Nickie’s Niches #41: May 2025

Start Artist Song Time Album Year 1 Endre Osen & Ragnild Kambo Grov 0:02:26 Endre Olsen & Ragnhild Kambo Grov Heila havet i ein foss 3:31 Vekk meg lenger vekke 2025 2 Nova Cascade NN 04_29-2025 0:06:26 Nova Cascade If You Don’t Succeed 4:49 Box Man 2025 3 Skeleton Mage NN 04_29_2025 0:11:37 Skeleton Mage, Skeleton Mage Moss-Covered Castle Walls 3:54 Of Mossy Ruins and Forest Paths 2025 0:15:31 Skeleton Mage, Skeleton Mage The Chestnut Grove 2:45 Of Mossy Ruins and Forest Paths 2025 4 Wyatt E NN 04_29_2025 0:18:51 WYATT E. Im Lelya 5:01 zamāru ultu qereb ziqquratu Part 1 2025 5 Anders Buaas NN 04_29_2025 0:24:23 Anders Buaas Trollringen 8:22 Trollringen 2025 6 The Barrowfolk NN 04_29_2025 0:33:10 The Barrowfolk Elling 3:49 Of Tollund And Elling 2024 7 Solstice NN 04_29_2025 0:37:23 Solstice Firefly 6:17 Clann 2025 8 Etienne de la Sayette NN 04_29_2025 0:44:05 Etienne de la Sayette Saba 4:14 Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra 2025 9 David Arkenstone 04_29_2025 0:48:55 David Arkenstone Eyes Of Skata 4:38 Quest For The Runestone 2024 10 Obiymy Doschu NN 04_29_2025 0:53:58 Obiymy Doschu Не опускати руки/ Don’t Give Up 6:06 Vidrada 2025 Vekk meg lenger vekke by Endre Olsen & Ragnhild Kambo Grov favorite track Heila havet i en foss This duo from Norway blend their voices Into folky sonic dreamscapes. Endre is an awarded poet, and he and Ragnhild have performed all over Norway. Their effort has the sensibilities of psych folk to my ear. Acoustic in nature, with minimal production, it displays the beauty and subtle power that can be achieved with two voices joining in song. Box Man by NOVA CASCADE favorite track If You Don’t Succeed Per Dave Hilborne, this is the final release for Nova Cascade, and if we have to say goodbye, it’s a lovely farewell. The stunning opener is an epic 28+ minutes, and well worth the time. This is both introspective and reflective, thematically shifting from interior thoughts to exterior concerns and observances. Dave provides whispery vocals, with the instrumentation of keyboards of all types, guitars, bass, and violin rounding out the shimmery sound.