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Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Whoa nelly we are in for a treat with this guest mix! This new set comes from John McFadden who records as Fragile X. John has done two other mixes for us that you can find here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/aquadream-by-fragile-x/
https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/being-human-by-fragile-x/
I'm kind of jealous of this mix as there are bunch of tracks that I would love to have used in my recent undersea mix. So this is a perfect time for this set because it will play off of my "Alien Sea" mix and lead us into other ambient directions. John has a couple of new EPs out and you can find Fragile X music here - https://fragilex.bandcamp.com/
Here's what John says about "From Dusk Till Dawn"
"I've been getting up early a lot so far this year, especially in midweek, for the day job and I've also been making the most of my weekends by trying to stay up late and be creative when I can.
So, with that in mind, I've put together a mix to soundtrack the wee hours. I tried to make it dream-like and hazy. Like an escape into the hush of night and through to break of morning. Albeit crammed into 70 mins!
It's got some dubby and experimental ambient stuff then slowly unfurls into more melodic ambient pieces over time. Very minimal percussion and the focus more on atmosphere and texture.
Hope you enjoy!"
Thanks, John, for a great mix!
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 01. Erik M. - Half Sleep (00:00)
- 02. Squu - Essence (03:54)
- 03. Distant Echoes - Buried Into Ashes (07:03)
- 04. Jerod S. Rivera - Seamstress Clock (feat Cat Lauigan) (10:35)
- 05. Lee Gamble - She's Not (15:20)
- 06. Sonoj - Deal (18:26)
- 07. Tokyo Bedroom Orchestra - Mori (24:37)
- 08. Martin Allin - Play For The Slow World (28:56)
- 09. nthng - Two People (33:13)
- 10. Xenia Reaper - You Really (37:09)
- 11. Number One - Press 1 For Ever (39:48)
- 12. Aion Lazura - Fractal Conscientia (42:43)
- 13. Fragile X - Cielab (48:12)
- 14. Kaito - Rainbow Circles (Beatless version) (53:45)
- 15. Vertical67 - Peace of Mind (60:11)
- 16. Fernie - Subtle (64:44)
- 17. Yaka - Slow Reaction (68:20)
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
I know two things that are true - Erwin Broers is a great contributor to Low Light Mixes and I'm an airhead. 🤪 Last year after I posted a mix of my favorite albums from ECM records, Erwin did his own version. He sent it to me in September and I totally spaced out and forgot about it until this week. But it works out in the end because I've been busy lately so a guest mix is just what I needed.
Here's what Erwin says about his ECM favorites:
"When LLM published a set of highlights from the revered ECM label back in early Aug '25, https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/ecm-favorites/, it just felt like short-selling its 1600+ title catalogue. A second installment seemed only a matter of time. And here it is!
The mix mostly contains tracks one could characterize as "smooth contemporary jazz", the kind of music you put on to unwind after a busy day. A classic in this genre is John Abercrombie's "Timeless".
But it also features a very special piece by Stephan Micus, the renowned German multi-instrumentalist, for whom ECM seems to have been created. We hear him singing in an imaginary language and playing several instruments; hauntingly beautiful!
Cover Artwork: Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, 2017"
Thanks for another wonderful set, Erwin.
Cheers!
( ( ( T R A C K L I S T ) ) )
- 00:00:00 Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang & Tigran Hamasyan - Traces I (Atmosphères, 2016)
- 00:06:12 John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer & Jack De Johnette - Timeless (Timeless, 1975)
- 00:18:00 Stephan Micus - To The Evening Child (To The Evening Child, 1992)
- 00:25:43 Pat Metheny, Eberhard Weber, Lyle Mays & Dan Gottlieb - Sea Song (Watercolors, 1977)
- 00:35:46 Bill Frisell - Etude (Works, 1988)
- 00:39:50 John Surman - Holding Pattern I (Withholding Pattern, 1985)
- 00:44:18 Tord Gustavsen Trio - Vicar Street (Being There, 2007)
- 00:47:49 Egberto Gismonti, Nando Carneiro & Zeca Assumpçao - Um Anjo (ZigZag, 1996)
- 00:53:32 Anouar Brahem - Ashen Sky (Souvenance, 2014)
- 01:00:50 Terje Rypdal - Shining (Skywards, 1997)
- 01:03:04 François Couturier & Tarkovsky Quartet - Nuit Blanche (Nuit Blanche, 2017)
- 01:08:28 Marcin Wasilewski Trio - Oz Guizos (Faithful, 2011)
- 01:14:55 end
Sunday Feb 08, 2026
Sunday Feb 08, 2026
When Daniel wrote that he had a new mix based around silence I knew it would be good. Then I saw the tracklist and I knew it would be great. He includes cuts from some of my favorite artists - Halftribe, Innesti, Sonmi451, Loscil, and A Produce. The A Produce track is one of my favorite ambienbt tracks of all time.
Here's what Daniel says about his new mix:
Claude Debussy once wrote: “The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between them”, suggesting that music's emotional impact, beauty, and expression come from the pauses and spacing between sounds. The first thing I think of is Eno’s classic Music for Airports - man did I fall in love with that album. Roach’s Dream Circle comes to mind - low and slow - the music just seems to breathe. Of course you have the steady state drone stuff from Grassow and friends, which I like - but there is no real structure - that’s the point I guess. I tried to pick work for this mix that had at least a bit of melody, but plenty of silence to define the notes. There is a sweet spot that when achieved sends me at least into a deep peaceful space. I’m thinking we all need to spend some time in that space these days to recharge and nurture our sanity. Hoping this mix might help with that my friends.
Thanks, Daniel, for another excellent mix.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Halftribe & Spinnet - A Minimal Resolution (Patterns of Sync 2020)
- 09:09 Snufmumriko - Mot Nattens Hjärta (Sekunder, Eoner 2019)
- 12:12 ASC - Find Yourself (Tales Of Introspection 2025)
- 22:48 Innesti - Nothwithstanding (Filament and Place 2021)
- 28:00 Sonmi451 - Oxygen Is Flowing (Oxygen Is Flowing single 2025)
- 33:12 Loscil - Stella (Clara 2021)
- 42:23 A Produce - A Smooth Surface(Edit) (White Sands 1995)
- 47:40 Hipnotic Earth - Repose (The Waters of Home 2017)
- 57:00 Lab's Cloud - Rising (The Structure of Emotions 2021)
- 63:58 end
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
"Another smorgasbord of what the electronic music scene has to offer these days and another invitation for space travelling! It's an extra long mix given my incapacity to choose from the wide offer of sublime tracks and albums that were released in 2025.
The diversity in styles within this music category is remarkable; synth pop, retro, contemporary and progressive Berlin School, cosmic sound tapestries, contemplative/meditative/emotional (drone) ambient and a lengthy deep house track.
Special mention for two female electronic music artists Andrea Cichecki and Lisa Bella Donna. Unfortunately, women are rare in this line of music, but these ladies more than deserve their place in this mix with thrilling evocative compositions. Check it out & enjoy your trip!"
https://cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/album/timeless-cyd-0143
https://www.groove.nl/shop/dacker-skoulaman-saudade/?v=910955a907e7
Happy New Year to everyone and here's to 2026 being another fantastic year of music.
Cheers!
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
http://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-moon-full-of-stars-and-astral-cars-by.html
https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2025/01/we-did-it-again-by-andy-mcneillmaple.html
Andy has a new album out, under his own name, that is a little different from his other recordings. That new album is the inspiration for this new mix which is really something special. I'll let Andy tell you about it:
https://lnk.to/dreamingingamelan
another fine day - Child’s Play
https://anotherfineday.bandcamp.com/album/a-good-place-to-be
Peter Gabriel - Slow Marimbas (from Birdy soundtrack)
https://open.spotify.com/album/6ZTQcgutsPhQ50FRZk3BYl?si=Af0sn6YnTaq84N4kJPk1ug
Thomas Newman - Bullet (from White Oleander soundtrack)
https://open.spotify.com/album/76i4SD0LNBtIZtAumvcJsS?si=mAj14pOYTYqT8_QS-S8h1Q
Genesis - The Waiting Room (excerpt)
https://open.spotify.com/album/49BxISwAbZZfmlhqD6Vh88?si=91fRitQ_QPK6Uh5GHyNb7w
Wanderwelle - An Offering of Gratitude
https://silentseason.bandcamp.com/album/gathering-of-the-ancient-spirits
Bill Brennan and Andy McNeill - Morning Beams
https://lnk.to/dreamingingamelan
Thomas Stronen - Confronting Silence
https://open.spotify.com/album/6xEg7P0N3edYKhptbNxo5c?si=ZCwZBplZRdeT_vaWWooXnQ
Michael Brook - Distant Village
https://open.spotify.com/album/7t48EroHL8dzsBTdUS3pRp?si=Q7PfBPDGQxCfXI-wvtXv0w
Connecta Quartet - Madeira River (P.Glass)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4h0827roLiZ3IDt4UK6MfS?si=7hAx96RaQnSn-i42L3bUBA
another fine day - green thought (in green shade)
https://anotherfineday.bandcamp.com/album/life-before-land
Bartosz Kruczyński - Dream 1
https://earthtraxonline.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-whispers
Shuta Yasukochi - Sakura
https://shutayasukochi.bandcamp.com/album/harmonies-of-flowers
Marilyn Masur - Bell-Painting
https://open.spotify.com/album/5HZk4QJRTXSQaauqz5SHAL?si=WbplnlyZRYydr9vaWBiTSw
Four Tet - Lush
https://fourtet.bandcamp.com/album/new-energy
Jon Hassell - Time and Place
https://open.spotify.com/album/6p97ys8xZeV60gh427TwMz?si=o8f6zwf7SNiDkBdp-IYnGw
Boston Modern Orchestra Project - Suite for Violin with American Gamelan - III. Air (Lou Harrison)
https://bmopsound.bandcamp.com/album/lou-harrison-la-koro-sutro
Pierre Favre Ensemble - Frog Songs (excerpt)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4i3JU3zB3PfVceKEq89mx7?si=GI0PfPDbRsG4pHCXpCdOgw
Marilyn Masur - Spirit Of Air (excerpt)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5HZk4QJRTXSQaauqz5SHAL?si=WbplnlyZRYydr9vaWBiTSw
Four Tet - You Were There With Me (excerpt)
https://open.spotify.com/album/2BKXRpAaq7jZStXo6A10qK?si=kfBOKOGwR_-uWyseYAk-kQ
Bill Brennan and Andy McNeill - Reverie
https://lnk.to/dreamingingamelan
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Between Erwin Broers & Paul Asbury Seaman I have been exposed to a ton of excellent berlin-school music over the last couple years. Erwin continues his great string of mixes with this new one featuring the music of Wolfram Spyra. I was totally unfamiliar with this music before hearing this mix and now I'm thankful for the introduction.
Here's what Erwin says about this mix:
"In the mid-1990s, when interest for 'Kosmische Musik' (German)/'Cosmic Music' (English) regained, some Electronic Music artists chose to dig deeper into that first highly creative era, hence starting the 'Retro Berlin School' subgenre. Other artists merely borrowed certain elements (multi-facetted sequencing, layered soundscapes, space fx, Mellotron choirs,...) and then added their own spices to the sauce.
One of the artists that managed to create his own style of contemporary "Berlin School Electronic Music" is the German Fine Arts student (then), and musician, inventor and sound designer (now, dixit his own website) Wolfram Spyra (Kassel, 1964), aka "Der Spyra" or simply "Spyra". His style is somewhere between floating, rhythmic, meditative, downtempo and groovy, yes almost danceable. A very interesting blend of old skool and modern electronic ingredients!
This mix is a chronological overview of 20 years of releases from 1997 till 2018."
More information:
Discogs: www.discogs.com/artist/13462-Spyra
Website: www.derspyra.de
Bandcamp: wolframspyra.bandcamp.com
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00:00 Future Of The Past (2000 remix)(Homelistening Is Killing Clubs, 1995)
- 00:07:15 Non Disperdere Nell' Ambiente Part 1 (Future Of The Past, 1997)
- 00:17:20 Seeds (My Little Garden Of Sounds, 1997)
- 00:28:55 Sferics (Sferics, 1998)
- 00:36:18 Monotonous Stereo Part 1 (Etherlands, 1999)
- 00:41:50 Ωmega Est αlpha (Phonehead, 1997)
- 00:56:16 Mentalized (Elevator To Heaven, 2001)
- 01:10:24 We Don't Mind The Rain (Virtual Vices IV (w/ Pete Namlook), 2003)
- 01:16:10 Aireals (Orphan Waves, 2006)
- 01:23:38 Last Train To Philadelphia (High Phidelity, 2007)
- 01:32:44 Below (Gasoline 91 Octane, 2008)
- 01:43:16 SeQuest (SeQuest (w/ Christian Lang), 2010)
- 01:50:21 Staub Part 2 (Dunst, 2018)
- 02:01:20 end
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
The guest mix hit parade continues! Right on the heels of his last train mix Paul gives another train-themed set. This is one more in line with many of Paul's other train mixes in that it's main genre is berlin-school. I have been on a berlin-school bender all year so I am excited for this one.
Here's what Paul says about the mix:
"You’re sitting on a grassy slope above the cottage, looking out across the landscape below. It’s night and soft dots of light here and there indicate other houses, groups of houses, a road. In the distance you can see the black edge of a ruler, marking the gap between carriages and a bright bar of light moving left in front of it. Like happens in dreams, you are watching the scene and then you are in it, your seat tipped back, not quite asleep, you’re looking out the window. It’s a modern train. Gone is the classic click-click, click-click, but you can still feel the subtle rocking back and forth as the train hurtles silently forward. Under the stars. The cacophony of a station stop, made eerie in the wee hours of the morning. Or memory stirring up a previous adventure then returning you to your current tranquility."
Thanks, Paul, for another excellent entry in your continuing train series.
LINKS TO ALL THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:
- https://matthewlabarge.bandcamp.com/album/while-we-were-there
- https://madis.bandcamp.com/album/plains-of-elysium
- https://macofbionight.bandcamp.com/album/mangrovie
- https://sovietspacedogproject.bandcamp.com/album/memories-of-space
- https://caughtinjoy.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-nowhere
- https://colinrayment.bandcamp.com/album/time-dilation
- https://synphaera.bandcamp.com/album/protostar
- https://nuellmartin.bandcamp.com/album/slaves-to-the-stars
- https://synthreplicants.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-of-paradise-album
- https://codeindigomusic.bandcamp.com/album/endgame-the-best-moves
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Larkenlyre - Dark Forest (While We Were There 2025)
- 06:20 Madis - Matter of Time (Plains of Elysium 2023)
- 12:50 Mac of BiONight - The Next Train (Mangrove 2025)
- 17:44 The Soviet Space Dog Project - Memories 3 (Memories of Space 2021)
- 28:07 Caught In Joy - Gravity Waves (Out of Nowhere 2024)
- 39:28 Colin Rayment - Fast Forward Chronograph (Time Dilation 2023)
- 48:50 Martin Stürtzer - Supernova Shell (Protostar 2025)
- 55:35 Nuell Martin - Slaves to the Stars (Slaves to the Stars 2024)
- 61:55 Synth Replicants - Dreams of Paradise (Dreams of Paradise 2024)
- 70:15 Code Indigo - Return to Gaia (Endgame - The Best Moves 2025)
- 78:42 end
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Yorgos Dousos is a multi-instrumentalist and composer located in Athens. He plays flute and clarinet to combine Greek music tradition, European jazz, and ambient electronic into an inspired musical experience. I got to hear an advance copy of his latest album - LUPUS, Love Under Pain, Upon Suffering - I knew immediately that I had to reach out to Yorgos about a guest mix. And here it is!
Here's what Yorgos has to say about this set:
“Late Night” is a small map of where my head has been living while finishing my new record. It’s the hour when things get quieter, when the room feels bigger than it is and every sound has more weight. I wanted this mix to sit in that space where breath, memory, and repetition start to blur.
It opens with my own pieces (“Marisha” and “Breath” from "LUPUS, Love Under Pain, Upon Suffering") because that’s the emotional ground I’m working from lately. All of the tracks orbit the same questions I’m dealing with on the album: what it means for sound to feel physical and intimate but also distant and ghosted; how much you can say emotionally with or without melody; and where the human breath sits inside electronics and processing.
Thanks, Yorgos, for this excellent mix!
LINKS TO ALL THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:
https://yorgosdousos.bandcamp.com/album/lupus-love-under-pain-upon-suffering
https://johnalsobennett.bandcamp.com/album/ston-elai-na
https://mastrokristo.bandcamp.com/album/passage
https://kalimalone.bandcamp.com/album/the-sacrificial-code-2019-edition
https://colinstetson.bandcamp.com/album/all-this-i-do-for-glory
https://christinavantzou.bandcamp.com/album/no-1
https://haniarani.bandcamp.com/album/on-giacometti
https://aphextwin.bandcamp.com/album/i-care-because-you-do
https://timhecker.bandcamp.com/album/shards
https://stroomtv.bandcamp.com/album/original-spirit
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Yorgos Dousos - Marisha (LUPUS, Love Under Pain, Upon Suffering)
- 04:53 John Also Bennett - Ston Elaiona (Ston Elaiona)
- 09:15 mastroKristo - The Dream (Passage)
- 12:53 Kali Malone - Sacrificial Code (The sacrificial code)
- 18:18 Yorgos Dousos - Breath (LUPUS, Love Under Pain, Upon Suffering)
- 24:00 Colin Stetson - Spindrift (All this I do for glory)
- 30:24 Christina Vantzou - 11: 11 (No1)
- 34:23 Hania Rani - Dreamy (On Giacometti)
- 37:11 Aphex Twin - Alberto Balsalm (…I care because you do)
- 42:22 Tim Hecker - Heaven will come (Shards)
- 47:02 Les Halles - Angels of Venice (Original Spirit)
- 51:33 end
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
We've had a nice run of guest mixes lately here at Low Light Mixes world headquarters. And that streak continues will a wonderful new set from Daniel Hawkins. Here his two previous guest mixes:
https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/dark-woods-by-daniel-hawkins/
https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/metallic-memories/
This mix has a perfect fall vibe. Here's what Daniel says about this collection of tracks:
"As I was saving some of the songs that I liked over the past few weeks, I noticed a bunch of them were guitar pieces - so I figured that was as good a reason as any to do a themed mix. For me the hardest part of doing the mixes is I end up with a lot of good music and have to make tough choices about what to cut from the final mix. There are just so many great musicians out there now doing superb work. So I just go slow and make changes - I think this is a cohesive mix with a nice flow - you be the judge."
Thanks, Daniel, for another excellent mix.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Chris Coco - Portmerion Tide Flow(Jonny Nash Remix) (Portmerion Tide Flow - Single)
- 06:10 kwajbasket - The Gentleman, Pt. 9 (The Gentleman)
- 11:22 The Album Leaf - Last Time Here (One Day I'll Be On Time)
- 15:18 Animat - Thermostellar (Mirador: Selected Works 2005-2015)
- 18:32 Kaya Project - Drift (...& So It Goes)
- 21:20 Jonny Nash - October Song (Point of Entry 2024)
- 25:20 Michael Scott Dawson - Where There Is Happiness There Is Happiness(feat. M. Sage) (The Tinnitus Chorus 2024)
- 28:45 Maps and Diagrams - Spawn (Streams - EP)
- 33:16 Peter Broderick - Pause (SMM: Context)
- 37:45 William Gregg - Ur-Th (Epiphenomenon 2013)
- 43:45 Lawrence English - Watching It Unfold (A Colour for Autumn)
- 48:42 Tomotsugu Nakamura - Monologue (Monologue)
- 50:45 Divine Electronics - The Truth We Dare Not Face (Endomorphine)
- 55:21 end
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
The king of Berlin School EM music, Erwin Broers, is back with a fantastic update to his regular series. This fall update just may the best yet. I listened to this while biking home from work, unsure whether it would fit the activity. Oh man, it was perfect! It kept me pedaling and focused while exposing me to fresh electronic sounds.
Here's what Erwin has to say about this set:
"Another look at what's been happening on the Electronic/Berlin School/Synth Music spectrum over the last months.
As might be expected, a variety of styles and vibes, so listen to the whole mix and I guarantee you'll find at least a few tracks to your liking.
All music is from 2025 and from a wide variety of countries including Germany, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, the USA, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Poland and even Argentina!
Click on the links below for more information on the artists and please consider purchasing the music you like!"