Today’s sound track for the day job have been largely Kate Bush, but it didn’t start that way. I have recently purchased the new album by CN Lester. It’s called Ashes, and I’m very impressed with it.

I met CN through Roz Kaveney and the folks at Trans London. CN is very talented, charming in person, and also a fine blogger. Their musical interests are highly varied, ranging from classical to Alt. Rock. CN is a key member of the En Travesti Ensemble, which performs Baroque Opera. Ashes is at the other end of the spectrum, being mainly piano and voice.

You need to get this album anyway, because how can you not buy a piece of music from which the publicity shots were taken in John Clute’s library? I mean, really, how awesome is that?

But if you do need to talk music (and I know it is a subject about which I am woefully ignorant, despite my love of listening to it), this is where the snow comes in. Because Ashes reminded me quite a bit of the new Kate Bush album, 50 Words For Snow, in particular the first track, “Snowflake”. It shares the same rich, echoey piano sound, and the same floaty vocals. And I know that a lot of you out there are huge Kate Bush fans (I’m looking at you, Mr. Cornell), so I figured you might like Ashes too. The album is available electronically on iTunes and from Amazon. If you want an actual CD, you can get one direct from CN.

Here’s the trailer.