Ivy Vale, Rick Reil, Melissa Davis, Kristin Pinell, Naren Budhakar.
Influences
Pentangle, Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention, Queen, Beatles, Donovan, Loreena McKennitt, Anonymous 4, polyphonic medieval chants, Ravi Shankar, Tim Buckley, Mellow Candle, Trees, Kaleidoscope (UK), David Crosby, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Nick Drake, Dusty Springfield, All About Eve, Red Chair Fadeaway, Renaissance, Incredible String Band, Arthur Lee & Love, Moby Grape, The Youngbloods, Pearls Before Swine, Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, Fairfield Parlour, Elton John, countless obscure '60s psychedelic & garage bands, UK folk psych 60s & 70s, 12th century courtly love songs, traditional Japanese koto music, Simon & Garfunkel, The Byrds, CSNY, Vince Martin & Fred Neil, Trance Planet, The Wicker Man, Harold and Maude, Groucho Marx, Alan Watts, Plato, Socrates, Paramahansa Yogananda, art nouveau, the Victorian era, the pre-Raphaelites, the Universe.
Peacock feathers, full moons, the ocean, everyone in velvet, Japanese woodblocks, hand fans, silver, antique lingerie, Big Sur, waterlillies, the Geisha, high tea, Shakespearean theater, hand drums, belly dancers, ragas, stained glass windows, castles, ice cream.
Sounds Like
Mystical psychedelic folk featuring ethereal vocals and ancient instrumentation. Their other-worldly sound will penetrate your consciousness.
Our CD "Poems from the Astral Plane" was released in 1998. The forthcoming CD "Ensoulment" is in the works, currently being recorded and mixed at the House of Rock Opera in NYC. Keep watching this space for news.
Here are some of the things nice people have said about us:
"One of the most outstanding releases coming out of the coffee house circuit is the debut EP "Poems from the Astral Plane" by the Wyld Olde Souls, a trio formed by Marlene Reil, Ivy Vale and Rick Reil, who combine Celtic fairytale atmospheres, '60's folk psychedelia and exotic instrumentation (sitar, tablas, balalaika, tamboura, etc.) into 6 fragile but delightful folk songs, right out of Lewis Carroll's fantasy world. If this is a forerunner of a full-length album release we're in for a real folk MONSTER!"
-Crohinga Well, Belgium
"If Contemporary Renaissance was a category, that is where you would find Wyld Olde Souls. The female harmonies and plucked string performances, along with some heavy, ancient war drum percussion, create a mystic and magical folk sound. The vocals reminded me a bit of the Murmurs, for those who are familiar with their music. True to their CD Title, it seems these Olde Souls are operating on an Astral Plane, and the results are a treat." - Just Plain Folks, USA
"New York's Wyld Olde Souls appear to have drifted in from a similar astral plane to our old friends Mary Jane: haunting ethereal mystical folk music led by female chant-song as atmospheric as a moth caught under a flickering gaslight on a stormy night and simply resonating with psychedelic Celtic harmony. 12-string guitars, flutes, bells, windchimes, mandolin, and tamboura accompany the medieval imagery: the strongest cut's a cover ('The Sun God'), but the band, who count three members of the Grip Weeds amongst their number, are more than capable of turning out some pretty fair melodies themselves as 'The Tower' and the opening 'Arrival', (very Steeleye Span, that one), amply demonstrate." - The Ptolemaic Terrascope, UK
"This record has strong images, some scary percussion, and sounds that range from whispers to windchimes. It's good to see that someone is still exploring folk and psychedelia and doing it so well." - Tom Rapp, Pearls Before Swine
"Their songs are some peaceful poems, a wind of feelings that give to the air the perfume of old centuries." - Zoopa Loop, France
"Delicious vocal harmonies assisting fresh folk melodies. Breezes of intense medieval spirituality and psychedelic threads woven with the exotic fibers of ancient popular instruments, a potion gently stirred by expert female hands and infused into the six songs of a very particular mini-album, which comes from New York but has a definite scent of England." - Rockarilla, Italy
"THE WYLD OLDE SOULS would come under the category of Celtic folk/psych, but then again, I try to shy away from categories, as they are so restrictive and rarely descriptive. This group is the kind who rule because they defy such pigeonholing by the mere depth of what they do. To me, one of the most striking things a band can do is to create an atmosphere and transport the willing listener to a place far from the physical space they're in. THE WYLD OLDE SOULS do this on this 6-song, nearly 25 min private release. Their use of folk and rock instruments can't be denied, but that's where the typical is left behind. It's left far in the background as you're lifted into a wonderful realm of the ethereal, the music and sincere Pagan lyrics opening up vistas of ancient sunlight, woodlands and calming nature. Most beautiful and powerful is the concluding trilogy of "The Tower," "The Oracle" and "The Sun God," bringing a heightening to not only one's senses of hearing, but all the others as well in a rich serenade of transcendence." - Chaos Realm, Germany
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BALLO DELLE CASTAGNE - 108 10" vinyl 45rpm - HR!SPQR
108 are the diabolical passions that beset us and we must battle to become Buddha. 108 is a magic and exoteric number in many mystic religions and cultures. All you need to discover about the real nature of this world: pure fiction! Two cover songs about the diabolic passions from great Italian artists of the 70’s like Biglietto per l’Inferno and Franco Battiato.
As the lotus grows in mud without showing any traces that might betray its origins, its leaves and its stem, while floating in water not wet, so it `s also the wise man who lives in the world, but is not of the world...
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Hi there I am very pleased to have found you. It would be great if you can make it over here. Try contacting Michale Evis - Glastonbury festival or related links. There are many stages there to perform on, its worth a go. Looking forward to relaxing and listening to more of your sweet sounds. Love light and hope. Paul x
Hi blessings to you. Thank you so much for being friends. I love your songs and voices, am looking forward to spending time hearing more. I hope that you like my Pagan Dream. I had to do most of the chanting myself, which was fun. Also hope you like The Ice Man which is dedicated to Otzi the Ice man that they found in the Alps, who had been laying there for 5000 yrs frozen in time. Love light and laughter to you x
Sonny and inscribed stone (Here the Royal Raven fell) Cornwall. England.
Hi, the air date will not be until around or after Dec. 20. Once I get my camera back from repair I will hook you up with a copy of your performance. Audio is on the tape but for some reason it cuts out sporadically when capturing to PC..
That is why if you have seen my latest posting, the videos are shorts.
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