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Friday Oct 11, 2024

A Moon Full Of Stars and Astral Cars by Andy McNeill/Maple Mountain Sunburst

Friday Oct 11, 2024

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I fell in love with the music of Andy McNeill, who records as Maple Mountain Sunburst, back in 2010 with the release of the album The Maple Mountain Sunburst Triolian Orchestra. Combining a wide variety of instrumentation, electronics, loops and samples to create a unique album and listening experience. The album was one of my favorites of 2010.

When I found out that, after a long hiatus, there was new album this year, I was totally hyped. The new recording, Ecstatic, is everything I'd hoped for. Described by Andy as “Instrumental electronic ambient with loops and chopped samples, old keyboards, guitars, and found voices. The vibe is heartwarming, blissed-out, and euphoric; a balm for turbulent times.” You can find the album here - https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatic

I was so excited by the new music that I asked Andy to create a mix. He graciously agreed and created multiple mixes. So awesome! This is the first one and it is excellent. I can't stop listening to it.

Here's what Andy says abut this mix:

"I could say this playlist is about transcendence and something about the physical and spiritual journeys we might take to get there. Or I could just say these are tracks that bring me joy. Some old favourites, some new. I’ve tried to weave my own material through here in a desperate but determined effort to rise to the level of wonder and beauty in these artists’ work."

Here links to all the music used in the mix:

Thanks, Andy, for your hard work on this set.

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 Maple Mountain Sunburst - Waters Of Forgetfulness (Ecstatic 2024)
05:24 Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk (Presenting Santo & Johnny 1959)
07:43 Lemon Jelly - Ramblin’ Man (edit) (Lost Horizons 2002)
13:45 The Percy Faith Strings - Out Of This World (Bouquet of Love 1962)
17:46 Maple Mountain Sunburst - Murmuration Awe (Ecstatic 2024)
20:34 Juana Molina -¿Quién? (Segundo 2000)
23:04 Nick Zammuto - Tonight We’ll Go For A Ride (We The Animals 2018)
25:14 Sufjan Stevens - Everything That Rises (Javelin 2023)
30:10 Maple Mountain Sunburst - Dream Fuel (Ecstatic 2024)
34:56 Michael Nyman - Drowning By Number 3 (Drowning by Numbers 1988)
38:24 Radiohead - Pyramid Song (Amnesiac 2001)
43:07 Cocteau Twins - Otterley (Treasure 1984)
46:53 Michael Brook - Midday (Hybrid 1985)
52:18 Brian Eno - Spider and I(Before and After Science 1977)
55:55 Bill Frisell - Half a Million (Is That You? 1990)
59:00 end

Friday Sep 27, 2024

End of Summer Noise by Black Brunswicker

Friday Sep 27, 2024

This mix is another great example of why I enjoy guest mixes so much. This collection of tunes starts off rather noisy, hence the title. It's a style of music that I don't go to very often. But it's very cool to hear in this mix.

Our guest this time is Ethan Helfrich, who records under the name Black Brunswicker. They have a new album out called "Been Around Here Before" and you can find it here:

https://blackbrunswicker.bandcamp.com/album/been-around-here-before

Here's what Ethan says about the mix:

"This is a collection of some music that I've been listening to recently, as well as some old favourites. Having spent 2 months in the US this past summer visiting family and traveling for gigs, I spent a lot of time on the road. It brought me back to music I used to play on my daily commute, when my days were soundtracked by the incessant humming of Chicago's highways (listen to "I Think This Heat is Getting to My Head" off my new album for the reference). While most of this isn’t what people might consider ambient — and I don’t really listen to ambient music much anymore — it’s instrumental guitar music that shares a similar feeling. It transports you to different worlds and headspaces or, at the very least, keeps you company on your morning drive."

Thanks, Ethan, for the trip this mix takes us on.

Cheers!

T R A CK L I S T :

00:00 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Fire at Static Valley (G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! 2021)
05:44 Russian Circles - Ghost on High (Blood Year 2019)
07:55 Wolves In The Throne Room - Dia Artio (Two Hunters 2007)
13:25 Sleep - The Sciences (The Sciences 2018)
16:10 Grouper - I Saw A Ray (A I A: Dream Loss 2011)
20:20 Black Brunswicker - Down at the Creek (Been Around Here Before 2024)
23:25 William Tyler - Highway Anxiety (Modern Country 2016)
32:20 Jack Rose - Miss May's Place (Dr. Ragtime & His Pals 2008)
34:53 John Fahey - America(Re-Recorded Version) (Death Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes 1964)
39:48 Black Brunswicker - The Cave (Been Around Here Before 2024)
43:27 Fripp & Eno - Evening Star (Evening Star 1975)
50:45 Bobby Lee - Walking with Trees(Live) (Cosmic Country Revue Live at PDV 2023)
54:41 end

Wednesday Sep 04, 2024

Story Time by Paul Asbury Seaman

Wednesday Sep 04, 2024

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Sometimes a mix comes along at just the right time. This new mix from Paul comes as summer has ended and the weather, at least around here, has turned a bit chilly. There's something about this collection of tracks that seems to work well with this change of seasons.

This mix is different from the usual LLM fair and definitely a change in direction for Paul, a temporary change but a welcome one. These are all vocal tunes, each with its own story to tell.

Here's what Paul says about this compilation:

“Just some of my favorite story songs from the past few decades. Some classics and some I hope will be a delightful discovery for you, as they were to me. Interesting that more than half of them turned out to be about death. But we end on a hopeful note, celebrating life, the universe and friendship.”

Perfect for night time listening around a fire with a good whiskey. Thanks Paul!

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 Michael Smith - Panther in Michigan (Love Stories 1992)

04:43 Mary Lee's Corvette - Tangled Up In Blue (Blood On The Tracks 2011)

11:01 The Chieftains - The Magdalene Laundries (Tears Of Stone 1999)

15:50 John McCutcheon - Christmas In The Trenches (Winter Solstice 1984)

21:16 The Longest Johns - Fire & Flame (Cures What Ails Ya 2020)

23:38 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Powderfinger (Rust Never Sleeps 1979)

29:02 James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri Waters )A Recent Future 1995)

33:53 Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Summertime Dream 1976)

40:15 Bruce Springsteen - You're Missing (The Rising 2002)

45:01 Laurie Rose Griffith - Easy Way to Live (Tocoi Light 2005)

50:20 James McMurtry - Crazy Wind (Too Long in the Wasteland 1989)

54:22 David Wilcox - Eye of the Hurricane (How Did You Find Me Here 1989)

57:51 Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Rumor and Sigh 1991)

62:28 Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World (Sweet Old World (1992)

67:09 Bruce Cockburn - Look How Far (Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu 1999)

72:40 end

Wednesday Aug 07, 2024

The Passing Of Time by Old Amica

Wednesday Aug 07, 2024

The guest mix hits just keep coming! This set come to us courtesy of Old Amica, a two-person band originally from Norrbotten, Sweden. Today they are separated by 1864km with one part in Stockholm, the other in Genève.

https://oldamica.bandcamp.com/

I was familiar with their work on the Whitelabrecs label:

https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/taiga
https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/fyr

So I was excited to hear about a new album coming out on August 9th. And then I was even more excited when they agreed to create a mix for LLM.

Here's what Johan & Linus say about this creation:

"This mix is a collection of songs and sounds that have had an influence on our new album “För alltid” (out August 9th via Le Mont Analogue [Dronarivm]). “För alltid” is an album about the passing of time, and we tried to break our sound down to its smallest constituents. Sounds that have always been there as a world of its own, but hid in the background."

Thanks so much for this excellent set! Be sure to check out their new release https://oldamica.bandcamp.com/album/f-r-alltid

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 The Beach Boys - Our Prayer (20/20 1969)
01:06 Jónsi & Alex - Atlas Song (Riceboy Sleeps 2009)
08:27 Julianna Barwick - The Harbinger (Nepenthe 2013)
14:02 Stars of the Lid - Dungtitled(In a major) (And their Refinement of the Decline 2007)
19:07 Oliver Coates - One Without (Aftersun [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] 2023)
23:51 Foreign Fields - Terrible Times (Reprise) (The Beauty of Survival 2020)
25:17 Old Amica - Mot natten (För alltid 2024)
32:12 Brian McBride - Overture(For Other Halfs) (When the Detail Lost its Freedom 2005)
38:41 Matti Bye - Open Sea (Capri Clouds 2024)
42:20 Hildur Guðnadóttir - 12 Hours Before (Chernobyl [Music from the Original TV Series] 2019)
44:30 Angelo Bandalamenti - Dark Space Low (Twin Peaks [Limited Event Series Soundtrack] 2017)
46:15 Ryuichi Sakamoto - fullmoon- immersion 2023 (async immersion 2023 2017)
51:03 Skator - Ljusa Tiden (excerpt) (År 2020)
52:20 Old Amica - Neckar (För alltid 2024)

Wednesday Jun 19, 2024

Solstice Prelude, Fading Spring by Rafael Anton Irisarri

Wednesday Jun 19, 2024

I've been listening to the music of Rafael Anton Irisarri for a long time. The oldest album of his that I have is 2007's Daydreaming. I'm listening to it as I type this and wow, I'd forgotten how excellent it is. His music has changed a bit since then - now using drones, symphonic washes, tape loops, layers of distortion and "bleached out textures." So I was excited when he offered to do a guest mix. Um, yes please!

This mix is everything that I love about guest mixes because it takes twists and turns that I normally do not so it kept me engaged to whole way through.

Here's what Rafael has to say about this set:

"I crafted this mix as Spring gently dissolves into Summer, drawing inspiration from perennial favorites like Arvo Pärt and Harold Budd. It features the work of many dear friends and colleagues such as Sylvain Chauveau and Federico Durand, as well as some favorite tracks I've mastered at my Black Knoll Studio in New York. This includes pieces from William Basinski, Eluvium, Michael Muller, and Julia Kent, along with contributions from Grand River, Animated Matter (Hannah Elizabeth Cox), Concepción Huerta, Christina Giannone, Pepo Galán, and Karen Vogt. Adding a personal touch, I've included a piece from my latest album, released on my newly minted Black Knoll Editions, in collaboration with the esteemed Italian producer Abul Mogard. There's also a special collaborative piece I created with the brilliant Julianna Barwick a couple of years ago. Hope you enjoy!

Looking forward to playing some shows this summer, starting in Italy on July 7th with Abul Mogard in Rome at Halfdie Festival, then later on September 14 at Ametric Festival in Chania, Greece. Stay tuned for more announcements by following on Instagram @blackknoll or at www.irisarri.org."

Thanks Rafael for this amazing mix!

Here are links to all the music used in this mix:

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 Grand River - This Was Us (VA: Thousands of Eyes in the Dark, 2019)

01:53 Animated Matter - Follow (Selkie, 2021)

04:28 Federico Durand - Flor Imaginaria (Flor Imaginaria, 2020)

06:41 Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Roger Eno - Signals (Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, 1983)

08:16 Michael Muller - Glyph II (Julia Kent Rework) (Lower River Reworks, 2020)

12:52 William Basinski & Janek Schaefer . . . on reflection (four) (“ . . . on reflection “, 2022)

15:12 Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri - Place of Forever (AM Radio edit) (Impossibly Distant, Impossibly Close, 2024)

21:52 Arvo Pärt - Fratres For String Quartet (Fratres, 1977)

31:22 Sylvain Chauveau - La Lettre Qu'il N'Envoya Jamais (Un Autre Décembre, 2003)

32:56 Eluvium - Vibration Consensus Reality(for Spectral Multiband Resonator) ((Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality, 2023)

41:06 Julianna Barwick + Rafael Anton Irisarri - Thalasso (For Ukraine Vol. 2, 2022)

46:21 Harold Budd - Sandtreader (Lovely Thunder, 1986)

51:32 Pepo Galán feat. Karen Vogt - It's All Around You (Family Harmony, 2023)

56:13 Concepción Huerta - Solastalgia (Harmonies from Betelgeuse, 2022)

59:37 Christina Giannone - Immortality (Glazed Vision, 2021)

Wednesday Jun 05, 2024

Ghosts of the Gardiner Expressway by Kilometre Club

Wednesday Jun 05, 2024

I am fortunate enough to occasionally have labels or artists connect with me about new music they have coming out. Sometimes those discussions result in a guest mix. Which brings us to this latest mix.

Daniel Field, owner/founder of Imaginary North, reached out about some new music coming out on his excellent ambient label. He has a new album out under his Kilometre Club moniker so we figured it would be a great time for a guest mix.

Here's what Daniel has to say about this collection:

"I am so excited to share my new triple album, An Alphabet of Distance, and wanted to create a mix that reflects the idea of closeness. As a result, I looked to music being made in and around my hometown Toronto, thinking about some of our growing ambient community, as well as reflecting on the past. While putting this together, I quickly began to notice themes and trends that have permeated local ambient, electronic, and experimental music from this vast and vibrant city.

More than anything, the vast array of instruments used across this mix feels like a connect-the-dots of the diverse, complex, and cosmopolitan nature of the city. In 100 minutes, on top of the usual guitars and synthesizers, you'll hear harp, bass clarinet, saxophone, kulintang gongs, kalimbas, horns, a bridge, and so many more components that come together beautifully. The title of the mix is named after Toronto's most annoying and traffic-filled major thoroughfare, one that has recently undergone partial demolition and multiple lane closures, but is still such a pivotal artery of the city.

An Alphabet of Distance is out now as a digital download or double CD from Imaginary North."

Here's the link to the new Kilometre Club album:

https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/an-alphabet-of-distance

Imaginary North Bandcamp page:

https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/

Here are links to all the music used in this mix:

Thanks to Daniel & Imaginary North for this excellent mix.

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 Kilometre Club & Lutes Jennings - Stoplight (from An Alphabet of Distance, Imaginary North 2024)
02:28 Moonwatcher - Echo In The Hollow Of My Skull (from Impressions, Age of Leisure, 2024)
06:11 JICS - come back to me (from Nostalgia, Imaginary North, 2024)
08:44 shn shn - first light (from Form(s), independent, 2023)
13:22 Kilometre Club & Sun Rain - Zone of Harmony (from An Alphabet of Distance, Imaginary North 2024)
16:28 Grace Scheele - pomposity (from Landings, independent, 2023)
18:28 Joseph Shabason - Forest Run (from Anne, Western Vinyl, 2018)
22:52 Piers Oolvai - Materia (from Solace Shards, independent, 2021)
27:29 Do Make Say Think - A Tender History in Rust (You, You’re A History in Rust, 2007)
32:34 Kilometre Club & Gollden - Fragments (from An Alphabet of Distance, Imaginary North 2024)
38:26 Erin Corbett - All You Can Think About Is How Good It Feels (from Other Rooms, mainstream x Imaginary North 2024)
45:54 Pick a Piper - Kalimbas and Chimes (from Imaginary North Transmission 004, 2023)
51:49 Kilometre Club & Astrolope - All/Flax (from Outside Choices, Imaginary North, 2023)
58:06 Broken Social Scene - Capture the Flag (from You Forgot it in People, Arts and Crafts, 2002)
1:00:12 Pantayo - Bakal Bote (from Ang Pagdaloy, Telephone Explosion, 2023)
1:02:28 Nick Storring - Sleepwalking Through Lambton Woods [excerpt] (from Sleepwalking Through Lambton Woods, Avant Lard, 2023)
1:09:00 Fan Wu - Yarrowly (from touch the Ten Thousand Things without dependency, Second Spring, 2024)
1:13:40 Aidan Baker - Twilight [excerpt] (from Field of Drones, Arcolepsy Records, 2004)
1:18:11 anthene - beneath the trees (from Held, Oscarson, 2021)
1:21:52 dreamSTATE - Northern Ark (Feat. Kurt Swinghammer) (from The Drone Cycle, independent, 2024)
1:27:30 Polmo Polpo - Farewell (from Like Hearts Swelling, Constellation Records, 2003)
1:32:29 Kilometre Club - The Longest Time [excerpt] (from The Longest Time [coming soon], Imaginary North, 2024)

Wednesday May 15, 2024

Khôra - Grammars Of Emanation

Wednesday May 15, 2024

We've had more guest mixes than usual the last 6 months and that is a great thing because it means we all get to hear some amazing music and amazing mixes like this one.

This new mix comes from Matthew Ramolo, who records as Khôra. There is a new Khôra album that just dropped in April called "Gestures of Perception" and is described this way - "The album weaves ritualized instrumentals with alien textures and resonant melodies, inviting listeners to transcend into uncommon consciousness."

You can find the new album here - https://khora.bandcamp.com/album/gestures-of-perception-3

I was unfamiliar with the music of Khôra, but one listen to the new album and I was all in for a guest set. This mix is so very propulsive, it draws you in and drives you forward with layer upon layer of rhythmic intensity.

Here's what Matthew says about this mix:

"This assemblage of material was selected primarily on the basis of substantiating the sonic and conceptual universes that my most recent Khôra release is in lineage with. The vast majority of the pieces presented are percussive or propulsive, but also circular in nature and in one respect I was seeking a fundamental rhythmic presence or energy among my troves of collected music that could be traced across various artists and presented as a single typology or modality that tenders itself in various guises through a cast of contemporary and historical voices. Functionally, the mix pursues a particular genealogy of percussive music across various genres, cultures, histories, technologies, and interpretations which initiates a kind of meditative dancing. Within the outline of this non-linear genealogy, ancient ritualistic and tribal tendencies flower within the unconscious regimes of the body even as the mind and body are provoked to find new appreciations and applications for these emboldening forms of musical intelligence which persist through time but are mutated, conditioned, and understood by the nuances of the listener and their temporal circumstances."

Thanks to Matthew for putting together this unique journey. His album is out on the Marionette label and you can find more of their fine releases here - https://marionettelabel.bandcamp.com/

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 Khôra - Flux and Hieroglyph (Gestures Of Perception 2024)
06:45 Cyclopean - Fingers (Cyclopean 2013)
12:21 The Dwarfs of East Agouza - Resinance (Bes 2019)
15:12 The Comet Is Coming - Journey Through The Asteroid Belt (Channel The Spirits 2016)
20:30 Muslimgauze - Caste the First Stone - (Salaam Alekum, Bastard 2020)
24:44 Love-Songs & Ulf Schütte - Dumpfes hämmerndes Dröhnen (Spannende Musik 2021)
29:29 Various - Radio Delhi #1 (Radio India: The Eternal Dream Of Sound 2004)
32:04 Uwalmassa - Belit (Malar 2022)
36:00 Kilchhofer - Karon ( The Book Room 2018)
39:28 De Leon - A2 (De Leon 2018)
44:44 Khôra - In Petrified Light (Gestures Of Perception 2024)
49:50 Joyfultalk - Kill Scene (Plurality Trip 2018)
53:42 Jon Iverson Meets Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy & Inre Kretsen Grupp - Drum Steel (Jon Iverson Meets Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy & Inre Kretsen Grupp 2023)
58:21 D.K. - Going Into Trance (The Goddess Is Dancing 2019)
1:04:15 Antonio Zepeda - Danzando en El Templo Mayor (Templo Mayor 1982)
1:07:30 23 Skidoo - Coup De Grace (Urban Gamelan 1984)
1:09:07 Holden - Blackpool Late 80s (The Inheritors 2013)
1:17:24 Autechre - known (1) (Oversteps 2010)
1:22:00 Stephan Micus - Passing Cloud (The Garden Of Mirrors 1997)
1:27:07 Tomaga - Idioma (Intimate Immensity 2021)
1:31:10 Shabaka - Ital Is Vital (Afrikan Culture 2022)
1:35:35 Roberto Musci - Claudia, Wilhelm R, and Me (The Loa Of Music 1984)
1:38:38 Khôra - Golden Femur (Gestures Of Perception 2024)

Wednesday Apr 24, 2024

SLOW/FORM by Tewksbury

Wednesday Apr 24, 2024

I occasionally get music submitted for consideration to be used in mixes. I don't seek out submissions but if artists or labels are so kind as to send me some music I will take a listen. Last month I got a totally blind email with a link to a new album from Tewksbury. I fell in love with the album instantly. Well, not instantly as the full album is over 3 hours long.

Check it out here... https://tewksbury.bandcamp.com/album/floes-volumes-i-iv

Each track is over ten minutes long and they evolve slowly, beautifully as the tape loops, melodies and textures stretch time and space. I liked the album so much that I asked the artist, Douglas Tewksbury, to create a mix and, luckily for all of us, he agreed.

Here's what Douglas has to say about SLOW/FORM:

"This mix is a collective of slow, organically unfolding music, songs that reminded me of the importance of reflection, of stillness, of contemplation, of change. A few tracks are from my most recent 4x album 'Floes: Volumes I-IV', and the rest are artists who create slowly evolving works with human voices, with synthesizers, and with pianos, culminating with a stunning 19-minute piano work by the incredible Ukrainian pianist, Lubomyr Melnyk. Music can be such a powerful force to reflect on ourselves and the world around us, and here, I wanted to present a moment of consideration and contemplation on what it means to be a listener, investing the time to take the journey in longer works, to invest oneself in the commitment of deep listening."

Thanks to Douglas for creating the mix and for such an excellent album.

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 Tewksbury - Vika (Self-Released, 2024)
10:52 The Beacon Sound - Drone 3 (First Terrace, 2017)
15:01 Qasim Naqvi - Ctaphone (Erased Tapes, 2020)
16:40 Ian William Craig - Red Gate with Starling (Recital, 2018)
19:58 Dorothy Carter - Summer Rhapsody (Palto Flats, 2023)
27:02 Hatis Noit - Illogical Lullaby (Erased Tapes, 2018)
34:57 Tewksbury - Yaw (Self-Released, 2024)
47:17 Yuuki Matthews - Post-Tropical Cyclone (Labels Group, 2014)
49:50 Marine Eyes & IKSRE - You'll Grow (Past inside the Present, 2022)
54:27 Oneohtrix Point Never - Lovergirls Precinct (Warp, 2012)
55:55 Time Wharp - East River Dusk (Leaving Records, 2022)
58:23 Lubomyr Melnyk - Pockets of Light (Erased Tapes, 2013)
77:38 End

Wednesday Apr 17, 2024

Transforming Sorrow by Paul Asbury Seaman

Wednesday Apr 17, 2024

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It's always a good day when we get a new mix from Paul Asbury Seaman. Not only because it will be a well thought out collection of tunes but also because that collection is different than what I crank out every week. So it's a nice change of pace and good exposure to new artists and styles.

Here is what Paul says about this new mix:

“Seventh entry in my ‘Mystical Ambience’ series, I think this is one of my most spiritual mixes to date. There’s a lot to be sorrowful about these days. We need solace and, just as important, the courage—and grace— to have hope. The program begins with Ladd Allen Doane’s sweet sequencer pattern juxtaposed with slightly dissonant base chords, emphasizing the tension between what we long for and what we actually see and experience. The rest of the set settles into a contemplative tone suitable for meditation and going-to-sleep music.

Recently I was re-listening to Scott Lawlor’s ‘Seven Last Words’ album (2019) and, while I didn’t end up using it here (too long), ‘The Third Word’ from that album was so achingly beautiful it prompted me to get moving on this mix. Thank you to Seb Taylor for his new Kaya Project album, from which this mix takes its title. (Cover image: ‘Stellar Sorrow’ by haidermah, Pixabay.com.)"

Thanks, Paul, for another excellent musical journey.

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 Ladd Allen - Alpha Circini (Doane Circinus 2024)
04:20 Larkenlyre - As We Forgive (Psalms & Sutras 2024)
07:15 Kaya Project - This Too Shall Pass(Zheng 24) (Transforming Sorrow 2024)
12:37 Fabio Keiner - misogi purification (okinoshima 2023)
16:22 Scott Lawlor - Awaken to the Invitation of Grace (Awakening Anew In Stillne... 2023)
22:55 Hollan Holmes - A Light Unto The World (Sacred Places 2024)
28:05 Fritz Mayr - Hidden Organism (Aqua World 2024)
31:58 Shoshana Michel - Starlight and Crystal Dreams(Frida's Lullaby) (Storyteller 2024)
35:33 Jeff Greinke - Late Rain at the Station (Oceanic 2024)
40:55 Rudy Adrian - Within the Darkness (Reflections On A Moonlit... 2024)
44:12 Syndromeda - Liftoff to Infinity (Liftoff to Infinity 2024)
52:30 Max Corbacho - Primordial Flower (The Delicate Essence of Solitude 2024)
60:00 end

Wednesday Mar 13, 2024

Infinitely Small by Htennek Niwhsa

Wednesday Mar 13, 2024

Thanks to our good friends at Nettwerk Music we have another wonderful guest mix to share. The mix is called "Infinitely Small", expertly curated by Htennek Niwhsa.

Piano is the main instrument throughout this lovely set. I don't listen to quite as much piano music as I used to so it was a great to hear so many track featuring the instrument. This would be a great mix to listen to on a Sunday morning with coffee and the paper.

Ken Harrison and Ashwin Sood are the masterminds behind the Htennek Niwhsa project. I'll them tell you about this warm and inviting mix:

"We’re so pleased to be asked to do a guest mix for Low Light! We’ve spent the last two years soaking in a bath of simple but pure melodies that an unknown composer named Htennek Niwhsa prepared. We’ve searched unsuccessfully for him but, in our quest, have found him to be a patient teacher. This playlist is a reflection of the lesson Htennek taught us about the value of slowing down and noticing the small and seemingly insignificant. Universes contained in a miniature figurine. Symphonies contained in a well thought out melodic phrase. We’ve compiled this mix from other composers who we think shared Htennek’s vision - some of them friends, some of them heroes."

The new EP "The Smell of a Solitary House" by Htennek Niwhsa just came out last week, March 8th. Here's the link - https://htennekniwhsa.bandcamp.com/album/the-smell-of-a-solitary-house If you like this, you'll like the new EP. Definitely check it out.

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :

00:00 Patrick Watson - Ode to Vivian (rework) (2022)
01:35 Joep Beving - For Mark (Hermetism, 2022)
06:32 Htennek Niwhsa - Fugitive Words (The Smell of a Solitary House 2024)
08:30 Stephan Moccio - Sea Change (Tales of Solace, 2020)
11:15 Hiroshi Yoshimura - Sleep (Green 2020)
17:29 Haruhisa Tanaka - Byakuya (Byakuya 2024)
19:55 Harold Budd, Brian Eno - The Silver Ball (The Pearl 1983)
23:12 Htennek Niwhsa - The Smell of a Solitary House (The Smell of a Solitary House 2024)
25:20 Htennek Niwhsa - Two Motionless Gondoliers (The Smell of a Solitary House 2024)
27:08 Ennio Morricone - Love Theme (Cinema Paradiso 1988)
28:36 Ann Annie - Aviary Reverie - Waltz No. 2 in C (Sweet Coast, 2024)
31:24 Stephan Moccio - The Wanderer (The Wanderer, 2024)
34:45 Alexandra Streliski - Élegie (Néo- Romance, 2023)
38:46 Hollie Kenniff - Eunoia (We All Have Places That We Miss 2024)
42:06 Max Richter - Dream 1 (before the wind blows it all away) (Pt. 1) (Sleep 2015)
44:35 P-RAM - Arco (Arco, 2024)
48:18 NVLP - Elements the Elements (2023)
52:00 Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel - Version for Cello and Piano (Arvo Pärt : Alina, 1999)