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Thanks goodness election season is almost over. Election night can be a stressful time so here's a mix of new ambient tunes to help us all get through the night.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Logic Moon - Lifelines (Lifelines 2024)03:15 Bruce Brubaker - Music For Airports, 1/2(Bows Version) (Eno Piano 2 2024)07:00 Feeling Flying - Shimmer (Spirit Level 2024)13:15 Andrew Lang - Tristan's Ascension (Frailty 2024)17:15 Martin Stürtzer - Radiance (Dawn of Time 2024)24:50 Steve Roach - One Day (One Day Forever 2024)32:07 zakè & anthéne - distant forms (regeneration 2024)37:16 Michael Scott Dawson - Mojave Flowers(feat. Michael Grigoni) (The Tinnitus Chorus 2024)41:07 Faux Tapes - Dive Pr 2 (Dive 2024)45:15 David Cordero - Sonidos olvidados (Melodías Susurradas 2024)48:54 LAB'S CLOUD - Praia da Cruz(Solo Version) (Arquitectura Natural 2024)54:18 Glasbird - Days of Iron and Steam (Fenscapes 2024)60:21 end -
Another stellar guest mix comes our way courtesy of loyal listener, Erwin Broers. He asked if I was interested in a mix of electronic music from Innovative Communication, the label founded by Klaus Schulze in the late 70s. Yes, please!
Here's what Erwin says about this fantastic mix:
"I was in my teens when I got in touch with Electronic Music by means of well-known artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk and Vangelis. Searching for more similar music in the local library, I came across an LP with on its sleeve just a mysterious picture of a huge radio telescope. The album was Robert Schroeder's "Galaxie Cygnus-A" ! Liner notes on the back of the sleeve explained that the music was commissioned by the Austrian Broadcasting Service (ÖRF) and performed live at the 1982 ARS Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria. The idea behind the project consisted of capturing sound waves coming from the Cygnus-A galaxy with the help of the Effelsberg 100 meter radio telescope, the largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world at that time. Schroeder used those sound waves as basis and inspiration, and created a magical soundtrack for stargazing and floating in outer space. Needless to say, I was blown away by this album, and from then on I fanatically sought out other releases on the Innovative Communication label, which - by the way - was founded in 1978 by the late Klaus Schulze, one of the godfathers of Electronic Music.
To honour my memory of that exciting period, I chose to start this label retrospective with the first two tracks of this special album - including some of the white noise straight from space ! The mix is rather heterogeneous and gives a good impression of the kind of EM that was published on IC in its heydays, ie. the 80s. From the early 90s the label quickly became more commercial edging towards mellow new age and average electro-acoustic instrumental fusion (aka NAM)."
Thanks, Erwin, for this trip back in time.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Robert Schroeder - Galaxie Cygnus-A Part 1 & 2 (Galaxie Cygnus-A, 1982)12:08 Klaus Schulze - Silent Running (excerpt) (Trancefer, 1981)19:26 Peak - Nightmist (Ebondàzzar, 1982)25:30 P'Cock - The Prophet (The Prophet, 1980)31:15 Peter Seiler - Serengeti (Sensitive Touch, 1987)36:00 Mind Over Matter - Paradise: 1st. Movement: Being One (Air) (The Colours Of Life, 1988)42:09 G.E.N.E. - Taste Of Dawn (Life Is A Melody, 1988)47:42 Software - Syn-Code-Z: 1st. Movement: Code-Ocean (Syn-Code, 1987)53:45 Patrick Kosmos - Airgasm (Cosmic Resonance, 1991)63:16 end -
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This mix is a continuation of a trend I noticed several years ago - the use of sax or other wind instruments in ambient music. I think I've done 3 other mixes that feature wind instruments.
This one came together fairly quickly as there is a lot to choose from. Most of the tracks are 2023 or 2024 with 4 of the 14 a bit older. I really like the flow of this set, one song bleeds right into the next with the beginnings and endings slightly obscured.
This also seems to work well as and autumn themed mix. I picture a cold, dreary autumn day like the one in the cover art. Speaking of the cover art, does anyone get the connection between the title and the cover?
Links to al the music used in this mix:
https://naimasax.bandcamp.com/album/she-was-like-arthttps://annechrisbakker.bandcamp.com/album/a-sketch-in-leavinghttps://circaalto.bandcamp.com/album/faint-structureshttps://www.lottepen.nl/muziek/https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B01MSUAGFN?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=https://bathysphererecords.bandcamp.com/album/dive-1-refractionhttps://latenighttales.bandcamp.com/album/late-night-tales-lafur-arnaldshttps://naimasax.bandcamp.com/album/this-must-be-the-placehttps://johnalsobennett.bandcamp.com/album/klimahttps://taylordeupree.bandcamp.com/album/sti-ll-2https://tapanirinne.bandcamp.com/album/decaying-lighthttps://machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/recytlehttps://icrdistribution.bandcamp.com/album/slowed-lifehttps://wereleasewhateverthefuckwewantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-a-cosmic-gardenCheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Naima - nO0NOu (She Was Like Art 2024)03:30 Anne Chris Bakker - Qanik (A Sketch in Leaving 2022)05:10 Circo Alto - For Reeds (Faint Structures 2024)11:02 Lotte Pen - Wanderer (Pelgrim 2022)14:23 Jon Gibson - Extensions II (In Good Company 2010)19:52 Sumner James, Robert Chamberlain, Volcano Lazerbeam, Saroon - Bathypalegic (Dive 1: Refraction 2024)24:24 Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson - And Still They Move (LateNightTales 2016)27:14 Naima - Ectenic Force (This Must Be The Place 2023)34:47 CV & JAB - Dwelling (Κλίμα(Klima) 2023)38:27 Taylor Deupree - Snowsand(For Clarinets, VIbraphone, Cello & Percussion) (Sti.ll 2024)41:30 Juha Mäki-Patola & Tapani Rinne - Decaying Light (Decaying Light 2024)45:12 Machinefabriek - IV(after Horovitz) (Recytle 2023)48:22 Jonathan Coleclough, Theo Travis, Jeph Jerman - Slowed Life (Slowed Life 2024)52:39 Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Travelling Through The Stars To Gaia (Music For A Cosmic Garden 2023)62:25 end -
I fell in love with the music of Andy McNeill, who records as Maple Mountain Sunburst, back in 2010 with the release of the album The Maple Mountain Sunburst Triolian Orchestra. Combining a wide variety of instrumentation, electronics, loops and samples to create a unique album and listening experience. The album was one of my favorites of 2010.
When I found out that, after a long hiatus, there was new album this year, I was totally hyped. The new recording, Ecstatic, is everything I'd hoped for. Described by Andy as “Instrumental electronic ambient with loops and chopped samples, old keyboards, guitars, and found voices. The vibe is heartwarming, blissed-out, and euphoric; a balm for turbulent times.” You can find the album here - https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatic
I was so excited by the new music that I asked Andy to create a mix. He graciously agreed and created multiple mixes. So awesome! This is the first one and it is excellent. I can't stop listening to it.
Here's what Andy says abut this mix:
"I could say this playlist is about transcendence and something about the physical and spiritual journeys we might take to get there. Or I could just say these are tracks that bring me joy. Some old favourites, some new. I’ve tried to weave my own material through here in a desperate but determined effort to rise to the level of wonder and beauty in these artists’ work."
Here links to all the music used in the mix:
https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatichttps://open.spotify.com/track/0yK8sWD6cfrc7pGfaPIcZH?si=b6d1f12acad04c44https://open.spotify.com/track/2u00DQoxKIsaI0bGpZ4pZ7?si=0f59590912b64ef1https://open.spotify.com/track/0Di008winU6Jn2wz7RBtSa?si=e67b5b93d4764368https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatichttps://juanamolina.bandcamp.com/track/quie-n-2https://zammuto.bandcamp.com/track/tonight-well-go-for-a-ridehttps://sufjanstevens.bandcamp.com/track/everything-that-riseshttps://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatichttps://open.spotify.com/track/2QL6VUSna6Te2VhyZ9AeFn?si=30ae04def6764edehttps://radiohead.bandcamp.com/track/pyramid-song-1https://open.spotify.com/track/5GO0qzKdvndy7g9r0iKEDz?si=883c63881ad84ecchttps://open.spotify.com/track/2Mug919daYq40cgwzNhgbY?si=77878dbe0e394788https://open.spotify.com/track/6nDzGTp2IvrtEEEgCTInMX?si=349ebcab620e4acbhttps://open.spotify.com/track/6N0Ts6humF8CHQSk7qqxZM?si=de5de47f5fae4f8cThanks, Andy, for your hard work on this set.
Cheers! T R A C K L I S T :00:00 Maple Mountain Sunburst - Waters Of Forgetfulness (Ecstatic 2024)05:24 Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk (Presenting Santo & Johnny 1959) 07:43 Lemon Jelly - Ramblin’ Man (edit) (Lost Horizons 2002)13:45 The Percy Faith Strings - Out Of This World (Bouquet of Love 1962)17:46 Maple Mountain Sunburst - Murmuration Awe (Ecstatic 2024)20:34 Juana Molina -¿Quién? (Segundo 2000)23:04 Nick Zammuto - Tonight We’ll Go For A Ride (We The Animals 2018)25:14 Sufjan Stevens - Everything That Rises (Javelin 2023)30:10 Maple Mountain Sunburst - Dream Fuel (Ecstatic 2024)34:56 Michael Nyman - Drowning By Number 3 (Drowning by Numbers 1988)38:24 Radiohead - Pyramid Song (Amnesiac 2001)43:07 Cocteau Twins - Otterley (Treasure 1984)46:53 Michael Brook - Midday (Hybrid 1985)52:18 Brian Eno - Spider and I(Before and After Science 1977)55:55 Bill Frisell - Half a Million (Is That You? 1990)59:00 end -
I have a whiteboard on the wall outside my office at work where we compile random lists of things - "Best Pizza Topping", "Favorite Kitchen Utensil", "Best First Track of an Album", etc. Recently the category was "Songs for Fall/Autumn." I posted about the list on Mixcloud here - https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/posts/songs-about-fall-autumn-fall-colors/ So I grabbed a few tracks from the suggestions, some of my own favorites & some instrumentals to come up with this new Fall Colors mix. The set alternates between vocal tunes & instrumentals. Btw, the cover art pic is one of my own, taken ten years ago in my backyard. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T :00:00 Neil Halstead - Seasons (Sleeping On Roads 2002)05:21 Jonny Nash - October Song (Point of Entry 2023)09:21 Fleet Foxes - Wading in Waist-High Water(Solstice Version) (A Very Lonely Solstice 2021)11:25 Trembling Blue Stars - Two Octobers (Her Handwriting 1996)12:40 Iron & Wine - Autumn Town Leaves (Weed Garden EP 2018)15:50 Jeff Pearce - The Last Warm Day In October (Rainshadow Sky 2008)20:03 The Declining Winter - Autumn Hours (The Definition Glance 2021)25:50 Brian Eno & Harold Budd - Late October (The Pearl 1984)30:00 Willie Nelson - September Song (Stardust 1978)34:31 The Modern Jazz Quartet - Autumn in New York (Django 1953)38:06 Bill Fay - The Geese Are Flying Westward (Who Is The Sender? 2015)40:48 Early Day Miners - Autumn Wake (Let Us Garlands Bring 2002)46:00 Neil Young - Harvest Moon (Harvest Moon 1992)50:50 The Six Parts Seven - Changing The Name Of October (Silence Magnifies Sound 1999)56:33 Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater (I Can Hear The Heart Beating 1997)61:33 end
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This mix is another great example of why I enjoy guest mixes so much. This collection of tunes starts off rather noisy, hence the title. It's a style of music that I don't go to very often. But it's very cool to hear in this mix.
Our guest this time is Ethan Helfrich, who records under the name Black Brunswicker. They have a new album out called "Been Around Here Before" and you can find it here:
https://blackbrunswicker.bandcamp.com/album/been-around-here-before
Here's what Ethan says about the mix:
"This is a collection of some music that I've been listening to recently, as well as some old favourites. Having spent 2 months in the US this past summer visiting family and traveling for gigs, I spent a lot of time on the road. It brought me back to music I used to play on my daily commute, when my days were soundtracked by the incessant humming of Chicago's highways (listen to "I Think This Heat is Getting to My Head" off my new album for the reference). While most of this isn’t what people might consider ambient — and I don’t really listen to ambient music much anymore — it’s instrumental guitar music that shares a similar feeling. It transports you to different worlds and headspaces or, at the very least, keeps you company on your morning drive."
Thanks, Ethan, for the trip this mix takes us on.
Cheers!
T R A CK L I S T :
00:00 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Fire at Static Valley (G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END! 2021)05:44 Russian Circles - Ghost on High (Blood Year 2019)07:55 Wolves In The Throne Room - Dia Artio (Two Hunters 2007)13:25 Sleep - The Sciences (The Sciences 2018)16:10 Grouper - I Saw A Ray (A I A: Dream Loss 2011)20:20 Black Brunswicker - Down at the Creek (Been Around Here Before 2024)23:25 William Tyler - Highway Anxiety (Modern Country 2016)32:20 Jack Rose - Miss May's Place (Dr. Ragtime & His Pals 2008)34:53 John Fahey - America(Re-Recorded Version) (Death Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes 1964)39:48 Black Brunswicker - The Cave (Been Around Here Before 2024)43:27 Fripp & Eno - Evening Star (Evening Star 1975)50:45 Bobby Lee - Walking with Trees(Live) (Cosmic Country Revue Live at PDV 2023)54:41 end -
This is a collection of tribal ambient tunes. Think frame drums and synth washes. Think Steve Roach & Robert Rich - "Strata." Think Byron Metcalf.
There's really not much else to say, if you like the sounds mentioned above, you'll enjoy this mix.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Louigi Verona - Geothermal Rising (Abiogenesis 2024)06:30 Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri - Remains Of A Fragile Illusion (Other Worlds In A Small Room 1995)11:11 Byron Metcalf & Mark Seelig - A Teacher Appears (Kali Raga 2024)20:52 Glasbird - Lokoteraina (A Sonic Expedition 2024)23:40 Mystic AM - Thus Spoke Zarathustra / The Djinn (Cardamom & Laudanum 2022)31:42 Cowboy Sadness - Billings, MT (Selected Jambient Works Vol. 1 2024)35:45 Byron Metcalf - Nine (The Shaman's Heart II 2011)44:10 The Rain Dogs - Delta Drift (Variations (i) 2020)50:45 Craig Leon - The Gates Made Plain (Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon 2019)56:10 Frore & Shane Morris - Into The Dust (Ochre 2023)67:30 end -
I have been on a huge sequencer/Berlin-school bender for the last few months. I think it goes back to Paul's train mix back in May. Through that mix I found the music of Gert Blokzijl - https://gertblokzijl.bandcamp.com/. I gobbled up a number of his albums immediately. Then last month I discovered the music of Martin Stürtzer - https://phelios.bandcamp.com/ He's got a ton of stuff out there and it's all good. I'm not sure how I missed him until now, but I'm glad I found him.
While listening to all this music I just knew I had to create a mix full of sequencer or Berlin-school tracks. Most of the tunes are new with 5 of them from 2024, a few more from 2019 to 2022. And one golden oldie from 1983 by Edgar Froese. I really enjoyed putting this one together so look for another before the end of the year.
Here are links to all the music used in this mix:
https://gertblokzijl.bandcamp.com/album/upgraded-from-the-past
https://phelios.bandcamp.com/album/dyson-sphere-alpha
https://www.amazon.com/Pinnacles-Edgar-Froese/dp/B000025JRO
https://jfitoussi.bandcamp.com/album/plein-soleil
https://open.spotify.com/album/5RRCLKU2zA5aUV68mFdeXV?si=b9G9HLZFShq3DgesJXyDEw
https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B09GW384VC?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_cjTbSCQAjo8lzOi3OXvrbvGhh
https://thombrennan.bandcamp.com/album/eventide
https://synphaera.bandcamp.com/album/wave-interference
https://tronestamjohan.bandcamp.com/album/somewhere-far-away
https://phelios.bandcamp.com/album/lander-modules
https://the-rosen-corporation.bandcamp.com/album/icy-nights-awakening
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Gert Blokziji - Upgraded From The Past 1 (Upgraded From The Past 2019)06:52 Martin Stürtzer - Uncharted Systems (Dyson Sphere Alpha 2021)14:00 Edgar Froese - Specific Gravity Of Smile (Pinnacles 1983)22:00 Jonathan Fitoussi - Rayons solaires (Plein Soleil 2020)27:12 Just a Human - Pulse (2024)29:37 Pye Corner Audio - Earthwork (Entangled Routes 2021)33:24 Thom Brennan - Eventide Pt. 3 (Eventide 2022)38:20 Lars Leonhard - Wavelength Dreams (Wave Interference 2024)44:22 Johan Tronestam - The Castle Above The Clouds (Somewhere Far Away 2024)50:00 Martin Stürtzer - The Last Outpost (Lander Modules 2024)57:42 The Rosen Corporation - Part Two (Icy Night's Awakening 2024)63:23 end -
Sometimes a mix comes along at just the right time. This new mix from Paul comes as summer has ended and the weather, at least around here, has turned a bit chilly. There's something about this collection of tracks that seems to work well with this change of seasons. This mix is different from the usual LLM fair and definitely a change in direction for Paul, a temporary change but a welcome one. These are all vocal tunes, each with its own story to tell. Here's what Paul says about this compilation: “Just some of my favorite story songs from the past few decades. Some classics and some I hope will be a delightful discovery for you, as they were to me. Interesting that more than half of them turned out to be about death. But we end on a hopeful note, celebrating life, the universe and friendship.” Perfect for night time listening around a fire with a good whiskey. Thanks Paul! Cheers! T R A C K L I S T :00:00 Michael Smith - Panther in Michigan (Love Stories 1992)04:43 Mary Lee's Corvette - Tangled Up In Blue (Blood On The Tracks 2011)11:01 The Chieftains - The Magdalene Laundries (Tears Of Stone 1999)15:50 John McCutcheon - Christmas In The Trenches (Winter Solstice 1984)21:16 The Longest Johns - Fire & Flame (Cures What Ails Ya 2020)23:38 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Powderfinger (Rust Never Sleeps 1979)29:02 James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri Waters )A Recent Future 1995)33:53 Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Summertime Dream 1976)40:15 Bruce Springsteen - You're Missing (The Rising 2002)45:01 Laurie Rose Griffith - Easy Way to Live (Tocoi Light 2005)50:20 James McMurtry - Crazy Wind (Too Long in the Wasteland 1989)54:22 David Wilcox - Eye of the Hurricane (How Did You Find Me Here 1989)57:51 Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Rumor and Sigh 1991)62:28 Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World (Sweet Old World (1992)67:09 Bruce Cockburn - Look How Far (Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu 1999)72:40 end
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Sometimes I go off on tangents with nostalgia mixes, guest mixes, jazz mixes, etc. and I can lose sight of the fact that this is primarily an ambient mix site. So now it's time for a straightforward ambient mix.
All the tracks in this set are from summer 2024, with a couple not even released yet. So super fresh.
Here are some links to all the music used in this mix:
https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/https://pjsmusicsound.bandcamp.com/album/florahttps://lontanoseries.bandcamp.com/album/plumagehttps://philippedeschampsfilms.bandcamp.com/album/the-silence-of-pallashttps://imaginarynorth.bandcamp.com/album/down-to-the-seahttps://ambientoan.bandcamp.com/album/le-tissage-des-r-veshttps://coldtearrecords.bandcamp.com/album/akmuo-sielos-terapijahttps://witherwillow.bandcamp.com/album/fragments-of-distancehttps://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/beaconshttps://cryochamber.bandcamp.com/album/the-mount-hibiki-tapeshttps://arrowounds.bandcamp.com/album/burial-trances-of-the-tentacled-secthttps://michaelscottdawson.bandcamp.com/album/the-tinnitus-chorus
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Polaroid Notes - Quiet Rooms (Quiet Rooms 2024)05:55 PJS - Sky Dance (Flora 2024)14:41 Tapes & Topographies - the clouds and the briars (Plumage 2024)17:40 Philippe Deschamps - The Silence of Pallas (The Silence of Pallas 2024)21:12 Metric System 1981 - Down To The Sea (Down To The Sea 2024)22:20 Toàn & Francis Gri - Rêve quatre (Le tissage des rêves 2024)28:30 Glasbird - Days of Iron and Steam (Fenscapes 2024)34:12 Akmuo - Terapija 1 (feat. VS & Emilija) (Sielos Terapija 2024)36:30 Thorny & Matt Borghi - Outside the Circle I (Fragments of Distance 2024)41:12 Scattered Light - Beacons (Beacons 2024)44:50 Mount Shrine - A Slow Plane Part 1 (The Mount Hibiki Tapes 2024)52:05 ARROWOUNDS - Portasar (Burial Trances of the Tentacled Sect 2024)56:02 Michael Scott Dawson - Mojave Flowers (feat. Michael Grigoni) (The Tinnitus Chorus 2024)60:28 end -
When I was in college, a million years ago, I worked at the student radio station. There were some cool people there that turned me onto all sorts of new music. I had cassette tapes of several of the albums they introduced me to and I played them for years. I can't remember to put my garbage out on time but I can still picture the handwritten spines of cassette cases for albums like David Sylvian - Gone To Earth and Tangerine Dream - Hyperborea. A few of my prized cassettes were from more obscure artists such as the 3 that start this mix - Clara Mondshine, Baffo Banfi, and Bernard Szajner. After listening to these albums recently, I decided to make an entire mix of artists from that cassette era. The result is a nostalgic trip back to the late 70s and early 80s for some electronic goodness. The tracks range from more obscure artists like Lilienthal, Clara Mondshine, Baffo Banfi, and Bernard Szajner to more well known like Phil Mazanera & Richard Pinhas to the very well known Jean Michel Jarre & Al Di Meola. This collection takes me back to a specific time and works well as a cohesive mix. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did.Cheers! T R A C K L I S T :00:00 Clara Mondshine - Landing At Full Moon (Luna Africana 1981)05:19 Baffo Banfi - Astralunato (Ma Dolce Vita 1979)09:00 Bernard Szajner - The Memory (some deaths take forever 1980)13:15 Richard Pinhas - Melodic Simple Transition (L'Ethique 1981)16:45 Al Di Meola African Night (Scenario 1983)21:00 Craig Leon - Region of Fleeing Civilians (Visiting 1982)25:20 Phil Manzanera - Criollo (Primitive Guitars 1982)30:10 Jean Michel Jarre - Magnetic Fields Part IV (Magnetic Fields 1981)35:40 Michael Shrieve & Klaus Schulze - Communique (Transfer Station Blue 1986)48:15 Roedelius - Weilchenwurzeln (Wenn der Südwind Weht 1981)52:55 Michael Brook - Midday (Hybrid 1985)58:41 Lilienthal - Gebremster Schaum (Lilienthal 1978)64:50 end
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The guest mix hits just keep coming! This set come to us courtesy of Old Amica, a two-person band originally from Norrbotten, Sweden. Today they are separated by 1864km with one part in Stockholm, the other in Genève.
https://oldamica.bandcamp.com/
I was familiar with their work on the Whitelabrecs label:https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/taigahttps://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/fyrSo I was excited to hear about a new album coming out on August 9th. And then I was even more excited when they agreed to create a mix for LLM.
Here's what Johan & Linus say about this creation:
"This mix is a collection of songs and sounds that have had an influence on our new album “För alltid” (out August 9th via Le Mont Analogue [Dronarivm]). “För alltid” is an album about the passing of time, and we tried to break our sound down to its smallest constituents. Sounds that have always been there as a world of its own, but hid in the background."
Thanks so much for this excellent set! Be sure to check out their new release https://oldamica.bandcamp.com/album/f-r-alltid
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 The Beach Boys - Our Prayer (20/20 1969) 01:06 Jónsi & Alex - Atlas Song (Riceboy Sleeps 2009) 08:27 Julianna Barwick - The Harbinger (Nepenthe 2013) 14:02 Stars of the Lid - Dungtitled(In a major) (And their Refinement of the Decline 2007) 19:07 Oliver Coates - One Without (Aftersun [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] 2023)23:51 Foreign Fields - Terrible Times (Reprise) (The Beauty of Survival 2020) 25:17 Old Amica - Mot natten (För alltid 2024) 32:12 Brian McBride - Overture(For Other Halfs) (When the Detail Lost its Freedom 2005) 38:41 Matti Bye - Open Sea (Capri Clouds 2024)42:20 Hildur Guðnadóttir - 12 Hours Before (Chernobyl [Music from the Original TV Series] 2019) 44:30 Angelo Bandalamenti - Dark Space Low (Twin Peaks [Limited Event Series Soundtrack] 2017)46:15 Ryuichi Sakamoto - fullmoon- immersion 2023 (async immersion 2023 2017) 51:03 Skator - Ljusa Tiden (excerpt) (År 2020) 52:20 Old Amica - Neckar (För alltid 2024) -
One of my favorite albums this year is Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal by Adam Wiltzie.https://adamwiltzie.bandcamp.com/album/eleven-fugues-for-sodium-pentothal Adam has an extensive discography of work - ranging from solo albums & soundtracks to work in the groups Aix Em Klemm, The Dean Texan, and A Winged Victory For The Sullen. But he is most well known for his work as part of Stars of the Lid, one of the best ambient duos/groups of all time. After listening to his new album I hauled out some of his other work and loved it all over again. So this mix is the result of me binging Adam's music for the last month or two. It's a great combo of ambient & modern classical. https://adamwiltzie.com/ Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00. Adam Wiltzie - Tissue Of Lies (Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal 2024)02:42. A Winged Victory For The Sullen - So That the City Can Begin to Exist (Atmos 2014)06:54. Aix Em Klemm - Sparkwood And Twentyone (Aix Em Klemm 2000)13:28. Stars Of The Lid - Articulate Silences Part 1 (and Their Refinement of the Decline 2007)18:40. Adam Wiltzie - the endless battle of the maudlin ballade part 3 (travels in constants, volume 24 2015)21:06. A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Minor Fifth Is Made Of Phantoms (The Undivided Five 2019)24:18. The Dead Texan - The Struggle (The Dean Texan 2004)29:10. Aix Em Klemm - The Luxury Of Dirt (Aix Em Klemm 2000)35:00. Stars Of The Lid - Dust Breeding (1.316)+ (Avec Laudanum 1999)40:40. Adam Wiltzie - We Were Vaporised (Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal 2024)43:23. The Dead Texan - Taco Me Manque (The Dead Texan 2004)45:25. Stars Of The Lid - The Lonely People(Are Getting Lonelier) (The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid 2001)55:18. A Winged Victory For The Sullen - All Farewells Are Sudden (A Winged Victory For The Sullen 2011)62:20. end -
This year we've had quite a variety of mixes here at LLM headquarters. From underwater ambient to space rock guitar to alternative soundtracks to Thai funk/soul/psychedelia/surf rock. Now we take another turn, this time to atmospheric jazz.
I've done similar mixes in the past with Halloween sets and the original Mysterioso mix 7 years ago - https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/mysterioso/
This set comes to us from Kevin, a loyal listener & a man with excellent taste in music. He has provided us with three other great mixes, which you can find here:
https://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2020/07/not-seeing-is-flower.htmlhttps://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2022/01/hymns-voices.htmlhttps://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/2021/07/cello-mood-swings.htmlHere's what Kevin has to say about his mix:
"I was trying to put together an atmospheric, classic jazz mix of tunes inspired from a slowed down and reverb version of Glenn Miller's Moonlight Serenade. However, I had some trouble finding the tracks which matched what I had in mind. This ambient jazz mix happened instead.
There are a couple of ‘classics’, Duke Ellington’s haunting Solitude (1934) and Miles Davis' ethereal In A Silent Way (1969). The other tracks are fairly recent in comparison but all have a loose jazz theme. Once I had finished the mix I discovered the Low Light Mysterioso mix which has a very similar feel and thinking behind it, dark, ambient, brooding, atmospheric. So here is Mysterioso 2 hope you enjoy listening."
Thanks for the excellent mix, Kevin. Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :00:00 Dale Cooper Quartet - Une Petit Cellier05:00 Fausto Illusion Orchestra - Someone sang and slowly10:38 Kilimanjaro Dark jazz ensemble - The Nothing Changes15:18 Black Chamber - Teleology19:30 Duke Ellington - Solitude22:38 Dictaphone - Opening Night27:03 Angelo Badalamenti - Dance of the Dream Man30:14 Bohren and Der Club of Gore - Constant Fear36:25 Michael Andrews - Liquid Spear Waltz38:26 Manet - Zygomatic Bones For days46:12 Trigg and Gusset - Promenade50:28 Miles Davis - Silent Way(edit)54:30 Somewhere off Jazz Street - Rest Your Head59:43 end -
After the road trip music of Khruangbin, it's time to get back to some ambient tunes. There's not much to say about this mix other than I was going for a vibe of sitting outside on a warm summer night, gazing at the stars. That's it simple, straightforward ambient music. Most of the tracks are from 2024.
Here are links to all the music used in this mix:
https://innesti.bandcamp.com/album/contemplatehttps://thealbumleaf.bandcamp.com/album/blast-feat-aaron-d4vdhttps://noton.info/product/n-064/https://jogginghouse.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-homehttps://hiroshiwatanabe.bandcamp.com/album/summer-ephttps://infine-music.com/kaito/https://hadleyroe.bandcamp.com/album/all-thats-lefthttps://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/timeless-skyhttps://indarknessthereislight.bandcamp.com/album/equilibrium-horizonhttps://www.beatsource.com/release/eno-drawings-in-a-notebook/2038118https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-dawn-fadeshttps://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/the-cloud-machineCheers! T R A C K L I S T :00:00 Innesti - Astral Secrets (Contemplate 2024)03:33 The Album Leaf - Circulation (Blast (feat. Aaron D4VD) 2024)07:58 Alva Noto - Hybr:id Noh Human (Hybr:id III 2024)15:15 Jogging House - Live at Home pt. 1 (Live at Home 2024)21:07 Kaito - Summer Sketch(Floating Through Space In A Dream - iF edit) (Collection 2024)25:30 Hadley Roe - Fragrances (All That's Left 2024)28:36 Astropilot & Crows Labyrinth - Dreaming Earth (Timeless Sky 2024)31:15 IDTiL - Abstraction Release (Equilibrium Horizon 2024)37:45 Brian Eno - Bells Above Instrumental (Drawings In A Notebook 2024)42:10 State Azure - Ratios (As The Dawn Fades 2023)51:00 Andrew Heath - The Cloud Machine (The Cloud Machine 2024)60:00 end -
I've been following the rise of Khruangbin since 2018 when they released their album "Con Todo El Mundo." Khruangbin is a musical trio that mixes global influences, including Thai funk, soul, psychedelia, and surf rock, into their mostly instrumental music. The New York Times has described their sound as "extremely slippery, genrewise." It's been crazy to watch them go from relative obscurity to a band that now has nearly 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
Check out their stuff here... https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/
I've always wanted to do a mix with the vibe and feel of Khruangbin. And here it is. I have collected enough tracks to make several of these "Khruangbin Vibes" mixes. There is a creator on Mixcloud that has a ton of mixes under the banner of "Khruangbin Vibes" so I've decided to go with Khruangbin Mood Mixes.
Here links to all the music used in this set:
1. https://katzroar.bandcamp.com/album/invocation2. https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-sala3. https://thecactuschannel.bandcamp.com/album/stay-a-while4. https://balthvsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/macrocosm5. https://cymande.bandcamp.com/album/cymande6. https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-003-musique-originale-de-films7. https://skinshape.bandcamp.com/album/filoxiny8. https://itsmegacat.bandcamp.com/album/mega-cat9. https://balthvsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/macrocosm10. https://arielpink.bandcamp.com/track/baby-featuring-d-m-funk11. https://godtet.bandcamp.com/album/godtet12. https://qwalia.bandcamp.com/album/sound-reason-213. https://mexicansummer.bandcamp.com/album/self-discovery-for-social-survival14. https://pedalsteelnoah.bandcamp.com/album/texas-madness-ep15. https://panamerican.bandcamp.com/album/pan-american16. https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-salaThis mix is perfect for sitting outside with a cold Chelada.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 KATZROAR - Pomegranate Seeds (Invocation 2021)01:21 Khruangbin - Pon Pón (A LA SALA 2024)04:14 The Cactus Channel - Stay a While (2017)08:24 BALTHVS - Siente (MACROCOSM 2020)12:24 Cymande - Dove (Cymande 1973)22:42 Ahmed Malek - La Ville (Musique Originale De Films 2016)34:34 Skinshape - After Midnight (Filoxiny 2018)29:12 mega cat - Worm Rider (mega cat 2024)31:50 BALTHVS - Johanna's Dream (MACROCOSM 2020)34:10 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Baby (Mature Themes 2012)38:33 GODTET - Ensueño (Godtet 2017)42:22 Qwalia - Electric Highway (Sound & Reason 2023)44:18 Allah-Las - Raspberry Jam (Self Discovery for Social Survival 2019)47:57 Pedal Steel Noah - Head Over Heels (Texas Madness EP 2024)51:55 Pan•American - Starts Friday (Pan•American 1997)57:21 Khruangbin - Les Petits Gris (A LA SALA 2024) -
While playing random tracks from my hard drive full music, I stumbled upon several tunes I hadn't heard in forever. I was filled with feelings of nostalgia. That can happen quite a lot when you're as old as I am, certain albums will always remind me of times and places. I remember wearing out a cassette copy of Tangerine Dream's "Hyperborea" on an old boom box when I first started my current job 30 years ago.
I started collecting a few obscure, nostalgia-inducing tracks as I listened to music over the next few months. As I sat down to make a mix from these tunes I noticed that I could separate them into two time periods - one is tracks from roughly 1976 to the late 80s. And the other turned into this mix, focusing on electronic/idm music from the 2000s.
The mix starts with three of my all time favorite cuts from that period. It felt so good to hear these again and then work them into a mix.
Here are links to all the music used in this mix. Because these are about 20 years old I used Boomkat to source the ones that did not have Bandcamp links.
https://boomkat.com/products/views-of-distant-townshttps://bfleischmann.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-touristhttps://styrofoam-music.bandcamp.com/album/nothings-losthttps://boomkat.com/products/far-away-trains-passing-by-2020-remasterhttps://thealbumleaf.bandcamp.com/album/in-a-safe-placehttps://boomkat.com/products/trois-gymnopedieshttps://komeit.bandcamp.com/album/kom-ithttps://boomkat.com/products/tangled-wool-3c00c3ec-205c-42f1-9fca-e0861673764ahttps://arovane.bandcamp.com/album/lilieshttps://renajones.bandcamp.com/album/indras-webhttps://bfleischmann.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-touristEnjoy this electronic trip down memory lane. Cheers! T R A C K L I S T :00:00 RF - Ladder in Place (Views of Distant Towns 2006)05:21 B. Fleischmann - A Letter From Home (Welcome Tourist 2003)10:18 Styrofoam - Make It Mine (Nothing's Lost 2004)19:00 Ulrich Schnauss - Between Us And Them (Far Away Trains Passing By 2005)25:22 The Album Leaf - The Outer Banks (In a Safe Place 2004)29:30 ISAN - Trois gymnopedies No.1 Lent et douloureux (Trois gymnopedies 2006)31:55 Komëit - Acme (Komëit(blue record) 2000)34:34 Xela - Through Crimson Clouds (Tangled Wool 2004)39:39 Arovane - Windy Wish Trees (Lillies 2004)42:49 Rena Jones - Helix (Indra's Web 2009)47:53 B. Fleischmann - Take Your Time (Welcome Tourist 2003)62:00 end -
This mix was an accident. Well, the mix itself wasn't an accident but the vibe and theme was. I was listening to some new music and heard a new track - A Flock Of Birds Part 1 by Motionfield, and decided to start a new mix with it. Not having any idea where I was headed, I tossed the track on my timeline and went looking for more music. I grabbed one, then two, then three, four, five tracks and before I knew it the mix had a watery vibe.
Some of the tracks have that great dubby, watery synth wash sound I love. We take a little detour in the middle with a more acoustic sound on the Humble Bee & Offthesky track. But we eventually comeback to the deep sounds when we get to the Variant track. All the tracks are from this year except for the cut by Evitceles from 2019.
Links to all the music used in this mix:
https://motionfield.bandcamp.com/album/a-flock-of-birdshttps://spaceofvariants.bandcamp.com/album/sv-62-akmuo-dreamwalkerhttps://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/album/jumphttps://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/somnambulant-foghttps://motionward.bandcamp.com/album/it-means-a-lothttps://henriklindstrand.bandcamp.com/track/hvid-remodelled-by-alva-notohttps://iikki.bandcamp.com/album/here-in-absencehttps://marenostrumlabel.bandcamp.com/album/what-the-sea-promiseshttps://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-sandhttps://variantsonics.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-currentshttps://coldtearrecords.bandcamp.com/album/heavenchord-atmospheres-soundscapesCheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Motionfield - A Flock Of Birds Part 1 (A Flock Of Birds 2024)05:22 Akmuo Lamiaceae (Dreamwalker 2024)12:50 unknown - Whispers of the Deep (2024)14:48 Demetrio Cecchitelli - Each (Jump 2024)16:25 Evitceles - ArmsAround (Somnambulant Fog 2019)20:20 Ulla & Ultrafog - pm filter (It Mens A Lot 2024)23:00 Henrik Lindstrand - Hvid(Remodelled by Alva Noto) (2024)30:50 Humble Bee & Offthesky - Senses (Here In, Absence 2024)38:00 Philippe Deschamps - In a Silent Sea(Bahrambient Rework) (What The Sea Promises 2024)40:20 Warmth - Night Away (The Black Sand 2024)42:40 Variant - Cosmic Currents[Expansion] (Cosmic Currents 2024)52:45 Heavenchord - Atmospheres & Soundscapes 1 (Atmospheres & Soundscapes 2024)61:26 end -
I've been listening to the music of Rafael Anton Irisarri for a long time. The oldest album of his that I have is 2007's Daydreaming. I'm listening to it as I type this and wow, I'd forgotten how excellent it is. His music has changed a bit since then - now using drones, symphonic washes, tape loops, layers of distortion and "bleached out textures." So I was excited when he offered to do a guest mix. Um, yes please!
This mix is everything that I love about guest mixes because it takes twists and turns that I normally do not so it kept me engaged to whole way through.
Here's what Rafael has to say about this set:
"I crafted this mix as Spring gently dissolves into Summer, drawing inspiration from perennial favorites like Arvo Pärt and Harold Budd. It features the work of many dear friends and colleagues such as Sylvain Chauveau and Federico Durand, as well as some favorite tracks I've mastered at my Black Knoll Studio in New York. This includes pieces from William Basinski, Eluvium, Michael Muller, and Julia Kent, along with contributions from Grand River, Animated Matter (Hannah Elizabeth Cox), Concepción Huerta, Christina Giannone, Pepo Galán, and Karen Vogt. Adding a personal touch, I've included a piece from my latest album, released on my newly minted Black Knoll Editions, in collaboration with the esteemed Italian producer Abul Mogard. There's also a special collaborative piece I created with the brilliant Julianna Barwick a couple of years ago. Hope you enjoy!
Looking forward to playing some shows this summer, starting in Italy on July 7th with Abul Mogard in Rome at Halfdie Festival, then later on September 14 at Ametric Festival in Chania, Greece. Stay tuned for more announcements by following on Instagram @blackknoll or at www.irisarri.org."
Thanks Rafael for this amazing mix!Here are links to all the music used in this mix:
https://ghostly.bandcamp.com/album/thousands-of-eyes-in-the-darkhttps://animated-matter.bandcamp.com/album/selkiehttps://federicodurand.bandcamp.com/album/flor-imaginariahttps://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Atmospheres-Soundtracks-Brian-Eno/dp/B000003S1Ehttps://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/album/lower-river-reworkshttps://williambasinski.bandcamp.com/album/on-reflectionhttps://abulmogard.bandcamp.com/album/impossibly-distant-impossibly-closehttps://ecmrecords.com/product/arvo-part-tabula-rasa-gidon-kremer-keith-jarrett-tatjana-grindenko-alfred-schnittke-the-12-cellists-of-the-berlin-philharmonic-orchestra-staatsorchester-stuttgart-dennis-russell-davies-lithuan/https://sylvainchauveau.bandcamp.com/album/un-autre-d-cembrehttps://eluvium.bandcamp.com/album/whirring-marvels-in-consensus-realityhttps://headphonecommute.bandcamp.com/album/for-ukraine-volume-2https://www.amazon.com/Lovely-thunder-HAROLD-BUDD/dp/B00004XNLZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SE3RKREFK46O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lEh9qetRmaBVCr72TtjwA5RjuHqSmI-OmCaB1sChoxY._GCIjpRo_wRaKREhIt1SrdMNfgMKbTh7Ieu0Nd27hxI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Harold+Budd+-+Lovely+Thunder&qid=1718556861&sprefix=harold+budd+-+lovely+thunder%2Caps%2C300&sr=8-1https://facture.bandcamp.com/album/family-harmonyhttps://concepcionhuerta.bandcamp.com/album/harmonies-from-betelgeusehttps://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/glazed-vision Cheers! T R A C K L I S T :00:00 Grand River - This Was Us (VA: Thousands of Eyes in the Dark, 2019)01:53 Animated Matter - Follow (Selkie, 2021)04:28 Federico Durand - Flor Imaginaria (Flor Imaginaria, 2020)06:41 Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Roger Eno - Signals (Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, 1983)08:16 Michael Muller - Glyph II (Julia Kent Rework) (Lower River Reworks, 2020)12:52 William Basinski & Janek Schaefer . . . on reflection (four) (“ . . . on reflection “, 2022)15:12 Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri - Place of Forever (AM Radio edit) (Impossibly Distant, Impossibly Close, 2024)21:52 Arvo Pärt - Fratres For String Quartet (Fratres, 1977)31:22 Sylvain Chauveau - La Lettre Qu'il N'Envoya Jamais (Un Autre Décembre, 2003)32:56 Eluvium - Vibration Consensus Reality(for Spectral Multiband Resonator) ((Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality, 2023)41:06 Julianna Barwick + Rafael Anton Irisarri - Thalasso (For Ukraine Vol. 2, 2022)46:21 Harold Budd - Sandtreader (Lovely Thunder, 1986)51:32 Pepo Galán feat. Karen Vogt - It's All Around You (Family Harmony, 2023)56:13 Concepción Huerta - Solastalgia (Harmonies from Betelgeuse, 2022)59:37 Christina Giannone - Immortality (Glazed Vision, 2021) -
As with many other mixes this one has a specific track that was the inspiration. The tune is called "Franky's Floyd" from the album "An Evening with Friends" by Ron Boots. It's a live album by Boots and his friends. The track is called "Franky's Floyd" because Frank Dorittke plays a nine minute variation of David Gilmour's solo from Comfortably Numb. It all sounds so familiar but with enough variation to make it interesting. Thanks to Paul Asbury Seaman for giving me the heads-up on this track. I am in awe of it every time I listen.
https://ronboots.bandcamp.com/album/an-evening-with-friends
The title of this mix is a bit misleading, while there are a couple of screaming guitars here, most of the mix is just loud-ish guitar tracks that lean towards a spacey vibe. I think this set does a good job combining new and old tracks, going from 1975 & '77 to the 2010s and then 2020 & '21.
I've definitely been in a guitar mood lately with this one and a couple more guitar-based mixes in the works. One of them will have a Khruangbin vibe because they have a new album out and they are one of my favorite artists on the music scene right now.
Cheers!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Steve Hillage - Meditation Of The Snake (Fish Rising 1975)03:03 Sunburned Hand Of The Man - Flex (Pick A Day To Die 2021)06:51 Frank Dorittke, Harold Van Der Heijden, Ron Boots & Stephan Whitlan - Franky's Floyd (An Evening With Friends 2017)13:55 Moon Duo - Square of the Sun (Hexadic III 2018)19:55 Roy Buchanan - Fly…Night Bird (Sweet Dreams: The Anthology 1992)24:30 Gov't Mule - Tomorrow Never Knows (Dub Side Of The Mule 2015)28:50 Tangerine Dream - Impressions of Sorcerer (Sorcerer 1977)31:24 Steve Hillage - The Glorious Om Riff (Green 1978)37:42 Spencer cullum - Dieterich Buxtehude (Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection 2020)44:53 Grails - Chalice Hymnal (Chalice Hymnal 2017)48:50 Dans Dans - Shell Star (Zink 2021)52:50 Dan Phelps - Cumulonimbus (MODULAR 2011)59:30 end - Show more
