If it were not for Dead Can Dance, specifically Lisa Gerrard, I would be positively impervious to the acceptance of the mystical and sometimes haunting chants of Kitka. This morning on my way to work, WUWF (88.1 FM) advertised that Kitka would be performing live in Niceville, FL on the 22nd of February. At the time, I had been unaware of their existence. The short clip they aired was enthralling and after hearing, I was on a mission to hear and learn more about this all-woman vocal ensemble. It just so happens they have material on magnatune: a non-evil supplier of DRM-free digital music. I won’t delve into the specifics of magnatune, but excited was I to find out they carried Kitka.

I’d hate to say that Kitka is perfect for the holiday season and nothing else, but it seems that way for the time being. Their medieval sounds are reminiscent of clips you might hear in an ethnic film set back in those times. Wintery, isolated, and desolate yet hauntingly beautiful and mystical. Full of angelic harmonious beauty.

I’m so excited to have Kitka in my library. Hopefully they will remain as something I can listen to in hopes of filling a part of my soul that might be empty.

I can’t end this post without thanking Lisa Gerrard for her incomprehensible, poetic glossolalia and opening me up to the ethereal side of music.