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Peter van Cooten runs the excellent Ambientblog website which has great reviews and, of course, wonderful mixes. Anytime Peter reaches out with a mix idea or a a set he'd like to cross-post on both of our platforms, I will always jump at the chance. As I said on Peter's last guest mix, his sets are different from mine in that they are more intricate. He does not use full tracks, instead opting for excerpts and samples piled on each other, sometimes 2, 3, or 4 tracks play simultaneously, to create a new sound collage. Here's what Peter says about this mix: "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. This mix is created using many fragments and samples from longer pieces of music, often presented in multiple layers. Check the original compositions using the tracklist below." Here's a map of the mix, layer upon layer of the 31 tracks used in the collage.    Check out Peter's work here: https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/  He also does surround sound mixes, which you can find here: https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/the-surround-mix-versions/ And Peter is on Mixcloud - https://www.mixcloud.com/ambientblog/Cheers!T R A C K L I S T - Start time - Sample Length - Artist - TitleAlbum - Year - Label00:00 01:12  David Cronenberg - Time To Listen SampleCrimes Of The Future, 2022  00:04 03:35  Dronny Darko &amp; Protou - Sin EaterLiberty: Compilation Of Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2022, Flaming Pines 02:28 02:42  William St. Hugh - Voice Of The DolphinsDominion, 2022, self-released 04:31 02:16  Tapani Rinne &amp; Teho Majamaki - Lucid DreamOn The Border, 2022, Signature Dark 06:13 02:36  Ivan Cebrian &amp; Victor Cerdan - Enemigo IntimoInside // Outside, 2022, Oigovisiones 06:40 02:30  Park Jiha - At DawnThe Gleam, 2022, Glitterbeat 08:49 02:39  Benedicte Maurseth - EidfyrderHárr, 2022, Hubro 10:47 03:51  Bill Fontana - Imaginary Sonic VisionsMSCTY Expo Unknown Pleasures Zone, 2022, MSCTY Editions 12:40 02:18  Alva Noto - Odradek (for Jhonn Balance)For, 2006, Line 13:31 01:50  Jacek &amp; Ewa Doroszenko - Night MasqueBodyfulness, 2022, Audiobulb Records 14:17 02:27  Higher Intelligence Agency - The Black PatchSong Of The Machine, 2022, self-released 15:58 02:50  Siddhartha Barnhoorn - Final AscensionOut There, Oceans Of Time, vol. 1, 2022, self-released 18:27 02:24  Mike Lazarev - All That RemainsWhen You Are, 2022, Slowcraft Recordings 20:27 03:17  Orghanon - Dronework VDroneworks I-V, 2022, St.An.Da 22:13 03:27  Aleksi Myllykoski ft Wimme - Composition VI: Inherently Destructive ContaminationSt. Virus, 2021, Signature Dark 24:37 04:13  Peter Phippen, Rahbi Crawford, Invar Lunde Jr. - AndromedaGalaxies, 2022, Projekt Records 28:46 02:30  Jóhann Jóhansson &amp; Echo Collective - Shell12 Conversations With Thilo Heinzmann, 2019, Deutsche Grammophon 29:46 05:29  Maggi Payne - Distant ThunderArctic Winds, 2010, Innova Recordings 33:08 03:07  Leo Kupper - Litanea 1987Complete Electronic &amp; Voices Works 1961-1987, 2022, Sub Rosa 36:22 04:35  Monty Adkins - Remote CommunionRemote Communion, 2020, Cronica 38:56 01:28  Laurie Anderson &amp; Kronos Quartet - Thunder Continues In The AfternoonLandfall, 2018, Nonesuch 40:11 04:35  Cell - Passive Control Part 1Onwards System, 2022, Ultimae Records 43:27 03:59  Alphaxone &amp; Protou - Sub SignalStardust, 2017, Cryo Chamber 45:51 03:03  Wil Bolton &amp; Francis Gri - The Ripples TheoryImaginary Tales, 2022, Krysalisound 47:54 02:11  Xqui - NarratorPieces Part 2, 2022, Somewherecold Records 48:45 03:57  Michel Banabila - AlienationMonochromes, 2022, Tapu Records 52:21 00:55  Stuart A. Staples - FluidsMusic For Claire Denis' High Life, 2019, Lucky Dog  52:31 01:13  Helge Sten - Quad 2Monochromes, 2014, Bôlt 52:45 02:29  Dean Hurley - Girl Appears /Black SmokeAnthology Resource Vol. I: △△, 2017, Sacred Bones Records 54:00 01:55  I Wound - To Wind, Wound, WoundHomework Year 1, Taâlem 54:52 05:07  Francois Robin &amp; Mathias Delplanque - Le PuitsL'Ombre De La Bête, 2022, Parenthèses Records 60:00 end

Peter van Cooten runs the excellent Ambientblog website which has great reviews and, of course, wonderful mixes. Anytime Peter reaches out with a mix idea or a a set he'd like to cross-post on both of our platforms, I will always jump at the chance. As I said on Peter's last guest mix, his sets are different from mine in that they are more intricate. He does not use full tracks, instead opting for excerpts and samples piled on each other, sometimes 2, 3, or 4 tracks play simultaneously, to create a new sound collage. Here's what Peter says about this mix: "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. This mix is created using many fragments and samples from longer pieces of music, often presented in multiple layers. Check the original compositions using the tracklist below." Here's a map of the mix, layer upon layer of the 31 tracks used in the collage. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1W4UsIKIq5iGZ5ubTxAoe_P07Uv564EmBzVcmx7KjUOy8b7-ymwkZGh8O6z4-clCxPcd5ed_mBWCqH4CNfl7PlT3ZQ6MSFkO23m0w2_FNjMp0zdgVOM3gSE1226hYAYkEVAE2HHWFqDugEQrmTfYHUWRmxzqNzG6R8NSM-GNhdSk3t8GHYA/s1769/Time%20To%20Listen%20sequence.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Check out Peter's work here: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2353041998714577757" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/</a>  He also does surround sound mixes, which you can find here: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2353041998714577757" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/the-surround-mix-versions/</a> And Peter is on Mixcloud - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2353041998714577757" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mixcloud.com/ambientblog/</a>Cheers! T R A C K L I S T - Start time - Sample Length - Artist - Title Album - Year - Label 00:00 01:12  David Cronenberg - Time To Listen Sample Crimes Of The Future, 2022   00:04 03:35  Dronny Darko &amp; Protou - Sin Eater Liberty: Compilation Of Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2022, Flaming Pines  02:28 02:42  William St. Hugh - Voice Of The Dolphins Dominion, 2022, self-released  04:31 02:16  Tapani Rinne &amp; Teho Majamaki - Lucid Dream On The Border, 2022, Signature Dark  06:13 02:36  Ivan Cebrian &amp; Victor Cerdan - Enemigo Intimo Inside // Outside, 2022, Oigovisiones  06:40 02:30  Park Jiha - At Dawn The Gleam, 2022, Glitterbeat  08:49 02:39  Benedicte Maurseth - Eidfyrder Hárr, 2022, Hubro  10:47 03:51  Bill Fontana - Imaginary Sonic Visions MSCTY Expo Unknown Pleasures Zone, 2022, MSCTY Editions  12:40 02:18  Alva Noto - Odradek (for Jhonn Balance) For, 2006, Line  13:31 01:50  Jacek &amp; Ewa Doroszenko - Night Masque Bodyfulness, 2022, Audiobulb Records  14:17 02:27  Higher Intelligence Agency - The Black Patch Song Of The Machine, 2022, self-released  15:58 02:50  Siddhartha Barnhoorn - Final Ascension Out There, Oceans Of Time, vol. 1, 2022, self-released  18:27 02:24  Mike Lazarev - All That Remains When You Are, 2022, Slowcraft Recordings  20:27 03:17  Orghanon - Dronework V Droneworks I-V, 2022, St.An.Da  22:13 03:27  Aleksi Myllykoski ft Wimme - Composition VI: Inherently Destructive Contamination St. Virus, 2021, Signature Dark  24:37 04:13  Peter Phippen, Rahbi Crawford, Invar Lunde Jr. - Andromeda Galaxies, 2022, Projekt Records  28:46 02:30  Jóhann Jóhansson &amp; Echo Collective - Shell 12 Conversations With Thilo Heinzmann, 2019, Deutsche Grammophon  29:46 05:29  Maggi Payne - Distant Thunder Arctic Winds, 2010, Innova Recordings  33:08 03:07  Leo Kupper - Litanea 1987 Complete Electronic &amp; Voices Works 1961-1987, 2022, Sub Rosa  36:22 04:35  Monty Adkins - Remote Communion Remote Communion, 2020, Cronica  38:56 01:28  Laurie Anderson &amp; Kronos Quartet - Thunder Continues In The Afternoon Landfall, 2018, Nonesuch  40:11 04:35  Cell - Passive Control Part 1 Onwards System, 2022, Ultimae Records  43:27 03:59  Alphaxone &amp; Protou - Sub Signal Stardust, 2017, Cryo Chamber  45:51 03:03  Wil Bolton &amp; Francis Gri - The Ripples Theory Imaginary Tales, 2022, Krysalisound  47:54 02:11  Xqui - Narrator Pieces Part 2, 2022, Somewherecold Records  48:45 03:57  Michel Banabila - Alienation Monochromes, 2022, Tapu Records  52:21 00:55  Stuart A. Staples - Fluids Music For Claire Denis' High Life, 2019, Lucky Dog   52:31 01:13  Helge Sten - Quad 2 Monochromes, 2014, Bôlt  52:45 02:29  Dean Hurley - Girl Appears /Black Smoke Anthology Resource Vol. I: △△, 2017, Sacred Bones Records  54:00 01:55  I Wound - To Wind, Wound, Wound Homework Year 1, Taâlem  54:52 05:07  Francois Robin &amp; Mathias Delplanque - Le Puits L'Ombre De La Bête, 2022, Parenthèses Records  60:00 end

Time to Listen - by Peter van Cooten of Ambientblog

I like to think that I put a lot of thought and effort into these mixes. Hopefully, the mix as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts. But what I do is nothing compared to the transformative touch that Peter Van Cooten brings to his mixes.  Each mix is a unique work of art. Peter rarely lets a track play in its complete form. Instead, he uses smaller samples and deftly weaves the tracks in and out of each other. Sometimes 2,3, or 4 tracks play simultaneously, creating something new from different elements. In this mix, he uses an incredible 41 tracks! Here's what Peter has to say about using so many short samples:  "Sometimes I feel a bit embarrassed about using such short samples and/or editing the tracks (of these 41, only 8 are used in their complete form). It's a bit like cutting up the Mona Lisa to create a landscape patchwork with the fragments ;-)  But on the other hand, this is what I feel makes these mixes unique. Taken out of their context and in relation to other fragments, the music sometimes tells a different story."  This mix is a bit darker than most of my mixes. But it's dark in an interesting way, not in a droney, dissonant way. The mix has a very cinematic feel and combined with the cover art and title I can imagine drone shots of empty streets and newspapers blowing across the square. Peter was hesitant about the name and the cover art. He says -  "It may be too closely linked to the current worldwide crisis, but on the other hand I have tried to think of another name or context but the uncertain times seem to be too dominant to think of another name I could give it. The funny thing is, that if you listen back most of my mixes have a rather dark edge to them. There's always a lot of 'tension/release' to them. But in this case, it seems there's a bit more 'tension' than 'release'. Oh well, sign of the times..." Peter runs his own ambient music blog called, appropriately, Ambientblog.net. Where in addition to his fine mixes(available in DTS surround as well), he has a ton of good reviews and recommendations. You can find it here...   https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/   He's also on Mixcloud here... https://www.mixcloud.com/ambientblog/ When he creates these extraordinary mixes he posts a pic of the total track layout, layer upon layer of all the music used. Here is the map of this mix...       Peter does his tracklist a little differently than I do. He gives listeners more info about each track, including start time, sample length, artist, title, album title, year and record label. Thanks to Peter Van Cooten of Ambientblog.net for such an excellent mix. Hopefully, I can talk him into doing another one in the future.   Cheers, and stay safe.   T R A C K L I S T - Start time - Sample length - Artist - Title Album Title, Year, Label 00:00  03:23 Fovea Hex - Is  Is Lanza Light and Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet Records 01:25  04:35 Maggi Payne - Fluid Dynamics Arctic Winds, 2020, Aguirre Records 02:03  01:45 Pat Keista - Doppler Still Of The Void, 2020, self-released 04:17  01:47 Dave Phillips - Phytognosophysiology Post Homo Sapiens, 2020, Attenuation Circuit 05:10  02:45 Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman - Prelude Last And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon 05:42  02:00 Andrew Pekler - Fonseca Winds (Lament) Sounds From Phantom Islands, 2019, Faitiche 07:29  01:19 Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman - Telepathic Unity Last And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon 08:13  03:10 Ben Bertrand - Those Behind Us That We Follow Manes, 2020, Les Albums Claus 11:08  01:31 Fani Konstantinidou - (Variations) Moving Music: Sounds From The Rocking Chair, 2020, Moving Furniture Records, 11:58  01:32 Aaron Martin - Overcoming Inertia Test Subjects, 2019, self-released 12:53  01:51 A Journey Of Giraffes - Gone Is The New Fuji Kona, 2019, Somewherecold records 13:29  03:30 Robert Haigh - Ghosts Of Blacker Dyke Black Sarabande, 2020, Unseen Worlds 16:46  02:48 Snorri Hallgrímsson - Fear Chasing The Present, 2020, Moderna Records 16:53  00:30 Mica Levy - Mensajero Monos, 2019, Invada 17:40  02:30 Snorri Hallgrímsson - Suffering Chasing The Present, 2020, Moderna Records 19:22  01:58 Bersarin Quartett - Prolog Methoden Und Maschinen, 2019, Denovali  20:41  01:09 Ruairi O'Baoighill - Scryer To See Without Eyes, 2018, Cursed Monk Records 20:50  01:59 I Wound - The Choir Of The Drowned Sings 'Our Demons Are Real' Homework Year 3, 2018, Taâlem 21:48  03:01 Christine Ott - Comma Chimères (Pour Ondes Martenots), 2020, Nahal Recordings 24:22  02:34 Ida Toninato - Pour Retourner Au Silence We Become Giants, 2020, Dragon's Eye Recordings 25:32  03:47 Merrin Karras - Drawn, Quartered Northwest Passage, 2020, A Strangely Isolated Place 28:27  02:07 Ciro Berenguer - Luna Creciente Eilean 100, 2019, Eilean Records 29:57  01:47 Yiorgis Sakellariou - B4 Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works, 2018, Tanuki Records 29:57  01:19 Celer - Birds Inside The High Halls Of Hangzhou (06.23.17) Xièxie, 2019, Two Acorns 30:12  03:18 Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr, Koichi Shimizu - Sharjah And Java Metaphors - Selected Soundworks from the cinema of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2017, Sub Rosa 31:24  00:44 Coil - Corybantic Ennui Stolen and Contaminated Songs, 2019, Cold Spring Records  32:32  01:22 Olivier Messiaen - Quator Pour Le Fin Du Temps III: Abîme des Oiseaux Olivier Messiaen - Complete Edition, 2008, Deutsche Grammophon 33:54  01:26 Hildur Gudnadottir - Following Sophie Joker OST, 2019, Watertower Records 35:14  00:55 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Countdown Black Mirror: Smithereens, 2019, Milan 35:45  03:24 Silent Chaos - Nocturne On Ganimede  Macro, 2020, We Don't Give A Fuck 38:52  04:03 Roger Eno and Brian Eno - Burnt Umber Mixing Colours, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon 42:38  02:13 Martina Bertoni - Invisible Cracks All The Ghosts Are Gone, 2020, Falk 44:29  03:30 Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang - Nightspell Snow Catches On Her Eyelashes, 2020, Jazzland Recordings 46:21  02:13 Jana Irmert - Fog Cusp, 2020, self-released 47:40  01:36 Fovea Hex - Given Is Lanza Light and Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet Records 48:42  02:40 Frank Makowski - Fliegende Schatten - Canon 1 Canon der Finsternisse, 2019, Diffusschall 49:05  01:12 Michael Begg - Plain Chant Sonambulo, 2019, Omnempathy 50:40  02:20 A Winged Victory For The Sullen - The Slow Descent Has Begun The Undivided Five, 2019, Ninja Tune 52:35  04:30 Felix Blume - Horns In Fog Pt. 2 Fog Horns, 2019, Discrepant 55:49  03:02 Max Richter - Ursa Minor - Visions Ad Astra, 2019, Deutsche Grammophon 58:30  00:40 Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman - The Sun Last And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon 59:10 End

I like to think that I put a lot of thought and effort into these mixes. Hopefully, the mix as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts. But what I do is nothing compared to the transformative touch that Peter Van Cooten brings to his mixes.  Each mix is a unique work of art. Peter rarely lets a track play in its complete form. Instead, he uses smaller samples and deftly weaves the tracks in and out of each other. Sometimes 2,3, or 4 tracks play simultaneously, creating something new from different elements. In this mix, he uses an incredible 41 tracks! Here's what Peter has to say about using so many short samples: "Sometimes I feel a bit embarrassed about using such short samples and/or editing the tracks (of these 41, only 8 are used in their complete form). It's a bit like cutting up the Mona Lisa to create a landscape patchwork with the fragments ;-)  But on the other hand, this is what I feel makes these mixes unique. Taken out of their context and in relation to other fragments, the music sometimes tells a different story."  This mix is a bit darker than most of my mixes. But it's dark in an interesting way, not in a droney, dissonant way. The mix has a very cinematic feel and combined with the cover art and title I can imagine drone shots of empty streets and newspapers blowing across the square. Peter was hesitant about the name and the cover art. He says -  "It may be too closely linked to the current worldwide crisis, but on the other hand I have tried to think of another name or context but the uncertain times seem to be too dominant to think of another name I could give it. The funny thing is, that if you listen back most of my mixes have a rather dark edge to them. There's always a lot of 'tension/release' to them. But in this case, it seems there's a bit more 'tension' than 'release'. Oh well, sign of the times..." Peter runs his own ambient music blog called, appropriately, <a href="http://Ambientblog.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ambientblog.net</a>. Where in addition to his fine mixes(available in DTS surround as well), he has a ton of good reviews and recommendations. You can find it here...   <a href="https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/</a>   He's also on Mixcloud here... <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/ambientblog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mixcloud.com/ambientblog/</a> When he creates these extraordinary mixes he posts a pic of the total track layout, layer upon layer of all the music used. Here is the map of this mix... <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoGNOMAXSKM/XoDR0S0ObsI/AAAAAAAByJY/AnrCO9BTifMDMQOIQBpKJesAcIik6JNCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/lockdown-sequence.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>  Peter does his tracklist a little differently than I do. He gives listeners more info about each track, including start time, sample length, artist, title, album title, year and record label. Thanks to Peter Van Cooten of <a href="http://Ambientblog.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ambientblog.net</a> for such an excellent mix. Hopefully, I can talk him into doing another one in the future. Cheers, and stay safe. T R A C K L I S T - Start time - Sample length - Artist - Title Album Title, Year, Label 00:00  03:23 Fovea Hex - Is  Is Lanza Light and Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet Records 01:25  04:35 Maggi Payne - Fluid Dynamics Arctic Winds, 2020, Aguirre Records 02:03  01:45 Pat Keista - Doppler Still Of The Void, 2020, self-released 04:17  01:47 Dave Phillips - Phytognosophysiology Post Homo Sapiens, 2020, Attenuation Circuit 05:10  02:45 Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman - Prelude Last And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon 05:42  02:00 Andrew Pekler - Fonseca Winds (Lament) Sounds From Phantom Islands, 2019, Faitiche 07:29  01:19 Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman - Telepathic Unity Last And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon 08:13  03:10 Ben Bertrand - Those Behind Us That We Follow Manes, 2020, Les Albums Claus 11:08  01:31 Fani Konstantinidou - (Variations) Moving Music: Sounds From The Rocking Chair, 2020, Moving Furniture Records, 11:58  01:32 Aaron Martin - Overcoming Inertia Test Subjects, 2019, self-released 12:53  01:51 A Journey Of Giraffes - Gone Is The New Fuji Kona, 2019, Somewherecold records 13:29  03:30 Robert Haigh - Ghosts Of Blacker Dyke Black Sarabande, 2020, Unseen Worlds 16:46  02:48 Snorri Hallgrímsson - Fear Chasing The Present, 2020, Moderna Records 16:53  00:30 Mica Levy - Mensajero Monos, 2019, Invada 17:40  02:30 Snorri Hallgrímsson - Suffering Chasing The Present, 2020, Moderna Records 19:22  01:58 Bersarin Quartett - Prolog Methoden Und Maschinen, 2019, Denovali  20:41  01:09 Ruairi O'Baoighill - Scryer To See Without Eyes, 2018, Cursed Monk Records 20:50  01:59 I Wound - The Choir Of The Drowned Sings 'Our Demons Are Real' Homework Year 3, 2018, Taâlem 21:48  03:01 Christine Ott - Comma Chimères (Pour Ondes Martenots), 2020, Nahal Recordings 24:22  02:34 Ida Toninato - Pour Retourner Au Silence We Become Giants, 2020, Dragon's Eye Recordings 25:32  03:47 Merrin Karras - Drawn, Quartered Northwest Passage, 2020, A Strangely Isolated Place 28:27  02:07 Ciro Berenguer - Luna Creciente Eilean 100, 2019, Eilean Records 29:57  01:47 Yiorgis Sakellariou - B4 Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works, 2018, Tanuki Records 29:57  01:19 Celer - Birds Inside The High Halls Of Hangzhou (06.23.17) Xièxie, 2019, Two Acorns 30:12  03:18 Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr, Koichi Shimizu - Sharjah And Java Metaphors - Selected Soundworks from the cinema of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2017, Sub Rosa 31:24  00:44 Coil - Corybantic Ennui Stolen and Contaminated Songs, 2019, Cold Spring Records  32:32  01:22 Olivier Messiaen - Quator Pour Le Fin Du Temps III: Abîme des Oiseaux Olivier Messiaen - Complete Edition, 2008, Deutsche Grammophon 33:54  01:26 Hildur Gudnadottir - Following Sophie Joker OST, 2019, Watertower Records 35:14  00:55 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Countdown Black Mirror: Smithereens, 2019, Milan 35:45  03:24 Silent Chaos - Nocturne On Ganimede  Macro, 2020, We Don't Give A Fuck 38:52  04:03 Roger Eno and Brian Eno - Burnt Umber Mixing Colours, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon 42:38  02:13 Martina Bertoni - Invisible Cracks All The Ghosts Are Gone, 2020, Falk 44:29  03:30 Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang - Nightspell Snow Catches On Her Eyelashes, 2020, Jazzland Recordings 46:21  02:13 Jana Irmert - Fog Cusp, 2020, self-released 47:40  01:36 Fovea Hex - Given Is Lanza Light and Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet Records 48:42  02:40 Frank Makowski - Fliegende Schatten - Canon 1 Canon der Finsternisse, 2019, Diffusschall 49:05  01:12 Michael Begg - Plain Chant Sonambulo, 2019, Omnempathy 50:40  02:20 A Winged Victory For The Sullen - The Slow Descent Has Begun The Undivided Five, 2019, Ninja Tune 52:35  04:30 Felix Blume - Horns In Fog Pt. 2 Fog Horns, 2019, Discrepant 55:49  03:02 Max Richter - Ursa Minor - Visions Ad Astra, 2019, Deutsche Grammophon 58:30  00:40 Jóhann Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman - The Sun Last And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon 59:10 End

Lockdown - by Peter Van Cooten of Ambientblog.net

Ever since I heard Banabila play a live set for VPRO's radio program Spleen (way back in 1983, mind you!), I have been addicted to his music. This particular track has remained one of my favourite over the years...although the sound quality slowly deteriorated because I had to copy it a few times from cassette to cassette to preserve it...(that's the reason it is not included in this mix). Looking back to the musical output of almost 30 years, Banabila's music is hard to categorize. He has released ambient music, as well as world fusion and sample jazz music ("Voiznoiz 3 - Urban Jazz  Scapes ", recorded with dutch jazz trumpeteer Eric Vloeimans was awarded an Edison in 2003).  His tracks has been used in many theatre productions and television documentaries!   Banabila's music is very experimental at times, yet it conveys emotions one can easily relate to - and it is exactly that which makes him a unique musician...as well as one difficult to market because he cannot be 'pinpointed' to any contemporary style. When I started on this mix, at first I wanted to focus on the ambient music Banabila has created. But in fact that would not do him right, it would represent only a small part of all the music he created. This mix is not a 'Best of Banabila', neither is it a collection of personal favourites  (in that case it would be a lot longer!). Looking back on this mix, I see a painful amount of tracks-that-should also-have-been-included.... But it covers a lot of different aspects of Michel Banabila's musical world.  A world built from "Streets, Dreams and Memories", waiting to be discovered by those with open ears.Banabila - Mix Sequence =Playlist: •    00:00 T A P E (Mix 2), Unreleased, 2008 •    00:23 Intro Harbour Set, Harbour Set, 2010 (for Geert Mul) •    02:07 Phonema 2, Phonema, 2003 (with Rotterdamse Improvisatie Pool) •    02:36 Satellite Queens, Satellite Queens, 2007 •    04:11 Phonema 4, Phonema, 2003 (with Rotterdamse Improvisatie Pool) •    05:31 A Man in a Room, Precious Images, 2008 •    06:30 My Mother's Voice, Vuka! Vuka! theatre show, SA, 2005 •    08:51 Watercolour, A Living Thing, 1998 •    10:14 UAV, Sperics, 2003 (+ UAV - Sanjana Mix, 2006) •    13:42 Buildings, Changing Structures, 2008 •    14:23 A Strong Sense of Urgency, Spherics, 2002 •    17:47 Babylon, Precious Images, 2008 •    17:56 Untitled, Unreleased, 2010 (with Mehmet Polat) •    22:12 Azmignie, Voiznoiz - Urban Soundscapes, 1999 •    24:02 Do Something About it, Voiznoiz - Urban Soundscapes, 1999 •    25:05 SMS-ing, Hilarious Expedition, 2005 •    26:06 Quietly Descending, Changing Structures, 2008 •    27:20 My Name is Johnny, Banabila-Monoscope live, 2005 (with Anton Goudsmit) •    29:04 Lost in a Big Building, Changing Structures, 2008 •    30:40 Bicycle Exotica (reworked), Hilarious Expedition, 2005 •    35:25 The Perfume Route (for Maher Al Sabbagh), O.S.T. The Perfume Route, 2010 •    36:20 X-Zone, A Living Thing, 1998 •    37:04 Friedrich Remixed, Recyclopedia, 2009 (with Eric Vloeimans &amp; Frans Friedrich) •    41:37 Voices from a Secret World, A Living Thing, 1998 •    43:06 Intro, Vuka! Vuka!, 2006 •    45:47 Hosanna, Voiznoiz - Urban Soundscapes, 1999 •    47:00 The Monitor is Dead, Spherics, 2003 •    51:24 Zeer Duister (Voor Peter van Cooten), unreleased, 2007 •    53:06 My Brain is Electric, Hilarious Expedition, 2005 •    54:30 Magical Day (Huiskameronweer Mix), Precious Images, 2008  (+ Voix du Fou Remix, with Eric Vloeimans) •    56:52 Small Talk (Off Balance Quasimodo Mix), Drone Download Project, 2009 •    58:26 The Holy Mountain, Precious Images, 2008 (with Eric Vloeimans)Peter van Cooten, AMBIENT BLOG, October 2010.http://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2010-10-08/streets-dreams-and-memories-mix

Ever since I heard Banabila play a live set for VPRO's radio program Spleen (way back in 1983, mind you!), I have been addicted to his music. This particular track has remained one of my favourite over the years...although the sound quality slowly deteriorated because I had to copy it a few times from cassette to cassette to preserve it...(that's the reason it is not included in this mix). Looking back to the musical output of almost 30 years, Banabila's music is hard to categorize. He has released ambient music, as well as world fusion and sample jazz music ("Voiznoiz 3 - Urban Jazz  Scapes ", recorded with dutch jazz trumpeteer Eric Vloeimans was awarded an Edison in 2003).  His tracks has been used in many theatre productions and television documentaries!   Banabila's music is very experimental at times, yet it conveys emotions one can easily relate to - and it is exactly that which makes him a unique musician...as well as one difficult to market because he cannot be 'pinpointed' to any contemporary style. When I started on this mix, at first I wanted to focus on the ambient music Banabila has created. But in fact that would not do him right, it would represent only a small part of all the music he created. This mix is not a 'Best of Banabila', neither is it a collection of personal favourites  (in that case it would be a lot longer!). Looking back on this mix, I see a painful amount of tracks-that-should also-have-been-included.... But it covers a lot of different aspects of Michel Banabila's musical world.  A world built from "Streets, Dreams and Memories", waiting to be discovered by those with open ears. Banabila - Mix Sequence = Playlist: •    00:00 T A P E (Mix 2), Unreleased, 2008 •    00:23 Intro Harbour Set, Harbour Set, 2010 (for Geert Mul) •    02:07 Phonema 2, Phonema, 2003 (with Rotterdamse Improvisatie Pool) •    02:36 Satellite Queens, Satellite Queens, 2007 •    04:11 Phonema 4, Phonema, 2003 (with Rotterdamse Improvisatie Pool) •    05:31 A Man in a Room, Precious Images, 2008 •    06:30 My Mother's Voice, Vuka! Vuka! theatre show, SA, 2005 •    08:51 Watercolour, A Living Thing, 1998 •    10:14 UAV, Sperics, 2003 (+ UAV - Sanjana Mix, 2006) •    13:42 Buildings, Changing Structures, 2008 •    14:23 A Strong Sense of Urgency, Spherics, 2002 •    17:47 Babylon, Precious Images, 2008 •    17:56 Untitled, Unreleased, 2010 (with Mehmet Polat) •    22:12 Azmignie, Voiznoiz - Urban Soundscapes, 1999 •    24:02 Do Something About it, Voiznoiz - Urban Soundscapes, 1999 •    25:05 SMS-ing, Hilarious Expedition, 2005 •    26:06 Quietly Descending, Changing Structures, 2008 •    27:20 My Name is Johnny, Banabila-Monoscope live, 2005 (with Anton Goudsmit) •    29:04 Lost in a Big Building, Changing Structures, 2008 •    30:40 Bicycle Exotica (reworked), Hilarious Expedition, 2005 •    35:25 The Perfume Route (for Maher Al Sabbagh), O.S.T. The Perfume Route, 2010 •    36:20 X-Zone, A Living Thing, 1998 •    37:04 Friedrich Remixed, Recyclopedia, 2009 (with Eric Vloeimans &amp; Frans Friedrich) •    41:37 Voices from a Secret World, A Living Thing, 1998 •    43:06 Intro, Vuka! Vuka!, 2006 •    45:47 Hosanna, Voiznoiz - Urban Soundscapes, 1999 •    47:00 The Monitor is Dead, Spherics, 2003 •    51:24 Zeer Duister (Voor Peter van Cooten), unreleased, 2007 •    53:06 My Brain is Electric, Hilarious Expedition, 2005 •    54:30 Magical Day (Huiskameronweer Mix), Precious Images, 2008  (+ Voix du Fou Remix, with Eric Vloeimans) •    56:52 Small Talk (Off Balance Quasimodo Mix), Drone Download Project, 2009 •    58:26 The Holy Mountain, Precious Images, 2008 (with Eric Vloeimans) Peter van Cooten, AMBIENT BLOG, October 2010. <a href="http://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2010-10-08/streets-dreams-and-memories-mix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2010-10-08/streets-dreams-and-memories-mix</a>