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low light mixesSunday Morning Music vol. 14 - Early Bird
I haven't done a Sunday morning mix in quite a while so volume 14 solves that problem. This follows the usual Sunday morning mix template of a few vocal tunes…
low light mixesOff_Worlder
One of my favorite things about making these mixes for ten years is the people I've come in contact with. I stay in touch with folks from Ireland, The…
low light mixesCity Centre Offices - Impact & Inspiration
This week marks the final transmission of the wonderful record label, City Centre Offices. Their style of electronic music was new to me at the time and I…
low light mixesa slow thaw 2017
I haven't had time lately for new mixes but I wanted to get something up on Mixcloud so I thought I'd resurrect an old mix. This mix was originally done 10…
low light mixesSci Fi Soundtracks
The title of this mix pretty much says it all - this is a collection of excellent tracks from excellent science fiction films. This isn't meant to be…
low light mixesGently Falling Snow
I think the last time I posted a snow mix I said that when I think of music to go with snow I think of piano music. Maybe it's from years of hearing Vince…
low light mixesBest Ambient of 2016
Every year I make two lists of my favorites albums of the year. One list is generally indie music and the other is ambient/instrumental. Even though I have a…
low light mixesCinematic Headspace
I've been on a big Johann Johnnsson kick lately. He released one of my favorite albums of the year "Orphee" a few months ago and now he has scored the…
low light mixesMysterioso
I'm not sure where this mix began. Possibly late at night, glass of whiskey on the table, slow jazz playing in the background. Arve Henriksen probably came up…
low light mixesendless ambient
I've always been a fan of long form ambient. It's goes all the way back to side-long cuts on Fripp & Eno's No Pussyfooting and Eno's Discreet Music. And more…
low light mixesstill falls the rain 2016
Back in 2009 I did a guest mix for Subversion called Still Falls the Rain. When a regular listener/downloader was looking for a replacement file for one that…
low light mixesStranger Synths
I'm sure by now that most of you have seen or heard about the TV show "Stranger Things" on Netflix. If you haven't seen it, definitely check it out. It totally…
low light mixesLuminouspaces
Two of my favorite albums this year are from Icelandic composers, Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphée and Ólafur Arnalds - Islands. How does the tiny country of Iceland…
low light mixesAmbient Decades: 1980s
This is mix #2 in the Ambient Decades series. As the titles says, this mix focuses on ambient music in the 1980s. There were some great ambient albums in the…
low light mixesPerfect Persied Playlist
This mix is a couple of weeks late. It is a soundtrack for meteor watching, specifically the annual August Perseid meteor shower. I uploaded it to Mixcloud on…
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Ambient Decades: 1970s
This is the first in a series of mixes featuring ambient music from each of the past 4 1/2 decades. Ambient music came to it's full expression during the 1970s…
low light mixesThe Color of Space guest mix by Mike G of Ambient Music Guide
I've done a lot of mixes over the last ten years. Obviously I try to have a theme or mood for each mix. It can get difficult come up with new motifs. That's…
low light mixesminimal tendencies
On my list of the greatest recordings ever made you'll find the 1978 ECM records release of Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians. It blew me away when I heard…
low light mixesSunday Morning Music vol. 13 - Silver Sunrise
The latest in the Sunday morning series features a gorgeous remix of a Silver Lake Chorus tune from their forthcoming remix album out on June 24th…
low light mixesdubscapes & seascapes
I love me some ambient dub. I also love ambient tunes that remind me of the sea. Over the years I've made 7 dub style mixes & 6 sea themed mixes. This new mix…
low light mixesUnfurling Forces
As with so many mixes this one started because of a great tune. In this mix that great tune is Existence in the Unfurling by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith from her…
low light mixesPiano Moments
I had not planned on doing another piano mix so soon after the last one in November 2015. Then Piano Day happened. On March 28th of this year a group founded…
low light mixesGuitar-scapes
I believe I have professed my love for ambient guitar in previous posts here. So a mix like this is no surprise. Just as many of the artists collected in this…
low light mixesCinema Atmospherica
As with so many of these mixes this one grew out of one particular recording. In this case it was The Revenant soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto with Alva Noto…
low light mixesa quiet sea
I've done many "sea" mixes over the years and I keep coming back to them because ambient music perfectly captures the impression of an undulating a sea or…
low light mixes2015 jAZZ
This collection isn't necessarily a "best of 2015" , it's just some of my favorite jazz tunes from the past year. It begins with one of my favorite albums of…
low light mixesBest of 2015 Ambient
These year end lists are always difficult. But at least the top 3 spots this year were easy selections - Alva Noto - Xerrox, Vol. 3 Max Richter - Sleep Chris…
low light mixesThe moon plays the ocean like a violin
As with all mixes this one had a specific starting point or inspiration - the incredible new album from Max Richter - Sleep. It's 8 hours long! 8 hours! Here's…
low light mixesthe healing piano
After the attacks in Paris on November 13th, NPR music did a show about music for healing. You can find it here…
low light mixesSlow Decay
A slowly developing amalgamation of mixed-genre madness, fusing ambient, experimental & jazz soundscapes into a mixture of quiet deconstruction. "Slow Decay"…
low light mixesHer Bright Smile Haunts Me Still
My good friend, Gene over at Ambient Landscape, asked me to do a guest mix for him and this mix is the result. Ambient Landscape is a great source of ambient…
low light mixesbreathe
I use ambient mixes for sleeping almost every night. A long time ago a friend once mentioned that the best ambient tunes for sleeping are the ones that mimic…
low light mixesdubby & rainy
I was planning on making a rain mix sometime this fall & I was planning on making a dub mix as well. Then I realized that those two theme as perfect for each…
low light mixesSunday Morning Music vol. 12 - September's Here Again
As usual with these mixes there is one song in particular that gets the ball rolling and in this case it's the title track from the album The Thompson Fields…
low light mixesHammock Music - tracks for relaxig in one
The pic above is of the hammock in my backyard. My kids got it for me for Father's Day and I love it. I can't figure out why I didn't have one before. On many…
low light mixesMusic for the Perseid meteor shower
The title of this one pretty much says it all. So download the mix, grab some bourbon, a blanket and head outside to witness the 2015 version of the Perseid…
low light mixesGhosts of the Future
At the end of May I posted an excellent mix from Mike G of the Ambient Music Guide. We agreed to do guest mixes for each other and that the starting point…
low light mixesSunday Morning Music vol. 11 - Morning Moon
Here's the latest Sunday Morning Music installment. The mix starts with cuts from two of my fav albums of 2015 by Aero Flynn & Sufjan Stevens. Aero Flynn is…
low light mixesMusic for Meditation
I have a confession to make. Back in the 80s & early 90s I used to listen to a lot of New Age music. Stuff like Enya, Andreas Vollenweider, anything on Windham…
low light mixesLapse Into Reverie complied & mixed by Mike G
This is a guest mix from Mike G of the fabulous Ambient Music Guide - http://www.ambientmusicguide.com/ https://www.mixcloud.com/mikeg68/ Mike & I agreed to do…
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Drawn from Dust
Benoît Pioulard has two new albums out & they are both wonderful. It was after hearing "Sonnet" that I decided to make a mix that featured the same sort of…
low light mixesThe Ambient Dishwasher
Every mix has it's own unique starting point. And this mix definitely started in a unique place - my dishwasher. One day my dishwasher was making some weird…
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The Ambient Dishwasher
Every mix has it's own unique starting point. And this mix definitely started in a unique place - my dishwasher. One day my dishwasher was making some weird…
low light mixesSpace Rock
This mix was inspired by a playlist that i stumbled across on Spotify. It's called ENtro to Deep Space Rock. You can find it here…
low light mixesThe stars my destination
I have been planning on doing a stargazing mix for a long time and then a new EP by 36 came out and I knew I had to get cracking on a new mix. The new EP is…
low light mixesWalking with myself
Earlier this year I quickly threw together some tunes for a walk in Madison, WI. I liked the way it sounded so much that I made a few changes and made a proper…
low light mixesthe quiet winter sun
This mix was started because of one new tune - "Witch Season" from the new Infraction release by Offthesky and Pleq. I love that track and what better way to…
low light mixesSunday Morning Music vol. 10 - To Heal
Here's the latest in the Sunday Morning Music series. And as usual it follows a similar path to its predecessors - little bit of quiet vocals, little bit of…
low light mixesfripp_2015 by Ambient Landscape
A couple of posts ago I mentioned a favorite new ambient blog - Ambient Landscape. I visit quite often, usually finding new music, interesting links and good…
low light mixesPoints of Departure
http://bloknayrb.deviantart.com/ a beginning an expedition is launched springs into being the journey begins This is a follow up to an earlier mix Leaving the…
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Into the fog
http://instagram.com/jnsilva This mix started with two discoveries. First I found a great ambient blog called Ambient Landscape. I have found lots of music…
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Overtones & Nocturnes
I've mentioned many times that a mix often starts with a single track that interests me and takes off from there. In the case of this classical mix, the track…
low light mixesCartridge - an ambient 8-bit adventure
I am very excited about this mix. It comes from Josh Furey, the man the excellent indie label Nocturne Records. The mix consists of ambient and slower vintage…
low light mixesFluid Sketches - a Loscil tribute
I love the music of Loscil. I have been listening to Loscil for ten years and I look forward to new releases more than ever. Loscil made it into my mix of…
low light mixesSunday Morning Music vol. 9 - Fall Back
Here's another entry in the Sunday Morning Music series. This follows the template fo earlier mixes - mostly instrumental, some vocals, some jazz, some old…
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Slowcoustic
This mix grew out of a collection of vacation songs. I wanted to put some tunes together for relaxing on the pier or around the fire. Once I started finding…
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halftribe September Ambient Mix
Back in July I featured a guest mix from halftribe. It was an excellent mix & a nice break for me. Well, Ryan Bissett(halftribe) has kindly offered another mix…
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Leaving the station
cinemagraph by Julien Douvier - http://juliendouvier.tumblr.com/ Sometimes I go through phases of music listening. I'll listen to a bunch of old prog rock for…
low light mixesDriving All Night
You're driving, and it's dark and it's raining, and you're on the edge of the city and you've been driving all night. And you took a turn back there but you're…
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Summer Sleeps
This is one of those mixes where the title pretty much says it all...Summer Sleeps. I found that if I keep titles fairly straight forward and clear that plays…