Spiritual Ambients: Shiva in Exile and "Oriental Distortion"

Today's random song is an ambient, drone-style piece called Oriental Distortion. It is by Shiva in Exile, which is a new age/oriental/gothic project started in 2003 and whose lead vocalist and composer is Stefan Hertrich of Munich, Germany, a former video game soundtrack composer who was also a member of goth metal band Darkseed. The name of the band Shiva in Exile is supposed to convey that the modern world may lack a collective spirituality and morality. You can find Oriental Distortion on their 2002 album Ethnic, though I found the song on a special collection called CARE: I am Powerful - Music to Empower Women (2007).

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Synchronized Belles: Hi-Fi Sky and "Belle Louisiane"

We have something a little different for you in today's random tune. Belle Louisiane is by Hi-Fi Sky, a band founded in New Orleans that evacuated along with the rest of the Hurricane Katrina refugees. They play drone-electronica rooted in the music of the Acadian and French cultures of New Orleans. Belle Louisiane can be found on their 2005 album Music for Synchronized Swimming in Space.