The Astral Temple

by Kolessa

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Nate Collins This album is simply perfect. Despite the many genres which are touched on throughout this release (ambient, 20th century minimalism, jazz, electronic, classic progressive rock), there is never any point at which it feels like anything other than a unified whole. This is one of those rare albums where the right and left hemispheres feel perfectly synchronised, in which there exists that rare blurring of the lines between composition and improvisation. Favorite track: The Ever-dawning Sky.

sjöhäxan Out of Kolessa's other work, this one feels the most playful and bright, with gorgeous piano melodies and dancing accordion riffs that absolutely slap. There is a familiar jazzy and energetic quality throughout that left me feeling unburdened and light after listening. I can't recommend Kolessa more highly! Favorite track: The Thoughtless Temple.

LurkMusick today has been an immensely difficult day for me. then I came across this gem. by the middle of track 3 I felt as at peace as I think I possibly could given the circumstances. thank you for that <3 Favorite track: The Three-windowed Corridor.

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1.	The Stair 05:18	buy track
2.	The Three-windowed Corridor 13:41	buy track
3.	The Garden 04:33	buy track
4.	The Thoughtless Temple 12:08	buy track
5.	The Ever-dawning Sky 14:51	buy track

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"The Astral Temple" by Kolessa is music inspired by those landmarks placed and acquired within, and revisited at just the right time.

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"There are times when you do not recognize a well traveled road.

Sometimes this happens at the beginning of a journey, as you stare down a path or into a black and rippling surface. It is less about the information you have extracted from this void and more about how you react to it.

Sometimes you will look back on a road you have just walked and think, 'I know that I have walked this road before, but not today.'

Sometimes it is as though your journey is a deck of cards that someone is constantly reordering as you walk. Up is sometimes not up. South sometimes not south.

In these moments you will benefit from the shape holding practice we've discussed before. You have been working on that, haven't you? Like R____ said, the pentagram is strongest here, but anything you can clearly see, or can at least clearly describe yourself seeing, will help you find your way.

All this is only helpful if getting back to familiar ground is, in fact, your goal. I have always thought the journey is more enjoyable once you accept that all ground is, from a certain height or perspective, equally unfamiliar."

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released April 1, 2022

All keyboards, synths, accordion, piano, and voice by Adam Matlock

Artwork by Silvana Massa

Thanks to: Harold Budd (RIP), Bennie Maupin, Toby Driver, Windham Hill, seedspore (Evergreen Refuge), Luxa Strata and the Green Mushroom Council.

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