Snowblind

I wanted to get a snow themed mix in before winter starts to wane. So here it is.  

Most of the tracks have the word snow in the title.  Anytime I can use a tune from Yagya's "Rhythm of Snow" I'll gladly take it.

Looking forward to a new guest mix in the coming weeks and a mix featuring delicate micro-sounds from 10 years ago.

Cheers!

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Blamstrain - Tundra V
• 06:00    Parks - Snowblind
• 09:20    Yagya - Snowflake 10
• 12:50    Panoptique Electrical - Falling Snow
• 15:12    Locust - Snowblind
• 17:02    Halo - Winter Lullaby I
• 18:05    Andrew Lahiff - Snow
• 21:00    The Green Kingdom - Sleep, Snow
• 25:23    Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer - Snow Slowed
• 28:35    Endless Melancholy - A Song for Watching Snowfalls
• 31:44    Ocean in a Bottle - Bordering the Snow
• 34:05    Akira Kosemura - Snowy Sky
• 35:37    From the Mouth of the Sun - Snow Burial(while blue skies gather)
• 38:35    Fuzzy Lights - Snowstorm in a Snow Globe
• 41:10    Stormloop - Snowdrift
• 52:10    Autistici - Hidden in Snow
• 54:20    Motionfield - The Sound of Snow
• 56:15    Chihei Hatakeyama - Heavy Snow III
• 61:37    end

The Sun's Gone Dim - A Tribute to Johann Johannsson

Johann Johannsson died on Friday, February 9, 2018.

Devastating. 

I absolutely adored his compositions.

I am at a complete loss for what to say about his music. So rather than try I made this mix.

Because I cross post all these mixes over on Mixcloud I am not able to make a mix with nothing but Johannsson music. Mixcloud has a policy of only 4 tracks from a single artist per mix. So I used 4 Johannsson cuts, some of my favs, and music from other artists that I have always grouped together with Johann.

I hope you will listen to this mix and also go seek out Johannsson's awesome library of music that is keeping his memory alive in this world.







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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Johann Johannsson - The Sun's Gone Dim and The Sky's Turned Black
• 05:33    Henryk Gorecki - Symphony No. 3 Lento(exerpt)
• 08:30    Johann Johannsson - Flight from the City
• 14:35    Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight
• 20:43    Johann Johannsson - Kangaru
• 23:22    Craig Armstrong - Choral Ending
• 25:54    Just a Human - Johann
• 28:15    Olafur Arnalds - Öldurót
• 32:22    Clint Mansell - Together We Will Live Forever
• 37:05    Johann Johannsson - IBM 1403 Printer
• 44:05    Christopher Spelman - The Final Journey
• 51:27    Hildur Gudnadottir - Unveiled
• 54:48    Olafur Arnalds - Dalur
• 58:31    lowlight - Memories of JJ
• 62:07    end

Rusted Tone Recordings

I have decided to reach out to a few folks in the ambient community about doing some guest mixes.  Basically I'm just lazy & want content without much work. ;-) 

Actually I thought it would be nice to come at these mixes from some new perspectives. And at the same time promote some artists and labels both here and on Mixcloud.

This first guest mix is exactly what I was looking for. It is a bit darker than I normally produce and that's why it's great to bring a new mindset to these mixes, it opens new doors and explores new sounds. There are definitely some awesome sounds in this mix.

This music comes to us from James Armstrong, the man behind Rusted Tone Recordings.  Check out their first sampler release here...

https://rustedtonerecordings.bandcamp.com/releases

Here's what James has to say about the mix...


"This mix was created to showcase the unreleased work of artists scheduled for solo releases on Rusted Tone Recordings throughout 2018 and into 2019. Ranging from the guitar-based melancholy of Wil Bolton, Spheruleus, and Darren Harper, to the abstract ambient manipulations of James Osland, Kepier Widow, and Red On Maroon, the mix promotes the diversity and creative dedication of the musicians on the RTR Roster. 

A majority of the tracks included were contributed by the artists themselves for the label’s initial sampler (see link below), with the exceptions of James Osland (White Label Recs. - forthcoming), BCOM (slef-release), and Red On Maroon (Quietest Records - The Tape Works #1). All tracks written and recorded by the respective artist, mastered by James Edward Armstrong."

Thanks!


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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    James Osland - Just Fell Me Dear Human
• 04:58    Wil Bolton - Nerine 
• 08:42    Spheruleus - Dimly Lit 
• 13:04    Building Castles Out Of Matchsticks - Shifting Insomnia And The Dream Incubator 
• 17:04    SALTINGS - Sotto Voice
• 21:18    Net - Hidden Pheasant 
• 24:08    Darren Harper - A Thousand Tiny Heartbreaks
• 29:30    A Home For Ghosts - Cadence
• 36:20    Kepier Widow - Congestion
• 41:26    Gallery Six & Oblivia - Like a Winter Lake
• 44:54    Red On Maroon - #2
• 54:59    The Green Kingdom – Luminous