SLOW/FORM by Tewksbury

 

I occasionally get music submitted for consideration to be used in mixes. I don't seek out submissions but if artists or labels are so kind as to send me some music I will take a listen. Last month I got a totally blind email with a link to a new album from Tewksbury. I fell in love with the album instantly. Well, not instantly as the full album is over 3 hours long. 

Check it out here... https://tewksbury.bandcamp.com/album/floes-volumes-i-iv

Each track is over ten minutes long and they evolve slowly, beautifully as the tape loops, melodies and textures stretch time and space. I liked the album so much that I asked the artist, Douglas Tewksbury, to create a mix and, luckily for all of us, he agreed. 

Here's what Douglas has to say about SLOW/FORM:

"This mix is a collective of slow, organically unfolding music, songs that reminded me of the importance of reflection, of stillness, of contemplation, of change. A few tracks are from my most recent 4x album 'Floes: Volumes I-IV', and the rest are artists who create slowly evolving works with human voices, with synthesizers, and with pianos, culminating with a stunning 19-minute piano work by the incredible Ukrainian pianist, Lubomyr Melnyk. Music can be such a powerful force to reflect on ourselves and the world around us, and here, I wanted to present a moment of consideration and contemplation on what it means to be a listener, investing the time to take the journey in longer works, to invest oneself in the commitment of deep listening."

Thanks to Douglas for creating the mix and for such an excellent album.

Cheers!

[ s t r e a m ]    [ d o w n l o a d ]    [ a p p l e _ p o d c a s t s ]

T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00   Tewksbury - Vika (Self-Released, 2024)
• 10:52   The Beacon Sound - Drone 3 (First Terrace, 2017)
• 15:01   Qasim Naqvi - Ctaphone (Erased Tapes, 2020)
• 16:40   Ian William Craig - Red Gate with Starling (Recital, 2018)
• 19:58   Dorothy Carter - Summer Rhapsody (Palto Flats, 2023)
• 27:02   Hatis Noit - Illogical Lullaby (Erased Tapes, 2018)
• 34:57   Tewksbury - Yaw (Self-Released, 2024)
• 47:17   Yuuki Matthews - Post-Tropical Cyclone (Labels Group, 2014)
• 49:50   Marine Eyes & IKSRE - You'll Grow (Past inside the Present, 2022)
• 54:27   Oneohtrix Point Never - Lovergirls Precinct (Warp, 2012)
• 55:55   Time Wharp - East River Dusk (Leaving Records, 2022)
• 58:23   Lubomyr Melnyk - Pockets of Light (Erased Tapes, 2013)
• 77:38   End

Transforming Sorrow by Paul Asbury Seaman

 

It's always a good day when we get a new mix from Paul Asbury Seaman. Not only because it will be a well thought out collection of tunes but also because that collection is different than what I crank out every week. So it's a nice change of pace and good exposure to new artists and styles.

Here is what Paul says about this new mix:

“Seventh entry in my ‘Mystical Ambience’ series, I think this is one of my most spiritual mixes to date. There’s a lot to be sorrowful about these days. We need solace and, just as important, the courage—and grace— to have hope. The program begins with Ladd Allen Doane’s sweet sequencer pattern juxtaposed with slightly dissonant base chords, emphasizing the tension between what we long for and what we actually see and experience. The rest of the set settles into a contemplative tone suitable for meditation and going-to-sleep music.

Recently I was re-listening to Scott Lawlor’s ‘Seven Last Words’ album (2019) and, while I didn’t end up using it here (too long), ‘The Third Word’ from that album was so achingly beautiful it prompted me to get moving on this mix. Thank you to Seb Taylor for his new Kaya Project album, from which this mix takes its title. (Cover image: ‘Stellar Sorrow’ by haidermah, Pixabay.com.)"

Thanks, Paul, for another excellent musical journey.

Here are the links to all the music used in this mix:

• https://laddadoane.bandcamp.com/album/circinus
• https://matthewlabarge.bandcamp.com/
• https://sebtaylor.bandcamp.com/album/transforming-sorrow
• https://fabiokeiner.bandcamp.com/album/okinoshima
• https://scottlawlor.bandcamp.com/album/awakening-anew-in-stillness
• https://hollan-holmes.bandcamp.com/album/sacred-places
• https://fritzmayr.bandcamp.com/album/aqua-world
• https://shoshanamusic.bandcamp.com/album/storyteller
• https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/oceanic
• https://rudy-adrian.bandcamp.com/album/reflections-on-a-moonlit-lake
• https://syndromeda-syngate.bandcamp.com/album/liftoff-to-infinity-24-bit
• https://maxcorbacho.bandcamp.com/album/the-delicate-essence-of-solitude

Cheers!

[ s t r e a m ]    [ d o w n l o a d ]    [ a p p l e _ p o d c a s t s ]

T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Ladd Allen Doane - Alpha Circini (Circinus 2024)
• 04:20    Larkenlyre  - As We Forgive (Psalms & Sutras 2024)
• 07:15    Kaya Project - This Too Shall Pass(Zheng 24) (Transforming Sorrow 2024)
• 12:37    Fabio Keiner - misogi purification (okinoshima 2023)
• 16:22    Scott Lawlor - Awaken to the Invitation of Grace (Awakening Anew In Stillne... 2023)
• 22:55    Hollan Holmes - A Light Unto The World (Sacred Places 2024)
• 28:05    Fritz Mayr - Hidden Organism (Aqua World 2024)
• 31:58    Shoshana Michel - Starlight and Crystal Dreams(Frida's Lullaby) (Storyteller 2024)
• 35:33    Jeff Greinke - Late Rain at the Station (Oceanic 2024)
• 40:55    Rudy Adrian - Within the Darkness (Reflections On A Moonlit... 2024)
• 44:12    Syndromeda - Liftoff to Infinity (Liftoff to Infinity 2024)
• 52:30    Max Corbacho - Primordial Flower (The Delicate Essence of Solitude 2024)
• 60:00    end

In The Path Of The Eclipse

 

I could kick myself for not planning for this eclipse. I should have booked a room in Austin, TX two years ago. But I did not, so I'll be here in Wisconsin with a still pretty good 90% eclipse and a sketchy forecast.

No matter where you are for the eclipse, you'll need a good soundtrack. As with past celestial events you can count on Low Light Mixes to provide an accompaniment for your viewing.

The titles tell the story of the eclipse, starting with "Ordinary Moon" and "Edge of Darkness" then as the moon obscures more the sun the are "Gathering Shadows" as "Darkness Descends"  Then as we "Step Into The Void" of the "Solar Eclipse" and the "Umbra" we are "In The Perfect Darkness" while "The Moon Remained Silent." Next we see "Light Among The Shadows" with the "Light Returning" and the "Return of the Sun."

I hope you all have good weather and a view. Enjoy the show and the mix.

Cheers!

[ s t r e a m ]    [ d o w n l o a d ]    [ a p p l e _ p o d c a s t s ]

T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Yoyu - Ordinary Moon (Ordinary Moon 2017)
• 06:40    Bass Communion - Edge Of Darkness (Atmospherics 1999)
• 09:27    O Yuki Conjugate - Gathering Shadows (Equator 1995)
• 13:10    A Produce - Darkness Descends (Black Sands 2005)
• 16:10    Klaus Schulz - Solar Moon (Contemporary Works)
• 18:10    Terje Isungset - Black Moon (Two Moons 2007)
• 18:50    Rhomb - Darkened (Lost And Found: A Foundry Anthology 2002)
• 20:00    Luton - Step Into The Void (We Stayed The Path That Fell To Shadow 2018)
• 22:48    Stellardrone - Solar Eclipse (A Moment Of Stillness 2011)
• 25:25    Damian Valles - Umbra (In The Shadow of The Occluding Body 2010)
• 28:28    Alio Die & Dirk Serries - Without The Light Of The Sky, Time Is Lost (The Chapters Of The Eclipse 2022)
• 34:15    Lammergeyer - In Praise Of Darkness (Borders And Barrens 2005)
• 36:36    SVLBRD - In the Perfect Darkness (How To Disappear 2024)
• 39:39    Ruoho Ruotsi - The moon remained silent (chalak’At’sit 2021)
• 42:58    Erik Wøllo - Light Among Shadows (North Star 2021)
• 47:10    David Cordero & Carlos Ferreira - Almost Light (Silent Articulations 2023)
• 48:35    Christopher Hanlon - Light Returning (Dreaming of Summer in Winter 2022)
• 51:45    Purl, Deflektion - Return of the Sun (Growing 2012)
• 57:30    Boards of Canada - Open The Light (Music Has the Right to Children 1998)
• 61:43    end