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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
Friday, December 22, 2023 • Duration 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
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
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
James & Anne
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 • Duration 00:00
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 - Laterisers
No Stars
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 • Duration 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
25:21 (03:33)OSA7029 - Osa 2 (feat. Debi Wong)A Sense Of Belonging, 2017, self-released (Bandcamp)
27:53 (01:06)Ryuichi Sakamoto - Full Moon (intro)
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