72 minutes, 52 seconds

Arbre Noir
Serpent

Beware of Germans bearing didjeridoos. Actually, I like Arbre Noir and generally have no issue with artists poaching music from other cultures (unless it's Paul Simon or Sting). And it's not like these guys are doing anything terribly revolutionary--I could put on one of the Synaesthesia discs Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber recorded, and you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference on many tracks.

No matter--this is great and relaxing music to listen to, and I'm not here to quibble about originality or authenticity. I also like the fact that European musicians who look inward to their own cultures (Corvus Corax, Estampie, Hedningarna, and even some of the neofolk bands) share a large portion of their audience with those who look outward to other cultures (Arbre Noir, Rajna, Dead Can Dance).

It's all one big, happy world, no matter what that Death in June frowny-pants guy says!

Also today:

72:50 Dark Sanctuary, De Lumière et d'Obscurité
72:49 Empusae, Error 404: Metaphorical Loss
72:46 Caul, Crucible
72:45 Bio-Mechanical Degeneration, Exoskeleton
72:45 Caustic, Unicorns, Kittens, and Shit
72:45 The Smiths, Louder Than Bombs