Wednesday, July 31, 2024

We Are Vaporized - The Music of Adam Wiltzie

 

One of my favorite albums this year is Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal by Adam Wiltzie.
https://adamwiltzie.bandcamp.com/album/eleven-fugues-for-sodium-pentothal

Adam has an extensive discography of work - ranging from solo albums & soundtracks to work in the groups Aix Em Klemm, The Dean Texan, and A Winged Victory For The Sullen. But he is most well known for his work as part of Stars of the Lid, one of the best ambient duos/groups of all time.

After listening to his new album I hauled out some of his other work and loved it all over again. So this mix is the result of me binging Adam's music for the last month or two. It's a great combo of ambient & modern classical. https://adamwiltzie.com/

Cheers!


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T R A C K L I S T :

  • 00:00.   Adam Wiltzie - Tissue Of Lies (Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal 2024)
  • 02:42.   A Winged Victory For The Sullen - So That the City Can Begin to Exist (Atmos 2014)
  • 06:54.   Aix Em Klemm - Sparkwood And Twentyone (Aix Em Klemm 2000)
  • 13:28.   Stars Of The Lid - Articulate Silences Part 1 (and Their Refinement of the Decline 2007)
  • 18:40.   Adam Wiltzie - the endless battle of the maudlin ballade part 3 (travels in constants, volume 24 2015)
  • 21:06.   A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Minor Fifth Is Made Of Phantoms (The Undivided Five 2019)
  • 24:18.   The Dead Texan - The Struggle (The Dead Texan 2004)
  • 29:10.   Aix Em Klemm - The Luxury Of Dirt (Aix Em Klemm 2000)
  • 35:00.   Stars Of The Lid - Dust Breeding (1.316)+ (Avec Laudanum 1999)
  • 40:40.   Adam Wiltzie - We Were Vaporised (Eleven Fugues For Sodium Pentothal  2024)
  • 43:23.   The Dead Texan - Taco Me Manque (The Dead Texan 2004)
  • 45:25.   Stars Of The Lid - The Lonely People(Are Getting Lonelier) (The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid 2001)
  • 55:18.   A Winged Victory For The Sullen - All Farewells Are Sudden (A Winged Victory For The Sullen 2011)
  • 62:20.   end

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

A Quiet Way - Mysterioso Vol. 2

 


This year we've had quite a variety of mixes here at LLM headquarters. From underwater ambient to space rock guitar to alternative soundtracks to Thai funk/soul/psychedelia/surf rock. Now we take another turn, this time to atmospheric jazz.

I've done similar mixes in the past with Halloween sets and the original Mysterioso mix 7 years ago - https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/mysterioso/

This set comes to us from Kevin, a loyal listener & a man with excellent taste in music. He has provided us with three other great mixes, which you can find here:

Here's what Kevin has to say about his mix:

"I was trying to put together an atmospheric, classic jazz mix of tunes inspired from a slowed down and reverb version of Glenn Miller's Moonlight Serenade. However, I had some trouble finding the tracks which matched what I had in mind. This ambient jazz mix happened instead.

There are a couple of ‘classics’, Duke Ellington’s haunting Solitude (1934) and Miles Davis' ethereal In A Silent Way (1969).  The other tracks are fairly recent in comparison but all have a loose jazz theme. Once I had finished the mix I discovered the Low Light Mysterioso mix which has a very similar feel and thinking behind it, dark, ambient, brooding, atmospheric. So here is Mysterioso 2, I hope you enjoy listening."

Thanks for the excellent mix, Kevin. Cheers!


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T R A C K L I S T :
  • 00:00    Dale Cooper Quartet - Une Petit Cellier
  • 05:00    Fausto Illusion Orchestra - Someone sang and slowly
  • 10:38    Kilimanjaro Dark jazz ensemble - The Nothing Changes
  • 15:18    Black Chamber - Teleology
  • 19:30    Duke Ellington - Solitude
  • 22:38    Dictaphone - Opening Night
  • 27:03    Angelo Badalamenti - Dance of the Dream Man
  • 30:14    Bohren and Der Club of Gore - Constant Fear
  • 36:25    Michael Andrews - Liquid Spear Waltz
  • 38:26    Manet - Zygomatic Bones For days
  • 46:12    Trigg and Gusset - Promenade
  • 50:28    Miles Davis - Silent Way(edit)
  • 54:30    Somewhere off Jazz Street - Rest Your Head
  • 59:43    end

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Summer Stargazing '24

 

After the road trip music of Khruangbin, it's time to get back to some ambient tunes. There's not much to say about this mix other than I was going for a vibe of sitting outside on a warm summer night, gazing at the stars. That's it simple, straightforward ambient music. Most of the tracks are from 2024.

Here are links to all the music used in this mix:

Cheers!





T R A C K L I S T :
  • 00:00    Innesti - Astral Secrets (Contemplate 2024)
  • 03:33    The Album Leaf - Circulation (Blast (feat. Aaron D4VD) 2024)
  • 07:58    Alva Noto - Hybr:id Noh Human (Hybr:id III 2024)
  • 15:15    Jogging House - Live at Home pt. 1 (Live at Home 2024)
  • 21:07    Kaito - Summer Sketch(Floating Through Space In A Dream - iF edit)
  •      (Collection 2024)
  • 25:30    Hadley Roe - Fragrances (All That's Left 2024)
  • 28:36    Astropilot & Crows Labyrinth - Dreaming Earth (Timeless Sky 2024)
  • 31:15    IDTiL - Abstraction Release (Equilibrium Horizon 2024)
  • 37:45    Brian Eno - Bells Above Instrumental (Drawings In A Notebook 2024)
  • 42:10    State Azure - Ratios (As The Dawn Fades 2023)
  • 51:00    Andrew Heath - The Cloud Machine (The Cloud Machine 2024)
  • 60:00    end

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Electric Highway - Khruangbin Mood Mix Vol. 1


I've been following the rise of Khruangbin since 2018 when they released their album "Con Todo El Mundo." Khruangbin is a musical trio that mixes global influences, including Thai funk, soul, psychedelia, and surf rock, into their mostly instrumental music. The New York Times has described their sound as "extremely slippery, genre-wise." It's been crazy to watch them go from relative obscurity to a band that now has nearly 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Check out their stuff here... https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/

I've always wanted to do a mix with the vibe and feel of Khruangbin. And here it is. I have collected enough tracks to make several of these "Khruangbin Vibes" mixes, so more could be on the way. There is a creator on Mixcloud that has a ton of mixes under the banner of "Khruangbin Vibes" so I've decided to go with "Khruangbin Mood Mixes."

Here links to all the music used in this set:

1. https://katzroar.bandcamp.com/album/invocation
2. https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-sala
3. https://thecactuschannel.bandcamp.com/album/stay-a-while
4. https://balthvsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/macrocosm
5. https://cymande.bandcamp.com/album/cymande
6. https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-003-musique-originale-de-films
7. https://skinshape.bandcamp.com/album/filoxiny
8. https://itsmegacat.bandcamp.com/album/mega-cat
9. https://balthvsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/macrocosm
10. https://arielpink.bandcamp.com/track/baby-featuring-d-m-funk
11. https://godtet.bandcamp.com/album/godtet
12. https://qwalia.bandcamp.com/album/sound-reason-2
13. https://mexicansummer.bandcamp.com/album/self-discovery-for-social-survival
14. https://pedalsteelnoah.bandcamp.com/album/texas-madness-ep
15. https://panamerican.bandcamp.com/album/pan-american
16. https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-sala


This mix is perfect for sitting outside with a cold Chelada.


Cheers!


[ s t r e a m ]    [ d o w n l o a d ]    [ a p p l e _ p o d c a s t s ]


T R A C K L I S T :

  • 00:00    KATZROAR - Pomegranate Seeds (Invocation 2021)
  • 01:21    Khruangbin - Pon Pón (A LA SALA 2024)
  • 04:14    The Cactus Channel - Stay a While (2017)
  • 08:24    BALTHVS - Siente (MACROCOSM 2020)
  • 12:24    Cymande - Dove (Cymande 1973)
  • 22:42    Ahmed Malek - La Ville (Musique Originale De Films 2016)
  • 34:34    Skinshape - After Midnight (Filoxiny 2018)
  • 29:12    mega cat - Worm Rider (mega cat 2024)
  • 31:50    BALTHVS - Johanna's Dream (MACROCOSM 2020)
  • 34:10    Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Baby (Mature Themes 2012)
  • 38:33    GODTET - Ensueño (Godtet 2017)
  • 42:22    Qwalia - Electric Highway (Sound & Reason 2023)
  • 44:18    Allah-Las - Raspberry Jam (Self Discovery for Social Survival 2019)
  • 47:57    Pedal Steel Noah - Head Over Heels (Texas Madness EP 2024)
  • 51:55    Pan•American - Starts Friday (Pan•American 1997)
  • 57:21    Khruangbin - Les Petits Gris (A LA SALA 2024)

Wednesday, July 03, 2024

A Letter From Home - 2000s Nostalgia

 

While playing random tracks from my hard drive full music, I stumbled upon several tunes I hadn't heard in forever. I was filled with feelings of nostalgia. That can happen quite a lot when you're as old as I am, certain albums will always remind me of times and places. I remember wearing out a cassette copy of Tangerine Dream's "Hyperborea" on an old boom box when I first started my current job 30 years ago.

I started collecting a few obscure, nostalgia-inducing tracks as I listened to music over the next few months. As I sat down to make a mix from these tunes I noticed that I could separate them into two time periods - one is tracks from roughly 1976 to the late 80s. And the other turned into this mix, focusing on electronic/idm music from the 2000s.

The mix starts with three of my all time favorite cuts from that period. It felt so good to hear these again and then work them into a mix.

Here are links to all the music used in this mix. Because these are about 20 years old I used Boomkat to source the ones that did not have Bandcamp links.

Enjoy this electronic trip down memory lane.

Cheers!




T R A C K L I S T :
  • 00:00    RF - Ladder in Place (Views of Distant Towns 2006)
  • 05:21    B. Fleischmann - A Letter From Home (Welcome Tourist 2003)
  • 10:18    Styrofoam - Make It Mine (Nothing's Lost 2004)
  • 19:00    Ulrich Schnauss - Between Us And Them (Far Away Trains Passing By 2005)
  • 25:22    The Album Leaf - The Outer Banks (In a Safe Place 2004)
  • 29:30    ISAN - Trois gymnopedies No.1 Lent et douloureux (Trois gymnopedies 2006)
  • 31:55    Kom​ë​it - Acme (Kom​ë​it(blue record) 2000)
  • 34:34    Xela - Through Crimson Clouds (Tangled Wool 2004)
  • 39:39    Arovane - Windy Wish Trees (Lillies 2004)
  • 42:49    Rena Jones - Helix (Indra's Web 2009)
  • 47:53    B. Fleischmann - Take Your Time (Welcome Tourist 2003)
  • 62:00    end