“Songs of Contemporary Contemplation of Ecology” weaves a tapestry of ecological awareness across diverse genres and global perspectives.
From Russia’s ambient “Song of the Moon” to Nashville’s folk-inspired “Nature Child,” the journey traverses French metal’s “New Dawn” and Minnesota Americana’s “Thunder.” The collection pivots to environmental action with playful children’s tracks on recycling and water conservation from Canada’s Splash ‘N Boots and Australia’s Eco Faeries, complemented by experimental soundscapes from Sydney’s souleets and Amsterdam’s ambient “Water Song.” The program’s second half grounds listeners in place-based perspectives, featuring New Orleans psychedelia and brass interpretations of ecological classics, Chuck D’s pointed “Celebration of Ignorance,” Pittsburgh soul’s “Winter in America,” and culminating with New Orleans jazz-fusion’s hopeful “Turn It Around” before Colombia’s metal outfit Dreams of Nature closes with the apocalyptic yet stirring “Last Dawn”—collectively reminding us that art remains essential to ecological awakening.