DJ Nocturna Presents Queen of Wands

"The magic of the stars could not have been more aligned in this collaboration blending classical music beautifully orchestrated with ethereal dreampop and passionate haunting vocals. Dark and melancholy... yet beautiful that sees the dawn of the new light. " DJ Nocturna
Marselle Hodges is the acclaimed vocalist and lyricist for the Seattle-based dreampop-noir band, The Blue Hour. Marselle collaborated with the legendary Dutch composer, 4AD artist and one of the founding members of CLAN OF XYMOX, Pieter Nooten with a new album called Anonymity. Pieter has since released several solo albums including his seminal ambient album "Sleeps with the Fishes" with Michael Brooks also released on 4AD in 1987, just to name a few. Anonymity is the 6 track album that's set to be released on May 7, 2021.

Anonymity, Released date: May 7, 2021
Pieter Nooten: Instruments and Composition
Marselle Hodges: Vocals and Lyrics
Produced by Brian Hodges of the Blue Hour
Mastered by Martin Bowes at The Cage Studios, Coventry, England.
Sleeve Design and Photography by Marselle Hodges
I got a chance to ask Pieter Nooten some questions and here are his responses:
-Pieter, what are some of the influences in composing the music for these songs ?
I have been composing instrumental, ambient and neo-classical music for the last few years and really needed to create something more EDM sounding, without a copyist signature. I wanted vocals on these demos and started looking for a special voice, something original and authentic, without having to deal with all these ‘thirteen a dozen’ kind of r&b sounding singers. Marselle immediately came into mind.
-Are you happy with the album after it was completed and it is what you expected ?
When Marselle sent me her first vocal ideas I was over the moon and yes, relieved, for it sounded exactly what I had in mind. I instantly started sending her more material. The results were all spot-on and wonderfully original, heartfelt and authentic. My only worries were the initial mixes; they just did not sound good enough. I asked Brian Hodges if he would have a go at producing these tracks and he totally nailed it! So, even though the music was originally written by me, Marselle and Brian put the icing on the cake, so to speak. Marselle’s voice and lyrics are essential; it is af if we sat in the same room and created this material, Brian included. All our ideas just blended perfectly.
-Would you like to share any new inspirations or any new projects, concerts, collaboration, etc coming up for you ?
Concerts are still a bit difficult in this time and age, but I am more productive than ever! Currently I am working on more solo material as well as a great collaboration between me, Joshua (former Azar Swan/Vaura) and former His Name Is Alive frontman Warren Defever, which is going to be very dark and down-beat material.

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Dr. Helen Stewart holds a Ph.D in sociology from Brandeis University. She was a post doctoral scholar at Harvard University and served as lecturer and professor at Wellesley College,Brandeis University, Harvard University Extension and various other universities in the US. She was academic administrator and consultant to many individuals and companies in the United States and abroad. She has worked as an arbitrator/ mediator, interpreter in French for the US Department of State rural sociologist for the United Nations Development Program in West Africa, public speaker in the U.S., Europe, the Caribbean and South America, and was a radio personality in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In 2013 Helen published Seven Seconds or Less: From Gut Feeling to Bottom Line in Challenging Areas of Business, a book about applied intuition for mergers and partnerships, human resource management, new product development, and other important aspects related to business.
She resides in Honolulu, Hawaii where she is currently working on a book of essays called Grits and Granola, The “granola” component offers a worldview that may help diminish the re-emergence of intolerance across continents and cultures. Her third volume is an “annotated memoir” from her perspective as a black woman in America, as an African American whose formative years were spent abroad as what is now called a “Third Culture Kid,” and as a human being immersed in contemporary spirituality. Helen’s website can be found here: https://drhelenstewart.com/

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Justine O' Gadhra-Sharp is a vocalist, drummer, and performance artist from Christchurch, New Zealand who was a member of the noisy alternative rock band The Gael (1995-96), Flinch, Pulchritude, DiS, Artemisia and the long-running DIY underground label and artist collective, kRkRkRk from 1996-2000.

Sídhe (pronounced “shee”) is her debut solo EP which blends brooding and seductive lounge-bar cabaret with dark electronica. Originally recorded during the early 2000s in the forested hills of Tītīrangi, Auckland, with drummer and long-time collaborator Iva Treskon (Pulchritude / Artemisia); the Sídhe recordings languished unfinished and unreleased for many years but brought back to life by producer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Wood (The Mercy Cage, The Altar, Melody Fallen) and at Junk DNA Recording, Wellington, by engineer and musician Bryan Tabuteau (Crash-Scan, Узб96, Radar Angel, Nullity).

Justine is also joined by guest singer Michel Rowland (Disjecta Membra) and session bassist Matt Shanks, for the crooning lounge-lizard duet, ‘Stanley’s Only Hope’

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Toronto-London based experimental group, The Flowers of Hell, founded by Greg Jarvis release their latest album called "Keshakhtaran" via Space Age Recordings. "The Flowers of Hell" is rooted in an old blues idea about how music transforms the misery and toil of musicians into the joy of listeners, as well as Baudelaire's poetry book called, "Les Fleurs Du Mal."
"Keshakhtaran," meaning "seeking nirvana through meditation to sound, especially when you're stoned," is suitably named. The album presents a 42-minute instrumental psilocybin meditation piece in two parts, rooted in sax, flugel horn, chimes, harp,sitar and opera soprano vocals, augmented with tremolos, flutters, horns, woodwinds, strings and percussion. The album was mastered by Grammy recipient Peter J. Moore (Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Joe Strummer).

For the past 18 years, The Flowers Of Hell have traversed the experimental edges of indie, classical and jazz, with music often rooted in the audio-visual synesthesia of Jarvis. Despite relative obscurity, they have been championed by music legends such as Lou Reed, Sonic Boom, Kevin Shields and members of The Legendary Pink Dots, Death In Vegas, The Wedding Present, The Fugs and The Plastic People Of The Universe, not to mention support from NASA's Mission Control team and the Tate Gallery.

THE FLOWERS OF HELL also released their deluxe first vinyl pressing of Lou Reed-endorsed "Odes" album for Record Store Day UK. "Odes," pays tribute to The Joy Division, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Stereolab, Laurie Anderson, The Velvet Underground, Siouxsie & the Banshees and Neutral Milk Hotel, among others.

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