SUNDADWay Station OneSundad Records (2026) It's the bane of (most) reviewers' existence when we hear a great album that we want to sing praises of but it's nearly impossible to adequately describe, categorize, or write about in any terms ot…
It's the bane of (most) reviewers' existence when we hear a great album that we want to sing praises of but it's nearly impossible to adequately describe, categorize, or write about in any terms other than "I love it!" Which brings me to Su…
ØYSTEIN SEVǺG AND LAKKI PATEYVisual 2Siddartha Spiritual Records (2024) Way back in 1996, two musicians, Øystein Sevǻg and Lakki Patey, released Visual on the Windham Hill label. Back then, I named it the best ambient album of the year (in
LYNN PATRICKWater StonesDakota Ridge Records (2025) The only Lynn Patrick album I have reviewed (prior to Water Stones) was back in 2002 when I praised her release When She Dreams. To say I am pleased to know she is still recording is an un…
GERHARD DAUMSongs Without WordsTone Work Records (2019) While Gerhard Daum's Songs Without Words came out in 2019, I never got around to reviewing it here at Wind and Wire and that was an injustice to the artist on my part. This would certa…
JILL HALEY Quietude: Music for Shenandoah National ParkSelf-released (2025) Sometimes, an album's title, even if just a single word, perfectly captures the recording's emotive response completely. Such is the case with multi-instrumentalist…
BILL LESLIEParadiseGreycliff Music (20252) The first Bill Leslie album I reviewed was back in 2004 when I reviewed Peaceful Journey – A Celebration of North Carolina. I was quite impressed with not just his multi-instrument talent but the w…
MASAKODreaming NorthernMasako Music (2024) Masako's ninth release, Dreaming Northern, reinforces the talented pianist's place among the best contemporary piano-based instrumentalists recording today, although, for me, she cemented that rank…
DAVID LINDSAYFollow The SunFallingfoot Records (2025) Follow The Sun is acoustic guitarist David Lindsay's sixth album and I have praised four of his previous five recordings. He has become one of my favorite guitar instrumentalists. Howeve…
KEVIN KELLERArcadia Kevin Keller Music (2025) I suppose by now I should be used to Kevin Keller's unique way of not just pushing his artistic envelope but using all new envelopes seemingly at will. His creativity also seems to have few, if
AETOPUSIotaSpotted Peccary (2025) Bryan T. Hughes (the man behind Aetopus) is one of those artists who I have a love/hate relationship with as a reviewer (not as a listener). I love his music but with every review I write, it gets more and
Way back in 1996, two musicians, Øystein Sevǻg and Lakki Patey, released Visual on the Windham Hill label. Back then, I named it the best ambient album of the year (in Issue 1 of Wind and Wire, the magazine). To this day, I consider it an e…