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My 2-hour contribution to the fifth edition of the 8-hour Winter Solstice broadcast on Concertzender Nederland. For this fifth Winter Solstice mix, I chose fragments (most of them heavily edited) that are all more or less in the same key. In the first hour all tracks are in B-minor, in the second hour the tracks are in F-minor (first half) and A-minor (closing half). These chords define the overall atmosphere: from 'solitary, melancholic' to 'obscure, funereal', and finally 'tender, soothing'. At least, that's what the theory says. In the end, it's the listener that associates his emotions with the soundscapes. But one thing is clear: these two hours definitely fit the darkest and longest of nights. For a detailed tracklisting and more info (including a surround version), visit: https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/?p=30221

Could this be ‘the saddest mix of all time'? I don't think so myself, I would rather call it melancholic – in a pleasant way. But it's a fact that all of these tracks are in D minor (Dm), which is said to be ‘the saddest chord':“The D minor chord (often written as Dm) is a chord that evokes a sense of melancholy and contemplation on the negative side of situations. Like many other minor chords, Dm can create a heavy, serious atmosphere — and sometimes even creates an almost otherworldly sense of drama.” For a detailed tracklisting and more info (including a surround version), visit : https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/?p=28862

This is my contribution to the fourth ambient night on Concertzender Nederland, which is traditionally scheduled on or around midwinter solstice. It was broadcast from 5:00-7:00 AM on December 25, and closed the 8-hour night. As in all of my (Ambientblog) mixes, Winter Solstice 4 is a collage created from (short) fragments - hence the extended tracklist below. This time, I used a different method of selecting tracks: I chose only tracks in the key of C. (Or, to be honest: the tracks that my software told me were in C - I have no absolute hearing). It's quite a hallucinating two-hour trip to dive deep into. I hope you enjoy listening! And of course: feedback is always appreciated. For a detailed track listing, visit https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2022-12/winter-solstice-4-in-c-mix/

Most (if not all) previous Ambientblog mixes always had some dark moments in them, they are never 'just' relaxing. You can only feel release if you also felt tension. This time, I wanted to avoid the darkness and create a 'lighter mood mix'. Not of the 'Ibiza Chillout Lounge' kind, but one that can be played in the background and is still exciting enough to listen to. I hope I succeeded, but of course, you're the one to decide about that!With two hours, Cloudwatching is longer than usual. Only a few tracks are included in their full length, but most are heavily edited or even just short fragments. Also, they are often overlayed, so you'll hear the music in a different context. The extensive playlist below may help you track down the original in their full-length versions. I really hope you'll enjoy watching these -imaginary- clouds! Tracklisting Start Length Artist - TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label 00:00 3:58 Francisco López - Untitled #373Untitled, 2019, Esc.Rec00:17 4:09 Lawrence English - Pre-Approach - CitizenApproach, 2022, Room4001:47 6:04 William Basinski & Janek Schaefer - … On Reflection (Four)… On Reflection, 2022, Temporary Residence Limited06:15 4:02 Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang - The Swans Bend Their Necks Backward To See GodThe Height Of The Reeds, 2018, Rune Grammofon09:22 2:59 Masayoshi Fujita - HarpBook Of Life, 2018, Erased Tapes11:12 4:07 Mombi Yuleman - Mental TelepathyHours Lost, 2022, ZeroK13:14 2:31 Asmus Tietchens - Paralelle Ebene 1Parallelen, 2022, Line14:26 2:41 Abul Mogard - Like WaterStrega Music, 2022, Make Noise Music16:14 2:48 Keda - La Lune De CoréeHwal, 2015, Bruit Clair18:31 4:27 Tapani Rinne & Teho Majamäki - ReflectionOn the Border, 2022, Signature Dark22:34 4:01 Radboud Mens - ConvolutionContinuous, 2022, ERS26:02 3:03 Alex Haas & Michel Banabila - The Woods (ft. Bill Laswell)Singles (2020-2022), 2022, Tapu Records27:58 2:01 Imperial Valley - Fields North Of Kane Spring, Oct 8, 1938Imperial valley III, 2022, Folded Rime29:03 3:47 James Murray - ClearingsCareful Now, 2022, Home Normal31:41 2:02 Raum - DaughterDaughter, 2022, Yellow Electric32:04 3:05 Tierro Cosmico - Eres NocturnaFigments Of Wonder, 2022, Neotantra34:29 2:34 Emmanuel Holterbach - Rivage (Shore)Le Rêve, L'Ombre Et La Vision, 2022, Canti Magnetici35:09 3:51 Holland Patent Public Library - A Road I've Passed But Never TakenSongs To Fall Asleep At The Wheel To, 2022, Dear Life Records38:34 2:11 Thomas Ragsdale & Richard Arnold - The ViewChasing Waves, 2022, Frosti39:24 3:50 David Cordero & Kenji Kihara - GrazalemaKomorebi, 2022, Home Normal42:27 2:14 Abul Mogard - The Rain Has GoneFor Ukraine Vol. 3, 2022, Headphone Commute44:06 3:43 Robyn Miller - GateroomRiven - The Soundtrack, 1998, Virgin47:34 2:12 From The Mouth Of The Sun - Paint & StoriesA Broken House, 2021, Dronarivm49:01 4:23 Olga Wojciechowska - Recreating WorldsFor Ukraine Vol. 3, 2022, Headphone Commute52:50 3:13 Biosphere - Aura In The Kitchen With The CandlesticksDeparted Glories, 2016, Smalltown Supersound55:35 1:46 Jolanda Moletta - Spell II: Daydream And NightbloomNine Spells, 2022, Ambientologist56:32 1:48 Budhaditya Chattopadhay - DhvaniAnthology Of Exploratory Music From India, 2021, Unexplained Sounds Group57:01 6:29 Cell - GeigerOnwards System, 2022, Ultimae Records1:02:46 1:33 Clarice Jensen - FearEsthesis, 2022, FatCat Records1:03:19 4:06 Erik Wøllo - Peace BellsSojourns, 2022, Projekt1:06:30 4:07 Tarotplane - AuximenesAeonium, 2022, Constellation Tatsu1:09:30 2:39 Norman W. Long - Return & RecoveryReturn & Recovery, 2022, Line1:10:51 3:08 Marine Eyes & Antarctic Wastelands - EnshroudedSustain Series, Vol. 3, 2022, Ambientologist1:13:54 1:34 Ryoji Ikeda - Data.Tron (2007-14)Music For Installations Vol. 1, 2021, Codex Edition1:14:37 2:07 Masayoshi Fujita - PonsBird Ambience, 2021, Erased Tapes1:16:39 3:32 Tetsuroh Konishi - Kevaan AaniaScenes, 2021, Off-Recordlabel1:19:38 3:30 Madeleine Cocolas - PresenceSpectral, 2022, Room401:22:17 1:49 Pinkcourtesyphone - Comfortable PredictabilityAll Intensive Purposes, 2022, Room401:23:51 4:10 Clarice Jensen - LoveEsthesis, 2022, FatCat Records1:26:16 3:47 Radboud Mens - ModularMovement, 2022, ERS1:29:16 2:08 Arve Henriksen - The Farmers Of Sonic AlchemyMurimorphosis, 2021, Arve Music1:31:18 2:10 Daigo Hanada - KageSatori, 2022, Moderna Records1:33:04 3:21 Ivan Cebrian - Snow In SilenceInside/Outside, 2022, Oigovisiones1:35:53 3:34 Robert Rich & Luca Formentini - First DayFor Sundays When It Rains, 2022, Soundscape Productions1:39:20 1:48 Sofie Birch & Antonina Nowacka - OutroLanguoria, 2022, Unsound / Mondoj1:41:03 1:50 Sven Laux & Fione - StayTomorrow Everything Could Be Different, 2022, Whitelabrecs1:42:07 4:16 Loscil - Dub For CascadiaEndless Falls, 2010, Kranky1:45:50 2:22 Powlos & Holt - Our Shimmering BreathSustain Series, Vol. 3, 2022, Ambientologis1:47:48 3:33 Anne Chris Bakker - Johan (In Memoriam)A Sketch In Leaving, 2022, Whitelabrecs1:50:45 2:34 Glåsbird - SirsaHimalaya, 2022, Whitelabrecs1:53:15 1:04 Trio Ramberget - D Minor Postlude24 Ways Vol. 1, 2022, Piano And Coffee Records1:54:11 2:08 Galya Bisengalieva - The CrashHold Your Breath: The Ice Dive OST, 2022, One Little Independent Records1:55:48 4:11 Madeleine Cocolas - EnfoldSpectral, 2022, Room40

Apart from its opening sample - 'It is time to stop seeing. It is time to stop speaking. It is time to listen', from David Cronenberg's Crimes Of the Future - this mix has no central theme or story. It's up to you, the listener to take the time to listen and go with the flow. Let your fantasy tell you the story. And, after you did, I'd love to hear what you heard. Tracklist Start time Sample Length Artist - TitleAlbum - Year - Label 00:00 01:12 David Cronenberg - Time To Listen (Sample)Crimes Of The Future, 202200:04 03:35 Dronny Darko & Protou - Sin EaterLiberty: Compilation Of Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2022, Flaming Pines02:28 02:42 William St. Hugh - Voice Of The DolphinsDominion, 2022, self-released04:31 02:16 Tapani Rinne & Teho Majamaki - Lucid DreamOn The Border, 2022, Signature Dark06:13 02:36 Ivan Cebrian & Victor Cerdan- Enemigo IntimoInside // Outside, 2022, Oigovisiones06:40 02:30 Park Jiha - At DawnThe Gleam, 2022, Glitterbeat08:49 02:39 Benedicte Maurseth - EidfyrderHárr, 2022, Hubro10:47 03:51 Bill Fontana - Imaginary Sonic VisionsMSCTY Expo Unknown Pleasures Zone, 2022, MSCTY Editions12:40 02:18 Alva Noto - Odradek (for Jhonn Balance)For, 2006, Line13:31 01:50 Jacek & Ewa Doroszenko - Night MasqueBodyfulness, 2022, Audiobulb Records14:17 02:27 Higher Intelligence Agency - The Black PatchSong Of The Machine, 2022, self-released15:58 02:50 Siddhartha Barnhoorn - Final AscensionOut There, Oceans Of Time, vol. 1, 2022, self-released18:27 02:24 Mike Lazarev - All That RemainsWhen You Are, 2022, Slowcraft Recordings20:27 03:17 Orghanon - Dronework VDroneworks I-V, 2022, St.An.Da22:13 03:27 Aleksi Myllykoski ft Wimme - Composition VI: Inherently Destructive ContaminationSt. Virus, 2021, Signature Dark24:37 04:13 Peter Phippen, Rahbi Crawford, Invar Lunde Jr. - AndromedaGalaxies, 2022, Projekt Records28:46 02:30 Jóhann Jóhansson & Echo Collective - Shell12 Conversations With Thilo Heinzmann, 2019, Deutsche Grammophon29:46 05:29 Maggi Payne - Distant ThunderArctic Winds, 2010, Innova Recordings33:08 03:07 Leo Kupper - Litanea 1987Complete Electronic & Voices Works 1961-1987, 2022, Sub Rosa36:22 04:35 Monty Adkins - Remote CommunionRemote Communion, 2020, Cronica38:56 01:28 Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - Thunder Continues In The AfternoonLandfall, 2018, Nonesuch40:11 04:35 Cell - Passive Control Part 1Onwards System, 2022, Ultimae Records43:27 03:59 Alphaxone & Protou - Sub SignalStardust, 2017, Cryo Chamber45:51 03:03 Wil Bolton & Francis Gri - The Ripples TheoryImaginary Tales, 2022, Krysalisound47:54 02:11 Xqui - NarratorPieces Part 2, 2022, Somewherecold Records48:45 03:57 Michel Banabila - AlienationMonochromes, 2022, Tapu Records52:21 00:55 Stuart A. Staples - FluidsMusic For Claire Denis' High Life, 2019, Lucky Dog52:31 01:13 Helge Sten - Quad 2Monochromes, 2014, Bôlt52:45 02:29 Dean Hurley - Girl Appears /Black SmokeAnthology Resource Vol. I: △△, 2017, Sacred Bones Records54:00 01:55 I Wound - To Wind, Wound, WoundHomework Year 1, Taâlem54:52 05:07 Francois Robin & Mathias Delplanque - Le PuitsL'Ombre De La Bête, 2022, Parenthèses Record

This mix presents a selection from the two benefit compilations For Ukraine 1 & 2, curated by Mike 'Headphone Commute' Lazarev and Hollie Kenniff. All proceedings from these albums will be donated to International Rescue Committee (rescue.org) to support displaced children and families with vital supplies during the Crisis in Ukraine. To avoid redundancy with these two albums, I edited or shortened EVERY track in this mix: none of them are included in their original full length! Think of it as 'preview edits'.Furthermore, only 27 of the 48 tracks are included, so that leaves another 21 ‘musical incentives' to buy the compilations! 00:00 Kiev Ambiance Intro by Stanislav Teterevlev00:53 Madeline Cocolas - Emergence03:48 Marine Eyes - Heart Held06:38 Rachel Grimes - Patsy (instrumental)08:35 Heather Woods Broderick - Monarch11:03 Benoît Pioulard - Rasping Descend13:02 Slow Reels - Interference14:16 Simon Scott - Ember16:57 Helios (feat. Hollie Kenniff) - Enfold18:57 Christopher Willits - The Unknown Sea21:48 Gailes - 7.8325:35 Ryuichi Sakamoto and Illia Bondarenko - Piece For Illia27:45 IKSRE - Seeds28:59 Nailah Hunter - Palace30:30 Sachi Kobayashi - Sakura31:22 Karen Vogt - Light Must Come32:56 Lea Bertucci & Lawrence English - This Heavy Rock34:30 Mike Lazarev - Incoming36:17 Endless Melancholy - A Peace Once Lost37:39 Julia Kent - Spring Snow40:33 Zakè & 36 - Rodych43:14 Hammock - Displacement44:54 Claire Deak - A Million Cloaked Ghosts47:14 Joe Trapanese - Introspection49:53 Rhian Sheehan - We Found Ourselves Beneath A Dark Sky52:29 Rose Riebl - Near Dark53:50 Aisha Burns and Jake Woodruff - The Reservoir57:33 Hollie Kenniff and Anna Phoebe - Ways Of Seeing

A two-hour long mix - my contribution to the third edition of the (8-hour long) Winter Solstice broadcast on Concertzender Nederland. Be sure to sit back, relax, and forget about time. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

This mix is created for radio broadcast between 5-7 am, but it is not intended to induce sleep: it is way too 'active' for that. I created this with the intention to manipulate your dreams when you're asleep or half-awake at the time of the broadcast. In that case, it shouldn't be played too loud or you'll probably not be able to sleep at all. When listening on-demand, at different times, sleep is not an issue. Just enjoy the ride and let the sequence guide you. But be sure to sit back, relax, and forget about time. Winter Solstice 3 is created from bits, pieces, samples, and short fragments of music that deserve to be explored in its full original form; only very few tracks are represented in their full original length. note: first time is start time, second time is fragment length Part 1: 05:00 - 06:00 00:00 06:40 Loren Nerell - Last GamelanThe Gong Prophet, 2021, Soundquest Music05:08 06:08 Erik Levander - MassaJöker, 2021, Glacial Movements Records09:54 03:31 Alva Noto - Hybr:ID Oval BlackholeHYbr:ID I, 2021, Noton12:39 02:30 Slim Vic - Ebenist (Part 1)Mörkrets Narr, Lamour Recordsa14:51 02:26 Lustmord & Karin Park - PerihelionAlter, 2021, Pelagic Records16:34 02:26 Hans Zimmer - Bene GesseritDune OST, 2021, WaterTower Music18:05 02:43 Clarice Jensen - The DevilIdentifying Features, 2021, FatCat Records18:06 01:54 Scanner - Drones Places 01Earthbound Transmissions, 2021, Room4018:22 01:40 John Luther Adams - Arctic Dreams 7. Where The Waves Splash, Hitting Again And AgainArctic Freams, 2021, Cold Blue Music19:47 02:46 Jhelisa - Heartlove F. 341 Hz V.17 Keys V.1, 2021, Dorado Records21:02 02:34 Debashis Sinha - Rig_Veda000_03Anthology Of Exploratory Music From India, 2021, Unexplained Sounds Group22:22 05:08 Caldon Glover - Gateway To The Fiber Network DeadworldDeath Mycelium, 2021, self-released26:48 02:40 Otorongo - CjordsSpells, 2021, self-released28:42 01:56 Shida Shahabi - Dog WalkAlvaret OST, 2021, 13070130:21 04:19 Birds Of Passage - A Tale Of Two CitiesThe Last Garden, 2021, Denovali34:27 03:01 Luigi Turra - IIPrisma, 2021, 901 Editions36:52 02:29 Flin van Hemmen - Made Visible I IIYou Can Know Where The Bombs Fell, 2021, Neither/Nor Records37:58 03:48 Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher - OuvertureInner Symphonies, 2021, Deutsche Grammophon40:02 06:15 Abul Mogard - Black DustIn Immobile Air, 2021, Ecstatic44:43 04:40 K. Leimer - Fanfare For The Illusion Of ChoiceFound Objects, 2021, Palace Of Light48:45 02:34 Kate Carr - Nothing Is Immobiledawn, always new, often superb, inaugurates the return of the everyday, 2021, Self-released50:33 03:22 Akira Rabelais - … Me Ce Reservoir …Á La Recherche Du Temps Perdu, 2021, self-released52:51 02:46 Jean-Paul Perrotte - All Pulls Towards The SeaA Collection Of Works, 2021, Ravello Records54:36 04:07 Mastrokristo - OceanDepartures, 2021, Lost Tribe Sound57:40 01:50 Alexandra Spence - RainA Necessary Softness, 2021, Room4059:13 01:33 Dustin O'Halloran - Opus 12Silfur, 2021, Deutsche Grammophon Part 2: 06:00 - 07:00 1:00:39 03:13 Christina Vantzou - Releasing SporesReleasing Spores, 2021, Slow Moves1:02:27 01:56 Iu Takahashi - Gallery WindowInterspace, 2021, Slow Music Movement1:03:34 03:07 J. Peter Schwalm & Markus Reuter - AbschiedAufbruch, 2021, RareNoise Records1:05:32 02:04 Hexa - ApertureMaterial Interstices, 2021, Room401:07:00 02:19 Lustmord & Karin Park - EntwinedAlter, 2021, Pelagic Records1:08:34 04:23 Lustmord & Karin Park - The Void BetweenAlter, 2021, Pelagic Records1:12:35 04:19 Sam Rosenthal & Projekt Artists - The Alabaster Reliquary Of Glittering AshesTim, Where Are You Now, 2020, Projekt1:16:05 01:53 Jana Irmert - ControlCusp, 2020, Fabrique Records1:17:22 02:09 Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - I Am Become DeathEx_Machina OST, 2015, Invada1:18:41 03:55 Gareth Davis - In Vivo IIIn Vivo, 2021, Iikki1:22:00 04:08 Lab's Cloud - ReflectionsThe Structure Of Emotions, 2021, Ensancha El Alma Records1:27:18 04:59 Matthew Liam Nicholson - Nine Movements (ft. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)Nine Movements, 2021, Longform Editions1:29:58 02:00 Michel Banabila - Little BoyDescending The Mountain, 2021, Tapu Records1:31:18 01:53 Robert Lippok - M3 SGlacier Music II. 2020, Establishment Records1:32:22 03:01 Thomas Köner - 33 31'N 35 19' E Hour SixLa Barca, 2009, Fario1:34:43 00:53 Thomas Köner - 42 7' N 19 6' E Hour ElevenLa Barca, 2009, Fario1:35:13 01:32 Jerusalem In My Heart - Qalaq 6Qalaq, 2021. Constellation1:36:30 02:27 Alder & Ash - Stars With No Skytba (Salt & Gravity Series), 2022, Lost Tribe Sound1:38:09 02:48 Kloob - Radiation CloudParallel States, 2021, Winter-Light1:40:34 01:28 Ben Lukas Boysen - PremonitionRestive OST, 2012, Hymen Records1:41:33 01:02 Jon Hopkins - UnderwaterMonsters OST, 2010, Domino1:42:20 02:43 Janek Schaefer - Swallow HoleGlitter In My Tears, 2017, Room401:44:43 02:40 Snorri Hallgrímsson - SandlóaLandbrot II, 2021, Moderna Records1:46:48 3:55 Skrika - Mechanics Of DesolationFifth Nature, 2021, Cryo Chamber1:49:13 03:26 Monty Adkins - With Love, From An InvaderWith Love. From An Invader, 2021, Crónica1:51:33 04:56 Tetsuroh Konishi - HarunaInner Winds, 2021, Off Record1:55:39 02:14 Alva Noto - Hybr:ID Oval Hadron IHYbr:ID I, 2021, Noton1:57:23 02:33 Michel Banabila - Descending The MountainDescending The Mountain, 2021, Tapu Records

Just imagine yourself sitting in a local bar at the end of the day. A bit tired, your head full of thoughts. The murmuration of the people around you slowly gets blurry as you drift off. Your thoughts begin to wander, memories are mixed with fantasies and places you never even visited. Until now. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

Just imagine yourself sitting in a local bar at the end of the day. A bit tired, your head full of thoughts. The murmuration of the people around you slowly gets blurry as you drift off. Your thoughts begin to wander, memories are mixed with fantasies and places you never even visited. Until now. Ambient Daydream tells a story created with myNoise.net generators. I hope that it serves as an introduction to the site itself: because the réal power of myNoise is that you can adjust it to what works best for you. More details, download and surround version here: https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/?p=24800 List of Generators used Start Time (Sample Length) – Generator Name 00:00 (04:14) Local Bar00:38 (03:46) Healing Trees (Binaural (strong))02:03 (04:59) Singing Bowls02:39 (05:00) Pebble Beach04:54 (05:00) Anamnesis06:39 (03:50) Rainforest08:06 (02:54) Summer Night Thunder09:16 (03:28) Summer Night Thunder09:59 (03:32) Anchored11:28 (04:03) Desert Wind12:31 (04:03) Deep Chant14:43 (02:47) In The Sky15:47 (03:39) Railroads17:33 (03:37) Japanese Garden18:55 (02:45) Ancient Kasbah21:49 (03:32) Duduk Song23:43 (03:24) Orchestron25:15 (04:42) Bilaterial Harmonics27:55 (03:14) Saharan Caravan29:17 (03:11) African Town30:28 (02:50) Yakutian Voices32:24 (04:26) Throat Singing34:40 (02:42) Himalayan Voices35:38 (02:52) Didgeridoo Drone37:23 (04:07) Black Hole39:13 (03:49) Warp Speed41:00 (04:28) Cosmic Expansion43:49 (03:48) Stardust45:28 (03:42) DreamCatcher47:38 (03:59) Tropical Rain49:15 (03:37) Solomon's Dream50:47 (03:30) Poltergeist52:35 (03:18) Beatae Memoriae53:52 (02:31) Gregorian Voices (Distant Prayers)54:36 (04:01) Hum Drone56:26 (02:36) Evil Charm56:26 (03:34) Local Bar

This mix is simply named after the podcast it was created for: Joseph Aleo's SoundWave. It is a happy coincidence that it literally starts with 'waves' - and ends with the same waves morphing into the sound of a cheering crowd. This mix (hopefully) shows that it can be rewarding to take a moment's rest to really listen and let the sounds affect you. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

This mix is simply named after the podcast itself: SoundWave. It is a happy coincidence that it literally starts with 'waves' - sonically manipulated by Jos Smolders - and ends with the same waves morphing into the sound of a cheering crowd. Different kinds of soundwaves are all around us, every moment. Sometimes we're aware, most of the time we are not. This mix (hopefully) shows that it can be rewarding to take a moment's rest to really listen and let the sounds affect you. Thanks to Joseph Aleo for inviting me!More details, download and surround version here:https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2021-04/soundwave-mix/ Tracklist: Start time Sample length Artist – Title Album Title, Year, Label 00:00 02:41 Jos Smolders - Plate 7 Submerge - Emerge, 2021, Crónica00:45 02:06 Mia Zabelka & IcosTech - The Final Stop Aftershock, 2021, Subcontinental Records02:18 02:47 Robert Scott Thompson - Still The Syllables Of Water Whisper Escapology, 2021, Somewhere Cold Records04:40 02:57 Charley van Veldhoven & Túrion - Hemellichaam IV (Henrik Meierkord Recycle) Sustain Series, Vol. 1, 2020, Ambientologist07:00 02:08 FM Einheit & Susie Green - Joyful Pleasure Exhibition Of A Dream, 2021, Cold Spring07:30 04:04 Joey Largent - Below Diorite Waters Below Diorite Waters, 2021, Dragon's Eye Recordings10:07 03:21 Barbara Ellison - De Auflaan de Pussychat Cybersongs, 2021, Unsounds12:21 04:45 Jana Winderen - The Listener The Listener, 2016, Ash International15:38 03:22 Grace Ferguson - Barnumbirr Voler, 2020, Music Company18:27 02:47 C-Drik - An Imaginary Place Inhabited By Those Who Are Asleep To Yemen With Love, 2020, Not on label19:16 02:14 James Osland & Finn Kelvin - Things That Have Form Will Always Disappear Don't Worry, I'm With You, 2021, Whitelabrecs21:02 01:16 Daniel Thomas Freeman - Crawling Out Of The Void The Silence After Life, 2020, self-released21:37 01:34 William Basinski - For Whom The Bell Tolls Lamentations, 2020, Temporary Residence Ltd.22:33 02:56 Morgen Würde - Mittsommer Pop Ambient 2021, 2021, Kompakt24:28 01:16 Biosphere - Stordjupta The Senja Recordings, 2019, Biophon Records25:10 02:46 Randal Collier-Ford - Eyes Of The Temple (feat. Northumbria) Advent, 2020, Cryo Chamber27:25 03:00 Merope - Alma Salos, 2021, Granvat29:41 02:34 Space Whisper - Park Date Presence, 2021, Amity Recordings31:13 03:44 Innesti - Dark Describes An Arc Parenthetical, 2020, self-released34:17 01:01 Joost Lijbaart - Twinkling Night Free, 2020, Challenge Records34:32 02:50 Pinkcourtesyphone - Another Interior Leaving Everything To Be Desired, 2020, room4036:13 01:42 F5Point6 - Natural Selection Shade Rather Than Light Anthology One, 2021, See Blue Audio37:33 03:54 Andrew Heath - I Sleep Above The Forest A Trace Of Phosphor, 2020, Disco Gecko40:04 03:48 Lustmord - Journey Of The Dead Man Trinity, 2020, self-released42:26 03:09 Bow Quintet feat. Aidan Baker - Bryanbaum Variation String Layers, 2020, 7K!44:40 02:30 Aase Frejadóttir - Saying It Music For Drifting, 2020, Editions Verde47:10 02:10 James Rushford - Musica Callada, Book I - Angelico Musica Callada / See The Welkter, 2020, Unseen Worlds48:51 02:03 Nick Luscombe - Tokyo Spring Birdsong Fieldwave Vol. 1, 2020, Nonclassical49:52 01:39 Akropolis Reed Quintet - Homage To Paradise Valley - I. Ghosts Of Black Bot Ghost Light, 2021, New Focus Recordings51:01 01:25 Kate Carr - I Spotted Some Backyard Dancing Overheard In Doi Saket, 2014, 3Leaves51:43 02:06 Olivier Alary - Khaltoum Fiction / Non-Fiction, 2016, 13070153:23 03:31 Kazuya Nagaya - the Book Of Sunken Memory Dream interpretation, 2020, !K7 Records56:01 02:12 Jos Smolders - Plate 5 Submerge - Emerge, 2021, Crónica57:00 02:50 A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Every Solstice & Equinox Invisible Cities / Le Città Invisibili, 2021, Artificial Pine Arch Manufacturing

Music For Long Winter Nights This is my 2-hour contribution to the (7-hour) ambient music night on Concertzender Nederland radio, which was broadcast in the December 19-20 night. When compiling this set, I tried to keep in mind that this was intended to be listened to in the deepest and darkest of the night. But it is not a 'sleep set', due to the variety of moods and atmospheres. It's a celebration of the dark of night that can be enjoyed at any time - every time you're in the mood for a moment (or 2 hours) of unhurried immersiveness. PART 1: 05:00-06:00: "EVER FALLING DOWN" (Note: first time is start time, second time is fragment length) 00:00 4:54 Dr. Jeffrey Thompson - Rings Of UranusNASA Voyager I & II Space Probe Recordings, 1992, Brain/Mind Research02:54 2:28 Geneva Skeen - The Double BindDouble Bind, 2020, Room4004:44 3:27 Hannes Kretzer - Juno Had A Sad DreamAmbient Layers, 2020, 7K! Records07:41 1:42 Zona - Silent CitySilent City, 2020, Shimmering Moods Records08:32 4:14 Ana Roxanne - A Study In VastnessBecause of a Flower, 2020, Kranky12:04 3:04 Simon Scott - Apart FApart, 2020, 12K14:20 1:50 Hildur Gudnadottir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Rutger Hoedemaekers - The CurseTrapped (OST), 2019, Milan Records16:07 3:18 Sam Rosenthal & Projekt Artists - Frail Filament Of LightTim, Where Are You Now?, 2020, Projekt19:19 3:15 Galya Bisengalieva - KantubekAralkum, 2020, One Little Independent Records22:10 4:19 Max Richter - Murmuration (voiceless mix)Voices, 2020, Decca25:57 2:47 Berangere Maximin - A Kind Of Night RitualLand Of Waves, 2020, Karl Records27:24 7:35 Sleep Research Facility - UnrestFrom Here To Tranquility Vol. 12 (Horizonte Aeternitatis), 2020, Silent Records33:41 2:16 Ian Fleming - Approaching A Dead PlanetNecros, 2020, self-released35:00 2:25 Emil Friis - Home Is Where The Head IsSongs From The Deep, 2020, self-released36:51 1:32 Rutger Zuydervelt - Entry DronePorcelain (OST), 2020, self-released38:00 3:09 Mathieu Karsenti - Time To GoBygones, 2020, Slowcraft Records40:42 3:08 Tapani Rinne - PolarFoghornia, 2020, Signature Dark43:15 2:26 Angad Berar - Shh.. Tele's ZzzA Broadcast, Underwater, 2020, self-released44:41 3:04 Sjunde Inseglet - Satariel (Instrumental)De Kliffotiska Ritualpoemen (Extended Instrumentals), 2020, Dragon Rouge46:47 2:31 Echoflex - B PhrygianPiano Net, 2020, SeeHear48:26 3:01 Halvknaegten - Stumme BygerImens Vi Stadig Findes, 2020, Fusem50:00 2:38 Kamila Govorcin - AnimasAnima, 2020, Clang51:53 1:56 Alphaxone, Protou, Onasander - Dusk WingsShadows Of Forgotten Legends, 2020, Cryochamber53:09 2:50 Snorri Hallgrímsson - Ekkert Hefur Gerst Nem DettaLandbrot I, 2020, Moderna Records54:57 4:59 Dr Jeffrey Thompson - Saturn's RingsNASA Voyager I & II Space Probe Recordings, 1992, Brain/Mind Research PART 2: 06:00 - 07:00: "IMPRESSIONS FROM ANOTHER TIME" 59:21 7:17 Joachim Spieth - SparshaOusia, 2020, Affin Records (rel 01-2021)1:06:12 3:24 Daina Dieva - Liūtis Remias Siena Į Virpantį Vandenį (Shortmix)Note Lithuania, 2019, Music Information Centre Lithuania1:08:27 4:05 Monolake - Phaenon OnoArchaeopteryx, 2020, Imbalance Computer Music1:11:51 2:09 Mary Jane Leach - Dowland's Tears (For Solo Flute And Nine Accompanying Flutes)(F)Lute Songs, 2018, Modern Love1:13:47 3:12 Fovea Hex - TrisammaThe Salt Garden III, 2019, Headphone Dust/Die Stadt1:16:40 1:21 Biosphere - BjorvikaThe Senja Recordings, 2019, Biophon Records1:16:55 2:12 Reinier van Houdt - Midnight RohrschachIgitur Carbon Copies, 2018, Hallow Ground1:18:02 3:28 Max Richter - Space 25 (Epicardium)Sleep, 2015, Deutsche Grammophon1:19:24 3:05 Max Richter - Space 2 (Slow Waves)Sleep, 2015, Deutsche Grammophon1:21:21 6:48 Max Richter - Path 17 (Before The Ending Of Daylight)Sleep, 2015, Deutsche Grammophon1:26:04 3:34 Don Hill - Chinook Winds On Sleeping BuffaloSonic Journeys [Vol. 1], 2010, Music Is Medicine1:28:08 4:42 Stars Of The Lid - Even If You're Awake (Deuxième)And Their Refinement Of The Decline, 2007, Kranky1:31:26 4:49 Joost van Duppen - SuomenlinnaKaamos, 2019, Self-released1:34:44 3:42 Jackson Greenberg - First LightFirst Light, 2020, Ravello Records1:37:33 2:28 Joshua van Tassel - Eternal TurtleDance Music volume II: More Songs for Slow Motion, 2020, Backward Music1:39:26 2:22 Toto Tobass - Zwischen Flüsternden WassergeisternCommunal Music Vol. 5, 2020, AEMC1:41:14 2:06 Coen Oscar Polack - Een Diepnoodlottig Neergelaten WenkbrauwHaarlemmerhout, 2020, Moving Furniture Records1:42:02 2:59 Andrew Sherwell - Balcony Views 3AMHome Diaries 004, 2020, Whitelabrecs1:44:11 2:10 Kemper Norton - Halan 2Brunton Calciner, 2019, Self-Released1:46:04 2:49 Library Tapes - It Wasn't Always Like ThisThe Quiet City, 2020, 1631 Recordings1:48:26 2:19 Cousin Silas - Empty CoastlineAdrift Off The Islets Of Langerhans, 2010, self-released1:50:21 4:59 Dronny Darko - Rotten OrchestraSpira Igneus, 2016, Cryo Chamber1:54:48 2:32 Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - By This RiverSummvs, 2011, Raster-Noton1:57:13 2:04 Brian Eno - By This RiverBefore & After Science, 1977, Polydor / Virgin EMI

Music for long winter nights: my 2-hour mix contribution to the "Winter Solstice 2020" ambient music broadcast on Concertzender Nederland. (Also available in DTS surround) --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

When I first heard Christine Ott's Comma, I felt that this piece should be the starting point of a new mix. In the end, it became the final piece of the same mix - somewhat a movie's intro and end credits.I did not start this mix with a specific theme in mind. Its title only occurred to me after it was completed because it reflected its mood: a somewhat melancholy journey that fits the end of this remarkable year. Tracklist:Start time Sample length Artist - TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label 00:00 04:00 Christine Ott - CommaChimères (Pour Ondes Martenots), 2020, Nahal Recordings04:00 01:58 Snowdrops - Comma Variation 1Volutes, 2020, Injazero Records05:38 02:17 Innesti - Ideas Not ConsideredApperception, 2020, Self-Released06:38 02:39 Andreas Söderström - Alderns TröstNattmusik, 2020, Floraochfauna.org08:05 03:50 Elijah Knutsen - Atago Altitude ParkBlue Sun Daydream, 2020, Memory Color10:45 01:59 Boards Of Canada - Uritual (+ L/R swapped)Tomorrow's Harvest, 2013, Warp Records12:17 01:36 Kamran Sadeghi - NightBetween Us, 2020, Dragon's Eye Recordings12:39 03:41 Martina Claussen - VerwobenVerwoben, 2020, Forwind15:00 01:17 Christina Vantzou - Marmara Beach IIMulti Natural, 2020, Edições Cn16:05 03:38 Francis M. Gri - Stanze E Distanze (Part 5)Home Diaries 015: Stanze E Distanze, 2020, Whitelabrecs18:44 04:10 Salar Asid & Michel Banabila - Amal (edit)All Connected, 2020, Tapu Records20:35 01:35 Michel Banabila, Mark Lentczner, Kristopher Cadwell, Samo Giorgio Giuribla - Mood Swings (Phase Ii Disquiet Junto 0430 Solitary Ensembles X2)All Connected, 2020, Tapu Records22:41 01:26 Jana Irmert - So Much MoreCusp, 2020, Fabrique Records23:06 01:45 Soheil Soheilo - Quiet Before The StormAnthology Of Persian Experimental Music Volume II, 2020, Unexplained Sounds Group24:11 02:14 Llyn Y Cwn - BraichDinorwic, 2020, Cold Spring25:40 02:53 Antonymes - Coming Into SilenceGap In Time, 2020, Dronarivm27:51 02:11 Charlie Campagna - Earth Day IsolationTouch: Isolation, 2020,Touch28:54 01:52 Hub New Music - AlcoveSoul House, 2020, New Amsterdam Records30:27 02:36 Ramin Djawadi - Kill Them AllGame Of Thrones Soundtrack, 2011, Varèse Sarabande32:33 03:42 Caldon Glover - Old And Brittle Glue Binding Held In Place With Scotch TapeThe Mundane, 2020, Self-released35:25 03:56 Kamila Govorcin - VientoAnima, 2020, Clang38:12 03:36 Madeleine Cocolas - Across The Ocean, But Not YetIthaca, 2020, Someone Good41:13 01:15 Aidan Baker - Aberration Two (Train-Wind)Aberration, 2017, Somewherecold Records41:13 01:34 Michael Begg; Human Greed - Francis Bacon A RoomLet The Cold Stove Sing, 2016, Omnempathy42:03 03:41 Alva Noto - Xerrox NeantXerrox 4, 2020, Noton44:15 02:59 Brian Fast Leiser - Second ChancesSaudade Live, 2020, Self-released46:54 01:36 Laurie Spiegel - Three Sonic Spaces IUnseen Worlds, 1994/2019, Unseen Worlds47:36 03:37 Rutger Zuydervelt - Last GoodbyePorcelain (OST), 2020, Self-released50:03 05:32 Hamed Mafakheri - Third DurationDurations, 2020, Flaming Pines51:32 01:53 Grand Larsonie - Ambient IslandFata Morgana, 2020, Self Released53:55 02:32 Snowdrops - Comma Variation 1Volutes, 2020, Injazero Records56:28 02:10 Christine Ott - CommaChimères (Pour Ondes Martenots), 2020, Nahal Recordings

Built around Christine Ott's 'Comma' and its variation, 'Upon Departure' became a somewhat melancholy journey that fits the end of this remarkable year. (Surround version also available for free download) --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

A collaboration mix with Dave Michuda from Low Light Mixes: "5 minutes each turn. Start with a 5-minute track, increase the sample count each turn (next turn 2, next turn 3, next turn 4…) until we reach 60 minutes… (last 5 minutes contain 6 samples each turn). See what happens." --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

I'm very honoured to present this collaboration mix with Dave Michuda from Low Light Mixes, who has been a source of inspiration from the very beginning of Ambientblog.net. When we talked (or rather: mailed, since Wisconsin and Holland are not exactly near) about creating a mix together, we chose not to go for a 'simple' back-to-back exchange but gave ourselves an objective without knowing where this would lead to:5 minutes each turn. Start with a 5minute track, increase the sample count each turn (next turn 2, next turn 3, next turn 4…) until we reach 60 minutes… (last 5 minutes contain 6 samples each turn). See what happens. Tracklist(A)00:00 Yair Elazar Glotman & Mats Erlandsson - ProcessionEmanate - 2020(L)05:00 William Ryan Fritch - Dream Glitch-Fugue State-Broken BarriersThe Letdown - 2020(A)09:45 Apparat - SuicideSoundtracks: Stay Still, 202011:18 Biosphere - You Want To See It TooDeparted Glories, 2016(L)15:00 Ashlar - The First SaturdaySaturday Drones, 201218:45 Echospace - Fallen Tribes ReducedEchospace [Detroit] Presents Echoes In Space, 2014(A)19:31 Sonologyst - Planetary WarningUnexplained Sounds (New Edition), 202020:26 Michael Begg & Clodagh Simonds - Witness 3Witness 3, 202022:36 Alva Noto - Xerrox ApesanteurXerrox 4, 2020(L)24:55 Max Richter - EncounterAd Astra, 201925:38 Mono-Poly - MaanreflectieHainbach remix, 202027:21 Cinchel - Porch SwingsA House Once Lived That Never Was, 2014(A)29:30 Carmen Villain - Affection In A Time Of CrisisAffection In A Time Of Crisis, 202031:18 Stephen O'Malley - Géante 4 - Layer 5Géante 4, 202032:30 Abul Mogard - Quiet DreamsAbove All Dreams, 201833:35 Black Glass Ensemble & Friends - Be Mine In Patience: An Embrace in B MinorBe Mine In Patience: An Embrace in B Minor, 2020(L)34:55 Halftribe - FaderArchipelago, 202036:20 Radio Bulgariaunknown37:03 Teleferick - i.history favours the winnersSixteen Frames, 201738:15 Test Card - Monochrome Dreaming Softened The BroadcastMusic For The Towers, 2020(A)39:40 Michel Banabila - Scripts of the LagoonScripts Of The Lagoon - Exploratorium, 202041:04 Kamila Govorcin - Rito De MuerteAnima, 202041:15 Chris Watson - GobabebTouch Isolation, 202043:04 Gia Margaret - BodyMia Gargaret, 202043:10 Aleksi Myllykoski with Tapani Rinne - Lost MarblesDark Days, 2020(L)44:48 Masaya Ozaki - Subtlety In ReverseFluid And Dreaming Of Stripes, 201546:12 Andrew Pekler - Nocturne 3Nocturnes, False Dawns & Breakdowns, 200447:05 The Focus Group - Hazy TimeStop-Motion Happening, 201748:00 Les Halles - KWorld, 201249:24 Sonmi451 - Umi BearEilean 100, 2019(A)49:50 Radiomentale - GotlanderI-Land (Redux), 202051:54 Ian William Craig - CommaRed Sun Through Smoke, 202052:50 Sylvain Chauveau - QLife Without Machines, 202053:29 Sample, THX 1138THX 1138, 197153:34 Elegi - Lys & LykteGap In Time, 202054:26 The Future Eve feat. Robert Wyatt - 04.02Kitsune / Brian the Fox - Kitsune Ring Version, 2019(L)55:00 The Insects - This is Where You Say GoodbyeDEVS soundtrack, 202055:30 Seabuckthorn - UnforeseenOther Other, 202056:21 Alva Noto - Xerrox VoyageXerrox Vol. 4, 202057:10 Laurie Anderson - Life Lived BackwardsHeart of a Dog, 201558:21 Laurie Anderson - The CloudHeart of a Dog, 201559:01 Helios - All You AreRemembrance, 201660:00 end

If you listen back, most of my mixes have a rather dark edge to them. There's always a lot of 'tension/release' - but in this case, it seems there's a bit more 'tension' than 'release'. Sign of the times, probably…I tried to find another name (and image) for this mix, but it seems that only one title remained appropriate at this time.I'm very proud that this mix is also published on Dave Michuda's great Low Light Mixes blog. Tracklist:Start time Sample length Artist - TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label 00:00 03:23 Fovea Hex - Is Is Lanza Light & Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet Records01:25 04:35 Maggi Payne - Fluid DynamicsArctic Winds, 2020, Aguirre Records02:03 01:45 Pat Keista - DopplerStill Of The Void, 2020, self-released04:17 01:47 Dave Phillips - PhytognosophysiologyPost Homo Sapiens, 2020, Attenuation Circuit05:10 02:45 Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - PreludeLast And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon05:42 02:00 Andrew Pekler - Fonseca Winds (Lament)Sounds From Phantom Islands, 2019, Faitiche07:29 01:19 Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - Telepathic UnityLast And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon08:13 03:10 Ben Bertrand - Those Behind Us That We FollowManes, 2020, Les Albums Claus11:08 01:31 Fani Konstantinidou - (Variations)Moving Music: Sounds From The Rocking Chair, 2020, Moving Furniture Records,11:58 01:32 Aaron Martin - Overcoming InertiaTest Subjects, 2019, self released12:53 01:51 A Journey Of Giraffes - Gone Is The New FujiKona, 2019, Somewherecold records13:29 03:30 Robert Haigh - Ghosts Of Blacker DykeBlack Sarabande, 2020, Unseen Worlds16:46 02:48 Snorri Hallgrímsson - FearChasing The Present, 2020, Moderna Records16:53 00:30 Mica Levy - MensajeroMonos, 2019, Invada17:40 02:30 Snorri Hallgrímsson - SufferingChasing The Present, 2020, Moderna Records19:22 01:58 Bersarin Quartett - PrologMethoden Und Maschinen, 2019, Denovali 20:41 01:09 Ruairi O'Baoighill - ScryerTo See Without Eyes, 2018, Cursed Monk Records20:50 01:59 I Wound - The Choir Of The Drowned Sings 'Our Demons Are Real'Homework Year 3, 2018, Taâlem21:48 03:01 Christine Ott - CommaChimères (Pour Ondes Martenots), 2020, Nahal Recordings24:22 02:34 Ida Toninato - Pour Retourner Au SilenceWe Become Giants, 2020, Dragon's Eye Recordings25:32 03:47 Merrin Karras - Drawn, QuarteredNorthwest Passage, 2020, A Strangely Isolated Place28:27 02:07 Ciro Berenguer - Luna CrecienteEilean 100, 2019, Eilean Records29:57 01:47 Yiorgis Sakellariou - B4Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works, 2018, Tanuki Records29:57 01:19 Celer - Birds Inside The High Halls Of Hangzhou (06.23.17)Xièxie, 2019, Two Acorns30:12 03:18 Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr, Koichi Shimizu - Sharjah And JavaMetaphors - Selected Soundworks from the cinema of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2017, Sub Rosa31:24 00:44 Coil - Corybantic EnnuiStolen & Contaminated Songs, 2019, Cold Spring Records 32:32 01:22 Olivier Messiaen - Quator Pour Le Fin Du Temps III: Abîme des OiseauxOlivier Messiaen - Complete Edition, 2008, Deutsche Grammophon33:54 01:26 Hildur Gudnadottir - Following SophieJoker OST, 2019, Watertower Records35:14 00:55 Ryuichi Sakamoto - CountdownBlack Mirror: Smithereens, 2019, Milan35:45 03:24 Silent Chaos - Nocturne On Ganymede Macro, 2020, We Don't Give A Fuck38:52 04:03 Roger Eno & Brian Eno - Burnt UmberMixing Colours, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon42:38 02:13 Martina Bertoni - Invisible CracksAll The Ghosts Are Gone, 2020, Falk44:29 03:30 Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang - NightspellSnow Catches On Her Eyelashes, 2020, Jazzland Recordings46:21 02:13 Jana Irmert - FogCusp, 2020, self-released47:40 01:36 Fovea Hex - GivenIs Lanza Light & Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet Records48:42 02:40 Frank Makowski - Fliegende Schatten - Canon 1Canon der Finsternisse, 2019, Diffusschall49:05 01:12 Michael Begg - Plain ChantSonambulo, 2019, Omnempathy50:40 02:20 A Winged Victory For The Sullen - The Slow Descent Has BegunThe Undivided Five, 2019, Ninja Tune52:35 04:30 Felix Blume - Horns In Fog Pt. 2Fog Horns, 2019, Discrepant55:49 03:02 Max Richter - Ursa Minor - VisionsAd Astra, 2019, Deutsche Grammophon58:30 00:40 Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - The SunLast And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon59:10 End

I tried to find another name (and image) for this mix, but it seems that only one title remained appropriate at this time. Music for worrying times... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

A two-hour mix for the longest night: Winter Solstice. To be played (and hopefully enjoyed) in the deepest darkness. "Dream All The Dark Away" ... --- originally published on Ambientblog --- December 21 is the longest night in the Northern hemisphere. It marks the start of Winter (even though it is also called "Midwinter"), but gradually the nights will slowly get shorter as to indicate spring will be coming, eventually. For the 2019 Winter Solstice, Dutch Radio station Concertzender Nederland programmed an 8-hour ambient music special from 23:00 until 07:00 (11pm to 7am). That's a good night's sleep for most people! My contribution was scheduled to close the night: from 05:00 to 07:00 (5am to 7am). For the context of this ambient night, I created a mix that is somewhat different from most Ambientblog.net mixes - after all, this was intended to be broadcast in the deepest hours of the darkest night of the year. So this one is more drone-oriented for the most part, slower, less 'dynamic' and less 'intense'. More info on https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2019-12/winter-solstice-mix/ note: first time is start time, second time is fragment length 00:00 01:48 Suzanne Vega - Stay AwakeStay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films), 1988, A&M Records00:20 05:09 Atom TM - Texturen ITexturen I, 2015, No.01:19 02:57 Chris Meloche - Loop 6 (Excerpt)X-Rated - The Electronic Files, 2002, Boudisque Records03:41 03:22 Thomas Koehner & Asmus Tietchens - Frühruin Part 1Σ + Frühruin (Kontakt Der Jünglinge Box), 2004, Die Stadt06:01 04:07 Thomas Köner - NuukNuuk, 2004, MillePlateauxMedia08:55 03:07 Akira Rabelais - Track 52Spelle Remixes, 2005, unreleased (private collection)09:05 03:39 Bass Communion - Sisters Oregon, Part 3Sisters Oregon, 2017, Drone Records11:07 06:15 Bass Communion - Sisters Oregon, Part 4Sisters Oregon, 2017, Drone Records14:27 04:52 Else Marie Pade & Jacob Kirkegaard - NimbostratusSvaevninger, 2013, Important Records16:24 05:42 Eliane Radigue - L'Île ResonanteOeuvres Electroniques, 2018, INA-GRM20:39 06:56 Brian Eno - Five Light PaintingsMusic From Installations, 2018, Opal Records26:00 04:15 Hilary Jeffery - Belfast Tromboscillator 2Belfast Tromboscillator, 2007, self-released28:37 05:53 James Plotkin & Mick Harris - DissolveCollapse, 1996, Asphodel31:24 06:23 Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - GlassGlass, 2018, Noton34:44 05:48 Deep Listening Band - CCCC (Cistern Chapel Chance Chants)The Ready Made Boomerang, 1991, New Albion38:04 05:12 Michael Fahres - The Tubes (feat. Jon Hassell & Mark Atkins)The Tubes, 2007, Cold Blue Music41:21 06:02 William Basinski - WorryTwo Point Two, 2003, 12K45:05 08:22 Biosphere - ValchyrieX-Rated - The Electronic Files, 2002, Boudisque Records48:56 08:15 Yann Novak - SurroundingsSurroundings, 2017, Line53:08 07:23 Broeder Dieleman - Omer GiellietUut De Bron, 2015, Snowstar Records59:42 02:08 Jeff Bridges - Sleep, Dream, WakeupSleeping Tapes, 2015, Squarespace1:01:01 02:06 Morgen Wurde feat. Maria Estrella - Laesst LosPop Ambient 2020, 2019, Kompakt1:02:24 03:52 Monty Adkins - Secret DreamsRift Patterns, 2014, Audiobulb1:05:06 02:25 Ambrose Field & John Potter - Presque Quelque ChoseBeing Dufay, 2009, ECM1:06:52 03:00 A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Aqualung, MotherfuckerThe Undivided Five, 2019, Ninja Tune1:08:39 03:37 Jacob Kirkegaard - Opus Morturarium - ExcerptOpus Mors, 2019, Fonik1:10:49 05:56 Ben Lukas Boysen - The Behinian GospelGravity, 2013, Ad Noiseam1:14:49 01:53 Dean Hurley - Low Sustained MysteryAnthology Resource Vol. 1, 2017, Sacred Bones Records1:15:51 04:03 Jeff Greinke - Out From Under (excerpt)A Storm Of Drones, 1995, Asphodel1:18:46 04:22 Gray Acres - Unconditional Material Forces, 2019, Whitelabrecs1:20:49 05:54 Robert Henke - Studies Of Thunder Signal To Noise, 2004, Imbalance Computer Music1:24:35 04:34 James Murray - CarinaHeavenly Waters, 2017, Slowcraft1:28:34 03:27 Robert Rich - Senescent ArchitectureTactile Ground, 2019, Soundscape1:30:46 03:18 Kim Cascone - Lunar Gauzes-Alchemisphere Lunar Gauzes-Alchemisphere, 2012, eSpace1:32:52 09:44 Fovea Hex - We Dream All The Dark Away (Abul Mogard Remix)The Salt Garden II, 2017, Headphone Dust/Die Stadt1:41:18 03:23 Jana Winderen - SubmergedSubmerged, 2009, Touch1:42:51 09:04 Greg Haines - 183 TimesDigressions, 2012, Preservation 1:50:52 03:16 Chris Watson - Cima VerdeCima Verde, 2008, Fondazione Edmund Mach 1:52:50 06:37 Oliver Messiaen - Oraison, 1937Ohm - The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music 1948 - 1980, 2000, Ellipsis Arts1:58:22 01:30 Biosphere - SteinfjordThe Senja Recordings, 2019, Biophon Records

A two-hour mix for the longest night: Winter Solstice. To be played (and hopefully enjoyed) in the deepest darkness. "Dream All The Dark Away" ... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

The mix title, Radical Candor, comes from the (management) philosophy that argues that feedback (on behaviour) is most effective if it is 'challenging' but at the same time shows that you 'care'. I felt there was a resemblance: the mix is 'caring' at times but can also be quite 'challenging' to the listener. At least, that was my intention. Now you decide. --- originally published on Ambientblog --- A word of warning first. This is not an ambient mix intended to relax or create a calm atmosphere. Also, it is not a showcase with full album tracks. It is a 'create-your-own-movie' soundtrack with some rather intense climaxes.And 42 track fragments in less than one hour - almost none of those in full length: all tracks are cut-up, fragmented, edited, layered and re-assembled (but never altered sonically) - like creating a collage from torn pictures. This also means that none of the parts represents the artists' original intention (I hope they still can appreciate what I do here). For further exploration, the release details of the fragments are provided so you can check out the original full versions and support the artist wherever possible. More info on https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2019-07/radical-candor-mix/ Tracklist: [starting time] [fragment length] Artist name - Track titleAlbum title, release year, label 00:00 02:08 Areni Agbabian - Garun ABloom, 2019, ECM 254900:52 01:49 Gideon Wolf - Self PortraitReplicas, 2019, Fluid Audio 06001:37 01:26 Kammarheit - The Indefinite VaultsDrone Islands - Land Raising, 2019, Eighth Tower Records02:43 01:34 Resina - Trigger (Abul Mogard Remix)Traces - Remixes, 2019, 130701/Fatcat Records LP133503:36 02:23 Craig Leon - The Twenty Second Step As Well As The TenthAnthology Of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2, 2019, RVNG Intl RVNGNL5505:03 02:53 Angelina Yershova - CosmotengriCosmotengri, 2019, Twin Paradox07:02 02:55 Ashtoreth - Elemental IDrone Islands - Land Raising, 2019, Eighth Tower Records09:16 01:31 Robert Scott Thompson - ProximityPhonotopological, 2018, Acourant AWD 37956110:10 02:42 Alla Zakaykevych - Voice/WayKaleidoscope - Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2019, Flaming Pines FLP07912:38 01:51 Snowdrops - Manta RayManta Ray OST, 2019, Gizeh Records GZH8714:13 02:20 Zeno van den Broek - Interlude TwoBreach, 2019, Moving Furniture MFR07215:03 03:52 Jessica Moss - Fractals (Truth 4)Entanglement, 2018, Constellation CST13818:28 02:55 The London Sound Survey - Maplin SandsThames, 2019, Persistance Of Sound PS00319:28 02:17 Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi - WindsTacit-Citat-Ion, 2019, Ravello Records RAVL8011.2 21:08 01:58 Giulio Aldinucci - The Burning AlphabetDisappearing In A Mirror, 2018, Karl Records KR05522:06 03:33 John Haniver - BlackHow To Live Like A Ghost, 2019, Linge Records LINGE08922:20 00:44 Anxious Bot - Check The BasementCrystal Bible, 2018, self-released23:38 01:56 Anxious Bot - Check The BasementCrystal Bible, 2018, self-released24:20 03:25 Carl Stone - Kuk II Kwan (1981)Electronic Music From The Seventies And Eighties, 2016, Unseen Worlds UW1526:07 01:22 Maxime Tanguay - Nain FieldSertraline, 2018, the end is near then01226:53 01:44 Colin Stetson - Second Seance, Pt. 1 (+ Reversed)Hereditary OST, 2018, Milan M2-36952 27:42 02:06 Osa7209 - Osa 14Orchestral, 2019, self-released29:11 02:14 Sven Laux & Daniela Orvin - A Moment Of SilenceThe Writings, 2019, Dronarivm DR-5931:00 02:33 Jane Antonia Cornish - LuxConstellations, 2018, Innova Recordings innova 00632:28 02:34 Fiona Brice - Movement 1 (Holographic Field Rework)String Quartet No. 1, 2018, Bigo And Twigeti34:44 00:58 Goncalo F. Cardoso - Radio Zanzibar Étude 1Impressões De Uma Ilha (Unguja), 2018, Edições Cn ‎ECN19 35:08 01:12 Juha-Matti Rautiainen - VoidAbove Me Weeps The Sky, 2018, Randomizer Media RDZCD0535:20 02:26 Joseph Dugan - Sit In The Center Watching And Forget That You're ThereSwaha, 2019, self-released35:32 00:50 The Books - BonanzaThe Lemon Of Pink, 2003, Tomlab tom 3237:15 02:36 Julia Kent - Through The WindowTemporal, 2019, Leaf BAY 106CD38:54 04:19 The London Sound Survey - Alhallows Marshes NightThames, 2019, Persistance Of Sound PS00339:03 07:40 Sleep Research Facility - Theta2DeltaFrom Here To Tranquility Volume 9 - In Dreams, 2018, Silent Records42:33 03:14 Sarah Davachi - EvensongGave in Rest, 2018, Ba Da Bing! BING 13744:31 02:39 Keru Not Ever - Équilibre De La TerreurThe Wind Of ?, 2019, Infinite Machine IM07146:04 02:52 Bas van Huizen - TorrewolkKulverzuchter, 2018, Moving Furniture Records MFR06347:40 01:32 Rafael Kolacki - Ra'sA'Za. Hearing Ethiopia, 2017, Zoharum ZOHAR 154-248:20 02:00 Rauelsson - MistralMirall, 2018, Sonic Pieces 02749:40 01:05 Rafael Kolacki - Ra'sA'Za. Hearing Ethiopia, 2017, Zoharum ZOHAR 154-250:02 02:36 Deaf Center - UndoneLow Distance, 2019, Sonic Pieces 02851:54 02:55 Alla Zakaykevych - Voice/WayKaleidoscope - Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2019, Flaming Pines FLP07954:03 03:11 Martin Ptak - The SourceRiver Tales, 2018, Col Legno WWE 1CD 2044156:10 02:41 Dickon Hinchliffe - Return To The ForestLeave No Trace OST, 2018, Lakeshore Records58:52 End

The mix title, Radical Candor, comes from the (management) philosophy that argues that feedback (on behaviour) is most effective if it is 'challenging' but at the same time shows that you 'care'. I felt there was a resemblance: the mix is 'caring' at times but can also be quite 'challenging' to the listener. At least, that was my intention. Now you decide. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

"For me, personally, a mix has the most impact when it feels like I'm watching a movie. With ups, downs, some drama, sentiment, moment of joy, climax and anticlimax. And yes: tension and release." --- originally published on Ambientblog --- When I started working on this mix, its working title was Wonderlust, simply because I liked that word: a variation on wanderlust ('a desire to travel') which the Urban Dictionary describes as 'the desire to be in a constant state of wonder'.But as the mix progressed, the title didn't fit very well. There were too many dark and unsettling moments... moment that may evoke their own 'state of wonder' but of a completely different kind. The Questions in Anja Garbarek's track are crucial to this mix and gave it its title: a few simple questions to diagnose severe psychotic disorders, a delusional state of mind. There may be quite a few of these delusional moments in this mix, but they are alternated with moments of joy in an almost melodramatical equilibrium. More info on https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2019-01/delusional-mix/ Tracklist:(first time is the start time, time in brackets is the sample length) 00:00 (01:13) Angelo Badalamenti/City Of Prague Orchestra - Mulholland Drive ThemeMulholland Drive soundtrack, 2001, Milan 74321 89823 200:59 (00:59) Allesio Ballerini - WiwananaWiwanana OST, 2018, Fluid Audio 05401:43 (01:49) Martin Ptak - StormRiver Tales, 2018, Col-Legno WWE 1CD 2044101:57 (00:32) Goblin - Suspiria (Celesta & Bells)Suspiria OST, 1977/2012, Cinevox CD OST 702/s02:30 (02:04) Jóhann Jóhannsson - Seeker Of The Serpents EyeMandy OST, 2018, Invada LSINV203CD03:11 (02:57) Monty Adkins - Still Juniper Snow: Distant WatersBozzini+, 2018, Huddersfield Contemporary Records HCR19CD05:38 (01:08) Anja Garbarek - QuestionsThe Road Is Just A Surface, 2018, Drabant Music, DM58LPPER05:52 (03:17) Gryllus Ábris - Post_02Post_, 2017, Farbwechsel FARB02608:01 (01:51) Autechre - Sinstrailab AirNTS Sessions 2, 2018, Warp Records WARPCD364 08:30 (02:31) Jessica Moss - Fractals (Truth 3)Entanglement, 2018, Constellation CST13810:09 (01:58) Rudolf Eb.er - IshikiriOm Kult: Ritual Practice Of Conscious Dying- Vol. II, 2018, Om Kult OM-210:27 (00:25) Anja Garbarek - QuestionsThe Road Is Just A Surface, 2018,11:05 (01:17) Ulnar - Daylight FireworksDreaming Of Sailing Further West, 2017, Colectivo Casa Amarela CCA00311:41 (02:42) Jean C. Roche - Rancho GrandeBirds Of Venezuela, 1973/2018, Sub Rosa SR411LP12:05 (03:08) Arve Henriksen - SanmyakuSakuteiki, 2001, Rune Grammofon RCD202114:12 (02:34) The Newton Brothers - Feel NothingThe Haunting Of Hill House OST, 2018, Wax Work Records16:23 (02:22) Thomas Vaquié - EcumeEcume, 2016, Antivj Recordings 18:31 (02:56) From The Mouth Of The Sun & Seabuckthorn - Lesser StillWe Stayed The Path That Fell To Shadow, 2018, Lost Tribe Sound21:21 (00:43) Maria W. Horn - AtropaKontrapoetik, 2018, XKatedral XK1221:44 (01:35) Bass Communion - Drugged IV Reconstructions And Recycling (Bass Communion Remixed), 2003, Headphone Dust BCCD522:30 (03:07) Alea Saxophone Quartet - Arvo Pärt: SolfeggioArvo Pärt Anima, 2017, Col-Legno WWE 1CD 2043724:52 (02:57) BJNilsen - Table Of HoursFocus Intensity Power, 2017, Moving Furniture Records MFR06226:40 (04:06) Illuminine - Dear, Utopia (feat. Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie)#3, 2018, Ferryhouse Productions FHP 4261726:42 (01:27) Michael Fahres - Het Gesloten OgenblikGäbrik (music from the book by Marc Legendre), 2018, Vlaamse Onafhankelijke Stripgilde29:33 (02:20) Mathieu St. Pierre - 23.0785729, 143.9554413 These Elephants, 2018, Se;f-released (Bandcamp)30:46 (01:22) Janek Schaefer - To Row Against The TideWhat Light There Is Tells Us Nothing (For Robert Wyatt), 2018, Temporary Residence Limited TRR30531:53 (01:05) Mothertape - Problem 4In Progress Vol. III, 2018, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej "Łaźnia"31:57 (01:54) Murcof - Chapitre VILost In Time, 2018, Glacial Movements Records GMO3533:22 (02:16) Varg, Annamelina - Stonewall PoemNordic Flora Series Pt. 5 - Crush, 2018, Posh Isolation 20933:52 (02:03) Ipek Gorgun - MilevaEcce Homo, 2018, Touch TO:10634:45 (02:16) Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch - RainBlade Runner 2049 OST, 2017, Epic 1907580085236:11 (02:47) Machinefabriek - HangingEngel, 2018, Self-Released (Bandcamp)37:44 (02:30) Adam Mankowski - Próba Dźwięki Z Offu, 2018, Attenuation Circuit ACU 101339:06 (03:35) Les Horribles Travailleurs - Keizersrande 4 (ft. Anja Kreysing)Off Track, 2018, Esc.Rec 6240:53 (01:06) Rudolf Eb.Er - Licht (Unborn Light)Om Kult: Ritual Practices Of Conscious Dying - Vol. 1, 2018, Om Kult OM-141:32 (04:47) Claudio F. Baroni - Solo VIII-AirMotum, 2018, Unsounds 61U41:40 (02:41) Ed Alp - RTPVCunreleased, 2009, private collection44:31 (03:00) Monty Adkins - Still Juniper Snow: Spiral PathsBozzini+, 2018, Huddersfield Contemporary Records HCR19CD47:02 (01:23) Minco Eggersman - Melisma & GurianKavkasia, 2017, Volkoren 7347:30 (02:32) Jacob Lindhagen - KenopsiaPaces, 2017, 1631 Recordings FR1-01549:14 (02:05) Jonty Harrison - Going Places (2015)Voyages, 2016, Empreintes DIGITALes IMED 1613950:01 (01:18) Cadeu - Echoic VIIIEchoic, 2018, Esc.Rec 6050:50 (02:50) Colin Stetson - Mothers & DaughtersHereditary OST, 2018, Milan M2-3695253:35 (01:33) Jóhann Jóhannsson & BJ Nilsen - Carkeys (reversed)I Am Here OST, 2014, Ash International Ash 11.154:36 (01:13) Jon Hopkins - PrologueMonsters OST, 2010, Double Six DS036D55:35 (04:07) Brian Eno & Metropole Orchestra - An Ending (arr. Dick Bakker)Shutov Assembly Live Paradiso, 1999, unreleased

"For me, personally, a mix has the most impact when it feels like I'm watching a movie. With ups, downs, some drama, sentiment, moment of joy, climax and anticlimax. And yes: tension and release." --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

Headphone Commute, Ambientblog and Slowcraft Records are proud to present a unique mix by a colleague and partner in crime, Peter van Cooten, of beautiful works from a beautiful couple: James Murray and Anne Garner --- originally published on Ambientblog --- The inspiration for this mix came after attending separate performances of James Murray and Anne Garner.The music they perform is quite different: James exploring various kinds of abstract experimental electronic soundscapes, Anne performing her poetic emotional songs blending jazz, alternative pop, folk, spectral lullabies and tender neo-classical arrangements.As different as their output may be, it still fits together very well - which is no real surprise knowing that Anne & James are a couple living together, and James produces and contributes towards Anne's music.I wanted to find out how it would work out when mixing some tracks from their past and recent albums together.And I found out it works very well, as you can hear yourself in this mix. It also shows that, if the ingredients match, 0ne plus one can be much more than two! More info on https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2018-09/james-anne-mix/ Tracklist 00:00 Anne Garner - Haunt Me (Instrumental)Trusting A Twirled World (Instrumental), 201102:28 James Murray - Grace (edit)Killing Ghosts, 201705:20 Anne Garner - Come In (edit with Christoph Berg Remix)Be Life, 2015 / Be Life Relived, 201608:43 James Murray - Hold Your Breath (edit)Floods, 201211:31 James Murray - Greenlands (Green Lane) (edit)Floods Returned, 201715:02 Anne Garner - Fall Before The NightLost Play, 201819:32 Silent Vigils - MolenbrookFieldem, 201822:41 James Murray - LaterisersEyes to the Height, 201627:20 Anne Garner - Wednesday's Child (edit with Louis Remix)Be Life, 2015 / Be Life Relived, 201631:48 James Murray - EquuleusHeavenly Waters, 201733:57 Tetherdown - Pitch Roll And YawFirst Flight, 201643:01 Anne Garner - Soft Eyes (Lost Vocals Remix edit with original version) Be Life Relived, 2016 / Be Life, 201546:59 James Murray - These HandsMount View, 201450:33 James Murray - The Sea In The Sky (edit)The Sea In The Sky, 201554:02 Anne Garner - The TowerTrusting A Twirled World, 201156:46 James Murray - CarinaHeavenly Waters, 20171:00:35 Anne Garner - Wherever You GoBe Life, 2015

Headphone Commute, Ambientblog and Slowcraft Records are proud to present a unique mix by a colleague and partner in crime, Peter van Cooten, of beautiful works from a beautiful couple: James Murray and Anne Garner --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

"Follow me into a movie that you might want to see sometime... a movie that's happening in the back of your own head..." And remember: "use your ears, not your prejudices"... --- originally published on Ambientblog --- Playlist:(first time is the start time, time in brackets is the sample length) 00:00 (01:33)Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - DreamsLandfall, 2018, Nonesuch 7559-79338-901:21 (01:10)Tomoko Sauvage - ClepsydraMusique Hydromantique, 2017, Shelter Press SP08701:25 (01:36)Christina Vantzou & John Also Bennett - Alfred Hitchcock HazeZin Taylor's Thought Of A Dot As It Travels The Surface, 2018, Shelter Press SP09202:38 (01:14)Scott Worthington - InterludeOrbit, 2018, 2018, IIKKI IIKKI00503:17 (01:34)Anne Garner - BrinkThe Last Sense To Leave Us (A Tribute To Pauline Oliveiros), 2017, Rural Colours RC8004:23 (06:47)Swoop And Cross - St. NoStories Of Disintegration, 2018, Time Released Sound TRS07409:56 (05:03)Rhodri Davies, David Sylvian, Mark Wastell - There Is No LoveThere Is No Love, 2017, 2017, Confront Core 0114:07 (04:33)Rebekah Del Rio - No StarsTwin Peaks - Music From The Limited Event Series, 2017, Rhino Records 08122793398217:57 (02:47)Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Horse LatitudesThe Mercy OST, 2018, Deutsche Grammophon 479 830319:17 (03:45)Stefan Wesolowski - PreludeRite OF The End, 2017, Ici D'Ailleurs22:03 (04:24 )Tonaliens - Pallas, Pt. 2Tonaliens, 2018, Edition Telemark 785.0222:41 (02:36)Scanner - Cast To The BottomThe Great Crater, 2017, Glacial Movements Records GM 03024:38 (02:00)The Beacon Sound Choir - Drone 3 Sunday Songs, 2017, First Terrace Records, FTR00225:21 (03:33)OSA7029 - Osa 2 (feat. Debi Wong)A Sense Of Belonging, 2017, self-released (Bandcamp)27:53 (01:06)Ryuichi Sakamoto - Full Moon (intro)Async, 2017, Milan 399 903-228:54 (03:18)Joana Gama & Luis Fernandez - Lucid StillnessAt The Still Point Of The Turning World, 2018, Room40 RM49231:31 (01:54)Max Richter & London Voices - What Did They Die ForHostiles OST, 2018, Deutsche Grammophon 479 986532:54 (04:00)Yann Novak - The Inertia Of TimeThe Future Is A Forward Escape Into The Past, 2018, Touch TO:10535:58 (01:17)Nanook Of The North - QulingatNanook Of The North, 2018, Denovali Records36:42 (01:32)Laurie Spiegel - Three Sonic Spaces IUnseen Worlds, 1994, Aesthetic Engineering 11001-237:50 (03:31)Loscil - AzimuthIlluminations II - The New Year 2018 Charity Compilation, Dronarivm40:50 (01:56)Shall Remain Nameless - Untitled IIIUntitled, 2018, self-released42:22 (01:28)Koenraad Ecker - L'Incendio Genovese (In Memoriam Carlo Giuliani)A Biology Of Shadows, 2018, In Aulis AUL00143:26 (02:34)Lee Yi - DesecrationAn Instant For Momentary Desolation, 2017, Rottenman Editions44:45 (03:24)Haarvöl - SenescénciaBombinate, 2017, Moving Furniture Records MFR04246:23 (04:15)Solo Collective - AscensionPart One, 2017, Nonostar NR0249:01 (06:40)Olan Mill - Molanret Orient, 2017, Hidden Vibes HV04455:46 (02:10)Trio Mediaeval & Arve Henriksen - GammelkjerringsvalsenRimur, 2017, ECM Records ECM2520, 481 4742

"Follow me into a movie that you might want to see sometime... a movie that's happening in the back of your own head..." And remember: "use your ears, not your prejudices"... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

The end of a year is a popular moment to release a (label) compilation. Sometimes to look back, sometimes to look ahead.... and sometimes just because it's compilation time. Here's an (incomplete!) overview of some recent compilations presenting hours (and more hours) of listening pleasure. VARIOUS ARTISTS - ILLUMINATIONS II Dronarivm kicks off with this New Year Charity Compilation. No less than 30 track and almost three hours of music, priced ridiculously low to begin with... but of course you will want to pay more because of the amount of music, ánd because the profits go to 4Paws for Ability, an organisation that 'enriches the lives of children with disabilities by training and placing quality, task-trained service dogs.' (You can also donate directly of course, but why would you when you're offered a batch of quality music in the process?) The thirty artists presented here show why Dronarivm has become one of the most important labels in the ambient/experimental electronic genre. It's an impressive array of which I will only mention a few names: Aaron Martin, Bruno Sanfilippo, Loscil, Jacaszek, Machinefabriek, Endless Melancholy, Legiac, Offthesky, Olan Mill, Sven Laux, Anne Chris Bakker, Antonymes, Giulio Aldinucci, Pleq, Hakobune, Pausal Chihei Hatakeyama. And that are just 17/30. Even more impressive is the fact that all these tracks are exclusive - they have not appeared on earlier releases before. So this is what we call a 'no-brainer'! If you missed the first (2017) edition of Illuminations with another 28 tracks, you can still download it. It is a Name-Your Price release, but I strongly suggest to double your donation for Illuminations II. Simply because. Illuminations II (The New Year 2018 charity compilation) by Various Artists VARIOUS ARTISTS - FROM HERE TO TRANQUILITY, VOL. 8: THE DARKENED PATH On a somewhat darker note, we find #8 in the From Here To Tranquility series on Silent Records, curated and founded by Kim Cascone. Not specifically an end-of-year release, by the way, but edition 8 in the From Here To Tranquility series. This edition 'addresses the pervasive darkness we find in the world today', and does so with 80 minutes of contemplative soundscapes with a retro-touch by Scott Gibbons, Kris Force, Chris Meloche, Dead Voices on Air, Michal Seta, Pragma, David Metcalfe, Legion Of Green Men, Aume, Meterpool, Mike Rooke and David Lee Myers. Not the most familiar names perhaps, and the music can be quite different in nature (a quiet atmospheric field recording track by Chris Meloche can easily be followed by a rather aggressive noise track from Dead Voices on Air), but you can simply count on Kim Cascone's experience in selecting quality sounds. From Here to Tranquility - Volume 8 (the darkened path) by Various Artists VARIOUS ARTISTS - STEEL - DRAGON'S EYE TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY Not exactly a year-in-retrospect compilation, but an album to celebrate the twelve years of existence since Yann Novak relaunched his father's record label Dragon's Eye Recordings. The 'steel' in the title is 'named after the traditional eleventh anniversary gift (due to miscalculation and a love for the cover art by Jake Muir)'. A 'variety of styles, processes, practices, techniques, and most importantly points of view' is presented in this Name-Your-Price download featuring unreleased tracks by artists that recently released work on the label. Such as: Steve Pacheco, Tobias Hellkvist, Robert Crouch, Yann Novak, Jake Muir, Fabio Perletta, Geneva Skeen, Mark Kate and wndfrm. 78 Minutes of sheer minimalist joy. Steel: Dragon's Eye Twelfth Anniversary by Various Artists VARIOUS ARTISTS - RUSTED TONE SAMPLER I Rusted Tone Recordings does not look back to 2017 because it did not exist in 2017. It is a new independent label, curated by James Armstrong, 'specialising in ambient, drone and experimental music'. Judged by this introduction sampler the label will definitely be worth keeping an eye on: it introduces artists that will be releasing albums on Rusted Tone in the coming year. Think: Darren Harper, James Osland, Wil Bolton, Green Kingdom, Spheruleus - along less familiar names like Gallery Six & Oblivia, Net, Kepier Widow, Saltings and Kevin Buchland. Suffices to say this introduction succeeds in raising interest for the label! This, too, is a Name-Your-Price download if you want. But please keep in mind that proceeds 'will go towards supporting physical releases and sustaining Rusted Tone Recordings.' Rusted Tone Recordings: Sampler Vol. 1 by Various Artists VARIOUS ARTISTS - GRENZWELLEN I A somewhat different beast (and with that I mean considerably less ambient) is this massive compilation supporting the German radio show Grenzwellen, hosted by Ecki Stieg and broadcasted on Radio Hannover. Grenzwellen started in 1987 so it exists for more than thirty years now! It can be heard every wednesday for three hours starting at 9 pm CET via the Radio Hannover livestream. But even if you can't listen to their show this compilation is a great introduction to the music that can be heard on this show. Almost 4 hours of all kinds of experimental/electronic music in a mix of well- and lesser-known artist. I won't mention them all, but here are just a few of the names that I recognise: Giulio Aldinucci, Gabi Delgado, Ulrich Schnauss, CEEYS, Marsen Jules Trio (with a 15 minute string version of Étoiles de la Nuit), Bersarin Quartett, Bartosz Dziadosz, Hecq, Arovane,Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Sven Laux, Sankt Otten, Markus Guentner, Richard Chartier, Hotel Neon. 31 Tracks, and most of them previously unreleased. Grenzwellen host and compilation curator Ecki Stieg advises to play the compilation in its entirety: "please listen in the order given. Don't use the random button!." Grenzwellen Eins by Grenzwellen VARIOUS ARTISTS - MUSIC FOR ELEVATORS And, while on the subject of massive compilation projects this one cannot stay unmentioned. Only recently I became aware of a series of (free download) releases by the Mahorka netlabel called "Music for Elevators." A nice reference to many ambient "Music for ..." releases, as well as to 'Elevator Music' - which is usually referring to anonymous 'Muzak'. The first edition of this series was released way back in 2002, followed by Vol. 2 in 2005, Vol. 3 in 2007, Vol. 4 in 2012. The three-part set Vol. 5, which is said to conclude the series, was released in 2017 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). You can still find the complete set online: the first four editions can be found on Archive.org (free downloads), the three-part Vol. 5 on Bandcamp (Name-Your-Price). So that is quite an impressive batch of unknown music to discover. Unknown - because in the tradition of netlabels, Mahorka presents the work of artists that are largely unknown - with the occasional exception depending on how 'deep' you are into the scene. "You are on board for a pushing all kinds of boundaries trip through what ambient music can be and what can be ambient music." 'Ambient' is not a very strict definition here, probably 'experimental electronic' would have been a more appropriate label. There are quite a few tracks that would probably scare the hell out of any ordinary citizen who got stuck in an elevator. But in a collection like this, everyone will find a lot of sounds to his/her liking! Music For Elevators Vol.5 (Part 1) by Various Artists

A collaboration mix with Headphone Commute's Mike Lazarev, in which we take five minutes for each turn without knowing the others tracklist. The result: Bipolar! --- originally published on Ambientblog --- We had no clear concept for this mix when we started, other than 'each turn takes 5 minutes, we'll stop at 60, and we'll see where it gets us'. We were unaware of each other's tracklist (apart from what our ears told us). The result is a thrilling ride, where each part is a reaction to the previous section.Not exactly what we'd call an 'ambient' mix, because it's extremely dynamic. Sections may range from deep sleep sections to exuberant enthusiasm - hence 'Bipolar'.It's like a full life's story comprised in one hour. Tracklist: 00:00 [PvC] Alejandro Dojorewski - Eye Of The Beholder// The Holy Mountain [Finders Keepers Records,1973/2015]00:20 [PvC] Hilmar Öm Hilmarsson, Sigur Ros - Black Dog And The Scottish Play// Angels Of The Universe [FatCat Records, 2001]01:20 [PvC] Dean Hurley - Low Sustained Mystery// Anthology Resource Vol. 1 [Sacred Bones Records, 2017]02:06 [PvC] Bass Communion - Sisters Oregon B// Sisters Oregon [Substantia Innominata, 2017]03:27 [PvC] H_C/Ben Frost - Artist Reflection// Artist Reflections [unreleased, 2017]----------------------------------------------------04:30 [HC] Hlynur A. Vilmarsson - BD (excerpt)// Iceland Symphony Orchestra - Recurrance [Sono Luminus, 2017]06:00 [HC] Actress x London Contemporary Orchestra - Audio Track 5 (Narrowest Sustain Version)// Audio Track 5 [Ninja Tune, 2017]06:30 [HC] Roly Porter - 4101// Third Law [Triangle, 2016]09:00 [HC] Paul Jebanasam - sigma*(y waiting -x)// Continuum [Subtext, 2016]----------------------------------------------------09:17 [PvC] Annelies Monseré - I Will Lock You (UK Mix)// Verjaardag [Bluesanct, 2006]10:03 [PvC] Sarah Davachi - For Voice (edit)// All My Circles Run [Students Of Decay, 2017]11:30 [PvC] Los Angeles Percussion Quartet - Memory Palace V. Claremont (edit)// Beyond [Sono Luminous, 2017]13:10 [PvC] Ryuichi Sakamoto - Walker (edit)// Async [Milan, 2017]13:14 [PvC] Hans Zimmer/Benjamin Wallfisch - Furnace// Blade Runner 2049 [Epic Records, 2017]----------------------------------------------------14:30 [HC] Kreng - Tourniquet (Part One) (excerpt)// Works For Abattoir Fermé 2007 - 2011 [Miasmah, 2012]18:20 [HC] Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - A Point of No Return (sample)// Stalker [Fathom, 1995]18:30 [HC] Marcus Fjellström - Arboretum (ending)// Skelektikon [Miasmah, 2017]----------------------------------------------------19:15 [PvC] Robert Henke - Studies For Thunder// Signal To Noise [Imbalance Computer Music, 2004]20:28 [PvC] Michael Begg - An Act Of Balance// Titan - A Crane Is A Bridge [Omnempathy, 2017]21:50 [PvC] The Beacon Sound Choir - Sea Of Voices (Machinefabriek Rework) (edit)// Sunday Songs [First Terrace Records, 2017]23:16 [PvC] Jon Hopkins - Hunted// How I Live OST [Just Music, 2013]----------------------------------------------------24:30 [HC] Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - A Point of No Return (sample)// Stalker [Fathom, 1995]26:16 [HC] Rødhåd - Withheld Walk// Anxious [Dystopian, 2017]28:07 [HC] Barbarix & Volatile Cycle - Rundled (sample)// Monoleth 001 [MethLab, 2016]29:00 [HC] Jason van Wyk - For Now// Opacity [Home Normal, 2017]----------------------------------------------------29:59 [PvC] Büdie Siebert - Wal-Hall-A// Vor Der Flut - Hommage An Einen Wasserspeicher [Eigelstein Musikproduktion, 1985]30:44 [PvC] Heiner Goebbels - Ye Who Read (edit)// Shadow/Landscape With Argonauts [ECM Records, 1993]31:49 [PvC] Kenji Kawai - Making Of Cyborg (edit)// Ghost In The Shell OST [RCA,1995]32:33 [PvC] Lydia Kavina; Barbara Buchholz - Vakuum-Halluzinationen (for Two Theremins, Violin, And Violoncello) (edit)// Touch! Don't Touch! (Music For Theremin) [Wergo, 2006]----------------------------------------------------34:30 [HC] Karlheinz Stockhausen - Stimmung Model 6// Theatre Of Voices - Stimmung [Harmonia Mundi, 2007]34:45 [HC] Aphex Twin - XMAS_EVET10 [120][thanaton3 mix]// Syro [Warp, 2014]37:24 [HC] Hecq - Untitled (BK Remix)// Steeltongued [Hymen, 2009]39:25 [HC] Jóhann Jóhannsson - Part 2 / IBM 1403 Printer (excerpt)// IBM 1401, A User's Manual [4AD, 2006]----------------------------------------------------39:25 [PvC] Jóhann Jóhannsson - Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black (fragment; edit)// IBM 1401 - A User's Manual [4AD, 2006]39:35 [PvC] [The User] - }.}@}.@.}@}.@.}...... (edit)//Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printer [Staalplaat, 2002]41:14 [PvC] Ryoji Ikeda - Transmission (edit)// Dataphonics [Div Voir, 2010]42:14 [PvC] Neil Pomerleau - Dial-Up Sound// unreleased; (dialupsound.com)42:23 [PvC] Looped Exodus - Psalm 88 In Morsecode (edit)// Souls Have Machines [self-released, 2016]43:38 [PvC] Atom Heart - My Bird Can Sing// Semiacoustic Nature [Rather Interesting, 1995]----------------------------------------------------44:30 [HC] Chris Watson - El Divisadero// El Tren Fantasma [Touch, 2011]45:20 [HC] The KLF - Six Hours To Louisiana, Black Coffee Going Cold// Chill Out [KLF / Wax Trax / TVT, 1990]46:20 [HC] The Future Sound Of London - Bird Wings// Lifeforms [Virgin / Astralwerks, 1994]47:00 [HC] Chris Watson - El Divisadero (continued...)// El Tren Fantasma [Touch, 2011]49:00 [HC] The Future Sound Of London - Everyone In The World Is Doing Something Without Me// Dead Cities [Virgin / Astralwerks, 1996]----------------------------------------------------50:05 [PvC] Delia Derbyshire - Dreaming// Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds and Effects From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop [BBC Records And Tapes, 1976]50:36 [PvC] Edward Artemyev - Solaris - Station// Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker [Torso Kino, 1990]51:05 [PvC] Jonathan Coleclough, Colin Potter, Bass Communion - Yossaria// Jonathan Coleclough & Bass Communion & Colin Potter [ICR, 2003]52:15 [PvC] Penjaga Insaf - Djalan// Sama Sadja [Power & Steel, 2010]----------------------------------------------------55:08 [HC] Alva Noto - Xerrox Mesosphere// Xerrox Vol.3 [Raster-Noton, 2015]56:15 [HC] Sana Obruent - The Preparation// Dyatlov [Blackjack Illuminist, 2017]57:30 [HC] Max Richter - Whose Name Is Written On Water// Sleep [Deutsche Grammophon, 2015]----------------------------------------------------

What better way to start a new year with a brand new mix?!? And a very special one: a collaboration mix with Headphone Commute's Mike Lazarev, in which we take five minutes for each turn without knowing the others tracklist. The result: Bipolar! --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

The moment I heard Rami Malek whisper "Mind awake, body asleep" (Mr Robot, series 2) I knew this would be the inspiration for a new mix. A mix about half-sleep, lucid dreaming impressions... ungraspable images... and about "letting go". After all, Mr. Robot's tagline was "Control is an Illusion". Control proved to be an illusion indeed, with these different, unrelated, fragments coming together like pieces of a puzzle, creating a mix "like its own cinematic score." (H_C)--- originally published on Ambientblog --- Playlist start time – fragment length – Artist – TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label Details 00:00 00:53 Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil - Sloosha's HollowCloud Atlas OST, 2012, Sony Classical 8876541120200:20 00:30 Rami Malek - Mind Awake, Body AsleepMr. Robot, 201600:50 02:02 Gideon Wolf - DisquietYear Zero, 2016, Fluid Audio 03801:31 01:38 Kenji Kawai - GhosthackGhost in the Shell OST, 1995, RCA BVCR-72902:41 02:08 Dirigent - The Perseids (Naviarhaiku 137)3 Years of Naviar Haiku, 2017, Naviar, Bandcamp04:11 01:22 Olivier Alary - XiFiction - Non-Fiction, 2017, 130701 LP13-2405:14 02:19 Mayforest - –––––––Mayforest, 2017, Bandcamp07:13 03:00 Daniel WJ Mackenzie - Abandonment I (Moon Phase)Every Time Feels Like The Last Time, 2017, Eilean Rec 04809:35 02:59 Sij - Floating CloudsThe Time Machine, 2017, Cryo Chamber CRYO 05710:08 00:26 Rami Malek - Mind Awake, Body AsleepMr. Robot, 201612:02 02:32 BJ Nilsen - Twenty Four SevenEye of the Microphone, 2013, Touch TO:9513:10 02:19 Visible Cloaks - WintergreenReassemblage, 2017, Rvng Intl. RVNGNL3714:54 02:03 Stéphane Roy - IIIMigrations, 2004, Empreïntes Digitales IMED 037315:57 01:10 Simon Fisher Turner - Burnt InGiraffe, 2017, Editions Meg EMEGO 23117:01 03:01 Max Richter - MorphologyThree Worlds: Music From Wolf Works, 2017, Deutsche Grammophon 00289 479 6952 GH19:13 02:44 Angelina Yershova - Intermezzo 80 HertzResonance Night, 2017, Twin Paradox TPR00421:30 01:37 Gideon Wolf - NoiseYear Zero, 2016, Fluid Audio 03822:11 03:06 James Murray - AllwaysKilling Ghosts, 2017, Home Normal homen09124:40 02:47 Alva Noto - Gulf Night (For Peter Roehr)For, 2006, Line LINE_02625:49 02:17 Mario Batkovic - Desiderii PatriaeSolo, 2015, Veruston VTR002 (2017: Invada INV16LP)27:07 04:00 J. Peter Schwalm - EndknallThe Beauty of Disaster, 2016, RareNoise Records RNR05930:08 03:51 Abul Mogard - Tumbling Relentless HeapsWorks, 2016, Ecstatic ELP02032:38 02:59 Lawrence English - SomnambulistCruel Optimism, 2017, Room40 RM470CD34:43 01:54 Penjaga Insaf - KeinsafanSama Sadja, 2010, Power & Steel PAS 2735:27 01:21 Olan Mill - AlveOrient, 2017, Dauw d2136:23 02:34 Jeffrey Roden - Threads of a PrayerThreads of a Prayer Volume 2, 2017, Solaire Records SOL100438:50 01:40 Jóhann Jóhannsson - First EncounterArrival OST, 2016, Deutsche Grammophon 479678239:57 01:49 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - They Dream Of MoreSalero OST, 2016, Erased Tapes Records ERATP091CD40:23 00:14 Rami Malek - Mind Awake, Body AsleepMr. Robot, 201641:32 01:22 The Future Sound of London - Exerting Force or InfluenceEnvironment Six, 2016, fsoldigital CDTOT 7041:54 02:14 Andrew Wasylyk - Ghosts of Park PlaceThemes for Buildings and Spaces, 2017, Tape Club Records TAPCLB08342:43 02:57 Elegi - K-141Bånsull, 2017, Dronarivm DR-4344:43 03:02 Dødsmaskin - HeksetimenFullstendig Brent, 2017, Malignant Records TumorCD10445:46 03:22 FM3 - Dui XiangTing Shuo, 2014, self-released CN-M69-1448:28 02:13 Scott Walker - Dream SequenceThe Childhood of a Leader OST, 2016, 4AD CAD3620CD49:31 00:15 Rami Malek - Mind Awake, Body AsleepMr. Robot, 201650:00 03:47 Seabuckthorn - Passage of OldI Could See The Smoke, 2016, Lost Tribe Sound LTS-02453:07 01:50 Fabio Perletta - Ichinen Pt. 1Ichinen, 2017, Line LINE_08553:26 06:33 Olivier Alary - EpilogueFiction - Non-Fiction, 2017, 130701 LP13-24

The moment I heard Rami Malek whisper "Mind awake, body asleep" (Mr Robot, series 2) I knew this would be the inspiration for a new mix. A mix about half-sleep, lucid dreaming impressions... ungraspable images... and about "letting go". After all, Mr. Robot's tagline was "Control is an Illusion". This mix was created for - and is co-hosted on - Headphone Commute. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

Your reality is manipulated. Your perception is managed. Your thoughts are not your own. Reality is imaginary. This mix is inspired by 'Hypernormalisation'. --- originally published on Ambientblog --- Playlist start time – sample length – Artist – TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label Details 00:00 01:52 Amon Tobin - Lost & Found (Machinefabriek Deconstruction)Wendingen (Selected Remixes 2005-2015), 2016, Zoharum ZOHAR 117-200:52 02:36 Ryuichi Sakamoto / Alva Noto - The Revenant Theme (Alva Noto Remodel)The Revenant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 2015, Milan 399-758-202:06 02:05 Bjørn Hatterud - Victoria ArreleanoNovember 20th, 2016, Line LINE_08103:55 03:00 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Salero End CreditsSalero (Original Motion Picture Soundstrack), 2016, Erased Tapes ERATP09105:37 01:16 Roly Porter - 4101Third Law, 2016, Triangle 33D06:20 01:57 Phonothek - Something HappenedLost in Fog, 2016, Cryo Chamber CRYO 03707:02 03:44 Loren Nerell - Dark HorizonThe Venerable Dark Cloud, 2000/2016, Projekt PRO0033010:19 00:45 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat - Open City WestSoliloquy, 2008, Venus Rising Records10:45 01:35 Andrew Liles - Taumatawhakatangitanghangakauautamateapokaiwhenua-kitanatahullanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogochNew York Doll, 2004, Infraction INFX01311:57 02:19 Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphic HymnOrphée, 2016, Deutsche Grammophon 00289 479 6021 GH13:54 02:06 Jim Haynes - It Doesn't MatterThrottle And Calibration, 2016, Crónica 115~201615:34 02:33 Christopher Tignor - One eye Blue, One Eye Black (Blue)Along A Vanishing Plane, 2016, Western Vinyl WV14917:34 02:35 David Toop - Human Skin And The Stone StepsEntities Inertias Faint Beings, 2016, Room40 RM47518:07 03:02 Bionular - The Western LandsStary Pisarz, 2016, Oniron ON.00419:14 01:16 Mark Korven - Caleb's SeductionThe Witch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 2016, Milan 3676820:25 00:57 Resina - NightjarResina, 2016, 130701 CD13-2320:44 03:00 Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang - Traces XAtmosphères, 2016, ECM Records ECM 2414/1522:32 03:13 Looped Exodus - Mein HzSouls Have Machines, 2016, self-released (Bandcamp)25:10 02:00 Nicolas Jaar - The Three Sides Of Audrey And Why She's Alone NowNymphs, 2015, Other People OP02227:05 01:04 John Metcalfe & Simon Richmond - A DescentSet In Stone, 2016, ECC100 Records 00827:18 03:31 Joe Frawley - Leda And The SwanCartomancer, 2016, Self-Released (Bandcamp)29:40 02:47 God Body Disconnect - Prisoner's Sacrifice Facing ArcadiaLocus Arcadia, 2016, Cryo Chamber CRYO04131:40 01:16 Dimitry Evgrafov - The Lofty SkyThe Quiet Conversation, 2016, Fatcat Records/130701 DA13-2532:40 01:51 Mi - Shanty TownMeow Wolf's House of Return: Soundscapes Vol. 2, 2016, Meow Wolf33:33 01:44 Travis Corwin - Little HouseBeach Glass, 2016, Peconic Records 00234:30 02:03 The Cray Twins - Duao 2The Pier, 2016, Fang Bomb FB02535:17 05:12 Stephan Mathieu - If You Love,Radiance V: Fro Franz Wright, 2016, Schwebung Étendue V38:30 02:36 Biosphere - ShimmerWhere Words Fail Music Speaks, A Compilation For Ania Mehring, Santa Sangre Magazine (Bandcamp)39:53 03:53 Monolake - ErrorD E C, 2015, Imbalance Computer Music ML02943:06 01:03 Stephen Paul McGreevy - Fish Rock Road Whistler ShowerElectric Enigma: The VLF Recordings of Stephen P. McGreevy, 1996, irdial Discs 62 ird tcp243:20 02:33 Mathias Delplanque - Ma Chambre Quand Je N'y Suis Pas (Paris) (Extract)Taâlem: Vijftien Années, 2016, Taâlem (Bandcamp)44:56 03:17 Ocoeur - AsideReversed, 2016, n5MD MD24347:57 02:08 Anders Blomqvist - Sparar (Tracking)Media Artes II, 2002, Chamber Sound 2749:20 02:57 Tobias Freund & Valentina Berthelon - BranweltRecent Arts, 2016 Non Standard Production NSP 1350:25 01:47 Paul Jebanasam - Eidolons beginningp = (m²A ² am to (rho-z)-y ∂t+(ρ see to wait dz/dt = it xy that I -beta* do not z countlessContinuum, 2016, Subtext SUBCD00651:33 03:43 Nam-Khar - TenshugWhere Words Fail Music Speaks, A Compilation For Ania Mehring, Santa Sangre Magazine (Bandcamp)52:50 02:45 Phurpa - 100 Syllabic Mantra of BonWhere Words Fail Music Speaks, A Compilation for Ania Mehring, Santa Sangre Magazine (Bandcamp)54:47 03:03 Biosphere - Good Case And RestDeparted Glories, 2016 Smalltown Supersound, STS281CD57:00 02:23 Dead Melodies - Hidden SeekenSubtle Imperfections, 2016, Sparkwood Records SR2258:41 01:18 Amon Tobin - Lost & Found (Machinefabriek Deconstruction)Wendingen (Selected Remixes 2005-2015), 2016, Zoharum ZOHAR 117-2

Your reality is manipulated. Your perception is managed. Your thoughts are not your own. Reality is imaginary. Mix inspired by 'Hypernormalisation'; created for Headphone Commute. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

"Life can only be remembered backwards, but it must be lived forwards." The central piece provides the title for this mix: Solace - "Comfort in sorrow, misfortune. Consolation." This Fovea Hex track literally breathes consolation in every single note, so it seemed a good starting point for this mix. It is also one of the few tracks in the mix that are included in its full length. Even though there are quite some dark moments in this mix, I hope it may bring some 'solace' - if needed. (If not needed: even better...! It still can be nice to feel a bit melancholic for a while, can't it?) --- originally published on Ambientblog --- Playlist start time - sample length - Artist - TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label Details 00:00 01:02 Radiohead - DaydreamingA Moon Shaped Pool, 2016, XL Recordings XLDA79000:22 02:32 Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant Main ThemeThe Revenant Soundtrack, 2016, Milan 399 758-201:20 03:52 Northaunt - Extinction EventIstid I-II, 2015, Cyclic Law 72nd Cycle03:24 00:44 Radiohead - DaydreamingA Moon Shaped Pool, 2016, XL Recordings XLDA79003:58 03:01 Daniel W.J. Mackenzie - Glass InterludeGlass Permanent, 2016, Sound In Silence sis02805:33 02:45 Xiu Xiu - Nightsea WindPlays the Music of Twin Peaks, 2016, Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-31206:12 01:51 Jonty Harrison - Going Places: Geoterma Pools at Seltún (Iceland) and Rotorua (New Zealand)Voyages, 2016, Empreintes Digitales IMED 1613907:04 02:07 Lewis Pesacov & Elisabeth Cline - Entr'ActeThe Edge of Forever, 2016, The Industry Records08:44 01:30 Poppy Nogood - Frame ShatterMusic for Mourning, 2016, Preserved Sound PS3509:22 02:59 J. Peter Schwalm - The Anxt CodeThe Beauty of Disaster, 2016, RareNoise Records RN059LP11:50 01:33 Mark Lyken - Scar HistoryThe Terrestial Sea, 2016, Important Records IMPREC43712:34 01:22 Thet Liturgiske Owäsendet - Under Jord Är Du KommenJärtecken, 2015, Shimmering Moods Records SHM D010-tape213:23 00:53 Colin Stetson - Sorrow IISorrow (A Reimagining of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony), 2016, 52Hz 52HZ001CD13:53 02:58 Jonty Harrison - Going Places: In Transit Announcement in Airports / Railway Stations in Florence, Pisa, Rome and Castelfiore, Street Demonstration in MontpellierVoyages, 2016, Empreintes Digitales IMED 1613914:17 04:04 Melanie De Biasio - Blackened CitiesBlackened Cities, 2016, Play It Again Sam PIASL050CD18:00 02:15 Sercati - The Darkness In My HeartFalling On Earth, 2016, self-released19:53 02:44 Bjarni Gunnarsson - VerlatPaths, 2016, Granny Records granny1620:55 00:22 Radiohead - DaydreamingA Moon Shaped Pool, 2016, XL Recordings XLDA79022:05 01:41 Laurie Anderson - Life Lived BackwardsHeart Of A Dog, 2015, Nonesuch 755979488823:33 03:29 Celer - Terminal PointsTwo Days And One Night, 2016, Sequel SQ0525:34 02:55 Robert Crouch - Limbo Town (Croatoan)A Gradual Accumulation Of Ideas Become Truth, 2016, Line Line_07727:12 02:33 Markus Mehr - Re-Directed 4Re-Directed, 2016, Hidden Shoal29:12 00:47 Plinth - The Siren MurmurFlotsam, 2006, Second Language SL0529:30 03:00 Chris Watson - ScanuppiaCima Verde, 2008, Fondazione Edmund Mach 761118-02708-129:58 01:13 Ian William Craig - LeviathanCradle for the Wanting/Half Heard And Fleeting, 2015, Recital R1531:13 05:24 Fovea Hex - SolaceThe Salt Garden I, 2016, Die Stadt DS11636:10 01:18 Jacob Kirkegaard - Haus Der MahreSpectral Sounds, 2016, Spectral Sounds36:24 04:50 The [Law-Rah] Collective - Invocation 5Invocations, 2016, Raubbau Raub 03638:42 02:43 Pierce Warnecke - Shivering As The Warmth ReturnsMemory Fragments, 2016, Room40 RM47941:08 00:59 Sister Waize - Reverse ShamanismYour Syndrome, My Disease, 2015, self-released41:13 03:52 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Out of HorseThe Revenant Soundtrack, 2016, Milan 399 758-244:53 02:17 Seanïnvey - The Big TravelThe Path, 2016, Eilean Rec 03945:40 03:50 No Mask Effect - PunctualDouble Or Quits, 2016, Psychonavigation PSY 11747:24 03:20 Dakhabrakha - Vesna TschiliYagudki, 2007, self-released50:01 05:48 Thomas Köner - Tiento De La Luz 3Tiento De La Luz, 2016, Denovali Records den21555:18 02:13 Ryuichi Sakamoto/Alva Noto - Church DreamThe Revenant Soundtrack, 2016, Milan 399 758-257:06 01:59 Nasa Voyager Recordings - Symphonies of the Planets 3Symphonies of the Planets, 1992, Laserlight Digital 12 12557:14 02:12 Gentle Rain SoundOrangefreesounds.com library58:23 00:39 Clint Mansell - A Whistling Tune From A Lonely ManStoker OST, 2013, Milan 399 456-2

"Life can only be remembered backwards, but it must be lived forwards." The central piece provides the title for this mix: Solace - "Comfort in sorrow, misfortune. Consolation." This Fovea Hex track literally breathes consolation in every single note, so it seemed a good starting point for this mix. It is also one of the few tracks in the mix that are included in its full length. Even though there are quite some dark moments in this mix, I hope it may bring some 'solace' - if needed. (If not needed: even better...! It still can be nice to feel a bit melancholic for a while, can't it?) --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

Because of the drones, atmospheric field recordings and insect sounds, this mix will be labeled as an 'ambient' mix by most listeners. And of course it is.... but at the same time it isn't. It simply isn't 'unobtrusive' enough to be 'ambient'. An hour-long journey of scene changes, meandering between *Kitsch* and *Kult* - a bit more 'psychedelic' than 'ambient', in fact. --- originally published on Ambientblog --- This particular mix was created as a submission to Secret Thirteen's 'New Blood' invitation to send in 'kaleidoscopic mixes' for their mix series (that's why their logo is in the image). The '41' refers to the number of track samples that are used in this mix. Playlist:[Start Time] [Sample Length] [Artist] - [Title][Album, Year, Label] 00:00 01:59 Tatsuro Kojima - Kokoro Asu Wa Yoi Hi(Refraction and Reflection, 2015, Audiobulb AB063)00:25 01:55 Trio Mediaeval, David Lang - Just (After Song of Songs)(Youth OST, 2015, Indigo Film 399 773 - 2)01:54 01:35 Agnieszka Waligorska & Pekka Sirén - Achinech(Islas Resonantes, 2009)02:00 02:08 Ugasanie - The Phenomenon(Eye of Tunguska, 2015, Cryo Chamber CRYO 021)03:33 01:53 Norn - Droom Van Zinken Naar Het Holst Van Een Naamloze Diepte(Usotsuki, 2015, Moving Furniture Records MFR023)05:04 01:02 Alan Howarth - Space Ambience(Real Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054)05:35 01:33 Alan Howarth - Interdimensional Vortex(Real Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054)06:15 01:42 Mette Henriette - & The Silver Fox(Mette Henriette, 2015, ECM 2460/61)07:30 01:24 Stéphane Marin - Bourrasque(Matins D'Ariège, 2015, Galaverna GAL 0122)08:15 01:37 Michel Banabila - The End of The Web(Feedback + Modular + Radiowaves, 2015, Tapu Records 011TR)09:16 00:36 Michel Banabila - Fan(Eyes Closed, 2015, Tapu Records 010TR)09:38 02:25 Various (Bigo & Twigetti) Artists - Another Direction(Variables, 2015, Bigo & Twigetti)11:38 01:47 Elian - Red(Cutting Up The Sun, 2015, Longstoryshort Recording Company TLSRC2)12:57 02:50 David Toop - Caberima Night Insects, Birds And Moths(Lost Shadows In Defence Of The Soul - Yanomami Shamanism, Songs, Ritual, 015 Sub Rosa SR379)13:30 01:52 Mynoise.net - ASMR Whisper(online stream)14:20 02:50 Jacaszek & Kwartludium - From A Seashell(Catalogue Des Arbres, 2014, Touch TO:94)17:03 01:58 Giya Kancheli - Chiaroscuro(Chiaroscuro, 2015, ECM Records 2442)18:28 03:01 Mathias Delplanque - Débris (For Ephraim Wegner)(Siebzehn Bis 8, 215, Crónica 096)20:50 03:19 Sonmi 451 - Limbic Lobe(The Limbic System, 2015, Time Released Sound TRS050)23:13 04:21 Michael Begg / Human Greed - Da Pacem (Apres Pärt)(Hivernant, 2015, Omnempathy OMCD06)27:08 00:38 Trio Mediaeval, David Lang - Just (After Song of Songs)(Youth OST, 2015, Indigo Film 399 773 - 2)27:40 00:55 Kronos Quartet - Flugufrelsarinn(Plays Sigur Ros, 2007, Nonesuch 307452)28:04 02:16 Sakana Hosomi - Ma.Org Re.Mx(Ma.Org.Pa.Git Re.Mx, 2015, Crónica 092)28:04 03:16 Kreng - Bargaining(The Summoner, 2015 Miasmah MIACD030)30:43 02:30 Thomas Ragsdale - The Uncertainty Principle(Bait, 2015, This Is It Forever TIIF002)32:58 00:50 Thomas Newman & Rick Cox - Goldmine Nectarine(35 Whirlpools Below Sound, 2014, Cold Blue Music CB0040)33:13 00:38 Louis Sarno - Bobé Spirits Calling(Song From The Forest, 2014, Gruenrecorder GRUEN150)33:30 02:41 Dronny Darko & Protou - Primate (50 Million Years Ago)(Earth Songs, 2015, Cryo Chamber CRYO019)34:44 00:56 Larry Clinton - Deep Purple (Reprise)(Lost River OST, 2015, Italians Do It Better)35:35 02:17 Glass Candy - Shell Game(Lost River OST, 2015, Italians Do It Better)37:44 02:53 Alva Noto - Xerrox Spark(Xerrox Vol. 3, 2015, Raster-Noton R-N 159)40:00 02:15 Woob - Intervision Intermission(Ambient Disaster Movie, 2014, Bigamoebasounds BAS017)41:46 02:40 Todd Tobias - Teluk Dalam(Tristes Tropiques, 2015, Tiny Room Records TR005)42:53 05:17 Kristoffer Oustad - Row Me Over(Filth Haven, 2015, Malignant Records TumorCD84)45:33 03:11 Porcje Rosolowe - Metua Tympanis(Insects 4-7, 2015, Crónica 093)47:11 05:07 Masaya Kato - IV(Trace Of Voices, 2015, Time Released Sounds TRS-49)51:47 03:26 Arve Henriksen - Sanmyake(Sakuteiki, 2001, Rune Grammofon RCD2021)54:08 03:47 Chris Dooks & Darren McClure - Ayr Scaffold Resonance(Site-Specific Works, 2015, Bandcamp)55:25 00:24 Trio Mediaeval, David Lang - Just (After Song of Songs)(Youth OST, 2015, Indigo Film 399 773 - 2)55:46 01:44 Mark Lyken & Emma Dove - Chenrey Hoose(Mirror Lands, 2015, Time Released Sounds TRS055)57:20 02:40 Giya Kancheli - Chiaroscuro(Chiaroscuro, 2015, ECM Records 2442)

Because of the drones, atmospheric field recordings and insect sounds, this mix will be labeled as an 'ambient' mix by most listeners. And of course it is.... but at the same time it isn't. It simply isn't 'unobtrusive' enough to be 'ambient'. An hour-long journey of scene changes, meandering between *Kitsch* and *Kult* - a bit more 'psychedelic' than 'ambient', in fact. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

On October 26, 1985, Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown arrives in his flying DeLorean time machine and persuades Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, to come back to the future with him. They arrive on October 21, 2015 Only now we found out why they chose this date! --- originally published on Ambientblog --- To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ambientblog.net, this mix is a part of a very special Anniversary Project. It's 'special' because it's different: this time it's not compiled from existing tracks, but from tracks that were exclusively submitted for this purpose! 35 brand new exclusive tracks by 30 artists ... in a mix that is much longer than usual: 2 hours and 16 minutes!The mix - INCLUDING the FULL original tracks - can also be downloaded from https://ambientblog.bandcamp.com Track Listing Start Length Artist Title 00:00 06:04 Leah Kardos - Leah's Alarm Clock/Waiting Stems/Sand Walk04:57 04:48 Enrico Coniglio - The Slow Unfolding09:23 05:11 Bruno Sanfilippo - For Ambientblog13:25 06:24 Lawrence English - Laughing Frog Sweep16:54 04:11 Janek Schaefer - Maitland Island19:00 06:38 Monty Adkins - SU 376066[rev]0808080808086617[rev]1724:00 08:03 Sleep Research Facility - AB-Mix29:44 02:23 Matthew Florianz - Residual Radiation30:44 07:42 Kleefstra, Bakker, Kleefstra - Widzjende Treast (*)35:53 05:10 Jason Corder (offthesky) - Blacksun 201540:09 02:51 Machinefabriek - Studying Space41:15 03:56 Chris Dooks - Sky Echo Bumble Bee42:15 02:35 Arno Peeters - TL Space / Feedback Alarmscape43:14 05:16 Joe Frawley - Driving Dream47:09 07:17 Michel Banabila - Drone Voor Peter53:27 03:30 Pinkcourtesyphone - Reference Point #155:38 03:06 Bjarni Gunnarsson - Series58:03 05:12 Sonae - The Beauty Of Music1:02:08 03:35 Lauki - Haszi (re-edit)1:05:14 05:00 Matthew Florianz - T-Minus 011:09:35 03:08 Porya Hatami - Ambientblog Sample 11:10:04 02:45 Janek Schaefer - Vinyl Stylus Spinning / Bell Ballet1:11:14 04:08 Frozen Vaults - Celestial Omnibus (Excerpt)1:13:55 04:07 Cloud Ensemble - Sunshade Parasol (instrumental)1:17:27 05:24 Edu Comelles (Cello + Laptop) - Lembrança1:22:08 05:02 Antonymes (Ian Hazeldine) - Pre-Eminence1:26:07 06:35 Darren McClure - Nightlife1:32:06 02:19 James Murray - Forgetfulness1:34:58 11:52 Anne Chris Bakker - I Should Tell Summer From The Trees1:45:32 02:48 Sleep Research Facility - AB-Mix1:46:51 06:22 Yann Novak - Sketch.0011:51:54 05:27 Chihei Hatakeyama - Stay Down1:56:17 06:03 Frans Friederich - St. Franciscus2:01:30 01:58 Chris Dooks - Sky Echo Bumble Bee2:02:30 05:20 Arash Akbari - Almost There2:07:30 04:16 Porya Hatami - Piano Loop 222:11:00 05:36 Leah Kardos -Sand Walk / Waiting at Rosamond Rd.2:16:36 End

On October 26, 1985, Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown arrives in his flying DeLorean time machine and persuades Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, to come back to the future with him. They arrive on October 21, 2015 Only now we found out why they chose this date! --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

.... slowly evolving to a state of inert uniformity .... retracing information that was lost from the message ... searching for the uniformity in what seems to be randomly disordered ... --- originally published on Ambientblog --- Playliststart time sample length Artist – TitleAlbum Title, Release Year, Label details 00:00 2:54 Johnny Jewel - The Dead ZoneLost River OST, 2015, Italians do it Better02:06 1:22 Miharu Koshi & Haruomi Hosono - Halconia VoiceEx Machina OST, 2007, Commons RZCM-45702/B02:35 3:44 Alva Noto - Xerrox MesosphereXerrox Vol. 3, 2015, Raster-Noton RN-15904:43 3:04 Jean-Paul Dessy - O'ClockO'Clock, 2014, Cypres CYP 464207:27 2:10 Jeff Stonehouse - PathwayGhosts, 2015, Taâlem alm10807:45 1:01 Kreng - AngerThe Summoner, 2015, Miasmah MIACD03008:45 1:40 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - The Endless Battle of the Maudlin Ballade Part 3Travels in Constants Vol. 24, 2105, Temporary Residence Limited TIC2410:20 0:53 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - The Endless Battle of the Maudlin Ballade Part 1Travels in Constants Vol. 24, 2015, Temporary Residence Limited TIC2411:02 2:10 Filip Szyszkowski - Water Stones (feat. Filip D. Jensen)(CellIII)Mother of Ants, 2015, Unquiet Records UNQUIET00411:53 3:01 Max Richter & Daniel Hope - Shadow 5Vivaldi - The Four Seasons Recomposed, 2014, Deutsche Grammophon 479 277613:43 1:38 Disasterpeace - AnyoneIt Follows OST, 2015, Milan 3672915:12 1:59 Monolake - VoidSilence, 2009, Imbalance Computer Music ML02516:03 2:31 Chris Dooks & Darren McClure - When the Planes Leave TownSite Specifie Works, 2015, Bandcamp17:13 0:44 Wolfgang Rihm - Sieben Passions-Texte für Sechs Stimme: III Velum Templi Scissum EstAstralis & Other Choral Works, 2012, Harmonia Mundi HMC 90212917:15 3:32 Pelican Daughters - The Bicycle Ride50 Years of Sunshine, 1993, Silent SR933318:13 2:29 Jacques Tremblay - Empathies Entropiques 7. Rêve LibanaisChroniques d'une Seduction, 2008, Empreintes Digitales IMED 089719:49 5:35 Frequent Sync - WindwalkerFamiliar Fields, 2009, Seedsound SEED02620:08 2:54 Erik K. Skodvin - Pitch DarkFlare, 2010, Sonic Pieces 00921:49 7:37 Peter Grech - Where They Cross OverSung of the Black Canyon, 2015, Bandcamp27:45 4:54 Jacob Kirkegaard - Fool's Fire5 Pieces, 2015, Posh Isolation 14330:09 4:30 New Composers & Brian Eno - Long SQSmart, 1999/2015, Psychonavigation PSY10633:00 1:43 Kate Carr - UnderwaterOverheard in Doi Saket, 2014, 3Leaves 3L03034:00 4:04 Tattered Kaylor - Taken to BooroombaSombre Nay Sated, 2013, Stadisfield SF-110135:14 3:48 Tonto's Expanding Head Band - TamaZero Time, 1971, Embryo Records SD 73238:09 2:47 Terje Isungset - Glacial MotionMeditations, 2015, All Ice Records 140740:04 1:32 Ulises Conti - HLos Griegos Creían Que Las Estrellas Eran Pequeños Agujeros Por Donde Los Dioses Escuchaban A Los Hombres, 2014, Flau FLAU4140:33 3:06 Norn - Maanmeer VrÿUsotsuki [うそつき], 2015, Moving Furniture Records MFR02342:47 3:52 John Puchiele Ensemble - ThinkingLife Cycle, 2013, Antediluvian Records ARJPE00145:00 2:39 Bjarni Gunnarsson - PortholesProcesses & Potentials, 2013, 3Leaves 3L02546:52 0:57 Sussan Deyhim & Hirin Nestat - TurbulentSoliloquy, 2008, Venus Rising47:34 2:26 Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones - Ma DressingParole De Navarre, 2006/2010, Denovali DEN6049:12 4:17 Johnny Jewel - SpellboundLost River OST, 2015, Italians do it Better52:27 6:08 London Docks - 400 Clouds Pt. 1Tangaróa58:35 End

.... slowly evolving to a state of inert uniformity .... retracing information that was lost from the message ... searching for the uniformity in what seems to be randomly disordered ... This mix is published simultaneously on Headphone Commute: "You're in for a treat!" --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

This mix is made to be published in the excellent series of mixes on the "Sounds of a Tired City", part of the larger website with the same name.Inspired by the site name, I decided I wanted to try to create a sonic 'walk' through a 'tired' city. A mix with a lot of scene changes... like walking through an unknown city on a (quiet sunday?) morning - finding hidden surprises and marvels around every corner.. --- originally published on Ambientblog --- Playlist:start time - sample length - Artist - Title(Album Title, Release Year, Label details) 00:00 02:57 Boduf Songs - Grows in the Small World of NerveStench of Exist, 2015, Flenser Records, FR-5001:20 02:30 Edward Artemyev - Stalker-MeditationSolaris, The Mirror, Stalker, 1990, Torso Kino CD 500103:42 01:45 Terje Isungset - The ViewMeditations, 2015, All Ice Records ALL ICE 140705:17 01:46 Bruce Langhorne - WindmillThe Hired Hand Soundtrack, 1971/2004, Blast First Petite PTYT 200206:00 03:00 Claudio Puntin, Gerdur Gunnarsdottir - Sofdu Unga Astin MinYlir, 2001, ECM 174908:32 03:23 Ross Douglas - On Finding the Last Known SanctuaryLevers & Cogs, 2015, self-released10:40 05:11 New Composers - The Pendulum of TranquilityBoring Music, 2015, Psychonavigation Records PSY10011:40 06:40 Janek Schaefer - The Ghost RoadAsleep at the Wheel..Ghost Road Soundtracks, 2011, AdiOh! Recordings AudiOh!3416:12 02:43 Weerthof - KienPlaces, 2014, Lomechanik LOMEK02518:30 00:34 Janek Schaefer - The Ghost RoadAsleep at the Wheel..Ghost Road Soundtracks, 2011, AdiOh! Recordings AudiOh!3418:46 02:55 Piano Interrupted - Darkly Shining (John Lemke Rework)The Unified Field Reconstructed, 2015, Denovali DEN 22620:40 03:15 Thomas Tilly - Hyla NanaScript Geometry, 2014, Aposiopèse APO 0921:52 03:43 Wndfrm - Alpental CascadeElements Five, 2014, Home Normal HOMEN05923:29 04:30 Sonae - WanderingFar Away is Right Around the Corner, 2015, Monika Enterprise M8227:00 03:46 Atrium Carceri - Old TunnelsThe Old City OST, 2015, Cryo Chamber28:00 04:55 Jasmine Guffond - RR VariationYellow Bell, 2015, Sonic Pieces 02131:27 01:30 Rip, Rig & Panic - The Blue Blue ThirdGod Plus, 1982, Cherry Red CDMRED 57232:53 03:01 Dat Rayon - Auto PartsMotor City, 2014, Zoharum 062-234:03 03:22 Don Hill - Shakuhachi Pan (in 3D)Insight Treks (Sound Never Ages), 2015, self-released35:02 08:06 Deathprod - OpticalStator, 2015, Touch TO:9940:45 06:37 Biosphere - Space is FizzyStator, 2015, Touch TO:9945:30 06:14 Chris Dooks - (S)TarlandTiny Geographies Soundtrack, 2013, self-released51:08 02:11 Goldmund - In a NotebookThe Malady of Elegance, 2008, Type 03952:25 03:00 Janek Schaefer - The Ghost RoadAsleep at the Wheel..Ghost Road Soundtracks, 2011, AdiOh! Recordings AudiOh!3453:52 03:44 Snoqualmie Falls - Journey's EndPast Disappears, 2014, Dronarivm 56:42 02:06 unknown - La Jaula D'Oro End TitleLa Jaula D'Oro OST, 2013, Animal de Luz Films58:48 End

This mix is made to be published in the excellent series of mixes on the "Sounds of a Tired City", part of the larger website with the same name. It is published exactly on its first year's anniversary, so it's in fact a birthday present too! Inspired by the site name, I decided I wanted to try to create a sonic 'walk' through a 'tired' city. A mix with a lot of scene changes... like walking through an unknown city on a (quiet sunday?) morning - finding hidden surprises and marvels around every corner.. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

"Jam Karet" is Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) meaning "Elastic Time" (or "Rubber Hours"). To me, this concept also applies to mixes that include ambient and drone fragments... where the listener gets immersed in sound in such a way that all notion of time is lost; where music could last for minutes, or for hours. --- originally published on Ambientblog --- Playlist:start time - sample length - Artist - Title(Album Title, Release Year, Label details) 00:00 04:30 Samora - Uranium(Lontano, 2014, Tranquillo / Psychonavigation TRAN005)03:38 04:21 Witte Ruis - Droon 1.1A(Places, 2014, Lomechanik LOMEK025)06:03 04:56 Orphax - Mantophasmatodea(Oniscus Asellus, 2014, self-released)08:26 02:33 Alvin Lucier - Music for Gamelan Instruments, Microphones and Loudspeakers(Resonance 9.2, 2002, London Musician's Collective RES 9.2 )09:21 02:07 Francisco Lopez - Untitled #240(Untitled [2009], 2011, Baskaru Karu:20)11:05 02:26 Ulises Conti - M(Los Griegos Creían Que Las Estrellas Eran Pequeños Agujeros Por Donde Los Dioses Escuchaban A Los Hombres, 2014, Flau FLAU41)12:36 03:29 Marina Rosenfeld - New York/It's All About(P.A./ Hard Love, 2013, Room40, RM430)15:39 01:05 Paul Schütze - Sacred Agents(New Maps of Hell, 1996, Big Cat ABB 104 CD)16:00 02:00 Brunette Models - Nie Bryza Targane Poczwary Glebin(Impressions of Whispers, 2009, Jamenda 057363)16:30 04:10 Jacaszek & Kwartludium - Sigh (Les Peupliers)(Catalogue des Arbres, 2014, Touch TO;94)19:30 03:34 Slim Vic - Divalater (Part 1)(Brain Mash, 2014, Lamour Records lamourcd001)21:09 03:00 Sava Marinkovic - Opening(Evocation, 2014, self-released)22:51 02:38 Mica Levi - Andrew Void / Lipstick to Void(Under the Skin OST, 2014, Milan, 399 543-2)25:01 02:24 Hortus Conclusus - Drone_66 Denebola(Selected Drones, 2011, Nostress Netlabel NN_LP006_11_11)26:00 01:32 Laurie Spiegel - Three Sonic Spaces I(Unseen Worlds, 1994, Aesthetic Engineering AE 11001-2)27:06 00:31 Tod Dockstader - Four Telemetry Tapes, No. 2(Apocalypse, 1993, Starkland ST-202)27:13 04:31 Pete Namlook - Music for Urban Meditation - Part VI(Music for Urban Meditation, 2004, Fax PK 08/167)27:28 00:46 Tod Dockstader - Four Telemetry Tapes, No. 3(Apocalypse, 1993, Starkland ST-202)28:46 05:39 Porzellan - Between Two Suns(The Fourth Level of Comprehension, 2009, Hibernate HB03)32:33 02:50 Max Richter - Journey 3(Infra, 2010, Fat Cat Records CD 13-11)35:00 03:40 Monolake - Avalanche(Silence, 2009, Imbalance Computer Music ML025)37:21 03:52 Mesektet - Hollow Monolitis(Towards a Bleak Sun, 2014, Cold Spring CSR191CD)39:33 03:07 Erik Enocksson - Epilogue(Man Tänker Sitt, 2009, Kning Disk KD070)41:41 02:38 Kate Carr - Sunset(Overheard in Doi Saket, 2014, 3Leaves 3L030)42:54 02:00 Man Watching the Stars - Alpha Ursae Minoris(Dusk, 2014, CIUIN UIN002)43:31 02:31 Yair Elazar Glotman - Khaypudyr Bay(Northern Gulfs, 2014, Glacial Movements GM012)45:18 04:19 Alva Noto - Alva Noto Z1 (For John Cage)(For, 2006, Line LINE_026)48:21 01:57 The The - Meat Fever(Tony, 2010 Lazarus Cineola 1)49:24 08:10 Svarte Greiner - Final Sleep (Remix by Hecq)(Conversions, 2014, Ad Noiseam adn174)55:12 02:45 Mike Cooper - Jalan Sam Heng(White Shadows in the South Seas, 2013, Room40 RM454)56:16 02:18 Penjaga Insaf - Cross the Border(To Whom it May Concern, 2005, Shortwave Transmission SWT01)57:22 03:09 Penjaga Insaf - Sang Dalang(Sama Sadja, 2010, Power & Steel PAS 27)59:01 07:11 Man Watching the Stars - Fields (Dusk)(Dusk, 2014, CIUIN UIN002)1:06:47 - End

"Jam Karet" is Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) meaning "Elastic Time" (or "Rubber Hours"). To me, this concept also applies to mixes that include ambient and drone fragments... where the listener gets immersed in sound in such a way that all notion of time is lost; where music could last for minutes, or for hours. (Created for - and also published on - Headphone Commute) --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

This mix is built around mysterious vocals. Vocals that may guide you, or lure you, into distances unknown. Often, but not exclusively, female, and some of them not even human - like the beautiful flute-playing by Jean-Christophe Bonnafous, or the mysterious singing sound of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that was recently discovered during the Rosetta space missions. With just a little fantasy you can imagine the Philae Space Lander being attracted by the comet's song - ultimately leading it to an untimely death. --- originally published on Ambientblog --- Start - Length - Artist - Title (Album Title, Release Year, Label #) 00:00 2:39 Mendel Kaelen - Suñayaca Tãla(Sequence 8, 2014, Futuresequence SEQ008)01:51 01:41 Hildur Gudnadottir - Poka(Saman, 2014, Touch TO:96)03:16 00:54 Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin - End of the World Theme(Beasts of the Southern Wild OST, 2012, Thirty3 and a 3rd Records)03:28 04:06 Giulio Aldinucci - Fieno(Aer, 2014, Dronarivm DR-25)05:56 03:46 Iva Bittová - Fragment VI(Iva Bittová, 2013, ECM Records ECM 2275)07:13 02:55 Ambient Music Therapy - Sleep 3(Ultimate Sleep System, 2005, Self-Released)08:07 02:57 Above, Convenience Store! - Boneyard Stray Dog(Building in Search of the Sun, 2013, Sparkwood Records SR01)10:15 03:54 Penjaga Insaf - Pulang(Sama Sadja, 2010, Power & Steel PAS27)11:52 01:47 Andrew Skeoch & Sarah Koschak - Distant Bellbirds(Favourite Australian Birdsong, 2001, Listening Earth LECD 10)13:25 01:28 Andrew Skeoch & Sarah Koschak - Pied Butcherbirds(A Morning in the Australian Bush, 1996, Listening Earth LECD 9601)14:11 01:06 Ambrose Field - Technoform 7(Quantaform Series, 2013, Sargasso SCD28071)14:45 00:40 Andrew Liles - Tinder Box(Black Beauty, 2007, Beta-Lactam Ring Records MT127)14:54 05:02 Enrico Coniglio - Existenz Minimum(Areavirus Topofonie Vol. 1, 2007, Psychonavigation Records PSY 020)19:32 01:30 Cliff Martinez - Wrong Floor(Drive OST, 2011, Sony/Lakeshore Records 88691975162)20:36 03:21 Field Rotation - The Repetition of History(Fatalist The Repetition of History, 2013, Denovali DEN161)23:30 01:25 Asne Valland Nordli - Veverskens Tid(Over Tones, 2014, ECM Records ECM 2315)24:30 04:01 Darren Harper - Will My Memories of You Hold True(Suspended Memory, 2011, Self-released)26:48 04:06 David Toop - Disposal Chute Inoperative(Mondo Black Chamber, 2014, Sub Rosa SR385)29:39 01:57 Jack Dangers - Blast Off(Bathyscape Trieste, 2013, Primary Numbers PRIMA007)31:03 02:32 Andrew Liles - Aviophilia(In My Father's House There Are Many Mansions, 2006, Fourth Dimension Records FDCD68)32:50 02:16 Rodolpho Alexis - Parabolic Amphibian Mix (Various Tree Frogs)(The Wire Tapper 34, 2014, Wire Magazine Issue 362)33:37 02:00 Lustmord - Babel(The Word as Power, 2013, Blackest Ever Black BLACKESTCD004)35:17 03:18 Desert of Hiatus - Trepidation's Skin(Inconsolable Grief, 2014, self-released)37:51 02:56 Alogon - Snow(Wound, 2014, Under U.R. 08)38:49 02:29 Jean-Christophe Bonnafous - Alterina(Graines de Berceuses, 2012, Prokosnovénie, Prik144)39:28 02:23 A Day for Strange Birds - The Night Creeps(The Sound Between The Noise, 2014, self-released)40:40 02:16 Stefkovic van Interesse - Nebelmarsch(In the Fields, 2013, Self-Released)42:35 04:24 Pauline Oliveros - Watertank Software(Vor Der Flut - Hommage an einen Wasserspeicher, 1985, Eigelstein Musikproduktion, ES2025/26 CD)46:37 00:55 Paul Schütze - Sacred Agents(New Maps of Hell, 1996, Big Cat ABB 104 CD )47:02 03:31 Deaf Center - The Day I Would Never Have(Owl Splinters, 2011, Type TYPE080 )50:02 03:15 Mariolina Zitta - Sonar(Concert for Bats, Voices and Natural Sounds, 2007, Earth Ear ee6142)51:46 02:33 Max Eastley - Hydrophone String Installation(Installation Recordings 1973 - 2008, 2010, Paradigm Discs PD26)53:08 05:27 Ian William Craig - Either Or(A Turn of Breath, 2014, Recital 8)57:12 02:27 Mica Levi - Alien Loop(Under the Skin OST, 2014, Milan M2-36678)58:24 00:41 ESA Operations - A Singing Comet(ESA Operations Rosetta Mission, 2014, Soundcloud)59:00 00:47 Jon Hopkins - Distant Fire(How I Live Now OST, 2013, Just Music TAO056)

This mix is built around mysterious vocals. Vocals that may guide you, or lure you, into distances unknown. Often, but not exclusively, female, and some of them not even human - like the beautiful flute-playing by Jean-Christophe Bonnafous, or the mysterious singing sound of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that was recently discovered during the Rosetta space missions. With just a little fantasy you can imagine the Philae Space Lander being attracted by the comet's song - ultimately leading it to an untimely death. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---