Best Ambient 2016

Every year I make two lists of my favorites albums of the year.  One list is generally indie music and the other is ambient/instrumental.  Even though I have a difficult time deciding on the final group it is easier coming up with the indie list than it is for ambient.  Maybe it's because after a year of music they all tend to blur together and sound the same.  There are definitely some stand outs, like the two releases from Johann Johannsson this year.  But generally it's tough to make a list because there are a lot of quality recordings every year.

As hard as it is, it's still a lot of fun digging through a ton of releases to find my favorites and then out them together in a coherent mix.  The tracks don't appear in any particular order.  I just figured out what cuts sounded good together.  Not all the tracks from my best of list made into the mix because that's just the way mixes go sometimes.

Here's the list, I'd love to hear about your favorite albums of the year, tell me about them in the comments.

BEST AMBIENT/INSTRUMENTAL OF 2016:

• 1. Johann Johannsson - Orphee
• 2. Ryuichi Sakamoto And Alva Noto - The Revenant OST
• 3. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Ears
• 4. Paul Haslinger - Halt & Catch Fire OST
• 5. The Green Kingdom - Harbor
• 6. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things Season 1, Vol. 1
• 7. Olafur Arnalds - Island Songs
• 8. Huerco S. - for those of you who have never (and also those who have)
• 9. Yagya - Stars And Dust
• 10. Johann Johannsson - Arrival OST Coppice Halifax - Green Shape
• 11. Coppice Halifax - Green Shape
• 12. 36 - The Infinity Room
• 13. Loscil - Monument Builders
• 14. Oddisee - The Odd tape
• 15. Olan Mill - Land Cycle
• 16. Pye Corner Audio - Stasis
• 17. Piers Faccini - no one's here
• 18. Voces8 - Winter
• 19. Marconi Union - ghost stations
• 20. Mac Quayle - Mr. Robot, Vol. 1 OST
• 21. AXX - Command Z
• 22. Rezo Glonti - Budapest
• 23. Riverrun - Romer Shoal
• 24. Daniel Lanois - Goodbye To Language
• 25. Spheruleus - Sundials

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    The Green Kingdom - Haze Layers
• 06:46    Huerco S. - The Sacred Dance
• 12:10    Yagya - Motes in the Moonlight
• 16:25    Piers Faccini - no one's here 1
• 20:00    Marconi Union - Shadow Scheme
• 22:30    Johann Johannsson - A Song for Europa
• 24:34    Olan Mill - Part 2
• 27:35    Loscil - Weeds
• 32:58    Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Existence in the Unfurling
• 43:36    Paul Haslinger - It's Not Right
• 44:41    Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - This Isn't You
• 46:50    Ólafur Arnalds - Raddir
• 50:00    36 - Room 8
• 52:25    Coppice Halifax - Green Shape phase 4
• 57:10    Rezo Glonti - Pulse Added Two
• 62:10    Heavenchord - Night Waterline
• 67:13    Daniel Lanois - Time On
• 72:10    AXX - Prelude
• 73:31    Riverrun - Weehawken
• 76:00    Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto - The Revenant Theme(Noto remodel)
• 79:33    Johann Johannsson - Arrival
• 81:33    end

Cinematic Headspace

I've been on a big Johann Johnnsson kick lately.  He released one of my favorite albums of the year "Orphee" a few months ago and now he has scored the excellent film "Arrival."  It is a wonderful soundtrack that really adds to an already fantastic film.

Johannsson tells the story of how he made the first track in this mix, "Heptpod B," at Song Exploder here...

https://soundcloud.com/hrishihirway/song-exploder-johann-johannsson-arrival-score

That new soundtrack is the jumping off point for this cinematic mix.  All the music used was released this year with the exception of tracks from "The Martian" & "The Revenant" which are 2015 recordings.  All these soundtracks are superb and I hope you will seek out the full albums.  I've included the name of the film in the tracklist.

Cheers!



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T R A C K L I S T :

⦁ 00:00    Johann Johannsson - Heptapod B(Arrival)
⦁ 03:25    Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Daedalus(Mars)
⦁ 06:15    Harry Gregson-Williams - Message from Hermes(The Martian)
⦁ 08:50    Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Bring This Place to Life(Salero)
⦁ 11:30    A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Metro, pt.3(Iris)
⦁ 15:05    Mac Quayle - leavem3here.flac(Mr. Robot)
   16:09    Max Richter - Morgan Main Title(Morgan)
⦁ 20:10    Starkey - Ticks(Charting Stardust)
⦁ 24:15    Paul Haslinger - Security is a Myth(Halt & Catch Fire)
⦁ 26:45    Ramin Djawadi - Something I Can Never Have(Westworld)
⦁ 32:10    Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Lithium, the new era(Salero)
⦁ 35:20    A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Flashback Antoine(Iris)
⦁ 37:15    Dustin O'Halloran & Hauschka - Memories(Lion)
⦁ 38:40    Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - end credits(Salero)
⦁ 41:25    Johann Johannsson - One of Twelve(Arrival)
⦁ 44:05    Riuichi Sakamoto - Glass & Buffalo(The Revenant)
⦁ 45:40    Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Mama's Room(Hell or High Water)
⦁ 47:55    A Winged Victory for the Sullen - endless battle of the maudlin ballade, pt. 3(Iris)
⦁ 50:25    Ramin Djawadi - Exit Music(Westworld)
⦁ 54:47    end

Mysterioso

I'm not sure where this mix began.  Possibly late at night, glass of whiskey on the table, slow jazz playing in the background.  Arve Henriksen probably came up & got me thinking about dark, atmospheric jazz.  Which sends me to Spotify to investigate more jazz noir, which leads to the discovery of Shadowdream & Dead Combo, which leads to a new mix.

As you've probably guessed by now this is a late night, atmospheric jazz set.  I knew when I started this mix that I'd have to include something from the Twin Peaks soundtrack because that is the first thing I think of when contemplating noir jazz.  The Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch cut that I picked works nicely because also used it for the title of the mix.

I really like the mood and feel of this entire mix and I hope you do too.  Grab a scotch and give it a spin in the dark.

Cheers!

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Angelo Badalamenti - Mysterioso 2
• 04:37    Arve Henriksen - The Sacristan
• 07:45    The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Avian Lung
• 12:45    Triosk - Awake in the Deep
• 14:18    Harold Budd - Emboldened-My Dreams Perish
• 16:30    Shadowdream - The Obsession Begins Tomorrow
• 20:40    Daniel Lanois - Sketches
• 24:40    Dead Combo - After Peace Swim Twice
• 27:55    Povarovo - Methro Nome
• 31:03    Arms And Sleepers - Atelier
• 33:05    Cliff Martinez - Ask him why he killed my brother
• 35:04    Shaqdowdream - The Hour of the Wolf, Alfa and Omega
• 37:25    Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Karin
• 40:50    Julien Neto - V Rivers
• 45:25    Arve Henriksen - Recording Angel
• 47:25    Pjusk - Dempet
• 50:10    Jon Hassell - Light on Water
• 57:40    Nick Cave - Magneto
• 62:45    end

endless ambient

I've always been a fan of long form ambient.  It's goes all the way back to side-long cuts on Fripp & Eno's No Pussyfooting and Eno's Discreet Music.  And more recently to the many full album cuts from Steve Roach.  He's got a number of long form tracks and I'm not sure how many he has released.

For this mix I decided to feature a bunch of long tracks and to also let a large chunk of each to play.  Most cuts in the mix play for about 20 minutes or so.  Which is why this ends up easily being the longest mix I've ever done, clocking in at 6 hours and 15 minutes.  The version on Mixcloud is 5 1/2 hours because I needed to get the file size under 500mb.

This mix should work well as an all night sleep aid.

Cheers!


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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Alio Die - Ultima Latet
• 19:15    James Johnson & Stephen Phillips - Lost at Dunn's Lake
• 43:15    Disturbed Earth - Butterfly
• 58:15    Brian Eno - Neroli
• 1:11:15    Sonmi451 - Ruis
• 1:30:15    Steve Roack - Etheric Imprints
• 1:43:55    Aloof Proof - The Ghost Ship
• 2:03:20    Harold Budd - As Long As I Can Hold My Breath
• 2:27:30    Seaworthy - Sleep Paths
• 3:04:00    Robert Rich - Somnium
• 3:53:15    Jim Cole - Astral
• 4:10:30    Steve Roach - The Delicate Beyond
• 4:39:20    Alio Die - In The Labyrinth Garden
• 5:08:15    Brian Eno - Lux 4
• 5:22:50    Paul Vnuk - Silence Speaks In Shadows
• 6:15:21    end

still falls the rain 2016

Back in 2009 I did a guest mix for Subversion called Still Falls the Rain.  When a regular listener/downloader was looking for a replacement file for one that he had lost I realized that I'd never properly uploaded it to my own archive or to Mixcloud. 

So I dug up the file from 2009, added a few more tracks and uploaded for your listening pleasure.  Good timing too, because it's been raining a lot here so it fits perfectly.

Cheers!

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00     August Stars – Inland Rain
• 04:25     Part Timer – Rain on My Window
• 06:50     Letna – Raining Day
• 09:30     Jon Hassell – Delta Rain Dream
• 12:55     Manual - After the Rain
• 14:00     Mark McGuire – A Pocket Full of Rain
• 15:20     Sense - Early Rain
• 19:00     Cyber Zen Sound Engine & Matt Borghi – Endless Rain
• 22:10     Foxx & Budd – Raindust
• 27:55     Jeff Pearce – Rainshadow Sky
• 30:22    Giovanni Guidi Trio - The night it rained forever
• 37:40    experiments in silence - as gentle rain falls
• 47:56    Ryuichi Sakamoto - After the Rain
• 48:43   end

Stranger Synths

I'm sure by now that most of you have seen or heard about the TV show "Stranger Things" on Netflix.  If you haven't seen it, definitely check it out. It totally rips off Close Encounters, ET, Poltergeist, Stand By Me, Firestarter, etc. but it doesn't matter because it's ripping them off in a loving way.

The same is true for the soundtrack.  It's got a great analog synth sound reminiscent of Tangerine Dream and John Carpenter soundtracks.  The minute I heard the Stranger Things theme I knew I had to make a mix featuring the new retro sound.

Even though the music in this mix sounds like it's from the 70s or 80s all of it is new, with most cuts being from 2015 and 2016.  In addition to the Stranger Things theme I of course had to include the Tangerine Dream remix of it. Thanks to Mike of Ambient Music Guide for the heads up on the soundtrack from Halt & Catch Fire by Paul Haslinger. It's fantastic!  Another soundtrack that made it's way into the mix is from Mac Quayle music for Mr. Robot - more analog loveliness.

I hope everyone enjoys the mix, I know had a ball putting it together.

Cheers!


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T R A C K L I S T:

• 00:00    Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things
• 01:04    Tangerine Dream - Stranger Things Theme Remix
• 03:17    Harry Gregson-Williams - Hexadecimals
• 05:30    Paul Haslinger - Macmillan Utility
• 06:55    Pye Corner Audio - Approach
• 08:40    John Carpenter - Utopian Façade
• 12:04    Mac Quayle - trustyourself
• 15:15    Prins Thomas - B
• 22:30    The Analog Roland Orchestra - Lay Down
• 24:36    20SIX Hundred - Collapse of Classical Reality
• 27:07    Panabrite - Sunlight Dive
• 29:33    Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Hanging Lights
• 30:48    Nonkeen - Happy Juno
• 33:15    Paul Haslinger - A Wolf in Unix
• 34:21    Jean Michel Jarre - The Heart of the Noise
• 36:54    Mac Quayle - m0rphine
• 38:40    Pye Corner Audio - Vorsicht
• 41:02    Cliff Martinez - Son of Placenta Previa
• 43:15    Qluster - von weiter ferne ganz nah
• 49:45    Pye Corner Audio - Sleep Chamber
• 52:00    Bop - Odd Meaning
• 55:21    Panabrite - Dune
• 59:15    Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Cops are Good at Finding
• 60:12    Paul Haslinger - It Speaks
• 64:15    end

Luminouspaces

Two of my favorite albums this year are from Icelandic composers, Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphée and Ólafur Arnalds - Islands.  How does the tiny country of Iceland produce so many incredible artists? I don't know how but I'm happy every time new music comes from that mysterious place.

The moment I heard these two recordings I knew I'd have to make a new modern classical mix. All of the music here is fairly new and most of it has an accessible classical take with an ambient touch.

http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/us/artist/johannsson/

http://olafurarnalds.com/works/

Cheers!


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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Johann Johannsson - Flight From The City
• 06:06    Ólafur Arnalds - Oldurot
• 10:27    Kenneth James Gibson - Poured Semi Silently Upon You
• 16:27    Matt Dunkley - Cycle 6
• 21:12    Johann Johannsson - A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder
• 23:36    A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atmos VII
• 26:00    Ólafur Arnalds - 1995
• 29:48    Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson - And Still They Move
• 32:23    Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Casino
• 34:00    Kenneth James Gibson - Long Gone Canadian Summer
• 40:30    Johann Johannsson - Good Night Day
• 44:22    Matt Dunkley - Cycle 5
• 48:06    Ólafur Arnalds - Doria
• 51:11    Dustin O'Halloran - We Move Lightly
• 54:02    Nils Frahm - The Shooting
• 58:26    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Hell Ensemble
• 61:01    end

Ambient Decades: 1980s

This is mix #2 in the Ambient Decades series. As the titles says, this mix focuses on ambient music in the 1980s.

There were some great ambient albums in the 80s, albums that go down as some of the best ambient of all time.  That would be Brian Eno - On Land, Steve Roach - Structures from Silence and Brian Eno & Harold Budd - The Pearl. Beyond those 3 there are more great 80s recordings from Roach & Eno and other classics & worthwhile music.

I was definitely happy to include a cut from Gone to Earth by David Sylvian, one of my favorite albums of all time.  It's such a great recording and at the time it blew my mind.

Next up - the 90s.

Cheers!

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Steve Roach - Structures from Silence(1984)
• 10:40    Brian Eno - Lantern Marsh(1982)
• 15:20    David Sylvian - The Wooden Cross(1986)
• 19:20    Michael Brook - Midday(1985)
• 24:30    Michael Stearns - As The Earth Kissed The Moon(1981)
• 31:00    Vangelis - Empty Streets(1982)
• 36:00    Thom Brennan - Moosoon(1987)
• 44:10    Steve Roach - A Circular Ceremony(1988)
• 51:58    Brian Eno & Harold Budd - An Echo of Night(1984)
• 54:00    Jeff Greinke - Island Arc(1986)
• 56:50    Harold Budd - Sandtreader(1986)
• 61:45    David Sylvian & Holger Czukay - Mutability(1989)
• 72:45    U2 - 4th of July(1984)
• 74:33    Peter Gabriel - Slow Water(1985)
• 77:08    end

Perfect Perseid Playlist

 

This mix is a couple of weeks late. It is a soundtrack for meteor watching, specifically the annual August Perseid meteor shower.  I uploaded it to Mixcloud on Aug. 12th but totally forgot to make it available here as well.  That has now been corrected. 

I've been wanting to use a track from Robert Scott Thompson's album "Pale Blue Dot" and a stargazing mix was the perfect opportunity with Skyway being a great opener for this collection.  I was also happy to include an old favorite - Thom Brennan.  I've always been a big fan of his music and much of it is perfect for star/space themed mixes.

Enjoy

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Robert Scott Thompson - Skyway
• 05:20    Forrest Fang - not forgotten
• 09:40    36 - Miserere
• 15:05    Aglaia - after midnight
• 21:40    Markus Guentner - baryon
• 26:50    Diatonis - one starry starry starry night
• 31:36    Underworld - simple peal
• 35:15    Thom Brennan - the fog unveils
• 41:00    Arovane - Nostalghia I
• 56:20    Tau Ceti - Cydonia Plains
• 62:15    Jeffrey Koepper - Distant Light
• 73:20    Robert Scott Thompson - Shimmer Upon The Mirror Pond
• 78:14    Brian Eno - Stars
• 85:05    Sonmi451 - Rigel
• 93:33    David Wenngren & Christopher Bissonnette - Burn Like a Meteor and Leave No Dust
• 1:43:37    end

Ambient Decades: 1970s

This is the first in a series of mixes featuring ambient music from each of the past 4 1/2 decades.

Ambient music came to it's full expression during the 1970s with Eno's Discreet Music & Music for Airports. This mix explores those albums and other electronic gems. This mix/list is by no means definitive. It's music from my collection that is a representation of the emergence of ambient in the 1970s.

As I was sorting through tracks for the mix I realized that I'm definitely going to have to make a mix of 70s berlin school & kraut music electronic tunes. That way I can use Jean Michel Jarre, Can, Holgar Czukay and more rhythmic Tangerine Dream & Klaus Schulze.

Cheers!

 
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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Michael Hoenig - Voices of Where(1978)
• 04:20    Harmonia - By the Riverside(1976)
• 07:15    Klaus Schulze - Wahnfried 1883(1975)
• 12:50    Wendy Carlos - Fall(1972)
• 18:00    Gavin Bryars - The Sinking of the Titanic(1975)
• 23:25    Tangerine Dream - Sequent C(1974)
• 25:00    Brian Eno - Discreet Music(1975)
• 33:33    Kraftwerk - Heimatklänge(1973)
• 36:45    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Tama(1971)
• 41:37    Cluster - In Ewigkeit(1976)
• 48:30    Ashra - Deep Distance(1976)
• 53:30    Steve Hillage - Garden of Paradise(1979)
• 62:25    Tangerine Dream - Rubycon(1975)
• 65:50    Klaus Schulze - Some Velvet Phasing(1974)
• 71:50    Brian Eno - Two Rapid Formations(1978)
• 74:36    Brian Eno - Music for Airports 1/1(1978)
• 91:09    end

The Color of Space - guest mix by Mike G of Ambient Music Guide

I've done a lot of mixes over the last ten years.  Obviously I try to have a theme or mood for each mix.  It can get difficult come up with new motifs.  That's why I love the idea that Mike G of Ambient Music Guide had last year.  We decided to trade guest mixes and he suggested we each send each other a few mix titles and that we select one and build the mix off of that title.  It really gets me thinking differently and can help get me out of a rut when looking for mix inspiration.

This mix is the second guest mix from Mike.  I love getting these mixes because so often there are artists or genres I normally don't use but that I love listening to.  This mix exemplifies that perfectly.  I don't listen to as much "space" music as I used to and as I lost myself in this mix I realized that I really need to revisit this style of ambient more often.  I am looking forward to using this as a stargazing soundtrack when I vacation in northern Wisconsin later this summer.

This is what Mike had to say about The Color of Space...

"Space is a theme with multiple meanings and is woven throughout much 
modern ambient and downtempo instrumental music. My mix The Color Space 
is a soundtrack of the cosmos.  All the music has a cosmic feel, whether 
it be one of inner space, outer space or the indefinable regions between."

Thanks Mike!

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T R A C K L I S T :

minimal tendencies

On my list of the greatest recordings ever made you'll find the 1978 ECM records release of Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians. It blew me away when I heard it for the first time.  I've been a fan of minimal classical music ever since.

I have a ton of Steve Reich and Philip Glass music in my collection.  Recently I discovered a 2010 recording of Philip Glass music by the Delta Saxophone Quartet called Minimal Tendencies.  It's an excellent album and it got me thinking about a minimal mix.  So I stole the title of their album and started the mix with one of their tracks.

Enjoy



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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Delta Saxophone Quartet - Philip Glass Mishima I
• 03:50    Colin Stetson - Clothed in the skin of the dead
• 06:20    Pat Metheny - Steve Reich Electric Counterpoint 1 Fast
• 13:06    Philip Glass - Closing
• 18:52    Alexandre Desplat - Alan
• 21:39    Max Richter - Shadow Journal
• 26:50    Steve Reich - Six Marimbas
• 32:00    John Adams - The Death of Klinghoffer Chorus of Exiled Palestinians
• 37:55    Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians Pulses
• 43:20    John Luther Adams - The Farthest Place
• 50:11    Julia Rovinsky - Philip Glass Metamorphosis II
• 53:20    Clint Mansell - Ghosts of Things To Be
• 54:30    John Adams - Fog Tropes
• 57:15    Kronos Quartet - Glass String Quartet No. 2 Company IV
• 59:05    The Dublin Guitar Quartet - Philip Glass Mishima V
• 62:32    Steve Reich - Mallet Quartet II Slow
• 65:40    Evan Chapman - Philip Glass Opening
• 71:49    end

Sunday Morning Music vol. 13 - Silver Sunrise

The latest in the Sunday morning series features a gorgeous remix of a Silver Lake Chorus tune from their forthcoming remix album out on June 24th.

https://thesilverlakechorus.bandcamp.com/

The mix opens and closes with Easy To Die by Silver Lake Chorus remixed by Hammock. The closing tune is an instrumental version.

The rest of the mix is the typical Sunday morning mix of instrumentals, jazz and vocal tunes. Most of the tracks are fairly new.

Enjoy

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Silver Lake Chorus - Easy to Die(Hammock remix)
• 03:50    Julianna Barwick - Forever
• 08:00    Jim James - All Things Must Pass
• 13:13    Silmus - Close to Light
• 17:25    Oddisee - Right Side of the Bed
• 21:25    Baka Forest People of SE Cameroon - Liquindi 2
• 22:50    Hiatus - Third(Max Cooper remix)
• 27:20    Ólafur Arnalds - RGB
• 31:20    Radiohead - Daydreaming
• 36:57    Hammock - Marathon Boy
• 41:48    Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Stratus
• 44:00    Fred Frith & Darren Johnston - Barn Dance
• 46:40    Strand of Oaks - Wonderful(my morning jacket cover)
• 50:00    Sliver Lake Chorus - Easy to Die(Hammock instrumental remix)
• 54:21    end

dubscapes & seacapes

I love me some ambient dub.  I also love ambient tunes that remind me of the sea.  Over the years I've made 7 dub style mixes & 6 sea themed mixes.  This new mix combines those two obsessions.

There's now much else to say about all the music here.  other than I think all the tunes flow nicely & work well within this theme.

Enjoy

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Brother Blue - Summoning UFOs
• 05:55    Shaded Explorer - Sea Mist
• 10:33    Purl - Havets Sang
• 16:25    Kris Dubinsky & Warmth - Sammanväxta Toner
• 20:55    Purl - Montauk
• 27:50    Wanderwelle - Leaving Port Logan
• 31:00    Urenga - Ocean's Secret
• 37:55    Markus Guentner - Baryon
• 44:25    Bjorn Rohde - Forest of Forgotten Hearts(reflections edit)
• 49:40    Kris Dubinsky & Warmth - Uncertain Horizon
• 54:39    Kanthor - Hegemony
• 59:15    Gas - Pop III
• 65:22    Purl - Remnant
• 73:37    end

Unfurling Forces

As with so many mixes this one started because of a great tune. In this mix that great tune is Existence in the Unfurling by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith from her spectacular new album Ears. The track is a wonderful mixture of analog electronics, fluttering woodwinds and ethereal vocals. It's my favorite song of the year so far and I just had to share it in a mix. 

The other tracks are a combination of electronic tunes & some post-rock.  All the music is new with the exception of the 3rd track.

Enjoy


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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Existence in the Unfurling
• 11:05    Mogwai - Ether
• 15:40    The Maple Mountain Sunburst Triolian Orchestra - Age of Steam
• 18:40    36 - FIVe Eyes
• 21:40    Explosions in the Sky - The Wilderness
• 25:44    Prins Thomas - A2
• 32:20    Shaded Explorer - When I Decided to Live
• 40:54    Underworld - Santiago Cuatro
• 44:15    Brian Eno - The Ship
• 52:25    Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Rare Things Grow
• 55:24    end