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Winter Solstice 6
22 Dec 2024
01:59:57
The Winter Solstice Ambient Night on Concertzender Nederland has become a yearly tradition: this is the sixth edition already of the 8-hour ambient music night presented by four of their radio show hosts. Like in all previous editions, I'm honored to close the night with a two-hour collage. My contribution is presented here, but for those interested the complete night will remain available on-demand from the Concertzender Nederland website.
Other than you might expect, this mix is not intended to make you sleep. On the contrary: the challenge is to keep you awake in these last two hours of this ambient music night. Which will probably be quite hard if you're listening in real time. As usual, only very few tracks are played in full here. Most are fragments, sometimes samples, taken from much longer pieces (which you can check out using the list below). This time, the overall key of this mix is E-Minor.
For a detailed tracklisting and more info (including a surround version), visit ambientblog.net.
Winter Solstice 5
22 Dec 2023
01:59:58
My 2-hour contribution to the fifth edition of the 8-hour Winter Solstice broadcast on Concertzender Nederland.
For this fifth Winter Solstice mix, I chose fragments (most of them heavily edited) that are all more or less in the same key. In the first hour all tracks are in B-minor, in the second hour the tracks are in F-minor (first half) and A-minor (closing half). These chords define the overall atmosphere: from 'solitary, melancholic' to 'obscure, funereal', and finally 'tender, soothing'. At least, that's what the theory says. In the end, it's the listener that associates his emotions with the soundscapes. But one thing is clear: these two hours definitely fit the darkest and longest of nights.
When I first heard Christine Ott'sComma, I felt that this piece should be the starting point of a new mix. In the end, it became the final piece of the same mix - somewhat a movie's intro and end credits.I did not start this mix with a specific theme in mind. Its title only occurred to me after it was completed because it reflected its mood: a somewhat melancholy journey that fits the end of this remarkable year.
Tracklist:Start time Sample length Artist - TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label
12:39 03:41 Martina Claussen - VerwobenVerwoben, 2020, Forwind
15:00 01:17 Christina Vantzou - Marmara Beach IIMulti Natural, 2020, Edições Cn
16:05 03:38 Francis M. Gri - Stanze E Distanze (Part 5)Home Diaries 015: Stanze E Distanze, 2020, Whitelabrecs
18:44 04:10 Salar Asid & Michel Banabila - Amal (edit)All Connected, 2020, Tapu Records
20:35 01:35 Michel Banabila, Mark Lentczner, Kristopher Cadwell, Samo Giorgio Giuribla - Mood Swings (Phase Ii Disquiet Junto 0430 Solitary Ensembles X2)All Connected, 2020, Tapu Records
22:41 01:26 Jana Irmert - So Much MoreCusp, 2020, Fabrique Records
23:06 01:45 Soheil Soheilo - Quiet Before The StormAnthology Of Persian Experimental Music Volume II, 2020, Unexplained Sounds Group
24:11 02:14 Llyn Y Cwn - BraichDinorwic, 2020, Cold Spring
25:40 02:53 Antonymes - Coming Into SilenceGap In Time, 2020, Dronarivm
27:51 02:11 Charlie Campagna - Earth Day IsolationTouch: Isolation, 2020,Touch
28:54 01:52 Hub New Music - AlcoveSoul House, 2020, New Amsterdam Records
30:27 02:36 Ramin Djawadi - Kill Them AllGame Of Thrones Soundtrack, 2011, Varèse Sarabande
32:33 03:42 Caldon Glover - Old And Brittle Glue Binding Held In Place With Scotch TapeThe Mundane, 2020, Self-released
I'm very honoured to present this collaboration mix with Dave Michuda from Low Light Mixes, who has been a source of inspiration from the very beginning of Ambientblog.net. When we talked (or rather: mailed, since Wisconsin and Holland are not exactly near) about creating a mix together, we chose not to go for a 'simple' back-to-back exchange but gave ourselves an objective without knowing where this would lead to:5 minutes each turn. Start with a 5minute track, increase the sample count each turn (next turn 2, next turn 3, next turn 4…) until we reach 60 minutes… (last 5 minutes contain 6 samples each turn). See what happens.
Tracklist(A)00:00 Yair Elazar Glotman & Mats Erlandsson - ProcessionEmanate - 2020(L)05:00 William Ryan Fritch - Dream Glitch-Fugue State-Broken BarriersThe Letdown - 2020(A)09:45 Apparat - SuicideSoundtracks: Stay Still, 202011:18 Biosphere - You Want To See It TooDeparted Glories, 2016(L)15:00 Ashlar - The First SaturdaySaturday Drones, 201218:45 Echospace - Fallen Tribes ReducedEchospace [Detroit] Presents Echoes In Space, 2014(A)19:31 Sonologyst - Planetary WarningUnexplained Sounds (New Edition), 202020:26 Michael Begg & Clodagh Simonds - Witness 3Witness 3, 202022:36 Alva Noto - Xerrox ApesanteurXerrox 4, 2020(L)24:55 Max Richter - EncounterAd Astra, 201925:38 Mono-Poly - MaanreflectieHainbach remix, 202027:21 Cinchel - Porch SwingsA House Once Lived That Never Was, 2014(A)29:30 Carmen Villain - Affection In A Time Of CrisisAffection In A Time Of Crisis, 202031:18 Stephen O'Malley - Géante 4 - Layer 5Géante 4, 202032:30 Abul Mogard - Quiet DreamsAbove All Dreams, 201833:35 Black Glass Ensemble & Friends - Be Mine In Patience: An Embrace in B MinorBe Mine In Patience: An Embrace in B Minor, 2020(L)34:55 Halftribe - FaderArchipelago, 202036:20 Radio Bulgariaunknown37:03 Teleferick - i.history favours the winnersSixteen Frames, 201738:15 Test Card - Monochrome Dreaming Softened The BroadcastMusic For The Towers, 2020(A)39:40 Michel Banabila - Scripts of the LagoonScripts Of The Lagoon - Exploratorium, 202041:04 Kamila Govorcin - Rito De MuerteAnima, 202041:15 Chris Watson - GobabebTouch Isolation, 202043:04 Gia Margaret - BodyMia Gargaret, 202043:10 Aleksi Myllykoski with Tapani Rinne - Lost MarblesDark Days, 2020(L)44:48 Masaya Ozaki - Subtlety In ReverseFluid And Dreaming Of Stripes, 201546:12 Andrew Pekler - Nocturne 3Nocturnes, False Dawns & Breakdowns, 200447:05 The Focus Group - Hazy TimeStop-Motion Happening, 201748:00 Les Halles - KWorld, 201249:24 Sonmi451 - Umi BearEilean 100, 2019(A)49:50 Radiomentale - GotlanderI-Land (Redux), 202051:54 Ian William Craig - CommaRed Sun Through Smoke, 202052:50 Sylvain Chauveau - QLife Without Machines, 202053:29 Sample, THX 1138THX 1138, 197153:34 Elegi - Lys & LykteGap In Time, 202054:26 The Future Eve feat. Robert Wyatt - 04.02Kitsune / Brian the Fox - Kitsune Ring Version, 2019(L)55:00 The Insects - This is Where You Say GoodbyeDEVS soundtrack, 202055:30 Seabuckthorn - UnforeseenOther Other, 202056:21 Alva Noto - Xerrox VoyageXerrox Vol. 4, 202057:10 Laurie Anderson - Life Lived BackwardsHeart of a Dog, 201558:21 Laurie Anderson - The CloudHeart of a Dog, 201559:01 Helios - All You AreRemembrance, 201660:00 end
Lockdown
05 Apr 2020
00:59:10
If you listen back, most of my mixes have a rather dark edge to them. There's always a lot of 'tension/release' - but in this case, it seems there's a bit more 'tension' than 'release'. Sign of the times, probably…I tried to find another name (and image) for this mix, but it seems that only one title remained appropriate at this time.I'm very proud that this mix is also published on Dave Michuda's great Low Light Mixes blog.
Tracklist:Start time Sample length Artist - TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label
00:00 03:23 Fovea Hex - IsIs Lanza Light & Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet Records
24:22 02:34 Ida Toninato - Pour Retourner Au SilenceWe Become Giants, 2020, Dragon's Eye Recordings
25:32 03:47 Merrin Karras - Drawn, QuarteredNorthwest Passage, 2020, A Strangely Isolated Place
28:27 02:07 Ciro Berenguer - Luna CrecienteEilean 100, 2019, Eilean Records
29:57 01:47 Yiorgis Sakellariou - B4Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works, 2018, Tanuki Records
29:57 01:19 Celer - Birds Inside The High Halls Of Hangzhou (06.23.17)Xièxie, 2019, Two Acorns
30:12 03:18 Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr, Koichi Shimizu - Sharjah And JavaMetaphors - Selected Soundworks from the cinema of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2017, Sub Rosa
31:24 00:44 Coil - Corybantic EnnuiStolen & Contaminated Songs, 2019, Cold Spring Records
32:32 01:22 Olivier Messiaen - Quator Pour Le Fin Du Temps III: Abîme des OiseauxOlivier Messiaen - Complete Edition, 2008, Deutsche Grammophon
33:54 01:26 Hildur Gudnadottir - Following SophieJoker OST, 2019, Watertower Records
35:14 00:55 Ryuichi Sakamoto - CountdownBlack Mirror: Smithereens, 2019, Milan
35:45 03:24 Silent Chaos - Nocturne On Ganymede Macro, 2020, We Don't Give A Fuck
38:52 04:03 Roger Eno & Brian Eno - Burnt UmberMixing Colours, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon
42:38 02:13 Martina Bertoni - Invisible CracksAll The Ghosts Are Gone, 2020, Falk
44:29 03:30 Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang - NightspellSnow Catches On Her Eyelashes, 2020, Jazzland Recordings
46:21 02:13 Jana Irmert - FogCusp, 2020, self-released
47:40 01:36 Fovea Hex - GivenIs Lanza Light & Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet Records
48:42 02:40 Frank Makowski - Fliegende Schatten - Canon 1Canon der Finsternisse, 2019, Diffusschall
49:05 01:12 Michael Begg - Plain ChantSonambulo, 2019, Omnempathy
50:40 02:20 A Winged Victory For The Sullen - The Slow Descent Has BegunThe Undivided Five, 2019, Ninja Tune
52:35 04:30 Felix Blume - Horns In Fog Pt. 2Fog Horns, 2019, Discrepant
55:49 03:02 Max Richter - Ursa Minor - VisionsAd Astra, 2019, Deutsche Grammophon
58:30 00:40 Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - The SunLast And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon
59:10 End
Winter Solstice
22 Dec 2019
01:59:56
A two-hour mix for the longest night: Winter Solstice. To be played (and hopefully enjoyed) in the deepest darkness. "Dream All The Dark Away" ... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
December 21 is the longest night in the Northern hemisphere. It marks the start of Winter (even though it is also called "Midwinter"), but gradually the nights will slowly get shorter as to indicate spring will be coming, eventually. For the 2019 Winter Solstice, Dutch Radio station Concertzender Nederland programmed an 8-hour ambient music special from 23:00 until 07:00 (11pm to 7am). That's a good night's sleep for most people! My contribution was scheduled to close the night: from 05:00 to 07:00 (5am to 7am).
For the context of this ambient night, I created a mix that is somewhat different from most Ambientblog.net mixes - after all, this was intended to be broadcast in the deepest hours of the darkest night of the year. So this one is more drone-oriented for the most part, slower, less 'dynamic' and less 'intense'.
1:50:52 03:16 Chris Watson - Cima VerdeCima Verde, 2008, Fondazione Edmund Mach
1:52:50 06:37 Oliver Messiaen - Oraison, 1937Ohm - The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music 1948 - 1980, 2000, Ellipsis Arts
1:58:22 01:30 Biosphere - SteinfjordThe Senja Recordings, 2019, Biophon Records
Radical Candor
02 Jul 2019
00:58:52
The mix title, Radical Candor, comes from the (management) philosophy that argues that feedback (on behaviour) is most effective if it is 'challenging' but at the same time shows that you 'care'. I felt there was a resemblance: the mix is 'caring' at times but can also be quite 'challenging' to the listener. At least, that was my intention. Now you decide. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
A word of warning first. This is not an ambient mix intended to relax or create a calm atmosphere. Also, it is not a showcase with full album tracks. It is a 'create-your-own-movie' soundtrack with some rather intense climaxes.And 42 track fragments in less than one hour - almost none of those in full length: all tracks are cut-up, fragmented, edited, layered and re-assembled (but never altered sonically) - like creating a collage from torn pictures. This also means that none of the parts represents the artists' original intention (I hope they still can appreciate what I do here). For further exploration, the release details of the fragments are provided so you can check out the original full versions and support the artist wherever possible.
50:02 02:36 Deaf Center - UndoneLow Distance, 2019, Sonic Pieces 028
51:54 02:55 Alla Zakaykevych - Voice/WayKaleidoscope - Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2019, Flaming Pines FLP079
54:03 03:11 Martin Ptak - The SourceRiver Tales, 2018, Col Legno WWE 1CD 20441
56:10 02:41 Dickon Hinchliffe - Return To The ForestLeave No Trace OST, 2018, Lakeshore Records
58:52 End
Delusional
06 Jan 2019
00:59:43
"For me, personally, a mix has the most impact when it feels like I'm watching a movie. With ups, downs, some drama, sentiment, moment of joy, climax and anticlimax. And yes: tension and release." --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
When I started working on this mix, its working title was Wonderlust, simply because I liked that word: a variation on wanderlust ('a desire to travel') which the Urban Dictionary describes as 'the desire to be in a constant state of wonder'.But as the mix progressed, the title didn't fit very well. There were too many dark and unsettling moments... moment that may evoke their own 'state of wonder' but of a completely different kind. The Questions in Anja Garbarek's track are crucial to this mix and gave it its title: a few simple questions to diagnose severe psychotic disorders, a delusional state of mind. There may be quite a few of these delusional moments in this mix, but they are alternated with moments of joy in an almost melodramatical equilibrium.
26:42 (01:27) Michael Fahres - Het Gesloten OgenblikGäbrik (music from the book by Marc Legendre), 2018, Vlaamse Onafhankelijke Stripgilde
29:33 (02:20) Mathieu St. Pierre - 23.0785729, 143.9554413 These Elephants, 2018, Se;f-released (Bandcamp)
30:46 (01:22) Janek Schaefer - To Row Against The TideWhat Light There Is Tells Us Nothing (For Robert Wyatt), 2018, Temporary Residence Limited TRR305
31:53 (01:05) Mothertape - Problem 4In Progress Vol. III, 2018, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej "Łaźnia"
31:57 (01:54) Murcof - Chapitre VILost In Time, 2018, Glacial Movements Records GMO35
33:22 (02:16) Varg, Annamelina - Stonewall PoemNordic Flora Series Pt. 5 - Crush, 2018, Posh Isolation 209
50:50 (02:50) Colin Stetson - Mothers & DaughtersHereditary OST, 2018, Milan M2-36952
53:35 (01:33) Jóhann Jóhannsson & BJ Nilsen - Carkeys (reversed)I Am Here OST, 2014, Ash International Ash 11.1
54:36 (01:13) Jon Hopkins - PrologueMonsters OST, 2010, Double Six DS036D
55:35 (04:07) Brian Eno & Metropole Orchestra - An Ending (arr. Dick Bakker)Shutov Assembly Live Paradiso, 1999, unreleased
James & Anne
18 Sep 2018
Headphone Commute, Ambientblog and Slowcraft Records are proud to present a unique mix by a colleague and partner in crime, Peter van Cooten, of beautiful works from a beautiful couple: James Murray and Anne Garner --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
The inspiration for this mix came after attending separate performances of James Murray and Anne Garner.The music they perform is quite different: James exploring various kinds of abstract experimental electronic soundscapes, Anne performing her poetic emotional songs blending jazz, alternative pop, folk, spectral lullabies and tender neo-classical arrangements.As different as their output may be, it still fits together very well - which is no real surprise knowing that Anne & James are a couple living together, and James produces and contributes towards Anne's music.I wanted to find out how it would work out when mixing some tracks from their past and recent albums together.And I found out it works very well, as you can hear yourself in this mix. It also shows that, if the ingredients match, 0ne plus one can be much more than two!
00:00 Anne Garner - Haunt Me (Instrumental)Trusting A Twirled World (Instrumental), 2011
02:28 James Murray - Grace (edit)Killing Ghosts, 2017
05:20 Anne Garner - Come In (edit with Christoph Berg Remix)Be Life, 2015 / Be Life Relived, 2016
08:43 James Murray - Hold Your Breath (edit)Floods, 2012
11:31 James Murray - Greenlands (Green Lane) (edit)Floods Returned, 2017
15:02 Anne Garner - Fall Before The NightLost Play, 2018
19:32 Silent Vigils - MolenbrookFieldem, 2018
22:41 James Murray - LaterisersEyes to the Height, 2016
27:20 Anne Garner - Wednesday's Child (edit with Louis Remix)Be Life, 2015 / Be Life Relived, 2016
31:48 James Murray - EquuleusHeavenly Waters, 2017
33:57 Tetherdown - Pitch Roll And YawFirst Flight, 2016
43:01 Anne Garner - Soft Eyes (Lost Vocals Remix edit with original version) Be Life Relived, 2016 / Be Life, 2015
46:59 James Murray - These HandsMount View, 2014
50:33 James Murray - The Sea In The Sky (edit)The Sea In The Sky, 2015
54:02 Anne Garner - The TowerTrusting A Twirled World, 2011
56:46 James Murray - CarinaHeavenly Waters, 2017
1:00:35 Anne Garner - Wherever You GoBe Life, 2015
No Stars
20 Mar 2018
00:57:59
"Follow me into a movie that you might want to see sometime... a movie that's happening in the back of your own head..." And remember: "use your ears, not your prejudices"... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:(first time is the start time, time in brackets is the sample length)
01:25 (01:36)Christina Vantzou & John Also Bennett - Alfred Hitchcock HazeZin Taylor's Thought Of A Dot As It Travels The Surface, 2018, Shelter Press SP092
A collaboration mix with Headphone Commute's Mike Lazarev, in which we take five minutes for each turn without knowing the others tracklist. The result: Bipolar! --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
We had no clear concept for this mix when we started, other than 'each turn takes 5 minutes, we'll stop at 60, and we'll see where it gets us'. We were unaware of each other's tracklist (apart from what our ears told us). The result is a thrilling ride, where each part is a reaction to the previous section.Not exactly what we'd call an 'ambient' mix, because it's extremely dynamic. Sections may range from deep sleep sections to exuberant enthusiasm - hence 'Bipolar'.It's like a full life's story comprised in one hour.
Tracklist:
00:00 [PvC] Alejandro Dojorewski - Eye Of The Beholder// The Holy Mountain [Finders Keepers Records,1973/2015]
00:20 [PvC] Hilmar Öm Hilmarsson, Sigur Ros - Black Dog And The Scottish Play// Angels Of The Universe [FatCat Records, 2001]
39:25 [HC] Jóhann Jóhannsson - Part 2 / IBM 1403 Printer (excerpt)// IBM 1401, A User's Manual [4AD, 2006]----------------------------------------------------
39:25 [PvC] Jóhann Jóhannsson - Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black (fragment; edit)// IBM 1401 - A User's Manual [4AD, 2006]
42:14 [PvC] Neil Pomerleau - Dial-Up Sound// unreleased; (dialupsound.com)
42:23 [PvC] Looped Exodus - Psalm 88 In Morsecode (edit)// Souls Have Machines [self-released, 2016]
43:38 [PvC] Atom Heart - My Bird Can Sing// Semiacoustic Nature [Rather Interesting, 1995]----------------------------------------------------
44:30 [HC] Chris Watson - El Divisadero// El Tren Fantasma [Touch, 2011]
45:20 [HC] The KLF - Six Hours To Louisiana, Black Coffee Going Cold// Chill Out [KLF / Wax Trax / TVT, 1990]
46:20 [HC] The Future Sound Of London - Bird Wings// Lifeforms [Virgin / Astralwerks, 1994]
47:00 [HC] Chris Watson - El Divisadero (continued...)// El Tren Fantasma [Touch, 2011]
49:00 [HC] The Future Sound Of London - Everyone In The World Is Doing Something Without Me// Dead Cities [Virgin / Astralwerks, 1996]----------------------------------------------------
50:05 [PvC] Delia Derbyshire - Dreaming// Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds and Effects From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop [BBC Records And Tapes, 1976]
50:36 [PvC] Edward Artemyev - Solaris - Station// Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker [Torso Kino, 1990]
51:05 [PvC] Jonathan Coleclough, Colin Potter, Bass Communion - Yossaria// Jonathan Coleclough & Bass Communion & Colin Potter [ICR, 2003]
56:15 [HC] Sana Obruent - The Preparation// Dyatlov [Blackjack Illuminist, 2017]
57:30 [HC] Max Richter - Whose Name Is Written On Water// Sleep [Deutsche Grammophon, 2015]----------------------------------------------------
Mind Awake, Body Asleep
09 May 2017
The moment I heard Rami Malek whisper "Mind awake, body asleep" (Mr Robot, series 2) I knew this would be the inspiration for a new mix. A mix about half-sleep, lucid dreaming impressions... ungraspable images... and about "letting go". After all, Mr. Robot's tagline was "Control is an Illusion". Control proved to be an illusion indeed, with these different, unrelated, fragments coming together like pieces of a puzzle, creating a mix "like its own cinematic score." (Headphone Commute)--- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist
start time – fragment length – Artist – TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label Details
00:00 00:53 Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil- Sloosha's HollowCloud Atlas OST, 2012, Sony Classical 88765411202
00:20 00:30 Rami Malek- Mind Awake, Body AsleepMr. Robot, 2016
Could this be ‘the saddest mix of all time’? I don’t think so myself, I would rather call it melancholic – in a pleasant way. But it’s a fact that all of these tracks are in D minor (Dm), which is said to be ‘the saddest chord’:“The D minor chord (often written as Dm) is a chord that evokes a sense of melancholy and contemplation on the negative side of situations. Like many other minor chords, Dm can create a heavy, serious atmosphere — and sometimes even creates an almost otherworldly sense of drama.”
Your reality is manipulated. Your perception is managed. Your thoughts are not your own. Reality is imaginary. This mix is inspired by 'Hypernormalisation'. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist
start time – sample length – Artist – TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label Details
00:00 01:52 Amon Tobin - Lost & Found (Machinefabriek Deconstruction)Wendingen (Selected Remixes 2005-2015), 2016, Zoharum ZOHAR 117-2
00:52 02:36 Ryuichi Sakamoto / Alva Noto - The Revenant Theme (Alva Noto Remodel)The Revenant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 2015, Milan 399-758-2
02:06 02:05 Bjørn Hatterud - Victoria ArreleanoNovember 20th, 2016, Line LINE_081
03:55 03:00 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Salero End CreditsSalero (Original Motion Picture Soundstrack), 2016, Erased Tapes ERATP091
35:17 05:12 Stephan Mathieu - If You Love,Radiance V: Fro Franz Wright, 2016, Schwebung Étendue V
38:30 02:36 Biosphere - ShimmerWhere Words Fail Music Speaks, A Compilation For Ania Mehring, Santa Sangre Magazine (Bandcamp)
39:53 03:53 Monolake - ErrorD E C, 2015, Imbalance Computer Music ML029
43:06 01:03 Stephen Paul McGreevy - Fish Rock Road Whistler ShowerElectric Enigma: The VLF Recordings of Stephen P. McGreevy, 1996, irdial Discs 62 ird tcp2
43:20 02:33 Mathias Delplanque - Ma Chambre Quand Je N'y Suis Pas (Paris) (Extract)Taâlem: Vijftien Années, 2016, Taâlem (Bandcamp)
47:57 02:08 Anders Blomqvist - Sparar (Tracking)Media Artes II, 2002, Chamber Sound 27
49:20 02:57 Tobias Freund & Valentina Berthelon - BranweltRecent Arts, 2016 Non Standard Production NSP 13
50:25 01:47 Paul Jebanasam - Eidolons beginningp = (m²A ² am to (rho-z)-y ∂t+(ρ see to wait dz/dt = it xy that I -beta* do not z countlessContinuum, 2016, Subtext SUBCD006
51:33 03:43 Nam-Khar - TenshugWhere Words Fail Music Speaks, A Compilation For Ania Mehring, Santa Sangre Magazine (Bandcamp)
52:50 02:45 Phurpa - 100 Syllabic Mantra of BonWhere Words Fail Music Speaks, A Compilation for Ania Mehring, Santa Sangre Magazine (Bandcamp)
54:47 03:03 Biosphere - Good Case And RestDeparted Glories, 2016 Smalltown Supersound, STS281CD
57:00 02:23 Dead Melodies - Hidden SeekenSubtle Imperfections, 2016, Sparkwood Records SR22
58:41 01:18 Amon Tobin - Lost & Found (Machinefabriek Deconstruction)Wendingen (Selected Remixes 2005-2015), 2016, Zoharum ZOHAR 117-2
Solace
03 Jul 2016
00:59:35
"Life can only be remembered backwards, but it must be lived forwards." The central piece provides the title for this mix: Solace - "Comfort in sorrow, misfortune. Consolation." This Fovea Hex track literally breathes consolation in every single note, so it seemed a good starting point for this mix. It is also one of the few tracks in the mix that are included in its full length. Even though there are quite some dark moments in this mix, I hope it may bring some 'solace' - if needed. (If not needed: even better...! It still can be nice to feel a bit melancholic for a while, can't it?) --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist
start time - sample length - Artist - TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label Details
09:22 02:59 J. Peter Schwalm - The Anxt CodeThe Beauty of Disaster, 2016, RareNoise Records RN059LP
11:50 01:33 Mark Lyken - Scar HistoryThe Terrestial Sea, 2016, Important Records IMPREC437
12:34 01:22 Thet Liturgiske Owäsendet - Under Jord Är Du KommenJärtecken, 2015, Shimmering Moods Records SHM D010-tape2
13:23 00:53 Colin Stetson - Sorrow IISorrow (A Reimagining of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony), 2016, 52Hz 52HZ001CD
13:53 02:58 Jonty Harrison - Going Places: In Transit Announcement in Airports / Railway Stations in Florence, Pisa, Rome and Castelfiore, Street Demonstration in MontpellierVoyages, 2016, Empreintes Digitales IMED 16139
14:17 04:04 Melanie De Biasio - Blackened CitiesBlackened Cities, 2016, Play It Again Sam PIASL050CD
18:00 02:15 Sercati - The Darkness In My HeartFalling On Earth, 2016, self-released
19:53 02:44 Bjarni Gunnarsson - VerlatPaths, 2016, Granny Records granny16
58:23 00:39 Clint Mansell - A Whistling Tune From A Lonely ManStoker OST, 2013, Milan 399 456-2
Secret 41
13 Apr 2016
01:00:00
Because of the drones, atmospheric field recordings and insect sounds, this mix will be labeled as an 'ambient' mix by most listeners. And of course it is.... but at the same time it isn't. It simply isn't 'unobtrusive' enough to be 'ambient'. An hour-long journey of scene changes, meandering between *Kitsch* and *Kult* - a bit more 'psychedelic' than 'ambient', in fact. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
This particular mix was created as a submission to Secret Thirteen's 'New Blood' invitation to send in 'kaleidoscopic mixes' for their mix series (that's why their logo is in the image). The '41' refers to the number of track samples that are used in this mix.
08:15 01:37 Michel Banabila - The End of The Web(Feedback + Modular + Radiowaves, 2015, Tapu Records 011TR)
09:16 00:36 Michel Banabila - Fan(Eyes Closed, 2015, Tapu Records 010TR)
09:38 02:25 Various (Bigo & Twigetti) Artists - Another Direction(Variables, 2015, Bigo & Twigetti)
11:38 01:47 Elian - Red(Cutting Up The Sun, 2015, Longstoryshort Recording Company TLSRC2)
12:57 02:50 David Toop - Caberima Night Insects, Birds And Moths(Lost Shadows In Defence Of The Soul - Yanomami Shamanism, Songs, Ritual, 015 Sub Rosa SR379)
54:08 03:47 Chris Dooks & Darren McClure - Ayr Scaffold Resonance(Site-Specific Works, 2015, Bandcamp)
55:25 00:24 Trio Mediaeval, David Lang - Just (After Song of Songs)(Youth OST, 2015, Indigo Film 399 773 - 2)
55:46 01:44 Mark Lyken & Emma Dove - Chenrey Hoose(Mirror Lands, 2015, Time Released Sounds TRS055)
57:20 02:40 Giya Kancheli - Chiaroscuro(Chiaroscuro, 2015, ECM Records 2442)
Anniversary Collection: “Rope To The Sky”
20 Oct 2015
02:16:37
On October 26, 1985, Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown arrives in his flying DeLorean time machine and persuades Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, to come back to the future with him. They arrive on October 21, 2015 Only now we found out why they chose this date! --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ambientblog.net, this mix is a part of a very special Anniversary Project. It's 'special' because it's different: this time it's not compiled from existing tracks, but from tracks that were exclusively submitted for this purpose! 35 brand new exclusive tracks by 30 artists ... in a mix that is much longer than usual: 2 hours and 16 minutes!The mix - INCLUDING the FULL original tracks - can also be downloaded from https://ambientblog.bandcamp.com
Track Listing
Start Length Artist Title
00:00 06:04 Leah Kardos - Leah's Alarm Clock/Waiting Stems/Sand Walk
04:57 04:48 Enrico Coniglio - The Slow Unfolding
09:23 05:11 Bruno Sanfilippo - For Ambientblog
13:25 06:24 Lawrence English - Laughing Frog Sweep
16:54 04:11 Janek Schaefer - Maitland Island
19:00 06:38 Monty Adkins - SU 376066[rev]0808080808086617[rev]17
1:34:58 11:52 Anne Chris Bakker - I Should Tell Summer From The Trees
1:45:32 02:48 Sleep Research Facility - AB-Mix
1:46:51 06:22 Yann Novak - Sketch.001
1:51:54 05:27 Chihei Hatakeyama - Stay Down
1:56:17 06:03 Frans Friederich - St. Franciscus
2:01:30 01:58 Chris Dooks - Sky Echo Bumble Bee
2:02:30 05:20 Arash Akbari - Almost There
2:07:30 04:16 Porya Hatami - Piano Loop 22
2:11:00 05:36 Leah Kardos -Sand Walk / Waiting at Rosamond Rd.
2:16:36 End
Entropic
07 Jul 2015
00:58:36
.... slowly evolving to a state of inert uniformity .... retracing information that was lost from the message ... searching for the uniformity in what seems to be randomly disordered ... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playliststart time sample length Artist – TitleAlbum Title, Release Year, Label details
00:00 2:54 Johnny Jewel - The Dead ZoneLost River OST, 2015, Italians do it Better
08:45 1:40 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - The Endless Battle of the Maudlin Ballade Part 3Travels in Constants Vol. 24, 2105, Temporary Residence Limited TIC24
10:20 0:53 Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - The Endless Battle of the Maudlin Ballade Part 1Travels in Constants Vol. 24, 2015, Temporary Residence Limited TIC24
11:02 2:10 Filip Szyszkowski - Water Stones (feat. Filip D. Jensen)(CellIII)Mother of Ants, 2015, Unquiet Records UNQUIET004
11:53 3:01 Max Richter & Daniel Hope - Shadow 5Vivaldi - The Four Seasons Recomposed, 2014, Deutsche Grammophon 479 2776
13:43 1:38 Disasterpeace - AnyoneIt Follows OST, 2015, Milan 36729
15:12 1:59 Monolake - VoidSilence, 2009, Imbalance Computer Music ML025
16:03 2:31 Chris Dooks & Darren McClure - When the Planes Leave TownSite Specifie Works, 2015, Bandcamp
17:13 0:44 Wolfgang Rihm - Sieben Passions-Texte für Sechs Stimme: III Velum Templi Scissum EstAstralis & Other Choral Works, 2012, Harmonia Mundi HMC 902129
17:15 3:32 Pelican Daughters - The Bicycle Ride50 Years of Sunshine, 1993, Silent SR9333
18:13 2:29 Jacques Tremblay - Empathies Entropiques 7. Rêve LibanaisChroniques d'une Seduction, 2008, Empreintes Digitales IMED 0897
30:09 4:30 New Composers & Brian Eno - Long SQSmart, 1999/2015, Psychonavigation PSY106
33:00 1:43 Kate Carr - UnderwaterOverheard in Doi Saket, 2014, 3Leaves 3L030
34:00 4:04 Tattered Kaylor - Taken to BooroombaSombre Nay Sated, 2013, Stadisfield SF-1101
35:14 3:48 Tonto's Expanding Head Band - TamaZero Time, 1971, Embryo Records SD 732
38:09 2:47 Terje Isungset - Glacial MotionMeditations, 2015, All Ice Records 1407
40:04 1:32 Ulises Conti - HLos Griegos Creían Que Las Estrellas Eran Pequeños Agujeros Por Donde Los Dioses Escuchaban A Los Hombres, 2014, Flau FLAU41
47:34 2:26 Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones - Ma DressingParole De Navarre, 2006/2010, Denovali DEN60
49:12 4:17 Johnny Jewel - SpellboundLost River OST, 2015, Italians do it Better
52:27 6:08 London Docks - 400 Clouds Pt. 1Tangaróa
58:35 End
Ghost Road Stroll
23 Apr 2015
00:58:49
This mix is made to be published in the excellent series of mixes on the "Sounds of a Tired City", part of the larger website with the same name.Inspired by the site name, I decided I wanted to try to create a sonic 'walk' through a 'tired' city. A mix with a lot of scene changes... like walking through an unknown city on a (quiet sunday?) morning - finding hidden surprises and marvels around every corner.. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:start time - sample length - Artist - Title(Album Title, Release Year, Label details)
00:00 02:57 Boduf Songs - Grows in the Small World of NerveStench of Exist, 2015, Flenser Records, FR-50
01:20 02:30 Edward Artemyev - Stalker-MeditationSolaris, The Mirror, Stalker, 1990, Torso Kino CD 5001
03:42 01:45 Terje Isungset - The ViewMeditations, 2015, All Ice Records ALL ICE 1407
05:17 01:46 Bruce Langhorne - WindmillThe Hired Hand Soundtrack, 1971/2004, Blast First Petite PTYT 2002
56:42 02:06 unknown- La Jaula D'Oro End TitleLa Jaula D'Oro OST, 2013, Animal de Luz Films
58:48 End
Jam Karet (Elastic Time)
03 Feb 2015
01:06:12
"Jam Karet" is Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) meaning "Elastic Time" (or "Rubber Hours"). To me, this concept also applies to mixes that include ambient and drone fragments... where the listener gets immersed in sound in such a way that all notion of time is lost; where music could last for minutes, or for hours. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:start time - sample length - Artist - Title(Album Title, Release Year, Label details)
11:05 02:26 Ulises Conti - M(Los Griegos Creían Que Las Estrellas Eran Pequeños Agujeros Por Donde Los Dioses Escuchaban A Los Hombres, 2014, Flau FLAU41)
12:36 03:29 Marina Rosenfeld - New York/It's All About(P.A./ Hard Love, 2013, Room40, RM430)
15:39 01:05 Paul Schütze - Sacred Agents(New Maps of Hell, 1996, Big Cat ABB 104 CD)
16:00 02:00 Brunette Models - Nie Bryza Targane Poczwary Glebin(Impressions of Whispers, 2009, Jamenda 057363)
45:18 04:19 Alva Noto - Alva Noto Z1 (For John Cage)(For, 2006, Line LINE_026)
48:21 01:57 The The - Meat Fever(Tony, 2010 Lazarus Cineola 1)
49:24 08:10 Svarte Greiner - Final Sleep (Remix by Hecq)(Conversions, 2014, Ad Noiseam adn174)
55:12 02:45 Mike Cooper - Jalan Sam Heng(White Shadows in the South Seas, 2013, Room40 RM454)
56:16 02:18 Penjaga Insaf - Cross the Border(To Whom it May Concern, 2005, Shortwave Transmission SWT01)
57:22 03:09 Penjaga Insaf - Sang Dalang(Sama Sadja, 2010, Power & Steel PAS 27)
59:01 07:11 Man Watching the Stars - Fields (Dusk)(Dusk, 2014, CIUIN UIN002)
1:06:47 - End
Siren Song
21 Dec 2014
00:59:48
This mix is built around mysterious vocals. Vocals that may guide you, or lure you, into distances unknown. Often, but not exclusively, female, and some of them not even human - like the beautiful flute-playing by Jean-Christophe Bonnafous, or the mysterious singing sound of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that was recently discovered during the Rosetta space missions. With just a little fantasy you can imagine the Philae Space Lander being attracted by the comet's song - ultimately leading it to an untimely death. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Start - Length - Artist - Title (Album Title, Release Year, Label #)
53:08 05:27 Ian William Craig - Either Or(A Turn of Breath, 2014, Recital 8)
57:12 02:27 Mica Levi - Alien Loop(Under the Skin OST, 2014, Milan M2-36678)
58:24 00:41 ESA Operations - A Singing Comet(ESA Operations Rosetta Mission, 2014, Soundcloud)
59:00 00:47 Jon Hopkins - Distant Fire(How I Live Now OST, 2013, Just Music TAO056)
Mental Health Hotline
23 Jul 2014
00:57:48
"Mental Health Hotline" is the second 'collaborative dialogue' created together with Christophe 'Klankschap' Ywaska. (The first was "Both Were Moving", 2012). Each selection a reaction to the previous addition means the story may have some unexpected turns and views... especially with over 50 samples crammed into this adventurous hour of sound! Be prepared for a dazzling - and possibly somewhat disorienting - joyride... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:
00:00 Lee Patterson - Between the Erasmus Bridge and the Maastower (A)(Klankstappen - Of Steel and Water; 2012)
01:20 Jan Bang - Singers Ashes (A)(Narrative from the Subtropics, 2014)
53:56 Bersarin Quartett – Zum Greifen Nah (remix by Hecq) (A)(Hecq – Conversions, 2014)
57:47 End
Synaptic Research
09 Apr 2014
01:00:01
For this mix I aimed to create a dreamlike and timeless atmosphere - dark (but not too dark). It is calm, yet there are many shifting scenes, many passing landscapes and some conflicting emotions... When it ends, (I hope) it feels as if it was much longer than it actually was ... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
55:03 01:51 Frances White - Centre Bridge (Dark River)Electroacoustic Works, 2007, Mode 184
55:24 03:03 Jamie Drouin - A Three Month Warm UpA Three Month Warm Up, 2009, Dragon's Eye Recording de 5023
58:27 01:32 Frances White - Centre Bridge (Dark River)Electroacoustic Works, 2007, Mode 184
1:00:00 End
Winter Solstice 4: “In C”
25 Dec 2022
01:59:57
This is my contribution to the fourth ambient night on Concertzender Nederland, which is traditionally scheduled on or around midwinter solstice. It was broadcast from 5:00-7:00 AM on December 25, and closed the 8-hour night.
As in all of my (Ambientblog) mixes, Winter Solstice 4 is a collage created from (short) fragments - hence the extended tracklist below. This time, I used a different method of selecting tracks: I chose only tracks in the key of C. (Or, to be honest: the tracks thatmy software told me were in C - I have no absolute hearing). It's quite a hallucinating two-hour trip to dive deep into. I hope you enjoy listening! And of course: feedback is always appreciated.
If one of the criteria for 'ambient' music is that you can comfortably fall asleep to it, I guess you'd better skip this particular mix. Although it starts quiet and reassuring with soothing vocal chords from Silvestrov's "The Lord's Prayer", the mood disintegrates and sometimes can become rather unsettling - depending on your own personal 'incidental memories', of course. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
For reasons I can't really explain, this mix works better if you listen on speakers instead of headphones - just let the airwaves flow for maximum immersion.
42:35 04:18 Clem Leek - A Modern Hymn for NYC...And Darkness Came, 2012, Headphone Commute HCD001
43:20 01:44 Andrea Serrapiglio - Bicycles, Football, Volley and Other Sports in a Public ParkAutumn is Coming, We're all in Slow Motion, 2010, Hibernate HB20
45:34 03:18 Altus - Trying to Elude that DarkplaceNo-R-Mal, 2009, Just Not Normal JNN050
47:34 03:54 Emme Ya - Sigil Dissolution DroneDrone-Mind Mind-Drone, 2013, Drone Records MIND-02
48:22 01:44 Valentin Silvestrov - The Lord's PrayerOn Photography, 2005, GB Records BVGBCD07
49:27 03:29 Ithaca Trio - Fluidic SpaceNew Music from the Delta Quadrant, 2012, Hibernate HB45
51:29 04:30 Eren Silence - Eren I BEren I, 2013, Self-released (Bandcamp)
"Autumn is here. Darkness slowly creeps up just a little bit earlier. Clouds get grayer and swell up with rain. Trees shed their colors and tighten their belts. And people begin to prepare for winter. But among all the shadows there’s a small ray of light. And with that glow comes the music… For today’s exclusive podcast, Peter van Cooten weaves in layers of haunting soundscapes spanning the gray-scale of the ambient universe. It’s a gorgeous soundtrack to the season of tears…" (Words by H_C) --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
48:24 04:33 Philippe Lamy - Trying to Tell Another StoryStorytelling, 2012, Audio Gourmet AGN061
49:57 03:19 Marconi Union - Weightless, part 4Weightless (Ambient Transmissions Volume 2), 2012, self-released
51:42 04:07 Lustmord - GoetiaThe Word As Power, 2013, Blackest Ever Black BlackestCD004
55:16 03:52 Antonymes - Tristesse (Fryderyk Chopin's 12 Études Op. 10 No. 3 in E Major)Variations of Chopin, 2013, Too Many Fireworks 2MF013
58:36 01:23 Deathprod - A Dream for Ted GreeneMoney Will Ruin Everyting 2, 2008, Rune Grammofon RCD2072
1:00:00 - End
(**) Full Title:"Salcteo, Oder: Wenn Ich Meinen Kühlschrank Öffne Springt Mir Nur Zuul Und Ein Enthaupteter Eskimo Entgegen. Zweiteres Gar Schneller Weil Der Lästige Kopf Nicht Bremst"
Parallax
16 Jun 2013
00:59:50
"I'm not formed by things that are of myself alone" This is the key quote (taken from Stoker) for this mix, which is also 'not formed by things of itself alone'. Every detail, every short sample, has its origin in another context, another musical composition, from which it is taken to find a new place in a completely different context. "My ears hear what others cannot hear." "Parallax" is the visual effect that, when you are moving yourself, objects closer to you seem to move by faster than objects in the distance, which slowly seem to move with you in the same direction. In sound, drones seem to create a somewhat similar effect. In some way that is what this mix is about: the background sound slowly moving along with you while some other fragments pass by so quick you cannot even focus. Just don't try to focus. "...Now I see things that were hidden from my eyes..." --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
The title of this mix is taken from the beautiful soundtrack it heavily leans on: Alexandre Desplat's "Rust and Bone" ("De Rouille et D'Os"). "Rust" usually refers to 'decay', but in dutch "Rust" simply also means 'rest', ('tranquil - or 'repos' in french). But - as we say in Holland: "Rust Roest" - or: "Too much rest will make you rusty..." In other words: don't expect just 'tranquil' sounds in this mix.. This is nót meant to be your average 'healing session ambient' soundtrack... so be prepared... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
07:54 02:32 Paulo Raposo - UntitledUntitled Songs: 49 Years from Gesang der Jünglinge, 2005, Sirr 0020
09:07 03:06 Dyane Donck - IrredeemableMind the Gap 100, 2013, Gonzo Circus GC126
10:39 02:29 Jan Kees Helms - E-NatureFall Asleep Ghosts, 2009, DNA Production DNA 72
11:27 01:34 Daddy You Scared Mesample from Possession, 2012, Ghost House Pictures
12:27 01:13 Michael Esposito, Carl Michael von Hauswolff, Phantom Air Waves - The Ghosts of Effingham,The Ghosts of Effingham, 2010, Parapsychic Acoustic Research Cooperative – PARC 4
12:37 01:46 Mychael Danna - TsimtsumLife of Pi OST, 2012, 20th Century Fox 88725477252
13:56 02:25 Bob Ostertag, Phil Minton - InkVerbatim Flesh & Blood, 1998, Seeland 512
57:33 01:16 Colin Stetson - All the Days I've Missed You (ILay I),De Rouille et D'Os OST, 2012, Idol Records 691.A003.020/WNP0007
1:00:00 End
26 Shades of Darkness
10 Feb 2013
01:00:00
The sheer volume of the Headphone Commute’s '…And Darkness Came' compilation – issued as a charity fundraising for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, and boasting 87 tracks (over 6 hours) of music – was also a kind of invitation to create a mix from it. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Presenting a wide range of music from well (and lesser) known artists – covering most of the ambient/electronic/post-classical/improv spectre, the compilation is an overview and 'who’s who' of what’s happening at this very moment. Its diversity of sounds and musical ideas will appeal to everyone with open ears.
Playlist
00:00 Marcus Fischer – Rising Landfall
03:15 Monolyth & Cobalt + Évo Lüthi – Dust Of
07:08 Machinefabriek – Waterspiegel
08:36 Pinkcourtesyphone – Pixels Came and Broke Your Heart
11:06 Somatic Responses – Fear Chasing Hope (Zombie Subway HC Edit)
13:35 Netherworld – Skotos
14:27 David Wenngren – Short Composition #2
15:33 Infinite Scale – Never Let Go
18:04 Sun Hammer – Incantations (For Sandy)
18:54 Max Richter – Non-Eternal
22:24 Autistici – A Concise Model of Power Outage
23:47 Gen Ken Montgomery – Sandy Drain
25:34 Takahiro Kido – Sweet Silence
28:42 Kane Ikin – Slipping Away
30:10 Roel Funcken – Trideo Vaperz
31:44 Pleq feat Strië – Our Words Are Frozen
32:09 Peter Prautszch – Überwintern
34:26 Aria Rostami – Delta
36:22 Valgeir Sigurdsson – Big Reveal
37:42 Julien Neto – Los Cien Enamorados
41:42 Riverrun – Maallinen Kuu
44:43 Hummingbird – Above the Ruins
48:01 WDNFRM – Gleneden Beach
50:05 James Murray – Still Waters Rise
51:19 Jase Rex – With Sword and Salt
53:55 Ian Hawgood – King of Light and Shadows
Broken Lines
31 Dec 2012
00:59:16
If you have ever watched Stanley Kubrick's "2001 - Space Odyssey", you will definitely remember the impressive scene in which the memory modules are slowly taken away from HAL, the ship's main computer, because it started to disfunction and became a threat to the astronauts and their mission. Just before his memory fades completely, HAL remembers being programmed to sing"Daisy", one of his earliest digital 'childhood memories'. With this scene (as well as with HAL's name), Kubrick directly referred to the IBM 7094 computer (used to control the Mercury and Gemini space flights, as well as the Apollo missions) which was programmed to sing Daisy in 1961 - a remarkable accomplishment at that time! Computer systems revolting, loss of memory, human utterings that seem to come from lost souls.... I guess you'd better be prepared for a dark and suspenseful listening hour ... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist
Track Start - Sample Length - Artist - TitleAlbum Details
56:50 01:35 IBM 7094 - Daisy Bellprogrammed by John Kelly and Carol Lockbaum,accompaniment programmed by Max Matthews (1961)
59:15 End
“Both Were Moving”
12 Dec 2012
01:00:00
When Christophe Ywaska, creator of the weekly Klankschap radio shows on VillaBota webradio suggested working on a mix together, I knew we were in for a sonic treat. Klankschap mixes are never "just" ambient - or "just" any other genre for that matter. Their tracklistings are a display of a deep knowledge of all kinds of experimental music, both new ánd old. Due to their nature, they dó require some 'active' listening, though: they're never meant to be 'easy listening' background music. And the same is true for this mix, "Both Were Moving": this is clearly no 'ambient' mix - it's a sonic rollercoaster ride! --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:
00.00 Anja Lechner – G.I. Gurdjieff Interlude II (A)
00:20 Tim Noble – A Symphony of Exit Signs (A)
00.43 Arvo Pärt – Variations for the healing of Arinushka, for piano (Movement 2) (K)
00.59 Kid Koala – Recyclotron (page 110) (K)
01:51 Nathan Siter – Black Box Warning (Remix) (A)
02:44 Terje Paulsen – Veering (A)
03.19 Stefano Pilia – Sea (K)
04.55 Huntsville – For the working class (K)
05.28 The Caretaker – Mental caverns without sunshine (K)
25.08 Colin Stetson feat. Laurie Anderson – A Dream Of Water (K)
27.49 Berber Ox – Milky In The House (A)
30:12 Cornelius Cardew – The Great Learning – Paragraph 7 (A)
32.56 Del Close & John Brent – How to Speak Hip (A)
33.55 Luc Ferrari – L’escaliers des aveugles #1b17 (K)
35.43 Hildur Gudnadottir – Opaque (K)
39:27 Surfaris – Wipeout (A)
39:30 Daniel Menche – Guts 2 x 4 (A)
39:41 Het Fukking Licht – Stichting Vikingbehoud (A)
40:01 2Kilos & More – What Holds Me Here (K)
40:38 Giuseppe Ielasi – Cooking Pan (A)
40:55 Ikue Mori – Sigh (K)
42:43 L A N D – Nighthawks (K)
44.07 Circle of Pines – Zerfrorenes Glas (A)
44.41 Woob – Stranger Air (A)
45.52 A Winged Victory for the Sullen – Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears (A)
47.40 Gilles Aubry – Berlin Backyard 2 (A)
49.58 Olafur Arnalds - 0952 (K)
50.34 Max Richter - Arboretum (K)
51.14 Sylvain Chauveau – Blanc (K)
53.25 Valgeir Sigurdsson – Draumaland (K)
55.22 Alan Lamb & Sarah Hopkins – The Winds of Heaven (A)
56.36 Murcof – Isaías (A)
57.24 Olafur Arnalds – Fra Upphafi (A)
58.05 William Basinski – Vivian & Ondine (A)
Gathering Clouds
09 Sep 2012
01:00:00
This must be one of the darkest mixes I have created until now. I recommend headphone listening for this mix, but also recommend to avoid late night listening - unless, of course, you know what to expect. The atmosphere is immediately set with the first notes, with a threatening (Boduf Songs) howl , and may even get downright frightening in the end climax. Yet, not all is dark and gloomy. In the middle section, there are also more optimistic sounds to enjoy, some more comfortable moments. So: just let the Machinefabriek track ('Stroomtoon Eén'- about 4 minutes from the start) guide you downward to a lower consciousness level - "Inception" style - and from there let your imagination do the rest.... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
56:50 00:31 Boduf Songs - Howl to Capitulate Undone Hours (Edit, 3x)Internal Memo, 2012, Morc Records MORC59
57:18 02:42 Whistlebinkies - Nuair A Bha Mi Og (When I Was Young)Timber Timbre, 1999, Greentrax CDtrax159
1:00:00 End
Flowers and Bones
06 Jun 2012
00:56:44
"We were playing Hide and Seek on a Cemetery Hill... ...quiet hiding in the flowers...among the Flowers and Bones..." Atmospheric drones slowly unfold into childhood memories ... Peaceful melancholic romanticism, but gradually overshadowed by fear of something out of control? Remember: all is well that ends well.... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:
start time - sample length - Artist - TitleAlbum, Year, Label
00:00 - 01:14 Paolo Fresu, Daniele Di Bonaventura, A Filetta - Le LacMistico Mediterraneo, 2011, ECM 2203
00:56 - 02:21 Fovea Hex - Love for the UncertainHere Is Where We Used To Sing, 2011, Janet Records JRDS004
55:05 - 01:38 Giya Kancheli - Main Theme From CinemaThemes from the Songbook, 2010, ECM 2188
56:44 - End
Solaris Mindset
03 Mar 2012
00:59:15
Andrej Tarkovsky's 1972 movie "Solaris" inspired this mix-collage. This mix includes many different sources. Some parts of the originals Artemyev soundtrack are linked to fragments of the beautiful game soundtrack from Skyrim, by Jeremy Soule. The cinematic parts are alternated with various electronic soundscape fragments - familiar and less familiar. Together with many tiny fragments from your own memory, a new - and strictly personal- alternate reality may be created, which (like in Solaris) may be hard to distinguish from real life... Solaris was originally released in march 1972 - this tribute mix is celebrating this inspiring movie's 40th anniversary! --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
48:53 02:36 Jeremy Soule - Death in the DarknessThe Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Original Soundtrack, 2011, Bethesda Softworks, 20-65221/4
50:56 02:16 Jeremy Soule - Into DarknessThe Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Original Soundtrack, 2011, Bethesda Softworks, 20-65221/4
52:26 04:03 Listening Mirror - Without Saying GoodbyeResting in Aspic, 2012, Hibernate HB39
52:42 02:01 Christina Vantzou - Small Choir (Ben Vida Remix)No. 1 Remixes, 2012, The Numbered Series TNSCDDVD
54:47 02:35 Human Greed - In Absentia VariationsFortress Longing, 2011, Omnempathy OMIC2
56:32 01:03 Landfire - Most People were SilentIncendium III, 2000, Loki Foundation LOKI 54
57:22 01:52 Max Richter - The CampElle S'Appelait Sarah OST, 2010, Jade 6997269
59:15 End
Cloudwatching
30 Oct 2022
02:00:00
Most (if not all) previous Ambientblog mixes always had some dark moments in them, they are never 'just' relaxing. You can only feel release if you also felt tension. This time, I wanted to avoid the darkness and create a 'lighter mood mix'. Not of the 'Ibiza Chillout Lounge' kind, but one that can be played in the background and is still exciting enough to listen to. I hope I succeeded, but of course, you're the one to decide about that!With two hours, Cloudwatchingis longer than usual. Only a few tracks are included in their full length, but most are heavily edited or even just short fragments. Also, they are often overlayed, so you'll hear the music in a different context. The extensive playlist below may help you track down the original in their full-length versions. I really hope you'll enjoy watching these -imaginary- clouds!
This mix obviously found its name from the lovely intro (and outtro) track by Nest. Inbetween, there are many moments of 'stillness', too... Moments you may slowly drift off into the drones, letting your mind wander ... to be pulled back again by some of the post-classical 'anchors' in this mix. Maybe it's a small opportunity to retreat from current society's turmoil, and to find some time to 'cocoon' to the sounds (and the sometimes fascinating depths) of 'Stillness'. Some word of warning, however: if this suggests this mix only contains warm, comfortable and pleasurable sounds, be prepared for some suprises. I never said that "Stillness" always means "Comforting"... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
In the Northern Hemisphere, the November month is the month of Autumn: the month that summer is definitely over, when cold and darkness slowly creeps in. (In the Southern Hemisphere, November is a month of Spring - which means this mix will probably not fit your "November Thoughts" at all). (Northern) November can be rough and harsh, but it's also very beautiful to watch nature prepare for winter and finding ourselves doing the same. It is also a good month to think November Thoughts. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlistfirst time is start-time; second time is sample length
00:00 04:30 Christina Vantzou - Prelude for Juan(No.1, 2011, Kranky Krank159)
03:30 04:36 David Darling - September Mom(Prayer for Compassion, 2009, Wind over the Earth WE2340)
"Teloorgang" is a beautiful dutch word that can be best translated with "Loss" or "Decay". Some say there is beauty in decay....This may be true, but in fact only when watched from a safe distance - the 'decay' not regarding ourselves or our own environment.. It is, of course, tempting to relate the theme of this mix to the current state of our (western) society. But that may just be coincidence: this word "Teloorgang" came to mind when listening back the mix after it was finished. Sit back, close your eyes and immerse yourself in the beauty of decay and loss.--- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:
[start time][sample length] Artist - TitleAlbum, Year, Label
00:00 01:29 Alexandre Desplat - (stretched string intro)Tree of Life OST, 2011, Lakeshore Records
00:50 01:00 Julien Demoulin - InertiaJust a Moment (V.A.), 2011, Audio Gourmet
01:17 01:24 MB+ICS - La Eternula PrenisCon Fuoco D'Occhi Un Nostalgico Lupo II, 2010, Lost Children Netlabel
12:05 04:41 Jacob Kirkegaard - RavineEco e Narciso. Presenze Sonore, 2006, Provincia Di Torino
15:00 03:17 Ozy & Runar Magnusson - Serenade for Strings in C Op. 48 "Andante Non Troppo-Allegro Moderato"Tchaikovsky Electro (V.A.), 2004, KAMA Records
16:22 05:43 Andrew Liles - Song of the ErgophileIn my Father's House there are many Mansions, 2006, Fourth Dimension Records
56:03 03:57 Alexandre Desplat - Emergence of LifeTree of Life OST, 2011, Lakeshore Records
Discouraging Intruders
07 Jun 2011
00:58:00
The main theme for this mix (as well as the title "Discouraging Intruders" ) came from the spoken word track by the Dwindlers: "What the Wolves Said": "No two of us on the same note, we sound bigger...our harmony discouraging intruders..." Although generally not sounding like a pack of howling wolves, sometimes the purpose of 'ambient' music also is also is to 'discourage intruders' (such as unwanted sounds) to invade your environment.. From the opening, this mix slowly dwells into long drone soundscapes - some discouraging, others comforting - only to be interrupted by a climactic eruption from Siddhartha Barnhoorn's cinematic 'Artifacts' directly following the enchanting vocals of Fovea Hex, a choir arrangement that seems to be coming directly from heaven by Franz Liszt (from 'Via Crucis', 1879!), followed by a Sibil'La Catalana string theme from the 15th century - and finally to be concluded by the acquiescent vocals from the Terje Isungset track. Whether you prefer to be on the inside or the outside is up to your imagination... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist
(First time is the start time, second time indicates sample length)
00:00 (01:30) Äpne Sinn - EspiritistaEspiritista, 2011; Relaxed Machinery rM015
01:00 (02:00) Antonymes - On Arrival at the Strange Museum (ending)The Licence to Interpret Dreams, 2011; Hidden Shoal Recordings HSR080
03:00 (03:13) Antonymes - On Arrival at the Strange MuseumThe Licence to Interpret Dreams, 2011; Hidden Shoal Recordings HSR080
05:35 (04:12) The Dwindlers - What the Wolves Said -Various Artists - Brave New World, 2011; Feedback Loop Label FbL010
08:00 (06:07) Field Rotation - A Dimly Haze (Asleep Pt. 1)And Tomorrow I Will Sleep, 2011; Hibernate HB31
09:00 (01:24) Enrico Coniglio - Kingdom of HerDialogue One, 2011; Silentes cd 201128
43:44 (02:41) Stuart Sweeney - Where the Shores Meet (16-9 version)16-9, 2011; Oomff UK OOMFF1001CD
45:41 (02:20) Philip Samartzis - Davis StationVarious Artists - 10, 2011; Room40 DRM410
45:49 (03:53) John Duncan, Valerio Tricoli - The Garden (excerpt)Eco et Narcisso. Presenze Sonore, 2006; Provincia Di Torino
49:03 (02:36) Christina Kubisch - Circles 1Various Artists - Music Dances Itself, 2006; Sonic Arts Network, SAN200
50:24 (04:17) Cliff Child - Between SidesEinn, 2010; Fruit Tree Records
53:33 (02:06) Scanner - Black Box WarningMay the Plague be with you - Remixes, 2007; Plague Recordings Plague 013 D/L
54:51 (03:08) Terje Isungset - RetrospectWinter Songs, 2010; All Ice Records
Amnesia
11 Apr 2011
01:00:00
Although it was created in March, this mix shows little signs of "Spring". There was no intentional relation, but inevitably the devastating Japan Earthquake, and the frightening nuclear disaster following it, somehow found its way into this mix. The result: a rather dark overall atmosphere, which seems to leave little room for hope. But at the same time, in Europe, winter retreats and daylight returns. Nature shows that it can destroy as well as recuperate. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
23:14 The Green Kingdom - Velvet LandscapeHidden Landscapes, 2011, Audio Gourmet AGCD003
26:10 The Fun Years - Re: We're Again Buried UnderBaby It's Cold Inside, 2008, Barge Recordings, BRG005
28:17 Steve Peters - Hymne (pour un Fils des Étoiles)Erik Satie et les Nouveaux Jeunes, 2011, Arbouse ARBOU028
30:58 Gareth Davis & Machinefabriek - Grower, part 1Grower, 2011, Sonic Pieces 010
37:28 Sussan Deyhim - PulsePossessed, 2001, Venus Rising Records
40:44 Carl Michael von Hausswolff - Life and Death of PbocLife and Death of Pboc, 1986, Radium 226.05 RAPH 013-4(also in the 'Enter the Void' Soundtrack, 2010)
42:08 Michel Banabila - The FallAlice in Wonderland & Various Other Works, 2010, unreleased
43:47 Eluvium - Ogives RedistributedErik Satie et les Nouveaux Jeunes, 2011, Arbouse ARBOU028
46:05 Lexithimie - Flesh and StonesI Rather Die Terrified, 2010, Audio Gourmet AGN018
47:28 Antonymes - A Fragile AcceptanceThe Licence to Interpret Dreams, 2011, Hidden Shoal Recordings
50:55 Deaf Center - Fiction DawnOwl Splinters, 2011, Type 080
52:21 Chris Watson - Runway O2EIncidental Amplifications, 2006, Room40, EDRM405
53:03 Alva Noto - Interim (for Dieter Rams)For 2, 2010, Line Line_044
54:00 Pleq - Good Night, Pjusk RemixGood Night EP, 2010, Basses Frequences BF29
When I started working on this 'single artist mix' featuring music and sounds from Arno Peeters, I did not realise that creating a mix-collage based on soundscapes would be more difficult than one based on single tracks. A soundscape is a collage in itself - and using fragments from soundscapes to build another soundscape is like ripping up a collage and presenting the fragmented details out of their original context, rearranging them to create a new caleidoscopic image. The original context gets lost, and the result feels like an aural stream of consciousness that may not exactly be "easy on the ears" .... but may prove to be a fascinating exploration of imaginary territories.. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
40:31 NVDK Soundscape Night of Art, Music and Theatre, Enschede (2008)
45:14 Turning to Raseborg Turning to Raseborg, Finland (2008)
48:01 Water Soundtrack video by Iris Honderdos (2007-2008)
Fovea Hex – Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent
27 Jan 2011
00:56:24
When I read that a new Fovea Hex album will be released in the "Very-Imminent-Future", this revived fond memories of their 2007 box set called "Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent". Two quotes may introduce this fascinating collection: Brian Eno thought these were "Some of the Most Extraordinary Songs I've heard in Years", and The WIRE aptly summarized it this way: "If Emily Dickinson had ever been allowed to make a record, this is probably what it would have sounded like". These comments are all about the songs, but I was also impressed by the way Fovea Hex combined the (unmistakable English) "folk" tradition, their sweet sounding but very strange and mysterious vocal poetry, with a daringly experimental sound backing - even to the most extreme on the stretched minimalist remixes of the Hafler Trio (Andrew McKenzie) on the bonus versions included in the original limited special edition. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:
1. H30 (Hafler Trio) - The Discussion (Bloom Bonus)2. Fovea Hex - Don't these Windows Open (Bloom)3. H30 (Hafler Trio) - The Discussion (Bloom Bonus)4. H30 (Hafler Trio) - An Answer (Allure Bonus)5. Fovea Hex - Allure (Allure)6. H30 (Hafler Trio) - The Discussion (Bloom Bonus)7. Fovea Hex - While You're Away (Huge)8. H30 (Hafler Trio) - The Explanation (Huge Bonus)9. H30 (Hafler Trio) - An Answer (Allure Bonus)10. Fovea Hex - Huge (The Joy of Trouble) (Huge)11. H30 (Hafler Trio) - An Answer (Allure Bonus)12. Fovea Hex - We Sleep You Bloom (Bloom)13. Fovea Hex - Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent (Allure)14. H30 (Hafler Trio) - An Answer (Allure Bonus)
All tracks from "Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent", 2007 Limited Edition Box Set containing "Bloom" "Huge" and "Allure". Die Stadt; Janet Records, DS83, DS86, DS89, JR001, JR002, JR003
Dawn Secrets
16 Jan 2011
01:00:00
What exactly happens at the moment night changes back into day again, when darkness slowly retreats and light comes back in? Are we aware of what happens outside, at that time of day most of us are still sleeping? What sort of animals or creatures are hiding from the light, and what sort finally dare to come out again? Would we discover “Dawn Secrets” when we’d leave our own safe and familiar surroundings? To be honest, I did not start this mix with this theme in mind…it just ‘dawned’ on me when listening to it when it was almost finished…But from the start, I wanted this mix to have a strong ‘environmental’ feel (but not only include field recordings). --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:
00:00 Atom TM - Notturni No.1- 1i3835tra3Um3, 2010, Rather Interesting RI067
00:52 Atom TM - Notturni No.2- 1i3835tra3Um3, 2010, Rather Interesting RI067
02:54 Plinth - Drift- Flotsam, 2006, Second Language SL05X
04:47 Jon Hopkins- Dawn - Monsters (OST), 2010, Domino Records DS036CD
06:03 Simon Whetham - Music's a Wood you Walk Through- Wood - Dragon's Eye Fifth Anniversary, 2011, Dragon's Eye Recording de6008
07:54 Enrico Coniglio - The Crab's Secrets- Underwater Noises, 2011, Ephre Imprint/Lost Children Netlabel
10:19 Mariolina Zitta - Cave Calls- Concert for Bats, Voices and Natural Sounds, 2007, Earth Ear ee6142
12:50 Philip Samartzis - General Electric- Audible Geography, 2008, Room40 EDRM416
13:50 Un Vortice di Bassa Pressione - Hydrocoma Pt. 3- Underwater Noises, 2011, Ephre Imprint/Lost Children Netlabel
50:50 Collin Thomas - Blackjack Afternoon- Stones/Still, 2010, collinthomas.net
54:20 Zazie Von Einem Anderen Stern - Nacht- Regen:Tropfen, 2010, Drifting Falling DRIFTING018
57:00 Zazie Von Einem Anderen Stern - Intro- Regen:Tropfen, 2010, Drifting Falling DRIFTING018
57:10 Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson - Degradation- Angels of the Universe, 2001, Fat Cat Records FAT1102
58:22 Atom TM - Notturni N0.3- 1i3835tra3Um3, 2010, Rather Interesting RI067
59:02 Julien Mier - Breathe With Me- Flakes, 2010, Esc.Rec esc.rec.30 / Lomechanik lomek15
Secret Chords and Apparitions
09 Dec 2010
01:00:00
Imagine yourself in deep sleep. Very deep sleep. Unaware of your surroundings, unable to control images built from memories, unable to distinguish your dreams from impressions originating from the outside world. At times, following a gentle sleep cycle, your consciousness slowly raises - almost up to the point of waking up. At these moments, the outside world is more perceptible, you're vaguely aware of what's happening around you. But not for long, because you gradually sink back to the realm of subconscious deep sleep. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
PLAYLIST:
00:00 Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Hallelujah (stretched intro)- Melody Mountain, 2010, Rune Grammofon RCG 2057,
00:32 Able - The Circumpolar North- Migrations, 2010, Rope Swing Cities RSC040
01:40 Cliff Child - Between Sides- Einn, 2010, Fruit Tree Records
03.27 Colin Potter & Michael Begg - Lymphoy a Precise Flight- Fragile Piches, 2010, Omnempathy OMIC1
04:47 Max Richter - When She Went Away- Elle s'appelait Sarah (OST), 2010, Editions Jade
06:27 Benjamin Dauer - Sense of Place- Burning of Wine, 2010, Distance Recordings, DIST018
51:58 Jonathan Uliel Saldanha - Rumor is Listening (In Verto)- The Earth as a Floating Egg, 2010, Soopa.org
52:46 Dr. Jeffrey Thompson - Miranda- NASA Voyager I & II Space Probe Recordings, 1992, Psychoactive Audio Programs
55:32 Ozy - Night Shift 33C- Duskscape Not Seen, 2010, Nothings66 N66CD001
59:11 Christina Kubisch - "An Electrical Walk - Utrecht" (stretched sample)- Impakt Festival, Utrecht, 2010, unreleased private recording
60:00 End
Streets, Dreams and Memories
08 Oct 2010
01:03:25
I guess I should start with a warning for regular visitors: this mix is different from what you're used to. First: it's definitely not an "ambient mix", although there's quite a lot of ambience involved in this music. Second: it's not a compilation mix, but a mix featuring the music of one artist only: Michel Banabila. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
This mix is not a 'Best of Banabila', neither is it a collection of personal favourites (in that case it would be a lot longer!). Looking back on this mix, I see a painful amount of tracks-that-should also-have-been-included.... But it covers a lot of different aspects of Michel Banabila's musical world.A world built from "Streets, Dreams and Memories", waiting to be discovered by those with open ears..
58:26 The Holy Mountain, Precious Images, 2008 (with Eric Vloeimans)
(c) All compositions by Michel Banabila
Time To Listen
24 Jul 2022
01:00:00
Apart from its opening sample - 'It is time to stop seeing. It is time to stop speaking. It is time to listen', from David Cronenberg's Crimes Of the Future - this mix has no central theme or story. It's up to you, the listener to take the time to listen and go with the flow. Let your fantasy tell you the story. And, after you did, I'd love to hear what you heard.
Tracklist
Start time Sample Length Artist - TitleAlbum - Year - Label
00:00 01:12 David Cronenberg - Time To Listen (Sample)Crimes Of The Future, 2022
00:04 03:35 Dronny Darko & Protou - Sin EaterLiberty: Compilation Of Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2022, Flaming Pines
02:28 02:42 William St. Hugh - Voice Of The DolphinsDominion, 2022, self-released
04:31 02:16 Tapani Rinne & Teho Majamaki - Lucid DreamOn The Border, 2022, Signature Dark
06:13 02:36 Ivan Cebrian & Victor Cerdan- Enemigo IntimoInside // Outside, 2022, Oigovisiones
06:40 02:30 Park Jiha - At DawnThe Gleam, 2022, Glitterbeat
52:45 02:29 Dean Hurley - Girl Appears /Black SmokeAnthology Resource Vol. I: △△, 2017, Sacred Bones Records
54:00 01:55 I Wound - To Wind, Wound, WoundHomework Year 1, Taâlem
54:52 05:07 Francois Robin & Mathias Delplanque - Le PuitsL'Ombre De La Bête, 2022, Parenthèses Record
Division Dialogue
24 Sep 2010
01:10:00
A collaborative mix by Muttley (Subversion Weblog) and myself. The mix is divided in 'sets' getting shorter each round. In minutes: 20-20-10-10-5-5. Every 'set' (except the first, of course) is created as an associative reaction to the the preceding one. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Playlist:
Part 1 - Muttley00:00 David Tagg - Stele (Split with Hakobune, 2009)09:00 Quosp - Pine (Soundscapes I, U-Cover, 2008)14:25 Oneohtrix Point Never - Describing Bodies (Returnal, Editions Mego, 2010)17:03 Kettel - Song From 4PM Herring (Myam James II, Sending Orbs, 2009)Part 2 - PvC19:29 Machinefabriek - Duotoon (Duotoon, self-released, 2009)22:30 Ephraim Wegner - Flock of Sheep RMX (Audible Landcapes, Crónica, 2010)23:53 Lost in Hildurness - Light (Mount A, Tónar, 2006)24:57 Akira Rabelais - 1440 Promp. Parv. 5182 Wawyn [...](Spellewauerynsherde, Samadhisound, 2004)26:31 Thomas Köner - E Dalmatinsk, Beograd (La Barca Special Edition, Fario, 2010)27:09 Kyle Bobby Dunn - Dissonant Distances (Rural Route No. 2, Standard Form, 2010)30:17 Balmorhea - Winter Circle (Constellations, Western Vinyl, 2010)31:51 Francisco López - Fabrikas (Machines, Elevator Bath, 2010)32:56 Drape - Cosmic Purces (Dream Words, Gears of Sand, 2010)34:43 Field Rotation - Sleepless (Why Things are Different, Hibernate, 2010)36:32 Machinefabriek - Duotoon (Duotoon, self-released, 2009)Part 3 - Muttley38:07 Robert Haigh & Silent Storm - Untitled (From The Air bonus CD, Seal Pool, 2007)41:50 Stars Of The Lid - Articulate Silences Pt. 2 (And Their Refinement Of The Decline, Kranky, 2007)45:43 Fridge - Our Place In This (The Sun, Temporary Residence, 2007)Part 4 - PvC49:28 Susumu Yokota - Blue Moon (Kaleidoscope, Lo Recordings, 2010)51:31 Solo Andata - Myrmecia (Ritual, Desire Path Recordings, 2010)53:51 Boduf Songs - The Giant Umbilical Cord That Connects Your Brain to the Centre (This Alone Above Else In Spite of Everything, Kranky, 2010)56:57 Robyn Miller - Jungle Totem (Myst II: Riven Soundtrack; Virgin, 1998)Part 5 - Muttley57:57 :papercutz - The Gift Of Self (Simon Scott remix) (Do Outro Lado Du Espelho - Lylac remixes, Audiobulb, 2010)58:33 Neu! - Elanoizan (Neu! 4, Captain Trip Records, 1995)59:45 Zelienople - Parts Are Lost [edit] (His/Hers, Type, 2007)1:01:16 Roger Eno - The Parting Glass (Swimming, All Saints, 1996)Part 6 - PvC1:04:25 Sawako - The Town (Favourite Places 2, Audiobulb, 2009)1:06:11 Frank Rothkamm - AAA (Alt, Baskaru, 2009)1:07:55 Mashta Uirtu - Adrearium (Unbigoted, self-released, 2009)1:09:53 Robyn Miller - Myst Link (Myst II: Riven Soundtrack, Virgin, 1998)1:10:00 End
Invisible Ink
03 Sep 2010
01:00:00
Though the title of Arve Henriksen’s opening track (Stille Veg, Quiet Road) was the working title for this mix, I finally decided to call it “Invisible Ink” - referring to the quote from Laurie Anderson’s track from "Homeland", which may describe the confused global state (and - if you wish - the political state of Holland in particular): "Was the Constitution written in visible ink? Has everybody here forgotten how to think? Is this great big boat starting to ... sink?” But apart from this, this journey along the ‘Stille Veg’ may present some interesting encounters - some dark and mysterious, others enchanting and optimistic… --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Since 1995, X-Rated (a weekly three hour radio show on dutch alternative music radio channel Kink FM) has been a "platform for 'difficult' music". Experimental, avant-garde, poetry, soundscapes: uncensored and uncompromised. (The FM in the channel's name is somewhat misleading, since it's a cable radio station that can also be received via internet or satellite). X-Rated's existence for more than 15 years is nothing short of remarkable, because Kink FM (daughter of Veronica Broadcasting company) is a commercial station, while the music X-Rated features is about the opposite of "commercial". Since dutch public radio has ended (almost) all of the experimental radio shows, X-Rated is about the last dutch program hosting experimental electronic music. Needless to say that I'm very very proud to have X-Rated broadcast a full one-hour mix, especially created for this occasion. This mix was broadcast on the May 23, 2010 show (the first day of Pentecost). Vortex was especially created for X-Rated. Thanks to Bob Rusche for broadcasting this on his show! --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Tracklist
00:00 Harold Budd & Clive Wright - Queen of CydoniaLittle Windows, 2010. Darla DRL-234-2
02:00 Alan Howarth - Space AmbienceReal Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054
02:32 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat - Open City EastSoliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #)
03:03 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat - Open City WestSoliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #)
03:23 Erik Enocksson - II. Non LupiMan Tänker Sitt, 2009, Kning Disk KD070
05:26 Fieldhead - Almost Everything there is to KnowDuskscape not seen, 2010, Nothings66 N66CD001
52:34 Alan Howarth - Interdimensional VortexReal Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054
54:11 Sussan Deyhim & Shirin Neshat - Open City EastSoliloquy, 2001, Venus Rising Records (no cat. #)
Fluid Radio Mix
22 May 2010
01:00:00
If you check out the Fluid Radio Mixcloud playlist,you'll find a lot of familiar names: it seems that almost all artists working in the contemporary electronic experimental music field have contributed one or more mixes themselves. Most of these have appeared somewhere in one of my earlier mixes. These mixes make Fluid Radio one of the most popular channels on Mixcloud. Fluid Radio Webchannel Apart from that, Fluid Audio represents a label that has released some impressive music in equally impressive packages...! The mix presented here was created specifically for Fluid Radio. It is no 'head-tail' mixtape, but a collage of fragments that are represented in a different context and, doing so, get a different musical meaning. Like all of my other mixes, there are a lot of details presented in layers, creating new perspectives - 'enhanced' landscapes which sometimes may not be too comfortable but hopefully will be as fascinating to you as they are for me... This particular mix was especially created for Fluid-Radio in march 2010. It was broadcast on Fluid Radio on May 20, 2010. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
PLAYLIST:
00:00 Porzellan - Nothing More than NothingFourth Level of Comprehension, 2009, Hibernate HB03
01:54 Field Rotation - Regenzeit IIImaginary Friends, 2009, Ultimae Records INRE 037
04:16 Porzellan - Nothing More than NothingFourth Level of Comprehension, 2009, Hibernate HB03
05:54 Klimek - A LamentMovies is Magic, 2009, Anticipate 008
08:20 Ethan Rose - Grand MarcherOaks, 2009, Baskaru karu:14