Sunday, September 12, 2010

silent sorrow in empty boats

I have always loved a little known Genesis tune called "Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats". The last song on the end of side three(vinyl), it's a 3 minute instrumental that is more ambient than old prog rock.

I remember a thread at the Hypnos forum, a long time ago, that was asking for a list of the best ambient tracks by non-ambient artists. I can't find the list or the thread but I think I added artists like Radiohead, Daryl Hall, Peter Gabriel, etc. I think "Silent Sorrow" may be the best ambient track by a non-ambient artist.


I'm working on a mellow prog rock mix that I'm sure will include this Genesis tune as well.


Anyway, I've always wanted to use it in a mix so here it is. I used the track as the title for this mix but the music doesn't necessarily take on the sorrowful feel that the title suggests. I can personally attest to the fact that this mix works very for sleeping. Enjoy.




Download (right click/save as) : 84mb, 60:46

silent sorrow in empty boats



T R A C K L I S T :

  • 00:00 Genesis - Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats
  • 02:45 Slow Dancing Society - and to the dust shall we return
  • 08:45 Alio Die - In the Labyrinth Garden
  • 15:00 Christopher Willits - Flowers into Stardust
  • 19:45 Pulusha - Isolation, pt. 1
  • 29:25 Christopher Hipgrave - Time & Distance
  • 30:45 Tim Hecker - Incurably Optimistic
  • 35:45 36 - Lightout
  • 37:35 Deepchord presents Echospace - untitled #5
  • 40:15 John Foxx & Harold Budd - Raindust
  • 45:25 Celer - A Lifetime of Wasted Breaths
  • 49:45 Gareth Hardwick - 5 points
  • 59:36 Genesis - reprise of Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats
  • 1:00:46 end

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful stuff. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful!

petesrdic said...

Loving this. Thanks so much.
The Genesis tune is a beauty too.

Chrissy Brand said...

Simply stunning mix, thank you so much- Silent sorrow's one of my all time faves.

Anonymous said...

The title comes from a lyric in the prior song, "The Lamia," where the Lamia creatures die after tasting Rael's blood in an implied sexual encounter with him:

"Each empty snakelike body floats, silent sorrow in empty boats. A sickly sourness fills the room. The bitter harvest of a dying bloom."

Arguably their most poetic lines in the entire history of the band.

Thanks for posting.

Low Light Mixes said...

I totally agree!! That line is is one of my all time fav Genesis lyrics. And The Lamia is one of my fav Genesis tunes. Thanks for listening and commenting!

Cheers

Monolito 39 said...

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Low Light Mixes said...

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