The Berlin-schoolification of my brain continues. A few years ago I came back to sequencer based Berlin-school music thanks to friend of the feed, Paul Asbury Seaman. The exact artist or moment has been lost in the mists of my mind (hmm, possible mix title "Mists of My Mind"?). But it was Paul who turned me on to the scene of modern sequencer driven music. Paul has consistently provided us with excellent "train" mixes that feature heavy doses of Berlin-school tracks.
That brings us to his latest mix - Wishing Train, Desert Plain, a beautiful journey of hypnotic synth sequences. Here's what Paul has to say about this latest entry in his train themed mixes:
"A train-themed mix is inherently about journeys. Like much of ambient-electronic music, that journey is more than imagination, memories and nostalgia. It is an invitation to explore inner landscapes. Although some of my train mixes are intended to provoke a sense of excitement and adventure, traveling to new places, I mostly have in mind the long, quiet spaces beyond city life, with no distractions, the subtle rhythm of the train inducing a meditative state, a time of calm reflection, inner stillness or focus. All tracks 2026 except “Critical Zone.”
Cover image by Austrian synth maestro Fritz Mayr, commissioned specifically for this mix. Thank you, Mr. Mayr for your generous services (and generous heart!) Whoever says friendships we make on the internet are not real has not experienced the vibrant village life of the ambient/electronic cohort on Bandcamp and elsewhere."
Thanks, Paul, for another great trip.
LINKS TO ALL THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:
https://robertrich.bandcamp.com/album/reunion-of-breath-and-waves
https://albaecstasy.bandcamp.com/album/endless-space
https://lvmorris.bandcamp.com/album/mindwarp
https://fritzmayr.bandcamp.com/album/musical-stories
https://tangerinedream.bandcamp.com/album/night-trains-cityscapes
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/kosmos
https://dtime.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-delta
https://phelios.bandcamp.com/album/dyson-sphere-beta-2
https://thombrennan.bandcamp.com/album/migration
Cheers!
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T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Michael Stearns & Robert Rich - Opening Sky (Reunion Of Breath And Waves 2026)
- 05:25 Alba Ecstasy - Critical Zone (Endless Space 2020)
- 14:50 L.V. Morris - High Pass (Mindwarp 2026)
- 19:57 Fritz Mayr - Chapter Four (Musical Stories 2026)
- 32:55 Tangerine Dream - Love On A Real Train 2026 (Night Trains & Cityscapes 2026)
- 41:06 Stellardrone - Crepuscular Rays (Kosmos 2026)
- 46:15 DTime - Shifting Dunes At Dawn (Eternal Delta 2026)
- 54:25 Martin Stürtzer - 00:33 (Dyson Sphere Beta 2026)
- 63:33 Thom Brennan - Migration Part 5 (Migration 2026)
- 73:10 end
