The Hippie spirit lives on in the resolutely independent artist Milli Moonstone! This post has been a long time coming, because I first mentioned Milli two years ago, when I spotted her MySpace page.
Milli Moonstone is Emily Edmonstone, a British singer-songwriter and environmental activist. Milli is an eclectic chameleon, and she defies conventional description. Here, in the intro video to her site, she’s Emily, down-to-earth and matter-of-fact…
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… and in this video for her song “Lose Myself,” she’s the playful, free-spirited Milli.
A few months ago, Milli Moonstone put out an EP CD that I ordered, but I can’t imagine she made any money off of me, shipping it to Boston from London. Now Milli has an 11-song album you can download from Amazon.com. Listen to the samples, and you’ll know Milli’s her own genre of music. “Lotsa Money” would go well with belly dancing, and “Good Goodbye” is about the end of a romance, but it could almost be taken as a death scene, saying goodbye to life itself. For contrast, there’s “Over,” which is lovely and powerful. My favorite track is the wild “Flashbacks.”
Last September, Milli was interviewed by Nikki Bedi on BBC Asia.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2010/JAN/MilliMoonstoneBBC.mp3]During the interview Nikki plays Milli’s song “New Day,” which prominently features a sarongi. I’ll embed the song here, down-converted, so it won’t sound as good as the original, because I want you to buy it.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2010/JAN/NewDay.mp3]I think there’s a CD version coming of “Lose Myself,” but it can be downloaded right now, so why wait? I realize that a lot of people are sending their extra money to help provide relief to Haiti, but if you have $9 US to spare, please buy Milli’s album. (Note: I make no money at all from anything related to DogRat.com. This site is a hobby and an expense, and that’s the way I want it.)
