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https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/podcast/winter-solstice-7/For the 7th year, the Dutch radio station Concertzender schedules an 8-hour ambient all-nighter on the night of the Winter Solstice (December 21, 2025). Compiled by four radio producers - Roel Janssen, Harrold Roeland, Bob Rusche, and myself - each of us presenting a two-hour selection. My contribution is closing the night, between 5am and 7 am. I'm not sure how many listeners will make it to the last part of the eight hours. That's the reason I also post my contribution here as part of the Ambientblog Mix series.
This mix is NOT intended to help you sleep! On the contrary, I hope it'll help you stay awake for a bit, or maybe induce some interesting hallucinating moments in your half-sleep. A two-hour trip through many different soundscapes: sometimes comforting, sometimes nót so comforting, and sometimes confusing.
For a more detailed tracklisting and a download option, visit ambientblog.net
Tracklist:
00:00 Mendel Kaelen - Fertile Voids
03:52 Ø (Mika Vainio) - Etude 7
06:12 Nesa Azadikhah - The Wound Where The Light Enters
07:32 Clarice Jensen - 1,2
09:42 Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill - Reverie
12:21 Meriheini Luoto - Unessa, Lumessa
14:02 Lukas Lauermann - Varve III.2
15:49 Le Code - And If I Left
17:25 Loneward - Upon These Secluded Hills
19:34 Kasper Bjørke - Dynjandi
21:42 Annie Bloch & Emily Wittbrodt - III
25:32 Louise Rossiter - Fairytale Journey On The Bloodstream
28:28 Dave Graw & Blair French - The Van
31:02 Dean Hurley - Splendor
31:13 Jon Hopkins & Ishq - Part I: Altar
33:10 Claire M. Singer - Aisir
36:33 Cecile Seraud - Errance Cosmique 1
37:17 Micah Levi - Bothy
38:14 Jon Hopkins - Singing Bowl (Ascension)
41:18 Jóhann Jóhannsson & BJ Nilsen - Intro
42:19 Longswarm - Beyond Words
42:37 Éric La Casa - Le Littoral
43:58 Steve Roach & Soriah - Stars Of Darkness
48:06 Christopher Colm Morrin - 02
51:17 Sonmi451 - A Nice Little Quandary
54:29 Crows Labyrinth & Perry Frank - Daylight Sonata
57:15 Michael Grigoni & Pan•american - Blue Tears Never Dry
58:42 Sleep Research Facility - Stealth Source 2
1:03:20 Monolake - Inwards (VLSI Version)
1:06:08 Yann Novak - Music For Restaurants
1:10:36 Alva Noto - Ritual Reprise
1:12:35 Brooddark - Fatal pressure
1:14:23 Sam Rosenthal & Projekt Artists - Trip 1 (Instrumental)
1:17:27 Fumio Miyashita - See The Light (Abridged)
1:19:50 Lawson & Merrill - Dark Angel
1:23:28 Erik K. Skodvin - Alone In The Dark
1:24:47 Laraaji & Kramer - Immersion
1:26:19 Multicast Dynamics - Unknown Place
1:29:09 Pinkcourtesyphone - A Stunning Blandness
1:31:04 Carl Stone - Shing Kee (1986)
1:34:07 Joachim Spieth - Shine
1:38:41 Erik Levander - Avstånd
1:40:35 Saapato - Highway At Night (feat. James Bernard & Marine Eyes)
1:43:13 David Cordero & Kenji Kihara - Silver Grass In Koajiro No Mori
1:45:05 Jean C. Roche - Guanare-Barinas
1:46:50 Peter Knight - The Coiling Of The Tide
1:50:56 Yann Novak - Seeing Light Without Knowing Darkness feat. G. Brenner
1:54:29 Yann Novak - Seeing Light Without Knowing Darkness
1:58:21 Andrew Heath - Aber Bach (23.04.12)
1:58:03 Mendel Kaelen - Fertile Voids
Opus
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 • Duration 53:32
After publishing many ambient mix-collages (87 and counting!), I decided to challenge myself. What if I combined ambient soundscapes and classical music? Would that work out? This proved to be more difficult than I expected. It proved to be much easier to combine abstract atmospheric music than ambient music with 'program music' like classical. It proved even more difficult when choosing from 'classical classical' music such as baroque music, polyphonic choir music, or music from the absolute giants (Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc.). Maybe because I definitely wanted to retain an introspective atmosphere, but also include some 'tension - release dynamics' to avoid the mix becoming too 'easy listening'.With only two exceptions, the 'classical' fragments come from contemporary composers. Also, this mix features fewer layers playing simultaneously (compared to my previous mixes). In that respect, this is more like a 'mix-tape' than a 'collage'. All titles used in this mix are fragments, only small parts of the original compositions. So: if you hear something you like (and I hope you do), please check out the original.
This mix is simply named after the podcast itself: SoundWave. It is a happy coincidence that it literally starts with 'waves' - sonically manipulated by Jos Smolders - and ends with the same waves morphing into the sound of a cheering crowd. Different kinds of soundwaves are all around us, every moment. Sometimes we're aware, most of the time we are not. This mix (hopefully) shows that it can be rewarding to take a moment's rest to really listen and let the sounds affect you. Thanks to Joseph Aleo for inviting me!More details, download and surround version here:https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2021-04/soundwave-mix/
Tracklist: Start time Sample length Artist – TitleAlbum Title, Year, Label
10:07 03:21 Barbara Ellison - De Auflaan de PussychatCybersongs, 2021, Unsounds
12:21 04:45 Jana Winderen - The ListenerThe Listener, 2016, Ash International
15:38 03:22 Grace Ferguson - BarnumbirrVoler, 2020, Music Company
18:27 02:47 C-Drik - An Imaginary Place Inhabited By Those Who Are AsleepTo Yemen With Love, 2020, Not on label
19:16 02:14 James Osland & Finn Kelvin - Things That Have Form Will Always Disappear
Winter Solstice 2
Sunday, December 20, 2020 • Duration 01:59:16
Music For Long Winter Nights
This is my 2-hour contribution to the (7-hour) ambient music night on Concertzender Nederland radio, which was broadcast in the December 19-20 night. When compiling this set, I tried to keep in mind that this was intended to be listened to in the deepest and darkest of the night. But it is not a 'sleep set', due to the variety of moods and atmospheres. It's a celebration of the dark of night that can be enjoyed at any time - every time you're in the mood for a moment (or 2 hours) of unhurried immersiveness.
PART 1: 05:00-06:00: "EVER FALLING DOWN"
(Note: first time is start time, second time is fragment length)
00:00 4:54 Dr. Jeffrey Thompson - Rings Of UranusNASA Voyager I & II Space Probe Recordings, 1992, Brain/Mind Research
04:44 3:27 Hannes Kretzer - Juno Had A Sad DreamAmbient Layers, 2020, 7K! Records
07:41 1:42 Zona - Silent CitySilent City, 2020, Shimmering Moods Records
08:32 4:14 Ana Roxanne - A Study In VastnessBecause of a Flower, 2020, Kranky
12:04 3:04 Simon Scott - Apart FApart, 2020, 12K
14:20 1:50 Hildur Gudnadottir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Rutger Hoedemaekers - The CurseTrapped (OST), 2019, Milan Records
16:07 3:18 Sam Rosenthal & Projekt Artists - Frail Filament Of LightTim, Where Are You Now?, 2020, Projekt
19:19 3:15 Galya Bisengalieva - KantubekAralkum, 2020, One Little Independent Records
22:10 4:19 Max Richter - Murmuration (voiceless mix)Voices, 2020, Decca
25:57 2:47 Berangere Maximin - A Kind Of Night RitualLand Of Waves, 2020, Karl Records
27:24 7:35 Sleep Research Facility - UnrestFrom Here To Tranquility Vol. 12 (Horizonte Aeternitatis), 2020, Silent Records
33:41 2:16 Ian Fleming - Approaching A Dead Planet
Upon Departure
Thursday, October 29, 2020 • Duration 58:39
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
Fragmented Dialogue
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 • Duration 01:00:01
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 36:20 37:03 38:15 (A)39:40 41:04 41:15 43:04 43:10 (L)44:48 46:12 47:05 48:00 49:24 (A)49:50 51:54 52:50 53:29 53:34 54:26 (L)55:00 55:30 56:21 57:10 58:21 59:01 60:00 end
Lockdown
Sunday, April 5, 2020 • Duration 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
02:03 01:45 Pat Keista - DopplerStill Of The Void, 2020, self-released
04:17 01:47 Dave Phillips - PhytognosophysiologyPost Homo Sapiens, 2020, Attenuation Circuit
05:10 02:45 Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - PreludeLast And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon
05:42 02:00 Andrew Pekler - Fonseca Winds (Lament)Sounds From Phantom Islands, 2019, Faitiche
07:29 01:19 Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - Telepathic UnityLast And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon
08:13 03:10 Ben Bertrand - Those Behind Us That We FollowManes, 2020, Les Albums Claus
11:08 01:31 Fani Konstantinidou - (Variations)Moving Music: Sounds From The Rocking Chair, 2020, Moving Furniture Records,
11:58 01:32 Aaron Martin - Overcoming InertiaTest Subjects, 2019, self released
12:53 01:51 A Journey Of Giraffes - Gone Is The New FujiKona, 2019, Somewherecold records
13:29 03:30 Robert Haigh - Ghosts Of Blacker DykeBlack Sarabande, 2020, Unseen Worlds
16:46 02:48 Snorri Hallgrímsson - FearChasing The Present, 2020, Moderna Records
16:53 00:30 Mica Levy - Mensajero
Winter Solstice
Sunday, December 22, 2019 • Duration 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'.
09:05 03:39 Bass Communion - Sisters Oregon, Part 3Sisters Oregon, 2017, Drone Records
11:07 06:15
Radical Candor
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 • Duration 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.
"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.
02:30 (02:04) Jóhann Jóhannsson - Seeker Of The Serpents EyeMandy OST, 2018, Invada LSINV203CD
03:11 (02:57) Monty Adkins - Still Juniper Snow: Distant WatersBozzini+, 2018, Huddersfield Contemporary Records HCR19CD
05:38 (01:08) Anja Garbarek - QuestionsThe Road Is Just A Surface, 2018, Drabant Music, DM58LPPER
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