Taygete of the Pleiades | Best Ambient Album

Taygete from the album “Pleiades“ by Christel Veraart | For more information: Located in the constellation of Taurus, Taygete is one of the famous Pleiads and the opening track of my album Pleiades, released this month. Taygete is one of the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades. In Greek mythology the Seven Sisters were Alcyone, Maia, Electra, Merope, Taygete, Celaeno, and Asterope, names now assigned to individual stars. Visible to the naked eye from as far north as the North Pole, and farther south than the southernmost tip of South America. They were daughters of Atlas and Pleione, who were transformed into stars. “Veraart is a distinct new voice in the space-ambient scene, bringing an intimate chamber music feel to the genre. Her musical glossolalia will remind some of the secret-language vocalizations of Lisa Gerrard. A more apt comparison—also recommended—would be Jennifer Grais who has recorded with tribal ambient master Byron Metcalf, or Se