End of Summer Noise by Black Brunswicker

 

This mix is another great example of why I enjoy guest mixes so much. This collection of tunes starts off rather noisy, hence the title. It's a style of music that I don't go to very often. But it's very cool to hear in this mix.

Our guest this time is Ethan Helfrich, who records under the name Black Brunswicker. They have a new album out called "Been Around Here Before" and you can find it here:

https://blackbrunswicker.bandcamp.com/album/been-around-here-before

Here's what Ethan says about the mix:

"This is a collection of some music that I've been listening to recently, as well as some old favourites. Having spent 2 months in the US this past summer visiting family and traveling for gigs, I spent a lot of time on the road. It brought me back to music I used to play on my daily commute, when my days were soundtracked by the incessant humming of Chicago's highways (listen to "I Think This Heat is Getting to My Head" off my new album for the reference). While most of this isn’t what people might consider ambient — and I don’t really listen to ambient music much anymore — it’s instrumental guitar music that shares a similar feeling. It transports you to different worlds and headspaces or, at the very least, keeps you company on your morning drive."

Thanks, Ethan, for the trip this mix takes us on.

Cheers!

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T R A CK L I S T :

• 00:00    Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Fire at Static Valley (G_d's Pee AT STATE'S   END! 2021)
• 05:44    Russian Circles - Ghost on High (Blood Year 2019)
• 07:55    Wolves In The Throne Room - Dia Artio (Two Hunters 2007)
• 13:25    Sleep - The Sciences (The Sciences 2018)
• 16:10    Grouper - I Saw A Ray (A I A: Dream Loss 2011)
• 20:20    Black Brunswicker - Down at the Creek (Been Around Here Before 2024)
• 23:25    William Tyler - Highway Anxiety (Modern Country 2016)
• 32:20    Jack Rose - Miss May's Place (Dr. Ragtime & His Pals 2008)
• 34:53    John Fahey - America(Re-Recorded Version) (Death Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes 1964)
• 39:48    Black Brunswicker - The Cave (Been Around Here Before 2024)
• 43:27    Fripp & Eno - Evening Star (Evening Star 1975)
• 50:45    Bobby Lee - Walking with Trees(Live) (Cosmic Country Revue Live at PDV 2023)
• 54:41    end

Primordial Dreams

 

This is a collection of tribal ambient tunes. Think frame drums and synth washes. Think Steve Roach & Robert Rich - "Strata." Think Byron Metcalf. 

There's really not much else to say, if you like the sounds mentioned above, you'll enjoy this mix.

Cheers!

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Louigi Verona - Geothermal Rising (Abiogenesis 2024)
• 06:30    Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri - Remains Of A Fragile Illusion (Other Worlds In A Small Room 1995)
• 11:11    Byron Metcalf & Mark Seelig - A Teacher Appears (Kali Raga 2024)
• 20:52    Glasbird - Lokoteraina (A Sonic Expedition 2024)
• 23:40    Mystic AM - Thus Spoke Zarathustra / The Djinn (Cardamom & Laudanum 2022)
• 31:42    Cowboy Sadness - Billings, MT (Selected Jambient Works Vol. 1 2024)
• 35:45    Byron Metcalf -  Nine (The Shaman's Heart II 2011)
• 44:10    The Rain Dogs - Delta Drift (Variations (i) 2020)
• 50:45    Craig Leon - The Gates Made Plain (Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon 2019)
• 56:10    Frore & Shane Morris - Into The Dust (Ochre 2023)
• 67:30    end

Sequencer City

I have been on a huge sequencer/Berlin-school bender for the last few months. I think it goes back to Paul's train mix back in May. Through that mix I found the music of Gert Blokzijl - https://gertblokzijl.bandcamp.com/.  I gobbled up a number of his albums immediately. Then last month I discovered the music of Martin Stürtzer - https://phelios.bandcamp.com/  He's got a ton of stuff out there and it's all good. I'm not sure how I missed him until now, but I'm glad I found him. 

While listening to all this music I just knew I had to create a mix full of sequencer or Berlin-school tracks. Most of the tunes are new with 5 of them from 2024, a few more from 2019 to 2022. And one golden oldie from 1983 by Edgar Froese. I really enjoyed putting this one together so look for another before the end of the year.

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

https://gertblokzijl.bandcamp.com/album/upgraded-from-the-past

https://phelios.bandcamp.com/album/dyson-sphere-alpha

https://www.amazon.com/Pinnacles-Edgar-Froese/dp/B000025JRO

https://jfitoussi.bandcamp.com/album/plein-soleil

https://open.spotify.com/album/5RRCLKU2zA5aUV68mFdeXV?si=b9G9HLZFShq3DgesJXyDEw

https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B09GW384VC?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_cjTbSCQAjo8lzOi3OXvrbvGhh

https://thombrennan.bandcamp.com/album/eventide

https://synphaera.bandcamp.com/album/wave-interference

https://tronestamjohan.bandcamp.com/album/somewhere-far-away

https://phelios.bandcamp.com/album/lander-modules

https://the-rosen-corporation.bandcamp.com/album/icy-nights-awakening

Cheers!

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Gert Blokziji - Upgraded From The Past 1 (Upgraded From The Past 2019)
• 06:52    Martin Stürtzer - Uncharted Systems (Dyson Sphere Alpha 2021)
• 14:00    Edgar Froese - Specific Gravity Of Smile (Pinnacles 1983)
• 22:00    Jonathan Fitoussi - Rayons solaires (Plein Soleil 2020)
• 27:12    Just a Human - Pulse (2024)
• 29:37    Pye Corner Audio - Earthwork (Entangled Routes 2021)
• 33:24    Thom Brennan  - Eventide Pt. 3 (Eventide 2022)
• 38:20    Lars Leonhard - Wavelength Dreams (Wave Interference 2024)
• 44:22    Johan Tronestam - The Castle Above The Clouds (Somewhere Far Away 2024)
• 50:00    Martin Stürtzer - The Last Outpost (Lander Modules 2024)
• 57:42    The Rosen Corporation - Part Two (Icy Night's Awakening 2024)
• 63:23    end

Story Time by Paul Asbury Seaman

 

Sometimes a mix comes along at just the right time. This new mix from Paul comes as summer has ended and the weather, at least around here, has turned a bit chilly. There's something about this collection of tracks that seems to work well with this change of seasons.

This mix is different from the usual LLM fair and definitely a change in direction for Paul, a temporary change but a welcome one. These are all vocal tunes, each with its own story to tell.

Here's what Paul says about this compilation:

“Just some of my favorite story songs from the past few decades. Some classics and some I hope will be a delightful discovery for you, as they were to me. Interesting that more than half of them turned out to be about death. But we end on a hopeful note, celebrating life, the universe and friendship.”

Perfect for night time listening around a fire with a good whiskey. Thanks Paul!

Cheers!

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T R A C K L I S T :

00:00   Michael Smith - Panther in Michigan (Love Stories  1992)

04:43   Mary Lee's Corvette - Tangled Up In Blue (Blood On The Tracks 2011)

11:01   The Chieftains - The Magdalene Laundries (Tears Of Stone 1999)

15:50   John McCutcheon - Christmas In The Trenches (Winter Solstice 1984)

21:16   The Longest Johns - Fire & Flame (Cures What Ails Ya 2020)

23:38   Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Powderfinger (Rust Never Sleeps 1979)

29:02   James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri Waters )A Recent Future 1995)

33:53   Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Summertime Dream 1976)

40:15   Bruce Springsteen - You're Missing (The Rising 2002)

45:01   Laurie Rose Griffith - Easy Way to Live (Tocoi Light 2005)

50:20   James McMurtry - Crazy Wind (Too Long in the Wasteland 1989)

54:22   David Wilcox - Eye of the Hurricane (How Did You Find Me Here 1989)

57:51   Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Rumor and Sigh 1991)

62:28   Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World (Sweet Old World (1992)

67:09   Bruce Cockburn - Look How Far (Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu 1999)

72:40   end