Ambient Music Guide Podcast

Old meets new in a retro-flavoured edition of Ambitronica with vintage 90's tracks by Young American Primitive, James Bernard, Deep Space Network and Mysteries of Science, alongside new sounds from ex-Tangerine Dreamer Paul Haslinger, Hibernation, Lorenzo Montana and Hibernation. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, July 2021. Cover art from James Bernard's "Unreleased Works 1994-1999" (A Strangely Isolated Place). The Ambitronica mix series mines the atmospheric grooves of ambient dance music at every level - newbies, classics, and the genre's pre-90's roots in early synthpop, dub, prog rock, art rock, Krautrock, lounge and Berlin-school trance. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

A lush journey in the key of space, both inner and outer. Tracks in this mix date from 1972-2011 and include Woob, Tangerine Dream, Global Communication, Bruno Sanfilippo, Boy Is Fiction, Meg Bowles, Humate, Rabbit In The Moon, Michael Stearns, Jonn Serrie, Jon Jenkins, Odessi, Alpha Wave Movement and Mystical Sun. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, August-September 2011. If you like a track/s please support the artists and buy/stream the source albums. Full tracklist at AmbientMusicGuide.com

The Best Of 2020 mix series showcases some music from AMG's upcoming Best Albums of 2020 reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Nov 2019 - Feb 2021. Mix 4 - Cosmic Tech & Beautiful Bleep: highlights from the atmospheric corners of bleep music and electronica in 2020, from classic Berlin-school sounds and synth music to ambient techno, trance, dub and syncopated grooves. Features Carl Craig, Global Communication, Woob, Banco De Gaia, 100th Monkey, Dr Atmo, Deep Space Network, Emerald Web, Aes Dana, Cell (Alex Scheffer), Virgo, Deeper Than Space, Worriedaboutsatan, Remote Vision, Starterra and Nigel Mullaney.  Tracklist at http://ambientmusicguide.com/

The Best Of 2020 mix series showcases some music from AMG's upcoming Best Albums of 2020 reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Nov 2019 - Jan 2021. Mix 3 - Tranquility Tones: beautiful, moving, eclectic sounds from the quietest corners of the ambient zone. Features Woob, Motionfield, Global Communication, Deeper Than Space, Emerald Web, Howard Givens & Craig Padilla, Steve Good, Luke Schneider, Mathieu Karsenti, Golden Brown, Channelers, Evan Fraser & Vir McCoy, Leandro Fresco & Thore Pfeiffer, Saphileaum, Hamish Lang and Silent Vigils. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com

The Best Of 2020 mix series showcases some music from AMG's upcoming Best Albums of 2020 reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Nov 2019 - Jan 2021. Mix 2: Sounding The Deep - meditative ambient and ethereal exotica from 2020. Features Roger & Brian Eno, Kevin Braheny, Simon Posford (Shpongle), Mick Chillage, Halftribe, Andrew Heath, Lingua Lustra, Coniglio & Aldinucci, Jonas Munk, Blomma, Fourcolor, Crispin and Whittaker, Gregory Paul Mineeff, Merrin Karras, Colourmusic, Saphileaum and Max Würden. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com

The Best Of 2020 mix series showcases some music from AMG's upcoming Best Albums of 2020 reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Nov 2019 - Jan 2021. Mix 1: Modern Classical & Post-Rock features Digitonal, Roger & Brian Eno, Hugar, Gigi Masin, Woob, Kevin Keller, Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Worriedaboutsatan, Rone, Spirituals, n-So, Blomma, John Hayes & Maxy Dutcher, Slow Dancing Society, Ausklang, Manchuria, Golden Brown, North Americans, Daniel Szlajnda and Blend Orchestra. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com

The 3rd of 3 mixes to celebrate the return of Kruder & Dorfmeister's stoner beats in 2020 with their never-before-heard archival album "1995" (G-Stone Recordings). A mix of mainly classics, alongside a few more recent cuts. Part 3 features Kruder & Dorfmeister, DJ Shadow, DJ Food, Mark Pritchard, Tosca, Urbs, Peace Orchestra, Solar Rosa, Grouse, Ashley Beedle, Jaziac Sunflowers and Hibernation. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, October 2020. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com Artwork uses image by S E N S E I R E T R O at society6.com/william8691

The 2nd of 3 mixes to celebrate the return of Kruder & Dorfmeister's stoner beats in 2020 with their never-before-heard archival album "1995" (G-Stone Recordings). A mix of mainly classics, alongside a few more recent cuts. Part 2 features Kruder & Dorfmeister, DJ Krush, Nightmares On Wax, Tom Middleton, Boozoo Bajou, The Solid Doctor, A Man Called Adam, Gods Of Luxury, Daniel Ibbotson, Star and Grouse. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, October 2020. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com Artwork uses image by Tony Greenhand @ Smokeable Art Twitter.

A mix to celebrate the return of Kruder & Dorfmeister's stoner beats in 2020 with the never-before-heard archival album "1995" (G-Stone Recordings). Mix features Kruder & Dorfmeister, Bonobo, Quantic, Sin, Jon Kennedy, Sounds From The Ground, Ybu vs. Rae & Christian, Cinematic Orchestra and Pitch Black. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, October 2020. Tracklist at http://ambientmusicguide.com Artwork uses image by LaurensSpruit https://www.deviantart.com/laurensspruit

Environments episode 05 - more psycho-acoustic spaces and places for the world between your ears. Enjoy the trip. Evocative new music and classics - including Woob, Robert Rich, Kevin Braheny, James Murray, n-So and Blomma (Moderna Records), Endless Melancholy, Sage Taylor, and Enrico Coniglio & Giulio Aldinucci (Dronarivm label). Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, July 2020. Artwork from a design by Woob for his album Suite 59201. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com

A 2 PART AMBITRONICA SPECIAL: DRUM 'N' BASS 'N' DREAMY BREAKS 1994-2017. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, May-June 2020. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com. Around 1994 I remember hearing the track ‘Mutant Jazz’ by the mysterious T Power vs MK Ultra. It was getting airplay on Oz public radio station Triple J, which broke a fair bit of new indie and electronic music from the UK back then. It started as a slow, funky trumpet-led lounge break that – completely unexpectedly – segued into the fast, stuttering, skittering beats of what I soon learned was called jungle. Then, following this initial segue, ‘Mutant Jazz’ improbably and brilliantly married both: slow and fast, dreamy and kinetic. As jungle quickly morphed beyond the underground and spread around and outside the UK it became known as drum ‘n’ bass. The more ambient, atmospheric tip championed by the likes of LTJ Bukem and his label Good Looking Records became yet another iteration of ambient dance music alongside ambient techno, IDM, ambient dub, lounge, ambient breaks and a slew of other subgenres. Two or more of these styles were frequently fused together, and “intelligent” drum ‘n’ bass was one of the most eclectic and inventive styles of them all. These two mixes capture rich, atmospheric drum ‘n’ bass and breakbeat tunes that are personal faves, mostly dating from back in the day but also a few recent ones including cuts from genre giants Blu Mar Ten. Pioneers like Bukem and A Guy Called Gerald are here, but so too are some stonking cosmic tracks from Australian and New Zealand artists which you have probably never heard and I think you’ll like. A lot.

A 2 PART AMBITRONICA SPECIAL: DRUM 'N' BASS 'N' DREAMY BREAKS 1994-2017. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, May-June 2020. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com. Around 1994 I remember hearing the track ‘Mutant Jazz’ by the mysterious T Power vs MK Ultra. It was getting airplay on Oz public radio station Triple J, which broke a fair bit of new indie and electronic music from the UK back then. It started as a slow, funky trumpet-led lounge break that – completely unexpectedly – segued into the fast, stuttering, skittering beats of what I soon learned was called jungle. Then, following this initial segue, ‘Mutant Jazz’ improbably and brilliantly married both: slow and fast, dreamy and kinetic. As jungle quickly morphed beyond the underground and spread around and outside the UK it became known as drum ‘n’ bass. The more ambient, atmospheric tip championed by the likes of LTJ Bukem and his label Good Looking Records became yet another iteration of ambient dance music alongside ambient techno, IDM, ambient dub, lounge, ambient breaks and a slew of other subgenres. Two or more of these styles were frequently fused together, and “intelligent” drum ‘n’ bass was one of the most eclectic and inventive styles of them all. These two mixes capture rich, atmospheric drum ‘n’ bass and breakbeat tunes that are personal faves, mostly dating from back in the day but also a few recent ones including cuts from genre giants Blu Mar Ten. Pioneers like Bukem and A Guy Called Gerald are here, but so too are some stonking cosmic tracks from Australian and New Zealand artists which you have probably never heard and I think you’ll like. A lot.

Episode 05 features recent music by Roger & Brian Eno, Woob, Lingua Lustra, Boris Lelong, Saphileaum, Ember, Federico Mosconi, and classics from Vangelis, Ishq and Mychael Danna. The Tranquility Tones mix series showcases harmonic drones and dreamy progressions, timeless music from then and now. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, May 2020. Tracklist at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Episode 6 features new and old synth grooves spanning over 40 years - Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Woob, Phaeleh, Backstage Gurus, Beaumont Hannant, Cinnamon Chasers, One Arc Degree, Gen Pop, Rone, James Bernard, Thomas Lemmer, L.S.G. (Oliver Lieb) and Irresistible Force. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, May 2020. Dedicated to Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider (1947-2020). Cover art based on design by El Lissitzky (1890-1941). The Ambitronica mix series mines the atmospheric grooves of ambient dance music at every level - newbies, classics, and the genre's pre-90's roots in early synthpop, dub, prog rock, art rock, Krautrock, lounge and Berlin-school trance. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

In both its first incarnation (1994-1998) and its second one (2003-2006), the UK-based Emit label (officially spelt em:t) delivered a varied, idiosyncratic vision of ambient music in the tradition of the great ambient labels of yore like Editions EG. Although now long gone, Emit's reputation in the dance and electronic underground for quality and innovation remains undiminished to this day. The artists provided us with some of the most thrilling, audacious chill-out music of the 90's and beyond. This two-volume mix series captures my personal highlights from the official Emit releases, as well as from three 'ghost' albums that were more or less finished but never released. Respect to the various Emit crews: David Thompson, Chris Allen, Tom Smyth, Will Joss, Matt Hall and John Bagguley. Escape your speakers. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, March-April 2020. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com/

In both its first incarnation (1994-1998) and its second one (2003-2006), the UK-based Emit label (officially spelt em:t) delivered a varied, idiosyncratic vision of ambient music in the tradition of the great ambient labels of yore like Editions EG. Although now long gone, Emit's reputation in the dance and electronic underground for quality and innovation remains undiminished to this day. The artists provided us with some of the most thrilling, audacious chill-out music of the 90's and beyond. This two-volume mix series captures my personal highlights from the official Emit releases, as well as from three 'ghost' albums that were more or less finished but never released. Respect to the various Emit crews: David Thompson, Chris Allen, Tom Smyth, Will Joss, Matt Hall and John Bagguley. Escape your speakers. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, March-April 2020. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com/

Exotic grooves, atmospheric downtempo and cinematic spaces from Marconi Union, Bersarin Quartett, Bluetech, Banco de Gaia, Pitch Black, Entheogenic, Autumn of Communion, KiloWatts, Saafi Brothers, Animat, d'Voxx, Sven Kössler & Si Matthews, Robodop Snei, Sacred Seeds, Symbion Project, Data Rebel, Johan Agebjorn, Rildrim, Backstage Gurus and Tara Putra. The 6-part Best Of 2019 mix series showcases some of the music from AMG's Best Albums of 2019 Reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Oct-Dec 2019. Mix#1: Drones & TonesMix#2: Deep Space TechMix#3: Mod Classical & Post-RockMix#4: BalearicaMix#5: EnvironmentsMix#6: Ambitronica More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Atmospheric sounds from Biosphere, Ishq, Sounds from the Ground, Autumn of Communion, Hibernation, Motionfield, Ohio (Taylor Deupree), Off Land, Pitch Black, Tom Adams. Andrew Heath, Soda Lite, Ashan, In Quantum, Darren McClure, Aerium, Moss Garden and Andrea Castiglioni. The 6-part Best Of 2019 mix series showcases some of the music from AMG's Best Albums of 2019 Reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Oct-Dec 2019. Mix#1: Drones & TonesMix#2: Deep Space TechMix#3: Mod Classical & Post-RockMix #4: BalearicaMix#5: EnvironmentsMix#6: Ambitronica More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Lush downtempo beauties from Kaya Project, Sounds from the Ground, Lemmer & Pabst, Nancy Noise, Dr. Deep House, Johan Agebjorn, Hibernation, Hatar, Robot Koch, Globular and and Collective Sound Members. The 6-part Best Of 2019 mix series showcases some of the music from AMG's Best Albums of 2019 Reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound,Oct-Dec 2019. Mix#1: Drones & TonesMix#2: Deep Space TechMix#3: Mod Classical & Post-RockMix #4: BalearicaMix#5: EnvironmentsMix#6: Ambitronica More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Featuring Cinematic Orchestra, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Bersarin Quartett, Brian Eno, Bruno Sanfilippo, Tom Adams, Daigo Hanada, Sven Laux & Daniela Orvin, Hibernation, Tom Eaton, Matt Lajoie, Gavin Miller, Billow Observatory, Richard Luke, Symbion Project and Hatami, Martin & Attanasio. The 6-part Best Of 2019 mix series showcases some of the music from AMG's Best Albums of 2019 Reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Oct-Dec 2019. Mix#1: Drones & TonesMix#2: Deep Space TechMix#3: Mod Classical & Post-RockMix #4: BalearicaMix#5: EnvironmentsMix#6: Ambitronica More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Music by Jeff Mills, The 7th Plain (Luke Slater), Biz (Transmat), Dan Armstrong, Sven Kössler & Si Matthews, Urban Meditation, K. Markov, Rildrim, Johan Agebjorn, ReKaB, Dense and Sonic Solutions Inc. The 6-part Best Of 2019 mix series showcases some of the music from AMG's Best Albums of 2019 Reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound,Oct-Dec 2019. Mix#1: Drones & TonesMix#2: Deep Space TechMix#3: Mod Classical & Post-RockMix #4: BalearicaMix#5: EnvironmentsMix#6: Ambitronica More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Music by Biosphere, Ishq, Seb Taylor (Hibernation), James Bernard, Motionfield, Lingua Lustra, Jordan Christoff, Billow Observatory, Darren McClure, Hollie Kenniff, Ethereal Ephemera, Matt Lajoie, Mike Rooke, Andrea Castiglioni and Fabio Orsi. The 6-part Best Of 2019 mix series showcases some of the music from AMG's Best Albums of 2019 Reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound,Oct-Dec 2019. Mix#1: Drones & TonesMix#2: Deep Space TechMix#3: Mod Classical & Post-RockMix #4: BalearicaMix#5: EnvironmentsMix#6: Ambitronica More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Take a trip through the archipelagos of your mind... Episode 04 features music by Ishq, Wanderwelle (Silent Season), Michael Stearns, Soda Lite, Heavenly Music Corporation (Silent Records), Union Jack (Platipus), Darren McLure (Neotantra) and Mantaray. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, July-August 2019. Artwork by chrislandia24 at psychedelicart.pw Environments showcases evocative new music and classics - a series about the psychoacoustic spaces and places that ambient builds in the world between our ears. Enjoy the trip. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Episode 05 features new tracks from Bluetech including a cut from his stonking remix album Liquid Geometries In Dub. Also music from new releases by The 7th Plain, Hibernation, Banco de Gaia, Entheogenic and Autumn of Communion, plus vintage cuts by Vangelis, Sounds From The Ground, Johannes Schmoelling and Xerxes. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, July 2019. Cover art originally by Viron Erol Vert for The 7th Plain's box set Chronicles (2018, A-Ton). The Ambitronica mix series mines the atmospheric grooves of ambient dance music at every level - newbies, classics, and the genre's pre-90's roots in early synthpop, dub, prog rock, art rock, lounge and Berlin-school trance. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Episode 04 features recent music by Tom Adams, Josh Alexander, Billow Observatory, Ethereal Ephemera and Lingua Lustra, and classics from Deuter, Emerald Web, David Parsons and Stephan Micus. The Tranquility Tones mix series showcases harmonic drones and dreamy progressions, timeless music from then and now. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, June 2019. Tracklist at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Music by Art of Noise, Sounds From The Ground, Bonobo, Quantic, Boozoo Bajou, Suns Of Arqa, Entheogenic, Ott, Saafi Brothers, Galaxy aka Boris Blenn and Urban Meditation. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, June 2019. Cover art from the album Binary (2019) by Sounds From The Ground. The Ambitronica mix series mines the atmospheric grooves of ambient dance music at every level - newbies, classics, and the genre's pre-90's roots in early synthpop, dub, prog rock, art rock, lounge and Berlin-school trance. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com #ambient #electronica #downtempo #psychedelic #chillout

During his brief recording and production career in the 1990's, British DJ-composer-producer Beaumont Hannant was many things: a prolific and innovative figure in ambient techno and intelligent dance music (IDM); an adventurer in trip hop, hip hop, ambient pop, alt rock and underground house. This 2-hour mix celebrates his formidable but largely forgotten body of work released under various names and aliases, with an emphasis on the more atmospheric examples of his solo releases, various collaborations, productions and remixes. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, March-May 2019. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

Music by Jean-Michel Jarre, Martin Nonstatic, d'Voxx, Tangerine Dream, Loom, Ishqmatics, Patrick O'Hearn, Androcell, Atmosphere Factory, Beaumont Hannant and Corrado Saija. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, March 2019. Cover art from original design by Arnaud Galoppe & Vincent Villuis for Martin Nonstatic's Ligand Remixes. The Ambitronica mix series mines the atmospheric grooves of ambient dance music at every level - newbies, classics, and the genre's pre-90's roots in early synthpop, dub, prog rock, art rock, lounge and Berlin-school trance. More at htpp://ambientmusicguide.com

Volume 03 features classics from Cluster & Eno, Deuter and Marconi Union, and newbies from Ishq, Bing Satellites, Ishqamatics, Anaamaly, Transponder and iX7. The Tranquility Tones mix series showcases harmonic drones and dreamy progressions, timeless music from then and now. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, March 2019. Tracklist at http://ambientmusicguide.com

The Tranquility Tones mix series showcases harmonic drones and dreamy progressions, timeless music from then and now. Volume 02 features Robert Rich, Celer, Umber, Rhucle, Transponder, Gavin Miller and two landscaped ambient classics by Jon Mark. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, Feb 2019. Artwork from Rhucle's album "More Beautiful Than Silence" (Constellation Tatsu). Tracklist http://ambientmusicguide.com

Music by LSG, Beaumont Hannant, Sacred Seeds, Ishqamatics, Dan Armstrong, Data Rebel, Sven Kössler & Si Matthews, Citystate. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Feb 2019. Cover art: Tony Obr from A Constant State of Flow by Sven Kössler & Si Matthews The Ambitronica mix series mines the atmospheric grooves of ambient dance music at every level - newbies, classics, and the genre's pre-90's roots in early synthpop, dub, prog rock, art rock, lounge and Berlin-school trance. More at http://www.ambientmusicguide.com

Music by Brian Eno, Robert Rich, Gondwanaland, Deuter, Ishqamatics, iX7, Transponder, Master Margherita, Deepspace, Sven Kössler & Si Matthews, Remote Vision and Matthew Burtner. Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, January 2019. Environments showcases evocative new music alongside some classics - a mix series about the psychoacoustic spaces and places that ambient builds in the world between our ears. Enjoy the trip. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

This is the second of 2 mixes based on AMG's Best Albums Of 2018 reviews, and tracks from most of the reviewed albums are featured across the mixes. Mix #2: Sounding The Deep is 3 hours of some of the most beautiful, mysterious, deep and profound music released in 2018. Mind-expanding ambient, drone, modern classical, new age, spacemusic, environmental, psyambient, ambient techno, post-rock and more. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, Oct-Nov 2018. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com Image: from a design by Sten Backman at Great Big Container for the One Arc Degree album The Glow Beneath c. 2018

This is first of 2 mixes based on AMG's Best Albums Of 2018 reviews, and tracks from most of the reviewed albums are featured. Mix #1: Atmospheric Grooves is nearly 3 hours of mind-expanding ambient techno/trance, downtempo, lounge, psychill, Balearic, trip-hop, downtempo breaks, Krautrock, post-rock, ambient dub and more. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, Oct-Nov 2018. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

The Tranquility Tones mix series showcases harmonic drones and dreamy progressions, timeless music from then and now. Volume 01 is new ambient music by Banco de Gaia, David Parsons, Sync24, Pool of Light, Biome, Astral Harmonies, Less Bells and Kenji Kihara. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, September 2018. Tracklist at http://ambientmusicguide.com

New music by Hiroshi Watanabe, Brian Eno, BLNDR, Stu Jenks, Endurance, Halftribe, Corrado Saija, Stephanie Sante, Zolan Fesco and RRUFF. Compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, August 2018.   Environments showcases evocative new music alongside some classics - a mix series about the psychoacoustic spaces and places that ambient builds in the world between our ears. Enjoy the trip. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

New music by Brian Eno, EugeneKha, Halftribe, Corrado Saija, Dave Summer, Lofield, Tapes & Topographies, Lesa Listvy and Stereo Hypnosis. Compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, July-August 2018. Environments showcases evocative new music alongside some classics - a mix series about the psychoacoustic spaces and places that ambient builds in the world between our ears. Enjoy the trip. More at http://ambientmusicguide.com

This guest mix for Ambient Music Guide comes from Uplifting Pills (Alaeddin Hallak) who runs the Uplifting Pills website, app and Podcast. The new mix is his latest in the Calm Pills mix series. He writes: "It’s titled Ascension, and it’s inspired by The Endless, a 2018 supernatural indie film that made an impression on me. The mix uses several tracks from the score and sprinkles key passages from the dialog throughout. My intention was to recreate the surreal feeling I had watching the film through a music. Fun fact: the mix runs for the exact same duration as the film." The Calm Pills series is" beatless ambient and atmospheric journeys designed for complete relaxation of mind and body. Perfect for any occasion when you need soothing unobtrusive music." But it's also good music and I'm excited to share it with you. Compiled & mixed by Uplifting Pills for Ambient Music Guide, July 2018. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com Uplifting Pills website: http://www.uppmixes.com

Future tech from the deepest oceans to deepest space. New and recent music by Future Sound Of London, Jeff Mills, Woob, Hiroshi Watanabe, One Arc Degree, Shunkan Idou, Ocoeur, Unusual Cosmic Process and Dream Twice, plus a remastered classic from Connect.Ohm. Compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, July 2018. New Ambient 2018 is an ongoing mix series across the year, spotlighting choice tracks from recently released albums and EP's and including re-releases of older titles. More at www.ambientmusicguide.com

Downtempo grooves from a good place. New and recent music from Kaya Project, Gold Lounge, Heart Is Awake, Atmosphere Factory (Gio Makyo), Mirror System, Firas Tarhini, Translippers, Corrado Saija, Lucinate and Escape Into. Compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, June-July 2018. New Ambient 2018 is an ongoing mix series across the year, spotlighting choice tracks from recently released albums and EP's and including re-releases of older titles. More at www.ambientmusicguide.com

Profound music from deep places. New music from The Heart Is Awake (Six Degrees Records), Tom Middleton, bvdub (Dronarivm), Ishq, Sinepearl (Interchill), Halftribe, Inner Travels (Sounds of the Dawn), BLNDR (Hpynus Records), Ben Rath (Sound in Silence) and Silent Vigils (new duo of James Murray & Stijn Hüwels). Compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, June 2018. New Ambient 2018 is an ongoing mix series across the year, spotlighting choice tracks from recently released albums and EP's and including re-releases of older titles. More at www.ambientmusicguide.com

Modern classical in the key of ambient. Extraordinary new music by Bruno Sanfilippo (Dronarivm), Fiona Joy, Jeff Greinke (Spotted Peccary), Maciek Dobrowolski, Christina Vantzou (Kranky), Peppermoth (Six Degrees), Ramp and Snorri Hallgrímsson (Moderna Records). Compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, May-June 2018. New Ambient 2018 is an ongoing mix series across the year, spotlighting choice tracks from recently released albums and EP's and including re-releases of older titles. More at www.ambientmusicguide.com

Hyperreal nature paintings and psyambient landscapes from Steve Roach, Ishq, Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society, 20 Hours After Dawn, Keith Berry, Corrado Saija, France Jobin, Aerium and Alecsi. Compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, April 2018. Image by Matt Hillier www.ishq.org. New Ambient 2018 is an ongoing mix series across the year, spotlighting choice tracks from recently released albums and EP's and including re-releases of older titles. More at www.ambientmusicguide.com

2018 marks the 40th anniversary of Brian Eno's epochal album Ambient 1: Music For Airports. In the spirit of Eno's original manifesto to create music "designed to induce calm and space to think", this two hour mix by Ambient Music Guide founder Mike G gathers 26 outstanding pieces from various artists around the world. All tracks in the mix are lifted from new or recent albums, with the exception of the sublime "Arc" by Ishq (released 2001). Featured artists: Anaamaly, Alan Brown, Alex Crispin, Tapes and Topographies, Tim Linghaus, Taylor Deupree, Halftribe, Benjamin Finger, Confluent Phase, Hirotaka Shirotsubaki, Overlap, Olivia Summer, Elrox, William Bowden, Andrew Heath, Steve Roach, Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society, Bruno Sanfilippo, Levete, Ishq, Dalot, Relaxation Synthesis. Full tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Feb-March 2018.

Outstanding new downtempo instrumentals from Nightmares On Wax, Nils Frahm, Mystical Sun, Thomas Lemmer & Christoph Sebastian Pabst, Catpilot, Kalpataru Tree, Essence Project, Evadez, Eric Shans and FOTN. The spark for this one came when I heard Moscow-based electronica artist Catpilot and his pearler of a debut album "Homecoming". Inspired by a period when he lived in London, it's a tuneful, ecstatic, near-perfect pastiche of different UK ambient dance and electronica styles from the last 25 years, honed with razor sharp production ears and some fine musicianship. It's released by Lemongrass Music. New Ambient 2018 is an ongoing mix series across the year, spotlighting choice tracks from recently released albums and EP's and including re-releases of older titles. Volume 1 compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, February 2018. Full tracklist at http://www.ambientmusicguide.com

The arrival of 'Blade Runner 2049' late in 2017 rekindled my lifelong passion for dark sci-fi, inspiring this Volume 4 in my Future Noir mix series. Dive deep into a brooding but beautiful melange of film scores, future techno, anime noir, gliding ambience, neoclassical synths, haunting chorales and moody electronica. Features dark melodies by Woob, Vangelis, Zimmer and Walfisch, David Parsons, Michael Stearns, Yoshihiro Ike, Martin Nonstatic, Ghost, Cornelius, Richard Dart, Hypnodial, Dirk Geiger and Warpness. Compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound Jan-Feb 2018. Full tracklist at http://www.ambientmusicguide.com Image: paooo.deviantart.com

My annual Best Albums mix is once again in two parts. "Sounding The Deep" features generally beatless music, while "Atmospheric Grooves" is much more rhythmic. MIX #2: SOUNDING THE DEEP. 140 minutes of bliss. This is the 2nd of my two Best Albums Of 2017 mixes and spotlights some of 2017's quietest and most awe-inspiring moments in ambient. Subtle psychedelia and beatless reveries for expanding minds by Bonobo, Ishq, bvdub, Alice Coltrane, Kevin Braheny and more. These two mixes are based on Ambient Music Guide's Best Albums Of 2017 reviews feature. Read them at http://ambientmusicguide.com/best-of-year/best-albums-of-2017 Full tracklist: http://ambientmusicguide.com/mixes-by-mike-g/best-albums-of-2017-mixes/ Compiled and mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Oct-Nov 2017.

My annual Best Albums mix is once again in two parts. "Sounding The Deep" features generally beatless music, while "Atmospheric Grooves" is much more rhythmic. MIX #1: ATMOSPHERIC GROOVES. Starting with a gorgeous Si Mathews lullaby, we dive into 140 minutes of multi-coloured groove. The mix snakes it way through seductive downtempo shades of exotic breaks, lounge, dub, techno and trance including Bonobo, Irresistible Force and Carbon Based Lifeforms, before a final 30-minute serve of electronica epics featuring Sasha, L.S.G, Mystical Sun and Jean-Michel Jarre. These two mixes are based on Ambient Music Guide's Best Albums Of 2017 reviews feature. Read them at http://ambientmusicguide.com/best-of-year/best-albums-of-2017. Full tracklist: http://ambientmusicguide.com/mixes-by-mike-g/best-albums-of-2017-mixes/ Compiled and mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Oct-Nov 2017.

After last year's reboot following a 20-year hiatus, the quality sounds from San Francisco's legendary Silent Records continue in 2017. This mix spotlights some of my favourite cuts from this year's Silent releases, both new albums and re-releases from the Silent back catalogue. Features music by Chris Meloche, Legion Of Green Men, Lingua Lustra, Transcendental Anarchists, Pelican Daughters, Mike Rooke, Pragma, Kris Force, Lucid Nation and Deeper Than Space. All of the albums in this mix are available from https://silentrecords.bandcamp.com New Ambient 2017 is an ongoing mix series across the year, spotlighting choice tracks from recently released albums and EP's including re-releases of older titles. Volume 8 compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, September 2017. More at www.ambientmusicguide.com

Mind-expanding melodic techno from interstellar space. Hear new downtempo tech-trance sounds from dance music icons Oliver Lieb (aka L.S.G.) and Jeff Mills in a dynamic mix that also features cuts from One Arc Degree, Saafi Brothers, Ghost, Aurax and Luigi Tozzi. New Ambient 2017 is an ongoing mix series across the year, spotlighting choice tracks from recently released albums and EP's including re-releases of older titles. Volume 7 compiled and mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, August 2017 More at www.ambientmusicguide.com

Featured artists: Japetus, Robodop Snei, X1 Project, Ornament, Not Drowning Waving, John Elder, Avene, Sapien Trace, Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke, Citystate, Gondwanaland. The Red Bull Music Academy commissioned me to write the article "Ambience Australis – 10 essential Oz ambient and downtempo albums reviewed" for their street zine The Note to coincide with the Red Bull Weekender arts and music festival in Sydney, 31 August-3 September 2017. I also created this mix - a tribute to some great Australian music from the past 30 years. Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, August 2017. More at ambientmusicguide.com