogt
Mastered by Alex at quiet details studios
Artwork by quiet details in collaboration with Jolanda Moletta and Karen Vogt
Design by quiet details
© quiet details 2025 all rights reserved
FreeForm Radio thanks Alex for a complimentary copy of this release.
Album - https://quietdetails.bandcamp.com/album/sea-swallowed-wands
released June 11, 2025
NASA
and other space agencies have captured "sounds" from the cosmos by
recording non-audible signals like radio waves, electromagnetic waves,
and plasma (ionized gas that’s prevalent in space) wave fluctuations.
These are converted into audio frequencies we can hear using a process
called data sonification. Spacecraft like Voyager, Cassini, and Juno are
equipped with special instruments
(e.g., plasma wave antennas, magnetometers, radio wave receivers) to
detect radio waves, plasma waves, and electromagnetic fields.
These signals can provide data on phenomena like solar wind, planetary magnetospheres, and charged particles. Since many of these signals are outside our hearing range (radio waves might have frequencies far below the audible range (20 Hz to 20 kHz) or far above it, while magnetic and plasma waves are often in the range of milliHertz (mHz) to kilohertz (kHz), also outside human hearing.), they are converted using various techniques, including frequency scaling, sampling, filtering, and amplitude modulation. Some events, like plasma wave bursts, happen over long periods. Scientists may speed up the playback so we can hear the changes in a shorter time frame.
After conversion, the resulting sounds are often enhanced to make certain patterns, pitches, or changes in intensity more noticeable. This may involve amplifying certain frequencies or adding layers to represent multi-dimensional data. This processing helps bring out subtle differences that might otherwise be hard to discern.
These signals can provide data on phenomena like solar wind, planetary magnetospheres, and charged particles. Since many of these signals are outside our hearing range (radio waves might have frequencies far below the audible range (20 Hz to 20 kHz) or far above it, while magnetic and plasma waves are often in the range of milliHertz (mHz) to kilohertz (kHz), also outside human hearing.), they are converted using various techniques, including frequency scaling, sampling, filtering, and amplitude modulation. Some events, like plasma wave bursts, happen over long periods. Scientists may speed up the playback so we can hear the changes in a shorter time frame.
After conversion, the resulting sounds are often enhanced to make certain patterns, pitches, or changes in intensity more noticeable. This may involve amplifying certain frequencies or adding layers to represent multi-dimensional data. This processing helps bring out subtle differences that might otherwise be hard to discern.
credits
releases July 10, 2025
FreeForm Radio thanks Raffaele Pezzella aka Sonologyst for a complimentary copy of this release.
REVIEWS
Lux Athena
A sublime album that will fascinate not only music lovers but also space lovers....
luxatenea.com/2025/06/24/sonologyst-planetarium-cold-spring-records-junio-2025-resena-review/
Ver Sacrum
Planetarium is a work outside of time, outside of the market, outside of orbit. It invites us to listen not to what man has invented, but to what the universe has always been saying. It is ambient, yet it sets the scene for the inaudible. It’s an album, but it behaves like a portal. It is silent, yet it reveals the noise of cosmic reality. A creation that speaks to sonic explorers, to those who contemplate the invisible, to those who know that listening can be an act of travel. With Planetarium, Sonologyst offers us not just a record, but a vantage point for listening to the infinite.....
www.versacrum.com/vs/2025/06/sonologyst-planetarium.html
Avant Music News
Space may be largely silent to the human ear, but when its electromagnetic fragments are made audible, they resonate with the same characteristics that drive Pezzella’s explorations.
avantmusicnews.com/2025/06/08/amn-reviews-sonologyst-planetarium-2025-cold-spring-records/
Weird Bones
What’s remarkable is how ‘Planetarium’ manages to be both deeply scientific and profoundly mystical. It’s a record that could sit comfortably in a physics lecture or a séance. There’s a reverence here, a sense that Pezzella isn’t just making music, he’s communing with something vast and unknowable...
weirdbones.co.uk/now-thats-what-i-call-entropy-sonologysts-planetarium/
Side Line
www.side-line.com/sonologyst-turns-nasa-space-probe-signals-into-an-ambient-2cd-album-preview-now
Vital Weekly
www.vitalweekly.net/number-1486
Die Zukunft
diezukunft.de/news/gadget/sonologyst-planetarium
Bizarre Chats
bizarrechats.blogspot.com/2025/06/sonologygt-planetarium-music-for-space.html
Data sonification files provided by NASA.
Analogue synthesizers, sampling, and processing by Sonologyst.
Recorded and mastered at Sonologyst studio from July to November 2024.
Published by Cold Spring Records (CSR359CD).
Graphic design by Abby Helasdottir.
Album teaser by Abby Helasdottir: youtu.be/fcZpHk9VZTo
REVIEWS
Lux Athena
A sublime album that will fascinate not only music lovers but also space lovers....
luxatenea.com/2025/06/24/sonologyst-planetarium-cold-spring-records-junio-2025-resena-review/
Ver Sacrum
Planetarium is a work outside of time, outside of the market, outside of orbit. It invites us to listen not to what man has invented, but to what the universe has always been saying. It is ambient, yet it sets the scene for the inaudible. It’s an album, but it behaves like a portal. It is silent, yet it reveals the noise of cosmic reality. A creation that speaks to sonic explorers, to those who contemplate the invisible, to those who know that listening can be an act of travel. With Planetarium, Sonologyst offers us not just a record, but a vantage point for listening to the infinite.....
www.versacrum.com/vs/2025/06/sonologyst-planetarium.html
Avant Music News
Space may be largely silent to the human ear, but when its electromagnetic fragments are made audible, they resonate with the same characteristics that drive Pezzella’s explorations.
avantmusicnews.com/2025/06/08/amn-reviews-sonologyst-planetarium-2025-cold-spring-records/
Weird Bones
What’s remarkable is how ‘Planetarium’ manages to be both deeply scientific and profoundly mystical. It’s a record that could sit comfortably in a physics lecture or a séance. There’s a reverence here, a sense that Pezzella isn’t just making music, he’s communing with something vast and unknowable...
weirdbones.co.uk/now-thats-what-i-call-entropy-sonologysts-planetarium/
Side Line
www.side-line.com/sonologyst-turns-nasa-space-probe-signals-into-an-ambient-2cd-album-preview-now
Vital Weekly
www.vitalweekly.net/number-1486
Die Zukunft
diezukunft.de/news/gadget/sonologyst-planetarium
Bizarre Chats
bizarrechats.blogspot.com/2025/06/sonologygt-planetarium-music-for-space.html
Data sonification files provided by NASA.
Analogue synthesizers, sampling, and processing by Sonologyst.
Recorded and mastered at Sonologyst studio from July to November 2024.
Published by Cold Spring Records (CSR359CD).
Graphic design by Abby Helasdottir.
Album teaser by Abby Helasdottir: youtu.be/fcZpHk9VZTo
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