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Saturday Apr 01, 2017
Saturday Apr 01, 2017
One of my favorite things about making these mixes for ten years is the people I've come in contact with. I stay in touch with folks from Ireland, The Netherlands, Canada, Brazil or just down the road in Chicago.
This mix comes from one these online friends, Josh Furey. He did a previous guest mix for Low Light Mixes called Cartridge, which you can find here...
Cartridge - an 8-bit Adventure He recently reached out about a new mix & I of course jumped at the chance to showcase another of his mixes.
I'll let Josh tell you about it...
As a relative newcomer to ambient music in 2012, I was immensely lucky to stumble across Low Light Mixes. It can be pretty overwhelming when you start to explore a new genre of music and over the years Low Light Mixes has supplied me with a wildly diverse mix of ambient music to enjoy while also serving as an amazing resource for the genre music that now dominates any playlist I put together.
If you are a frequent listener to Low Light you will recognize a lot of the artists I chose for this mix and hopefully there are some new names for you to check out as well. Off Worlder is my way of saying thank you to Dave for introducing me to so many amazing artists over the years and keeping Low Light going for over 10 years.
I hope you enjoy.
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 - Exerpt from Blade Runner
- 00:19 - Vegyn - Unknown (https://soundcloud.com/Vegyn)
- 03:19 - Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein- In Pursuit (https://survive.bandcamp.com/)
- 0:4:30 - 36 - Shadow Play (http://3six.net/album/shadow-play)
- 08:23 - Goldmund - Turncoat (https://goldmund.bandcamp.com/track/turncoat)
- 11:29 - Suplington - Love (https://soundcloud.com/suplington)
- 15:27 - Julie London - Bouquet Of Blues (https://www.discogs.com/Julie-London-bout-The-Blues/release/1378929)
- 16:14 - Burial - Forgive (https://burial.bandcamp.com/track/forgive)
- 17:48 - Mark Pritchard - ? (https://markpritchard.bandcamp.com/)
- 22:15 - In Aeternam Vale - Drones (https://dement3d.bandcamp.com/track/drones)
- 24:17 - Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - Ava (https://www.discogs.com/Ben-Salisbury-And-Geoff-Barrow-Ex_Machina-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/7007937)
- 26:35 - Vangelis - Spiral (https://www.discogs.com/Vangelis-Spiral/release/1493684)
- 27:11 - Biosphere - Sphere Of No-Form https://biosphere.bandcamp.com/track/sphere-of-no-form)
- 29:29 - Thore Pfeiffer - Good Life (https://kompakt.bandcamp.com/album/pop-ambient-2017)
- 34:53 - Aphex Twin - Stone In Focus (https://boomkat.com/products/selected-ambient-works-volume-ii-limited-triple-vinyl-reissue)
- 36:55 - Corey Allen + Marcus Fischer - Two/Twenty-Two/Eighty-Two(https://twotwentytwo.bandcamp.com/album/two-twenty-two)
- 39:27 - Murcof - Una (https://murcofmusic.bandcamp.com/album/martes-utop-a)
41:02 - Offthesky & Pleq - A Thousand Fields https://infraction.bandcamp.com/album/a-thousand-fields)
- 43:02 - 2814 - 新しい日の誕生 (https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/--18)
- 44:10 - Marsen Jules - Through Blood and Fire (https://marsenjules.bandcamp.com/track/through-blood-and-fire)
- 46:40 - The Beautiful Schizophonic - Prayers (https://dynamophone.bandcamp.com/album/belkiss)
- 48:22 - Nils Frahm - Says(https://nilsfrahm.bandcamp.com/album/spaces)
- 51:57 - Synkro - Overture (https://synkro.bandcamp.com/track/overture)
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
Saturday Mar 25, 2017
- 0:00 Arovane - A Secret
- 04:00 Casino versus Japan - Late for School
- 09:45 Herrmann & Kleine - Transalpin
- 15:40 Ulrich Schnauss - Between Us & Them
- 22:00 Xela - Softness of Senses
- 26:06 Christian Kleine - Guitar Interrupt
- 29:48 Dub Tractor - 50Hz Guitar
- 35:17 Opiate - Open
- 37:26 Boy Robot - Glamorizing Corporate Lifestyle
- 40:40 Bitstream - Stream One
- 44:40 Styrofoam - Cashier Escape Song
- 50:33 Dictaphone - Dictaphone II
- 53:24 Swod - Intro
- 54:14 Marsen Jules - Chanson Du Soir
- 58:42 Ulrich Schnauss - Gone Forever
- 66:23 END
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
Thursday Mar 09, 2017
- 00:00 Tilman Robinson - Bathed in Her
- 05:55 Michael Brook - Earth Alone
- 07:25 Windy & Carl - Akimatsuri
- 12:25 Underworld & Gabriel Yared - St. Pancras
- 15:45 Loess - Striae
- 20:15 Oblong - Rendevous
- 23:22 Rafael Anton Irisarri - Waking Expectations
- 29:25 Green Kingdom - Autumn Toadlick
- 35:15 Xela - Bobble Hats in Summer
- 40:20 Chihei Hatakeyama - Granular Haze
- 43:10 Daisuke Miyatani - Yu
- 44:10 Eluvium | Requium on Frankfort Ave.
- 46:25 Dollboy | Hatterjax
- 51:25 Murcof & Vanessa Wagner - Aphex Twin Avril 14th.
- 55:10 Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society - Half Light
Thursday Jan 26, 2017
Thursday Jan 26, 2017
The title of this mix pretty much says it all - this is a collection of excellent tracks from excellent science fiction films.
This isn't meant to be definitive as in "The Best SciFi Soundtracks of All Time!" It's just some of my favorite music from some of my favorite sci fi films. I purposely stayed away from stuff like Star Wars, Star Trek, Close Encounters and 2001. Those are a little too recognizable and most of the time don't fit with the ambient feel of this mix.
I just had to start the mix with what may be my all time favorite sci fi soundtrack - Solaris by Cliff Martinez. I like the movie pretty well but the soundtrack is what really made that film for me. Another soundtrack that I absolutely had to include is Arrival from Johann Johannsson. Easily my favorite film of last year and the soundtrack made me love it even more. A lot of the music in this mix is fairly new, released within the last ten years or so. The exception being the tracks from Blade Runner and Dune.
Are there any sci fi soundtracks that I should check out for further mixes? Any favorite sci fi film music that you have? Let me know in the comments.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Cliff Martinez - First Sleep(Solaris)
- 02:42 Clint Mansell - Welcome to Lunar Industries(Moon)
- 06:00 Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - The Turing Test(Ex Machina)
- 07:10 Harry Gregson-Williams - Watney's Alive(The Martian)
- 09:50 Jon Hopkins - Campfire(Monsters)
- 11:30 M83 - Starwaves(Oblivion)
- 14:38 Johann Johannsson - Arrival(Arrival)
- 17:00 Steven Price - Aningaaq(Gravity)
- 21:00 Vangelis - Fading Away(Blade Runner)
- 23:33 Toto - Paul Meets Chani(Dune)
- 26:25 Clint Mansell - First Snow(The Fountain)
- 29:17 Max Richter - Nocturne(Black Mirror)
- 31:05 Johann Johannsson - Kangaru(Arrival)
- 33:36 Underworld - Capa's Last Transmission(Sunshine)
- 35:27 Brian Eno - Prophecy Theme(Dune)
- 39:36 John Tavener - Mother & Child(Children of Men)
- 42:55 Hans Zimmer - Where We're Going(Intersteller)
- 45:41 Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - Other Dreamers(Black Mirror)
- 46:31 Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Eleven(Stranger Things)
- 49:35 Arcade Fire - Morning Talk/Supersymmetry(Her)
- 53:15 Daft Punk - Solar Sailer(Tron 2)
- 55:40 Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - Bunsen Burner(Ex Machina)
- 58:34 Ramin Djawadi - Exit Music(for a film)(Westworld)
- 62:58 end
Monday Jan 09, 2017
Monday Jan 09, 2017
I think the last time I posted a snow mix I said that when I think of music to go with snow I think of piano music. Maybe it's from years of hearing Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts Christmas album or George Winston's December album. Whatever the reason, I immediately go to the piano for snow music.
So that is again the dominant instrument in this mix. Most of the music here is fairly new which includes the Roedelius tune from 2015 - "Gently Falling Snow." Obviously I stole the title for this mix but I think this collection really does have a nice feeling of "gently falling snow."
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Sonmi451 - I Didn't Know That Cats Could Grin
- 05:00 Olafur Arnalds - Dalur
- 08:10 Johann Johannsson - The Drowned World
- 10:12 Rachel's - NY Snow Globe
- 12:30 Roedelius - Gently Falling Snow
- 14:33 Jason Van Wyk - Kept
- 17:50 Olafur Arnalds - For Now I Am Winter
- 21:35 Chihei Hatakeyama - Coastal Railroads in Memories
- 27:10 Andrew Heath - Requiem
- 34:15 James Murray - Particles
- 39:21 Sonmi451 - Oh My Ears & Whiskers
- 43:30 James Murray - Eyes to the Height
- 47:39 Mike Lazarev - Absent
- 50:00 Taylor Duepree - Snow(dusk dawn)
- 55:20 Jason Van Wyk - Stay
- 58:18 Nils Frahm - Less
- 63:40 end
Tuesday Dec 20, 2016
Tuesday Dec 20, 2016
Every year I make two lists of my favorites albums of the year. One list is generally indie music and the other is ambient/instrumental. Even though I have a difficult time deciding on the final group it is easier coming up with the indie list than it is for ambient. Maybe it's because after a year of music they all tend to blur together and sound the same. There are definitely some stand outs, like the two releases from Johann Johannsson this year. But generally it's tough to make a list because there are a lot of quality recordings every year.
As hard as it is, it's still a lot of fun digging through a ton of releases to find my favorites and then out them together in a coherent mix. The tracks don't appear in any particular order. I just figured out what cuts sounded good together. Not all the tracks from my best of list made into the mix because that's just the way mixes go sometimes.
Here's the list, I'd love to hear about your favorite albums of the year, tell me about them in the comments.
BEST AMBIENT/INSTRUMENTAL OF 2016:
- 1. Johann Johannsson - Orphee
- 2. Ryuichi Sakamoto And Alva Noto - The Revenant OST
- 3. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Ears
- 4. Paul Haslinger - Halt & Catch Fire OST
- 5. The Green Kingdom - Harbor
- 6. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things Season 1, Vol. 1
- 7. Olafur Arnalds - Island Songs
- 8. Huerco S. - for those of you who have never (and also those who have)
- 9. Yagya - Stars And Dust
- 10. Johann Johannsson - Arrival OST Coppice Halifax - Green Shape
- 11. Coppice Halifax - Green Shape
- 12. 36 - The Infinity Room
- 13. Loscil - Monument Builders
- 14. Oddisee - The Odd tape
- 15. Olan Mill - Land Cycle
- 16. Pye Corner Audio - Stasis
- 17. Piers Faccini - no one's here
- 18. Voces8 - Winter
- 19. Marconi Union - ghost stations
- 20. Mac Quayle - Mr. Robot, Vol. 1 OST
- 21. AXX - Command Z
- 22. Rezo Glonti - Budapest
- 23. Riverrun - Romer Shoal
- 24. Daniel Lanois - Goodbye To Language
- 25. Spheruleus - Sundials
- 00:00 The Green Kingdom - Haze Layers
- 06:46 Huerco S. - The Sacred Dance
- 12:10 Yagya - Motes in the Moonlight
- 16:25 Piers Faccini - no one's here 1
- 20:00 Marconi Union - Shadow Scheme
- 22:30 Johann Johannsson - A Song for Europa
- 24:34 Olan Mill - Part 2
- 27:35 Loscil - Weeds
- 32:58 Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Existence in the Unfurling
- 43:36 Paul Haslinger - It's Not Right
- 44:41 Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - This Isn't You
- 46:50 Ólafur Arnalds - Raddir
- 50:00 36 - Room 8
- 52:25 Coppice Halifax - Green Shape phase 4
- 57:10 Rezo Glonti - Pulse Added Two
- 62:10 Heavenchord - Night Waterline
- 67:13 Daniel Lanois - Time On
- 72:10 AXX - Prelude
- 73:31 Riverrun - Weehawken
- 76:00 Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - The Revenant Theme(Noto remodel)
- 79:33 Johann Johannsson - Arrival
- 81:33 end
Saturday Dec 10, 2016
Saturday Dec 10, 2016
I've been on a big Johann Johnnsson kick lately. He released one of my favorite albums of the year "Orphee" a few months ago and now he has scored the excellent film "Arrival." It is a wonderful soundtrack that really adds to an already fantastic film.
Johannsson tells the story of how he made the first track in this mix, "Heptpod B," at Song Exploder here...
https://soundcloud.com/hrishihirway/song-exploder-johann-johannsson-arrival-score
That new soundtrack is the jumping off point for this cinematic mix. All the music used was released this year with the exception of tracks from "The Martian" & "The Revenant" which are 2015 recordings. All these soundtracks are superb and I hope you will seek out the full albums. I've included the name of the film in the tracklist.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
⦁ 03:25 Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Daedalus(Mars)
⦁ 06:15 Harry Gregson-Williams - Message from Hermes(The Martian)
⦁ 08:50 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Bring This Place to Life(Salero)
⦁ 11:30 A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Metro, pt.3(Iris)
⦁ 15:05 Mac Quayle - leavem3here.flac(Mr. Robot)
⦁ 20:10 Starkey - Ticks(Charting Stardust)
⦁ 24:15 Paul Haslinger - Security is a Myth(Halt & Catch Fire)
⦁ 26:45 Ramin Djawadi - Something I Can Never Have(Westworld)
⦁ 32:10 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Lithium, the new era(Salero)
⦁ 35:20 A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Flashback Antoine(Iris)
⦁ 37:15 Dustin O'Halloran & Hauschka - Memories(Lion)
⦁ 38:40 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - end credits(Salero)
⦁ 41:25 Johann Johannsson - One of Twelve(Arrival)
⦁ 44:05 Riuichi Sakamoto - Glass & Buffalo(The Revenant)
⦁ 45:40 Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Mama's Room(Hell or High Water)
⦁ 47:55 A Winged Victory for the Sullen - endless battle of the maudlin ballade, pt. 3(Iris)
⦁ 50:25 Ramin Djawadi - Exit Music(Westworld)
⦁ 54:47 end
Friday Nov 25, 2016
Friday Nov 25, 2016
I'm not sure where this mix began. Possibly late at night, glass of whiskey on the table, slow jazz playing in the background. Arve Henriksen probably came up & got me thinking about dark, atmospheric jazz. Which sends me to Spotify to investigate more jazz noir, which leads to the discovery of Shadowdream & Dead Combo, which leads to a new mix.
As you've probably guessed by now this is a late night, atmospheric jazz set. I knew when I started this mix that I'd have to include something from the Twin Peaks soundtrack because that is the first thing I think of when contemplating noir jazz. The Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch cut that I picked works nicely because also used it for the title of the mix.
I really like the mood and feel of this entire mix and I hope you do too. Grab a scotch and give it a spin in the dark.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Angelo Badalamenti - Mysterioso 2
- 04:37 Arve Henriksen - The Sacristan
- 07:45 The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Avian Lung
- 12:45 Triosk - Awake in the Deep
- 14:18 Harold Budd - Emboldened-My Dreams Perish
- 16:30 Shadowdream - The Obsession Begins Tomorrow
- 20:40 Daniel Lanois - Sketches
- 24:40 Dead Combo - After Peace Swim Twice
- 27:55 Povarovo - Methro Nome
- 31:03 Arms And Sleepers - Atelier
- 33:05 Cliff Martinez - Ask him why he killed my brother
- 35:04 Shaqdowdream - The Hour of the Wolf, Alfa and Omega
- 37:25 Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Karin
- 40:50 Julien Neto - V Rivers
- 45:25 Arve Henriksen - Recording Angel
- 47:25 Pjusk - Dempet
- 50:10 Jon Hassell - Light on Water
- 57:40 Nick Cave - Magneto
- 62:45 end
Saturday Nov 12, 2016
Saturday Nov 12, 2016
I've always been a fan of long form ambient. It's goes all the way back to side-long cuts on Fripp & Eno's No Pussyfooting and Eno's Discreet Music. And more recently to the many full album cuts from Steve Roach. He's got a number of long form tracks and I'm not sure how many he has released.
For this mix I decided to feature a bunch of long tracks and to also let a large chunk of each to play. Most cuts in the mix play for about 20 minutes or so. Which is why this ends up easily being the longest mix I've ever done, clocking in at 6 hours and 15 minutes. The version on Mixcloud is 5 1/2 hours because I needed to get the file size under 500mb.
This mix should work well as an all night sleep aid.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Alio Die - Ultima Latet
- 19:15 James Johnson & Stephen Phillips - Lost at Dunn's Lake
- 43:15 Disturbed Earth - Butterfly
- 58:15 Brian Eno - Neroli
- 1:11:15 Sonmi451 - Ruis
- 1:30:15 Steve Roack - Etheric Imprints
- 1:43:55 Aloof Proof - The Ghost Ship
- 2:03:20 Harold Budd - As Long As I Can Hold My Breath
- 2:27:30 Seaworthy - Sleep Paths
- 3:04:00 Robert Rich - Somnium
- 3:53:15 Jim Cole - Astral
- 4:10:30 Steve Roach - The Delicate Beyond
- 4:39:20 Alio Die - In The Labyrinth Garden
- 5:08:15 Brian Eno - Lux 4
- 5:22:50 Paul Vnuk - Silence Speaks In Shadows
- 6:15:21 end
Sunday Oct 16, 2016
Sunday Oct 16, 2016
- 00:00 August Stars – Inland Rain
- 04:25 Part Timer – Rain on My Window
- 06:50 Letna – Raining Day
- 09:30 Jon Hassell – Delta Rain Dream
- 12:55 Manual - After the Rain
- 14:00 Mark McGuire – A Pocket Full of Rain
- 15:20 Sense - Early Rain
- 19:00 Cyber Zen Sound Engine & Matt Borghi – Endless Rain
- 22:10 Foxx & Budd – Raindust
- 27:55 Jeff Pearce – Rainshadow Sky
- 30:22 Giovanni Guidi Trio - The night it rained forever
- 37:40 experiments in silence - as gentle rain falls
- 47:56 Ryuichi Sakamoto - After the Rain
- 48:43 end