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low light mixesAn Alternative ARRIVAL Soundtrack
I love the film, Arrival, so I should have thought of this myself. But a listener commented on my Blade Runner alternative mix that I should do an alternative…
low light mixesSet The Controls
And now for something completely different. This latest mix is almost, dare I say, dance music. Yikes! Actually it's not like this is EDM/Dubstep with…
low light mixesSubaquatic Universe
Nine years ago I did a mix of 70s & 80s library music as a soundtrack for underwater exploration. I've always liked the odd vibe of that mix and always wanted…
low light mixesPlaces I've Never Been(Ode to High-Speed Rail)
Everything about trains is evocative. The sound of the whistle, the rhythm of the tracks, the sounds of the station, etc. Trains make for a perfect theme in…
low light mixesLuminoustrings
This mix has been brewing in my head for the last couple of years. Basically I've been planning a follow up to the Luminouspaces mix since I posted it in 2016…
low light mixesLook what I found
I digitized my music collection a long time ago. I have a Sonos system throughout my house so I digitized thousands of CDs and packed up the physical copies. I…
low light mixesLow Light Nightlight
This mix came about thanks to the sleepy inspiration of two 2019 recordings - "Formless" by Matt Borghi and the "Sleeplaboratory" compilation from…
low light mixesOpen Spaces
One of my favorite discoveries late last year was the album In Currents by Innesti. It's a wonderful combination of field recordings, loops, drones and light…
low light mixesLiminal / Space: Long-form Droning
You know how when you see a certain director is involved with a film, like Christopher Nolan, you just know it'll be interesting. Or how music released on…
low light mixesThe Passing Storm
The inspiration for this mix came from Mike Lazarev of Headphone Commute. Last year he discovered an old hard drive with some of his old mixes from around…
low light mixesDeep Freeze
We were having such a nice mild winter here in Wisconsin but then I had to go and jinx it in the last post in which I said we hadn't very much snow. Well…
low light mixesSunday Morning Music vol. 17 - Sparkling Early Mornings
I haven't posted a Sunday morning mix in a long time. So here is the first Sunday morning collection of 2019. There's not much to say - it's the typical Sunday…
low light mixesFuture Days - A Kraut Rock Mix
As is usually the case with these mixes, one song sets me on the path towards a new collection. In this case it was the song T by Dan Lissvik…
low light mixesTurning Hopeful
This is the perfect mix to close out 2018 and look forward to 2019. "Turning Hopeful" has a more hopeful, positive vibe than most of my mixes. Which is why it…
low light mixesBest of the Rest - Ambient 2018
Right after I posted my Best Ambient of 2018 mix I started diving into a bunch of other year end lists. Of course I discovered some excellent releases that I…
low light mixesAmbient Xmas
Even though Christmas music has gotten more interesting than Dean Martin and Bing Crosby, there is not an awful lot of ambient Christmas music out there. So…
low light mixesBest Ambient of 2018
As much as I like end-of-the-year lists, I also get a bit anxious about them. As I compile them I keep thinking that I've missed something. Then as I'm…
low light mixesThe Dreamer Descends - InSight Lands on Mars
After six months of travel from Earth, NASA's InSight spacecraft is on a precise trajectory to land on Mars. If all goes well it should be touching down on the…
low light mixesBreathe Deep
I work in TV news so as you can imagine with the midterm elections, wildfires, mass shootings, presidential tweets, etc., things can get pretty crazy…
low light mixesShimmering Land
I have collaborated with Paul Asbury Seaman and several mixes and I look forward each and every one. Paul's mixes tend to be more ethereal, spiritual than mine…
low light mixesShadowland Diaries
I stumbled upon the song "Was The Singing Bellowing" by Eli Keszler while listening to Spotify at work and I immediately knew I wanted to make a Halloween mix…
low light mixesmental medication
My hometown baseball team, the Milwaukee Brewers, had a fantastic finish to close the regular season. They captured the central division title and are now in…
low light mixesMemories are an old film
The idea for this mix came from a track by Andrew Sherwell on his wonderful new album, Orthodox Tales, released by the excellent label Whitelabrecs…
low light mixesRivers & Roads
I'm not sure where this mix started but I've had a playlist on Spotify called "Rivers & Roads" for awhile. It's mostly acoustic, folk tunes dealing with, you…
low light mixesThe Way Home
Earlier this year I was asked by the folks at Lifted Icons to do a guest mix. It was a unique mix because I did two 20 minute sets that were then incorporated…
low light mixesdubstrates & dreamstates
Ambient dub is one of my favorite sub-genres. I've done several "dubby & dreamy" mixes over the years. Such as…
low light mixesGalaxy Express
Welcome to another great collaboration with my cosmic friend, Paul Asbury Seaman. The term "collaboration" gives me too much credit because Paul does the heavy…
low light mixesFolding Water - Fourth World Excursions
In the distance A lost, forgotten bell sings beyond the water This is a set of music that adhere's to Jon Hassell's idea of a musical aesthetic that is "a…
low light mixesHarold & Durango Budd
A few months ago when I reached out to a few folks to create guest mixes, one of the first people I contacted was Matt Borghi. I've been listening to Matt's…
low light mixesGuitarissimo #2 - In a Languid Mood
I've been planning on doing a follow up to Guitarisimo, a mix from April of 2017. When several albums from 2018 fit the sound I knew I had to do the mix now…
low light mixesWarming Trend
As I have said about 8 million times before, many mixes start with a single track. In this case it was the rediscovery of the track "Warming Trend" by Adam…
low light mixesMixcloud Online Radio Awards
Low Light Mixes has been nominated for "Best Online Music Show - Ambient/Chillout" by Mixcloud. Woo Hoo! I make these mixes for my own amusement so when…
low light mixesthese delicate sounds
As so often happens with these mixes, there was a specific event that gave birth to this collection of tunes. On Mixcloud a listener asked if I could help…
low light mixesSunday Morning Music vol. 16 - Daybreak
Here's the first Sunday Morning Music mix of 2018. Most of the music is new. All of the tracks were released in 2018 with the exception of "To Earth" by Ariwo…
low light mixesSlow Motion Universe
Somewhere out there in the Multiverse, there is another universe just like ours except that everything runs much slower. With a DIY quantum tunneling device in…
low light mixesPiano Day 2018
It's the 88th day of the year so that means it's Piano Day(88 keys on a piano)! There's actually not much to say about the mix other than it contains some…
low light mixesApollo Vermouth
When researching artists or labels that might be interested in doing a guest mix I came across a label that is based very close to me here in Milwaukee…
low light mixesShimmer - an alternative soundtrack to the film Annihilation
I saw the film Annihilation on opening weekend and really liked it. It was directed by the same guy that directed Ex Machina and has the same crew doing the…
low light mixesSnowblind
I wanted to get a snow themed mix in before winter starts to wane. So here it is. Most of the tracks have the word snow in the title. Anytime I can use a tune…
low light mixesThe Sun's Gone Dim - A Tribute to Johann Johannsson
Johann Johannsson died on Friday, February 9, 2018. Devastating. I absolutely adored his compositions. I am at a complete loss for what to say about his music…
low light mixesRusted Tone Recordings Guest Mix
I have decided to reach out to a few folks in the ambient community about doing some guest mixes. Basically I'm just lazy and want content without much work…
low light mixesFrontiers of Space
I recently stumbled upon an album by The National Pool called "Relaxation Tape for Solo Space Travel."…
low light mixesA Mystical Ambience
image by Siobhan Allen I am starting the year off right with another fantastic mix from my friend Paul Asbury Seaman. You may remember his previous collections…
low light mixesJAZZ 2017
This mix is less of a best jazz recordings of 2017 and more of a mix of jazz that I enjoyed in 2017. I don't listen to nearly as much jazz as I do ambient and…
low light mixesBest Ambient of 2017
It's that time of the year again - end of the year Best Of list time! It's always a difficult task to pick albums for one of these lists. But it's also fun…
low light mixesAlternative Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack
Being a science fiction & electronic music geek, it's no surprise that I'm a big fan of the soundtrack for the original Blade Runner film. When I heard that…
low light mixesbeneath the dust
This mix was inspired by a couple of new releases from Benoit Pioulard. Both recordings are hazy, dusty, blurry ambient beauty. Benoit Pioulard on Bandcamp The…
low light mixesSunday Morning Music vol. 15 - October Sky
For this Sunday Morning Music installment I used almost all brand new music. 16 of the 19 tracks are from 2017 & most of those are from the last two months…
low light mixesA Distant Pulse
Who remembers what a big thing tribal ambient was for awhile back in the 90s? The first time I heard "Fearless" from the album Strata by Steve Roach & Robert…
low light mixesRequiem for Cassini
As I said a few posts back, I am a huge space science dork. My top 5 favorite NASA probes are: 1. Voyager 2. Cassini 3. Viking 4. Galileo 5. Spirit &…
low light mixesIcelight
Here is another fantastic mix curated by Paul Asbury Seaman. His earlier mixes are "Floating Through Moonlight" and "The Memory of Trains." I'm listening to it…
low light mixesIn the Shadow of the Moon - Solar Eclipse 2017
With all the space themed mixes I've done over the years, there was no way I was going to miss making one for this solar eclipse. So here it is - In The Shadow…
low light mixesRhythm of the Rails
This mix is a sort of follow up to the train mix of a couple of months ago. I had a song or two that I hadn't used and then I stumbled upon the album…
low light mixesFloating Through Moonlight
My musical friend, Paul Asbury Seaman, has given us another gift in this beautiful collection. Paul picked out the tunes and the order & I stitched them…
low light mixesJuno Spacecraft - Mission to Jupiter
I'm a space science dork. I have NASA t-shirts, a large print of the moon in my office, read sci-fi and I make space/science themed music mixes. Here are links…
low light mixesOcean Echoes
The Ocean is a mighty harmonist. - William Wordsworth This is pretty straight forward - a collection of tunes that will make you feel as if you are drifting…
low light mixesVox Eterna - A Wordless Hymn to a Luminous World
I'm not sure where this mix originated. It may have started with Johann Johannsson's Kangaru from the Arrival soundtrack, God knows I listened to that a ton…
low light mixesThe Memory of Trains
I wonder why the sound of trains is so evocative. Even for folks who have never been on a train there is something about the sound of a train on the tracks…
low light mixesPale Blue Dot - Earth Day 2017
"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who…
low light mixesGuitarissimo
I love moody guitar music with a bit of dust and twang. In an earlier mix, Mysterioso, I included a cut by Dead Combo. Their music was new to me. I was…