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The haze of the 2010s patchouli revival may have dispersed, and many records have long since exceeded their half-life, but New Age is still alive and kicking. In any case, Laraaji Venus Nadabrahmananda has proven for over 40 years that it’s actually possible to create a cosy and warm place amongst shimmering psychedelic notes. Back then the New Yorker discovered an autoharp in a second-hand shop and became fascinated by its long sustained chords in open pentatonics—all in a natural flow. Whether on the harp, the zither or lamellophones, Laraaji has long been a legend of New Age and is proof that, in the right hands, psychedelic music is still radical and resistant!