White Light, White Magic

Two very special things I meant to tell you about many moons ago: White Magic's new-ish EP Dark Stars (it came out in late October) and this beautiful stuff called White Light (an essential-oil-based "aroma mister" concocted by Conscious Colors). They work as a pair because they've both got a sort of ethereal loveliness and would be ideal for transforming your bedroom into what one lady we luff might describe as a "gypsy den." And if you've got someone in your life who's fond of sipping lavender tea and wearing flowy dresses a la Stevie Nicks on the cover of Bella Donna, I'd very much recommend packaging these two together for a holiday gift.

Dark Stars is only four songs but they're all stunning, making it a much more consistently seductive CD than their full-length (last year's Dat Rosa Mel Apibus). There's lots of creepy piano, sleepy guitar, and witchy lyrics delivered in Mira Billotte's gorgeously Grace Slick-esque voice - download my favorite track, "Shine On Heaven", to hear for yourself. It's almost got me wishing I still lived in New England so I could while away some snowy morning hiding under the covers and playing the songs over and over and, I don't know, writing in a dream journal. (That kind of thing doesn't make as much sense in L.A.)

White Light, meanwhile, is a mix of pure flower essences blended to "protect your aura and emit the energy of white light." It's created by Los Osos, California-based aromatherapist Constance Hart, and the lavender/jasmine/tuberose/gardenia formula so perfectly fills the room with an airy-fresh floral scent - kind of like living inside an enchanted garden.

And while I'm here please allow me to state that I do adore Mira Billotte's rendition of "As I Went Out One Morning" from the I'm Not There soundtrack (mp3 available at The Runout Groove). It's a snappy little straight-up cover yet stays far away from anything remotely like a Dylan impression, thus making in far superior (in my mind) to Cat Power's version of "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again" (my favorite Bob Dylan song ever, and now I maybe don't like Cat Power at all anymore - blehh).

Posted by Liz in Love
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