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    I've fallen behind a bit on creating and uploading mixes. But have no fear, it's Daniel Hawkins to the rescue! He's come up with a guest mix at just the right time. You'll remember Daniel form his previous mix, "Metallic Memories" - https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/metallic-memories/  For this set he takes us into the modern classical realm. Here's what Daniel has to say about this new mix: "I was thinking about some of the nice Neo-classical/crossover stuff I like and then got to thinking about the way having a label for a style of music can actually be a limiting factor.  The best creative work in any field so often transcends genres and labels and breaks new ground - Issak Dinsen said “A work of art is a thing of infinite loneliness and the least to be understood through criticism.”  I remember back in the 1970's playing Keith Jarret's solo piano albums and my friends asking what kind of music it was.  What do you say?  Back then they stocked it in the jazz section of the record store with the other ECM releases, but I have never thought of that body of work as jazz.  Music continues to evolve - Ambient?  Chillout?  Drone?  Electronic?  Tribal?  Names and more names.  So what do you call this collection of cello music?  Is it classical because it features an instrument that is typically found in an orchestral setting?  Personally I don't think we need a label.  I know good music when I hear it.  The mix leans to the somber side - something strings do so well - deep and evocative.  Explorations of the dark night of the soul." Thanks, Daniel, for another excellent mix! Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Snorri Hallgrímsson - I Am Weary, Don't Let Me Rest (I Am Weary, Don't Let Me Rest 2023) 06:04   Peter Gregson - Softly Falling (Softly Falling - Single 2024) 08:08   Hildur Guðnadóttir - Ascent (Without Sinking 2009) 12:42   Bob Holroyd - Enough (The Cage 2018) 18:01   David Darling - Dawn (Darkwood IV) (Dark Wood 1993) 23:00   Ketil Bjørnstad, Svante Henryson - Visitor (Night Song 2011) 27:55   Ólafur Arnalds - Partisans (The Invisible EP 2021) 31:03   Henrik Meierkord - Kval (Kval 2021) 35:50   Willebrant - Undercurrent (Undercurrent - Single 2023) 38:05   Slow Meadow - Palemote (Palemote - Single 2016) 43:30   Peter Gregson - Ritual (Peter Gregson 2025) 46:57   Gabriel Ólafs - Whale Overture (Polar 2025) 51:33   Snorri Hallgrímsson - Three Week Cloud (Longer shadows, softer stones - EP 2024)

  Oh man, this is a good one. Well, all the mixes here are good but for some reason this one resonates with me right now. Two years ago I posted a mix called "Walk Softly Upon This Earth" that featured the handpan as the main instrument - https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/walk-softly-upon-this-earth/ I love that mix and have always wanted to do a follow up. Then in April a new EP dropped that I immediately fell in love with and it prompter me to create this mix. The EP is called "Kalima" from Lab's Cloud in collaboration with Falvio Salvaje. Check it out here - https://labscloudmusic.bandcamp.com/album/kalima The rest of the mix is collection of some truly excellent handpan music with my favorite, other than the tracks from "Kalima," being "Passage IV" from Laura Inserra. It combines handpan and electric guitar in a beautiful way.  Links to all the music used in this mix: https://labscloudmusic.bandcamp.com/album/kalima https://laurainserra.bandcamp.com/album/musical-incense-vol-2 https://christineott.bandcamp.com/album/tabu-2 https://flaviosalvaje.bandcamp.com/album/cruise-slowly https://futurerust.bandcamp.com/album/the-end-of-the-beginning-future-rust-volume-4 https://www.jameshood.com/pure-ceremony https://laurainserra.bandcamp.com/album/altitude https://www.amazon.com/Rhythms-Sleep-Music-Deep-Rest/dp/B00S0CU1ZE I hope this mix brings you all some peace in these insane times. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Lab's Cloud and Flavio Salvaje - I'm your sun (Kalima 2025) 05:00   Laura Inserra - Passage IV (Musical Incense - Vol. Two 2009) 16:10   Christine Ott - Sorrow / Lover's Dance (Tabu 2016) 26:33   Flavio Salvaje & Onanya - Buen Viaje (Cruise Slowly 2023) 34:09   Quentin Kayser - Fred(feat. Carola Ortiz) (The End of the Beginning(Future Rust Vol. 4 2023) 39:12   Lab's Cloud and Flavio Salvaje - Sandwhistle (Kalima 2025) 43:24   James Hood - Huasca(We Are Not Alone) (Pure Ceremony 2017) 48:50   Laura Inserra - Sentiment (Altitude 2019) 54:35   Christopher Of The Wolves - Floating (Rhythms Of Sleep 2015) 69:40   end

  This is straightforward ambient mix. Nothing fancy, just good music. The one unifying trait of this mix, other than all the tracks being awesome, is that everything is from this year. I started the set with a track from Alio Die. Every so often I need a reminder why I love an artist I've been listening to forever. And stumbling upon this new album definitely brought back why Alio Die is one of my all-time favs. LINKS TO ALL THER MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX: https://aliodie.bandcamp.com/album/the-inner-vaults https://davidtagg.bandcamp.com/album/the-wind-kept-land https://metronrecords.bandcamp.com/album/gaiaphilia https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/stillness https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/album/monochrome https://innesti.bandcamp.com/album/fragility-and-circumstance https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gossamer-wings-of-illusion https://celer.bandcamp.com/album/gems-iv https://variantsonics.bandcamp.com/album/sequential-sleep-series-collection Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Arborescence & Alio Die;  - Kindling Leaves (The Inner Vaults 2025) 08:05   David Tagg - The King of Songs performs the prelude to Cruciform Heart (The Wind Kept Land 2025) 13:15   Yumiko Morioka & Takashi Kokubo - O-KA-GU-RA (Gaiaphilia 2025) 15:35   State Azure - Stillness (Stillness 2025) 22:55   SVLBRD - Indigo Light (Monochrome 2025) 28:35   Innesti - Crosscurrents Through Nuances (Fragility and Circumstance 2025) 34:16   Loneward - Temporal Dunes (Gossamer Wings of Illusion 2025) 41:41   Celer - IV.VI (Gems IV 2025) 47:55   variant - sequential sleep(unreleased modular-scape) (sequential sleep series collection 2025) 60:00   end

    More Berlin School goodness from Erwin Broers. There's not much I can say about this mix, other than being totally psyched for it, so I'll let Erwin give you the lowdown. "This mix is an overview of some of the interesting Berlin School Electronic releases of the current calendar year. There's a wide variety of styles, ranging from minimal and retro to loungy/chilled and bombastic/cinematic. Actually, this selection covers the whole spectrum of electronic music between ambient and synth pop. So maybe the label "Berlin School" is not adequate anymore. But hey what's in a name! In any case, unless you're a hard core ambient fan, you will certainly discover something to your liking. Check the links below and support the artists!"  Thanks, Erwin, for another great Berlin School set.   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00:00   Ian Boddy & Harald Grosskopf - Diodengesang (Doppelgänger) 00:07:35  Daniel Coppens - Nocturnal (After The End) 00:15:34  State Azure - Vortices (The Light That Remains) 00:21:05  Gate Eleven - Fly By Night (First Contact) 00:26:55  Dino Pacifici & Brannan Lane - Amazon Mist (Imaginary Horizons) 00:31:50  Chuck van Zyl - Denkmal (Transience) 00:42:16  Brendan Pollard - Corollary (Strands) 00:48:53  Grauglanz - Collaborations (A Grim Moon Rising) 00:59:50  Leopards Of White - Through The Front Door To Then (Forest Edge) 01:08:47  Paul Ellis - Winter Garden (Warmth From Other Suns) 01:17:12  Stefan Erbe - Metamorphosys (Metamorphosys) 01:23:02  Colin Rayment - As Light Tiptoes In The Darkness (Penumbra) 01:31:04  Rene De Bakker - Cosmic Equilibrium (Cosmic Equilibrium) 01:47:58  end

    Seascape mixes are some of my favorite ambient mixes. The genre seems to perfectly suited to floating and drifting on an endless sea. Two of my favorite ambient tracks of all time are "sea" ambient -  https://marsenjules.bandcamp.com/track/submarine-poetry https://infraction.bandcamp.com/track/the-most-beautiful-blue I absolutely love those two tracks!  I'm always up for a new seascape mix and that's what we have here - a new collection of tracks mostly from 2023 & 2024, with one from 2020 and one from all the way back in 2008. Put the oars back in the boat, kick your feet up and drift away.   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00  Bill Seaman, Tim Diagram, Stephen Spera - The World Was Turning Before (The World Was Turning Before 2023) 07:00  Philippe Deschamps - What The Sea Promises - In a Silent Sea (Bahrambient Rework) (What The Sea Promises 2024) 09:20  Old Amica - Sommaren 96 (För alltid 2024) 14:06  Model 500 - Starlight(Intrusion dub) (Starlight 2008) 20:35  Jeff Greinke - Northern Reaches (Oceanic 2024) 29:00  Masayoshi Fujita - Ocean Flow (Migratory 2024) 31:54  Faux Tapes - Dive. Pt.4 (Dive 2024) 33:25  First Snow of The Year - Noir (Norwegian White 2025) 38:10  Bill Seaman, Tim Diagram, Stephen Spera - Far Away (The World Was Turning Before 2023) 43:00  Sanjib - Aquatic Sphere (Underwater 2020) 47:23  Daou - Sanctum (Reverie 2023) 51:12  Faux Tapes - Dive. Pt.7 (Dive 2024) 54:30  end

  Another electronic gem from Erwin Broers. He has become my go to guy for berlin-school music and I'm totally here for it. I've said many times that I like hosting guest mixes from artists and listeners because I always discover new music. And this set is a perfect example - other than Ron Boots, every artist in this mix is new to me.   Here's what Erwin has to say about this mix: "The theme this time is "Electronic Gems From The Lowlands", the lowlands being Belgium and the Netherlands. Both countries are neighbours of Germany, where Electronic Music took off in the early 1970s. It was therefore inevitable that many local progressive artists became fascinated by synthesizers and inspired by this new genre known as "Kosmische Musik" (cosmic music). Influence of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze is obvious, but there's also a hint at prog rock and a few tracks come close to melodic synth pop similar to Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre." Thanks for a great set, Erwin! Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00:00   PeRu - Out Of Time (Constellations, 1981) 00:09:01   Pillion - Enigmas (Enigmas, 1980) 00:22:36   Par Example - Flarepath (Pharos, 1989) 00:31:57   Patrick Kosmos - Mindscapes part 1, 2nd movement (Mindscapes, 1987) 00:41:00   Johan Timman - Trip Into The Body (Trip Into The Body, 1981) 00:46:31   Walter Christian Rothe - Solitude (Solitude, 1982) 00:50:34   Ton Scherpenzeel - Heart Of The Universe (Heart Of The Universe, 1984) 00:58:02   Frank Van Bogaert - A Picture of You (Closer, 2004) 01:01:45   Ron Boots & John Kerr - Oceans Of Emotions (Offshore Islands, 1990) 01:15:11   end

    It's World Piano Day! I've made several mixes over the years for Piano Day and each time I wonder if I'll find enough tracks for an interesting mix. And every year it comes together and surprises me with how much I like the finished set. This mix starts with a tune everyone should be familiar with - Eno's Music For Airports 1/2. This recording is by Bruce Brubaker from his fine EP - Eno Piano 2. To make things interesting I played two tracks from it simultaneously and I think it worked pretty well.  While collecting tracks for the mix I was happy to find a piano album from Daniel Lanois. It's from 2022 and I had no idea it existed. I'm a big fan of the Necks so I was also excited to use one of their tracks for the first time. At least I think I've never used their music in a mix before.  LINKS TO ALL THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX: https://bruce-brubaker.bandcamp.com/album/eno-piano-2 https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-rooms https://jonhopkins.bandcamp.com/album/ritual https://tapelooporchestra.bandcamp.com/album/psalm019-sabbat-de-voix https://lawrenceenglish.bandcamp.com/album/even-the-horizon-knows-its-bounds https://thehumblebee.bandcamp.com/album/the-trembling-line https://h-mo.bandcamp.com/album/bark-up-the-spirit-tree https://gallerysix.bandcamp.com/album/distance https://latencyrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/latency-alla-villa-medici-ii https://thenecksau.bandcamp.com/album/bleed https://www.amazon.com/Player-Piano-Daniel-Lanois/dp/B0B7BYVZJK https://benlukasboysen.bandcamp.com/album/falling-into-place-original-score https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-shoe-factory https://sine-music.bandcamp.com/album/dreamscapes https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Daylight-Piano-Version/dp/B0DKX181VJ   I hope you enjoy this latest installment in celebration of the piano. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Bruce Brubaker - Music For Airports 1/2 and 1/2 (Bows Version) played simultaneously (Eno Piano 2 2024) 06:28   Polaroid Notes - Invitation To A Ghost Seance (Quiet Rooms 2024) 10:53   Jon Hopkins - part viii - nothing is lost (Ritual 2024) 14:40   Tape Loop Orchestra - Voix Figées (PSALM019: Sabbat De Voix 2025) 20:10   Lawrence English - ETHKIBIII (Even The Horizon Knows Its Bounds 2025) 25:10   civic hall - II (the trembling line 2024) 28:12   H-M O - Full Circle (Bark up the Spirit Tree 2024) 33:12   Gallery Six & Lorenz Weber - Dialogue 1 (Distance 2024) 36:19   Duval Timothy - Go Without (Latency alla Villa Medici II 2024) 41:32   The Necks - Bleed (Bleed 2024) 46:25   Daniel Lanois - Sunday Asylum (Player, Piano 2022) 49:15   Ben Lukas Boysen - Prologue (Music for Falling Into Place OST 2024) 51:36   Oliver Patrice Weder - Into Pieces (The Shoe Factory 2024) 54:15   Thomas Lemmer - In The Glow Of Midnight (Dreamscapes 2025) 56:27   Max Richter - On the Nature of Daylight(Piano Ver.)(The Blue Notebooks 20 Year Edition 2025) 62:23   end

    Talk Talk is an interesting band. Their musical style evolved significantly over time, moving from synth-pop to a more experimental art rock and post-rock sound, particularly with the albums 'Spirit of Eden' and 'Laughing Stock'. I like every phase of their career but I especially love the album 'Spirit of Eden'. Those last two albums have grown in stature and influence over the decades, inspiring countless musicians with their innovative use of space, silence, and unconventional song structures. It's no wonder that an ambient focused person like me would glom onto Talk Talk when you consider band leader, Mark Hollis's often-quoted sentiment about the importance of silence in music – "Before you play two notes, learn how to play one note... and don't play one note unless you've got a reason to". Recently a favorite podcast of mine, Discord & Rhyme, dedicated an episode to 'Spirit of Eden'. It's totally worth a listen. You can find here - https://discordpod.com/listen/155-talk-talk-spirit-of-eden-1988 After listening to that episode I decided to make a mix of tracks with a 'Spirit of Eden' feel. I used a few tracks recommended by the guys in the podcast - Bark Psychosis, Van Morrison, and Mile Davis. And combined those with 7 other cuts that fit the vibe. I always knew that Rain Tree Crow/Sylvian/Jansen/Barbieri would be a perfect fit. I was excited to use one of my favorite albums of 2022 - 'The Great Awakening' by Shearwater. I had forgotten how much I love that record. Are there any Talk Talk fans out there? What do you think of this collection of Talk Talk inspired tunes? Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri - Mother London (Stone To Flesh 1995) 05:52   Phil Clemo - Maze (Through the Wave of Blue 2024) 11:07   Bark Psychosis - Street Scene (Hex 1994) 16:20   Van Morrison - When Heart Is Open (Common One 1980) 22:33   Rain Tree Crow - Blackwater (Rain Tree Crow 1991) 26:44   Shearwater - No Reason (The Great Awakening 2022) 32:00   Tuxedomoon & Cult With No Name - Do It For Van Gogh (Blue Velvet Revisited 2016) 36:18   The Blue Nile - From a Late Night Train (Hats 1989) 40:01   Bed - The Whimps (The Newton Plum 2001) 43:10   Miles Davis - He Loved Him Madly (Get Up With It 1974) 62:37   end

    Another stellar guest mix comes our way with this excellent set from longtime listener, Daniel Hawkins. He reached with an idea for a mix and once I heard the theme I was all in. Daniel curated a playlist of tracks & I put them together to create this new mix. Here's what Daniel has to say about Metallic Memories: "So I've loved world music since before that term existed, and always had an inordinate fondness for the metallophones - gamelan, vibraphone, glockenspiel, Tibetan bowls - should we include tubular bells? Of course! I don't know if the kalimba and marimba are technically in the category, but they are in my mind. Wind chimes, tingshas, koshis, steel drum, handpan, gongs, avant-garde stuff done with trash cans and pipes - it's all good. This playlist leaves out a ton of music that Dave has covered over the years that is near and dear to me - but I wanted to do what he does so well - bring new artists to everyone's attention and still make a killer playlist. I'd thought for a looooong time about putting something together for Low Light Mixes and was so pleased with Dave's gracious response." Thanks, Daniel, for this excellent collection of metallophone music! Links to all the music used in this mix: Tom Green - Music for Tai Chi T. Raumschmiere Peter Bark - Astral Ecotone Ethereal Planes - Moonlit Passage Willebrant - The Pilgrim Snufmumriko - Havstrakt Daniel Lentz - Lascaux Brian Eno - 77 Million Paintings Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Tom Green - Centre of your Circle (Music for Tai Chi 2012) 09:45   T. Raumschmiere - Grotznogg (T.Raumschmiere 2015) 13:45   Peter Bark - Bonfire (Astral Ecotone 2020) 18:12   Ethereal Planes - Moonlit Passage (Moonlit Passage single 2022) 25:55   Willebrant - Plateau(Into the Valley) (The Pilgrim 2021) 32:30   Snufmumriko - Skogar av tang (Havstrakt 2023) 39:45   Daniel Lentz - Lascaux (Missa Umbrarum 1991) 47:27   Brian Eno - 77 Million Paintings 1 (77 Million Paintings 2023) 53:08   end

  This is one of those mixes without a theme. It's just a way to highlight some new ambient tracks from the first two months of the year, although I cheated and used two from the end of 2024.    I ended up using three tracks from the wonderful new label - Driftworks - https://driftworks.bandcamp.com/  I hadn't set out to highlight their new releases, but I'm glad I did because they are worth checking out. They are a sub-label from Whitelabrecs, a label whose artists I have featured in a lot of mixes over the years.   Here are the links to all the music used in this mix: https://logicmoon.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-film-vol-1 https://sine-music.bandcamp.com/album/dreamscapes https://driftworks.bandcamp.com/album/glacial-drift https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/album/theme https://driftworks.bandcamp.com/album/breathing-space https://philippedeschampsfilms.bandcamp.com/album/remember-the-clouds https://moolakiiclubaudiointerface.bandcamp.com/album/another-kind-of-earth https://driftworks.bandcamp.com/album/signals-and-codes https://flynst.bandcamp.com/album/washed-out-pastel https://francisgri.bandcamp.com/album/bruma https://ab-odnumlaut.bandcamp.com/album/mitochondria-johatsu https://chitrarecords.bandcamp.com/album/pictures https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/treasure-of-stars-streams-of-consciousness https://h-mo.bandcamp.com/album/bark-up-the-spirit-tree https://daveluxton.bandcamp.com/album/collected-ambient-works-iii As long as we are talking about record labels, here are links to some of the labels used in this mix: Sine Music - https://sine-music.bandcamp.com/music Driftworks - https://driftworks.bandcamp.com/ Dronarivm - https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/music Moolakii Club Audio Interface - https://moolakiiclubaudiointerface.bandcamp.com/ Audiobulb - https://audiobulb.bandcamp.com/ Chitra Records - https://chitrarecords.bandcamp.com/ Projekt - https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/ Ingrown Records - https://ingrown.bandcamp.com/music   Cheers!     T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Logic Moon - Meld (Music For Film Vol.1 2024) 02:58   Thomas Lemmer - In The Arms Of Night (Dreamscapes 2025) 05:50   Glasbird - 2016 (Glacial Drift 2025) 09:00   Bartosz Dziadosz - Harmony (Theme 2025) 13:27   Pete Kvidera - Scribble (Breathing Space 2025) 16:45   Philippe Deschamps - Remember The Clouds (Remember the Clouds 2025) 20:25   The Lonely Bell - Another Kind of Earth Pt. 2 (Another Kind of Earth 2025) 23:45   Andrew Heath - Documenting Observations (Signals and Codes 2025) 29:30   Flynst - Sea Of Fog (Washed Out Pastel 2025) 31:12   Francis Gri - Bruma II (Bruma 2025) 34:45   OdNu + Ümlaut - Mitochondria (Mitochondria Johatsu 2025) 38:25   Soloi Sounds - Draft (Pictures 2025) 42:22   Dirk Serries - Soft Rain (Treasure Of Stars 2025) 52:40   H-M O - Soul Laundry Day (Bark up the Spirit Tree 2024) 55:18   Dave Luxton - Of The Mist (Collected Ambient Works III 2024) 59:53   end

    I like it when a mix discovers itself. I started grabbing a few tracks for a new ambient mix and two of the tunes I pulled had the word "lonely" in the title. That got me thinking about making the entire mix a "lonely" mix. And this is the result. It was fairly simple - I just searched for tracks with the word "lonely." and in no time at all I had enough for a mix. That's all there really is to say about it. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Anthéne - this lonely path (the slow wave 2021) 03:35   Kevin Paczesny - Lonely River (Lost Horizons 2025) 09:52   The Howard Hughes Suite - The Lonely Shore (Through the Ether 2021) 13:48   Stars Of The Lid - The Lonely People(Are Getting Lonlier) (The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid) 20:30   Brian Eno & Harold Budd - Wind In Lonely Fences (Ambient 2 The Plateaux Of Mirror 1979) 24:10   Sonmi451 - The Distant Sound Of A Lonely Tree (Hummingbird 2013) 29:12   Juliet Walkingtom & Jim Howard - Lonely Road (Beyond The Treeline 2025) 34:21   Klaus Schulze - The Lonely Dead of Midnight (Timbres Of Ice 2019) 41:40   derrickderrick - A pack of gauloises to fill the lonely nights (Happiest in illusion 2024) 44:30   David Parsons - Meditation on a Lonely Pool (Tibetan Plateau / Sounds of the Mothership 1991) 48:30   SUSS - Road Trip Part 3(The Lonely Path) (High Line 2019) 51:20   Hammock - Lonely, Some Quietly Wander in the Hall of Stars (Longest Year 2010) 57:10   Building a Building - Galactic Static & Lonely Pings (Notebook of Strange Dreams & Nightmares 2021) 60:00   end

  I have continued my recent bingeing of berlin-school electronic music. Devouring old and new music. So I was very excited when guest mixer Erwin Broers reached with a new berlin-school mix. Woo hoo! It's all new music, some of Erwin's favorites from 2024. I was familiar with about half of the artists some it was great to discover new music.   I'll let Erwin tell you about the mix: "I was inspired by LLM end of the year mixes on ambient and jazz. I came up with the idea of doing something similar for the Berlin School subgenre. So I checked a few blogs and searched specialized web shops for the most interesting releases of 2024. The result is a near-2hr foray with lots of different styles and atmospheres, ranging from dark to uplifting, retro analog to modern digital, occasionally with a touch of electric guitar and percussions, but almost always with typical layers of sequencers and soundscapes. The influence of the pioneers of the genre, Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, is still very much alive in some tracks, almost 50 years after their prime. Filtercafe and Sequentia Legenda obviously draw from that heritage. Most listeners will not like all the tracks, but it is a good introduction to what is being created in the contemporary Berlin School."   Thanks for another great electronic mix. Look for another mix from Erwin coming next month.   LINKS TO ALL  THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX: http://paulellisperthomhav.bandcamp.com/album/orpheus http://perge.bandcamp.com/album/la-roue http://gertemmens.bandcamp.com/album/elektra-25th-anniversary-edition http://manikinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/106 http://cosmicground.bandcamp.com/album/area-24 http://thombrennan.bandcamp.com/album/othadiegra http://pyramid-peak.bandcamp.com/album/kontinuum-2 http://sphericmusic-shop.de/de/schroeder-robert/1816-schroeder-robert-observer.html http://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/solastalgia http://moonsatellite2.bandcamp.com/album/motions-of-ethereal-lunar http://awenson.bandcamp.com/album/awenson-faith http://cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/album/veiled-portraits-cyd-0118 http://sequentia-legenda.bandcamp.com/album/galactic-crystals http://emmensboots.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-dephts-of-desolation   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00:00   Paul Ellis & Per Thomhav - Orpheus (Orpheus) 00:06:11   Perge - La Roue (La Roue) 00:11:21   Gert Emmens - Elektra Part 1 (Elektra 25th Anniversary Edition) 00:18:38   Filtercafé - Kaltwasserhahn (106) 00:32:00   Cosmic Ground - Area 24 Part 4 (Area 24) 00:37:02   Thom Brennan - Othadiegra Part 5 (Othadiegra) 00:43:51   Pyramid Peak - Aquamarine (Kontinuum) 00:51:13   Robert Schroeder - Observer (Observer) 00:58:57   Erik Wöllo - Forever River (Solastalgia) 01:06:42   MoonSatellite - Motion Part 3 (Motions Of Ethereal Lunar) 01:15:00   Awenson - Van Halen (Faith) 01:25:58   Paul Ellis & Pabellón Sintético - Synonymous (Veiled Portraits) 01:31:31   Sequentia Legenda - Crystal Of Light (Galactic Crystals) 01:41:40   Gert Emmens & Ron Boots - Lost In Dephts Of Desolation (Lost In Depths Of Desolation) 01:56:09   end

    This is the perfect time for a winter mix because we finally got a substantial snowfall today. I was worried that my snowblower wouldn't get a workout this year. I had already planned on a winter mix and then bang - 8" of snow. This past fall I made a mix for autumn that alternated between instrumental & vocal tunes and I really like the way it turned out. So this mix follows the same guidelines but with a winter theme. All the tracks have winter or snow or cold in the title and, like the autumn mix, they mostly alternate instrumental/vocal. Though there a few deviations from that rhythm. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Library Tapes - It Was A Cold Day In February And We Walked Across The Lake (Feelings For Something Lost 2006) 01:19   Kate Bush - Snowflake (50 Words For Snow 2011) 10:45   Hiroshi Yoshimura - Urban Snow (Music for Nine Post Cards 1982) 15:18   Jan Bang - Winter Sings (Reading the Air 2024) 19:00   Fuzzy Lights - Snowstorm In A Snow Globe (That Fuzzy Feeling 2007) 21:43   Adrianne Lenker - Snow Song (Hours Were the Birds 2014) 25:35   Saint Etienne - Snowbound on the South Bank (A Glimpse of Stocking 2010) 27:08   Vashti Bunyan - Winter is Blue (Just Another Diamond Day 2001) 28:54   Ben McElroy - Store Away For A Winters Day (How I Learnt To Disengage From The Pack 2021) 31:55   Ray LaMontagne - Winter Birds (Gossip in the Grain 2008) 37:51   Sailcloth - Winter Walks (Close Keeping 2018) 39:55   The Rural Alberta Advantage - Coldest Days (Departing 2011) 42:45   Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes 2008) 45:10   Jody Mosher - Snow(vocal and bazz flute) (Snow 2025) 49:30   Christopher Hanlon - Dreams of Summer in Winter (Dreaming of Summer in Winter 2022) 51:42   Doug Ashdown - Winter in America (No Cheap Grace 1995) 55:41   Kika Sprangers - Winter ( (In)finity 2024) 58:14   Voces8 - Arnalds: For Now I Am Winter (Winter 2016) 62:57   end

    Back in the 70s I was a huge prog rock fan and an offshoot of that fandom was discovering jazz fusion. I think Jean-Luc Ponty was the first proper fusion record I ever owned. I believe I was a fusion fan before getting into jazz in general.    I've been planning on creating a fusion mix for months but just haven't gotten around to it. Then last month I was sipping coffee on a cold morning, listening to a fusion playlist, when a couple of laid back tunes came up. I immediately started a new playlist for quiet fusion tracks. And this mix is the result.   It's got some of my all time favorite jazz fusion artists - Alan Holdsworth, Brand X, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock & Miles Davis. But surprisingly, not my fav fusion artist - Bill Bruford. He just didn't have anything quiet enough that worked with the mix. But at least his guitarist, Alan Holdsworth made the cut.   I hope you enjoy listening to this little diversion as much as I did creating it.   Cheers!     T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Herbie Hancock - Vein Melter (Head Hunters 1973) 08:50   Allan Holdsworth - Distance vs Desire (Sand 1987) 13:56   John Abercrombie - Timeless (Timeless 1974) 21:38   Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - September Fifteenth (As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls 1981) 29:06   Jaco Pastorius - Continuum (Jaco Pastorius 1976) 33:30   Soft Machine  - Between (Six 1973) 35:33   Joe Zawinul - In A Silent Way (Zawinul 1971) 40:11   Gong Emotions (Downwind 1979) 44:50   Jean-Luc Ponty - I Only Feel Good With You (Cosmic Messenger 1978) 47:38   Brand X - Black Moon (Masques 1978) 51:55   Miles Davis - It's About Time (The Complete In a Silent Way Sessions 2001) 60:49   e n d

    We have a special treat for this mix - an upbeat collection with an ambient house music vibe. I have a folder on my hard drive that is labeled "gentle house music." It contains tracks that have a definite 4-on-the-floor style but aren't hardcore, fill-the-dance-floor tunes. Something like Kiasmos. I have avoided making a mix of these tune because, truthfully, I suck at beat matching. I don't use professional software that would do it for me and I don't have quite the musical ear to pull it off on my own, at least for an entire mix. That's where Johan Kisro and Petter Lindhagen come to the rescue. Johan and Peter record as Dött ljus and they have a new EP coming out on February 5th called Bottna. You can find it here - https://slowcraft.bandcamp.com/album/bottna  The EP is on Slowcraft Records which says "the irrepressible energy of their hybrid electronica finds itself subtly grounded in a tenderly ambient melancholy." I was immediately taken by the vibe of the new EP so I was over the moon when Johan suggested doing a mix for LLM. Perfect! I've always wanted a mix that sounds like this. Here's what Johan says about this collection of tracks: "This mix is a collection of songs we love—some of which may have influenced our upcoming EP, Bottna (out February 5th via Slowcraft Records). Bottna is a refuge, a place where anything can become something, where color breaks through the cracks in the pavement, hidden from the intensifying hum of a world unraveling. The songs exist at the intersection of rhythm and droning textures, and we wanted this mix to follow that same path—from fragments to flourish." Thanks to Johan and Peter for curating this excellent mix. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Kejser audiovisual - EMO TREE 3.0, pt.1 (EMO TREE 3.0 2024) 00:46   Bonnie Beecher - Come Wander with me (1964)  02:21   Dött ljus - Förr (Bottna 2025)  07:06   The XX - VCR (Four Tet Remix) (2010)  15:22   Sofia Kourtesis - Vajkoczy (Madres 2023)  19:14   Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (Gigamesh Remix 3.0) (2024) 23:40   Menke - Nattskärran (Christian Löffler Remix) (2018) 26:56   Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate (Dreamstate 2024) 32:16   Colin Stetson - All the days I've missed you (ILAIJ I) (New History Warfare Vol 2: Judges 2011) 33:09   Brian McBride - Prelude (When the Detail Lost its Freedom 2005) 34:46   Fred again…, Delilah Montegun - Delilah (pull me out of this) (Actual Life 3 [January 1 - September 9 2022] 2022) 38:50   Caribou - Honey (Honey 2024) 43:13   Abul Mogard - Half Light of Dawn (Circular Forms 2015) 49:20   Donnie & Joe Emerson - Baby (Dreamin' Wild 1979) 52:48   Dött ljus - Bottna (Bottna 2025)

    I did not do a Sunday Morning Music mix at all last year

    I've said many times that I love guest mixes. And I especially love getting mixes from artists that I've been listening to for years. Such is the case with this new set from Robert Farrugia. I have several of Robert's albums and I always look forward to checking out his new material. Well, now he's got some new material definitely worth checking out. His new album is called "Natura Maltija - Official Soundtrack" and it just came out last week. You can find it here - https://robertfarrugia.bandcamp.com/album/natura-maltija-official-soundtrack To celebrate the release of this new album Robert put together a wonderful ambient mix for us. Here is what he says about it: "This mix features a selection of tracks from recent Ambient, Neoclassical, and Electronica releases, curated by Robert Farrugia. Centered around my latest album, 'Natura Maltija - Official Soundtrack,' the mix also includes tracks from friends and collaborators." Links to all the music used in this mix: https://zakedrone.bandcamp.com/album/certain-path https://alily.bandcamp.com/album/saru-l-qamar https://robertfarrugia.bandcamp.com/album/natura-maltija-official-soundtrack https://alily.bandcamp.com/album/psalm018-virgin-stoner-works-2001-2004 https://jogginghouse.bandcamp.com/album/softie https://pioulard.bandcamp.com/album/op-448-adagio-hallucination-archive-2 https://thegreenkingdom.bandcamp.com/album/ether-hymns https://rhubiqs.bandcamp.com/album/aegis-of-silence   Thanks to Robert for curating this excellent collection of tunes that fits perfectly into the Low Light Mixes vibe.   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Joachim Spieth & Warmth - Spectral (Fragments 2025) 06:34   zakè, From Overseas, City of Dawn - Certain Path (Certain Path 2024) 11:03   A Lily - Kemn Nixtieq Li Qed (Saru l-Qamar 2024) 14:41   Robert Farrugia - Bufula (Natura Maltija 2025) 16:50   A Lily - Solar Systems (Virgin Stoner: Works 2001-2004 2024) 20:29   Robert Farrugia - Qabru (Natura Maltija 2025) 26:39   Robert Farrugia - Qarnita (Natura Maltija 2025) 31:38   Jogging House - State (Softie 2024) 37:57   Benoît Pioulard - Op. 448, Adagio (Hallucination Archive 2024) 44:12   The Green Kingdom - Sunsetgradient (Ether Hymns 2024) 48:05   rhubiqs - Hope's Canvas (Aegis of Silence 2024)

  This is one of those mixes where there's not much to say about it because there is no theme. It's just a nice collection of wonderful ambient tunes. Most of the tracks are fairly slow and drifty. A few of these I just discovered at the end of 2024 by browsing end-of-the-year lists.    One of those is Gems III by Celer which as an absolutely beautiful record. Another one that was new to me is the closing track - "Il Mare Cancella, Di Notte(II)," a long, slow cut that I wish could go on forever.   Here's to the start of 2025 and looking ahead to a year filled with excellent music.   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   James Murray - Feverfew (Weeds 2024) 06:40   Yoyu - The Indigo Space Around Us (It's All Gonna Be Ok Somehow 2024) 10:33   Lantscap - Fragile Peaks (Fragile Peaks 2025) 15:55   Celer - Gems III.I (Gems III 2024) 20:27   Last Days of Living - Where The Bay Becomes The Sea (. 2024) 25:30   Calm Whale & Mik Kosma - Ocean Calling (TwoGather 2024) 31:15   David Cordero - Alquézar (Postales 2024) 35:03   Andrew Heath & Halftribe (feat. Anne Chris Bakker) - Garden Leave (Illuminations III 2024) 42:06   Alaskan Tapes - Random Sequence (Something Ephemeral 2024) 45:08   Marine Eyes - In The Spaces (To Belong 2024) 48:18   Lamasz & come le onde - Il Mare Cancella, Di Notte(II) (Il Mare Cancella, Di Notte 2024) 66:00   end

  What a great way to start off the new year! Jumping right in with this excellent mix from friend of the show, Andy McNeill. Andy records as Maple Mountain Sunburst and he released a wonderful album last year - https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatic  He also did a guest mix for us last year which you can find here - Mixcloud  &  Low Light Mixes Blog. My favorite discovery in this mix is the third track, "My Dog's Eyes" by Zammuto. I am blown away each time I hear it. One of my favorite track of 2024 is also included in the mix - Andy's own "Pop-a-matic." So good! The rest of the mix a great as well.  Here's what Andy says about his latest creation: "Cycles, patterns and joy in repetition. I'll paraphrase redditer Waves_of_awesome who said strongly repetitive music has the ability to transport the listener to a meditative state. “… repeating passages echo like a mantra, almost hypnotizing you”. It's a fundamental yet unpremeditated element in my musical endeavours. A lot of different genres represented here — not really intentionally, I just wanted to include some favourites and influential tracks. But wait where's O Superman? It's Gonna Rain? I guess we'll have to do a part two. I hope you all enjoy the journey."  -  Andy >>>Links to all the music used in this mix

    This year, like last year, I listened to more jazz than I have in a long time. It should come as no surprise that a lot of my listening tends towards atmospheric jazz. My favorite jazz record of the year, Nala Sinephro - Endlessness, definitely falls into that ambient jazz category. Or as a Pitchfork reviewer called in - Jazz, Not Jazz. Here are my favorite jazz albums of 2024: Bill Laurance & Michael League - Keeping Company Charles Lloyd - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn - Quiet in a World Full of Noise Eli Keszler - LIVE 2 Emile Londonien - Inwards Flock - Flock II Fuubutsushi - Meridians Jasmine Myra - Rising Kika Sprangers - (In)finity Kinkajous - Nothing Will Disappear Nala Sinephro - Endlessness Prefuse 73 - New Strategies For Modern Crime Volume 1 Shay Hazan - Wusul SHOLTO - Letting Go of Forever Slowly Rolling Camera - Silver Shadow The Bad Plus - Complex Emotions The Sorcerers - I Too Am a Stranger Total Blue - Total Blue Not every album made into the mix plus I added a couple of tracks not on my album list. I hope you enjoy the jazz vibes. I'd love to know if listeners had any jazz favs from 2024. Leave a comment with some of you favorites. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Kika Sprangers - Winter ( (In)finity ) 02:27   Slowly Rolling Camera - Desert Sun (Silver Shadow) 05:55   Nala Sinephro - Continuum 8 (Endlessness) 09:28   Jasmine Myra - How Tall the Mountains (Rising) 16:43   The Sorcerers - Bebaynetu (I Too Am a Stranger) 20:43   SHOLTO - Moki, Pt. II (Letting Go of Forever) 23:27   Work Money Death - The Fast Flowing River (People Of The Fast Flowing River) 29:00   Kinkajous - Pulses (Nothing Will Disappear) 32:10   Total Blue - Heart of the World (Total Blue) 39:06   Shay Hazan - Shimo Kitazawa (Wusul) 42:20   Prefuse 73 - The End Of Air (New Strategies For Modern Crime Volume 1) 46:47   Fuubutsushi - Circulating Air (Meridians) 50:04   Emile Londonien - Jundo (Inwards) 54:10   Joel Ross - What Am I Waiting For! (Nublues) 56:45   Bill Laurance & Michael League - Yours (Keeping Company) 59:25   Flock - Edge Of Empty (Flock II) 64:55   Nala Sinephro - Continuum 3 (Endlessness) 68:50   Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn - Try (Quiet in a World Full of Noise) 74:06   end

  I like making these favorites mixes because it reminds me of why I liked certain albums in the first place. The perfect example is Abandoned Spaces by OdNu & Ümlaut. It's so good and I'm glad I can share with folks via these mixes. This mix, Part 2, has a little different vibe than Part 1. More sequencer driven tracks, some percussion here and there, generally a bit more active than the first mix. At least the first half is more active, then we slow down & space out. I hope you enjoy this one as much I do. You can find the full list of favorite ambient albums of 2024, and links to each album, in the post with Part 1 - https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2024/12/2024-favorite-ambient-albums-part-1.html Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Martin Stürtzer - The Last Oupost (Lunar Modules) 06:50   Extraworld - Axial Precession (Perihelion) 13:40   Civilistjävel! - VI(feat. Thommy Wahlström) (Br​ö​df​ö​da) 17:00   OdNu + Ümlaut - Unforseen Scenes (Abandoned Spaces) 23:00   2fel - Stranger Flow (Stranger Flow) 27:25   Altus - Origin Extract (Ultraviolet) 32:27   The Green Kingdom - New Constellations (Horizons) 37:10   Michael A. Muller - Mirror 2 (Mirror Music) 41:50   Heavenchord - Atmospheres & Soundscapes 1 (Atmospheres & Soundscapes) 49:55   v e n n - Long Farewell Pt. 1(v e n n & Brannan Lane) (XIII) 54:06   Ulla & Ultrafog - Jesses Car (It Means A Lot) 59:13   end

Another year, another ton of releases to sift through. I could keep adding and subtracting albums for weeks and still not be entirely satisfied with the final list. But here it is - my Favorite Ambient Albums of 2024. As I was creating this part 1 mix, I kept questioning my choices. And then, when the mix was done and I listened to it, I was like "Wow, this turned out really well." I really like how the mix evolves with the first half being a bit more electronic and noisy and the second half leaning more orchestral. Here's the list of my favorite ambient albums of 2024, in alphabetical order: 2fel - stranger flow  Adam Wiltzie - Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal [Kranky] Akmuo - Dreamwalker [Space of Variants] Altus - Ultraviolet Alva Noto - Xerrox, Vol.5 [Noton 2024] Benoit Pioulard & Offthesky - Sunder [laaps 2024] Circa Alto - Faint Structures (Whitelabrecs 2024] Civilistjävel! - Brödföda [Felt 2024] Dirk Serries - Streams Of Consciousness Compiled [Projekt] Eli Keszler - LIVE 2 [LuckyMe] Extraworld - Perihelion [Exosphere] Hainbach - The One Who Runs Away Is the Ghost Soundtrack [Seil] Heavenchord - Atmospheres & Soundscapes [Cold Tear] Humble Bee & Offthesky - Here In, Absence [IIKKI] Innesti - Contemplate Jogging House - Live at home Jonas Munk - Mirror Phase [Azure Vista] Maps and Diagrams - if all will be lost [Quiet Details] Maps and Diagrams - Islands [Handstitched] Martin Stürtzer - Lander Modules [Echo Elberfeld] mastroKristo - Passage [Lost Tribe Sound] Max Richter - In A Landscape [Decca] Michael A. Muller - Mirror Music [Deutsche Grammophon] OdNu + Ümlaut - Abandoned Spaces [Audiobulb] Pan American & Kramer - Reverberations of Non-Stop Traffic on Redding Road Polaroid Notes - Quiet Rooms [Whitelabrecs] Sumner James, Robert Chamberlain, Volcano Lazerbeam, Saroon - Dive 1- Refraction [Bathysphere Records] Tewksbury - Floes Volumes I-IV (Tridek] The Green Kingdom - Horizons [The Slow Music Movement] Ulla & Ultrafog - It Means A Lot [Motion Ward] v e n n - XIII William Ryan Fritch - Adhesion [Lost Tribe Sound]   And here are links to each album: Stranger Flow | 2fel Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal | Adam Wiltzie Dreamwalker | Akmuo | Space Of Variants Ultraviolet | Altus Alva Noto - Xerrox Vol. 5 | Noton Sunder | Benoît Pioulard & Offthesky | laaps Faint Structures | Circa Alto | Whitelabrecs Brödföda | Civilistjävel! Streams Of Consciousness Compiled | Dirk Serries | Projekt Records LIVE 2 | Eli Keszler Perihelion | Extraworld | Exosphere The One Who Runs Away Is the Ghost Soundtrack | Hainbach Atmospheres & Soundscapes | Heavenchord | Cold Tear Records Here In, Absence | The Humble Bee & Offthesky | IIKKI Contemplate | Innesti Live at Home | Jogging House Mirror Phase | Jonas Munk | Azure Vista if all will be lost | Maps and Diagrams | quiet details Islands | Maps & Diagrams | Handstitched Lander Modules | Martin Stürtzer Passage | mastroKristo | Lost Tribe Sound In A Landscape | Max Richter | Decca Mirror Music | Michael A. Muller | Deutsche Grammophon Abandoned Spaces | OdNu + Ümlaut | Audiobulb Reverberations of Non-Stop Traffic on Redding Road | Pan American & Kramer Quiet Rooms | Polaroid Notes | Whitelabrecs Dive 1: Refraction | Sumner James, Robert Chamberlain, Volcano Lazerbeam, & Saroon | Bathysphere Records Floes: Volumes I-IV | Tewksbury Horizons | The Green Kingdom | The Slow Music Movement Label VIII | v e n n It Means A Lot | Ulla & Ultrafog | Motion Ward Adhesion | William Ryan Fritch | Lost Tribe Sound   I hope you enjoy part 1. Part two is coming soon. Followed by a mix of jazz favorites from 2024. What are some of your favorite ambient albums from the past year?   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Pan American / Kramer - Floating Island (Reverberations of Non-Stop Traffic on Redding Road) 04:22   Maps and Diagrams - Hvar (Islands) 07:35   Jogging House - Live at Home pt. 1 (Live at Home) 13:15   Innesti - Astral Secrets (Contemplate) 16:14   Alva Noto - Xerrox Arc (Xerrox, Vol.5) 20:53   Hainbach - End of Work (The One Who Runs Away Is the Ghost Soundtrack) 22:45   Akmuo - Dreamwalker (Dreamwalker) 26:50   Sumner James, Robert Chamberlain, Volcano Lazerbeam, & Saroon - Euphotic (Dive 1: Refraction) 31:36   Benoît Pioulard & Offthesky - Fed On Lilies (Sunder) 35:48   Jonas Munk - Dawn Layer (Mirror Phase) 40:40   Polaroid Notes - The Night Returns Without A Sound (Quiet Rooms) 45:40   The Humble Bee & Offthesky - Space (Here In, Absence) 52:00   William Ryan Fritch - Gravitropic (Adhesion) 60:10   Adam Wiltzie - Mexican Helium (Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal) 62:44   Max Richter - A Time Mirror(Biophony) (In A Landscape) 66:36   mastroKristo - Waves(Federico Mosconi Rework) (Passage) 73:40   Dirk Serries - the whispering scale (Streams Of Consciousness Compiled) 82:45   Tewksbury - Aperture (Floes Volumes I-IV) 94:23   end

    I have hosted more guest mixes than ever this year, which I love because it exposes me to new artists and new mix concepts. Many of these mixes have come through the fine folks at Nettwerk Music Group. It's appropriate then that this final guest mix of the year comes from one of their artists - Hollie Kenniff. I absolutely love the way this mix ebbs and flows, the tracks blend together perfectly. Hollie just released her fourth album, For Forever, which is a lush, melodic ambient record that uses electronic and acoustic instrumentation to create an emotional, ethereal listening experience.   Here's what Hollie says about her music: “My hope is that my music encourages others to explore their inner landscapes and to inspire reflection. I want my music to be a musical backdrop for meaningful and transformative moments in other people's lives.”   I'm a music mix dork who loves a good segue between songs and this beautiful mix from Hollie has a ton of them, an absolute joy to soak in.   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Hollie Kenniff - Over Ocean Waves (Anita Tatlow Remix) 02:08   Kazuma Okabayashi - Rainfall 04:55   Warmth - Receiver 07:40   Tangent Universes - An Elegant. Disinterested Trance (Field Collage) 10:32   Chihei Hatakayama - Sound of Air 13:54   Black Brunswicker - The World Passing By 16:17   Akira Kosemura - Dear Sunshine 18:10   Alanna Crouch - Repeating Events  21:18   Human Is Alive and Warmth - Spectrum 23:58   Felicia Atkinson - Shall I Return To You 26:46   Antarctic Wastelands - Mysteries 28:46   Hollie Kenniff - Surface 32:10   Jon Hopkins and Olafur Arnalds - Forever Held 34:31   Clariloops - Morning 38:55   Gollden - There Will Be Birds in September 42:36   Kilometre Club - Connect 44:42   Nala Sinephro - Continuum 3 48:33   Markus Guentner - Vanish (Feat. Joachim Spieth)  53:16   Chad Lawson - In Another Place (Helios Rework) 56:16   Ben Lukas Boysen - Alta Ripa

  At the beginning of September when I posted my "Sequencer City" mix, I said I'd been on a berlin school bender. Well, now three months later I'm still on that sequencer synth kick. At the end of October the analog synth itch was scratched by a stellar guest mix from Erwin Broers called "Capturing The Voice Of A Galaxy." It featured tracks from the Klaus Schulz label, "Innovative Communications. Now we have have a follow up mix from Erwin called "Back to the Roots of Berlin School." Oh man, this is some good stuff! Erwin tells me that "there's a whole sub-category of "Berlin School" out there called "Retro Berlin School". In the mid 1990's "Berlin School" was revived by nostalgic electronic artists who benefited from technological innovations to make the iconic analog synths such as the Mellotron, the ARP 2600 and the big Moog Modular more playable. The result was a huge resurgence of mid 1970's style Berlin School EM which was dubbed "retro" to mark the difference with the classics such as Tangerine Dream's Stratosfear, Klaus Schulze's Timewind and Ashra's New Age Of Earth." I hope my current obsession with this genre continues because I am loving every minute of it. Thanks for another great mix, Erwin. Cheers!   T R A C K L S I S T : 00:00   Redshift - Redshift(excerpt) (Redshift, 1996) 09:20   Cosmic Hoffmann - Shiva Connection (Shiva Connection, 2000) 15:00   Free System Projekt - And Then There Were Two (Impulse (reissue), 2005) 29:00   Brendan Pollard - Aquarius (Expansion, 2005) 31:17   Ramp - Phasenverzerrung (Nodular, 1998)  42:50   Javi Canovas - North Of Circle (Impasse, 2005) 56:42   Arcane - Dystopian Fictions (Gather Darkness, 1999) 71:02   end

    Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Just hanging out all day with family, eating and drinking. Perfect. The songs in this mix were all chosen for the titles, which all fit the Thanksgiving theme. Besides the obvious titles with the word "thanks" my favorite track titles are "my dad's famous potatoes", "Give me cornbread when I'm hungry", and "An Awkward Conversation at a Family Gathering." Play this in the background as you eat way too much food and hopefully not way too much beer. Cheers & Happy Thanksgiving!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Grouper - Thanksgiving Song 02:42    Ólafur Arnalds - Family Stroll 04:30    Massive Attack - Everybody's Got a Family 05:55    Matt Morton - A Special Thank You 08:00    anderegg - thanksgiving 10:14    lawrence - falling down a dam of mashed potatoes 13:33    Lullatone - An Awkward Dinner Conversation at a Family Gathering(piano version) 14:55    TSU! - Dear Stanley, Thank You 17:29    Richard Thompson - Family(guitar version) 20:13    Bill Frisell - Thankful 25:15    Carlos Niño & Friends - Togetherness feat. Jamael Dean & Devin Daniels 28:42    The Circular Ruins & Off The Sky - Giving to You 30:48    Tiny Isles - With Thanks, Petal 34:53    Cliff Martinez - my dad's famous potatoes 37:06    John Fahey - Give me cornbread when I'm hungry 40:13    Loren Connors - Why We Came  41:45    Peter Gregson - Gifts at Dinner 45:42    Hildur Guðnadóttir - Many Secrets in this Family 48:00    Endless Melancholy - Moments We Spent Together 51:51    Sven Laux - Thank You, Goodbye 54:44    Pat Metheny  - Last Train Home  59:18    end

  I'm not exactly sure how this mix started. I think I was listening to the track, Outlook Remains Untouched, by  |||||||||||||||||||| , yes that's the actual name the artist goes by. |||||||||||||||||||| on bandcamp   I like the jazzy vibe the tune has. It reminded me of similar tracks from the heyday of glitch and idm that also had a jazz feel to them. Sort of Jazz-ish.   So I grabbed some older tracks from 2001, 2002, 2006, and mixed them with new tunes to come up with this electronic mix that isn't really jazz...more like Jazz-ish. Links to all the music used in this mix: https://barcodenoun.bandcamp.com/track/outlook-remains-untouched https://robagwruhme.bandcamp.com/album/thora-vukk-pampacd002 https://www.amazon.com/Mizoknek-Iso68/dp/B0018CCMZU https://triosk.bandcamp.com/album/the-headlight-serenade https://ambarchiberthlingwerliin.bandcamp.com/album/ghosted https://prefuse73.bandcamp.com/track/clean-up-scene-apprentice https://josiahsteinbrick.bandcamp.com/album/mouthfeel-serene https://nalasinephro.bandcamp.com/album/space-18 https://rockinghorse.net/products/cd95049 https://memetune.bandcamp.com/album/indicator https://fourtet.bandcamp.com/album/three https://flau.bandcamp.com/album/reverberate-slowly https://boomkat.com/products/we-think-as-instruments https://laurencepike.bandcamp.com/album/prophecy https://elikeszler.bandcamp.com/album/live-2-1 Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00 |||||||||||||||||||| - Outlook Remains Untouched (Outlook Remains Untouched 2021) 05:06 Robag Wruhme - Tulpa Ovi (Thora Vukk 2011) 09:00 Iso68 - Catzen (Mizoknek 2002) 13:40 Triosk - Lost Reprise (The Headlight Serenade 2006) 19:00 Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werliin - II (Ghosted 2022) 25:36 Prefuse 73 - Clean Up Scene Apprentice (New Strategies For Modern Crime Vol. 1 2024) 28:30 Josiah Steinbrick & Sam Gendel - Mouthfeel 1 (Mouthfeel, Serene 2021) 30:00 Nala Sinephro - Space 5 (Space 1.8 2021) 33:10 Andrew Pekler - you are here (Station To Station 2002) 34:10 Oblong - sketches of staines (Indicator 20??) 37:21 Four Tet - So Blue (Three 2024) 42:02 El Fog - Smoke and Satellites (Reverberate Slowly 2015) 44:35 I'm Not A Gun - Soft Rain in the Spring (We think as instruments 2006) 49:20 Laurence Pike - Prophecy (Prophecy 2020) 53:09 Eli Keszler - Copenhagen Part III (LIVE 2 2024) 60:00 end

    Thanks goodness election season is almost over. Election night can be a stressful time so here's a mix of new ambient tunes to help us all get through the night. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Logic Moon - Lifelines (Lifelines 2024) 03:15   Bruce Brubaker - Music For Airports, 1/2(Bows Version) (Eno Piano 2 2024) 07:00   Feeling Flying - Shimmer (Spirit Level 2024) 13:15   Andrew Lang - Tristan's Ascension (Frailty 2024) 17:15   Martin Stürtzer - Radiance (Dawn of Time 2024) 24:50   Steve Roach - One Day (One Day Forever 2024) 32:07   zakè & anthéne - distant forms (regeneration 2024) 37:16   Michael Scott Dawson - Mojave Flowers(feat. Michael Grigoni) (The Tinnitus Chorus 2024) 41:07   Faux Tapes - Dive Pr 2 (Dive 2024) 45:15   David Cordero - Sonidos olvidados (Melodías Susurradas 2024) 48:54   LAB'S CLOUD - Praia da Cruz(Solo Version) (Arquitectura Natural 2024) 54:18   Glasbird - Days of Iron and Steam (Fenscapes 2024) 60:21   end

  Another stellar guest mix comes our way courtesy of loyal listener, Erwin Broers. He asked if I was interested in a mix of  electronic music from Innovative Communication, the label founded by Klaus Schulze in the late 70s. Yes, please! Here's what Erwin says about this fantastic mix: "I was in my teens when I got in touch with Electronic Music by means of well-known artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk and Vangelis. Searching for more similar music in the local library, I came across an LP with on its sleeve just a mysterious picture of a huge radio telescope. The album was Robert Schroeder's "Galaxie Cygnus-A" ! Liner notes on the back of the sleeve explained that the music was commissioned by the Austrian Broadcasting Service (ÖRF) and performed live at the 1982 ARS Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria. The idea behind the project consisted of capturing sound waves coming from the Cygnus-A galaxy with the help of the Effelsberg 100 meter radio telescope, the largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world at that time. Schroeder used those sound waves as basis and inspiration, and created a magical soundtrack for stargazing and floating in outer space. Needless to say, I was blown away by this album, and from then on I fanatically sought out other releases on the Innovative Communication label, which - by the way - was founded in 1978 by the late Klaus Schulze, one of the godfathers of Electronic Music. To honour my memory of that exciting period, I chose to start this label retrospective with the first two tracks of this special album - including some of the white noise straight from space ! The mix is rather heterogeneous and gives a good impression of the kind of EM that was published on IC in its heydays, ie. the 80s. From the early 90s the label quickly became more commercial edging towards mellow new age and average electro-acoustic instrumental fusion (aka NAM)." Thanks, Erwin, for this trip back in time. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Robert Schroeder - Galaxie Cygnus-A Part 1 & 2 (Galaxie Cygnus-A, 1982) 12:18    Klaus Schulze - Silent Running (excerpt) (Trancefer, 1981) 20:36    Peak - Nightmist (Ebondàzzar, 1982) 26:52    P'Cock - The Prophet (The Prophet, 1980) 32:45    Peter Seiler - Serengeti (Sensitive Touch, 1987) 37:51    Mind Over Matter - Paradise: 1st. Movement: Being One (Air) (The Colours Of  Life, 1988) 44:25    G.E.N.E. - Taste Of Dawn (Life Is A Melody, 1988) 50:39    Software - Syn-Code-Z: 1st. Movement: Code-Ocean (Syn-Code, 1987) 56:51    Patrick Kosmos - Airgasm (Cosmic Resonance, 1991) 66:33    end

This mix is a continuation of a trend I noticed several years ago - the use of sax or other wind instruments in ambient music. I think I've done 3 other mixes that feature wind instruments.  This one came together fairly quickly as there is a lot to choose from. Most of the tracks are 2023 or 2024 with 4 of the 14 a bit older. I really like the flow of this set, one song bleeds right into the next with the beginnings and endings slightly obscured. This also seems to work well as and autumn themed mix. I picture a cold, dreary autumn day like the one in the cover art. Speaking of the cover art, does anyone get the connection between the title and the cover? Links to al the music used in this mix: https://naimasax.bandcamp.com/album/she-was-like-art https://annechrisbakker.bandcamp.com/album/a-sketch-in-leaving https://circaalto.bandcamp.com/album/faint-structures https://www.lottepen.nl/muziek/ https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B01MSUAGFN?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://bathysphererecords.bandcamp.com/album/dive-1-refraction https://latenighttales.bandcamp.com/album/late-night-tales-lafur-arnalds https://naimasax.bandcamp.com/album/this-must-be-the-place https://johnalsobennett.bandcamp.com/album/klima https://taylordeupree.bandcamp.com/album/sti-ll-2 https://tapanirinne.bandcamp.com/album/decaying-light https://machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/recytle https://icrdistribution.bandcamp.com/album/slowed-life https://wereleasewhateverthefuckwewantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-a-cosmic-garden   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Naima - nO0NOu (She Was Like Art 2024) 03:30    Anne Chris Bakker - Qanik (A Sketch in Leaving 2022) 05:10    Circo Alto - For Reeds (Faint Structures 2024) 11:02    Lotte Pen - Wanderer (Pelgrim 2022) 14:23    Jon Gibson - Extensions II (In Good Company 2010) 19:52    Sumner James, Robert Chamberlain, Volcano Lazerbeam, Saroon -          Bathypalegic (Dive 1: Refraction 2024) 24:24    Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson - And Still They Move (LateNightTales 2016) 27:14    Naima - Ectenic Force (This Must Be The Place 2023) 34:47    CV & JAB - Dwelling (Κλίμα(Klima) 2023) 38:27    Taylor Deupree - Snowsand(For Clarinets, VIbraphone, Cello & Percussion)   (Sti.ll 2024) 41:30    Juha Mäki-Patola & Tapani Rinne - Decaying Light (Decaying Light 2024) 45:12    Machinefabriek - IV(after Horovitz) (Recytle 2023) 48:22    Jonathan Coleclough, Theo Travis, Jeph Jerman - Slowed Life (Slowed Life  2024) 52:39    Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Travelling Through The Stars To Gaia  (Music  For A Cosmic Garden 2023) 62:25    end

    I fell in love with the music of Andy McNeill, who records as Maple Mountain Sunburst, back in 2010 with the release of the album The Maple Mountain Sunburst Triolian Orchestra. Combining a wide variety of instrumentation, electronics, loops and samples to create a unique album and listening experience. The album was one of my favorites of 2010. When I found out that, after a long hiatus, there was new album this year, I was totally hyped. The new recording, Ecstatic, is everything I'd hoped for. Described by Andy as “Instrumental electronic ambient with loops and chopped samples, old keyboards, guitars, and found voices. The vibe is heartwarming, blissed-out, and euphoric; a balm for turbulent times.” You can find the album here - https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatic  I was so excited by the new music that I asked Andy to create a mix. He graciously agreed and created multiple mixes. So awesome! This is the first one and it is excellent. I can't stop listening to it. Here's what Andy says abut this mix: "I could say this playlist is about transcendence and something about the physical and spiritual journeys we might take to get there. Or I could just say these are tracks that bring me joy. Some old favourites, some new. I've tried to weave my own material through here in a desperate but determined effort to rise to the level of wonder and beauty in these artists' work." Here links to all the music used in the mix: https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatic https://open.spotify.com/track/0yK8sWD6cfrc7pGfaPIcZH?si=b6d1f12acad04c44 https://open.spotify.com/track/2u00DQoxKIsaI0bGpZ4pZ7?si=0f59590912b64ef1 https://open.spotify.com/track/0Di008winU6Jn2wz7RBtSa?si=e67b5b93d4764368 https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatic https://juanamolina.bandcamp.com/track/quie-n-2 https://zammuto.bandcamp.com/track/tonight-well-go-for-a-ride https://sufjanstevens.bandcamp.com/track/everything-that-rises https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatic https://open.spotify.com/track/2QL6VUSna6Te2VhyZ9AeFn?si=30ae04def6764ede https://radiohead.bandcamp.com/track/pyramid-song-1 https://open.spotify.com/track/5GO0qzKdvndy7g9r0iKEDz?si=883c63881ad84ecc https://open.spotify.com/track/2Mug919daYq40cgwzNhgbY?si=77878dbe0e394788 https://open.spotify.com/track/6nDzGTp2IvrtEEEgCTInMX?si=349ebcab620e4acb https://open.spotify.com/track/6N0Ts6humF8CHQSk7qqxZM?si=de5de47f5fae4f8c Thanks, Andy, for your hard work on this set.  Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Maple Mountain Sunburst - Waters Of Forgetfulness (Ecstatic 2024) 05:24   Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk (Presenting Santo & Johnny 1959)  07:43   Lemon Jelly - Ramblin' Man (edit) (Lost Horizons 2002) 13:45   The Percy Faith Strings - Out Of This World (Bouquet of Love 1962) 17:46   Maple Mountain Sunburst - Murmuration Awe (Ecstatic 2024) 20:34   Juana Molina -¿Quién? (Segundo 2000) 23:04   Nick Zammuto - Tonight We'll Go For A Ride (We The Animals 2018) 25:14   Sufjan Stevens - Everything That Rises (Javelin 2023) 30:10   Maple Mountain Sunburst - Dream Fuel (Ecstatic 2024) 34:56   Michael Nyman - Drowning By Number 3 (Drowning by Numbers 1988) 38:24   Radiohead - Pyramid Song (Amnesiac 2001) 43:07   Cocteau Twins - Otterley (Treasure 1984) 46:53   Michael Brook - Midday (Hybrid 1985) 52:18   Brian Eno - Spider and I(Before and After Science 1977) 55:55   Bill Frisell - Half a Million (Is That You? 1990) 59:00   end

    I have a whiteboard on the wall outside my office at work where we compile random lists of things - "Best Pizza Topping", "Favorite Kitchen Utensil", "Best First Track of an Album", etc. Recently the category was "Songs for Fall/Autumn." I posted about the list on Mixcloud here - https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/posts/songs-about-fall-autumn-fall-colors/   So I grabbed a few tracks from the suggestions, some of my own favorites & some instrumentals to come up with this new Fall Colors mix. The set alternates between vocal tunes & instrumentals.    Btw, the cover art pic is one of my own, taken ten years ago in my backyard.   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Neil Halstead - Seasons (Sleeping On Roads 2002) 05:21    Jonny Nash - October Song (Point of Entry 2023) 09:21    Fleet Foxes - Wading in Waist-High Water(Solstice Version) (A Very Lonely Solstice 2021) 11:25    Trembling Blue Stars - Two Octobers (Her Handwriting 1996) 12:40    Iron & Wine - Autumn Town Leaves (Weed Garden EP 2018) 15:50    Jeff Pearce - The Last Warm Day In October (Rainshadow Sky 2008) 20:03    The Declining Winter - Autumn Hours (The Definition Glance 2021) 25:50    Brian Eno & Harold Budd - Late October (The Pearl 1984) 30:00    Willie Nelson - September Song (Stardust 1978) 34:31    The Modern Jazz Quartet - Autumn in New York (Django 1953) 38:06    Bill Fay - The Geese Are Flying Westward (Who Is The Sender? 2015) 40:48    Early Day Miners - Autumn Wake (Let Us Garlands Bring 2002) 46:00    Neil Young - Harvest Moon (Harvest Moon 1992) 50:50    The Six Parts Seven - Changing The Name Of October (Silence Magnifies Sound 1999) 56:33    Yo La Tengo -  Autumn Sweater (I Can Hear The Heart Beating 1997) 61:33    end

    This mix is another great example of why I enjoy guest mixes so much. This collection of tunes starts off rather noisy, hence the title. It's a style of music that I don't go to very often. But it's very cool to hear in this mix. Our guest this time is Ethan Helfrich, who records under the name Black Brunswicker. They have a new album out called "Been Around Here Before" and you can find it here: https://blackbrunswicker.bandcamp.com/album/been-around-here-before Here's what Ethan says about the mix: "This is a collection of some music that I've been listening to recently, as well as some old favourites. Having spent 2 months in the US this past summer visiting family and traveling for gigs, I spent a lot of time on the road. It brought me back to music I used to play on my daily commute, when my days were soundtracked by the incessant humming of Chicago's highways (listen to "I Think This Heat is Getting to My Head" off my new album for the reference). While most of this isn't what people might consider ambient — and I don't really listen to ambient music much anymore — it's instrumental guitar music that shares a similar feeling. It transports you to different worlds and headspaces or, at the very least, keeps you company on your morning drive." Thanks, Ethan, for the trip this mix takes us on. Cheers!   T R A CK L I S T : 00:00    Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Fire at Static Valley (G_d's Pee AT STATE'S   END! 2021) 05:44    Russian Circles - Ghost on High (Blood Year 2019) 07:55    Wolves In The Throne Room - Dia Artio (Two Hunters 2007) 13:25    Sleep - The Sciences (The Sciences 2018) 16:10    Grouper - I Saw A Ray (A I A: Dream Loss 2011) 20:20    Black Brunswicker - Down at the Creek (Been Around Here Before 2024) 23:25    William Tyler - Highway Anxiety (Modern Country 2016) 32:20    Jack Rose - Miss May's Place (Dr. Ragtime & His Pals 2008) 34:53    John Fahey - America(Re-Recorded Version) (Death Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes 1964) 39:48    Black Brunswicker - The Cave (Been Around Here Before 2024) 43:27    Fripp & Eno - Evening Star (Evening Star 1975) 50:45    Bobby Lee - Walking with Trees(Live) (Cosmic Country Revue Live at PDV 2023) 54:41    end

    This is a collection of tribal ambient tunes. Think frame drums and synth washes. Think Steve Roach & Robert Rich - "Strata." Think Byron Metcalf.  There's really not much else to say, if you like the sounds mentioned above, you'll enjoy this mix. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Louigi Verona - Geothermal Rising (Abiogenesis 2024) 06:30    Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri - Remains Of A Fragile Illusion (Other Worlds In A Small Room 1995) 11:11    Byron Metcalf & Mark Seelig - A Teacher Appears (Kali Raga 2024) 20:52    Glasbird - Lokoteraina (A Sonic Expedition 2024) 23:40    Mystic AM - Thus Spoke Zarathustra / The Djinn (Cardamom & Laudanum 2022) 31:42    Cowboy Sadness - Billings, MT (Selected Jambient Works Vol. 1 2024) 35:45    Byron Metcalf -  Nine (The Shaman's Heart II 2011) 44:10    The Rain Dogs - Delta Drift (Variations (i) 2020) 50:45    Craig Leon - The Gates Made Plain (Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon 2019) 56:10    Frore & Shane Morris - Into The Dust (Ochre 2023) 67:30    end

  I have been on a huge sequencer/Berlin-school bender for the last few months. I think it goes back to Paul's train mix back in May. Through that mix I found the music of Gert Blokzijl - https://gertblokzijl.bandcamp.com/.  I gobbled up a number of his albums immediately. Then last month I discovered the music of Martin Stürtzer - https://phelios.bandcamp.com/  He's got a ton of stuff out there and it's all good. I'm not sure how I missed him until now, but I'm glad I found him.  While listening to all this music I just knew I had to create a mix full of sequencer or Berlin-school tracks. Most of the tunes are new with 5 of them from 2024, a few more from 2019 to 2022. And one golden oldie from 1983 by Edgar Froese. I really enjoyed putting this one together so look for another before the end of the year. Here are links to all the music used in this mix: https://gertblokzijl.bandcamp.com/album/upgraded-from-the-past https://phelios.bandcamp.com/album/dyson-sphere-alpha https://www.amazon.com/Pinnacles-Edgar-Froese/dp/B000025JRO https://jfitoussi.bandcamp.com/album/plein-soleil https://open.spotify.com/album/5RRCLKU2zA5aUV68mFdeXV?si=b9G9HLZFShq3DgesJXyDEw https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B09GW384VC?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_cjTbSCQAjo8lzOi3OXvrbvGhh https://thombrennan.bandcamp.com/album/eventide https://synphaera.bandcamp.com/album/wave-interference https://tronestamjohan.bandcamp.com/album/somewhere-far-away https://phelios.bandcamp.com/album/lander-modules https://the-rosen-corporation.bandcamp.com/album/icy-nights-awakening   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Gert Blokziji - Upgraded From The Past 1 (Upgraded From The Past 2019) 06:52    Martin Stürtzer - Uncharted Systems (Dyson Sphere Alpha 2021) 14:00    Edgar Froese - Specific Gravity Of Smile (Pinnacles 1983) 22:00    Jonathan Fitoussi - Rayons solaires (Plein Soleil 2020) 27:12    Just a Human - Pulse (2024) 29:37    Pye Corner Audio - Earthwork (Entangled Routes 2021) 33:24    Thom Brennan  - Eventide Pt. 3 (Eventide 2022) 38:20    Lars Leonhard - Wavelength Dreams (Wave Interference 2024) 44:22    Johan Tronestam - The Castle Above The Clouds (Somewhere Far Away 2024) 50:00    Martin Stürtzer - The Last Outpost (Lander Modules 2024) 57:42    The Rosen Corporation - Part Two (Icy Night's Awakening 2024) 63:23    end

    Sometimes a mix comes along at just the right time. This new mix from Paul comes as summer has ended and the weather, at least around here, has turned a bit chilly. There's something about this collection of tracks that seems to work well with this change of seasons.   This mix is different from the usual LLM fair and definitely a change in direction for Paul, a temporary change but a welcome one. These are all vocal tunes, each with its own story to tell.   Here's what Paul says about this compilation:   “Just some of my favorite story songs from the past few decades. Some classics and some I hope will be a delightful discovery for you, as they were to me. Interesting that more than half of them turned out to be about death. But we end on a hopeful note, celebrating life, the universe and friendship.”   Perfect for night time listening around a fire with a good whiskey. Thanks Paul!   Cheers!     T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Michael Smith - Panther in Michigan (Love Stories  1992) 04:43   Mary Lee's Corvette - Tangled Up In Blue (Blood On The Tracks 2011) 11:01   The Chieftains - The Magdalene Laundries (Tears Of Stone 1999) 15:50   John McCutcheon - Christmas In The Trenches (Winter Solstice 1984) 21:16   The Longest Johns - Fire & Flame (Cures What Ails Ya 2020) 23:38   Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Powderfinger (Rust Never Sleeps 1979) 29:02   James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri Waters )A Recent Future 1995) 33:53   Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Summertime Dream 1976) 40:15   Bruce Springsteen - You're Missing (The Rising 2002) 45:01   Laurie Rose Griffith - Easy Way to Live (Tocoi Light 2005) 50:20   James McMurtry - Crazy Wind (Too Long in the Wasteland 1989) 54:22   David Wilcox - Eye of the Hurricane (How Did You Find Me Here 1989) 57:51   Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Rumor and Sigh 1991) 62:28   Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World (Sweet Old World (1992) 67:09   Bruce Cockburn - Look How Far (Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu 1999) 72:40   end

  Sometimes I go off on tangents with nostalgia mixes, guest mixes, jazz mixes, etc. and I can lose sight of the fact that this is primarily an ambient mix site. So now it's time for a straightforward ambient mix.  All the tracks in this set are from summer 2024, with a couple not even released yet. So super fresh. Here are some links to all the music used in this mix: https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/ https://pjsmusicsound.bandcamp.com/album/flora https://lontanoseries.bandcamp.com/album/plumage https://philippedeschampsfilms.bandcamp.com/album/the-silence-of-pallas https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/down-to-the-sea https://ambientoan.bandcamp.com/album/le-tissage-des-r-ves https://coldtearrecords.bandcamp.com/album/akmuo-sielos-terapija https://witherwillow.bandcamp.com/album/fragments-of-distance https://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/beacons https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/the-mount-hibiki-tapes https://arrowounds.bandcamp.com/album/burial-trances-of-the-tentacled-sect https://michaelscottdawson.bandcamp.com/album/the-tinnitus-chorus   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Polaroid Notes - Quiet Rooms (Quiet Rooms 2024) 05:55    PJS - Sky Dance (Flora 2024) 14:41    Tapes & Topographies - the clouds and the briars (Plumage 2024) 17:40    Philippe Deschamps - The Silence of Pallas (The Silence of Pallas 2024) 21:12    Metric System 1981 - Down To The Sea (Down To The Sea 2024) 22:20    Toàn & Francis Gri - Rêve quatre (Le tissage des rêves 2024) 28:30    Glasbird - Days of Iron and Steam (Fenscapes 2024) 34:12    Akmuo - Terapija 1 (feat. VS & Emilija) (Sielos Terapija 2024) 36:30    Thorny & Matt Borghi - Outside the Circle I (Fragments of Distance 2024) 41:12    Scattered Light - Beacons (Beacons 2024) 44:50    Mount Shrine - A Slow Plane Part 1 (The Mount Hibiki Tapes 2024) 52:05    ARROWOUNDS - Portasar (Burial Trances of the Tentacled Sect 2024) 56:02    Michael Scott Dawson - Mojave Flowers (feat. Michael Grigoni) (The Tinnitus  Chorus 2024) 60:28    end

    When I was in college, a million years ago, I worked at the student radio station. There were some cool people there that turned me onto all sorts of new music. I had cassette tapes of several of the albums they introduced me to and I played them for years. I can't remember to put my garbage out on time but I can still picture the handwritten spines of cassette cases for albums like David Sylvian - Gone To Earth and Tangerine Dream - Hyperborea.   A few of my prized cassettes were from more obscure artists such as the 3 that start this mix - Clara Mondshine, Baffo Banfi, and Bernard Szajner. After listening to these albums recently, I decided to make an entire mix of artists from that cassette era. The result is a nostalgic trip back to the late 70s and early 80s for some electronic goodness.    The tracks range from more obscure artists like Lilienthal, Clara Mondshine, Baffo Banfi, and Bernard Szajner to more well known like Phil Mazanera & Richard Pinhas to the very well known Jean Michel Jarre & Al Di Meola. This collection takes me back to a specific time and works well as a cohesive mix. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did.   Cheers!     T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Clara Mondshine - Landing At Full Moon (Luna Africana 1981) 05:19    Baffo Banfi - Astralunato (Ma Dolce Vita 1979) 09:00    Bernard Szajner - The Memory (some deaths take forever 1980) 13:15    Richard Pinhas - Melodic Simple Transition (L'Ethique 1981) 16:45    Al Di Meola African Night (Scenario 1983) 21:00    Craig Leon - Region of Fleeing Civilians (Visiting 1982) 25:20    Phil Manzanera - Criollo (Primitive Guitars 1982) 30:10    Jean Michel Jarre - Magnetic Fields Part IV (Magnetic Fields 1981) 35:40    Michael Shrieve & Klaus Schulze - Communique (Transfer Station Blue 1986) 48:15    Roedelius - Weilchenwurzeln (Wenn der Südwind Weht 1981) 52:55    Michael Brook - Midday (Hybrid 1985) 58:41    Lilienthal - Gebremster Schaum (Lilienthal 1978) 64:50    end

  The guest mix hits just keep coming! This set come to us courtesy of Old Amica, a two-person band originally from Norrbotten, Sweden. Today they are separated by 1864km with one part in Stockholm, the other in Genève.  https://oldamica.bandcamp.com/ I was familiar with their work on the Whitelabrecs label: https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/taiga https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/fyr So I was excited to hear about a new album coming out on August 9th. And then I was even more excited when they agreed to create a mix for LLM. Here's what Johan & Linus say about this creation: "This mix is a collection of songs and sounds that have had an influence on our new album “För alltid” (out August 9th via Le Mont Analogue [Dronarivm]). “För alltid” is an album about the passing of time, and we tried to break our sound down to its smallest constituents. Sounds that have always been there as a world of its own, but hid in the background." Thanks so much for this excellent set! Be sure to check out their new release when it drops on the 9th. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    The Beach Boys - Our Prayer (20/20 1969)  01:06    Jónsi & Alex - Atlas Song (Riceboy Sleeps 2009)  08:27    Julianna Barwick - The Harbinger (Nepenthe 2013)  14:02    Stars of the Lid - Dungtitled(In a major) (And their Refinement of the Decline 2007)  19:07    Oliver Coates - One Without (Aftersun [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] 2023) 23:51    Foreign Fields - Terrible Times (Reprise) (The Beauty of Survival 2020)  25:17    Old Amica - Mot natten (För alltid 2024)  32:12    Brian McBride - Overture(For Other Halfs) (When the Detail Lost its Freedom 2005)  38:41    Matti Bye - Open Sea (Capri Clouds 2024) 42:20    Hildur Guðnadóttir - 12 Hours Before (Chernobyl [Music from the Original TV Series] 2019)  44:30    Angelo Bandalamenti - Dark Space Low (Twin Peaks [Limited Event Series Soundtrack] 2017) 46:15    Ryuichi Sakamoto - fullmoon- immersion 2023 (async immersion 2023 2017)  51:03    Skator - Ljusa Tiden (excerpt) (År 2020)  52:20    Old Amica - Neckar (För alltid 2024)

    One of my favorite albums this year is Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal by Adam Wiltzie. https://adamwiltzie.bandcamp.com/album/eleven-fugues-for-sodium-pentothal   Adam has an extensive discography of work - ranging from solo albums & soundtracks to work in the groups Aix Em Klemm, The Dean Texan, and A Winged Victory For The Sullen. But he is most well known for his work as part of Stars of the Lid, one of the best ambient duos/groups of all time.   After listening to his new album I hauled out some of his other work and loved it all over again. So this mix is the result of me binging Adam's music for the last month or two. It's a great combo of ambient & modern classical. https://adamwiltzie.com/   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00.   Adam Wiltzie - Tissue Of Lies (Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal 2024) 02:42.   A Winged Victory For The Sullen - So That the City Can Begin to Exist (Atmos 2014) 06:54.   Aix Em Klemm - Sparkwood And Twentyone (Aix Em Klemm 2000) 13:28.   Stars Of The Lid - Articulate Silences Part 1 (and Their Refinement of the Decline 2007) 18:40.   Adam Wiltzie - the endless battle of the maudlin ballade part 3 (travels in constants, volume 24 2015) 21:06.   A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Minor Fifth Is Made Of Phantoms (The Undivided Five 2019) 24:18.   The Dead Texan - The Struggle (The Dean Texan 2004) 29:10.   Aix Em Klemm - The Luxury Of Dirt (Aix Em Klemm 2000) 35:00.   Stars Of The Lid - Dust Breeding (1.316)+ (Avec Laudanum 1999) 40:40.   Adam Wiltzie - We Were Vaporised (Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal  2024) 43:23.   The Dead Texan - Taco Me Manque (The Dead Texan 2004) 45:25.   Stars Of The Lid - The Lonely People(Are Getting Lonelier) (The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid 2001) 55:18.   A Winged Victory For The Sullen - All Farewells Are Sudden (A Winged Victory For The Sullen 2011) 62:20.   end

    This year we've had quite a variety of mixes here at LLM headquarters. From underwater ambient to space rock guitar to alternative soundtracks to Thai funk/soul/psychedelia/surf rock. Now we take another turn, this time to atmospheric jazz.  I've done similar mixes in the past with Halloween sets and the original Mysterioso mix 7 years ago - https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/mysterioso/ This set comes to us from Kevin, a loyal listener & a man with excellent taste in music. He has provided us with three other great mixes, which you can find here: https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2020/07/not-seeing-is-flower.html https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2022/01/hymns-voices.html https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2021/07/cello-mood-swings.html Here's what Kevin has to say about his mix: "I was trying to put together an atmospheric, classic jazz mix of tunes inspired from a slowed down and reverb version of Glenn Miller's Moonlight Serenade. However, I had some trouble finding the tracks which matched what I had in mind. This ambient jazz mix happened instead. There are a couple of ‘classics', Duke Ellington's haunting Solitude (1934) and Miles Davis' ethereal In A Silent Way (1969).  The other tracks are fairly recent in comparison but all have a loose jazz theme. Once I had finished the mix I discovered the Low Light Mysterioso mix which has a very similar feel and thinking behind it, dark, ambient, brooding, atmospheric. So here is Mysterioso 2 hope you enjoy listening." Thanks for the excellent mix, Kevin. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Dale Cooper Quartet - Une Petit Cellier 05:00    Fausto Illusion Orchestra - Someone sang and slowly 10:38    Kilimanjaro Dark jazz ensemble - The Nothing Changes 15:18    Black Chamber - Teleology 19:30    Duke Ellington - Solitude 22:38    Dictaphone - Opening Night 27:03    Angelo Badalamenti - Dance of the Dream Man 30:14    Bohren and Der Club of Gore - Constant Fear 36:25    Michael Andrews - Liquid Spear Waltz 38:26    Manet - Zygomatic Bones For days 46:12    Trigg and Gusset - Promenade 50:28    Miles Davis - Silent Way(edit) 54:30    Somewhere off Jazz Street - Rest Your Head 59:43    end

    After the road trip music of Khruangbin, it's time to get back to some ambient tunes. There's not much to say about this mix other than I was going for a vibe of sitting outside on a warm summer night, gazing at the stars. That's it simple, straightforward ambient music. Most of the tracks are from 2024. Here are links to all the music used in this mix: https://innesti.bandcamp.com/album/contemplate https://thealbumleaf.bandcamp.com/album/blast-feat-aaron-d4vd https://noton.info/product/n-064/ https://jogginghouse.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-home https://hiroshiwatanabe.bandcamp.com/album/summer-ep https://infine-music.com/kaito/ https://hadleyroe.bandcamp.com/album/all-thats-left https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/timeless-sky https://indarknessthereislight.bandcamp.com/album/equilibrium-horizon https://www.beatsource.com/release/eno-drawings-in-a-notebook/2038118 https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-dawn-fades https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/the-cloud-machine Cheers!     T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Innesti - Astral Secrets (Contemplate 2024) 03:33    The Album Leaf - Circulation (Blast (feat. Aaron D4VD) 2024) 07:58    Alva Noto - Hybr:id Noh Human (Hybr:id III 2024) 15:15    Jogging House - Live at Home pt. 1 (Live at Home 2024) 21:07    Kaito - Summer Sketch(Floating Through Space In A Dream - iF edit)      (Collection 2024) 25:30    Hadley Roe - Fragrances (All That's Left 2024) 28:36    Astropilot & Crows Labyrinth - Dreaming Earth (Timeless Sky 2024) 31:15    IDTiL - Abstraction Release (Equilibrium Horizon 2024) 37:45    Brian Eno - Bells Above Instrumental (Drawings In A Notebook 2024) 42:10    State Azure - Ratios (As The Dawn Fades 2023) 51:00    Andrew Heath - The Cloud Machine (The Cloud Machine 2024) 60:00    end

  I've been following the rise of Khruangbin since 2018 when they released their album "Con Todo El Mundo." Khruangbin is a musical trio that mixes global influences, including Thai funk, soul, psychedelia, and surf rock, into their mostly instrumental music. The New York Times has described their sound as "extremely slippery, genrewise." It's been crazy to watch them go from relative obscurity to a band that now has nearly 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Check out their stuff here... https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/ I've always wanted to do a mix with the vibe and feel of Khruangbin. And here it is. I have collected enough tracks to make several of these "Khruangbin Vibes" mixes. There is a creator on Mixcloud that has a ton of mixes under the banner of "Khruangbin Vibes" so I've decided to go with Khruangbin Mood Mixes. Here links to all the music used in this set: 1. https://katzroar.bandcamp.com/album/invocation 2. https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-sala 3. https://thecactuschannel.bandcamp.com/album/stay-a-while 4. https://balthvsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/macrocosm 5. https://cymande.bandcamp.com/album/cymande 6. https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-003-musique-originale-de-films 7. https://skinshape.bandcamp.com/album/filoxiny 8. https://itsmegacat.bandcamp.com/album/mega-cat 9. https://balthvsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/macrocosm 10. https://arielpink.bandcamp.com/track/baby-featuring-d-m-funk 11. https://godtet.bandcamp.com/album/godtet 12. https://qwalia.bandcamp.com/album/sound-reason-2 13. https://mexicansummer.bandcamp.com/album/self-discovery-for-social-survival 14. https://pedalsteelnoah.bandcamp.com/album/texas-madness-ep 15. https://panamerican.bandcamp.com/album/pan-american 16. https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-sala     This mix is perfect for sitting outside with a cold Chelada.   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    KATZROAR - Pomegranate Seeds (Invocation 2021) 01:21    Khruangbin - Pon Pón (A LA SALA 2024) 04:14    The Cactus Channel - Stay a While (2017) 08:24    BALTHVS - Siente (MACROCOSM 2020) 12:24    Cymande - Dove (Cymande 1973) 22:42    Ahmed Malek - La Ville (Musique Originale De Films 2016) 34:34    Skinshape - After Midnight (Filoxiny 2018) 29:12    mega cat - Worm Rider (mega cat 2024) 31:50    BALTHVS - Johanna's Dream (MACROCOSM 2020) 34:10    Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Baby (Mature Themes 2012) 38:33    GODTET - Ensueño (Godtet 2017) 42:22    Qwalia - Electric Highway (Sound & Reason 2023) 44:18    Allah-Las - Raspberry Jam (Self Discovery for Social Survival 2019) 47:57    Pedal Steel Noah - Head Over Heels (Texas Madness EP 2024) 51:55    Pan•American - Starts Friday (Pan•American 1997) 57:21    Khruangbin - Les Petits Gris (A LA SALA 2024)  

    While playing random tracks from my hard drive full music, I stumbled upon several tunes I hadn't heard in forever. I was filled with feelings of nostalgia. That can happen quite a lot when you're as old as I am, certain albums will always remind me of times and places. I remember wearing out a cassette copy of Tangerine Dream's "Hyperborea" on an old boom box when I first started my current job 30 years ago. I started collecting a few obscure, nostalgia-inducing tracks as I listened to music over the next few months. As I sat down to make a mix from these tunes I noticed that I could separate them into two time periods - one is tracks from roughly 1976 to the late 80s. And the other turned into this mix, focusing on electronic/idm music from the 2000s. The mix starts with three of my all time favorite cuts from that period. It felt so good to hear these again and then work them into a mix. Here are links to all the music used in this mix. Because these are about 20 years old I used Boomkat to source the ones that did not have Bandcamp links. https://boomkat.com/products/views-of-distant-towns https://bfleischmann.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-tourist https://styrofoam-music.bandcamp.com/album/nothings-lost https://boomkat.com/products/far-away-trains-passing-by-2020-remaster https://thealbumleaf.bandcamp.com/album/in-a-safe-place https://boomkat.com/products/trois-gymnopedies https://komeit.bandcamp.com/album/kom-it https://boomkat.com/products/tangled-wool-3c00c3ec-205c-42f1-9fca-e0861673764a https://arovane.bandcamp.com/album/lilies https://renajones.bandcamp.com/album/indras-web https://bfleischmann.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-tourist Enjoy this electronic trip down memory lane.   Cheers!     T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    RF - Ladder in Place (Views of Distant Towns 2006) 05:21    B. Fleischmann - A Letter From Home (Welcome Tourist 2003) 10:18    Styrofoam - Make It Mine (Nothing's Lost 2004) 19:00    Ulrich Schnauss - Between Us And Them (Far Away Trains Passing By 2005) 25:22    The Album Leaf - The Outer Banks (In a Safe Place 2004) 29:30    ISAN - Trois gymnopedies No.1 Lent et douloureux (Trois gymnopedies 2006) 31:55    Kom​ë​it - Acme (Kom​ë​it(blue record) 2000) 34:34    Xela - Through Crimson Clouds (Tangled Wool 2004) 39:39    Arovane - Windy Wish Trees (Lillies 2004) 42:49    Rena Jones - Helix (Indra's Web 2009) 47:53    B. Fleischmann - Take Your Time (Welcome Tourist 2003) 62:00    end

    This mix was an accident. Well, the mix itself wasn't an accident but the vibe and theme was. I was listening to some new music and heard a new track - A Flock Of Birds Part 1 by Motionfield, and decided to start a new mix with it. Not having any idea where I was headed, I tossed the track on my timeline and went looking for more music. I grabbed one, then two, then three, four, five tracks and before I knew it the mix had a watery vibe. Some of the tracks have that great dubby, watery synth wash sound I love. We take a little detour in the middle with a more acoustic sound on the Humble Bee & Offthesky track. But we eventually comeback to the deep sounds when we get to the Variant track. All the tracks are from this year except for the cut by Evitceles from 2019. Links to all the music used in this mix: https://motionfield.bandcamp.com/album/a-flock-of-birds https://spaceofvariants.bandcamp.com/album/sv-62-akmuo-dreamwalker https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/album/jump https://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/somnambulant-fog https://motionward.bandcamp.com/album/it-means-a-lot https://henriklindstrand.bandcamp.com/track/hvid-remodelled-by-alva-noto https://iikki.bandcamp.com/album/here-in-absence https://marenostrumlabel.bandcamp.com/album/what-the-sea-promises https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-sand https://variantsonics.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-currents https://coldtearrecords.bandcamp.com/album/heavenchord-atmospheres-soundscapes   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Motionfield - A Flock Of Birds Part 1 (A Flock Of Birds 2024) 05:22    Akmuo Lamiaceae (Dreamwalker 2024) 12:50    unknown - Whispers of the Deep (2024) 14:48    Demetrio Cecchitelli - Each (Jump 2024) 16:25    Evitceles - ArmsAround (Somnambulant Fog 2019) 20:20    Ulla & Ultrafog - pm filter (It Mens A Lot 2024) 23:00    Henrik Lindstrand - Hvid(Remodelled by Alva Noto) (2024) 30:50    Humble Bee & Offthesky - Senses (Here In, Absence 2024) 38:00    Philippe Deschamps - In a Silent Sea(Bahrambient Rework) (What The Sea Promises 2024) 40:20    Warmth - Night Away (The Black Sand 2024) 42:40    Variant - Cosmic Currents[Expansion] (Cosmic Currents 2024) 52:45    Heavenchord - Atmospheres & Soundscapes 1 (Atmospheres & Soundscapes 2024) 61:26    end

  I've been listening to the music of Rafael Anton Irisarri for a long time. The oldest album of his that I have is 2007's Daydreaming. I'm listening to it as I type this and wow, I'd forgotten how excellent it is. His music has changed a bit since then - now using drones, symphonic washes, tape loops, layers of distortion and "bleached out textures." So I was excited when he offered to do a guest mix. Um, yes please! This mix is everything that I love about guest mixes because it takes twists and turns that I normally do not so it kept me engaged to whole way through. Here's what Rafael has to say about this set: "I crafted this mix as Spring gently dissolves into Summer, drawing inspiration from perennial favorites like Arvo Pärt and Harold Budd. It features the work of many dear friends and colleagues such as Sylvain Chauveau and Federico Durand, as well as some favorite tracks I've mastered at my Black Knoll Studio in New York. This includes pieces from William Basinski, Eluvium, Michael Muller, and Julia Kent, along with contributions from Grand River, Animated Matter (Hannah Elizabeth Cox), Concepción Huerta, Christina Giannone, Pepo Galán, and Karen Vogt. Adding a personal touch, I've included a piece from my latest album, released on my newly minted Black Knoll Editions, in collaboration with the esteemed Italian producer Abul Mogard. There's also a special collaborative piece I created with the brilliant Julianna Barwick a couple of years ago. Hope you enjoy!  Looking forward to playing some shows this summer, starting in Italy on July 7th with Abul Mogard in Rome at Halfdie Festival, then later on September 14 at Ametric Festival in Chania, Greece. Stay tuned for more announcements by following on Instagram @blackknoll or at www.irisarri.org."   Thanks Rafael for this amazing mix!   Here are links to all the music used in this mix: https://ghostly.bandcamp.com/album/thousands-of-eyes-in-the-dark https://animated-matter.bandcamp.com/album/selkie https://federicodurand.bandcamp.com/album/flor-imaginaria https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Atmospheres-Soundtracks-Brian-Eno/dp/B000003S1E https://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/album/lower-river-reworks https://williambasinski.bandcamp.com/album/on-reflection https://abulmogard.bandcamp.com/album/impossibly-distant-impossibly-close https://ecmrecords.com/product/arvo-part-tabula-rasa-gidon-kremer-keith-jarrett-tatjana-grindenko-alfred-schnittke-the-12-cellists-of-the-berlin-philharmonic-orchestra-staatsorchester-stuttgart-dennis-russell-davies-lithuan/ https://sylvainchauveau.bandcamp.com/album/un-autre-d-cembre https://eluvium.bandcamp.com/album/whirring-marvels-in-consensus-reality https://headphonecommute.bandcamp.com/album/for-ukraine-volume-2 https://www.amazon.com/Lovely-thunder-HAROLD-BUDD/dp/B00004XNLZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SE3RKREFK46O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lEh9qetRmaBVCr72TtjwA5RjuHqSmI-OmCaB1sChoxY._GCIjpRo_wRaKREhIt1SrdMNfgMKbTh7Ieu0Nd27hxI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Harold+Budd+-+Lovely+Thunder&qid=1718556861&sprefix=harold+budd+-+lovely+thunder%2Caps%2C300&sr=8-1 https://facture.bandcamp.com/album/family-harmony https://concepcionhuerta.bandcamp.com/album/harmonies-from-betelgeuse https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/glazed-vision   Cheers!     T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Grand River - This Was Us (VA: Thousands of Eyes in the Dark, 2019) 01:53   Animated Matter - Follow (Selkie, 2021) 04:28   Federico Durand - Flor Imaginaria (Flor Imaginaria, 2020) 06:41   Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Roger Eno - Signals (Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, 1983) 08:16   Michael Muller - Glyph II (Julia Kent Rework) (Lower River Reworks, 2020) 12:52   William Basinski & Janek Schaefer  . . . on reflection (four) (“ . . . on reflection “, 2022) 15:12   Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri - Place of Forever (AM Radio edit) (Impossibly Distant, Impossibly Close, 2024) 21:52   Arvo Pärt - Fratres For String Quartet (Fratres, 1977) 31:22   Sylvain Chauveau - La Lettre Qu'il N'Envoya Jamais (Un Autre Décembre, 2003) 32:56   Eluvium - Vibration Consensus Reality(for Spectral Multiband Resonator) ((Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality, 2023) 41:06   Julianna Barwick + Rafael Anton Irisarri - Thalasso (For Ukraine Vol. 2, 2022) 46:21   Harold Budd - Sandtreader (Lovely Thunder, 1986) 51:32   Pepo Galán feat. Karen Vogt - It's All Around You (Family Harmony, 2023) 56:13   Concepción Huerta - Solastalgia (Harmonies from Betelgeuse, 2022) 59:37   Christina Giannone - Immortality (Glazed Vision, 2021)

    As with many other mixes this one has a specific track that was the inspiration. The tune is called "Franky's Floyd" from the album "An Evening with Friends" by Ron Boots. It's a live album by Boots and his friends. The track is called "Franky's Floyd" because Frank Dorittke plays a nine minute variation of David Gilmour's solo from Comfortably Numb. It all sounds so familiar but with enough variation to make it interesting. Thanks to Paul Asbury Seaman for giving me the heads-up on this track. I am in awe of it every time I listen. https://ronboots.bandcamp.com/album/an-evening-with-friends The title of this mix is a bit misleading, while there are a couple of screaming guitars here, most of the mix is just loud-ish guitar tracks that lean towards a spacey vibe. I think this set does a good job combining new and old tracks, going from 1975 & '77 to the 2010s and then 2020 & '21.  I've definitely been in a guitar mood lately with this one and a couple more guitar-based mixes in the works. One of them will have a Khruangbin vibe because they have a new album out and they are one of my favorite artists on the music scene right now. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Steve Hillage - Meditation Of The Snake (Fish Rising 1975) 03:03    Sunburned Hand Of The Man - Flex (Pick A Day To Die 2021) 06:51    Frank Dorittke, Harold Van Der Heijden, Ron Boots & Stephan Whitlan - Franky's Floyd (An Evening With Friends 2017) 13:55    Moon Duo - Square of the Sun (Hexadic III 2018) 19:55    Roy Buchanan - Fly…Night Bird (Sweet Dreams: The Anthology 1992) 24:30    Gov't Mule - Tomorrow Never Knows (Dub Side Of The Mule 2015) 28:50    Tangerine Dream - Impressions of Sorcerer (Sorcerer 1977) 31:24    Steve Hillage - The Glorious Om Riff (Green 1978) 37:42    Spencer cullum - Dieterich Buxtehude (Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection 2020) 44:53    Grails - Chalice Hymnal (Chalice Hymnal 2017) 48:50    Dans Dans - Shell Star (Zink 2021) 52:50    Dan Phelps - Cumulonimbus (MODULAR 2011) 59:30    end

  I am fortunate enough to occasionally have labels or artists connect with me about new music they have coming out. Sometimes those discussions result in a guest mix. Which brings us to this latest mix. Daniel Field, owner/founder of Imaginary North, reached out about some new music coming out on his excellent ambient label. He has a new album out under his Kilometre Club moniker so we figured it would be a great time for a guest mix. Here's what Daniel has to say about this collection: "I am so excited to share my new triple album, An Alphabet of Distance, and wanted to create a mix that reflects the idea of closeness. As a result, I looked to music being made in and around my hometown Toronto, thinking about some of our growing ambient community, as well as reflecting on the past. While putting this together, I quickly began to notice themes and trends that have permeated local ambient, electronic, and experimental music from this vast and vibrant city.   More than anything, the vast array of instruments used across this mix feels like a connect-the-dots of the diverse, complex, and cosmopolitan nature of the city. In 100 minutes, on top of the usual guitars and synthesizers, you'll hear harp, bass clarinet, saxophone, kulintang gongs, kalimbas, horns, a bridge, and so many more components that come together beautifully. The title of the mix is named after Toronto's most annoying and traffic-filled major thoroughfare, one that has recently undergone partial demolition and multiple lane closures, but is still such a pivotal artery of the city.  An Alphabet of Distance is out now as a digital download or double CD from Imaginary North."   Here's the link to the new Kilometre Club album: https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/an-alphabet-of-distance Imaginary North Bandcamp page: https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/   Here are links to all the music used in this mix: https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia https://shnshn.bandcamp.com/album/form-s https://gracescheele.bandcamp.com/album/landings https://josephshabason.bandcamp.com/album/anne https://piersoolvai.bandcamp.com/album/solace-shards https://domakesaythink.bandcamp.com/album/you-youre-a-history-in-rust https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/other-rooms-mainstream-x-imaginary-north https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/imaginary-north-transmission-004 https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/outside-choices https://brokensocialscene.bandcamp.com/album/you-forgot-it-in-people https://pantayo.bandcamp.com/album/ang-pagdaloy https://avantlard.bandcamp.com/album/sleepwalking-through-lambton-woods https://fanwu.bandcamp.com/album/touch-the-ten-thousand-things-without-dependency https://aidanbaker.bandcamp.com/album/field-of-drones https://oscarson.bandcamp.com/album/anth-ne-held https://dreamstate.bandcamp.com/album/the-drone-cycle https://polmopolpo.bandcamp.com/album/like-hearts-swelling https://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/the-longest-time   Thanks to Daniel & Imaginary North for this excellent mix. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Kilometre Club & Lutes Jennings - Stoplight (from An Alphabet of Distance, Imaginary North 2024) 02:28   Moonwatcher - Echo In The Hollow Of My Skull (from Impressions, Age of Leisure, 2024) 06:11   JICS - come back to me (from Nostalgia, Imaginary North, 2024) 08:44   shn shn - first light (from Form(s), independent, 2023) 13:22   Kilometre Club & Sun Rain - Zone of Harmony (from An Alphabet of Distance, Imaginary North 2024) 16:28   Grace Scheele - pomposity (from Landings, independent, 2023) 18:28   Joseph Shabason - Forest Run (from Anne, Western Vinyl, 2018) 22:52   Piers Oolvai - Materia (from Solace Shards, independent, 2021) 27:29   Do Make Say Think - A Tender History in Rust (You, You're A History in Rust, 2007) 32:34   Kilometre Club & Gollden - Fragments (from An Alphabet of Distance, Imaginary North 2024) 38:26   Erin Corbett - All You Can Think About Is How Good It Feels (from Other Rooms, mainstream x Imaginary North 2024) 45:54  Pick a Piper - Kalimbas and Chimes (from Imaginary North Transmission 004, 2023) 51:49  Kilometre Club & Astrolope - All/Flax (from Outside Choices, Imaginary North, 2023) 58:06   Broken Social Scene - Capture the Flag (from You Forgot it in People, Arts and Crafts, 2002) 1:00:12   Pantayo - Bakal Bote (from Ang Pagdaloy, Telephone Explosion, 2023) 1:02:28   Nick Storring - Sleepwalking Through Lambton Woods [excerpt] (from Sleepwalking Through Lambton Woods, Avant Lard, 2023) 1:09:00   Fan Wu - Yarrowly (from touch the Ten Thousand Things without dependency, Second Spring, 2024) 1:13:40   Aidan Baker - Twilight [excerpt] (from Field of Drones, Arcolepsy Records, 2004) 1:18:11   anthene - beneath the trees (from Held, Oscarson, 2021) 1:21:52   dreamSTATE - Northern Ark (Feat. Kurt Swinghammer) (from The Drone Cycle, independent, 2024) 1:27:30   Polmo Polpo - Farewell (from Like Hearts Swelling, Constellation Records, 2003) 1:32:29   Kilometre Club - The Longest Time [excerpt] (from The Longest Time [coming soon], Imaginary North, 2024)

    Time for some fresh ambient tracks. This is a simple, straightforward mix featuring all very new music. These new tracks work very well together to create a nice, flowing listening experience. There's not much else to say other than enjoy the peace and tranquility. Links to all the music used in this mix, although the Braulio Lam album & the einwandeins album have not been released yet so you'll have to keep your eye on Bandcamp for those releases. https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/album/abstract-lights https://ancientastronaut.bandcamp.com/album/expanding-flows https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/album/recollected-in-tranquility https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/feeling-flying https://soundinsilencerecords.bandcamp.com/album/arcadian https://floraliaeditions.bandcamp.com/album/stray-light https://perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com/album/unmetrical https://perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com/album/exosphere https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-sea-part-two https://jogginghouse.bandcamp.com/album/rendezvous   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    David Cordero - Segunda Generación (Abstract Lights 2024) 01:30    Ancient Astronaut - A Long Way (Expanding Flows 2024) 05:38    Runaway Horses - House in the Woods (Recollected in Tranquility 2024) 09:20    Feeling Flying - Shimmer 7 (Feeling Flying 2024) 13:18    The Green Kingdom - Arcadian Skies (Arcadian 2024) 18:40    anthéne - second guess (stray light 2024) 23:21    Vagantpoesi - Music Plays Flowers Bow (Unmetrical 2024) 26:33    Braulio Lam - XR 50 (Redscale 2024) 31:18    einwandeins - revolt of silent reverie (revolt of silent reverie 2024) 41:08    Ghostloop & Atmøsphäre - Forgotten Memories (Exosphere 2024) 45:14    Loneward - Submerged (Beyond the Sea Part Two 2024) 57:48    Jogging House - Reporter (Rendezvous 2024) 62:20    end

  I love getting a sequencer mix from Paul! I don't seek out Berlin school, sequencer based music very much anymore which is strange because I really enjoy it when I hear it. But I don't need to seek it out because I know the best sequencer music researcher - Paul Asbury Seaman. And he regularly provides me with my Berlin school fix. Every track included in this mix is top notch sequencer bliss. I knew a few of the artists but most are new to me which is why I love these mixes. Paul turned me on to Gert Blokzijl earlier this year so it cool to a track from him in the mix. And also nice to see a couple of tracks from Frank Dorittke (F.D. Project). There will be a track featuring Frank's guitar in an upcoming guitar mix. Here are Paul's thoughts on this mix: "In the U.S., Memorial Day marks the traditional start of summer. So a good time for another train mix to stir your holiday dreams. This one favors rhythmic continuity over musical diversity, so while fast-paced, should still have a relaxing, even hypnotic effect. My guiding image was long-distance high-speed rail, with lots of time for drifting thoughts as you glide through the endless European lowlands, across the rice fields of Japan, or the open prairies of the US and Canada. In that spirit, this extended-length mix gives the longer tracks (mostly in the second half) time to stretch out as they were intended.” Thanks for the great tunes, Paul. Here are the links to all the music used in this mix: https://fdproject.bandcamp.com/album/f-d-project-live-2004-electric-visions https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/track/valkyrja https://assemblage.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-of-motion https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/missing-pieces-of-a-puzzle-vol-6 https://gertblokzijl.bandcamp.com/album/wide-fields https://robertrich.bandcamp.com/album/medicine-box https://pfaun.bandcamp.com/album/sproque-ep https://synphaera.bandcamp.com/album/starfall https://synphaera.bandcamp.com/album/starmaps-vol-1 https://johnchristian.bandcamp.com/album/jerechoes https://lamansardehermetique.bandcamp.com/album/the-attic-diaries-episode-7 https://fdproject.bandcamp.com/album/atmos-two-faces Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    F.D.Project - Harmonie in Space (F.D.Project Live 2004 Electric Visions) 04:40    State Azure - Valkyrja (Valkyrja 2024) 18:00    Nuell Martin - Dreams of Motion (Assemblage - Dreams of Motion 2023) 24:37    Side Liner  - We Stand Up Together (Missing Pieces Of A Puzzle Vol. 6 2024) 29:00    Gert Blokzijl - Wide Fields 1 ( Wide Fields 2020) 35:42.   Robert Rich - Salamander Quay (Medicine Box 2001) 42:50    P'Faun - Sequencer improvisation (sp'roque 2018) 54:00    Ascendant - Unveiled Sky (Starfall 2024) 1:01:12    Transponder - Starlane (Starmaps, Vol. 1 2022) 1:08:52    John Christian - Fragrant (Jerechoes 2023) 1:22:25    La Mansarde Hermétique - Lo-Fi Ponyhof (THE ATTIC DIARIES- Episode 7 2024) 1:34:47    F.D.Project - ATMOS - Two Faces (ATMOS - Two Faces 2024) 1:48:26    end

  We've had more guest mixes than usual the last 6 months and that is a great thing because it means we all get to hear some amazing music and amazing mixes like this one.  This new mix comes from Matthew Ramolo, who records as Khôra. There is a new Khôra album that just dropped in April called "Gestures of Perception" and is described this way - "The album weaves ritualized instrumentals with alien textures and resonant melodies, inviting listeners to transcend into uncommon consciousness." You can find the new album here - https://khora.bandcamp.com/album/gestures-of-perception-3 I was unfamiliar with the music of Khôra, but one listen to the new album and I was all in for a guest set. This mix is so very propulsive, it draws you in and drives you forward with layer upon layer of rhythmic intensity.  Here's what Matthew says about this mix: "This assemblage of material was selected primarily on the basis of substantiating the sonic and conceptual universes that my most recent Khôra release is in lineage with. The vast majority of the pieces presented are percussive or propulsive, but also circular in nature and in one respect I was seeking a fundamental rhythmic presence or energy among my troves of collected music that could be traced across various artists and presented as a single typology or modality that tenders itself in various guises through a cast of contemporary and historical voices. Functionally, the mix pursues a particular genealogy of percussive music across various genres, cultures, histories, technologies, and interpretations which initiates a kind of meditative dancing. Within the outline of this non-linear genealogy, ancient ritualistic and tribal tendencies flower within the unconscious regimes of the body even as the mind and body are provoked to find new appreciations and applications for these emboldening forms of musical intelligence which persist through time but are mutated, conditioned, and understood by the nuances of the listener and their temporal circumstances." Thanks to Matthew for putting together this unique journey. His album is out on the Marionette label and you can find more of their fine releases here - https://marionettelabel.bandcamp.com/   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00 Khôra - Flux and Hieroglyph (Gestures Of Perception 2024) 06:45 Cyclopean - Fingers (Cyclopean 2013) 12:21 The Dwarfs of East Agouza - Resinance (Bes 2019) 15:12 The Comet Is Coming - Journey Through The Asteroid Belt (Channel The Spirits 2016) 20:30 Muslimgauze - Caste the First Stone - (Salaam Alekum, Bastard 2020) 24:44 Love-Songs & Ulf Schütte - Dumpfes hämmerndes Dröhnen (Spannende Musik 2021) 29:29 Various - Radio Delhi #1 (Radio India: The Eternal Dream Of Sound 2004) 32:04 Uwalmassa - Belit (Malar 2022) 36:00 Kilchhofer - Karon ( The Book Room 2018) 39:28 De Leon - A2 (De Leon 2018) 44:44 Khôra - In Petrified Light (Gestures Of Perception 2024) 49:50 Joyfultalk - Kill Scene (Plurality Trip 2018) 53:42 Jon Iverson Meets Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy & Inre Kretsen Grupp - Drum Steel (Jon Iverson Meets Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy & Inre Kretsen Grupp 2023) 58:21 D.K. - Going Into Trance (The Goddess Is Dancing 2019) 1:04:15 Antonio Zepeda - Danzando en El Templo Mayor (Templo Mayor 1982) 1:07:30 23 Skidoo - Coup De Grace (Urban Gamelan 1984) 1:09:07 Holden - Blackpool Late 80s (The Inheritors 2013) 1:17:24 Autechre - known (1) (Oversteps 2010) 1:22:00 Stephan Micus - Passing Cloud (The Garden Of Mirrors 1997) 1:27:07 Tomaga - Idioma (Intimate Immensity 2021) 1:31:10 Shabaka - Ital Is Vital (Afrikan Culture 2022) 1:35:35 Roberto Musci - Claudia, Wilhelm R, and Me (The Loa Of Music 1984) 1:38:38 Khôra - Golden Femur (Gestures Of Perception 2024)

  This was a tough list to compile. What criteria do I use? Influential albums? Ones I play the most? Critics favorites? Do I include ambient albums? Vocal albums? Oof, this was hard.   The list I came up with was sort of a bit of everything. All these albums are personal faves but I also couldn't help thinking about things from a historical standpoint. Also, I couldn't help but view them from a personal historical standpoint - such as albums that turned me on to a different style or sound(DJ Shadow, Underworld). Including a few vocal albums might be a bit controversial, I flip flopped on that several times but finally said screw it, it's my list and I can do whatever I want.  Of course there is also the question of what constitutes an "electronic" album? Some on this list are obviously electronic(Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk) while others are not quite as clear(Air, Postal Service). It would be easy to get pulled into that debate and end up like the "what is ambient music" debate. I decided that I would approach it the way Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart described his test for obscenity - "I know it when I see it." So I just went with whatever I felt worked. A few other notes on this list - I like how the list spans five decades. I ended up with albums from every decade other than the 2020s. That just feels right. It also felt right to leave off strictly ambient albums. That genre can have it's own list. I constructed the mix chronologically because it was easier that way and it's cool to listen to the tracks evolve over time. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00   Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear (Stratosfear 1976) 07:42   Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene part 1 (Oxygene 1976) 13:33    Kraftwerk - The Robots (Man Machine 1978) 22:12   Synergy - Phobos & Diemos Go to Mars (Cords 1978) 29:03   Roedelius - Wenn der Südwind weht (Wenn der Südwind weht 1981) 32:57   Tangerine Dream - Hyperborea (Hyperborea 1983) 37:09   Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 (E2-E4 1984) 45:25   Aphex Twin - Actium (Selected Ambient Works 85 - 92 1992) 52:37   Vangelis - Blade Runner Blues (Blade Runner 1994) 57:18   Underworld - Air Towel (Second Toughest In The Infants 1996) 1:04:43   DJ Shadow - Midnight in a Perfect World (Entroducing 1996) 1:09:34   Air - Le femme d'argent (Moon Safari 1998) 1:16:07   Boards of Canada - Roygbiv (Music Has The Right To Children 1998) 1:18:30   Plastikman - Consume (Consumed 1998) 1:23:00   Saul Stokes - Greys (Outfolding 2000) 1:27:00   Jan Jelinek - Drift (Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records 2001) 1:32:00   Yagya - Snowflake 3 (Rhythm of Snow 2002) 1:37:57   Postal Service - Brand New Colony (Give Up 2003) 1:42:06   Loscil - First Narrows (First Narrows 2004) 1:50:54   Jon Hopkins - Sun Harmonics (Immunity 2013) 2:00:00   end