Ok, so about a year ago I wrote about volume one of this compilation extolling high praise for the collection. But recently I received a DM on Instagram asking me if I'd be interested in volume 2.

Turns out there's a Vault subscriber (Tao) in China who saw my previous write up and wanted to share with me the follow-up. Even cooler...there was a bundle offer so they bought copies of volume 1 & 2 and sent them both here to Nashville.

Since I've already got a copy of volume 1, I'm sharing the love and giving it away here. Post in the comments here about a great mail surprise...could be truthful, could be a lie, whatever, have fun with it. Submissions need to be in by midnight central time May 19th. Winner solely decided by me.

The music is sublime, calming, just wonderful in every way. I was surprised to learn from the Vault member's letter that the liner notes in Mandarin are written in such a sophisticated manner that even native speakers would have trouble understanding them. Apparently it contains a brief history of gu qin development through different dynasties...though Tao says they gave up trying to read the track by track stories after five minutes.

Nevertheless, even though I can't read any of the text, I certainly enjoy these songs effortlessly and hope other folks here can find the appreciation for it too.

While not the exact audio on what I'm listing here, below is a link for the stuff in this realm. Dig.