Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Some Good Train Songs by Paul Asbury Seaman

 


More than 8 years ago, Paul Asbury Seaman came to me with an idea for a mix. He would provide the theme and tracklist, and I would man the faders and knobs to create his first guest mix. Of course that first mix was a train-themed set.

Now, after 9 railway mixes & many hours traveling on the audio tracks, Paul brings us his tenth train-themed mix. This one is a bit different than the others so I'll let Paul tell you about it:

"To celebrate my tenth train mix for Low Light Mixes I’m doing a collection of vocal tracks. There are way too many great train songs to call this set a “Best Of,” thus the qualified title. (I have five CD-length train song mixes for my own use.) These are some of my favorites. And here’s several more to start your own playlists, that didn’t make the cut only because of time limitations: “People Get Ready” (several good versions), “City of New Orleans” (Arlo Guthrie), “Locomotive Breath” (Jethro Tull), “Long Train Runnin’” (Doobie Brothers), “The Midnight Special” (CCR), “Downtown Lights” (Annie Lennox version) and of course “Hear My Train a Comin’” by Jimi Hendrix (from the Winterland LIVE box set)."

LINKS TO PAUL'S OTHER TRAIN MIXES:

Thanks, Paul, for another thoughtful collection of songs. Here's to 10 more excursions on the rails.

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   Gary Clark Jr. - When My Train Pulls In (Gary Clark Jr. Live 2014 )
  • 07:07   Bruce Cockburn - Night Train (The Charity of Night 1997)
  • 13:10   The Hooters - 500 Miles (Zig Zag 1989 )
  • 17:23   Leonard Cohen - The Stranger Song  (The Essential Leonard Cohen 2002)
  • 22:15   Gladys Knight & the Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia (The Best... 1990)
  • 26:44   The Neville Brothers - Mystery Train (Brother's Keeper 1990)
  • 31:02   Cat Stevens - Peace Train (Teaser and The Firecat 1971) 
  • 34:56   Neil Young & The International Havesters - Southern Pacific (A Treasure 2011)
  • 42:39   Soul Asylum - Runaway Train (Grave Dancers Union 1992)
  • 46:54   Bruce Springsteen - Downbound Train (Born in the U.S.A. 1984)
  • 50:19   Patty Smyth - Downtown Train (It's About Time 2020)
  • 55:00   Tab Benoit - Night Train (Night Train to Nashville 2008)
  • 59:45   Bob Dylan - Slow Train (Slow Train Coming 1979)
  • 65:32   Peter, Paul & Mary - Freight Train (In The Wind 1963)
  • 68:12   Paul Simon - Train in the Distance (Hearts & Bones 1983)
  • 72:19   Arlo Guthrie - Last Train (The Best Of Arlo Guthrie 1977)
  • 75:25   end


Thursday, September 18, 2025

in slow time

 

This mix is pretty straightforward - all ambient, all new. It can be hard to keep up with new releases so I decided to put together a nice collection of new 2025 tracks. Turned out pretty darn good if I do say so.

LINKS TO ALL THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:

https://quietdetails.bandcamp.com/album/monologue

https://ofmountainsandseasambient.bandcamp.com/album/of-mountains-and-seas

https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/album/the-arrow-of-time

https://ab-seththorn.bandcamp.com/album/a-curious-doubling-of-terms

https://sedubtive.bandcamp.com/album/akmuo-grace-of-god

https://spiritradio.bandcamp.com/album/dew-point

https://quietdetails.bandcamp.com/album/lake-deep-memory

https://niklaspaschburg.bandcamp.com/album/mexican-alps

https://iluiteq.bandcamp.com/album/fade-remain

https://www.beatport.com/release/enlightenment/5210468

https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/almost-an-island

https://fieldlinescartographer.bandcamp.com/album/wf-95-solar-maximum

https://philippedeschampsfilms.bandcamp.com/album/shifting-horizons


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   Aiko Takahashi - Collage On Paper Laid On A Cardboard (Monologue 2025)
  • 02:12   Of Mountains And Seas - Cygnus (Of Mountains And Seas 2025)
  • 05:10   Rick Sanders - Nautical Dawn (The Arrow of Time 2025)
  • 11:20   Seth Thorn - necarney creek (a curious doubling of terms 2025)
  • 14:40   Akmuo - Language Of The Clouds (Grace Of God 2025)
  • 24:25   SPIRIT RADIO - A Sighting 4 (Dew Point 2025)
  • 26:00   Pye Corner Audio - Volcanic Rock (Lake Deep Memory 2025)
  • 31:40   Niklas Paschburg - Moos (Mexican Alps 2025)
  • 34:10   ILUITEQ & Eraldo Bernocchi - Remain, Alone (Fade, Remain 2025)
  • 38:06   Photosphere & Unusual Cosmic Process - Fields of Gold (Enlightenment 2025)
  • 40:30   Almost An Island - An Ode To Nothing (Almost An Island2025)
  • 45:40   Of Mountains And Seas - Home (Of Mountains And Seas 2025)
  • 50:55   Field Lines Cartographer - Irradiance (Solar Maximum 2025)
  • 56:33   Philippe Deschamps, Relief - The Night Timbre (Shifting Horizons 2025)
  • 59:31   end


Wednesday, September 03, 2025

FIFTH SECTOR - Blade Runner Ambience 2025

Photo by Simone Muzzi on Unsplash


I really didn't intend to follow an 80s themed mix with another mix with an 80s vibe. But I couldn't help myself because of the new album from Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes II: Echoes of Then https://crowslabyrinth.bandcamp.com/album/neon-scenes-ii-echoes-of-then 

The album is a follow-up to an album called "Neon Scenes I: Granular Dreams." Both albums are longform generative drone ambient pieces that have this great Blade Runner vibe. I used the first album as the jumping off point for my last Blade Runner themed mix in March 2023 - https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/replicant-memories/  Upon hearing this new Crows Labyrinth album I just knew I had to create some more Blade Runner ambiance.

Links to all the music used in this 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   Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes II: Echoes of Then (Neon Scenes II: Echoes of Then 2025)
  • 08:25   Martin Stürtzer - Nexus-6 (Nexus-6 2025)
  • 17:00   Ruptured World - The Great Void (Void Rituals 2024)
  • 22:00   Logic Moon - New Arcadia (Music For Film Vol.1 2024)
  • 25:30   Alphaxone & Onasander - Megacities (Futuristic Dereliction 2024)
  • 32:24   Graintable - Cascade Moutain Ash (Music to Watch Seeds Grow By 003: Graintable (Blue Flax) 2025)
  • 37:00   deepspace - Entering Aquarium Prefecture (Neon Blue Utopia 2025)
  • 43:12   Dave Nelson - The New Normal (The Act of Vanishing 2020)
  • 46:00   Uther Moads - Future Waves (Uther Moads 2011)
  • 49:30   juneunit - lude (juneunit 2019)
  • 53:30   Sabled Sun - Onboarding Errors (2150 2025)
  • 58:54   end