Wednesday, January 31, 2024

APRICITY: the warmth of sunshine in winter

 

Apricity(a-PRIS-i-tee)(n.) - The warmth of the sun in winter.

I stumbled upon this word while doom-scrolling Threads or Instagram last week. I like the idea that there is a word that describes that feeling of soaking of the limited rays of the sun on a winter day. I had already started a straightforward ambient mix and this word just seemed to fit the vibe. 

All the tracks in this mix are new, with most being from 2024. There's not much else to say other than find a cozy spot near a window and let some sunshine warm you up.

LINKS TO ALL THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:


Cheers!


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T R A C K L I S T :

  • 00:00    Crows Labyrinth, Perry Frank - Vanishing (Vanishing 2024)
  • 02:50    Altus - Waning Landscapes (Solastalgia 2024)
  • 11:05    Benoît Pioulard & Offthesky - Fed On Lilies (Sunder 2024)
  • 15:10    Logic Moon & Henrik Meierkord - Bortom Skogen (Ewiger Wald 2024)
  • 18:45    Isostatic - Arctic Crossing (Beyond The North Wind 2023)
  • 25:45    Robert Rich - Dendritic (Waves Of Now 2024)
  • 29:40    Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement - Shoreline Procession (Killer Whale Atmospheres 2023)
  • 37:57    Gallery Six - Utakata (Richness of the Heart 2024)
  • 41:20    David Cordero - Serene Landscapes (Restless Nature 2024)
  • 43:30    SVLBRD - In the Deep Ocean (How To Disappear 2024)
  • 45:55    Gregory Paul Mineeff - Into A Dulled Reckoning (So Many, Diminishes 2024)
  • 49:09    Luis Miehlich - It's Alright (Re-Cartographies 2024)
  • 56:40    Robert Davies - Hum of Ether (Solitudes 2024)
  • 67:32    end


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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Cosmic Guitar

 

I've been thinking about a couple of guitar mixes for a while, collecting tracks as I find them but not really sure of the direction the mix would take. Then fellow mixologist Paul Asbury Seaman turned me on to the track "Franky's Floyd" from "An Evening With Friends" by Ron Boots. The heart of the track is a guitar solo homage to David Gilmore & Pink Floyd. It's fantastic! When I heard it I decided to split the guitar mix in two - one would be louder where the occasional guitar solo would be right at home. The other mix would be a bit more spacey, more ethereal.

So this mix, Cosmic Guitar, is the later style - ambient, atmospheric, cosmic. The timing for this mix is great because two new albums coming in February fit perfectly. They are "Abandoned Spaces" by OdNu + Ümlaut  and "Astral Gold" by Dean McPhee. Keep an eye/ear out for them next month.


LINKS TO THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:


Cheers!





T R A C K L S T :
00:00    Dean McPhee - The Second Message (Astral Gold 2024)
02:55    Andy Summers & Robert Fripp - Guide (Bewitched 1984)
04:48    Brian Eno + David Byrne - Solo Guitar With Tin Foil (My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 1981)
06:22    The Bird's Companion - A2: A Liquid Moon (The Edge of the Sea 2023)
10:18    Pink Floyd - Things Left Unsaid (The Endless River 2014)
12:42    Cyber Zen Sound Engine - Foreboding (Cooperation 2012)
16:32    Kaki King - Sanitized Alone (Modern Yesterdays 2020)
20:25    Ghost In The Loop - Cold Space Symmetry (Cold Space Symmetry 2022)
24:35    Dean McPhee - Ether (Astral Gold 2024)
29:30    Manuell Göttsching - Echo Waves (Inventions for Electric Guitar 1971)
35:10    OdNu + Ümlaut - Abandoned Spaces (Abandoned Spaces 2024)
44:04    Foreign Body Sensation & Justin Maranga - Cenote Meditation (Subterranean Environments 2023)
47:28    The National Pool - Solace (2018)
49:36    Naci Oguz - Jakob (Kirpi İkilemi 2023)
55:12    Manuell Göttsching - Quasarsphere (Inventions for Electric Guitar 1971)
61:36    end


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Thursday, January 18, 2024

Nightwalk by Paul Asbury Seaman

 


I've had enough of winter. So let's go from the freezing snows of Wisconsin to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia courtesy of this excellent mix from Paul Asbury Seaman. I love the "night/walking/hiking" theme of this set.

Here's Paul's thoughts on the mix:

“One of my best memories, in my whole life, was taking an all-night hike by myself in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, arriving at the peak just in time to catch the sunrise from the top of Old Rag, famous for its 360 degree view. This program is part of my Mystical Ambient series and I’ve tried to capture the hushed sense of wonder of both the forest at night and the star-filled sky. I hope the music warms your winter dreams. 

As a side note, when I was gathering tracks for this mix, I didn’t set out to make piano the primary instrument, that’s just the way it turned out. And beautifully so, IMHO.”

Thanks for another great contribution, Paul.

Links to each album used in this mix:

Neil Tatar - After The Rain
https://neiltatar.bandcamp.com/album/after-the-rain
Beltone - Blind Concert
https://endlessquest.bandcamp.com/album/blind-concert
Bryan Carrigan - Fall Into Winter
https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Into-Winter-Bryan-Carrigan/dp/B014JXV41M
Allen Pitts - Night Trek
https://weareallghosts.bandcamp.com/album/night-trek-waag-rel156
Fields of Few - Nocturnal Summer Drift
https://fieldsoffew.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal-summer-drift
Andrew Lahiff - The People Under the Stars
https://andrewlahiff.bandcamp.com/album/the-people-under-the-stars
Eivind Aarset - Electronique Noire
https://eivindaarset.bandcamp.com/album/electronique-noire
Gary Stroutsos - Flute Meditations for Yoga...
https://whiteswanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/flute-meditations-for-yoga-massage
Jeff Pearce - With Evening Above
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KQ3LF0K/ref=dm_rwp_pur_lnd_albm_fr
Lynn Tredeau - A Quiet Path
https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Path-Lynn-Tredeau/dp/B08ZD4MSVV
Omar Akram - Moments Of Beauty
https://omarakram.bandcamp.com/album/moments-of-beauty
Patrick O'Hearn - Beautiful World
https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0019GSJXY?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1705537101&sr=1-1
Ron Boots - Autumn Moon
https://ronboots.bandcamp.com/album/autumn-moon
City of Dawn & Sherry Finzer - The Journeying Sun
https://heartdancerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-journeying-sun
Sophie Hutchings - Night Sky
https://sophiehutchings.bandcamp.com/album/night-sky

Cheers!


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T R A C K L I S T :

  • 00:00    Neil Tatar - Nightwalk (After The Rain 2018)
  • 05:24    Beltone - Night (Blind Concert 2017)
  • 08:08    Bryan Carrigan - Deepest of Night (Fall Into Winter 2015)
  • 12:44    Allen Pitts - Night Trek (Night Trek 2023)
  • 18:54    Fields of Few - Night Sky & Gentle Thermals (Nocturnal Summer Drift 2023)
  • 22:45    Andrew Lahiff - Hidden Landscapes After Midnight (The People Under the Stars 2020)
  • 27:25    Eivind Aarset - Porcupine Night Walk (Electronique Noire 2017)
  • 33:00    Gary Stroutsos - Night Sky (Music for Relaxation Flute Meditations for Yoga 2015)
  • 35:55    Jeff Pearce - A Clear Night (With Evening Above 2014)
  • 39:35    Lynn Tredeau - Hush of Night (A Quiet Path 2021)
  • 42:18    Omar Akram - Sorrow (Moments Of Beauty 2023)
  • 44:23    Patrick O'Hearn - Night Becomes Her (Beautiful World 2003)
  • 50:00    Ron Boots - A Gentle Night (Autumn Moon 2016)
  • 54:38    City of Dawn & Sherry Finzer - Walking Within (The Journeying Sun 2024)
  • 58:14    Sophie Hutchings - By Night (Night Sky 2017)
  • 63:35    end



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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

So Cold Now

 

Wind whips over ice,
Fingers numb, breath clouds the air,
Sun a pale, cold eye.

First comes the snow, then the cold. Bitter cold. Ugh, remind me again why I live here. I couldn't resist a quick following up the snow mix with a frozen mix. Just like the snow mix, all the tracks here have cold words in their titles.

I really liked putting two tracks from Harry Towell back-to-back. One new cut from last year called Coldspell and then one from all the way back in 2010 that he released under his Spheruleus moniker called simply, Frozen.

I was literally drinking hot coco with peppermint while mixing these tracks so I suggest you do the same while listening. Or maybe something a bit stronger.

Coming very soon - Nightwalk from Paul Asbury Seaman.

Cheers!


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T R A C K L I S T :

  • 00:00    echospace - polar vortex (echose in space 2014)
  • 00:40    Jeff Pearce - This Frozen Land (Tenderness and Fatality 1993)
  • 04:44    William Tyler - Frozen Shelter (Frozen Shelter 2021)
  • 06:12    Aglaia - Twilight on the frozen lake (Absolutely Deep 2012)
  • 12:30    Western Edges - So Cold Now (Dependency 2021)
  • 14:04    Porzellan - Frozen Feet (Advent 2010)
  • 15:40    Harry Towell - Coldspell (Infinite Light 2023)
  • 19:03    Spheruleus - Frozen (Frozen Quarters 2010)
  • 21:10    Stray Theories - Frozen Skies (The Places Series 2018)
  • 25:54    Martin Schulte - Frosty Morning (Treasure 2011)
  • 29:30    Motionfield - Cold Outside (Evolve 2022)
  • 34:36    Alapastel - Frozen Lakes, Fog And Snow (Hidden For The Eyes 2018)
  • 40:09    Rhucle - More Cold (Feel 2023)
  • 42:11    Pjusk - Polar (Tele 2012)
  • 45:00    Staalklang - The Ice Speak (The Loneliness of a Polar Expedition 2021)
  • 49:36    C-Land - Frozen Clouds (Retro Futurism 2022)
  • 51:40    mamonu - So Long and Thanks for All the Chill...(Die Welt ist Klang: 
  •              A Tribute to Pete Namlook 2013)
  • 55:34    end

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Finally...Snow

It's hard to believe that in Wisconsin we had to wait until the second week of January before we finally got snow. And, of course, now we are going to get dumped on three times in a week. So I figured this is the perfect time for a snow themed mix.

There's not much to say except that the word "snow" is in every track in this mix and the vibe does go well with staying inside with some hot coco or coffee while watching the snow fall outside.

Cheers!

 

 

T R A C K L I S T :

  • 00:00    Ripperton - First Snow (Contrails 2019)
  • 05:05    Ishmael Cormack - Bending Snow (Ammil 2020)
  • 10:10    glåsbird - snow on the patio (cinéma noir 2022)
  • 14:42    Fields We Found - Snow (Thanks 2021)
  • 19:10    Chihei Hatakeyama - A Light Snow (Void XXII 2021)
  • 23:40    Gailes - Surface Variations in The Snowfall (Seventeen Words 2017)
  • 29:45    Milieu - A Small Fire in the Snowy Woods Part II
  • 34:24    Erik Wøllo - Snowfall (Cloud of Strings 2023)
  • 36:40    Max Ananyev - Night Path and Snowfall (Water Atlas 2018)
  • 41:10    glåsbird - Quiet Snowstorms (Siberia 2021)
  • 45:20    Tor Lundvall - Snowy Morning (Yule 2006)
  • 47:05    Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - Snowfall (Mysterious Skin 2005)
  • 52:55    Jeff Pearce - Veil Of Lake Snow (To The Shores Of Heaven 2000)
  • 56:33    end 
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Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Favorite Jazz Albums of 2023

 

I was doing a lot of painting around the houseback in October and I was growing tired of my usual playlists. So I was happy when I stumbled on some 2023 jazz releases I hadn't heard. That set me off on a jazz binge over the last three months of the year which was fun because I discovered all sorts of new music, enough that I could make a year-end list and mix.

I hope to continue diving into new jazz artists and recordings next year. While I love all my old jazz albums from Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, etc., it was exciting to seek out new stuff the same way I am constantly on the lookout for new music in the ambient sphere or in the indie rock scene. I see so many people get hung up on the latest reissues of a classic jazz recordings that I wonder if they ever take the time to appreciate any of the excellent new music being released.


Full list of my favorite Jazz Albums of 2023 in alphabetical order:

  • Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light
  • Anja Lauvdal - Farewell to Faraway Friends (wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23)
  • Arooj Aftab, Vijay lyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile
  • Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Les Egares
  • Dave Easley - Ballads
  • Daniel Villarreal - Lados B
  • Dhafer Youssef - Street of Minarets
  • EABS & Jaubiln - Search of a Better Tomorrow
  • Eli Keszler - LIVE
  • Fire! Orchestra - Echoes
  • Girls in Airports - How It is Now
  • Kamaal Williams - Stings
  • Mette Henriette - Drifting
  • Pat Metheny - Dream Box
  • Peace Flag Ensemble - Astral Plains
  • Peter Somuah - Letter to the Universe
  • Phi-Psonics - Octava
  • Scree - Jasmine On A Night In July
  • Scrimshire - Paroxysm
  • Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Dance of the Elders
  • Yoni Mayraz - Dybbuk Tse!
  • Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music


LINKS TO EACH ALBUM:

Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light: https://ancientinfinityorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/river-of-light

Anja Lauvdal - Farewell to Faraway Friends (wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23): https://anjalauvdal.bandcamp.com/album/farewell-to-faraway-friends-vol-1-2

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile:

Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Les Egares:

Dave Easley - Ballads:

Daniel Villarreal - Lados B:

Dhafer Youssef - Street of Minarets:

EABS & Jaubiln - Search of a Better Tomorrow:

Eli Keszler - LIVE:

Fire! Orchestra - Echoes:

Girls in Airports - How It is Now:

Kamaal Williams - Stings:

Mette Henriette - Drifting:

Pat Metheny - Dream Box:

Peace Flag Ensemble - Astral Plains:

Peter Somuah - Letter to the Universe:

Phi-Psonics - Octava:

Scree - Jasmine On A Night In July:

Scrimshire - Paroxysm:

Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Dance of the Elders:

Yoni Mayraz - Dybbuk Tse!:

Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music:


I hope you enjoy this crop of 2023 jazz albums as much as I did. Cheers!




T R A C K L I S T :
  • 00:00    Phi-Psonics - Lunar Reflections (Octava)
  • 05:15    Girls in Airports - Yield (How It is Now)
  • 10:00    Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (Black Classical Music)
  • 15:05    Scrimshire - Unity Gain (Paroxysm)
  • 20:30    Anja Lauvdal - Siste hus (Farewell to Faraway Friends(wurlitzer improvisations 2021-23)
  • 24:07    Mette Henriette - The 7th (Drifting)
  • 24:37    Pat Metheny - The Waves Are Not The Ocean (Dream Box)
  • 30:06    Arooj Aftab, Vijay lyer, Shahzad Ismaily - Haseen Thi (Love in Exile)
  • 37:50    EABS & Jaubiln - Tomorrow (Search of a Better Tomorrow)
  • 42:00    Yoni Mayraz - 1999 (Dybbuk Tse!)
  • 44:26    Daniel Villarreal - Sunset Cliffs (Lados B)
  • 48:50    Dave Easley - Fleurette Africaine (Ballads)
  • 52:22    Fire! Orchestra - I See Your Eye, Part 1 (Echoes)
  • 1:02:10    Scree - Half-Death (Jasmine On A Night In July)
  • 1:06:06    Kamaal Williams - City of God (Stings)
  • 1:09:18    Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal & Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani - Ta Nyé (Les Egares)
  • 1:13:08    Peter Somuah - Green Path (Letter to the Universe)
  • 1:16:36    Peace Flag Ensemble - You Can't Pin Joy Like A Moth (Astral Plains)
  • 1:21:31    Ancient Infinity Orchestra - Niyama (River of light)
  • 1:29:59    end

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