Episodes
Sunday Nov 27, 2011
Launch of Curiosity
Sunday Nov 27, 2011
Sunday Nov 27, 2011
This past Saturday NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory known as "Curiosity" on a 9 month journey to the planet Mars. As I was watching video of the launch, I was thinking about music that would work well with a launch & space voyage. I quickly collected some appropriate tune & cranked out this mix at escape velocity speed.
The tracks are all electronic/electronica cuts that I thought seem to fit the theme. As it turns out, many of the tunes have titles that are perfect for a mix like this. Titles such as "Towards Unknown Space", "Solar Sailer", "Born to Fire", "Your Wings Make You Fly" and of course "Phobos & Deimos Go To Mars".
That "Phobos & Deimos" tracks was one of my absolute favorite tracks in college. I had a clear vinyl version of the Synergy album "Cords". There aren't going to be too many times that I can sneak that cut into a mix so I'm glad I got that one in here.
The NASA audio is all from the actual launch of the Curiosity Mars rover mission.
In the coming months maybe I'll do "Flight of Curiosity" & "Curiosity Lands" mixes.
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 M83 - Another Wave from You
- 01:55 Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy
- 04:40 Saul Stokes - Greys
- 08:25 Pinch & Shackleton - Monks on the Rum
- 13:07 Synergy - Phobos & Deimos Go To Mars
- 17:40 Brad Smith - Any Colour You Like (8-bit Pink Floyd cover)
- 21:05 Balam Acab - Apart
- 23:30 Jumpel - Lissabon
- 26:20 Daft Punk - Solar Sailer
- 28:25 Steve Roach & Vir Unis - Born to Fire
- 36:15 Delta M45 - Towards Unknown Space
- 41:00 Winterlight - Your Wings Make You Fly
- 46:20 Jumpel - Arles
- 49:25 Rena Jones - Helix
- 54:28 Plumbline - 66 w12
- 58:51 end
Wednesday Nov 23, 2011
drowsy
Wednesday Nov 23, 2011
Wednesday Nov 23, 2011
- 00:00 Benoît Pioulard - Drowsy
- 04:15 Ex Confusion - Bloom
- 09:45 Peter James & Disturbed Earth - A Descending Calm
- 13:45 Steve Roach - Slow Heat (excerpt)
- 21:05 Aglaia - Milosis
- 30:45 David Tagg - Wolf Suite II
- 34:40 Alio Die - Innamorato
- 42:35 Kyle Bobby Dunn - New Pures
- 45:35 Loscil - Stave Peak
- 51:15 Nest - Koretz's Meteor
- 55:55 Ursula - Un final decepcionante
- 01:01:01 end
Sunday Nov 13, 2011
psalms & lullabies
Sunday Nov 13, 2011
Sunday Nov 13, 2011
A friend of mine made an excellent Spotify playlist called "Atmospheric Songs for Travelers" which had some great music from John Martyn, Nick Drake, Wilco & more.(I saved it as my own playlist which is why name is on it if you click the link.)
Listening to that collection made me want put together my own mix of vocal music. I don't do vocal mixes very often but I thought it'd be nice to do one now while all that music is swimming around in my head.
The songs are very laid back. Most are acoustic. Some new music(Antlers, Bon Iver, Horse Thieves) and some old stuff(John Martyn, Loudon Wainwright, Car Stevens).
Somehow the mix ended up with 3 covers in it - Iron & Wine - Love Vigilantes(New Order Cover), Josh Rouse - Straight to Hell(Clash cover) and Radiohead - Wish You Were Here(Pink Floyd cover). All brilliant covers.
I have some leftover vocal tunes that might make it into a new mix fairly soon. Then it'll be back to good 'ol low light ambient. For now, enjoy this vocal detour.
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Bon Iver - Flume(daytrotter session)
- 03:25 The Horse Thieves - (I was) Crazy (About You)
- 07:55 J. Tillman - Earthly Bodies
- 12:00 Josh Rouse - Straight to Hell(Clash cover)
- 16:35 Cat Stevens - The Wind
- 18:07 Damien Juardo - Beacon Hill
- 21:05 Johm Martyn - Let the Good Things Come
- 23:55 Radiohead - Wish You Were Here(Pink Floyd cover)
- 30:50 The XX - Stars
- 34:55 The Antlers - Corsicana
- 38:15 Bon Iver - Wash.
- 42:45 David Sylvian - September
- 43:55 Loudon Wainwright III - Lullaby
- 46:45 Iron & Wine - Love Vigilantes(New Order Cover)
- 49:50 Alexi Murdoch - All My Days
- 54:35 Red House Painters - Song for a Blue Guitar
- 1:00:20 end