a scattering of ashes (MP3)

The music in this mix has a sort of subdued, orchestral fell to it. I started thinking about this mix listening to the new Deaf Center release. Layers of strings create a beautiful, melancholy experience. That pretty much describes the rest of the music in this mix. All of the music in this mix is new, either 2007 or 2008, except for the Andrew Deutsch cut which is from 2005(although it is new to me). Artists include Deaf Center, Stars of the Lid, Jasper TX, MWVM, Svarte Greiner, Bersarin Quartet and more.

Genres: ambient, atmospheric, chill, chillout, electronic, orchestral

Source: http://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/

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retroact 1.0 - an ambient oldies mix (MP3)

All the music in this mix, retroact 1.0, is at least 10 years old. Structures from Silence is from 1984! The Aphex Twin cut is from 1994. I cheated with a couple of tracks, such as Tollefson & Vidna/Pearce, that are from 1999. Other ambient artists included are Saul Stokes, Thom Brennan, Biosphere, Brian Eno and more. You can find the full play list here... http://lowlightmixes.blogspot.com/

Genres: ambient, atmospheric, chill, chillout, drone, electronic

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a ghost in the phase (MP3)

Ambient music mixed with shortwave radio recordings creates a haunting listening experience.

Genres: ambient, atmospheric, chill, chillout, electronic, shortwave

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light cycles (MP3)

After a very long absence I am finally posting a new mix--light cycles. I love repetition in music–-music that uses the constant repetition of notes or themes or sounds as a basic structure to the composition. I wanted to put together a mix where all of the pieces used repetition as a major part of the cut. I also wanted to use pieces that had an “ambient” feel to them but that also were bright or upbeat. The title of the mix was inspired by the movie Tron. light cycles starts out fairly slow and quiet but becomes more vibrant as it goes along. Near the end it almost rocks out with an amazing piece I stumbled across by Can. The Can piece Future Days uses repetition to great effect. This piece is also cool because it was done back in 1973 but still sounds amazingly contemporary. I hope you enjoy light cycles. Like the last several mixes it is somewhat of a departure from the typical ambient drift and drone but I think it still evokes “ambient-ness” throughout the piece. Tracklisting, links, cover art and music score available on my blog (see Source below).

Genres: ambient, atmospheric, chill, downtempo, electronic, lo-fi, minimal, mixtape

Source: http://hydrogencafe.blogspot.com/

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Suspended in Air - an ambient drone mix (MP3)

An ambient mix of drone music featuring artists such as Paul Bradley, Andrew Chalk, Stars of the Lid, Belong, David Tagg, Emeralds, Aloof Proof & more.

Genres: ambient, atmospheric, chill, chillout, drone, electronic

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Ambient Moon Mix (MP3)

An ambient mix where each tune has the word "moon" in the title. Featuring artists such as Steve Roach, Rothko, Belbury Poly, Lisa Gerrard, Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and more.

Genres: ambient, atmospheric, chill, chillout, electronic

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Sequential Circuits (MP3)

I don't really like berlin school music much anymore. I used to love that style. The first electronic music that I bought was Tangerine Dream & Jean Michel Jarre. I liked both of those artists for a long time. Eventually I think I just became bored with that style of electronic music. Recently, however, I've been re-discovering some berlin-type music. It started with the latest Steve Roach release, Arc of Passion. I've been enjoying the album quite a bit so I dug up some other berlin school or nearly berlin tunes to throw into a mix. Of course there is a cut from Arc of Passion as well as another Roach tune, "Sundial", which I absolutely love. Add in some old T-Dream, Klaus Schulze, Richard Pinhas(3 tunes) and I'm good to go. The Tangerine Dream cuts are from an old cassette that I had of "Hyperborea" which I used to play constantly 10 to 15 years ago. The mix also includes Arp, Solvent, Detroit Escalator Co. & Robert Rich.

Genres: ambient, atmospheric, berlin school, chill, electronic

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Tears in Rain (MP3)

A mixtape of sad songs. While I was gathering music for my Desolation Angels mix, I was originally going to have both vocal and instrumental tracks. Once I started putting it together, however, I felt that having a mix of just instrumental and operatic cuts was best. So, I decided to put all of the vocal tracks left over from Desolation Angels together in their own mix which became Tears in Rain. The title is taken from the film Blade Runner. Tracklisting, links, cover art and music score available on my blog (see Source below). This mix is dedicated to my friend Katie, gone too long.

Genres: ambient, atmospheric, downtempo, lo-fi, minimal, mixtape

Source: http://hydrogencafe.blogspot.com/

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Best of 2007 (MP3)

There were some excellent releases in 2007, so I thought I'd feature some in a new mix. My favorite ambient recording of the year was Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline. I know there are quite a few people who didn't care for the cd, but I love it. I like the more orchestral feel. I like that SOTL relies less & less on synths. A beautiful record. Artists in this mix include Paul Bradley, Eneralds, Adam Pacione, Northern, Dakota Suite, Tim Hecker, Taylor Deupree, Alio Die, Rameses III, Kiln and more.

Genres: ambient, atmospheric, chill, chillout, drone

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I wish I could drown the world in reverberation (MP3)

This new mix is all guitar based music. I decided to do a new guitar mix because I seem to have come across a lot of good guitar music lately. I stole the title from a track that appears in the mix by twinsistermoon. All the tracks on this mix are new, from either 2006 or 2007. Artists include Robert Fripp, Meursault, Oren Armbachi, Wooden Spoon, Christopher Flores, Peter Wright and more. Some is ambient, some is pretty, some is droney(is that a word?), all of it laid back. I hope you enjoy it.

Genres: acoustic, ambient, atmospheric, chill, chillout, electro-acoustic, guitar

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