lotusCast - Lotuspike Enhanced Podcast for iTunes #15 - August, 2008

This enhanced edition of LotusCast is dedicated to some big news. Lotuspike and Spotted Peccary have joined forces and have created an even stronger Lotuspike.

Also enjoy tracks by Jon Jenkins, David Helpling, Craig Padilla, Erik Wøllo and a Darshan Ambient feature to celebrate his release of From Pale Hands to Weary Skies.

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lotusCast - Lotuspike Enhanced Podcast for iTunes #14 - January, 2008

WINTER MUSIC:
A music-only podcast, featuring Chad Hoefler, Ben Cox, Jeff Greinke, Darshan Ambient, and a preview of Johan Agebjörn's upcoming Lotuspike release, Mossebo.

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lotusCast - Lotuspike Enhanced Podcast for iTunes #13 - August, 2007

Welcome to a very special 13th edition of lotusCast. A video tribute to Michael Allison, a.k.a. Darshan Ambient.

Back in April, we received word from Michael's wife, Nicky, that he had gotten ill very fast...and worse...he was in intensive care fighting a terrible infection due to an abscess in his liver. Over the course of the few weeks that followed, we all listened to updates from Nicky and watched for signs of improvement in Michael's health. To follow this string of events, you can still read the entire thing courtesy of the folks at Hypnos Forum >

Today, Michael is back in contact with us and already making music again. As if there was any doubt?!

We wanted to take a few minutes and reflect on this, and we thought it only appropriate to share it with you all. We offer this small tribute...a visual vignette against the backdrop of music from Michael himself. The images you see are those captured with my miniDV camera while hiking and driving through an area of Virginia called Narrows, about 45 minutes outside of Blacksburg.

Enjoy!

- lotuspike (Ben, Jeff and Daniel)



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lotusCast - Lotuspike Enhanced Podcast for iTunes #12 - June, 2007

Finally, after nearly a year, we are back with episode 12 of lotusCast and an interview feature with Markus Reuter! Our host, Daniel Pipitone, got a chance to ask Markus about his latest release, Trepanation, on lotuspike. Listen to Markus discuss his influences, production techniques and other thoughtful insights from his creative process on Trepanation. Also, be sure to tune in till the end for a special giveaway offer.

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lotusCast - Lotuspike Enhanced Podcast for iTunes #11 - July, 2006

Lotuspike features Rudy Adrian and his debut release on Lotuspike Records, MoonWater.

Rudy also discusses his previous releases and the influences on his work.


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lotusCast - VIDEOCAST! - Lotuspike Podcast #10 -April, 2006

lotusCast - VIDEOCAST! - Lotuspike Podcast #10 -April, 2006

Our first VideoCast for iTunes!

On April 23, we were fortunate to be able to host Robert Rich as he stopped in Pittsburgh as part of his 2006 Spring Tour. Along with the Carnegie Science Center we hosted an evening with Robert at the CSC Buhl Planetarium. Robert’s performance was absolutely astounding and nothing could take the place of seeing it first hand, but we thought we would try to bring you a peice of it, along with an interview with Robert. If you are an iTunes user, when you download the podcast it will be viewable in iTunes! Just click on the

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lotusCast - Lotuspike Enhanced Podcast for iTunes #9 - March, 2006

Lotuspike takes a road trip to discover what things are happening with other musicians and labels across the country.


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