As 2010 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors.
Oh, l’amour! Andy Bell is back with a brand new solo offering. The Erasure frontman is releasing the techno-tinged Non–Stop (Mute) this week. The LP was co-produced by Bell and Pascal Gabriel (Kylie Minogue, Ladyhawke, Miss Kittin, Little Boots). Gabriel also helmed Bell’s previous releases as Mimó. Non-Stop‘s first single, “Call On Me,” pulses with a glittering electronic beat and features heavily processed vocals with an Italo-disco flair. It’s quite a departure from the romantic, falsetto-driven synth pop of Erasure, drawing inspiration from soul, techno, Tin Pan Alley and even opera. Bell will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with him.
Bell: Reiki is a lovely traditional Buddhist/Japanese healing technique that allows one or a whole group of people to send waves of healing energy to any place, anyone or any areas of conflict or tragedy in the world. You can even send it to a future event that you may need help with. When I had the healing symbols blessed upon me at the retreat I mentioned before, I felt my whole body lift up as if in the shape of a cross, and I felt serene and forgiven. I mentioned to Carole (because I was there recovering from my second hip replacement) that the bathroom floor felt light, like it had cushions of air underneath it. She explained to me that that was the healing energy, because the whole place had been placed within an angelic healing vortex. How cool is that!
Video after the jump.
