Icelight

Here is another fantastic mix curated by Paul Asbury Seaman. His earlier mixes are "Floating Through Moonlight" and "The Memory of Trains."

I'm listening to it as I type this and it's another wonderful collection. Here's what Paul has to say about it:

“I’m no fan of winter, but I love the visual patterns created by ice. And I’ve always loved the bell-like sounds sometimes used in electronic/ambient music and featured prominently in the works of Rudy Adrian. The idea for this mix started with a rather dark compilation by Hypnos Records called Message from a Subatomic World, from which I got the title track here, and ended with my recent (and joyous) discovery of a stunning artist working with gamelan bells, Gordon Pigeon, which opens this set. The full piece from his album Acoustic Fireflies is more than 30 minutes long.”

Thanks Paul!

Cheers!

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Gordon Pigeon - Lamasaerie vesperale(Lucioles acoustiques 2016)
• 12:32    Jan Garbarek – Iceburn(In Praise of Dreams 2004)
• 17:10    Jeff Greinke - One September(Wide View 2002)
• 25:10    JeffPearce – Aftermath(The Hidden Rift 1996)
• 29:35    Kirsty Hawkshaw - Ice CastleThe Ice Castle 2008)
• 36:03    Rudy Adrian - Subterranean RiverDesrt Realms 2008)
• 41:20    Justin Vanderberg - Cold Brightness(Synthetic Memories 2011)
• 46:55    Kirsty Hawkshaw – Solitary(The Ice Castle 2008)
• 52:38    Oophoi - Icelight(Message From A Subatomic World 2008)
• 57:15    Meg Bowles - Glacial Dawn(A Quiet Light 2011)
• 66:02    end

 

New music

I haven't posed about about anything other than new mixes in a loooooong time.  But I've been playing new releases from some online friends that I think deserves some attention.

First up is an album that I somehow missed last year from Lunar Testing Lab.  It's called "Signalling the Stars" and it's excellent! Space music with some beats, throw in some fx and nasa type transmissions and you've got an wonderful album.

https://lunartestinglab.bandcamp.com/album/signalling-the-stars










Next we have another great recording from Tonepoet - N/E/W/S.  The main instrument here is guitar which is great because I love ambient guitar.  But it's not just guitar, more instrumentation and arrangements are used.  The Tonepoet albums have really progressed over the years and this one could be my favorite.

https://tonepoet.bandcamp.com/album/n-e-w-s








Finally I've been playing a couple releases from labels run by Harry Towell.  On Audio Gourmet comes a "name your price" recording by Polaroid Notes called "Days of Our Lives."  These are beautiful pieces of piano with atmospherics.  They drift and float and are perfect.

https://audiogourmet.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-our-lives







And on Whitelabrecs we have "The 4th" by Steve Pacheco.  This album has a little more of a drone feel than the other ones in this post. There are beautiful, delicate drones that are accompanied by occasional piano and processed kalimba, xylophone or other acoustic sources. It's a beautiful, hypnotics recording.

https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/the-4th








Check out these fine releases when you get a a chance.

Cheers!

In the Shadow of the Moon - Solar Eclipse 2017

With all the space themed mixes I've done over the years, there was no way I was going to miss making one for this solar eclipse.  So here it is - In The Shadow Of The Moon.

This mix is similar to the Juno mix in that it moves chronologically from sun to total eclipse back to sun.  The titles of the tracks describe the journey.

Cheers!


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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Arp - The Rising Sun
• 05:30    Vidna Obmana & Jan Marmenout - Traveling Moon
• 07:20    Max Richter - Falling Shadow
• 08:58    Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie - Turn Off the Sun
• 11:35    Goldmund - Shadow
• 13:23    Ramin Djawadi - Blackhole Sun
• 15:43    Johann Johannsson - the sun's gone dim and the sky's turned black
• 21:10    STRSGN - Full Eclipse
• 23:45    Marsen Jules Trio - Eclipse
• 28:52    Marconi Union - In Shadows
• 36:14    Horizon Fire - Pinhole Yellow Point
• 41:45    Eno Moebius Roedelius - The Shade
• 44:46    Max Richter - Shadow Journal
• 49:46    Lisa Gerrard - See the Sun
• 52:52    Jim Cole - Sun Showers
• 54:25    The Beatles - Sun King(vocal remix)
• 56:23    Vir Unis - Infinite Sun
• 59:51    end