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Copenhagen-based Theo Nicola Anker has different sides to his musical output. But with Lord of the Magi, he shakes off stylistic concerns to focus on a purer emotional expression. It’s an instinctive paean to the pastoral life he grew up with, sent with love from his city-centre apartment. His chosen tools – guitars, pedals, synths – are the medium of the message. Earlier works under the name Paxton Fettel appeared on labels like Great Cottage Workshop Read more on Last.fm

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Field Commander Ali is the solo project of Ali Mollica, a folk song person living on the South Coast of NSW, Australia.With a voice that balances understated vulnerability with determined stoicism, Mollica describes everyday scenes & passing interactions. Despite its modest conception, both the songs and recordings are possessed by a unique density. Layered vocals are used undramatically but effectively. There is an intimate spaciousness within these songs too Read more on Last.fm

Mica Levi, known by her stage name Micachu (born 1987) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. She is classically trained and is best known for her band Micachu & The Shapes and for experimental music in a variety of genres. Levi was born and raised in Surrey, United Kingdom. The daughter of two musicians, she started writing and playing music at the age of four. Levi performed as a DJ in London, and released a mixtape titled Filthy Friends, which was posted on her official Myspace page. Read more on Last.fm

Pierre-Claver Akendengué (born April 25, 1943) is a musician and composer of Gabon. In 1997, he received his country's "Prix d'excellence" at the Africa Music awards in Libreville, honoring his body of work. He also serves as a cultural advisor for the government of Gabon. Artist Bio: [http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/pierre_akendengue_38363] Pierre Akendengué is one of African music's great Read more on Last.fm

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Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, play director, actor, author, poet, musician, comics writer and spiritual guru. Best known for his avant-garde films, he has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and religious provocation". Born to Jewish-Ukrainian parents in Chile, Jodorowsky experienced an unhappy and alienated childhood, and so immersed himself in reading and writing poetry. Read more on Last.fm

Born in 1933, Paul Giovanni was an American folk singer/songwriter best known for his soundtrack to the legendary 1973 British horror film The Wicker Man, a score he researched, wrote and recorded within seven weeks. Using a more ethnomusicological approach, the soundtrack (voted second best soundtrack ever in MOJO Magazine September 2006 after it's eventual 2002 release) uses Celtic musical themes, traditional instrumentation played by folk-rock group Magnet and a combination of ancient pagan verse and Giovanni's own lyrics. Read more on Last.fm

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Green House is an ambient electronic music project, primarily by the musician Olive Ardizoni, that is based in Los Angeles. The music they create is inspired by plants and aims to encourage a sense of empathy with nonhuman life. Ardizoni's debut record under the Green House alias, titled "Six Songs for Invisible Gardens," was released in early 2020 and sought to imagine what kind of musical patterns plants might like to hear, or conversely, what kind of rhythms and melodies might induce people to empathize somatically with plants. Read more on Last.fm