Listening in the Dark (Mystical Ambience #4) by Paul Asbury Seaman

 

"Listening in the Dark" is such a great title for an ambient mix. I've listened to a lot of these mixes in the dark - sitting on the deck at night, in bed before sleep, stargazing, etc. I wonder how many folks purposely listen to ambient & electronic music in the dark. I remember playing the Conet Project recordings in the dark and a friend said it was a little too freaky. This mix is definitely not freaky.

This is the latest installment in Paul Asbury Seaman's "Mystical Ambience" series. And like the others, it's a great collection of tunes, some of which are not in my normal ambient rotation. But that's why I love getting mixes from Paul, they expose me to new artists and styles. Here's what he has to say about this compilation:

“Here’s another mixed genre program, including one (just one) spoken word song early in the set. I find it interesting that, metaphorically, darkness has many more layers than what we associate with light. It can be scary and impenetrable, but also part of the hero’s journey into deeper understanding, or working through the infamous dark night of the soul. As Guy Clark says it, there’s a world of things you can’t see in the day time. And some folks take comfort in that.”

Thanks for putting this together, Paul!

Links to all the albums in this mix in the order in which they appear:

• https://sherryfinzer.bandcamp.com/
• https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Guy-Clark/dp/B00006IGTH
• https://artpatience.bandcamp.com/album/the-unknown
• https://heartdancerecords.bandcamp.com/album/looking-for-the-timeless
• https://mnomized.bandcamp.com/album/m-nomized-ice-bells-a-tribute-to-bj-rk-2018
• https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-ancient
• https://jeffjohnsonarkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/eirlandia
• https://www.amazon.com/Best-Soundtracks-Werner-Herzog-Films/dp/B000050R9I
• https://shop.silentseason.com/album/no-stars-without-darkness
• https://sherryfinzer.bandcamp.com/
• https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/descent-name-your-price
• https://agebjorn-ogren.bandcamp.com/album/artefact
• https://astro-sphere.bandcamp.com/album/pineland
• https://robinguthrie.bandcamp.com/album/another-flower

 

Cheers!

 

T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Sherry Finzer & Karasvana - Music of the Spheres (Centered 2022)
• 04:30    Guy Clark - The Dark (The Dark 2002)
• 08:00    Art Patience - The Unknown (The Unknown 2022)
• 14:05    Tom Moore & Tim Sadow - Gravity Free (Looking for the Timeless 2021)
• 20:00    M.NOMIZED - Virus (Ice Bells-A Tribute To Björk 2018)
• 25:12    Peter Phippen - Northern Lights (Into the Ancient 2022)
• 28:56    Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning - Tara Hill (Eirlandia 2018)
• 31:56    Popol Vuh - Lacrime Dei Rei (Best Soundtracks From Werner Herzog Films 1991)
• 37:37    ASC - Surrounded by Silence (No Stars Without Darkness 2016)
• 44:18    Sherry Finzer & Karasvana - Sacred Spiral (Centered 2022)
• 49:10    Lorenzo Montana - Vertical Corridors (Descent 2022)
• 53:33    Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren - The Hall of Crystals (Artefact 2021)
• 57:57    Astropilot - Night Meeting(Winter Dreams Version) (Pineland 2022)
• 60:38    Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - After Dark (Another Flower 2020)
• 65:07    end