The trip through the electronic music of the 70s continues with a stop in 1972. As with '70 &amp; '71, this is a mix with some tracks that are very electronic, like the Wendy Carlos tunes, and others that are more electronic adjacent, like the Cluster or Pick Floyd tracks. But I think it gives a good sense of where things stood at the time. I purposely stayed away from cheesy electronic versions of classical music like "The Electronic Spirit Of Erik Satie" or "The Unusual Classical Synthesizer." I'm just not a fan of that type of electronic music. I understand it's place in bringing synths to mass attention, I just don't like those recordings. Enjoy 1972, I have a feeling 1973 will sound fairly similar. But things will start to change in '74 &amp; '75. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    A.R. &amp; Machines - Wie Ich Mir So Ich Dir (AR3) 02:12    Cluster - Im Suden (Cluster II) 08:10    Galactic Explorers - Lunarscape (Epitaph For Venus) 14:22    Terry Riley - Persian Surgery Dervishes 18:40    Klaus Schulze - Last Not Least (La Vie Electronique, Vol. 2) 25:15    Kraftwerk - Klingklang (Kraftwerk 2) 34:00    Wendy Carlos - Country Life (Clockwork Orange) 38:40    Tangerine Dream - Zeit (Zeit) 43:20    Pink Floyd - Absolutely Curtains (Obscured by Clouds) 45:55    Neu! - Im Glück (Nue!) 49:35    Wendy Carlos - Fall (Sonic Seasonings) 60:00    end

The trip through the electronic music of the 70s continues with a stop in 1972. As with '70 &amp; '71, this is a mix with some tracks that are very electronic, like the Wendy Carlos tunes, and others that are more electronic adjacent, like the Cluster or Pick Floyd tracks. But I think it gives a good sense of where things stood at the time. I purposely stayed away from cheesy electronic versions of classical music like "The Electronic Spirit Of Erik Satie" or "The Unusual Classical Synthesizer." I'm just not a fan of that type of electronic music. I understand it's place in bringing synths to mass attention, I just don't like those recordings. Enjoy 1972, I have a feeling 1973 will sound fairly similar. But things will start to change in '74 &amp; '75. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    A.R. &amp; Machines - Wie Ich Mir So Ich Dir (AR3)</li> <li>02:12    Cluster - Im Suden (Cluster II)</li> <li>08:10    Galactic Explorers - Lunarscape (Epitaph For Venus)</li> <li>14:22    Terry Riley - Persian Surgery Dervishes</li> <li>18:40    Klaus Schulze - Last Not Least (La Vie Electronique, Vol. 2)</li> <li>25:15    Kraftwerk - Klingklang (Kraftwerk 2)</li> <li>34:00    Wendy Carlos - Country Life (Clockwork Orange)</li> <li>38:40    Tangerine Dream - Zeit (Zeit)</li> <li>43:20    Pink Floyd - Absolutely Curtains (Obscured by Clouds)</li> <li>45:55    Neu! - Im Glück (Nue!)</li> <li>49:35    Wendy Carlos - Fall (Sonic Seasonings)</li> <li>60:00    end</li></ul>

Electronic Music 1972

Paul Asbury Seaman

Photo by Alan Seaman (Paul’s father) in Raiwind, Lahore District, Pakistan, c.1966.Another train-themed mix? Yes, because they are awesome! This one comes from the mind of Paul Asbury Seaman, as have several other train mixes. As per usual, it's a great collection of familiar and unfamiliar artists, to me at least.  Here's what Paul says about this latest trip down the tracks: “On this one—my seventh train-themed mix for LLM—I’m going for the feeling of exhilaration and weary melancholy of travel, as much as the clickety-clack rhythm associated with trains. Plus a twinge of the mystical that can be experienced while crossing between worlds. Once again, drawing from 40 years of music… a couple of new artists, some perennial favorites (of mine), and some classics of the genre.” Thanks, Paul, for delivering once again. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Christian Fiesel - A Train And No Final Destination (The New Voyages Of Little Nemo 2023) 03:29    Frolin - Afterthought (Morrowtide 2022) 07:26    Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene 7 (Oxygene 7-13 1997) 15:05    Johan Tronestam - Reveals the Invisible (Cosmic Drama II 2023) 22:14    Fritz Mayr - Breath of the Wind (Mythical Worlds 2022) 28:40    Cristian Richet - Sansucy (Life Is But A Dream 2023) 35:05    Cosmic Ground - Phasing 76 (Entropy 2023) 42:40    The Soviet Space Dog Project - Star City (Star City 2021) 51:45    Vangelis - Life Of Antarctica (Antartica 1983) 57:19    LAD - Starburst (Andromeda 2023) 62:42    Robert Rich - Loom Of Origins (Travelers' Cloth 2023) 69:30    Patrick O'Hearn - Traveler's Rest (So Flows the Current 2000) 75:33    end

Photo by Alan Seaman (Paul’s father) in Raiwind, Lahore District, Pakistan, c.1966.Another train-themed mix? Yes, because they are awesome! This one comes from the mind of Paul Asbury Seaman, as have several other train mixes. As per usual, it's a great collection of familiar and unfamiliar artists, to me at least.  Here's what Paul says about this latest trip down the tracks: “On this one—my seventh train-themed mix for LLM—I’m going for the feeling of exhilaration and weary melancholy of travel, as much as the clickety-clack rhythm associated with trains. Plus a twinge of the mystical that can be experienced while crossing between worlds. Once again, drawing from 40 years of music… a couple of new artists, some perennial favorites (of mine), and some classics of the genre.” Thanks, Paul, for delivering once again. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Christian Fiesel - A Train And No Final Destination (The New Voyages Of Little Nemo 2023)</li> <li>03:29    Frolin - Afterthought (Morrowtide 2022)</li> <li>07:26    Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene 7 (Oxygene 7-13 1997)</li> <li>15:05    Johan Tronestam - Reveals the Invisible (Cosmic Drama II 2023)</li> <li>22:14    Fritz Mayr - Breath of the Wind (Mythical Worlds 2022)</li> <li>28:40    Cristian Richet - Sansucy (Life Is But A Dream 2023)</li> <li>35:05    Cosmic Ground - Phasing 76 (Entropy 2023)</li> <li>42:40    The Soviet Space Dog Project - Star City (Star City 2021)</li> <li>51:45    Vangelis - Life Of Antarctica (Antartica 1983)</li> <li>57:19    LAD - Starburst (Andromeda 2023)</li> <li>62:42    Robert Rich - Loom Of Origins (Travelers' Cloth 2023)</li> <li>69:30    Patrick O'Hearn - Traveler's Rest (So Flows the Current 2000)</li> <li>75:33    end</li></ul>

Last Train Home by Paul Asbury Seaman

I guess the title of this mix is as straightforward as it gets. This one is a collection of tracks from my favorite ambient albums from the first half of 2023. There's some really good stuff in there and a nice variety.   First I'll give my list of favorites with links and then the tracklist of the mix. Cheers to a great second half!    Alva Noto - Kinder der Sonne (From Komplizen) [Noton] https://bleep.com/release/380644-alva-noto-kinder-der-sonne-from-komplizen ARROWOUNDS - In The Octopus Pond [LostTribe Sound] https://arrowounds.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-octopus-pond Between - Low Flying Owls [12k] https://12kmusic.bandcamp.com/album/low-flying-owls Brendan Eder Ensemble - Therapy https://brendaneder.bandcamp.com/album/therapy Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I- Granular Dreams https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/neon-scenes-i-granular-dreams Crows Labyrinth- Pulse Mandala - Astral Solstice [Valley View Records] https://valleyviewrecords.bandcamp.com/album/astral-solstice Eli Keszler - LIVE [LUCKYME] https://elikeszler.bandcamp.com/album/live Foreign Body Sensation &amp; Justin Maranga - Subterranean Environments [Dune Alter] https://foreignbodysensation.bandcamp.com/album/subterranean-environments Hainbach - Voice Magnetic[Seil] https://hainbach.bandcamp.com/album/voice-magnetic Loneward - Willoweald [Stereoscenic] https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/willoweald Michael Scott Dawson - Find Yourself Lost [We Are Busy Bodies] https://michaelscottdawson.bandcamp.com/album/find-yourself-lost Mount Shrine - Lost Loops Collection [Cryo Chamber] https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/lost-loops-collection Nico Less - Still https://nicoless.bandcamp.com/album/still Pan American - in daylight dub [Foam On A Wave] https://foamonawave.bandcamp.com/album/in-daylight-dub Rod Modell &amp; Taka Noda - Glow World [13] http://13.silentes.it/private_sounds/sps2360.htm Saphileaum - Intrapersonal Experience https://saphileaum.bandcamp.com/album/saphileaum-intrapersonal-experience   Sigur Rós - ÁTTA https://store.sigurros.com/album/tta this floating world - floatings [Whitelabrecs] https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/floatings Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - The Nation's Most Central Location https://warrington-runcorn-cis.bandcamp.com/album/the-nations-most-central-location   Wil Bolton - Swept [Audiobulb] https://ab-wil-bolton.bandcamp.com/album/swept William Ryan Fritch - Cohesion [Lost Tribe Sound] https://williamryanfritch.bandcamp.com/album/cohesion     T R A C K L I S T :  00:00    Rod Modell &amp; Taka Noda - Untilted 1 [Glow World (13)] 05:40    Nico Less - Try a Little Kindess [Still] 09:40    Pan American - Renzo [in daylight dub (Foam On A Wave)] 13:50    Eli Keszler - Manhattan Part III [LIVE (LUCKYME)] 20:10    Foreign Body Sensation &amp; Justin Maranga - Cenote Meditation [Subterranean Environments (Dune Alter)] 25:30    Michael Scott Dawson - Almanac Pages [Find Yourself Lost (We Are Busy Bodies)] 32:00    Brendan Eder Ensemble - #20 Lichen Aphex Twin Cover [Therapy] 35:40    William Ryan Fritch - Futiles Heaves [Cohesion (Lost Tribe Sound)] 39:33    this floating world - winds I [floatings (Whitelabrecs)] 40:50    Between - Pushed [Low Flying Owls (12k)] 46:38    Sigur Rós - Blóðberg [ÁTTA)] 53:25    Alva Noto - Sehnsuchtsvoll [Kinder der Sonne(From Komplizen) (Noton)] 1:06:00    Hainbach - Last Song of Summer [Voice Magnetic (Seil)] 1:03:05    Mount Shrine - Ghostly [Lost Loops Collection (Cryo Chamber)] 1:06:50    ARROWOUNDS - Tree of Disciples [In The Octopus Pond (LostTribe Sound)] 1:12:42    Loneward - Delicate Illusions [Willoweald (Stereoscenic)] 1:21:30    end 

I guess the title of this mix is as straightforward as it gets. This one is a collection of tracks from my favorite ambient albums from the first half of 2023. There's some really good stuff in there and a nice variety.   First I'll give my list of favorites with links and then the tracklist of the mix. Cheers to a great second half!   Alva Noto - Kinder der Sonne (From Komplizen) [Noton] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bleep.com/release/380644-alva-noto-kinder-der-sonne-from-komplizen</a> ARROWOUNDS - In The Octopus Pond [LostTribe Sound] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://arrowounds.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-octopus-pond</a> Between - Low Flying Owls [12k] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://12kmusic.bandcamp.com/album/low-flying-owls</a> Brendan Eder Ensemble - Therapy <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brendaneder.bandcamp.com/album/therapy</a> Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I- Granular Dreams <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/neon-scenes-i-granular-dreams</a> Crows Labyrinth- Pulse Mandala - Astral Solstice [Valley View Records] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://valleyviewrecords.bandcamp.com/album/astral-solstice</a> Eli Keszler - LIVE [LUCKYME] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://elikeszler.bandcamp.com/album/live</a> Foreign Body Sensation &amp; Justin Maranga - Subterranean Environments [Dune Alter] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://foreignbodysensation.bandcamp.com/album/subterranean-environments</a> Hainbach - Voice Magnetic[Seil] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hainbach.bandcamp.com/album/voice-magnetic</a> Loneward - Willoweald [Stereoscenic] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/willoweald</a> Michael Scott Dawson - Find Yourself Lost [We Are Busy Bodies] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://michaelscottdawson.bandcamp.com/album/find-yourself-lost</a> Mount Shrine - Lost Loops Collection [Cryo Chamber] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/lost-loops-collection</a> Nico Less - Still <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nicoless.bandcamp.com/album/still</a> Pan American - in daylight dub [Foam On A Wave] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://foamonawave.bandcamp.com/album/in-daylight-dub</a> Rod Modell &amp; Taka Noda - Glow World [13] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://13.silentes.it/private_sounds/sps2360.htm</a> Saphileaum - Intrapersonal Experience <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://saphileaum.bandcamp.com/album/saphileaum-intrapersonal-experience</a> Sigur Rós - ÁTTA <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://store.sigurros.com/album/tta</a> this floating world - floatings [Whitelabrecs] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/floatings</a> Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - The Nation's Most Central Location <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://warrington-runcorn-cis.bandcamp.com/album/the-nations-most-central-location</a> Wil Bolton - Swept [Audiobulb] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ab-wil-bolton.bandcamp.com/album/swept</a> William Ryan Fritch - Cohesion [Lost Tribe Sound] <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://williamryanfritch.bandcamp.com/album/cohesion</a>     T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Rod Modell &amp; Taka Noda - Untilted 1 [Glow World (13)]</li> <li>05:40    Nico Less - Try a Little Kindess [Still]</li> <li>09:40    Pan American - Renzo [in daylight dub (Foam On A Wave)]</li> <li>13:50    Eli Keszler - Manhattan Part III [LIVE (LUCKYME)]</li> <li>20:10    Foreign Body Sensation &amp; Justin Maranga - Cenote Meditation [Subterranean Environments (Dune Alter)]</li> <li>25:30    Michael Scott Dawson - Almanac Pages [Find Yourself Lost (We Are Busy Bodies)]</li> <li>32:00    Brendan Eder Ensemble - #20 Lichen Aphex Twin Cover [Therapy]</li> <li>35:40    William Ryan Fritch - Futiles Heaves [Cohesion (Lost Tribe Sound)]</li> <li>39:33    this floating world - winds I [floatings (Whitelabrecs)]</li> <li>40:50    Between - Pushed [Low Flying Owls (12k)]</li> <li>46:38    Sigur Rós - Blóðberg [ÁTTA)]</li> <li>53:25    Alva Noto - Sehnsuchtsvoll [Kinder der Sonne(From Komplizen) (Noton)]</li> <li>1:06:00    Hainbach - Last Song of Summer [Voice Magnetic (Seil)]</li> <li>1:03:05    Mount Shrine - Ghostly [Lost Loops Collection (Cryo Chamber)]</li> <li>1:06:50    ARROWOUNDS - Tree of Disciples [In The Octopus Pond (LostTribe Sound)]</li> <li>1:12:42    Loneward - Delicate Illusions [Willoweald (Stereoscenic)]</li> <li>1:21:30    end</li> </ul>

Favorite Ambient Albums of 2023, so far

This mix is pretty just as the title describes - a set of long ambient pieces, perfect for sleeping. There's not much else to say other than the tracks are all fairly new with most of them from 2023. I was happy to use a longer version of the Crows Labyrinth track in this mix. I used it in my Blade Runner mix earlier in the year but it was the short version. I have been listening to the long version a lot this year and using it as a sleep soundtrack quite a bit as well. So I knew I had to use more of the 39 minute track in this mix. That album will make my best of the year list for sure. Speaking of best of the year lists - head over to Mixcloud Posts to see my favorite albums of 2023, so far - MIXCLOUD Best of 2023(so far)   Links to all the music used in this mix: https://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/alta https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/willoweald https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/neon-scenes-i-granular-dreams https://milieumusic.bandcamp.com/album/beside-a-green-window https://slaapwel.bandcamp.com/album/particles https://perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com/album/fleeting-visions-into-sleep - active on 7/14/23 https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/lost-loops-collection https://dataobscura.bandcamp.com/album/delicate-terrain https://cv313.bandcamp.com/album/plays-sequential-space    Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Loscil - Alta (Alta 2023) 10:20    Loneward - Light Blossom (Willoweald 2023) 18:00    Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I (Neon Scenes I: Granular Dreams 2023) 27:45    Milieu - Beside a Green Window (Beside a Green Window 2023) 37:07    Katharina Schmidt - Particles (Particles 2022) 46:44    Spectrical - Distant Rain (Fleeting visions into sleep 2023) 55:10    Mount Shrine - Foghorn (Lost Loops Collection 2023) 1:12:25    Robert Davies - Diffused Meadow (Delicate Terrain 2022) 1:26:30    cv313 - Star Alignments (Plays Sequential Space 2023) 2:00:00    end

This mix is pretty just as the title describes - a set of long ambient pieces, perfect for sleeping. There's not much else to say other than the tracks are all fairly new with most of them from 2023. I was happy to use a longer version of the Crows Labyrinth track in this mix. I used it in my Blade Runner mix earlier in the year but it was the short version. I have been listening to the long version a lot this year and using it as a sleep soundtrack quite a bit as well. So I knew I had to use more of the 39 minute track in this mix. That album will make my best of the year list for sure. Speaking of best of the year lists - head over to Mixcloud Posts to see my favorite albums of 2023, so far - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIXCLOUD Best of 2023(so far)</a> Links to all the music used in this mix: <ul><li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/alta</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/willoweald</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/neon-scenes-i-granular-dreams</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://milieumusic.bandcamp.com/album/beside-a-green-window</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://slaapwel.bandcamp.com/album/particles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://perceptualtapes.bandcamp.com/album/fleeting-visions-into-sleep</a> - active on 7/14/23</li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/lost-loops-collection</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dataobscura.bandcamp.com/album/delicate-terrain</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6746200018636076325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cv313.bandcamp.com/album/plays-sequential-space</a></li> </ul> Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Loscil - Alta (Alta 2023)</li> <li>10:20    Loneward - Light Blossom (Willoweald 2023)</li> <li>18:00    Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I (Neon Scenes I: Granular Dreams 2023)</li> <li>27:45    Milieu - Beside a Green Window (Beside a Green Window 2023)</li> <li>37:07    Katharina Schmidt - Particles (Particles 2022)</li> <li>46:44    Spectrical - Distant Rain (Fleeting visions into sleep 2023)</li> <li>55:10    Mount Shrine - Foghorn (Lost Loops Collection 2023)</li> <li>1:12:25    Robert Davies - Diffused Meadow (Delicate Terrain 2022)</li> <li>1:26:30    cv313 - Star Alignments (Plays Sequential Space 2023)</li> <li>2:00:00    end</li></ul>

Longform Sleepy Time

I love getting guest mixes from creative artists. I love hearing excellent segues as the music flows seamlessly across the set. And I love discovering new music. So I'm excited about this latest offering from Fragile X. https://soundcloud.com/fragilex https://fragilex.bandcamp.com/ https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/being-human-by-fragile-x/   There so much good stuff in this mix I could go on and on but I'll let John say a few things about it: "I've been inspired by my recent trip to Croatia and have made a water themed mix. I've called it "Aquadream". I wanted the mix to be able to act as a soundtrack to all kinda things. From casual swimming, deep sea diving, floating, boating or even just watching from the shoreline. It's pretty much all ambient material. It's got that hazy and submerged feel about it and is a wee bit disorientating at times but is ultimately a calm and hopefully refreshing mix!" Thanks, John, for this awesome collection of music!   T R A C K L I S T : ARTIST - TITLE / LABEL / YEAR   00:00    Sample of the World's Loneliest Whale, 52 Hertz 00:44    Rennie Foster - Devil's Water (Devil's Reprise) / Rebirth / 2009  04:48    Fragile X - The Descent / Gorecki Productions / 2015 07:11    Krill.minima - Submarine Poetry / Native State Records / 2007 12:23    Daar - Sea Wind / Silent Season / 2021 18:35    The Persuader - Pressure Relief / Stockholm LTD / 2015 21:51    Michael FK - Black Whale / Ambient / 2014 26:48    Newworldaquarium - Thousand Oaks / Ostgut Ton / 2014 29:56    Karen Vogt - Searching For Shoals (Karen Vogt remix) / Self Released / 2023 31:45    Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Wetlands / Western Vinyl / 2016 33:03    This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren / 4AD / 1983 36:47    Inhmost - Waters Edge / Huinali Recordings / 2021 41:11    Tom Leclerc - Postcard From The Sea / Giraffe Tapes / 2022 43:50    Leafcutter John - Music Under The Water / Desire Path / 2015 48:04    Chromasy - Naoshima /Self Released / 2020 52:32    Copula - North Sea Dream / Traumgarten / 2020 54:48    Balsam - Water Conception / Neotantra / 2019 56:21    Julianna Barwick - One Half / Dead Oceans / 2012 59:13    Circular - Calm / Beatservice Records/ 1999 65:19    Asura - Ascension In Blue / Ultimae Records / 2014 72:30    Fragile X - Mvto More / Unreleased / 2023 78:48    Picnic - Drops in The Water (DJ Paradise remix) / Daisart / 2021 80:45    Saphileaum - Freshwater Body / Nyame Records / 2020 85:35    Yosi Horikawa - Fluid / Borrowed Scenery / 2019 

I love getting guest mixes from creative artists. I love hearing excellent segues as the music flows seamlessly across the set. And I love discovering new music. So I'm excited about this latest offering from Fragile X. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/285933771482009787" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/fragilex </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/285933771482009787" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fragilex.bandcamp.com/</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/285933771482009787" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/being-human-by-fragile-x/</a> There so much good stuff in this mix I could go on and on but I'll let John say a few things about it: "I've been inspired by my recent trip to Croatia and have made a water themed mix. I've called it "Aquadream". I wanted the mix to be able to act as a soundtrack to all kinda things. From casual swimming, deep sea diving, floating, boating or even just watching from the shoreline. It's pretty much all ambient material. It's got that hazy and submerged feel about it and is a wee bit disorientating at times but is ultimately a calm and hopefully refreshing mix!" Thanks, John, for this awesome collection of music!   T R A C K L I S T : ARTIST - TITLE / LABEL / YEAR <ul><li>00:00    Sample of the World's Loneliest Whale, 52 Hertz</li> <li>00:44    Rennie Foster - Devil's Water (Devil's Reprise) / Rebirth / 2009 </li> <li>04:48    Fragile X - The Descent / Gorecki Productions / 2015</li> <li>07:11    Krill.minima - Submarine Poetry / Native State Records / 2007</li> <li>12:23    Daar - Sea Wind / Silent Season / 2021</li> <li>18:35    The Persuader - Pressure Relief / Stockholm LTD / 2015</li> <li>21:51    Michael FK - Black Whale / Ambient / 2014</li> <li>26:48    Newworldaquarium - Thousand Oaks / Ostgut Ton / 2014</li> <li>29:56    Karen Vogt - Searching For Shoals (Karen Vogt remix) / Self Released / 2023</li> <li>31:45    Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Wetlands / Western Vinyl / 2016</li> <li>33:03    This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren / 4AD / 1983</li> <li>36:47    Inhmost - Waters Edge / Huinali Recordings / 2021</li> <li>41:11    Tom Leclerc - Postcard From The Sea / Giraffe Tapes / 2022</li> <li>43:50    Leafcutter John - Music Under The Water / Desire Path / 2015</li> <li>48:04    Chromasy - Naoshima /Self Released / 2020</li> <li>52:32    Copula - North Sea Dream / Traumgarten / 2020</li> <li>54:48    Balsam - Water Conception / Neotantra / 2019</li> <li>56:21    Julianna Barwick - One Half / Dead Oceans / 2012</li> <li>59:13    Circular - Calm / Beatservice Records/ 1999</li> <li>65:19    Asura - Ascension In Blue / Ultimae Records / 2014</li> <li>72:30    Fragile X - Mvto More / Unreleased / 2023</li> <li>78:48    Picnic - Drops in The Water (DJ Paradise remix) / Daisart / 2021</li> <li>80:45    Saphileaum - Freshwater Body / Nyame Records / 2020</li> <li>85:35    Yosi Horikawa - Fluid / Borrowed Scenery / 2019</li> </ul>

Aquadream by Fragile X

The Electronic Music of the 1970s series continues with a trip back to 1971. This year was a bit easier to curate than '70 because we have a few more good uses of electronic instruments featured prominently. For me, the best electronic album of 1971 is "Zero Time" by Tonto's Expanding Head Band. It's very synthetic sounding without being too cheezy. I enjoyed discovering new music for this mix like "The Andromeda Strain" soundtrack and a Tangerine Dream soundtrack for an unreleased movie. I hope you too discover something new in this journey back to 1971. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Moog - Moog demonstration record 00:36    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Tama (Zero Time) 05:48    Beaver &amp; Krause - Nine Moons In Alaska (Gandharva) 07:30    Tangerine Dream - Sunrise In The Third System (Alpha Centauri) 11:07    Achim Reichel - Einleitung(Invitation) (Echo) 16:00    Deuter - Babylon (D) 19:49    Pat Prilly - Aerolithe Alpha (Moog Sensations) 21:15    Harold Budd - Pastoral Symphony (The Oak Of The Golden Dreams) 22:00    Popol Vuh - Aguirre (In the Gardens of the Pharao | Aguirre) 27:00    Ash Ra Tempel - Traummaschine (Ash Ra Tempel) 33:18    Pat Prilly - Coeur Synthetique (Moog Sensations) 34:12    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Cybernaut (Zero Time) 38:30    Doug McKechnie - Moving (San Francisco Moog: 1968-72 Vol. 2) 41:10    Jean Michel Jarre - La Cage (La Cage) 44:25    Morton Subotnick - Sidewinder (Sidewinder) 46:15    Gil Mellé - Andromeda (The Andromeda Strain) 47:47    Tangerine Dream - Vampira VI (Vampira) 50:53    W. Merrick Farran &amp; E. Vetter - Sea of Storms (KPM Electronic Music) 52:42    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Aurora (Zero Time) 59:10    end

The Electronic Music of the 1970s series continues with a trip back to 1971. This year was a bit easier to curate than '70 because we have a few more good uses of electronic instruments featured prominently. For me, the best electronic album of 1971 is "Zero Time" by Tonto's Expanding Head Band. It's very synthetic sounding without being too cheezy. I enjoyed discovering new music for this mix like "The Andromeda Strain" soundtrack and a Tangerine Dream soundtrack for an unreleased movie. I hope you too discover something new in this journey back to 1971. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Moog - Moog demonstration record</li> <li>00:36    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Tama (Zero Time)</li> <li>05:48    Beaver &amp; Krause - Nine Moons In Alaska (Gandharva)</li> <li>07:30    Tangerine Dream - Sunrise In The Third System (Alpha Centauri)</li> <li>11:07    Achim Reichel - Einleitung(Invitation) (Echo)</li> <li>16:00    Deuter - Babylon (D)</li> <li>19:49    Pat Prilly - Aerolithe Alpha (Moog Sensations)</li> <li>21:15    Harold Budd - Pastoral Symphony (The Oak Of The Golden Dreams)</li> <li>22:00    Popol Vuh - Aguirre (In the Gardens of the Pharao | Aguirre)</li> <li>27:00    Ash Ra Tempel - Traummaschine (Ash Ra Tempel)</li> <li>33:18    Pat Prilly - Coeur Synthetique (Moog Sensations)</li> <li>34:12    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Cybernaut (Zero Time)</li> <li>38:30    Doug McKechnie - Moving (San Francisco Moog: 1968-72 Vol. 2)</li> <li>41:10    Jean Michel Jarre - La Cage (La Cage)</li> <li>44:25    Morton Subotnick - Sidewinder (Sidewinder)</li> <li>46:15    Gil Mellé - Andromeda (The Andromeda Strain)</li> <li>47:47    Tangerine Dream - Vampira VI (Vampira)</li> <li>50:53    W. Merrick Farran &amp; E. Vetter - Sea of Storms (KPM Electronic Music)</li> <li>52:42    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Aurora (Zero Time)</li> <li>59:10    end</li></ul>

Electronic Music 1971

The theme for this mix is simple - a collection of new ambient tracks, most released within the last couple of months. Sometimes after posting a lot of theme mixes or guest mixes I need to crank out a set that is just straightforward ambient. Nothing fancy, just beautiful, drifting music to ease the mind. Here are some links to the music used in this mix: https://kramer.bandcamp.com/album/baptismal https://12kmusic.bandcamp.com/album/low-flying-owls https://williamselman.bandcamp.com/album/the-weather-indoors https://losttribesound.bandcamp.com/album/maps-to-where-the-poison-grows-subscription-series https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-light https://michaelscottdawson.bandcamp.com/album/find-yourself-lost https://bleep.com/release/380644-alva-noto-kinder-der-sonne-from-komplizen https://sachikobayashi.bandcamp.com/album/melodies-in-the-garden https://davidcordero.bandcamp.com/album/spring-memories https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/sen https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/below-the-noise https://chitrarecords.bandcamp.com/album/sonoris https://aispatial.bandcamp.com/album/above-the-sky https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/a-study-of-ends-or-purpose    Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T :   00:00    Laraaji &amp; Kramer - Immersion (Baptismal 2023) 06:00    Between - Back (Low Flying Owls 2023) 11:10    William Selman - Leaky Paradise (The Weather Indoors 2023) 14:28    Civic Hall aka Euan McMeeken &amp; Craig Tattersall - Excerpt I (Maps To Where The Poison Grows 2023) 19:15    Sebby Kowal - Sakura Schoolyard (There Is Light 2023) 22:36    Michael Scott Dawson - Notes On Longing (Find Yourself Lost 2023) 25:50    Alva Noto - Die Undergründigen - Redux (Kinder der Sonne(From "Komplizen") 2023) 29:55    Sachi Kobayashi - Morning Dew (Melodies in the Garden 2023) 33:40    David Cordero - Middle Distance (Spring Memories 2023) 39:20    blochemy - lane (sen 2023) 44:11    Andy Cartwright - Mended Environment (Below the Noise 2023) 48:05    Kenji Katayose - Aika (Sonoris 2023) 54:18    Inhmost - Eternal (Above The Sky 2023) 58:52    Maps and Diagrams - Brume (A Study of Ends or Purpose 2023) 64:16    end

The theme for this mix is simple - a collection of new ambient tracks, most released within the last couple of months. Sometimes after posting a lot of theme mixes or guest mixes I need to crank out a set that is just straightforward ambient. Nothing fancy, just beautiful, drifting music to ease the mind. Here are some links to the music used in this mix: <ul><li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://kramer.bandcamp.com/album/baptismal</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://12kmusic.bandcamp.com/album/low-flying-owls</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://williamselman.bandcamp.com/album/the-weather-indoors</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://losttribesound.bandcamp.com/album/maps-to-where-the-poison-grows-subscription-series</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://atlantearecords.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-light</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://michaelscottdawson.bandcamp.com/album/find-yourself-lost</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bleep.com/release/380644-alva-noto-kinder-der-sonne-from-komplizen</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sachikobayashi.bandcamp.com/album/melodies-in-the-garden</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://davidcordero.bandcamp.com/album/spring-memories</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/sen</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/below-the-noise</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chitrarecords.bandcamp.com/album/sonoris</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://aispatial.bandcamp.com/album/above-the-sky</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/2832105313158681457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/a-study-of-ends-or-purpose</a></li> </ul> Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Laraaji &amp; Kramer - Immersion (Baptismal 2023)</li> <li>06:00    Between - Back (Low Flying Owls 2023)</li> <li>11:10    William Selman - Leaky Paradise (The Weather Indoors 2023)</li> <li>14:28    Civic Hall aka Euan McMeeken &amp; Craig Tattersall - Excerpt I (Maps To Where The Poison Grows 2023)</li> <li>19:15    Sebby Kowal - Sakura Schoolyard (There Is Light 2023)</li> <li>22:36    Michael Scott Dawson - Notes On Longing (Find Yourself Lost 2023)</li> <li>25:50    Alva Noto - Die Undergründigen - Redux (Kinder der Sonne(From "Komplizen") 2023)</li> <li>29:55    Sachi Kobayashi - Morning Dew (Melodies in the Garden 2023)</li> <li>33:40    David Cordero - Middle Distance (Spring Memories 2023)</li> <li>39:20    blochemy - lane (sen 2023)</li> <li>44:11    Andy Cartwright - Mended Environment (Below the Noise 2023)</li> <li>48:05    Kenji Katayose - Aika (Sonoris 2023)</li> <li>54:18    Inhmost - Eternal (Above The Sky 2023)</li> <li>58:52    Maps and Diagrams - Brume (A Study of Ends or Purpose 2023)</li> <li>64:16    end</li></ul>

Fresh Ambient June 2023

A few months ago I stumbled across two tunes called "Lonely Satellite" &amp; "The Lonely Orbit." Those titles intrigued me and I thought they would make a great theme for a mix. I started collecting tracks, not knowing when the mix would come to fruition.  Then this past week I heard the new album from Alva Noto called "Kinder der Sonne (From "Komplizen")" and I knew immediately that I had to make this mix. I could have included 4 or 5 tracks from the Alva Noto album but Mixcloud only allows a maximum of 3 songs from one album. I ended up using two cuts. As usual the mix leans heavily on new tunes, with 11 of 18 tracks from 2020 - 2023. That includes the two "lonely" cuts that started this whole thing. Funny side note - there has been a lot construction in my neighborhood lately and as I was putting the mix together I would hear the beeping of a backhoe reversing or some other truck backing up. It got to be annoying because sometimes I couldn't tell if the beeping sounds were from the music or the construction outside. Haha! Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Alexandre Navarro + Letna - Psamathe (Redfish 2013) 03:15    Alva Noto - Kinder der Sonne(Intro)  (Kinder der Sonne (From "Komplizen") 2023) 06:15    xu - this illusory continuity (slicing space-time into objects 2022) 07:55    Scanner - Wing Pinger 02 (Wing Pinger 2021) 09:14    Loscil - Estuarine (Endless Fall 2010) 17:10    Lunar Testing Lab - Lunar Radio Control (Space Debris - Space Transmission 2008) 18:17    Hainbach - Izmir (Voice Magnetic 2023) 19:40    Brian Eno - Cavallino (The Shutov Assembly 1992) 22:20    Saros Sky - Lonely Satellite (Ambient Oceania 2021) 25:47    Loscil - Bipolar, Pt. 2 (Lifelike 2019) 28:57    Hans Zimmer - Atmospheric Entry (Interstellar 2014) 30:17    Steven Price - Aurora Borealis (Gravity 2013) 31:22    Alva Noto - Die Untergründigen (Kinder der Sonne (From "Komplizen") 2023) 39:18    Peter Kvidera - Popping (Verism 2022) 44:30    State Azure - Prism (As The Dawn Fades 2023) 50:23    Brian Eno - Kazakhstan 4 (Kazakhstan 2023) 55:12    Aethernal - The Lonely Orbit (Exile 2022) 58:49    arovane - laap (gestalt 2020) 60:30    end

A few months ago I stumbled across two tunes called "Lonely Satellite" &amp; "The Lonely Orbit." Those titles intrigued me and I thought they would make a great theme for a mix. I started collecting tracks, not knowing when the mix would come to fruition.  Then this past week I heard the new album from Alva Noto called "Kinder der Sonne (From "Komplizen")" and I knew immediately that I had to make this mix. I could have included 4 or 5 tracks from the Alva Noto album but Mixcloud only allows a maximum of 3 songs from one album. I ended up using two cuts. As usual the mix leans heavily on new tunes, with 11 of 18 tracks from 2020 - 2023. That includes the two "lonely" cuts that started this whole thing. Funny side note - there has been a lot construction in my neighborhood lately and as I was putting the mix together I would hear the beeping of a backhoe reversing or some other truck backing up. It got to be annoying because sometimes I couldn't tell if the beeping sounds were from the music or the construction outside. Haha! Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Alexandre Navarro + Letna - Psamathe (Redfish 2013)</li> <li>03:15    Alva Noto - Kinder der Sonne(Intro)  (Kinder der Sonne (From "Komplizen") 2023)</li> <li>06:15    xu - this illusory continuity (slicing space-time into objects 2022)</li> <li>07:55    Scanner - Wing Pinger 02 (Wing Pinger 2021)</li> <li>09:14    Loscil - Estuarine (Endless Fall 2010)</li> <li>17:10    Lunar Testing Lab - Lunar Radio Control (Space Debris - Space Transmission 2008)</li> <li>18:17    Hainbach - Izmir (Voice Magnetic 2023)</li> <li>19:40    Brian Eno - Cavallino (The Shutov Assembly 1992)</li> <li>22:20    Saros Sky - Lonely Satellite (Ambient Oceania 2021)</li> <li>25:47    Loscil - Bipolar, Pt. 2 (Lifelike 2019)</li> <li>28:57    Hans Zimmer - Atmospheric Entry (Interstellar 2014)</li> <li>30:17    Steven Price - Aurora Borealis (Gravity 2013)</li> <li>31:22    Alva Noto - Die Untergründigen (Kinder der Sonne (From "Komplizen") 2023)</li> <li>39:18    Peter Kvidera - Popping (Verism 2022)</li> <li>44:30    State Azure - Prism (As The Dawn Fades 2023)</li> <li>50:23    Brian Eno - Kazakhstan 4 (Kazakhstan 2023)</li> <li>55:12    Aethernal - The Lonely Orbit (Exile 2022)</li> <li>58:49    arovane - laap (gestalt 2020)</li> <li>60:30    end</li></ul>

The Lonely Orbit

Two guest mixes in a row - I am a lucky guy! This one comes to us from LLM regular contributor, Paul Asbury Seaman. It's a great collection of instrumental tracks that, as the title says, leans heavily on music from the 70s. My brain has been stuck in the 70s for a while as I collect tunes for the Electronic Music of the 70s series(1971 is coming soon). So I was excited about the coincidence of Paul coming up with a 70s(mostly) mix. Some tracks I was familiar and others I was hearing for the first time, which is the wonderful thing about these guest mixes - they go in directions that I would not have taken them. This one turns into a great journey of nostalgia and discovery. Here's what Paul has to say about this mix: “Something old, something new. Something cheerful, something blue. Some great instrumental tracks that might have slipped between the cracks. So, no “Colour My World.” Yes to Black Sabbath. Plus a couple of mellow vocal numbers, chosen for their melodies that were just too pretty to leave out. The selections here span more than fifty years, though most are from the 1970s. The title of this mix comes from the working name (one of my all-time favorites) of Swedish ambient electronic artist Stefan Jonsson.” Thanks, Paul, for another excellent set. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Agitation Free - First Communication (2nd 1973) 05:57    Jeff Greinke - Losing Time (A Thousand Year Flood 2023) 11:23    Between Interval - Portals in Time (The Edge of a Fairytale 2009) 14:38    Vangelis - Love Theme, Blade Runner (Nocturne: The Piano Album 2019) 20:35    Mike Oldfield - Incantations - part four(excerpt) (Incantations 1978) 24:50    Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Faerie Steps (Time is the Key 1979) 30:10    Moody Blues - Visions of Paradise (In Search Of The Lost Chord 1968)) 34:15    Genesis - Horizons (Foxtrot 1972) 35:50    Rick Wakeman - Summertime (Rhapsodies 1979) 40:08    Neal Schon - Midnight Express (Electric World 1997) 45:15    Iron Butterfly - Slower Than Guns (Metamorphosis 1970) 48:53    Black Sabbath - Laguna Sunrise (Vol. 4 1972) 51:37    Ian Anderson - Boris Dancing (The Secret Language Of Birds 2000) 54:40    Pink Floyd - It's What We Do (The Endless River 2014) 59:50    Bill Frisell - Bird On A Wire (Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen 2022) 63:35    end

Two guest mixes in a row - I am a lucky guy! This one comes to us from LLM regular contributor, Paul Asbury Seaman. It's a great collection of instrumental tracks that, as the title says, leans heavily on music from the 70s. My brain has been stuck in the 70s for a while as I collect tunes for the Electronic Music of the 70s series(1971 is coming soon). So I was excited about the coincidence of Paul coming up with a 70s(mostly) mix. Some tracks I was familiar and others I was hearing for the first time, which is the wonderful thing about these guest mixes - they go in directions that I would not have taken them. This one turns into a great journey of nostalgia and discovery. Here's what Paul has to say about this mix: “Something old, something new. Something cheerful, something blue. Some great instrumental tracks that might have slipped between the cracks. So, no “Colour My World.” Yes to Black Sabbath. Plus a couple of mellow vocal numbers, chosen for their melodies that were just too pretty to leave out. The selections here span more than fifty years, though most are from the 1970s. The title of this mix comes from the working name (one of my all-time favorites) of Swedish ambient electronic artist Stefan Jonsson.” Thanks, Paul, for another excellent set. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Agitation Free - First Communication (2nd 1973)</li> <li>05:57    Jeff Greinke - Losing Time (A Thousand Year Flood 2023)</li> <li>11:23    Between Interval - Portals in Time (The Edge of a Fairytale 2009)</li> <li>14:38    Vangelis - Love Theme, Blade Runner (Nocturne: The Piano Album 2019)</li> <li>20:35    Mike Oldfield - Incantations - part four(excerpt) (Incantations 1978)</li> <li>24:50    Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Faerie Steps (Time is the Key 1979)</li> <li>30:10    Moody Blues - Visions of Paradise (In Search Of The Lost Chord 1968))</li> <li>34:15    Genesis - Horizons (Foxtrot 1972)</li> <li>35:50    Rick Wakeman - Summertime (Rhapsodies 1979)</li> <li>40:08    Neal Schon - Midnight Express (Electric World 1997)</li> <li>45:15    Iron Butterfly - Slower Than Guns (Metamorphosis 1970)</li> <li>48:53    Black Sabbath - Laguna Sunrise (Vol. 4 1972)</li> <li>51:37    Ian Anderson - Boris Dancing (The Secret Language Of Birds 2000)</li> <li>54:40    Pink Floyd - It's What We Do (The Endless River 2014)</li> <li>59:50    Bill Frisell - Bird On A Wire (Here It Is: A Tribute To Leonard Cohen 2022)</li> <li>63:35    end</li></ul>

Between Interval: Instrumental gems (mostly) from 70s rock - by Paul Asbury Seaman

This is a repost of an old mix from 2009. The is a retro synth mix with a sort of old space program vibe. I realized that I'd never posted it to Mixcloud so I thought I would haul it out of space dock and update it with a few more cuts added to the end. It's great to hear tracks from Freescha, Lunar Testing Lab, Bochum Welt and others for the first time in a long time. Enjoy this trip backward and forward in time. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00     Countdown from "Lunar Adventure in 1985" 00:13     Belbury Poly - Adventures in a Miniature Landscape 02:00     The Units - Cowboy 06:05     Harmonic 33 - Departure Lounge 10:30     Lunar Testing Lab - Lunar Radio control 11:30     EU - New Osc's 13:00     Boards of Canada - Wildlife Analysis 13:50     Freescha - The Sun is Still 16:00     Lunar Testing Lab - Orbiting Lunar Observatory 16:40     TRS-80 - moon Patrol 22:30     David Bowie - V2 Schneider 25:10     Bochum Welt - interlude 28:25     Lunar Testing Lab - Phantom Cosmonaut 30:50     Signaldrift - Children of the 70's 32:20     Harmonic 33 - Planet 54 35:50     Frank Comstock - Music from Outer Space(when you wish upon a star) 37:50     Boards of Canada - Nova Scotia Robots 38:50     Bernard Szajner - A Kind of Freedom 41:30     Talvihorros - A Rural Place 43:35     David Bowie - Weeping Wall 46:20     Michael Garrison - Escape (Music From The 21st Century 1986) 48:42    Iguana Moonlight - V (WIld Palms 2017) 53:06    Stratis - By Water (Soul Jazz Records presents Space, Energy &amp; Light 2017) 58:27    Chris Carter - Moon Two (Chemistry Lessons Volume 1 2018) 60:47     end

This is a repost of an old mix from 2009. The is a retro synth mix with a sort of old space program vibe. I realized that I'd never posted it to Mixcloud so I thought I would haul it out of space dock and update it with a few more cuts added to the end. It's great to hear tracks from Freescha, Lunar Testing Lab, Bochum Welt and others for the first time in a long time. Enjoy this trip backward and forward in time. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00     Countdown from "Lunar Adventure in 1985"</li> <li>00:13     Belbury Poly - Adventures in a Miniature Landscape</li> <li>02:00     The Units - Cowboy</li> <li>06:05     Harmonic 33 - Departure Lounge</li> <li>10:30     Lunar Testing Lab - Lunar Radio control</li> <li>11:30     EU - New Osc's</li> <li>13:00     Boards of Canada - Wildlife Analysis</li> <li>13:50     Freescha - The Sun is Still</li> <li>16:00     Lunar Testing Lab - Orbiting Lunar Observatory</li> <li>16:40     TRS-80 - moon Patrol</li> <li>22:30     David Bowie - V2 Schneider</li> <li>25:10     Bochum Welt - interlude</li> <li>28:25     Lunar Testing Lab - Phantom Cosmonaut</li> <li>30:50     Signaldrift - Children of the 70's</li> <li>32:20     Harmonic 33 - Planet 54</li> <li>35:50     Frank Comstock - Music from Outer Space(when you wish upon a star)</li> <li>37:50     Boards of Canada - Nova Scotia Robots</li> <li>38:50     Bernard Szajner - A Kind of Freedom</li> <li>41:30     Talvihorros - A Rural Place</li> <li>43:35     David Bowie - Weeping Wall</li> <li>46:20     Michael Garrison - Escape (Music From The 21st Century 1986)</li> <li>48:42    Iguana Moonlight - V (WIld Palms 2017)</li> <li>53:06    Stratis - By Water (Soul Jazz Records presents Space, Energy &amp; Light 2017)</li> <li>58:27    Chris Carter - Moon Two (Chemistry Lessons Volume 1 2018)</li> <li>60:47     end</li></ul>

Remember Tomorrow V2

I've done a couple mixes featuring library music from the 70s &amp; 80s that have the vibe of a cheesy deep sea exploration documentary. I've always wanted to do a follow up and here it is. One of the problems is that I didn't check the tracklist from the last mix and so quite a few tracks from that set made it into this one. When I figured out what had happened, it was too late to change. Well, actually, I was just too lazy to change it. I think about 9 of the 23 tracks in this mix appeared in the last one.  I love the retro vibe of these mixes. Take some old vinyl albums with echoing fender rhodes piano, add some scuba sound fx and a few synths and you've got yourself a 70s soundtrack to the Undersea World of Low Light Mixes. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00  Eric Vann - Algues Marines (Water World 1982) 01:32  Walt Rockman - Submarine Scenery (Underwater Vol 1 1980) 03:45  Stefano Liberati - Tombala la grande corrente (Pericolo negli abissi 1978) 04:38  Walt Rockman - gas-bubbles (Biology 1980) 05:28  Roger Roger &amp; Nino Nardini - Eery Dream (Informatic 2000 1982) 07:21  Joel Vandroogenbroeck &amp; F. Voelxen - Cascades (Contemporary Pastoral and Ethnic Sounds 1979) 10:03  John Hyde - Curlews (Red Kite 1982) 11:11  John Tender - Underwater Fantasy 1 (Fantasyland Vol. 1 1982) 12:50  Walt Rockman - chromosomes (Biology 1980) 14:42  Tamponi - acque profonde (Ittiologia 1973) 16:07  Amedeo Tommasi - Correnti sottomarine (Biologia marina 1973) 19:08  Mikrokristal - Bubbles (Hidden Way Between Some Rains 2013) 23:52  Georg Deuter - Deep Sea(mysterious - lost - sunken ship) (Soundtrack 1973) 26:15  Atmo - subacquatic (Ittiologia 1973) 28:00  Walt Rockman - dark depth 1 (Underwater Vol 1 1980) 29:31  Teddy Lasry - moins 8000 (+ ou - 8000 1977) 33:33  Franco Tamponi - Profondita (Biologia Marina 1973) 35:55  Jim Harbourg - Harbourg Empathy (Sonoton Soundscapes 1985) 38:23  John Hyde - Underwater (Red Kite 1982) 40:00  Stefano Liberati - La caverna di ghiaccio (Pericolo negli abissi 1978) 41:20  Piero Umiliani - musica delle sfere (Omaggio ad Einstein 1973) 43:10   Raymond Scott - Sleepy Time (Soothing Sounds for Baby, Volume 1 1997) 47:15  Eric Vann - Diving (Water World 1982) 50:37    end

I've done a couple mixes featuring library music from the 70s &amp; 80s that have the vibe of a cheesy deep sea exploration documentary. I've always wanted to do a follow up and here it is. One of the problems is that I didn't check the tracklist from the last mix and so quite a few tracks from that set made it into this one. When I figured out what had happened, it was too late to change. Well, actually, I was just too lazy to change it. I think about 9 of the 23 tracks in this mix appeared in the last one.  I love the retro vibe of these mixes. Take some old vinyl albums with echoing fender rhodes piano, add some scuba sound fx and a few synths and you've got yourself a 70s soundtrack to the Undersea World of Low Light Mixes. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00  Eric Vann - Algues Marines (Water World 1982)</li> <li>01:32  Walt Rockman - Submarine Scenery (Underwater Vol 1 1980)</li> <li>03:45  Stefano Liberati - Tombala la grande corrente (Pericolo negli abissi 1978)</li> <li>04:38  Walt Rockman - gas-bubbles (Biology 1980)</li> <li>05:28  Roger Roger &amp; Nino Nardini - Eery Dream (Informatic 2000 1982)</li> <li>07:21  Joel Vandroogenbroeck &amp; F. Voelxen - Cascades (Contemporary Pastoral and Ethnic Sounds 1979)</li> <li>10:03  John Hyde - Curlews (Red Kite 1982)</li> <li>11:11  John Tender - Underwater Fantasy 1 (Fantasyland Vol. 1 1982)</li> <li>12:50  Walt Rockman - chromosomes (Biology 1980)</li> <li>14:42  Tamponi - acque profonde (Ittiologia 1973)</li> <li>16:07  Amedeo Tommasi - Correnti sottomarine (Biologia marina 1973)</li> <li>19:08  Mikrokristal - Bubbles (Hidden Way Between Some Rains 2013)</li> <li>23:52  Georg Deuter - Deep Sea(mysterious - lost - sunken ship) (Soundtrack 1973)</li> <li>26:15  Atmo - subacquatic (Ittiologia 1973)</li> <li>28:00  Walt Rockman - dark depth 1 (Underwater Vol 1 1980)</li> <li>29:31  Teddy Lasry - moins 8000 (+ ou - 8000 1977)</li> <li>33:33  Franco Tamponi - Profondita (Biologia Marina 1973)</li> <li>35:55  Jim Harbourg - Harbourg Empathy (Sonoton Soundscapes 1985)</li> <li>38:23  John Hyde - Underwater (Red Kite 1982)</li> <li>40:00  Stefano Liberati - La caverna di ghiaccio (Pericolo negli abissi 1978)</li> <li>41:20  Piero Umiliani - musica delle sfere (Omaggio ad Einstein 1973)</li> <li>43:10   Raymond Scott - Sleepy Time (Soothing Sounds for Baby, Volume 1 1997)</li> <li>47:15  Eric Vann - Diving (Water World 1982)</li> <li>50:37    end</li></ul>

The Undersea World of Low Light Mixes

This mix is pretty straightforward - it's a collection of tracks from some of my favorite ambient albums of 2023. The first three tracks are probably my top three albums of the year so far and I expect them to be on my year-end list in December. There's not much else to say, just sit back and enjoy some excellent ambient music. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Rod Modell &amp; Taka Noda - Untitled 9 (Glow World 2023) 07:03    Brendan Eder Ensemble - Ending(feat. Ethan Haman) (Therapy 2023) 14:55    ARROWOUNDS - Tree of Disciples (In The Octopus Pond 2023) 21:15    Robert Davies - Lakeside Reminiscence (Lakeside Haven 2023) 27:50    Pan•American - Renzo (In Daylight Dub 2023) 37:30    Harry Towell &amp; Pruski - lacustyna (petrologist's lens 2023) 42:30    Tim Hecker - Monotony II (No Highs 2023) 44:44    Max Richter - Tranquility VII &amp; VIII (SLEEP: Tranquility Base 2023) 49:20    36 - Last Wake Dreamout (Dreamloops Suite 2023) 60:00    end

This mix is pretty straightforward - it's a collection of tracks from some of my favorite ambient albums of 2023. The first three tracks are probably my top three albums of the year so far and I expect them to be on my year-end list in December. There's not much else to say, just sit back and enjoy some excellent ambient music. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Rod Modell &amp; Taka Noda - Untitled 9 (Glow World 2023)</li> <li>07:03    Brendan Eder Ensemble - Ending(feat. Ethan Haman) (Therapy 2023)</li> <li>14:55    ARROWOUNDS - Tree of Disciples (In The Octopus Pond 2023)</li> <li>21:15    Robert Davies - Lakeside Reminiscence (Lakeside Haven 2023)</li> <li>27:50    Pan•American - Renzo (In Daylight Dub 2023)</li> <li>37:30    Harry Towell &amp; Pruski - lacustyna (petrologist's lens 2023)</li> <li>42:30    Tim Hecker - Monotony II (No Highs 2023)</li> <li>44:44    Max Richter - Tranquility VII &amp; VIII (SLEEP: Tranquility Base 2023)</li> <li>49:20    36 - Last Wake Dreamout (Dreamloops Suite 2023)</li> <li>60:00    end</li></ul>

Current Ambient Obsessions

The Plan - make a mix for every year of the 70s, featuring electronic music from each year. Easy peasy! Well, not exactly. The early years are a bit tough. Electronic music wasn't really a genre yet. There are definitely electronic albums. But enough to fill an hour-long mix? Maybe...sort of. So let me start by saying that some folks may disagree with my choices as I tried to fill out the tracklist. There may be some creative finagling in the mixes for the early years. But really, who cares? This is just a fun way to dive deep into the rise of electronic music. In the early sets you'll hear plenty of krautrock or kosmische music. Bands like Popol Vuh, Amon Duul II, Can, and Ash Ra Temple fit that category and make appearances in the first two mixes. Again, some folks may balk at the inclusion of the artists but without them, the '70 &amp; '71 mixes would not have happened. Even Tangerine Dream in these years is barely "electronic." I discovered an artist named Doug McKechnie who experimented with one of the few Moog synths around at that time. I don't believe he ever released any music back then but there are recordings from many of his live shows. The albums were released in 2020 &amp; 2023, so technically this shouldn't count in a mix of music released in 1970, but as I said, it was hard to fill out the mix. The tracks were recorded from 1968 - 72 so I grabbed one that didn't have a specific date on it and decided that it would count as being from 1970. The more I listen to this set the more I like it. The unexpected tracks and artists made for a fun journey. I hope you all enjoy it too. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Kraftwerk - Ruckzuck (Kraftwerk) 05:10    Oskar Sala - In Leichtem Marsch-Rhythmus (Electronic Virtuosity) 06:45    Suzanne Ciani - Tenth Voice: Sound of a Lighted Window (Voices of Packaged Souls) 07:40    Tangerine Dream - Genesis (Electronic Meditation) 12:20    Popol Vuh - Affenstunde(excerpt 1) (Affenstunde) 16:15    Doug McKechnie - Berkeley Art Museum (San Francisco Moog: 1968-72) 23:42    Popol Vuh - Affenstunde(excerpt 2) (Affenstunde) 30:00    Philip Glass - Music with Changing Parts (Music with Changing Parts) 37:15    Mart Garson - Kevin &amp; Paige (Didn't You Hear?) 42:05    Amon Düül II - Yeti Talks To Yogi(Improvisation) (Yeti) 50:10    King Crimson - The Devils Triangle (In The Wake of Poseidon) 54:40    Tangerine Dream - Cold Smoke (Electronic Meditation) 57:15    Suzanne Ciani - Twelth Voice: Sound of Love Turning (Voices of Packaged Souls) 58:23    Sylvette Allart - Berceuse du faon (Pour Ondes Martenot) 61:39    end

The Plan - make a mix for every year of the 70s, featuring electronic music from each year. Easy peasy! Well, not exactly. The early years are a bit tough. Electronic music wasn't really a genre yet. There are definitely electronic albums. But enough to fill an hour-long mix? Maybe...sort of. So let me start by saying that some folks may disagree with my choices as I tried to fill out the tracklist. There may be some creative finagling in the mixes for the early years. But really, who cares? This is just a fun way to dive deep into the rise of electronic music. In the early sets you'll hear plenty of krautrock or kosmische music. Bands like Popol Vuh, Amon Duul II, Can, and Ash Ra Temple fit that category and make appearances in the first two mixes. Again, some folks may balk at the inclusion of the artists but without them, the '70 &amp; '71 mixes would not have happened. Even Tangerine Dream in these years is barely "electronic." I discovered an artist named Doug McKechnie who experimented with one of the few Moog synths around at that time. I don't believe he ever released any music back then but there are recordings from many of his live shows. The albums were released in 2020 &amp; 2023, so technically this shouldn't count in a mix of music released in 1970, but as I said, it was hard to fill out the mix. The tracks were recorded from 1968 - 72 so I grabbed one that didn't have a specific date on it and decided that it would count as being from 1970. The more I listen to this set the more I like it. The unexpected tracks and artists made for a fun journey. I hope you all enjoy it too. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Kraftwerk - Ruckzuck (Kraftwerk)</li> <li>05:10    Oskar Sala - In Leichtem Marsch-Rhythmus (Electronic Virtuosity)</li> <li>06:45    Suzanne Ciani - Tenth Voice: Sound of a Lighted Window (Voices of Packaged Souls)</li> <li>07:40    Tangerine Dream - Genesis (Electronic Meditation)</li> <li>12:20    Popol Vuh - Affenstunde(excerpt 1) (Affenstunde)</li> <li>16:15    Doug McKechnie - Berkeley Art Museum (San Francisco Moog: 1968-72)</li> <li>23:42    Popol Vuh - Affenstunde(excerpt 2) (Affenstunde)</li> <li>30:00    Philip Glass - Music with Changing Parts (Music with Changing Parts)</li> <li>37:15    Mart Garson - Kevin &amp; Paige (Didn't You Hear?)</li> <li>42:05    Amon Düül II - Yeti Talks To Yogi(Improvisation) (Yeti)</li> <li>50:10    King Crimson - The Devils Triangle (In The Wake of Poseidon)</li> <li>54:40    Tangerine Dream - Cold Smoke (Electronic Meditation)</li> <li>57:15    Suzanne Ciani - Twelth Voice: Sound of Love Turning (Voices of Packaged Souls)</li> <li>58:23    Sylvette Allart - Berceuse du faon (Pour Ondes Martenot)</li> <li>61:39    end</li></ul>

A Decade of Electronic Music - 1970

I love making shortwave mixes, so it's hard to believe it's been almost 11 years since my last new shortwave creation. Yikes! I know these mixes are labor intensive and I am a terrible procrastinator but I am shocked that it's been that long. Here are the previous mixes: https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2007/04/drift-on-signal.html https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2008/06/ghost-in-phase.html https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2010/04/flicker-fade.html https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2011/03/distant-transmissions.html https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2012/05/on-behavior-of-radio-waves.html  This mix is a combo of real shortwave broadcasts, tracks that have broadcasts already embedded, and tracks that have that scratchy, radio feel. I couldn't resist adding a bit of Conet Project recordings here and there. Most of the straight radio broadcasts come from Myke Dodge Weiskopf. I've been using his recordings for years. You can find his stuff here - https://www.myke.me/ Two of my favorite cuts in this mix are by Mount Shrine from the album Shortwave Ruins. https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/shortwave-ruins It's a perfect combo of ambience, drone, and radio chatter. Mount Shrine is Cesar Alexandre, who sadly passed away in 2021. His two tracks in this mix fit the vibe perfectly. I hope you enjoy the washes of static and voices from the ether. Hopefully it won't be 11 years until the next shortwave mix. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00 shortwave noise 00:40 Mount Shrine - Earth Bridge (Shortwave Ruins 2020) 04:50 Rival Consoles - Noise Call and Response 06:35       Mike Benoit - November’s Static Is Chill &amp; Drear, November’s Leaf Is Red &amp; Sear  07:10 Federico Durand - el grillo de nacar(the cricket of nacre) (a traves del espejo 2016) 09:36 9_11_01(Unknown time and frequency) 10:20 Enrico Coniglio &amp; Matteo Uggeri - Jessaias de reduire mes medicaments 12:53 David Sylvian - Camphor 16:03 Helios - All You Are (Remembrance) 17:00 The Focus Group - CineToneOne (Stop-Motion Happening 2017) 17:12 Goncalo F Cardoso - Radio Zanzibar Etude 1 17:50 Tetsu Inoue - Invitable Colour (World Receiver 1996) 21:12 Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 22:45 Jogging House - Frail 25:55 Ant’lrd - Slow Dream (Deck Amber 2018) 27:15 Radio Belarus – German Service 3-Aug-2010 28:20 Cremation Lily -  Immaculacy (In England Now, Underwater 2018) 29:40 Radio Bulgaria 2-13 5800 kHz, 11_12_05 (2054UTC) 30:20 Austin Rockman - Sun Ink (Our Own Unknown 2022) 34:30 Janek Schaefer - Lagoon (glitter in my tears 2017) 36:03 Teleferick - g.klarf (sixteen frames 2017) 36:45 Lee Noyes &amp; Radio Cegeste - broken only by the need for breath (to orient themselves with coastlines 2012) 37:15 Mount Shrine - Across Rooftops (Shortwave Ruins 2020) 42:10 Maps &amp; Diagrams - Mutability (Teygja Part B 2021) 45:42 KJES 5-03 7555 kHz, 8_1_05 (0154UTC) 47:00 Rival Consoles - Outline of a Distant Memory 50:27 The Focus Group - Sir John Pepper (Stop-Motion Happening 2017) 51:22 Swod - Tucholskystr, 34 (Gehen 2004) 51:47 Olli Aarni - Puro (Puu tuulessa 2015) 54:33 half light - Rest (Rest 2022) 59:44 end

I love making shortwave mixes, so it's hard to believe it's been almost 11 years since my last new shortwave creation. Yikes! I know these mixes are labor intensive and I am a terrible procrastinator but I am shocked that it's been that long. Here are the previous mixes: <ul><li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8916080967224801283" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2007/04/drift-on-signal.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8916080967224801283" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2008/06/ghost-in-phase.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8916080967224801283" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2010/04/flicker-fade.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8916080967224801283" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2011/03/distant-transmissions.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8916080967224801283" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2012/05/on-behavior-of-radio-waves.html</a></li> </ul> This mix is a combo of real shortwave broadcasts, tracks that have broadcasts already embedded, and tracks that have that scratchy, radio feel. I couldn't resist adding a bit of Conet Project recordings here and there. Most of the straight radio broadcasts come from Myke Dodge Weiskopf. I've been using his recordings for years. You can find his stuff here - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8916080967224801283" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.myke.me/</a> Two of my favorite cuts in this mix are by Mount Shrine from the album Shortwave Ruins. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8916080967224801283" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/shortwave-ruins</a> It's a perfect combo of ambience, drone, and radio chatter. Mount Shrine is Cesar Alexandre, who sadly passed away in 2021. His two tracks in this mix fit the vibe perfectly. I hope you enjoy the washes of static and voices from the ether. Hopefully it won't be 11 years until the next shortwave mix. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00 shortwave noise</li> <li>00:40 Mount Shrine - Earth Bridge (Shortwave Ruins 2020)</li> <li>04:50 Rival Consoles - Noise Call and Response</li> <li>06:35       Mike Benoit - November’s Static Is Chill &amp; Drear, November’s Leaf Is Red &amp; Sear </li> <li>07:10 Federico Durand - el grillo de nacar(the cricket of nacre) (a traves del espejo 2016)</li> <li>09:36 9_11_01(Unknown time and frequency)</li> <li>10:20 Enrico Coniglio &amp; Matteo Uggeri - Jessaias de reduire mes medicaments</li> <li>12:53 David Sylvian - Camphor</li> <li>16:03 Helios - All You Are (Remembrance)</li> <li>17:00 The Focus Group - CineToneOne (Stop-Motion Happening 2017)</li> <li>17:12 Goncalo F Cardoso - Radio Zanzibar Etude 1</li> <li>17:50 Tetsu Inoue - Invitable Colour (World Receiver 1996)</li> <li>21:12 Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4</li> <li>22:45 Jogging House - Frail</li> <li>25:55 Ant’lrd - Slow Dream (Deck Amber 2018)</li> <li>27:15 Radio Belarus – German Service 3-Aug-2010</li> <li>28:20 Cremation Lily -  Immaculacy (In England Now, Underwater 2018)</li> <li>29:40 Radio Bulgaria 2-13 5800 kHz, 11_12_05 (2054UTC)</li> <li>30:20 Austin Rockman - Sun Ink (Our Own Unknown 2022)</li> <li>34:30 Janek Schaefer - Lagoon (glitter in my tears 2017)</li> <li>36:03 Teleferick - g.klarf (sixteen frames 2017)</li> <li>36:45 Lee Noyes &amp; Radio Cegeste - broken only by the need for breath (to orient themselves with coastlines 2012)</li> <li>37:15 Mount Shrine - Across Rooftops (Shortwave Ruins 2020)</li> <li>42:10 Maps &amp; Diagrams - Mutability (Teygja Part B 2021)</li> <li>45:42 KJES 5-03 7555 kHz, 8_1_05 (0154UTC)</li> <li>47:00 Rival Consoles - Outline of a Distant Memory</li> <li>50:27 The Focus Group - Sir John Pepper (Stop-Motion Happening 2017)</li> <li>51:22 Swod - Tucholskystr, 34 (Gehen 2004)</li> <li>51:47 Olli Aarni - Puro (Puu tuulessa 2015)</li> <li>54:33 half light - Rest (Rest 2022)</li> <li>59:44 end</li></ul>

Lost In Transmission

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Another musical great has left this world. Ryuichi Sakamoto was a founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra. He became well known for his neo-classical work, his collaborations, and of course his film scores, from Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence to The Revenant to the Oscar-winning score for The Last Emperor. The solo piano version of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is one of my favorite piano pieces ever written. In January of this year he released an album of piano tracks, called 12, that is hauntingly simple and beautiful. In 2017 he recorded a track called "Life, Life", from the album Async, that is one of my favorite pieces of all time. I'd like to finish this post with the spoken word poem that appears in that track...  And this I dreamt, and this I dreamAnd some time this I will dream againAnd all will be repeated, all be re-embodiedYou will dream everything I have seen in dreamTo one side from ourselves, to one side from the worldWave follows wave to break on the shoreOn each wave is a star, a person, a birdDreams, reality, death - on wave after waveNo need for a date; I was, I am, and I will beLife is a wonder of wonders, and to wonderI dedicate myself, on my knees, like an orphanAlone - among mirrors - fenced in by reflectionsCities and seas, iridescent, intensifiedA mother in tears takes a child on her lap  Thank you for your music.   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence(solo piano version) 04:40    Ryuichi Sakamoto - life, life 08:45    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Mountains 09:37    Ryuichi Sakamoto - 20220123 17:37    Ryuichi Sakamoto - In The Red 22:35    Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant Main Theme Atmospheric 25:10    Ryuichi Sakamoto &amp; Christian Fennez - oto 28:35    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Railroad Man 33:07    Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Sheltering Sky(piano version) 39:20    Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Sheltering Sky(continues as orchestral version) 38:25    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Elephantism 2 42:50    Ryuichi Sakamoto &amp; Alva Noto - Trioon I 47:38    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Aqua 51:58    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rain(I want a Divorce) 53:22    Ryuichi Sakamoto - The End 55:36    end

Another musical great has left this world. Ryuichi Sakamoto was a founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra. He became well known for his neo-classical work, his collaborations, and of course his film scores, from Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence to The Revenant to the Oscar-winning score for The Last Emperor. The solo piano version of Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is one of my favorite piano pieces ever written. In January of this year he released an album of piano tracks, called 12, that is hauntingly simple and beautiful. In 2017 he recorded a track called "Life, Life", from the album Async, that is one of my favorite pieces of all time. I'd like to finish this post with the spoken word poem that appears in that track...  And this I dreamt, and this I dream And some time this I will dream again And all will be repeated, all be re-embodied You will dream everything I have seen in dream To one side from ourselves, to one side from the world Wave follows wave to break on the shore On each wave is a star, a person, a bird Dreams, reality, death - on wave after wave No need for a date; I was, I am, and I will be Life is a wonder of wonders, and to wonder I dedicate myself, on my knees, like an orphan Alone - among mirrors - fenced in by reflections Cities and seas, iridescent, intensified A mother in tears takes a child on her lap Thank you for your music. T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence(solo piano version)</li> <li>04:40    Ryuichi Sakamoto - life, life</li> <li>08:45    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Mountains</li> <li>09:37    Ryuichi Sakamoto - 20220123</li> <li>17:37    Ryuichi Sakamoto - In The Red</li> <li>22:35    Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant Main Theme Atmospheric</li> <li>25:10    Ryuichi Sakamoto &amp; Christian Fennez - oto</li> <li>28:35    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Railroad Man</li> <li>33:07    Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Sheltering Sky(piano version)</li> <li>39:20    Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Sheltering Sky(continues as orchestral version)</li> <li>38:25    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Elephantism 2</li> <li>42:50    Ryuichi Sakamoto &amp; Alva Noto - Trioon I</li> <li>47:38    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Aqua</li> <li>51:58    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Rain(I want a Divorce)</li> <li>53:22    Ryuichi Sakamoto - The End</li> <li>55:36    end</li></ul>

Forbidden Colours - A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto

International Piano Day is March 29th and, as has been the case for the last five years, I've put together a new mix in celebration of ambient piano tunes. I don't do quite as many piano mixes as I once did but when I create these Piano Day sets I find I really enjoy the vibe. There are a lot of new tracks in the mix, half of them from 2022 &amp; 2023. But there are a few older tunes as well. I really like how this one turned out. I hope you enjoy the latest Piano Day excursion. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00 daniel.mp3 - green to blue (2022) 02:45 Hania Rani - The Beach(From I Never Cry)  (Music for Film and Theatre 2021) 05:14 Ryuichi Sakamoto - 20211130 (12 2023) 10:02 h hunt - 11e (playing piano for dad 2016) 12:49 Arin Aksberg - In Memory (It Flows Between U 2023) 16:47 Olafur Arnalds - Still, Sound (A Sunrise Session 2021) 20:42 ANNA - Receiving(Jon Hopkins piano version) (2023) 25:15 Hania Rani - Whale's Song (Inner Symphonies 2021) 29:42 Ryuichi Sakamoto - 20211201 (12 2023) 34:37 Library Tapes - Safe Haven (Dusk 2021) 36:41 Bing and Ruth - We Are on the Side of Angels (Tomorrow Was The Golden Age 2014) 42:53 Milieu - Antique Sunlight (Smokebuilder's Woodshop 2008) 47:56 Nebel Lang - Past All Unknowing (Directions For Stopping 2022) 52:43 Lorenz Weber - as time goes by (only the wind 2022) 56:10 Purple Decades - Forest (Journey Test 2023) 59:10 end

International Piano Day is March 29th and, as has been the case for the last five years, I've put together a new mix in celebration of ambient piano tunes. I don't do quite as many piano mixes as I once did but when I create these Piano Day sets I find I really enjoy the vibe. There are a lot of new tracks in the mix, half of them from 2022 &amp; 2023. But there are a few older tunes as well. I really like how this one turned out. I hope you enjoy the latest Piano Day excursion. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : 00:00 daniel.mp3 - green to blue (2022) 02:45 Hania Rani - The Beach(From I Never Cry)  (Music for Film and Theatre 2021) 05:14 Ryuichi Sakamoto - 20211130 (12 2023) 10:02 h hunt - 11e (playing piano for dad 2016) 12:49 Arin Aksberg - In Memory (It Flows Between U 2023) 16:47 Olafur Arnalds - Still, Sound (A Sunrise Session 2021) 20:42 ANNA - Receiving(Jon Hopkins piano version) (2023) 25:15 Hania Rani - Whale's Song (Inner Symphonies 2021) 29:42 Ryuichi Sakamoto - 20211201 (12 2023) 34:37 Library Tapes - Safe Haven (Dusk 2021) 36:41 Bing and Ruth - We Are on the Side of Angels (Tomorrow Was The Golden Age 2014) 42:53 Milieu - Antique Sunlight (Smokebuilder's Woodshop 2008) 47:56 Nebel Lang - Past All Unknowing (Directions For Stopping 2022) 52:43 Lorenz Weber - as time goes by (only the wind 2022) 56:10 Purple Decades - Forest (Journey Test 2023) 59:10 end

Piano Day 2023

Blade Runner is obviously one of the great sci-fi films of all time, with one of the best soundtracks of all time. As a testament to the staying power of Vangelis' work, we still have a artists today that mimic the sound of the Blade Runner score. The recording that got me started on this mix is brand new from Crows Labyrinth called "Neon Scenes I: Granular Dreams". It's a longform generative ambient drone track with a lead synth that has a great Blade Runner vibe. You can find it here... https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/neon-scenes-i-granular-dreams As soon as I heard that track I knew I had to create another Blade Runner mix. This is my fourth one. Here are the links to the others: https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/alternative-blade-runner-2049-soundtrack/ https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/blade-runner-is-now/ https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/blade-runner-pop-soundtrack/ One thing that sets this mix apart from the others is that many of the tunes are very purposely trying to replicate the sound of the original soundtrack. Some cuts even use rain, voices and effects to mimic the feel. I added a bit of  BR sound fx on a couple of tracks to reinforce the vibe. Most of the time though it's that lead synth sound that transports me right back to 1982. Some folks may have a problem with current artists so blatantly aping a style and sound(some more than others here). But I don't care, I just love the overall sound and feel of these tracks. Here links to the music used in this mix: https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/neon-scenes-i-granular-dreams https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/nova-sonus https://andyhagerty.bandcamp.com/album/cadalach-ep https://the-rosen-corporation.bandcamp.com/album/pale-fire https://silentseason.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-horizon https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/tomorrows-harvest https://decayingspheres.bandcamp.com/album/terminals https://www.amazon.com/Passengers-Original-Soundtracks-Brian-Eno/dp/B000001E8S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11MWUX6Z1AL53&amp;keywords=passengers+original+soundtracks+1&amp;qid=1678645966&amp;sprefix=Passengers+original+soundtracks%2Caps%2C104&amp;sr=8-1 https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/folding-space https://subheim.bandcamp.com/album/conviction https://graintable.bandcamp.com/album/universal-ash https://pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com/album/let-s-emerge https://the-rosen-corporation.bandcamp.com/album/neon-lovers https://boomkat.com/products/a-forest-c29998d5-512c-465d-ab6a-20cad1eed549 https://the-rosen-corporation.bandcamp.com/album/pale-fireCheers!T R A C K L I S T :00:00    Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I: Granular Dreams(Single Version) (2023)03:40    State Azure - Nova Sonus (2022)10:00    Andy Hagerty - Cadalach(Analogue Fantasy Mix) (Cadalach EP 2021)14:50    The Rosen Corporation - A Good Joe (Pale Fire 2018)22:12    Owl - Distant Transmission (Infinite Horizon 2021)25:52    Boards of Canada - Collapse (Tomorrow's Harvest 2013)28:00    Druid &amp; Jok - Skyline Envelope (Terminals 2023)31:54    Passengers - Ito Okashi (Original Soundtracks 1 1995)34:50    State Azure - Folding Space (2020)42:50    Monolog &amp; Subheim - Colorful Flight (ConVIction 2017)45:35    Graintable - UnIVersal Ash (UnIVersal Ash 2019)50:24    Pye Corner Audio - Saturation Point (Let's Emerge! 2022)53:53    The Rosen Corporation - Passing Thoughts (Neon Lovers 2020)58:27    Alva Noto - A Forest (A Forest 2020)61:48    The Rosen Corporation - The Warmth of Death (Pale Fire 2018)66:20    end

Blade Runner is obviously one of the great sci-fi films of all time, with one of the best soundtracks of all time. As a testament to the staying power of Vangelis' work, we still have a artists today that mimic the sound of the Blade Runner score. The recording that got me started on this mix is brand new from Crows Labyrinth called "Neon Scenes I: Granular Dreams". It's a longform generative ambient drone track with a lead synth that has a great Blade Runner vibe. You can find it here... <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/neon-scenes-i-granular-dreams</a> As soon as I heard that track I knew I had to create another Blade Runner mix. This is my fourth one. Here are the links to the others: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/alternative-blade-runner-2049-soundtrack/</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/blade-runner-is-now/</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/blade-runner-pop-soundtrack/</a> One thing that sets this mix apart from the others is that many of the tunes are very purposely trying to replicate the sound of the original soundtrack. Some cuts even use rain, voices and effects to mimic the feel. I added a bit of  BR sound fx on a couple of tracks to reinforce the vibe. Most of the time though it's that lead synth sound that transports me right back to 1982. Some folks may have a problem with current artists so blatantly aping a style and sound(some more than others here). But I don't care, I just love the overall sound and feel of these tracks. Here links to the music used in this mix: <ul><li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/neon-scenes-i-granular-dreams</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/nova-sonus</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://andyhagerty.bandcamp.com/album/cadalach-ep</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://the-rosen-corporation.bandcamp.com/album/pale-fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://silentseason.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-horizon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/tomorrows-harvest</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://decayingspheres.bandcamp.com/album/terminals</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Passengers-Original-Soundtracks-Brian-Eno/dp/B000001E8S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11MWUX6Z1AL53&amp;keywords=passengers+original+soundtracks+1&amp;qid=1678645966&amp;sprefix=Passengers+original+soundtracks%2Caps%2C104&amp;sr=8-1</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/folding-space</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://subheim.bandcamp.com/album/conviction</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://graintable.bandcamp.com/album/universal-ash</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com/album/let-s-emerge</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://the-rosen-corporation.bandcamp.com/album/neon-lovers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://boomkat.com/products/a-forest-c29998d5-512c-465d-ab6a-20cad1eed549</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/1196201916141218899" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://the-rosen-corporation.bandcamp.com/album/pale-fire</a></li></ul>Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I: Granular Dreams(Single Version) (2023) 03:40    State Azure - Nova Sonus (2022) 10:00    Andy Hagerty - Cadalach(Analogue Fantasy Mix) (Cadalach EP 2021) 14:50    The Rosen Corporation - A Good Joe (Pale Fire 2018) 22:12    Owl - Distant Transmission (Infinite Horizon 2021) 25:52    Boards of Canada - Collapse (Tomorrow's Harvest 2013) 28:00    Druid &amp; Jok - Skyline Envelope (Terminals 2023) 31:54    Passengers - Ito Okashi (Original Soundtracks 1 1995) 34:50    State Azure - Folding Space (2020) 42:50    Monolog &amp; Subheim - Colorful Flight (ConVIction 2017) 45:35    Graintable - UnIVersal Ash (UnIVersal Ash 2019) 50:24    Pye Corner Audio - Saturation Point (Let's Emerge! 2022) 53:53    The Rosen Corporation - Passing Thoughts (Neon Lovers 2020) 58:27    Alva Noto - A Forest (A Forest 2020) 61:48    The Rosen Corporation - The Warmth of Death (Pale Fire 2018) 66:20    end

Replicant Memories

Maurice Martenot with his inventionLast year in my Halloween mix I included a track that used an instrument called the Ondes Martenot. I new a little bit about it - that it was an old instrument played with a ring on a wire. But that was all I really knew. Then a listener pointed me in the direction of a piece for the Ondes Martenot written in 1937. Yikes, 1937?! I had no idea that "Oraison" by Olivier Messiaen was one of the first electronic pieces of music ever written. Of course this lead me down a Ondes Martenot rabbit hole and this mix is the result. The Ondes Martenot was invented in 1928 by the French inventor Maurice Martenot. It sounds very much like a Theremin with it's wavering tones produced by oscillators. The Ondes Martenot can be played with a metal ring worn on the right index finger. Sliding the ring along a wire produces "theremin-like" tones. The music definitely can have a spooky, other-worldly sound. But it can also be quite expressive in the right hands. Current players of the Ondes Martenot include Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead. He uses it on "Kid A" and it appears in Radiohead songs including "The Natinal Anthem", "How to Disappear Completely" and "Where I End and You Begin". The other artist that is most well known for her use of the unusual instrument is Christine Ott, both in her solo work and with the band Snowdrops. The mix uses four of her tracks and two from Snowdrops. All of her work is excellent and worth checking out.https://christineott.bandcamp.com/Cheers!T R A C K L I S T :00:00    Olivier Messiaen - Oraison (1937)02:50    Tomas Bloch - Mare Teno(Michel Redolfi) (Music for Odnes Martenot 2004)07:31    Christine Ott - Burning (Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot) 2020)13:44    Snowdrops - Ultraviolet (Volutes 2020)20:00    Sylvette Allart - Elegie(Darius Milhaud ) (Magie Des Ondes Martenot 1970)22:46    Tindersticks - Percy's Theme (Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy Smith 2017)24:40    Peter Kohlmetz Moller - Song for AJ26:08    Christine Ott - Comma (Chimères (pour ondes Martenot) 2020)31:42    Thomas Bloch - Sweet Suite 1 (Music for Odnes Martenot 2004)36:00    Snowdrops - Firebirds (Missing Island 2022)41:18    Jeanne Loriod &amp; S. Laurent &amp; P. Duclos - Ondes Spatiales (Ondes Martenot)42:40    Christine Ott - Sexy Moon (Only Silence Remains 2016)47:25    Christine Ott - Tempête / the Tabu (Tabu 2016)53:30    Sylvette Allart ­- Nana(Falla) (Magie Des Ondes Martenot 1970)55:22    Olivier Messiaen - Oraison (1937)57:22    end

Maurice Martenot with his invention Last year in my Halloween mix I included a track that used an instrument called the Ondes Martenot. I new a little bit about it - that it was an old instrument played with a ring on a wire. But that was all I really knew. Then a listener pointed me in the direction of a piece for the Ondes Martenot written in 1937. Yikes, 1937?! I had no idea that "Oraison" by Olivier Messiaen was one of the first electronic pieces of music ever written. Of course this lead me down a Ondes Martenot rabbit hole and this mix is the result. The Ondes Martenot was invented in 1928 by the French inventor Maurice Martenot. It sounds very much like a Theremin with it's wavering tones produced by oscillators. The Ondes Martenot can be played with a metal ring worn on the right index finger. Sliding the ring along a wire produces "theremin-like" tones. The music definitely can have a spooky, other-worldly sound. But it can also be quite expressive in the right hands. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/4355326989577282207" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Current players of the Ondes Martenot include Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead. He uses it on "Kid A" and it appears in Radiohead songs including "The Natinal Anthem", "How to Disappear Completely" and "Where I End and You Begin".   The other artist that is most well known for her use of the unusual instrument is Christine Ott, both in her solo work and with the band Snowdrops. The mix uses four of her tracks and two from Snowdrops. All of her work is excellent and worth checking out. <a href="https://christineott.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://christineott.bandcamp.com/</a> Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Olivier Messiaen - Oraison (1937) 02:50    Tomas Bloch - Mare Teno(Michel Redolfi) (Music for Odnes Martenot 2004) 07:31    Christine Ott - Burning (Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot) 2020) 13:44    Snowdrops - Ultraviolet (Volutes 2020) 20:00    Sylvette Allart - Elegie(Darius Milhaud ) (Magie Des Ondes Martenot 1970) 22:46    Tindersticks - Percy's Theme (Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy Smith 2017) 24:40    Peter Kohlmetz Moller - Song for AJ 26:08    Christine Ott - Comma (Chimères (pour ondes Martenot) 2020) 31:42    Thomas Bloch - Sweet Suite 1 (Music for Odnes Martenot 2004) 36:00    Snowdrops - Firebirds (Missing Island 2022) 41:18    Jeanne Loriod &amp; S. Laurent &amp; P. Duclos - Ondes Spatiales (Ondes Martenot) 42:40    Christine Ott - Sexy Moon (Only Silence Remains 2016) 47:25    Christine Ott - Tempête / the Tabu (Tabu 2016) 53:30    Sylvette Allart ­- Nana(Falla) (Magie Des Ondes Martenot 1970) 55:22    Olivier Messiaen - Oraison (1937) 57:22    end

Strange Dream - The Curious World of the Ondes Martenot

A couple of tunes were the inspiration for cranking out another Sunday Morning mix. First is the lead-off track - A Sunday Kind of Love from Etta James. It's simply a great tune that I'm surprised I haven't used before. Next is an track from 1971 that I'd never heard of until a few weeks ago. I stumbled on an Instagram reel that talked about the gentle beauty of "Curry Rice" by Kenji Endo. I immediately fell in love with it and the rest of the album. That's where the mix started and from there it follows the usual formula - some jazz, some ambient, some folk - all flowing together in a sweet Sunday mix. Here the links to all the music used in this mix: https://cachedmedia.bandcamp.com/album/fuubutsushi https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/more-energy-fields-current https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JYZ6134/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16PNFVZUB9J3W&amp;keywords=Manzoku+Dekirukana&amp;marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;musicTerritory=US&amp;qid=1676729358&amp;sprefix=manzoku+dekirukana%2Caps%2C174&amp;sr=8-1&amp;trackAsin=B07JYZ6134 https://www.amazon.com/Such-Winters-Memory-John-Surman/dp/B00000AU3Q https://facture.bandcamp.com/album/duets https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/more-energy-fields-current https://nyokabikariuki.bandcamp.com/album/peace-places-kenyan-memories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG0pT5iInFI https://www.dunealtar.com/ https://hiorchronik.bandcamp.com/album/haze https://eccodek.bandcamp.com/album/ventrilokissed https://colepulice.bandcamp.com/album/scry https://joanshelley.bandcamp.com/album/the-spur https://store.bluenote.com/products/bill-frisell-four https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/daylight-in-an-empty-room https://aspotonthehill.bandcamp.com/album/everything-was-different-yesterday T R A C K L I S T :00:00    Etta James - A Sunday Kind of Love (At Last! 1960) 03:15    Fuubutsushi - Cicada Season (Fuubutsushi 2020) 05:46    Kenji Endo - Curry Rice (Manzoku Dekirukana 1971) 08:42    John Surman - Sunday Morning (Such Winters Of Memory 1983) 15:30    Andrew Tasselmyer &amp; Blurstem - Ray (Duets 2022) 18:52    Carlos Niño &amp; Friends - Ripples Reflection Loop (More Energy Fields, Current 2021)  21:17    Nyokabi Kariuki - Home Piano (Peace Places Kenyan Memories 2022) 23:48    Foreign Body Sensation &amp; Justin Maranga - In the Lair of the 5-Sided Serpent (Subterranean Environments 2023) 30:30    Hior Chronik - Cloud Peels (Haze 2022) 33:17    Peppermoth - Sun Dreamer (Ventrilokissed 2021) 37:28    Cole Pulice - Scry (Scry 2022) 44:39    Joan Shelley - Amberlit Morning (The Spur 2022) 49:44    Los Indios Tabajaras - Wide Horizon (Always in My Heart 1964) 52:28    Bill Frisell - Waltz for Hal Willner (Four 2022) 55:04    Zolton Fecso - Morning's Theme (Daylight in an Empty Room 2020) 58:07    Ben McElroy &amp; A Spot on the Hill - A New Light (Everything Was Different Yesterday 2023) 60:10    end

A couple of tunes were the inspiration for cranking out another Sunday Morning mix. First is the lead-off track - A Sunday Kind of Love from Etta James. It's simply a great tune that I'm surprised I haven't used before. Next is an track from 1971 that I'd never heard of until a few weeks ago. I stumbled on an Instagram reel that talked about the gentle beauty of "Curry Rice" by Kenji Endo. I immediately fell in love with it and the rest of the album. That's where the mix started and from there it follows the usual formula - some jazz, some ambient, some folk - all flowing together in a sweet Sunday mix. Here the links to all the music used in this mix: <ul><li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cachedmedia.bandcamp.com/album/fuubutsushi</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/more-energy-fields-current</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JYZ6134/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16PNFVZUB9J3W&amp;keywords=Manzoku+Dekirukana&amp;marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;musicTerritory=US&amp;qid=1676729358&amp;sprefix=manzoku+dekirukana%2Caps%2C174&amp;sr=8-1&amp;trackAsin=B07JYZ6134</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Such-Winters-Memory-John-Surman/dp/B00000AU3Q</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://facture.bandcamp.com/album/duets</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/more-energy-fields-current</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nyokabikariuki.bandcamp.com/album/peace-places-kenyan-memories</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG0pT5iInFI</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dunealtar.com/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hiorchronik.bandcamp.com/album/haze</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eccodek.bandcamp.com/album/ventrilokissed</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://colepulice.bandcamp.com/album/scry</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://joanshelley.bandcamp.com/album/the-spur</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://store.bluenote.com/products/bill-frisell-four</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/daylight-in-an-empty-room</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/6548421269036420979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://aspotonthehill.bandcamp.com/album/everything-was-different-yesterday</a></li></ul>  T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Etta James - A Sunday Kind of Love (At Last! 1960)</li> <li>03:15    Fuubutsushi - Cicada Season (Fuubutsushi 2020)</li> <li>05:46    Kenji Endo - Curry Rice (Manzoku Dekirukana 1971)</li> <li>08:42    John Surman - Sunday Morning (Such Winters Of Memory 1983)</li> <li>15:30    Andrew Tasselmyer &amp; Blurstem - Ray (Duets 2022)</li> <li>18:52    Carlos Niño &amp; Friends - Ripples Reflection Loop (More Energy Fields, Current 2021) </li> <li>21:17    Nyokabi Kariuki - Home Piano (Peace Places Kenyan Memories 2022)</li> <li>23:48    Foreign Body Sensation &amp; Justin Maranga - In the Lair of the 5-Sided Serpent (Subterranean Environments 2023)</li> <li>30:30    Hior Chronik - Cloud Peels (Haze 2022)</li> <li>33:17    Peppermoth - Sun Dreamer (Ventrilokissed 2021)</li> <li>37:28    Cole Pulice - Scry (Scry 2022)</li> <li>44:39    Joan Shelley - Amberlit Morning (The Spur 2022)</li> <li>49:44    Los Indios Tabajaras - Wide Horizon (Always in My Heart 1964)</li> <li>52:28    Bill Frisell - Waltz for Hal Willner (Four 2022)</li> <li>55:04    Zolton Fecso - Morning's Theme (Daylight in an Empty Room 2020)</li> <li>58:07    Ben McElroy &amp; A Spot on the Hill - A New Light (Everything Was Different Yesterday 2023)</li> <li>60:10    end</li></ul>

Sunday Morning Music Vol. 23 - A Sunday Kind of Love

Hmmm, what kind of mix do you think this one might be. I believe the gaudy cover art gives it away. This is essentially a continuation of my "Simply Ambient" series. A nice, straightforward mix of new ambient tunes. I got tired of coming up with variations of "simply ambient" such as absolutely ambient, purely ambient, totally ambient, etc. So I decided to ripoff the over-the-top "Now That's What I Call Music" series. I'm not sure if, like that series, I'll keep adding numbers to each mix so that I end up with "Now That's What I Call Ambient Vol. 84". Here are the links to all the music used in this mix: https://facture.bandcamp.com/album/langd https://flexagon.bandcamp.com/album/the-towers-i-inaccessible https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/album/endless-loneliness https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/sacred-tonalities https://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/colours-of-air https://ab-tomo-nakaguchi.bandcamp.com/album/the-long-night-in-winter-light https://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/album/journey-test https://russyoung.bandcamp.com/album/cloak https://krysalisound.bandcamp.com/album/blurr https://jogginghouse.bandcamp.com/album/face https://ajourneyofgiraffesswc.bandcamp.com/album/empress-nouveau https://laaps-records.com/album/sinter https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/petrologists-lens https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/verism These are the labels all this wonderful music was released on:Facture - https://facture.bandcamp.com/music Archive - https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/music Past Inside the Present - https://pitp.bandcamp.com/music Kranky - https://kranky.bandcamp.com/ Audiobulb - https://audiobulb.bandcamp.com/ Beacon Sound - https://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/music Krysalisound - https://krysalisound.bandcamp.com/music Dauw - https://dauw.bandcamp.com/ Somewherecold Records - https://somewherecoldrecords.bandcamp.com/ Laaps - https://laaps-records.com/music Whitelabrecs - https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/music Cheers!T R A C K L I S T :00:00    Hummingbird - Leuken (Langd 2023) 03:53    Flexagon - Ozanne Tower The Folly (The Towers I - Inaccessible 2023) 08:30    David Cordero - Sunrise (Endless Lonliness 2023) 11:42    Mike Lazarev - Tonality Number Three (Sacred Tonalities 2023) 15:45    Loscil/Lawrence English - Yellow (Colours of Air 2023) 20:00    Tomo-Nakaguchi - Noto (The Long Night in Winter Light 2023) 23:50    Purple Decades - Forest (Journey Test 2023) 26:27    Russ Young - Folding Valley (Cloak 2023) 29:12    Hummingbird - Leuken (Langd 2023) 36:50    blochemy - pone (blurr. 2023) 40:00    Jogging House - Floor (Face 2023) 43:18    A Journey of Giraffes - Ambient Gold Fudge (Empress Nouveau 2023) 45:50    Arovane - Faraday (Sinter 2023) 47:55    harry towell &amp; polaroid notes - lepidodendron (petrologist's lens 2023) 52:18    glåsbird - lokoteraina (pacifica 2023) 54:43    Peter Kvidera - Kostrbatý (Verism 2023) 58:00    end

Hmmm, what kind of mix do you think this one might be. I believe the gaudy cover art gives it away. This is essentially a continuation of my "Simply Ambient" series. A nice, straightforward mix of new ambient tunes. I got tired of coming up with variations of "simply ambient" such as absolutely ambient, purely ambient, totally ambient, etc. So I decided to ripoff the over-the-top "Now That's What I Call Music" series. I'm not sure if, like that series, I'll keep adding numbers to each mix so that I end up with "Now That's What I Call Ambient Vol. 84". Here are the links to all the music used in this mix: <ul><li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://facture.bandcamp.com/album/langd</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://flexagon.bandcamp.com/album/the-towers-i-inaccessible</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/album/endless-loneliness</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/sacred-tonalities</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/colours-of-air</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ab-tomo-nakaguchi.bandcamp.com/album/the-long-night-in-winter-light</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/album/journey-test</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://russyoung.bandcamp.com/album/cloak</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://krysalisound.bandcamp.com/album/blurr</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jogginghouse.bandcamp.com/album/face</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ajourneyofgiraffesswc.bandcamp.com/album/empress-nouveau</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://laaps-records.com/album/sinter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/petrologists-lens</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/verism</a></li></ul>  These are the labels all this wonderful music was released on: <ul><li>Facture - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://facture.bandcamp.com/music</a></li> <li>Archive - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/music</a></li> <li>Past Inside the Present - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pitp.bandcamp.com/music</a></li> <li>Kranky - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://kranky.bandcamp.com/</a></li> <li>Audiobulb - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://audiobulb.bandcamp.com/</a></li> <li>Beacon Sound - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/music</a></li> <li>Krysalisound - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://krysalisound.bandcamp.com/music</a></li> <li>Dauw - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dauw.bandcamp.com/</a></li> <li>Somewherecold Records - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://somewherecoldrecords.bandcamp.com/</a></li> <li>Laaps - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://laaps-records.com/music</a></li> <li>Whitelabrecs - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/21018554/8832918890865162914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/music</a></li></ul>  Cheers! T R A C K L I S T : <ul><li>00:00    Hummingbird - Leuken (Langd 2023)</li> <li>03:53    Flexagon - Ozanne Tower The Folly (The Towers I - Inaccessible 2023)</li> <li>08:30    David Cordero - Sunrise (Endless Lonliness 2023)</li> <li>11:42    Mike Lazarev - Tonality Number Three (Sacred Tonalities 2023)</li> <li>15:45    Loscil/Lawrence English - Yellow (Colours of Air 2023)</li> <li>20:00    Tomo-Nakaguchi - Noto (The Long Night in Winter Light 2023)</li> <li>23:50    Purple Decades - Forest (Journey Test 2023)</li> <li>26:27    Russ Young - Folding Valley (Cloak 2023)</li> <li>29:12    Hummingbird - Leuken (Langd 2023)</li> <li>36:50    blochemy - pone (blurr. 2023)</li> <li>40:00    Jogging House - Floor (Face 2023)</li> <li>43:18    A Journey of Giraffes - Ambient Gold Fudge (Empress Nouveau 2023)</li> <li>45:50    Arovane - Faraday (Sinter 2023)</li> <li>47:55    harry towell &amp; polaroid notes - lepidodendron (petrologist's lens 2023)</li> <li>52:18    glåsbird - lokoteraina (pacifica 2023)</li> <li>54:43    Peter Kvidera - Kostrbatý (Verism 2023)</li> <li>58:00    end</li></ul>

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