Ambientblog Mixes

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. For a detailed tracklisting and more info (including a surround version), visit: https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/?p=30221

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.” For a detailed tracklisting and more info (including a surround version), visit: https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/?p=28862

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 that my 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. For a detailed track listing, visit https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2022-12/winter-solstice-4-in-c-mix/

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, Cloudwatching is 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! For a detailed tracklisting, visit https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2022-10/cloudwatching-mix/

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 David Cronenberg - Time To Listen (Sample)Crimes Of The Future, 2022Dronny Darko & Protou - Sin EaterLiberty: Compilation Of Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2022, Flaming PinesWilliam St. Hugh - Voice Of The DolphinsDominion, 2022, self-releasedTapani Rinne & Teho Majamaki - Lucid DreamOn The Border, 2022, Signature DarkIvan Cebrian & Victor Cerdan- Enemigo IntimoInside // Outside, 2022, OigovisionesPark Jiha - At DawnThe Gleam, 2022, GlitterbeatBenedicte Maurseth - EidfyrderHárr, 2022, HubroBill Fontana - Imaginary Sonic VisionsMSCTY Expo Unknown Pleasures Zone, 2022, MSCTY EditionsAlva Noto - Odradek (for Jhonn Balance)For, 2006, LineJacek & Ewa Doroszenko - Night MasqueBodyfulness, 2022, Audiobulb RecordsHigher Intelligence Agency - The Black PatchSong Of The Machine, 2022, self-releasedSiddhartha Barnhoorn - Final AscensionOut There, Oceans Of Time, vol. 1, 2022, self-releasedMike Lazarev - All That RemainsWhen You Are, 2022, Slowcraft RecordingsOrghanon - Dronework VDroneworks I-V, 2022, St.An.DaAleksi Myllykoski ft Wimme - Composition VI: Inherently Destructive ContaminationSt. Virus, 2021, Signature DarkPeter Phippen, Rahbi Crawford, Invar Lunde Jr. - AndromedaGalaxies, 2022, Projekt RecordsJóhann Jóhansson & Echo Collective - Shell12 Conversations With Thilo Heinzmann, 2019, Deutsche GrammophonMaggi Payne - Distant ThunderArctic Winds, 2010, Innova RecordingsLeo Kupper - Litanea 1987Complete Electronic & Voices Works 1961-1987, 2022, Sub RosaMonty Adkins - Remote CommunionRemote Communion, 2020, CronicaLaurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - Thunder Continues In The AfternoonLandfall, 2018, NonesuchCell - Passive Control Part 1Onwards System, 2022, Ultimae RecordsAlphaxone & Protou - Sub SignalStardust, 2017, Cryo ChamberWil Bolton & Francis Gri - The Ripples TheoryImaginary Tales, 2022, KrysalisoundXqui - NarratorPieces Part 2, 2022, Somewherecold RecordsMichel Banabila - AlienationMonochromes, 2022, Tapu RecordsStuart A. Staples - FluidsMusic For Claire Denis' High Life, 2019, Lucky DogHelge Sten - Quad 2Monochromes, 2014, BôltDean Hurley - Girl Appears /Black SmokeAnthology Resource Vol. I: △△, 2017, Sacred Bones RecordsI Wound - To Wind, Wound, WoundHomework Year 1, TaâlemFrancois Robin & Mathias Delplanque - Le PuitsL'Ombre De La Bête, 2022, Parenthèses Record

This mix is created for radio broadcast between 5-7 am, but it is not intended to induce sleep: it is way too 'active' for that. I created this with the intention to manipulate your dreams when you're asleep or half-awake at the time of the broadcast. In that case, it shouldn't be played too loud or you'll probably not be able to sleep at all. When listening on-demand, at different times, sleep is not an issue. Just enjoy the ride and let the sequence guide you. But be sure to sit back, relax, and forget about time. Winter Solstice 3 is created from bits, pieces, samples, and short fragments of music that deserve to be explored in its full original form; only very few tracks are represented in their full original length. note: first time is start time, second time is fragment length Part 1: 05:00 - 06:00 Loren Nerell - Last GamelanThe Gong Prophet, 2021, Soundquest MusicErik Levander - MassaJöker, 2021, Glacial Movements RecordsAlva Noto - Hybr:ID Oval BlackholeHYbr:ID I, 2021, NotonSlim Vic - Ebenist (Part 1)Mörkrets Narr, Lamour RecordsaLustmord & Karin Park - PerihelionAlter, 2021, Pelagic RecordsHans Zimmer - Bene GesseritDune OST, 2021, WaterTower MusicClarice Jensen - The DevilIdentifying Features, 2021, FatCat RecordsScanner - Drones Places 01Earthbound Transmissions, 2021, Room40John Luther Adams - Arctic Dreams 7. Where The Waves Splash, Hitting Again And AgainArctic Freams, 2021, Cold Blue MusicJhelisa - Heartlove F. 341 Hz V.17 Keys V.1, 2021, Dorado RecordsDebashis Sinha - Rig_Veda000_03Anthology Of Exploratory Music From India, 2021, Unexplained Sounds GroupCaldon Glover - Gateway To The Fiber Network DeadworldDeath Mycelium, 2021, self-releasedOtorongo - CjordsSpells, 2021, self-releasedShida Shahabi - Dog WalkAlvaret OST, 2021, 130701Birds Of Passage - A Tale Of Two CitiesThe Last Garden, 2021, DenovaliLuigi Turra - IIPrisma, 2021, 901 EditionsFlin van Hemmen - Made Visible I IIYou Can Know Where The Bombs Fell, 2021, Neither/Nor RecordsHania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher - OuvertureInner Symphonies, 2021, Deutsche GrammophonAbul Mogard - Black DustIn Immobile Air, 2021, EcstaticK. Leimer - Fanfare For The Illusion Of ChoiceFound Objects, 2021, Palace Of LightKate Carr - Nothing Is Immobiledawn, always new, often superb, inaugurates the return of the everyday, 2021, Self-releasedAkira Rabelais - … Me Ce Reservoir …Á La Recherche Du Temps Perdu, 2021, self-releasedJean-Paul Perrotte - All Pulls Towards The SeaA Collection Of Works, 2021, Ravello RecordsMastrokristo - OceanDepartures, 2021, Lost Tribe SoundAlexandra Spence - RainA Necessary Softness, 2021, Room40Dustin O'Halloran - Opus 12Silfur, 2021, Deutsche Grammophon Part 2: 06:00 - 07:00 Christina Vantzou - Releasing SporesReleasing Spores, 2021, Slow MovesIu Takahashi - Gallery WindowInterspace, 2021, Slow Music MovementJ. Peter Schwalm & Markus Reuter - AbschiedAufbruch, 2021, RareNoise RecordsHexa - ApertureMaterial Interstices, 2021, Room40Lustmord & Karin Park - EntwinedAlter, 2021, Pelagic RecordsLustmord & Karin Park - The Void BetweenAlter, 2021, Pelagic RecordsSam Rosenthal & Projekt Artists - The Alabaster Reliquary Of Glittering AshesTim, Where Are You Now, 2020, ProjektJana Irmert - ControlCusp, 2020, Fabrique RecordsBen Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - I Am Become DeathEx_Machina OST, 2015, InvadaGareth Davis - In Vivo IIIn Vivo, 2021, IikkiLab's Cloud - ReflectionsThe Structure Of Emotions, 2021, Ensancha El Alma Records Matthew Liam Nicholson - Nine Movements (ft. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)Nine Movements, 2021, Longform EditionsMichel Banabila - Little BoyDescending The Mountain, 2021, Tapu RecordsRobert Lippok - M3 SGlacier Music II. 2020, Establishment RecordsThomas Köner - 33 31'N 35 19' E Hour SixLa Barca, 2009, FarioThomas Köner - 42 7' N 19 6' E Hour ElevenLa Barca, 2009, FarioJerusalem In My Heart - Qalaq 6Qalaq, 2021. ConstellationAlder & Ash - Stars With No Skytba (Salt & Gravity Series), 2022, Lost Tribe SoundKloob - Radiation CloudParallel...

A two-hour long mix - my contribution to the third edition of the (8-hour long) Winter Solstice broadcast on Concertzender Nederland. Be sure to sit back, relax, and forget about time. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

Just imagine yourself sitting in a local bar at the end of the day. A bit tired, your head full of thoughts. The murmuration of the people around you slowly gets blurry as you drift off. Your thoughts begin to wander, memories are mixed with fantasies and places you never even visited. Until now. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

Just imagine yourself sitting in a local bar at the end of the day. A bit tired, your head full of thoughts. The murmuration of the people around you slowly gets blurry as you drift off. Your thoughts begin to wander, memories are mixed with fantasies and places you never even visited. Until now. Ambient Daydream tells a story created with myNoise.net generators. I hope that it serves as an introduction to the site itself: because the réal power of myNoise is that you can adjust it to what works best for you. More details, download and surround version here: https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/?p=24800 List of Generators used Start Time (Sample Length) – Generator Name

This mix is simply named after the podcast it was created for: Joseph Aleo's SoundWave. It is a happy coincidence that it literally starts with 'waves' - and ends with the same waves morphing into the sound of a cheering crowd. This mix (hopefully) shows that it can be rewarding to take a moment's rest to really listen and let the sounds affect you. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

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 – Title Album Title, Year, Label Jos Smolders - Plate 7Submerge - Emerge, 2021, CrónicaMia Zabelka & IcosTech - The Final StopAftershock, 2021, Subcontinental RecordsRobert Scott Thompson - Still The Syllables Of Water WhisperEscapology, 2021, Somewhere Cold RecordsCharley van Veldhoven & Túrion - Hemellichaam IV (Henrik Meierkord Recycle)Sustain Series, Vol. 1, 2020, AmbientologistFM Einheit & Susie Green - Joyful PleasureExhibition Of A Dream, 2021, Cold SpringJoey Largent - Below Diorite WatersBelow Diorite Waters, 2021, Dragon's Eye RecordingsBarbara Ellison - De Auflaan de PussychatCybersongs, 2021, UnsoundsJana Winderen - The ListenerThe Listener, 2016, Ash InternationalGrace Ferguson - BarnumbirrVoler, 2020, Music CompanyC-Drik - An Imaginary Place Inhabited By Those Who Are AsleepTo Yemen With Love, 2020, Not on labelJames Osland & Finn Kelvin - Things That Have Form Will Always DisappearDon't Worry, I'm With You, 2021, WhitelabrecsDaniel Thomas Freeman - Crawling Out Of The VoidThe Silence After Life, 2020, self-releasedWilliam Basinski - For Whom The Bell TollsLamentations, 2020, Temporary Residence Ltd.Morgen Würde - MittsommerPop Ambient 2021, 2021, KompaktBiosphere - StordjuptaThe Senja Recordings, 2019, Biophon RecordsRandal Collier-Ford - Eyes Of The Temple (feat. Northumbria)Advent, 2020, Cryo ChamberMerope - AlmaSalos, 2021, GranvatSpace Whisper - Park DatePresence, 2021, Amity RecordingsInnesti - Dark Describes An ArcParenthetical, 2020, self-releasedJoost Lijbaart - Twinkling NightFree, 2020, Challenge RecordsPinkcourtesyphone - Another InteriorLeaving Everything To Be Desired, 2020, room40F5Point6 - Natural SelectionShade Rather Than Light Anthology One, 2021, See Blue AudioAndrew Heath - I Sleep Above The ForestA Trace Of Phosphor, 2020, Disco GeckoLustmord - Journey Of The Dead ManTrinity, 2020, self-releasedBow Quintet feat. Aidan Baker - Bryanbaum VariationString Layers, 2020, 7K!Aase Frejadóttir - Saying ItMusic For Drifting, 2020, Editions VerdeJames Rushford - Musica Callada, Book I - AngelicoMusica Callada / See The Welkter, 2020, Unseen WorldsNick Luscombe - Tokyo Spring BirdsongFieldwave Vol. 1, 2020, NonclassicalAkropolis Reed Quintet - Homage To Paradise Valley - I. Ghosts Of Black BotGhost Light, 2021, New Focus RecordingsKate Carr - I Spotted Some Backyard DancingOverheard In Doi Saket, 2014, 3LeavesOlivier Alary - KhaltoumFiction / Non-Fiction, 2016, 130701Kazuya Nagaya - the Book Of Sunken MemoryDream interpretation, 2020!K7 RecordsJos Smolders - Plate 5Submerge - Emerge, 2021, CrónicaA Winged Victory For The Sullen - Every Solstice & EquinoxInvisible Cities / Le Città Invisibili, 2021, Artificial Pine Arch Manufacturing

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) Dr. Jeffrey Thompson - Rings Of UranusNASA Voyager I & II Space Probe Recordings, 1992, Brain/Mind ResearchGeneva Skeen - The Double BindDouble Bind, 2020, Room40Hannes Kretzer - Juno Had A Sad DreamAmbient Layers, 2020, 7K! RecordsZona - Silent CitySilent City, 2020, Shimmering Moods RecordsAna Roxanne - A Study In VastnessBecause of a Flower, 2020, KrankySimon Scott - Apart FApart, 2020, 12KHildur Gudnadottir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Rutger Hoedemaekers - The CurseTrapped (OST), 2019, Milan RecordsSam Rosenthal & Projekt Artists - Frail Filament Of LightTim, Where Are You Now?, 2020, ProjektGalya Bisengalieva - KantubekAralkum, 2020, One Little Independent RecordsMax Richter - Murmuration (voiceless mix)Voices, 2020, DeccaBerangere Maximin - A Kind Of Night RitualLand Of Waves, 2020, Karl RecordsSleep Research Facility - UnrestFrom Here To Tranquility Vol. 12 (Horizonte Aeternitatis), 2020, Silent RecordsIan Fleming - Approaching A Dead PlanetNecros, 2020, self-releasedEmil Friis - Home Is Where The Head IsSongs From The Deep, 2020, self-releasedRutger Zuydervelt - Entry DronePorcelain (OST), 2020, self-releasedMathieu Karsenti - Time To GoBygones, 2020, Slowcraft RecordsTapani Rinne - PolarFoghornia, 2020, Signature DarkAngad Berar - Shh.. Tele's ZzzA Broadcast, Underwater, 2020, self-releasedSjunde Inseglet - Satariel (Instrumental)De Kliffotiska Ritualpoemen (Extended Instrumentals), 2020, Dragon RougeEchoflex - B PhrygianPiano Net, 2020, SeeHearHalvknaegten - Stumme BygerImens Vi Stadig Findes, 2020, FusemKamila Govorcin - AnimasAnima, 2020, ClangAlphaxone, Protou, Onasander - Dusk WingsShadows Of Forgotten Legends, 2020, CryochamberSnorri Hallgrímsson - Ekkert Hefur Gerst Nem DettaLandbrot I, 2020, Moderna RecordsDr Jeffrey Thompson - Saturn's RingNASA Voyager I & II Space Probe Recordings, 1992, Brain/Mind Research PART 2: 06:00 - 07:00: "IMPRESSIONS FROM ANOTHER TIME" Joachim Spieth - SparshaOusia, 2020, Affin Records (rel 01-2021)Daina Dieva - Liūtis Remias Siena Į Virpantį Vandenį (Shortmix)Note Lithuania, 2019, Music Information Centre LithuaniaMonolake - Phaenon OnoArchaeopteryx, 2020, Imbalance Computer MusicMary Jane Leach - Dowland's Tears (For Solo Flute And Nine Accompanying Flutes)(F)Lute Songs, 2018, Modern LoveFovea Hex - TrisammaThe Salt Garden III, 2019, Headphone Dust/Die StadtBiosphere - BjorvikaThe Senja Recordings, 2019, Biophon RecordsReinier van Houdt - Midnight RohrschachIgitur Carbon Copies, 2018, Hallow GroundMax Richter - Space 25 (Epicardium)Sleep, 2015, Deutsche GrammophonMax Richter - Space 2 (Slow Waves)Sleep, 2015, Deutsche GrammophonMax Richter - Path 17 (Before The Ending Of Daylight)Sleep, 2015, Deutsche GrammophonDon Hill - Chinook Winds On Sleeping BuffaloSonic Journeys [Vol. 1], 2010, Music Is MedicineStars Of The Lid - Even If You're Awake (Deuxième)And Their Refinement Of The Decline, 2007, KrankyJoost van Duppen - SuomenlinnaKaamos, 2019, Self-releasedJackson Greenberg - First LightFirst Light, 2020, Ravello RecordsJoshua van Tassel - Eternal TurtleDance Music volume II: More Songs for Slow Motion, 2020, Backward MusicToto Tobass - Zwischen Flüsternden WassergeisternCommunal Music Vol. 5, 2020, AEMCCoen Oscar Polack - Een Diepnoodlottig Neergelaten WenkbrauwHaarlemmerhout, 2020, Moving Furniture RecordsAndrew Sherwell - Balcony Views 3AMHome...

Music for long winter nights: my 2-hour mix contribution to the "Winter Solstice 2020" ambient music broadcast on Concertzender Nederland. (Also available in DTS surround) --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

When I first heard Christine Ott's Comma, 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 Christine Ott - CommaChimères (Pour Ondes Martenots), 2020, Nahal RecordingsSnowdrops - Comma Variation 1Volutes, 2020, Injazero RecordsInnesti - Ideas Not ConsideredApperception, 2020, Self-ReleasedAndreas Söderström - Alderns TröstNattmusik, 2020, Floraochfauna.orgElijah Knutsen - Atago Altitude ParkBlue Sun Daydream, 2020, Memory ColorBoards Of Canada - Uritual (+ L/R swapped)Tomorrow's Harvest, 2013, Warp RecordsKamran Sadeghi - NightBetween Us, 2020, Dragon's Eye RecordingsMartina Claussen - VerwobenVerwoben, 2020, ForwindChristina Vantzou - Marmara Beach IIMulti Natural, 2020, Edições CnFrancis M. Gri - Stanze E Distanze (Part 5)Home Diaries 015: Stanze E Distanze, 2020, WhitelabrecsSalar Asid & Michel Banabila - Amal (edit)All Connected, 2020, Tapu RecordsMichel Banabila, Mark Lentczner, Kristopher Cadwell, Samo Giorgio Giuribla - Mood Swings (Phase Ii Disquiet Junto 0430 Solitary Ensembles X2)All Connected, 2020, Tapu RecordsJana Irmert - So Much MoreCusp, 2020, Fabrique RecordsSoheil Soheilo - Quiet Before The StormAnthology Of Persian Experimental Music Volume II, 2020, Unexplained Sounds GroupLlyn Y Cwn - BraichDinorwic, 2020, Cold Spring Antonymes - Coming Into SilenceGap In Time, 2020, Dronarivm Charlie Campagna - Earth Day IsolationTouch: Isolation, 2020,TouchHub New Music - AlcoveSoul House, 2020, New Amsterdam RecordsRamin Djawadi - Kill Them AllGame Of Thrones Soundtrack, 2011, Varèse SarabandeCaldon Glover - Old And Brittle Glue Binding Held In Place With Scotch TapeThe Mundane, 2020, Self-releasedKamila Govorcin - VientoAnima, 2020, ClangMadeleine Cocolas - Across The Ocean, But Not YetIthaca, 2020, Someone GoodAidan Baker - Aberration Two (Train-Wind)Aberration, 2017, Somewherecold RecordsMichael Begg; Human Greed - Francis Bacon A RoomLet The Cold Stove Sing, 2016, OmnempathyAlva Noto - Xerrox NeantXerrox 4, 2020, NotonBrian Fast Leiser - Second ChancesSaudade Live, 2020, Self-releasedLaurie Spiegel - Three Sonic Spaces IUnseen Worlds, 1994/2019, Unseen WorldsRutger Zuydervelt - Last GoodbyePorcelain (OST), 2020, Self-releasedHamed Mafakheri - Third DurationDurations, 2020, Flaming PinesGrand Larsonie - Ambient IslandFata Morgana, 2020, Self ReleasedSnowdrops - Comma Variation 1Volutes, 2020, Injazero RecordsChristine Ott - CommaChimères (Pour Ondes Martenots), 2020, Nahal Recordings

Built around Christine Ott's 'Comma' and its variation, 'Upon Departure' became a somewhat melancholy journey that fits the end of this remarkable year. (Surround version also available for free download) --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

A collaboration mix with Dave Michuda from Low Light Mixes: "5 minutes each turn. Start with a 5-minute 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." --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

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

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 Fovea Hex - Is Is Lanza Light & Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet RecordsMaggi Payne - Fluid DynamicsArctic Winds, 2020, Aguirre RecordsPat Keista - DopplerStill Of The Void, 2020, self-releasedDave Phillips - PhytognosophysiologyPost Homo Sapiens, 2020, Attenuation CircuitJóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - PreludeLast And First Men, 2020, Deutsche GrammophonAndrew Pekler - Fonseca Winds (Lament)Sounds From Phantom Islands, 2019, FaiticheJóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - Telepathic UnityLast And First Men, 2020, Deutsche GrammophonBen Bertrand - Those Behind Us That We FollowManes, 2020, Les Albums ClausFani Konstantinidou - (Variations)Moving Music: Sounds From The Rocking Chair, 2020, Moving Furniture Records, Aaron Martin - Overcoming InertiaTest Subjects, 2019, self releasedA Journey Of Giraffes - Gone Is The New FujiKona, 2019, Somewherecold recordsRobert Haigh - Ghosts Of Blacker DykeBlack Sarabande, 2020, Unseen WorldsSnorri Hallgrímsson - FearChasing The Present, 2020, Moderna RecordsMica Levy - MensajeroMonos, 2019, InvadaSnorri Hallgrímsson - SufferingChasing The Present, 2020, Moderna RecordsBersarin Quartett - PrologMethoden Und Maschinen, 2019, Denovali Ruairi O'Baoighill - ScryerTo See Without Eyes, 2018, Cursed Monk RecordsI Wound - The Choir Of The Drowned Sings 'Our Demons Are Real'Homework Year 3, 2018, TaâlemChristine Ott - CommaChimères (Pour Ondes Martenots), 2020, Nahal RecordingsIda Toninato - Pour Retourner Au SilenceWe Become Giants, 2020, Dragon's Eye RecordingsMerrin Karras - Drawn, QuarteredNorthwest Passage, 2020, A Strangely Isolated PlaceCiro Berenguer - Luna CrecienteEilean 100, 2019, Eilean RecordsYiorgis Sakellariou - B4Diapsalmata: A Collection Of Short Works, 2018, Tanuki RecordsCeler - Birds Inside The High Halls Of Hangzhou (06.23.17)Xièxie, 2019, Two AcornsApichatpong Weerasethakul, Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr, Koichi Shimizu - Sharjah And JavaMetaphors - Selected Soundworks from the cinema of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2017, Sub RosaCoil - Corybantic EnnuiStolen & Contaminated Songs, 2019, Cold Spring Records Olivier Messiaen - Quator Pour Le Fin Du Temps III: Abîme des OiseauxOlivier Messiaen - Complete Edition, 2008, Deutsche GrammophonHildur Gudnadottir - Following SophieJoker OST, 2019, Watertower RecordsRyuichi Sakamoto - CountdownBlack Mirror: Smithereens, 2019, MilanSilent Chaos - Nocturne On Ganymede Macro, 2020, We Don't Give A FuckRoger Eno & Brian Eno - Burnt UmberMixing Colours, 2020, Deutsche GrammophonMartina Bertoni - Invisible CracksAll The Ghosts Are Gone, 2020, FalkEivind Aarset & Jan Bang - NightspellSnow Catches On Her Eyelashes, 2020, Jazzland RecordingsJana Irmert - FogCusp, 2020, self-releasedFovea Hex - GivenIs Lanza Light & Given (Steven Wilson Remixes), 2019, Die Stadt/Janet RecordsFrank Makowski - Fliegende Schatten - Canon 1Canon der Finsternisse, 2019, DiffusschallMichael Begg - Plain ChantSonambulo, 2019, OmnempathyA Winged Victory For The Sullen - The Slow Descent Has BegunThe Undivided Five, 2019, Ninja TuneFelix Blume - Horns In Fog Pt. 2Fog Horns, 2019, DiscrepantMax Richter - Ursa Minor - VisionsAd Astra, 2019, Deutsche GrammophonJóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - The SunLast And First Men, 2020, Deutsche Grammophon

I tried to find another name (and image) for this mix, but it seems that only one title remained appropriate at this time. Music for worrying times... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

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 ---