Next up on the whirlwind review of Bandcamp purchases are:

Happy Axe – Tiny Stromlo

This is just strange on a large scale. Armed only with a computer, a violin and a saw(!) the artist known as Happy Axe climbed a mountain in Australia and embarked on a massive improv session. The original Stromlo was over 40 mins long but this is two shorter 4 min singles taken from the session.

Part ambient, part soundtrack, all very weird - However it's curiously listenable

Witch of the Vale – Boys of Summer

Now for something you know but not as you know it. The Don Henley classic is given an electro gothic makeover with some beautiful female vocals. Slowed downed to a stately pace it really is a great version. Not a great referemce, as no one else will know them but this reminds me of a band called Roman Remains who I saw live once

Unreqvited  - Empathica 

The word you use with this album a lot is epic. The sheer ambition of this one man project is off the scale. The orchestration, choirs and tinkling piano runs of Empathica I: Heart of the Spectral Mountains is up there with anything Nightwish can produce (which is a good thing). However Empathica II: Everwinter ups the epic content with huge guitar riffing and wordless screams to remind you this is a black metal album. The mix of brutal metal, melody and orchestration is nothing like I've heard and I love it.

Jo Beth Young – Allumez

I could listen to this voice all day. The music takes a back seat as vocals swoop and soar in the most beautiful way. Comparisons would be lazy as this is Jo Beth Young and  she deserves to be recognised in her own right.