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Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
This mix doesn't need a lot of introduction or explanation. It's a collection of ambient guitar tunes. The kind with swells of sound and long, slow washes of beautiful ambient guitar.
Some of the tracks came from ideas found in this thread on Mixcloud. Feel free to add any other tracks to the discussion.
https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/posts/ambient-guitar/
Enjoy the ambient guitarscapes.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Wayne Robert Thomas - A Grey Morning, Later Lovely Sunshine (2019)
- 06:29 Wil Bolton - Night Paths (2017)
- 10:22 Stijn Hüwels - untitled IV (2016)
- 13:18 Sean Curtis Patrick - If This (2019)
- 16:50 Chihei Hatakeyama - Wilderness (2018)
- 21:45 Ben Rath - Wait For It (2019)
- 30:45 Noveller & thisquietarmy - Reverie 1 (2014)
- 35:23 The Green Kingdom - Dripstone (2019)
- 39:39 Pan American - Nightbirds (2019)
- 46:53 M. Grig - h (2019)
- 51:36 Pausal - One Watery Lens (2010)
- 56:40 Wayne Robert Thomas - Well Now You Know (2019)
- 60:20 end
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
I was digging through some old mixes that had never been uploaded to Mixcloud and I came across a couple of old field recording mixes. The plan was to combine the two into a new mix. Well, as usual, the mix changed and I ended up creating a new field recording mix from scratch. Sort of.
I did use a couple of snippets from the original mixes. The first is from about 4:40 - 6:30, next one comes in around 27:35 - 28:35, and one more from about 29:10 - 33:45.
I'm not going to provide a tracklist because most of the time there are 3 or 4 things playing at once and many times there aren't tracks associated with actual artists, some are just a bunch of sounds I found online. Or in one case, a file I found on my hard drive. I used a track that is called "rain thunder guitar loop." There is no artist associated with the file & I have no idea where it came from.
I'll point out a few specific artist tracks used in the mix(times are approximate):
- 10:44 - 15:00 Ross Alexander - Jinja on the Nile
- 18:26 - 20:31 Spheruleus - Water Lane
- 21:38 - 25:30 Michel Banabila - Innercity
- 35:07 - 40:00 Wil Bolton - Crossing
- 42:42 - 43:51 Luis Miehlich - 3105
- 44:00 - 44:44 Wave Temples - Arrival at the Bay of Orpheus
There are definitely lots of other artists appearing throughout the mix but those are the most clearly discernible. Quick shout out to my neighborhood frogs which make an appearance from about 47:47 to 50:00. How do I distribute their royalties?
I hope you enjoy this sound excursion. Cheers!
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
This mix started with an interesting album I came across this past weekend, Ernest Hood - Neighborhoods. It was originally released in 1975 but was recently rediscovered and rereleased. It's a curious combination of field recordings and early ambient noodling. The result is captivating.
https://freedomtospend.bandcamp.com/album/neighborhoods
I picked the track "Saturday Morning Doze" as the starting point for a new Sunday morning mix. I noticed it had Fender Rhodes piano type of sound going on. I'm not sure if there is a Fender Rhodes playing or not but it definitely reminded me of the Rhodes sound from the 70s that I love so much.
So then the mix changed from a normal Sunday morning mix to a Fender Rhodes 1970s mix. Each track is from the 70s(duh) and has the sound of Fender Rhodes piano in it. While digging up tunes I realized that all the electric piano sounds in this mix might not all be a Fender Rhodes. They could very well be some other vintage electric piano. But I don't care, it's the sound and feel that's important.
Longtime listeners will notice a few tunes that I've used before from Steve Hillage, Harold Budd, Brian Eno, and Daryl Hall(yes, that Daryl Hall). I generally try to stay away from using songs in multiple mixes but these cuts fit so perfectly that I couldn't resist. The other odd thing about this mix is the first 45 minutes are instrumental then we go to vocal tunes for the final 17 minutes. It wasn't planned, it just sort of worked out that way.
Enjoy this trip back to the 70s.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Ernest Hood - Saturday Morning Doze (1975)
- 07:05 Steve Hillage - Garden of Paradise (1979)
- 10:43 Camel - Rhayader Alone (1975)
- 12:28 Gilgamesh - Lady And Friend (1975)
- 15:45 Harold Budd - Bismillahi 'Rrahmani 'Rrahim (1978)
- 21:05 Penguin Cafe Orchestra - The Sound of Someone You Love (1976)
- 28:28 Soft Machine - E.P.V. (1973)
- 30:57 Lilienthal - Gebremster Schaum (1979)
- 36:32 Hugh Hopper & Alan Gowen - Waltz For Nobby (1979)
- 45:22 Joni Mitchell - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975)
- 48:15 John Martyn - One World alt. version (1977)
- 51:51 Brian Eno - By This River (1977)
- 54:35 Roxy Music - Spin Me Round (1979)
- 59:10 Daryl Hall - The Farther Away I Am (1979)
- 61:50 end
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
When Paul emailed a few weeks back with the idea of doing a bell themed mix I got all excited. I thought to myself - "Perfect, I have a whole folder of bell tunes I've been collecting." So I go to that folder and there are two tracks in it. That's it. I guess it's the thought that counts?
If Paul hadn't come up with this mix I probably never would have gotten around to it. Maybe there's some sort of lesson for the new year here - Finish what you start. Whatever the lesson, Paul's mix is a perfect way to start the new year and the decade. Here's what Paul has to say about it:
“There’s a certain irony in composing music meant to convey silence. Nevertheless, this seems to be a recurring theme among ambient artists, just as music in this genre is often fused with melancholy. Most of the time that resonates with me—as a very truthful feeling in our age of loneliness, upheaval and uncertainty. But this week I’m focusing on hopeful sounds, to ring in the new year with comfort and reflection.”
Happy New Year & Cheers to a better 2020!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Gordon Pigeon - La Voix du Silence (La voix du silence 2009)
- 03:23 Rudy Adrian - Subterranean River (Desert Realms 2008)
- 08:36 Peter Kater - Night's Cavern (Resonance 2016)
- 17:20 Michael Stearns - Monk with Bell (Baraka 1993)
- 19:39 Erik Wollo - Crystal Bells 1 (Crystal Bells 2012)
- 25:12 David Parsons - Urartu to Ubud (Ngaio Gamelan 1999)
- 31:36 Arve Henriksen - Float (Wolrd of Glass 2014)
- 32:30 Jeff Oster - Beautiful Silence (Surrender 2011)
- 36:18 James Hood - Timebomb(Any Minute Now) (Pure Ceremony 2017)
- 40:50 Forrest Fang - Seven Coronas (Letters To The Farthest Star 2015)
- 47:20 Jarguna - Garden of the Mantras (Prospettive Animiche 2019)
- 54:39 Gordon Pigeon - Rêves de carillons éoliens (La voix du silence 2009)
- 60:34 end
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Ugh, this was difficult. I went through old end-of-the-year lists, checked Spotify playlists, looked up other folks' lists and dug up old mixes. There is just no easy way to sort through soooooo much music. But I finally ended up with something that is sort of coherent.
I decided not to call this mix Best of the Decade as I have done with mixes for years. I've realized that the "Best" label is not accurate. I'm sure I missed a ton of albums and I feel bad leaving some out. So these are my favorites that provide a good cross-section of ambient throughout the decade.
Initially, I had harder electronic artists like Jon Hopkins & Rival Consoles on the list but I realized that I'd rather split those off into a smaller, favorite electronic album of the decade lineup. I'm not sure if I'll make a mix for the electronic favs but I'll at least post the list soon.
The first thing that you'll notice about this mix is it's looooong. This is the longest mix I've done other than Endless Ambient, which was 5 or 6 hours long. This one clocks in at about 3 hours and 19 minutes. I basically was too lazy to make 2 mixes so we'll all have to put up with this monster which is actually kind of cool having this large of a collection of great music.
Here's the list in alphabetical order:
1. 36 - Memories in Widescreen (2010)
2. 36 - Sine Dust EP (2015)
3. 36 - Tomorrow’s Explorers (2017)
4. 2814 - 新しい日の誕生 (2016)
5. A Strangely Isolated Place - Full Circle (2018)
6. A Winged Victory for the Sullen - s/t (2011)
7. Alva Noto - Xerrox Vol. 3 (2015)
8. Benoit Pioulard - Lingnin Poise & Slow Spark, Soft Spoke (2017)
9. Bersarin Quartett - II (2012)
10. Brambles - Charcoal (2012)
11. Brian Eno - Sisters (2017)
12. Chris Walla - Tape Loops (2015)
13. Chris Watson - El Tren (2011)
14. Colin Stetson - All This I Do For Glory (2017)
15. Dylan Howe - SUBTERRANEAN (2014)
16. Eli Keszler - Stadium (2018)
17. Jane Antonia Cornish - Constellations (2018)
18. Jens Pauly - Vihne (2019)
19. Johann Johannsson - Arrival OST (2016)
20. Johann Johannsson - Orphee (2016)
21. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Ears (2016)
22. Kasper Bjorke Quartet - The Fifty Eleven Project (2018)
23. Klangriket & Sjors Mans - The Amsterdam Sessions (2018)
24. Koss, Henriksson & Mullaert - The Mollan Sessions (2011)
25. Kyle Bobby Dunn - A Young Person's Guide To...(2010)
26. Kyle Bobby Dunn - Bring Me The Head of (2012)
27. Loscil - Endless Falls (2010)
28. Loscil - Sketches from New Brighton (2012)
29. Mac Quayle - Mr. Robot, Vol. 1 OST (2016)
30. Maps & Diagrams - Get Lost (2011)
31. Maps & Diagrams - the town beneath the sea (2011)
32. Marconi Union - Distance (2012)
33. Max Richter - Sleep (2015)
34. Mohn - Mohn (2012)
35. Nest - Retold (2010)
36. Nils Frahm - Felt (2011)
37. Ocoeur - Inner (2018)
38. Olafur Arnalds - Island Songs (2016)
39. Olafur Arnalds - re:member (2018)
40. Paul Haslinger - Halt & Catch Fire (2016)
41. Robert Davies - Elemental Shimmer (2018)
42. Ryuichi Sakamoto And Alva Noto - The Revenant OST (2016)
43. Solidarity Hymnn - For a Wandering Beam of Sun (2018)
44. sonmi451 - spectrum (2010)
45. sonmi451 - Star Atlas (2011)
46. Steve Roach & Dirk Serries - Low Volume Music (2012)
47. Taylor Dupree - Fallen (2018)
48. William Ryan Fritch - Deceptive Cadence: Music For Film Vol. I & II (2019)
49. William Selman - Musica Enterrada (2018)
50. willamette - always in postscript (2012)
Here's to the next ten years of ambient music and ambient mixes!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 36 - Poekhali (Tomorrow’s Explorers 2017)
- 06:27 Bersarin Quartett - Jedem Zauber wohnt ein Ende inne (II 2012)
- 11:36 Brian Eno - Hannah (Sisters 2017)
- 15:22 Chris Walla - Kanta's Theme (Tape Loops 2015)
- 20:00 Jane Antonia Cornish - Constellations 1 (Constellations 2018)
- 24:53 Brambles - To Speak of Solitude (Charcoal 2012)
- 29:00 Saffronkeira + Mario Massa - The Journey (Cause and Effect 2013)
- 33:33 Loscil - Khanamoot (Sketches from New Brighton 2012)
- 37:20 Koss, Henriksson & Mullaert - Monday Conversations (The Mollan Sessions 2011)
- 42:40 William Selman - Lithic Reduction (Musica Enterrada 2018)
- 44:40 Benoit Pioulard - Velha, nacre (Slow Spark, Soft Spoke 2017)
- 50:40 Solidarity Hymnn - For a Wandering Beam of Sun (For a Wandering Beam of Sun 2018)
- 56:10 Kyle Bobby Dunn - The Tributary-For Lost Voices (A Young Person's Guide To...2010)
- 1:02:15 Robert Davies - Honeysuckle Vapour (Elemental Shimmer 2018)
- 08:55 Maps & Diagrams - Floating Sculptures (Get Lost 2011)
- 13:22 Taylor Dupree - The Ephemerality of Chalk (Fallen 2018)
- 19:40 sonmi451 - Orange (Spectrum 2010)
- 23:25 Ocoeur - Echo (Inner 2018)
- 27:10 Paul Haslinger - The Scenic Route (Halt & Catch Fire 2016)
- 28:28 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Existence in the Unfurling (Ears 2016)
- 36:25 Johann Johannsson - Kangaru (Arrival 2016)
- 38:49 Olafur Arnalds - Raddir (Island Songs 2016)
- 42:26 Nest - Cad Goddeu (Retold 2010)
- 46:45 Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant Theme Atmospheric (The Revenant 2016)
- 49:18 William Ryan Fritch - Visible Wear (Deceptive Cadence: Music For Film Vol. I & II 2019)
- 51:14 Nils Frahm - less (Felt 2011)
- 56:27 Max Richter - Dream 11-whisper music (Sleep 2015)
- 2:12:00 A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears (awvfts 2011)
- 15:05 Winterlight - Awake and Sleeping (A Strangely Isolated Place - Full Circle (2018)
- 19:14 Alva Noto - Xerrox Solphaer (Xerrox Vol. 3 2015)
- 24:20 Marconi Union - Inter (Distance 2012)
- 28:45 Eli Keszler - Flying Floor for US Airways (Stadium 2018)
- 32:03 Dylan Howe - Moss Garden (SUBTERRANEAN 2014)
- 37:27 Kasper Bjorke Quartet - Seminom Non Seminom (The Fifty Eleven Project 2018)
- 42:00 Klangriket & Sjors Mans - Prinsengracht (The Amsterdam Sessions 2018)
- 48:10 Mohn - Ambientôt (Mohn 2012)
- 53:08 Mac Quayle - 1.0_2-oneincontrol.aiff (Mr. Robot, Vol. 1 2016)
- 54:54 2814 - テレパシー (Birth of a New Day 2015)
- 3:00:50 willamette - avenue heights carouselled horse (always in postscript (2012)
- 02:45 Jens Pauly - Elde (Vihne 2019)
- 06:52 Steve Roach & Dirk Serries - Bow (Low Volume Music 2012)
- 3:18:51 end
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
Here's another impossible task - compiling a mix of the best film scores of the decade. Like any of my other year-end mixes, this is not really a "Best" mix. It's a collection of scores that I listened to a lot and fit within my ambient aesthetic.
The tracks are laid out chronologically from when the films were released. Starting with Monsters in 2010 to Ex Machina in 2015 and finishing up with American Woman in 2019
There are scores from four TV series included in this mix - Halt and Catch Fire, Mr. Robot, Stranger Things, and The Knick. They are some of my favorite soundtracks and definitely worth checking out.
There's not much else to say about this mix, it's pretty straight forward. I'm sure I missed a bunch of very good film scores but I think this mix holds together as a cohesive set. I hope you enjoy it!
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Jon Hopkins - Water (Monsters 2010)
- 01:15 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Intriguing Possibilities (The Social Network 2010)
- 04:05 Cliff Martinez - Rubber Head (Drive 2011)
- 06:35 Alexandre Desplat - Emergence of Life (Tree of Life 2011)
- 09:57 Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin - The Thing That Made You (Beast of the Southern Wild 2012)
- 12:08 Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil - Prelude to the Atlas March (Cloud Atlas 2012)
- 13:18 Alexandre Desplat - Maya on Plane (Zero Dark Thirty 2012)
- 17:05 Max Richter - Find Schumaker (Dosconnect 2013)
- 17:31 Arcade Fire - Sleepwalker (Her 2013)
- 20:13 Mark Orton - Their Pie Hawthorne version (Nebraska 2013)
- 22:40 Cliff Martinez - Finish Your Breakfast (The Knick 2014)
- 24:22 Han Zimmer - Cornfield Chase (Interstellar 2014)
- 25:42 Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - Falling (Ex Machina 2015)
- 28:45 Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - Farewell at Tinguit (Loin Des Hommes 2015)
- 30:50 Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - The Revenant Theme Noto Remodel (The Revenant 2015)
- 34:14 Johann Johannsson - Heptapod B (Arrival 2016)
- 37:40 Nicholas Britell - Metrorail Closing (Moonlight 2016)
- 38:52 Paul Haslinger - The Scenic Route (Halt and Catch Fire 2016)
- 40:27 Mac Quayle - 1.0_5-pierreloti.au (Mr. Robot 2016)
- 43:13 Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Hazmat Suits (Stranger Things 2016)
- 44:52 Christopher Spelman - Source of the Verde River (The Lost City of Z 2017)
- 48:03 Tamar-kali - Ronsel Leaves (Mudbound 2017)
- 49:10 Valgeir Sigurðsson - Communication (Little Moscow 2018)
- 51:33 Nicholas Britell - If Beale Street Could Talk End Credits (If Beale Street Could Talk 2018)
- 53:00 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Lipstick in the Trash (American Woman 2019)
- 56:29 end
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
As I said in the previous post, there was so much good music this year, every year really, that I couldn't fit it all into one mix. So here is volume 2. This one focuses on modern classical/electro-acoustic music.
The first track in the mix is from William Ryan Fritch's massive album - Deceptive Cadence - Music For Film Vol I & II, easily the best release of the year. It was just one of several albums put out by Lost Tribe Sound that are all phenomenal. Anybody who likes beautiful packaging should check out their stuff. 2019 saw some gorgeous sets from LTS.
https://losttribesound.bandcamp.com/
Some of my other favorite releases of 2019 came from Whitelabrecs. They had a monster year putting out a ton of excellent albums. They started the year strong with Grønland by Glåsbird and Vihne by Jens Pauly and kept going all the way to Timecuts by Luis Miehlich and Lowlands by Jack Hyde.
https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/music
Here's to more good music and more mixes in 2020, that is if the presidential campaign doesn't make me drive off a cliff.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 William Ryan Fritch - Sleight of Hand (Deceptive Cadence-Music For Film Vol I & II) [lost tribe sound]
- 07:00 Olga Wojciechowska - Ready to Return (Infinite Distances) [ASIP]
- 11:35 Sven Laux and Daniela Orvin - A Moment of Silence (The Writings) [dronarivm]
- 16:32 Bersarin Quartett - Nichts zu verlieren (Methoden und Maschinen) [denovali]
- 21:40 The Phonometrician - We're Burning (Mnemosyne)[lost tribe sound]
- 25:05 Seabuckthorn - To Which the Rest Were Dreamt (Crossing) [eilean]
- 28:20 Dalot - May-ness (Place Language) [fluid radio]
- 34:05 A Winged Victory for the Sullen - The Slow Descent Has Begun (The Undivided Five) [ninja tune]
- 38:38 Anne Müller - Nummer 2 (Heliopause) [erased tapes]
- 44:09 William Ryan Fritch - Pristine (Artifishal)[lost tribe sound]
- 46:07 Glåsbird - Hvítar Fjöll (Grønland) [whitelabrecs]
- 53:00 Porya Hatami, Aaron Martin, Roberto Attanasio - Rebendan (Sallaw) [dronarivm]
- 61:00 Ian Hawgood - Grace (Impermanence) [Slowcraft]
- 65:10 end
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
It's an impossible task to narrow down the multitude of ambient recordings released every year into a definitive "Best of" list. There's so much music out there that I'll never hear it all and what I do hear is hard to give the proper attention to. So many factors can influence a record making the list - where did a first hear it, what mood was I in, what other music did I listen to around it, did I use it in a mix, etc. Suffice it to say, this list is not definitive and is highly subjective.
I will end up making two mixes from this list - this first one is more straight forward ambient and the next one will have a more modern classical/electro-acoustic tone. I split it into two mixes so that I didn't end up with a 4-hour mix. Ain't nobody got time for that!
So here it is, my personal favs of 2019, in alphabetical order:
BEST AMBIENT MUSIC OF 2019:
1. A Winged Victory for the Sullen - The Undivided Five [ninja tune]
2. Ann Annie - wander into
3. Anne Muller - Heliopause [erased tapes]
4. anthéne - asymmetry [whitelabrecs]
5. Benoît Pioulard & Sean Curtis Patrick - Avocationals [Beacon Sound]
6. Bersarin Quartet - methoden und maschinen [denovali]
7. Chihei Hatakeyama - Forgotten Hill [room 40]
8. Danny Scott Lane - how to empty a cup [shimmering moods]
9. Glåsbird - Grønland [whitelabrecs]
10. Halftribe - Backwater Revisited [dronarivm]
11. Hipnotic Earth - Suspended In Silence [whitelabrecs]
12. Hipnotic Earth - Extended Savasana [desert trax]
13. Ian Hawgood - impermanence [Slowcraft]
14. Innesti - Between Worlds
15. Jazzdefector and Slow Clinic - Green Echo [whitelabrecs]
16. Jens Pauly - Vihne [whitelabrecs]
17. Jogging House - Lure [seil records]
18. Jonsi & Alex - Lost And Found [krunk]
19. Kryshe - Hauch [serein]
20. Loneward - Home
21. Louigi Verona - Nocturnal Creatures
22. Luis Miehlich - Timecuts [whitelabrecs]
23. M. Grig - Mount Carmel [12k]
24. Marty Hicks - Olreilion [white paddy mountain]
25. Moss Covered Technology - Slow Walking [polar seas]
26. Ohio - upward, broken, always [12k]
27. Olga Wojciechowska - Infinite Distances [ASIP]
28. Past Inside The Present - Healing Sounds- A Compilation for Hurricane Recovery [pitp]
29. Plïnkï Plønkï - Pangur Din [piano & coffee records]
30. Porya Hatami, Aaron Martin, Roberto Attanasio - Sallaw [dronarivm]
31. Ripperton – Contrails [ESP institute]
32. Seabuckthorn - Crossing [eilean]
33. Sean Curtis Patrick - The Best Driving Music in the World Ever [pitp]
34. Sjors Mans - Noord [piano and coffee records]
35. Sven Laux and Daniela Orvin - The Writings [dronarivm]
36. The Phonometrician - Mnemosyne [lost tribe sound]
37. Trond Kallevag Hansen - Bedehus & Hawaii [hubro]
38. Various Artists - Place Language [fluid audio]
39. William Ryan Fritch - Deceptive Cadence- Music For Film Volume I & II [lost tribe sound]
40. William Ryan Frisch - Artifishal [lost tribe sound]
And here's the tracklist for the actual mix:
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Innesti - Barrockstadt Station (Between Worlds)
04:28 anthéne - lucky (asymmetry)
07:25 Moss Covered Technology - Gen #4 (Slow Walking)
10:50 Ohio - Crepescule (upward, broken, always)
14:10 Benoît Pioulard & Sean Curtis Patrick - Sunek (Avocationals)
17:25 Ripperton – Love Is Not Enough (Contrails)
22:22 Plïnkï Plønkï - Pangur Din (Pangur Din)
27:05 Danny Scott Lane - Four (how to empty a cup)
30:12 Jogging House - Fountains (Lure)
34:18 Jens Pauly - Form (Vihne)
37:55 Jonsi & Alex - hundslappadrifa (Lost and Found)
42:55 Loneward - Savour (Home)
48:42 Louigi Verona - Coming of Dawn (Nocturnal Creatures)
54:02 Halftribe - Bumpy Roads (Backwater Revisited)
56:18 Saltbreaker - Leaf pt 2 (Healing Sounds - A Compilation for Hurricane Recovery)
59:47 Hipnotic Earth - The Gentling (Suspended In Silence)
63:25 Ann Annie - wander into (wander into)
68:52 M. Grig - Capistrano (Mount Carmel)
71:08 Sean Curtis Patrick - Simon & Anna (The Best Driving Music in the World Ever)
73:50 Jazzdefector and Slow Clinic - Green Echo (Green Echo)
81:12 Kryshe - Meditation (Hauch)
84:27 Marty Hicks - Hiolorium (Olreilion)
90:07 Sjors Mans - Oventura (Noord)
95:18 end
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
I use a fair amount of film music in my mixes and have done mixes of all soundtrack tunes but I have never made a best of the year mix for film scores. Until now. There were no blow my mind scores, like Arrival or Solaris, this year but there was a lot of excellent music to choose from for this mix.
As an ambient guy, I lean towards more atmospheric film scores. I'm not at all interested in the soundtrack for the new Star Wars film or Avengers Endgame. So in my list of 2019 favs there are the usual suspects - Clint Mansell, Max Richter, Cliff Martinez & Johann Johannsson. Along with great music from folks like Hildur Guðnadóttir, Peter Gregson, Stuart A. Staples, Daniel Hart, and Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie.
One of my favorite film music discoveries of the year is William Ryan Fritch. In addition to the monumental collection of film music, Deceptive Cadence: Music For Film Volume I & II, he released two more film scores in November - Artifishal & Exit 12 which I knew I had to include because they are both excellent. All three recordings are available on Lost Tribe Sound - https://losttribesound.bandcamp.com/
Sometimes I start a mix with high expectations but with this one, I was just trying to cobble together enough tracks to make a mix worth uploading. But I've been listening to this mix for a week and I'm very happy with how it turned out. It flows really well is an engaging listen.
Up next Best Film Scores of the Decade.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 William Ryan Fritch - Canary in the Coal Mine (Artifishal)
- 01:35 Ben Salisbury And Geoff Barrow - Amy Follows Luce (Luce)
- 03:45 Bryce Dessner - The Homecoming (The Kitchen)
- 05:19 Guðnadóttir, Hoedemaekers, Jóhannsson - Secret Rendevous (Trapped)
- 07:21 Max Richter - A Trip to the Moon (Ad Astra)
- 11:24 Paul Haslinger - The Connection (Halt & Catch Fire vol. 2)
- 13:15 Peter Gregson - Sequence Four (Mari)
- 17:24 Daniel Hart - John Beckers (Over Water)
- 21:00 Richard Thompson - The Cold Blue (The Cold Blue)
- 24:00 Cliff Martinez - I'm Not Going to Hurt You (Too Old to Die Young)
- 25:42 M83 - End Credits (Knife + Heart)
- 27:49 Hildur Guðnadóttir - Vichnaya Pamyat (Chernobyl)
- 31:30 William Ryan Fritch - Vietnam (Exit 12)
- 34:23 Clint Mansell - Timeslip (Out of Blue)
- 38:27 Johann Johannsson - Playing With Ball (White Black Boy)
- 40:16 Stuart A. Staples - Grow Baby, Grow (High Life)
- 40:51 Daniel Hart - A Beacon of Honesty and Hopefulness (Over Water)
- 41:51 Cliff Martinez - Jesus and the Snake (Too Old to Die Young)
- 44:37 Max Richter - Erbarme Dich (Ad Astra)
- 47:35 Paul Leonard-Morgan - Assessments (Amateurs in Space)
- 49:29 Rob Simonsen - On Her Trail (Fast Color)
- 51:03 Paul Haslinger - Venture Capital (Halt & Catch Fire vol. 2)
- 52:27 Stuart A. Staples - Main Title (High Life)
- 53:42 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Bridget's Theme (American Woman)
- 55:00 Daniel Hart - Anna Elizabeth Shaw (Light Of My Life)
- 56:36 Peter Gregson - I Want You To Move Out (Adolescence)
- 58:11 Hildur Guðnadóttir - 12 Hours Before (Chernobyl)
- 60:13 PJ Harvey - Waltz (All About Eve)
- 62:55 Johann Johannsson - Intro (White Black Boy)
- 64:24 William Ryan Fritch - Life Cycle (Artifishal)
- 65:58 end
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
I have a bunch of folders of music that I collect for mixes. I have one called "sea '19" for a sea-themed mix. One called "fog bound" for music that sounds like a foggy night. Other folders include PNO, stargazing, foreign lands, retro synths, dusty, 4th world and many more.
The music for this mix is in a folder called "ambient just plain old ambient." So this mix is just that - a simple collection of ambient tunes. No theme, no temporal significance. Just good ambient music.
Enjoy!
PS - coming soon...end of the year and end of the decade mixes.
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 anthéne - siphon (skyglow 2019)
- 03:30 Moss Covered Technology - Distant Station(Nocturne) (Once Hallowed 2019)
- 06:23 Brian Eno - Darla (Sisters 2017)
- 13:18 Thomas Köner - Tiento de la Luz 6 (Tiento de la Luz 2019)
- 18:20 Kyle Bobby Dunn - Boul. Gouin (From Here to Eternity 2019)
- 22:30 Benoît Pioulard & Sean Curtis Patrick - Nordmeer (Avocationals 2019)
- 26:17 Taylor Deupree - The Lost See (Fallen 2018)
- 31:51 Chihei Hatakeyama - Buddha Statue Without Roof (Forgotten Hill 2019)
- 34:45 Josh Mason - Untitled(For Amy) (Conduit 2013)
- 39:27 Robert DaVIes - Petals Floating (Sylvan Glen 2019)
- 48:33 Alaskan Tapes - And, We Disappear (Views From Sixteen Stories 2019)
- 52:10 Logic Moon - Somnia (I See Planets 2019)
- 56:40 Moss Covered Technology - Gen #2 (Slow Walking 2019)
- 60:15 llm - Gaia (Healing Sounds: A Compilation for Hurricane Recovery 2019)
- 65:55 of the quiet stars - wading in overflowed meadows (Kage Vol 1 Quiet Dreams 2016)
- 68:34 end