Spellbound

Haven't had that much opportunity for extended listening lately. Tried to right the balance by giving Messiaen's Des Canyons Aux étoiles a spin in the late afternoon. Completely gorgeous, but so much so I nodded off hypnotised in the fourth movement - though with a continuing awareness of surrounding bliss. Fortunately stayed awake right the way through John Luther Adams's Become Ocean playing free at Bandcamp. Impossibly beautiful.