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Thursday Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
It's hard to believe that in Wisconsin we had to wait until the second week of January before we finally got snow. And, of course, now we are going to get dumped on three times in a week. So I figured this is the perfect time for a snow themed mix.
There's not much to say except that the word "snow" is in every track in this mix and the vibe does go well with staying inside with some hot coco or coffee while watching the snow fall outside.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Ripperton - First Snow (Contrails 2019)
- 05:05 Ishmael Cormack - Bending Snow (Ammil 2020)
- 10:10 glåsbird - snow on the patio (cinéma noir 2022)
- 14:42 Fields We Found - Snow (Thanks 2021)
- 19:10 Chihei Hatakeyama - A Light Snow (Void XXII 2021)
- 23:40 Gailes - Surface Variations in The Snowfall (Seventeen Words 2017)
- 29:45 Milieu - A Small Fire in the Snowy Woods Part II
- 34:24 Erik Wøllo - Snowfall (Cloud of Strings 2023)
- 36:40 Max Ananyev - Night Path and Snowfall (Water Atlas 2018)
- 41:10 glåsbird - Quiet Snowstorms (Siberia 2021)
- 45:20 Tor Lundvall - Snowy Morning (Yule 2006)
- 47:05 Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - Snowfall (Mysterious Skin 2005)
- 52:55 Jeff Pearce - Veil Of Lake Snow (To The Shores Of Heaven 2000)
- 56:33 end
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
I was doing a lot of work around the house, like painting, back in October and I was growing tired of my usual playlists. So I was happy when I stumbled on some 2023 jazz releases I hadn't heard. That set me off on a jazz binge over the last three months of the year which was so fun because I discovered all sorts of new stuff, enough that I could make a year-end list and mix.
I hope to continue diving into new jazz artists and recordings next year. While I love all my old jazz albums from Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, etc., it was exciting to seek out new stuff the same way I am constantly on the lookout for new music in the ambient sphere or in the indie rock scene. I see so many people get hung up on the latest reissues of a classic jazz recordings that I wonder if they ever take the time to appreciate any of the excellent new music being released.
Full list of my favorite Jazz Albums of 2023 in alphabetical order:
- Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light
- Anja Lauvdal - Farewell to Faraway Friends (wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23)
- Arooj Aftab, Vijay lyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile
- Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Les Egares
- Dave Easley - Ballads
- Daniel Villarreal - Lados B
- Dhafer Youssef - Street of Minarets
- EABS & Jaubiln - Search of a Better Tomorrow
- Eli Keszler - LIVE
- Fire! Orchestra - Echoes
- Girls in Airports - How It is Now
- Kamaal Williams - Stings
- Mette Henriette - Drifting
- Pat Metheny - Dream Box
- Peace Flag Ensemble - Astral Plains
- Peter Somuah - Letter to the Universe
- Phi-Psonics - Octava
- Scree - Jasmine On A Night In July
- Scrimshire - Paroxysm
- Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Dance of the Elders
- Yoni Mayraz - Dybbuk Tse!
- Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music
- 00:00 Phi-Psonics - Lunar Reflections (Octava)
- 05:15 Girls in Airports - Yield (How It is Now)
- 10:00 Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (Black Classical Music)
- 15:05 Scrimshire - Unity Gain (Paroxysm)
- 20:30 Anja Lauvdal - Siste hus (Farewell to Faraway Friends(wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23)
- 24:07 Mette Henriette - The 7th (Drifting)
- 24:37 Pat Metheny - The Waves Are Not The Ocean (Dream Box)
- 30:06 Arooj Aftab, Vijay lyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Haseen Thi (Love in Exile)
- 37:50 EABS & Jaubiln - Tomorrow (Search of a Better Tomorrow)
- 42:00 Yoni Mayraz - 1999 (Dybbuk Tse!)
- 44:26 Daniel Villarreal - Sunset Cliffs (Lados B)
- 48:50 Dave Easley - Fleurette Africaine (Ballads)
- 52:22 Fire! Orchestra - I See Your Eye, Part 1 (Echoes)
- 1:02:10 Scree - Half-Death (Jasmine On A Night In July)
- 1:06:06 Kamaal Williams - City of God (Stings)
- 1:09:18 Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Ta Nyé (Les Egares)
- 1:13:08 Peter Somuah - Green Path (Letter to the Universe)
- 1:16:36 Peace Flag Ensemble - You Can't Pin Joy Like A Moth (Astral Plains)
- 1:21:31 Ancient Infinity Orchestra - Niyama (River of light)
- 1:29:59 end
Friday Dec 29, 2023
Friday Dec 29, 2023
These end-of-the-year lists are usually labeled "Best Albums of the Year" - Best Ambient, Best Jazz, Best Indie, etc. I have been doing that for years. It has been pointed out that calling a list the "Best of the Year" is not only a bit snobby, it's also a little ridiculous because there is so much ambient music released every week that it's impossible to keep up. Plus this list is just my opinion, how can it possibly qualify as the "best"?
With that in mind I was moving towards labeling these as my favorite albums of the year. In this case I called it "2023 Rewind" simply because I found a cool stock photo for the cover art. Anyway, on to the mix.
These lists and mixes are tough to compile. It's so easy for even good albums to get lost in the shuffle. The ones that definitely did not get lost are my top 5 albums:
- Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I - Granular Dreams
- Brendan Eder Ensemble - Therapy
- Eli Keszler - LIVE [LuckyMe]
- The Green Kingdom - Ether Hymns [Dronarivm]
- Rod Modell & Taka Noda - Glow World [13]
- Alex Albrecht - Violet Visionary [ASIP]
- Alva Noto - Kinder der Sonne (From Komplizen) [Noton]
- ARROWOUNDS - In The Octopus Pond [Lost Tribe Sound]
- Bill Seaman, Tim Diagram, Stephen Spera - The World Was Turning Before [Laaps]
- Brendan Eder Ensemble - Therapy [2023]
- Claire Deak - Sotto Voce [Lost Tribe Sound 2023]
- Courtney Barnett - End Of The Day OST [Milk Records]
- Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I - Granular Dreams
- Crows Labyrinth- Pulse Mandala - Astral Solstice [Valley View Records]
- cv313 - Plays Sequential Space [2023]
- Drawing Virtual Gardens - 22-22 [Lost Tribe Sound]
- Eli Keszler - LIVE [LuckyMe]
- Foreign Body Sensation & Justin Maranga - Subterranean Environments [Dune Alter]
- Hainbach - Voice Magnetic [Seil]
- Loneward - Willoweald [Stereoscenic]
- Michael Scott Dawson - Find Yourself Lost [We Are Busy Bodies]
- Mount Shrine - Lost Loops Collection [Cryo Chamber]
- Nico Less - Still
- North Americans - Long Cool World [Third Man Records]
- Pan American - in daylight dub [Foam On A Wave]
- Prins Emanuel - Diagonal Musik II [Music for Dreams]
- PURELINK - Signs [Peak Oil]
- Rod Modell & Taka Noda - Glow World [13]
- Saphileaum - Intrapersonal Experience [Good Morning Tapes]
- Sigur Rós - ÁTTA [Krúnk]
- Snufmumriko - Havstrakt [Sun Sea Sky Productions]
- Tapani Rinne - Grey [Signature Dark]
- The Green Kingdom - Ether Hymns [Dronarivm]
- Toki Fuko - Spirit Medicine [Astral Industries]
- William Ryan Fritch - Cohesion [Lost Tribe Sound]
- 00:00 Alva Noto - Kinder der Sonne(Intro) (Kinder der Sonne(From "Komplizen")
- 03:18 Hainbach - Voice Magnetic (Voice Magnetic)
- 06:20 Brendan Eder Ensemble - #20(Lichen) Aphex Twin cover (Therapy)
- 10:06 Michael Scott Dawson - Evening Constitutional (Find Yourself Lost)
- 13:45 Courtney Barnett - Floating Down (End Of The Day OST)
- 15:05 North Americans - Western Town, With Road to Mountain (Long Cool World)
- 18:50 The Green Kingdom - Tradewinds (Ether Hymns)
- 22:10 Foreign Body Sensation & Justin Maranga - In the Lair of the 5-Sided Serpent (Subterranean Environments)
- 25:08 Alex Albrecht - Forest Dance (Violet Visionary)
- 28:28 Saphileaum - Plum (Intrapersonal Experience)
- 32:52 Rod Modell & Taka Noda - Untitled #2 (Glow World)
- 38:25 Nice Less - Nice & Quiet (Still)
- 44:10 Snufmumriko - Skärgårdskväde (Havstrakt)
- 47:42 Purelink - 4k Murmurs(feat. J) (Signs)
- 53:05 Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I: Granular Dreams (Single Version)
- 56:27 Loneward - Light Blossom (Willoweald)
- 01:01:52 Claire Deak - Dolce Tormento (Sotto Voce)
- 01:04:27 Bill Seaman, Tim Diagram, Stephen Spera - Far Away (The World Was Turning Before)
- 01:09:15 Drawing Virtual Gardens - Be aware there is a goat hidden in the trees (22:22)
- 01:22:47 Tapani Rinne - Tuokio (Grey)
- 01:27:07 William Ryan Fritch - Timescale (Cohesion)
- 01:29:15 ARROWOUNDS - Blue Entombed (In The Octopus Pond)
- 01:25:00 Pan•American - Renzo (In Daylight Dub)
- 01:28:55 cv313 - Forever In The Sky (Plays Sequential Space)
- 01:36:27 Toki Fuko - Part Two (Spirit Medicine)
- 01:42:40 Eli Keszler - Manhattan Part IV (LIVE)
- 01:46:46 Prins Emanuel - Paia (Diagonal Musik II)
- 01:50:25 Crows Labyrinth, Pulse Mandala - Astral Solstice (Astral Solstice)
- 01:54:00 Mount Shrine - Raining Indoors (Lost Loops Collection)
- 02:02:07 Sigur Rós - Blóðberg (ÁTTA)
- 02:09:05 end
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
This mix started with the latest album by Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang - Last Two Inches of Sky. It has this great late-night vibe that I immediately latched onto. From there I returned to The Rain Dogs, an artist I had used in an earlier mix called Summoning the Spirits. And then one thing led to another and I ended up with an ambient mix with a fair amount of organic percussion.
The final mix has a bit of Jon Hassell 4th world feel, some of that late-night vibe I mentioned, and a dash of Lost Tribe Sound strangeness. I think it all comes together rather well.
Links to all the music used in this mix:
- https://eivindaarsetjanbang.bandcamp.com/album/last-two-inches-of-sky
- https://the-rain-dogs.bandcamp.com/album/from-abydos-to-dendera
- https://anthene.bandcamp.com/album/florescence
- https://www.amazon.com/Killers-Flower-Soundtrack-Apple-Original/dp/B0CKS4VP12/ref=tmm_acd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
- https://astralindustries.bandcamp.com/album/ai-34-spirit-medicine
- https://jarvus.bandcamp.com/album/farasan
- https://msage.bandcamp.com/album/paradise-crick
- https://williamryanfritch.bandcamp.com/album/cohesion
- https://ftmots.bandcamp.com/album/valley-of-the-hummingbirds
- https://the-rain-dogs.bandcamp.com/album/from-abydos-to-dendera
- https://arrowounds.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-octopus-pond
- https://soundcloud.com/fiffi-2
- https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/water-like-mbira
- https://arovane.bandcamp.com/album/seismograf
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang - City Never Sleeps (Last Two Inches of Sky 2023)
- 03:27 The Rain Dogs - From Abydos To Dendera (From Abydos To Dendera 2021)
- 10:35 anthéne & simon mccorry - unreflecting pool (florescence 2023)
- 14:06 Robbie Robertson - Too Much Dynamite (Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
- 16:54 Toki Fuko - Spirit Medicine Pt. 1 (Spirit Medicine 2023)
- 19:12 Jarvus - Noisetones (Farasan 2023)
- 23:02 M. Sage - Evenin' Out (Paradise Crick 2023)
- 25:48 William Ryan Fritch - Timescale (Cohesion 2023)
- 28:50 From the Mouth of the Sun - The Herd(Murmuration) (Valley of the Hummingbirds 2023)
- 32:44 The Rain Dogs - Wassu (From Abydos To Dendera 2021)
- 37:41 ARROWOUNDS - Phosphene Silver Abyss (In The Octopus Pond 2023)
- 42:20 Friðþjófur Johnson - Images in Ice Land
- 47:45 Darkroom - Water like mbira (Water like mbira 2023)
- 52:20 Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang - Hush Now (Last Two Inches of Sky 2023)
- 57:40 arovane - Clavnt (Seismograf 2023)
- 62:13 end
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
The nice folks at Nettwerk Music Group reached out about the possibility of doing some guest mixes and I am pleased to present the first one. This mix comes to us from TJ Dumser who releases music under the moniker, Six Missing. He has a new album coming out in December so the timing is perfect.
I'll let TJ tell you about his mix:
"Listening to music always makes me transport to another place. And whenever a piece of music can make me travel to a place that elicits a vivid scene within my mind, I love it even more. Every time I sit and write a piece of music, I am always allowing it to take me somewhere, and then my goal is to try to capture that like a polaroid and develop it as quickly as I can so that the imagery is imprinted firmly within the makeup of the piece.
Misty Morning is a collection of tracks both old and new that allow my mind to travel. Within this mix I've included pieces from not only myself (and an unreleased sneak peak), but from other artists I respect and love. Each track on here hits you with emotion and vibe instantaneously. There is no build-up for these. With each new piece you are gently guided along what I envision being the most perfect and slow morning with a cup of coffee as you watch the mist and fog rise up from the serene mountains behind your home. Or perhaps you are drifting in and out of sleep on an airplane or in a car. But you could also be seated and just merely listening. Regardless, these pieces aim to lift you up and out of your thinking mind and usher you into the beloved "in-between."
While making my latest record "Here For Now," which comes out December 15th via Nettwerk, I was listening to artists that use sounds masterfully - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Visible Cloaks, and Nils Frahm all are within complete and total control of their voices and I found that incredibly inspiring as I was working to find my own voice.
It is with great humility that I place my own music amongst artists such as Mort Garson and Ólafur Arnalds as well as the ever blissful Eydís Evensen. But thankfully, it seems to all feel like they belong there.
I had a great time designing this curated vibe-adventure for you and hope you find some new artists you've never heard before as well as some old favorites.
Thank you for listening."
Six Missing Links:
Website | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube
Thanks for providing this Misty Morning. Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00-02:27 - Possibility - Six Missing
- 02:16-05:12 - Dreamy - Hania Rani
- 05:06-06:13 - Unity - Ryuichi Sakamoto
- 06:05-11:06 - Dustlight - Alaskan Tapes, Moshimoss
- 10:42-15:13 - Waves - Six Missing
- 15:03-18:49 - Terrazzo - Visible Cloaks, Motion Graphics
- 18:43-23:08 - An Ending (Ascent) - Brian Eno
- 22:52-27:21 - Wandering I - Eydís Evensen
- 27:16-32:10 - Envelop - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
- 31:54-37:11 - Loving Kindness - Six Missing
- 36:54-39:47 - brot - Ólafur Arnalds
- 39:47-43:22- Sunflower Dance - Green-House
- 43:12-47:12 - Tranquility (For Sidney) - Clariloops
- 46:55-50:15 - Deja Vu - Ataraxia, Mort Garson
- 49:53-53:43 - Foreshadowed - Harold Budd, Brian Eno
- 53:25-57:45 - Cleanse - Six Missing (Unreleased until 12/1/23)
- 57:29-62:54 - Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses - Steve Reich
- 62:25-65:48 - Alpha 1 - Ami Shavit
- 65:30-70:55 - Seah Jahan - Paul Horn
- 70:50-77:53 - Statum - Visible Cloaks, Yoshio Ojima, Satsuki Shibano
- 77:42-88:18 - Sunson - Nils Frahm
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Paul is back with some of the mystical ambience he does so well. He brings us a hour of tunes that straddle the fine line between new age and ambient music, perfect for the waning days of autumn.
Here is what Paul says about this mix:
“Mystical ambient atmospheres meet New Age relaxation. Lots of bells, minimalist piano, acoustic guitar and flute to celebrate the austere, liminal quality of late autumn—my favorite season. All tracks are from albums released this year, except the two ‘guest appearances’ by George Winston and Windham Hill Records founder Will Ackerman. As a side note, I generally avoid familiar tunes on my sleep and meditation mixes, as their specific associations might disrupt the listener’s mental or spiritual flow into a specific direction. But the ‘Ave Maria’ featured here, by Larkenlyre, is one of the most sublime renditions of this classic tune by Franz Schubert I’ve ever heard.”
Here are links to all the music used in this mix:
- https://anantakara.art/album/before-completion
- https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/it-flows-between-us
- https://thelovelymoon.bandcamp.com/album/drifting-with-the-crescent-moon
- https://maxjeschek.bandcamp.com/album/the-awakening
- https://heartdancerecords.bandcamp.com/album/earthbeat
- https://matthewlabarge.bandcamp.com/album/magical-majestical
- https://dancingcatrecords.bandcamp.com/album/december
- https://williamackerman.bandcamp.com/album/pure-will-ackerman
- https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/amongst-jungles
- https://tles.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-hard-times
- https://lorenzweber.bandcamp.com/album/earth-beats
- https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/paeans
- https://robert-scott-thompson.bandcamp.com/album/dragging-the-sea-with-dreams-2
Thanks, Paul, for another excellent collection of tracks!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Anantakara - After The Rain (Before Completion 2023)
- 05:35 Arin Aksberg - Virtuality (It Flows Between Us 2023)
- 10:07 The Lovely Moon - The Crescent Moon in Twilight (Drifting with the Crescent Moon 2023)
- 15:15 Max Jeschek- Drifting Off to Sleep (The Awakening 2023)
- 19:36 Sherry Finzer & Joseph Akins - Eventide (Earthbeat 2023)
- 23:18 Larkenlyre - Ave Maria (Magical Majestical 2023)
- 26:40 George Winston - Some Children See Him (December 1982)
- 30:15 Will Ackerman - Singing Crocodile (Pure Will Ackerman 2006)
- 33:24 Jarguna & Nicola Serena - The Forest Does Not Sleep (Amongst Jungles 2023)
- 38:51 The Living Earth Show - Music for Hard Times pt 6 (Music for Hard Times 2022)
- 42:31 Lorenz Weber - pulsing the current (earth beats 2023)
- 46:10 Aarktica - A Leaf's Prayer (Paeans 2023)
- 53:53 Robert Scott Thompson - Distance Breathes a Final Dream of Bells (Dragging The Sea With Dreams (2023)
- 60:27 end
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
I've done Halloween mixes in the past but never one quite like this. I decided to take some of the Latin guitar sounds found in my Guitarissimo mixes, tilt them slight off kilter and give the mix a slightly sinister vibe.
It's not too dark, and some of it is kinda of fun, just the way Halloween should be. There are a few artists I was familiar with or have played before like David Lynch, SUSS, The Phonometrician, Shakey Graves, Ry Cooder, and Tommy Guerrero. The rest are all new artists I discovered while looking for tracks that fit this theme. That was a lot of fun discovering all of that new music.
Grab some mezcal, turn the lights out and enjoy. Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Via Mardot - Portal (2022)
- 01:58 Sun City Girls - Blue West (Funeral Mariachi 2012)
- 04:55 Combustible Edison - Carnival of Souls (I, Swinger 1994)
- 07:50 Shakey Graves - Chupacadabra (Deadstock 2023)
- 09:25 The Focus Group - Bells Hazes (Sketches And Spells 2011)
- 10:14 Tommy Guerrero - Signals from Points Beyond (Perpetual 2015)
- 13:10 Ry Cooder - Paris, Texas (Paris, Texas 1985)
- 15:45 SUSS - Gunfighter (Ghost Box 2018)
- 20:09 Topaz Rags - Sightings (Capricorn Born Again 2009)
- 22:55 Pram - Track of the Cat (Dark Island 2003)
- 26:58 Last Ex - Hotel Blues (Last Ex 2014)
- 29:43 The Phonometrician - Death Rides a Horse: Part II (Cóiste Bodhar 2022)
- 34:25 Ben Von Wildenhaus - The Knife Thrower II (II 2015)
- 36:57 Louie Zong - Ghost Duet (2023)
- 37:54 David Lynch - The Night Bell With Lightning (Crazy Clown Time 2011)
- 42:47 Via Mardot - Towers (2023)
- 44:52 Shakey Graves - Who Died (Deadstock 2023)
- 48:44 Guano Padano - A Country Concept (Guano Padano 2009)
- 53:21 Tommy Guerrero - Embers of Memory (Perpetual 2015)
- 56:16 Via Mardot - Pining (2023)
- 58:13 Ry Cooder - No Safety Zone (Paris, Texas 1985)
- 59:33 Wilburn Burchette - Birth of a Witch (Guitar Grimoire 1973)
- 64:38 end
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Sometimes I get so wrapped up in themed mixes or guest mixes that I forget about doing a nice straightforward ambient mix. So that's what this is - a mix featuring ambient tracks from 2023. No story to tell, no underlying theme, just excellent ambient tracks to drift away on.
Links to all the music used in this mix:
- https://willebrant.bandcamp.com/album/leaving-space
- https://homenormal.bandcamp.com/album/summer-chronicles
- https://ab-pulsemandaladistantfiresburning.bandcamp.com/album/r-abacus-lndr
- https://www.iamjonek.com/
- https://innesti.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-we-knew
- https://astralindustries.bandcamp.com/album/ai-35-ghost-lights
- https://davidtagg.bandcamp.com/album/cyrene
- https://courtneybarnett.bandcamp.com/album/end-of-the-day-music-from-the-film-anonymous-club
- https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/an-imaginary-autumn
- https://purelink.bandcamp.com/album/signs
- https://valleyviewrecords.bandcamp.com/album/astral-solstice
- https://carbonbasedlifeforms.bandcamp.com/album/seeker
- https://relationreset.bandcamp.com/album/the-feeling-of
- 00:00 Crows Labyrinth & Willebrant - Leaving Space (2023)
- 03:35 David Cordero & Rhucle - Micnight Breeze (Summer Chronicle 2023)
- 07:03 Pulse Mandala & Distant Fires Burning - R Abacus Lndr (R Abacus Lndr 2023)
- 12:29 Jon E.K. - Golden Hour (As Water In A Foutain Flows 2023)
- 16:50 Innesti - Whereto (The World We Knew 2023)
- 20:50 Rod Modell - Side A excerpt (Ghost Lights 2023)
- 26:33 David Tagg - Cyrene IV (Cyrene 2023)
- 32:32 Courtney Barnett - Eternity Repeat (End Of The Day 2023)
- 33:40 Tatsuro Murakami - In Her Absence (An Imaginary Autumn 2023)
- 41:45 Purelink - 4k Murmurs(feat. J) (Signs 2023)
- 48:04 Crows Labyrinth & Pulse Mandala - Astral Solstice (Astral Solstice 2023)
- 51:45 Carbon Based Lifeforms - Starfish (Seeker 2023)
- 56:50 Inhmost - Don't Go Quiet Now (The Feeling Of..... 2023)
- 61:38 end
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
I have been having a hard time keeping up my mix output lately. There are many reasons, from too much work to too many concerts and social things to a pennant run in baseball. Also playing a part is me getting a little burned out on ambient music. There is so much of it released every week, every month that it becomes a bit overwhelming and it all starts to blend together after a while. I end up with little motivation to find another theme for yet another ambient mix.
I'm sure I'll snap out of this funk but for now, Paul Asbury Seaman comes to the rescue! Just when I needed it, Paul delivers a fantastic berlin-school, train themed mix. As I've said many times before, I like Paul's mixes because sometimes they go in directions I normally don't go with my own mixes. That's the case again here with these berlin-school tracks. I like sequencer-based music but it's not a style I reach for often. And then I hear one of Paul's mixes and I'm like - "Why don't I listen to this music more often?" Whatever the reason, I'm glad Paul is here to remind us about how cool this style can be.
Here's what Paul has to say about this collection:
“No powerful locomotives this time. No high-speed rail or epic cross-country journey. Just a relaxed excursion through autumn foliage. All but three of these tracks are from 2023. Watch for the REAL guitar on ‘In the Fading Starlight.’ Synth Replicants was one of my big/happy discoveries this past year. (This was one of the milder tracks!) Enjoy.”
Thanks Paul!
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Wil Bolton - Yellow Morning (Södermalm In Autumn 2023)
- 09:09 Erik Wøllo - Motion Picture (Cloud of Strings 2023)
- 12:50 Thom Brennan - Wavemaker pt. 2 (Wavemaker 2023)
- 21:12 Mac Of Bionight - Memory Has No Conscience (COORDINATES volume 11 2023)
- 28:12 Nils Frahm - #2 (All Melody 2018)
- 36:25 Steve Roach The Weaving Way (The Weaving Way 2023)
- 42:18 Node - The Traveller (Node 2 2014)
- 47:18 Synth Replicants - In The Fading Starlight (Time of Legends 2023)
- 53:30 Alpha Wave Movement - Lattices of Light (Cerulean Skies 2017)
- 61:20 Larkenlyre - Sometimes Hope Comes Wrapped In Dark Skies (You and I and Every Sky 2023)
- 65:18 end
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
I haven't done a quiet indie songs mix since this time last year. This one started when I heard the latest Peter Gabriel track, Love Can Heal, which I adore. And the timing is good as I'll be seeing him in concert on Oct. 2nd. I've heard that in his live show he plays a lot of the new tracks he's been releasing monthly. Several months ago that would have given me pause because I didn't much care for the first few new tracks. But they have been getting better and better with each new song.
The rest of the mix is just what it says it is - a collection of quiet indie tracks, all of them released in 2023. It includes some old faves like Neil Young, Kevin Morby, Slowdive, & Julie Byrne along with new to me artists like Scott Orr, The Finks, This Is The Kit, & Jörgen Kjellgren.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Jörgen Kjellgren - Bluebird Waltz (Bluebird 2023)
- 04:09 Scott Orr - Horiszon (Horizon 2023)
- 07:45 Peter Gabriel - Love Can Heal(Darkside Mix) (2023)
- 12:57 Silvana Estrada - Milagro y Desastre (2023)
- 16:54 Julie Byrne - Flare (The Greater Wings 2023)
- 20:14 This Is The Kit - Careful of Your Keepers (Careful of Your Keepers 2023)
- 23:01 The Finks - Marco Polo (Birthdays at Solo Pasta 2023)
- 27:06 Arborist - Dewdrop Cherryoak (An Endless Sequence of Dead Zeros 2023)
- 32:19 Kevin Morby - Like a Flower (Music From Montana Story 2023)
- 35:30 Dean Johnson - Faraway Skies (Nothing For Me, Please 2023)
- 39:00 Neil Young - Star of Bethlehem (Chrome Dreams 2023)
- 41:35 DeYarmond Edison - Ragstock (Epoch 2023)
- 44:04 Allegra Krieger - Lingering (I Keep My Feet on the Fragile Plane 2023)
- 47:21 Indigo de Souza - Younger & Dumber (All of This Will End 2023)
- 51:50 JFDR - The Orchid (Museum 2023)
- 56:00 Slowdive - prayer remembered (everything is alive 2023)
- 60:30 end