Hypnagogue Podcast

Who ordered 90 minutes of really good music? Was it you guys? Because I brought some. There’s a little post-rock, some clubby dance stuff, a spacey thing or two…you know what? Just crack it open and let’s dig it together. Start      The Choir, The Bravest Mind, Translucent5.19       Dead Bandit, Half Smoked […]

Gonna get a bit drifty ’round these parts. You can deal with that, right? Give your brain a rest for a bit. It (and you!) deserve it. Start      Exit Chamber, Faith In a Beautiful Future, Faith In a Beautiful Future4.38       Pietro Zollo, Going Beyond, Abstraction10.02     Ashot Danielyan, Divine Light of […]

Soft glides and sweet rides both electronic and acoustic AND … the best inside joke EVER for long-time listeners. (Don’t peek at the playlist!) Enjoy the trip. Start      Dapper Blob, Soft Space, Somewhere With You3.24       Nick Storring, Mirante, Mirante12.03     Hiram, Eglantine Remix 2, Green Green Earth19.10     Ilka de Gast, […]

Here’s another one that comes rippin’ out of the starting blocks! We’ll spend a good chunk of our time together digging around in the library to round out the voyage. And as it turns out, one of those people snuck under the radar. See my note below the playlist. Hold tight! Start      Tobi […]

I’ve got a lot of things to show you this time, a lot of places to take you. Ready for a fresh li’l trip? Let’s go! Start      deepspace, Vertical Automated Parking, Neon Blue Utopia4.12       One Far West, Equinox, Heliacal Risings9.40       Murray Grant, Shades of Grey, First…Listen15.06     Krakenkraft, Transordinal […]

Herein you shall find interesting song and album titles, knob-twiddly bits of synth music, a Latin lesson, floaty drifty things, and, all in all, 90 minutes of the stuff you like, with a quick talky stop in the middle. Enjoy. Start       AeTopus, Level, Iota6.22       Alexis Delozanne, Le Reve de Samson, Acclimatation10.39  […]

Well, that’s quite a song title to kick the show off with. Here’s a fresh 90 or so straight from the Holding Tanks. Start       Siberian Dancehall Incident, Mouth Sex (1), Low Light Love & Grind6.27       Blessed are the Hearts that Bend, Tether, A gentle death – a sudden birth8.47      […]

It’s 50/50 time again with cuts from the Holding Tanks and the library. There’s some jazzy prog rock on the menu and, in fact, we end up (again, really?) looking off into the slightly foreign realm known as the Valley of Jazz. Enjoy. Start      Carlos Dengler, Initiatio, Calcinatio6.53       A New Line […]

Aside from having two strong contenders for song title of the episode, whatcha got here is a dozen tracks of goodness. We’ll start off a bit quietly and see where it goes from there. Start      Fra Zedde, I remember smiles and If I close my eyes tears slide on my cheeks, Dwell8.09    […]

Any time I do a lazy podcast, despite giving a nice big floaty ride, I always feel like I need to make up for the apparent lack of content next time out. So here are 16 tracks from the Holding Tanks. We good? Start      Karen Willems, Romke Kleefstra & Jan Kleefstra, Ast Tiid […]

Super. Lazy.Settle in. Start      Kevin Braheny, The Way Home, The Way Home24.43     Jeffrey Koepper, Avalanche, Arctisonia45.02     Michael Sandler, Manifold, Ansatz*1.11.16  Max Corbacho, Quantum Cathedrals, Horizon Matrix *Follow the link and search for “earman178.” The album is otherwise pretty unfindable. (If you’re a better internet sleuth than I, let me know with […]

This one opens and closes with artists I’ve been listening to for a couple decades now. (We’re gettin’ old, boys…) In between, familiar faces and new-to-me names from the Holding Tanks direct the ride. Start      Altus, Matters of Light, Ultraviolet6.06       Alluste Desde, Turín a Buenos Aires, Gemstones V12.03     Voyage Futur, […]

No stops on this one, and our voyage passes through sequenced sounds, shadowy spaces, and the outskirts of Jazzville. You know how it is around here…we go all over the place. Enjoy. Start      [‘ramp], Seven Swans, Gemstones V11.25     Eulipion Corps, Wanderers, Dreamlands17.44     NTHNL, Return to the cloud, thank you, Ontogenesis21.10    […]

It’s a 50/50 ride this time as we split the voyage between the tanks and the library. And what usually comes out of the library? That’s right: for the first time in 2025 we get An Artist John Forgot! Have a listen.(And pardon the couple of Spotify links in the playlist if, like me, you […]

Fifteen hefty slices of aural goodness for your delight this time around, including an entry from our “How Did You End Up Here?” department. A quick glance at the playlist will probably give that one away. Enjoy. Start      Corben, To Question Oracles, Transmitter5.28       Saagara, Where Is That Blossom, 310.28     Delahuerta, […]

Quite a few repeat guests on this episode, and it’s lovely to have them back! Plus, I treat one album like I’m including it for the first time–when I actually played it a scant four episodes ago. I’m all about attention to detail here. Cruise on, my friends. Start      Yellow6, PVC2, Sometimes It […]

You know, when I decided to change up the show scheduling, I didn’t think about how I’d have to come up with ways to tell you what you’re about to hear more often. Can I get away with just saying it’s really nice music this time? I mean…you know that, but I’ve got space to […]

Ah, yes, the library, wherein all sorts of musical wonders await. I guess that’s all I need to say about that, yeah? Let’s get to the listenin’. Start       James Asher, Island Spa, Recentering7.02       Cousin Silas, The Other Jezebel, Through a Cobweb Strange11.08     Systems Theory, Four Piece Suit, Soundtracks for Imaginary […]

So how are you liking this new schedule thing so far? Are you getting enough great music? Because here comes some more. Still all good stuff from the world-renowned Holding Tanks. Start      Daniel Vickers & Sergio Mariani_MRN, At Home by Night, New Dawn3.40       Robert Scott Thompson & Erdem Helvacioğlu, Light Has […]

This one’s got it all! Magic, Darkness, Celestial Blueprints, Dreams, and the Carpet of Time. You’re intrigued, I know. So let’s not waste any more time with reading words. MUSIC! Start      David Arkenstone, Ancient Magic Awakens, Quest for the Runestone4.56       Holland Phillips, Behind the Veil, A Sense of Distance8.14      […]

Hi again! (You got my note, right?) Off we go with a big bunch of Holding Tank goodness. It even gets a little funky… Start      Colin Rayment, Time Stands Still, Time Dilation11.29     John Scott Shepherd, Shifting Dreamscapes, Corridors Of The Mind16.01     Sophos, Systema Naturae (excerpt), Paradoxa28.54     Tobi Morare, Riptide, Whiplash31.10  […]

It’s official–you can’t say “2025” like you’re not in a science fiction flick and here we are. And sure, we haven’t managed flying cars and moon hotels yet, but we have gotten a pretty firm grasp on great music, 90 minutes of which starts as soon as you hit that li’l tipped-over triangle thingy. Happy […]

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All righty, let’s close out 2024 with 90 more minutes of the good stuff. Thank you so much for listening, and thank you to all the artists who have sent their work my way. I hope you’ve enjoyed the ride, and we’ll keep meeting up as we head into the new year. Start      […]

No stops on this one. We kick off with a pair of contemporary piano pieces, find our way into the drifty zone, ramp things up with some old-school goodness, and close out, as is often the case here, a bit quietly. And along the way, you get chocolate. Enjoy! Start      Richard Shulman, Blessing, […]

Back into the tanks we go for some spacey drifts, downright hypnotic piano, one amazing song title, and…a cover tune? Don’t look at the playlist before you listen–I think you’ll get a kick out of what it is. (And it’s definitely jazzier than you remember!) Let’s go. Start      Sacred Seeds, Vibrational Balance, Spectral […]

I know what you’ve been thinking, “When will John get around to doing another clever, well-thought-out theme show?” Maybe someday. In the meantime, here’s a very meh theme idea that still gives you 90 minutes of great music. And the title of it is… Start      Fred Baty, The Upper Air, The Upper Air2.13  […]

As you’ll hear, I thought about it. You know, that theme. Instead, one homage to jazz lettuce and then we’re off into a joyful traipse through the library before delving into some new stuff. Start     Steven Halpern, Cannabis Dreams Part 2, Cannabis Dreams5.54      The Smokering, Buddha Blessed, Mellow Majestic10.35    Go Ask […]

Let’s get comfy in the library this time around. I’ll dig through the stacks to see what I can pull for your discerning ears. Gosh, I wonder if I’ll come across one of those… Start     42DE, Dawn Of The Day, Fall Of The Moon5.07     Leaving Richmond, Memories from Another You, Visions9.20      […]

The new stuff keeps flowing in this little jaunt. As is often the case, it goes a bit of everywhere and mellows right out at the end. Start     Xu & Francis Gri, Ghost Hills, Valley of Languages 6.50      Celestial Trails, Time Collapse on the Threshing Floor, Lunar Beachcomber12.47    Marucoporoporo, Conceive the […]

Oh, kids, this one’s got it all! Supergroups, weird titles, albums I got by mistake, strange and perhaps slightly discomforting songs, names I had to look up or ask how to pronounce, and at least one well-known artist I never thought would end up here. Curiosity piqued? Let’s flow. Start      Dark Sky Alliance, […]

If you’ve been here before, you know that the rule is that the flow dictates the show. So this one starts off fun and funky with an infectious track but in short order turns into something drifting and just a little bit lazy. As Vonnegut said, so it goes. Start      Don Plok & […]

Music can get a little weird at times–ever notice that? Well, you might this time around. But it all flows and lightens across time, so that’s good, right? If nothing else, you get to hear your host apologetically mangle someone’s language for the umpteenth time. So worldly. Enjoy. Start      SKSSS & Koiwa, 88888, […]

The quest to clear out the older stuff in the Holding Tanks continues! (But only for a bit.) I’ve also got fresher stuff to offer–and watch out for that track with lyrics. Hey, it happens. Start      Parallel Worlds, Timeflow, Fragmented6.13       Krakenkraft, Vibrofluxx, Sononymic14.09     IDTiL, Beneath the Patina, Artefacts with Artifacts20.04  […]

The unfortunate reality is that sometimes, artists hang out in the Holding Tanks for a good long while–too long, in fact–waiting for me to get around to putting them into an episode. So this time out my goal is to try to clear out some long-lingering music and give these folks their due. Quite a […]

Even on my best days here I’m just making it up as I go, trying to find the way one piece rolls into the next to keep you immersed in the sound. So let’s do that again. Let’s see if I guessed correctly. Quick stop at the midway point to say hi. Start Cartas de […]

The world’s gone wild over artificial intelligence! So why not join in? Come check out the first episode powered by AI.* I’m sure it will lead to 90 minutes of good stuff from the holding tanks.*Clearly, it’s a bit. Start      Jeff Greinke, Late Rain at the Station, Oceanic6.34       SLITES, The Spaces […]

Well, that’s 14 years down…let’s celebrate turning 15 and largely unknown with an hour each of new stuff and tasty library cuts. And as always, thank you for being the reason (other than therapy!) that I keep doing this. Party hats on… Start Solace Road, The Portrait, Portraits of Days Past4.54 Mount Maxwell, Mist, Littlefolk8.39 […]

This one’s kinda sorta not really got a theme. I won’t mention it here, so as not to spoil the oh-so-clever opening bit. (Were you around when oh-so-clever opening bits were much more of a thing here? Say hi in the comments if you were!) Away we go. Start      Loneward, Structural Eternal (excerpt), […]

This time through, it’s just new music. I’m having some of the chairs in the library reupholstered and the place is a mess. We’ll stay in the main lounge. The beverage cart will be along shortly. Start      Rednicuido, Monster, Grand Central5.05       Skyphone, End of the Tether, Oscilla10.07     Suspension Bridge Workshop, […]

I’ve been thinking that I should start titling my shows like some other more popular podcasts do. Like, ones that tie into a theme such as “Silent Messages of a Distant Past” or “The Space Between the Dark Stars.” Let’s try it, okay? Here’s this week’s program, “Good Music That I Feel at Least Reasonably […]

Settle in. I want to tell you a story….a mystery, really, about The Albums That Went Missing. Oh, it’ll mystify you and maybe bring a chill to your soul, but in the end it turns into 90 really good minutes of music. Ready to hear the tale? Start      Tom Sonntag, Unknown Dancer, The […]

From a gently dark start, we launch into long drifts and emerge in a lighter space. Then it’s off to the library where we just might encounter…one of those. Start      Hessien, Design the Ageless Soul, The Alchemist9.20       SINKE DÜS, The Pilgrimage, Modus Vivendi13.25     Amongst Myselves, Lost Beach, An Abandoned Day20.51  […]

Contrary to the well-known internet error message, you’ve found the latest episode of the Hypnagogue Podcast! For your efforts, I’ll reward you with 90 minutes of the best ambient, electronic, and contemporary instrumental music. It’s all Holding Tanks today, and a great mix of styles. Enjoy. Start       Brian Fechino, Road to Hapi, Reflection […]

Happy Leap Year Day! (Is that a thing?) From a very New Age kind of start (c’mon, we open with a Reiki thing) through pulsing funkiness to a quite quiet endpoint, this one’s pretty much what you’ve come to expect. (I hope that’s a good thing…) Start      Ashron, Flight into the Sun, Reiki […]

It’s all Holding Tank this time through, bringing you quiet drifts, New Age-y tunes, a bit of chant, and more. Plus, it’s possible that I offend an artist. Start      Chronotope Project, Unwinding the Dream (remix), Chronology6.16       Hyperion V, Surface Gravity, Accretion Disc10.14     Chogori, Seven Seas, Minor Green13.32     Indian Trap […]

What do you do when you’ve reached 400 podcast episodes? Keep going, I guess! We’ll stick to the Holding Tanks this time through and for the most part keep things a bit on the down-low. (That’s what the cool kids say, right? Humor me.) Off you go. Start       David Arkenstone, The World Sleeps, Winterlüde4.52  […]

400? What’s up with that? Yes, your presumably favorite podcast has now happened 400 times, and we celebrate with an hour in the library and an hour of new stuff. (Plus, I indulge in a couple personal favorites!) Enjoy, and thank you for listening! Start      Bob Holroyd, Darwin’s Dream, In Motion/Hollowman6.48      […]

New year, same old show. You know, the one that brings you nothing but the best ambient, electronic, and contemporary instrumental music and has that host who doesn’t seem to take this seriously? Yeah, that one. Ready for more of the same? Coolness. Let’s go. Start       Carlos Dengler, Desert Flora, Private Earth12.28    […]

Taking our leave of 2023, we do so in a manner most casual, stretching out, biding our time, meandering as one does, unrushed and–oh, who am I kidding? We’re getting lazy for the last show of the year, airing out some longer cuts that have been tucked into the Tracks to Play list for a […]

A storm of fiery guitar kicks this one off, pulling bits of New Age and electronic music in its wake. Then we get comfy in the library, greeted by some post-rock (with its own bits of fiery guitar), and hang out until, as often happens, we reach a nice, quiet close.Oh, yeah, there’s also one […]