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I am always pleased to present a new mix from Paul Asbury Seaman and this one is no exception. It's a great collection of sequencer tracks that hits the ideal vibe. Coming on the heels of my Stranger Synths mix, I was still in a electronic, sequencer mood and this mix kept me in that zone perfectly.
Here's what Paul says about this mix:
“For a lot of people, the term ‘electronic music’ still brings to mind the chaotic synthesizer experiments of its early years, highly abstract and moody ‘space music,’ or the techno dance music that grew out of a merger of ‘70s disco with ‘80s pop. Or the characteristically propulsive textures associated with em godfathers Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, where a simple sequence of repeating notes provided both rhythm and melody. But some artists (including the aforementioned two) are able to infuse their beeping machines with warm emotions and heartfelt melodies, as presented here—a softer side of the electronic universe. If you like a steady, waterwheel flow and bell-like tones, this one’s for you.”
Paul mentions Klaus Schulze which is appropriate because we timed this mix to be posted just days after the release of the final Klaus Schulze album. I grabbed the last track from that album and made it the final track in this mix as one last tribute to Klaus.
Links to the albums used in this mix in the order in which they appear:
- https://andypickford1.bandcamp.com/album/radiosilence-objective-linearity-general-release-version
- https://larsleonhard.bandcamp.com/album/gravity
- https://macofbionight.bandcamp.com/album/auralities
- https://www.amazon.com/En-Trance-Klaus-Schulze/dp/B01K0BTEDW
- https://hollan-holmes.bandcamp.com/album/emerald-waters
- https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/dreams
- https://steveroach.bandcamp.com/album/spiral-revelation
- https://spiraldreams.bandcamp.com/album/journey-to-infinity-ii-24bit
- https://fritzmayr.bandcamp.com/album/milky-way
- https://tronestamjohan.bandcamp.com/album/next-step
- https://klausschulze.bandcamp.com/
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T R A C K L I S T :
- 00:00 Andy Pickford - Temple of the Wonklord (RadioSilence: Objective Linearity 2022)
- 07:52 Lars Leonhard - Moon Gravity (Gravity 2022)
- 15:35 Mac of BIOnighT - Auralities (Auralities 2017)
- 20:36 Klaus Schulze - Fm Delight (En=Trance 1988)
- 28:00 Hollan Holmes - The River (Emerald Waters 2022)
- 33:22 State Azure - Ricochet (Dreams 2020)
- 41:45 Steve Roach - We Continue (Spiral Revelation 2016)
- 48:45 SpiralDreams - Pearl in the Sand part1 (Journey to Infinity II 2021)
- 54:30 Fritz Mayr - North Coast Night Lights (Milky Way 2021)
- 59:42 Johan Tronestam - Home Sweet Home (Next Step 2021)
- 66:06 Klaus Schulze - Der Hauch des Lebens Pt. 5 (Deus Arrakis 2022)
- 71:14 end
It is bewildering the excessive length of copyrighted works presented in this mix, and in general, in recent Low Light Mixes as of late. Mixes use to provide a taste of the artist/composition and then move onto the next track, to provide a broad-brushed "sonic tour", without disseminating the bulk of the work. The current trend is all a quite brazen use the "fair use" doctrine.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of Seaman's mix stewardship, he has finally found a mix theme that is general enough to contain his ever-wandering, but very astute and very experienced, musical ear. The typical Seaman mix to date has a handful of tracks that fully embody the advertized theme, which is then quickly spoiled by non-conforming, opposing tracks, so as to complete the full token hour. In this mix, his chosen collection at last fully aligns with the advertisement. This should be divorced from the titling adjective "soothing", which is debatable for a Moto Perpetua mix.