December 21 is the longest night in the Northern hemisphere. It marks the start of Winter (even though it is also called "Midwinter"), but gradually the nights will slowly get shorter as to indicate spring will be coming, eventually. For the 2019 Winter Solstice, Dutch Radio station Concertzender Nederland (for which I compile the monthly DreamScenes series) programmed an 8-hour ambient music special from 23:00 until 07:00 (11pm to 7am). That's a good night's sleep for most people!The 8 hours of ambient were compiled by 4 radio-show producers: Roel Janssen, Harrold Roeland, Bob Rusche, and myself. My contribution was scheduled to close the night: from 05:00 to 07:00 (5am to 7am). For the context of this ambient night, I created a mix that is somewhat different from most Ambientblog.net mixes - after all, this was intended to be broadcast in the deepest hours of the darkest night of the year. So this one is more drone-oriented for the most part, slower, less 'dynamic' and less 'intense'. This is especially true for the first hour. It opens with Suzanne Vega performing one of the most beautiful lullabies ever written (from 1964's Mary Poppins), challenging you to 'stay awake' but at the same time making it virtually impossible to do so (especially at 5am). Followed by an hour of deep drone tracks that seem to stretch the time to (at least) three times its length. The first hour closes with a haunting track by Broeder Dieleman, a tribute to the dutch priest and sculptor Omer Gielliet. It is sung it the local Zeeuws dialect which loses some of its strength when translated - but the key phrase here roughly translates to: "first I drank from the tap but now I drink straight from the source." The second hour of this mix was the last hour of this 8-hour night. Even though it is still completely dark at 7am, it was my intention to slowly build up to awakening to a new day. The first half of this hour prolongs the sleepy drones, but Robert Henke's Studies of Thunder indicates the change from deep sleep to lighter sleep, slowly becoming aware of the surroundings again.The key track here is, of course, Fovea Hex' We Dream All The Dark Away in the beautifully floating remix from Abul Mogard. It's like coming back to life, letting the light back in slowly.There is no telling how many listeners made it through the entire radio-broadcast - awake, half-asleep, or sleeping. I don't assume many listeners made it to the end of this 8-hour broadcast in full awareness. I can only imagine how the dreams of those that fell asleep may have been guided by the music playing in the background. I am very proud to have contributed to this special night on Concertzender Nederland. Not many radio stations are brave enough to schedule an 8-hour ambient night. But I am also very proud to present my contribution here, on Ambientblog, for everyone to enjoy at their own preferred time.

Due to the nature of this mix, I suggest listening in the dark. (For those interested: surround versions of this mix are also available)

Stay awake, don't rest your headDon't lie down upon your bedWhile the moon drifts in the skiesStay awake, don't close your eyesThough the world is fast asleepThough your pillow's soft and deepYou're not sleepy as you seemStay awake, don't nod and dream

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Days may come and days may goover that good horizon againAnd after we slide underwe dream our paradiseWe dream all the dark away

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A surround version of this mix is also available from the Surround page.

A two-hour mix for the longest night: Winter Solstice. To be played (and hopefully enjoyed) in the deepest darkness. "Dream All The Dark Away" ... --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

December 21 is the longest night in the Northern hemisphere. It marks the start of Winter (even though it is also called "Midwinter"), but gradually the nights will slowly get shorter as to indicate spring will be coming, eventually. For the 2019 Winter Solstice, Dutch Radio station Concertzender Nederland programmed an 8-hour ambient music special from 23:00 until 07:00 (11pm to 7am). That's a good night's sleep for most people! My contribution was scheduled to close the night: from 05:00 to 07:00 (5am to 7am).

For the context of this ambient night, I created a mix that is somewhat different from most Ambientblog.net mixes - after all, this was intended to be broadcast in the deepest hours of the darkest night of the year. So this one is more drone-oriented for the most part, slower, less 'dynamic' and less 'intense'.

More info on https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2019-12/winter-solstice-mix/

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• 00:00 01:48 Suzanne Vega - Stay AwakeStay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films), 1988, A&M Records
• 00:20 05:09 Atom TM - Texturen ITexturen I, 2015, No.
• 01:19 02:57 Chris Meloche - Loop 6 (Excerpt)X-Rated - The Electronic Files, 2002, Boudisque Records
• 03:41 03:22 Thomas Koehner & Asmus Tietchens - Frühruin Part 1Σ + Frühruin (Kontakt Der Jünglinge Box), 2004, Die Stadt
• 06:01 04:07 Thomas Köner - NuukNuuk, 2004, MillePlateauxMedia
• 08:55 03:07 Akira Rabelais - Track 52Spelle Remixes, 2005, unreleased (private collection)
• 09:05 03:39 Bass Communion - Sisters Oregon, Part 3Sisters Oregon, 2017, Drone Records
• 11:07 06:15 Bass Communion - Sisters Oregon, Part 4Sisters Oregon, 2017, Drone Records
• 14:27 04:52 Else Marie Pade & Jacob Kirkegaard - NimbostratusSvaevninger, 2013, Important Records
• 16:24 05:42 Eliane Radigue - L'Île ResonanteOeuvres Electroniques, 2018, INA-GRM
• 20:39 06:56 Brian Eno - Five Light PaintingsMusic From Installations, 2018, Opal Records
• 26:00 04:15 Hilary Jeffery - Belfast Tromboscillator 2Belfast Tromboscillator, 2007, self-released
• 28:37 05:53 James Plotkin & Mick Harris - DissolveCollapse, 1996, Asphodel
• 31:24 06:23 Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - GlassGlass, 2018, Noton
• 34:44 05:48 Deep Listening Band - CCCC (Cistern Chapel Chance Chants)The Ready Made Boomerang, 1991, New Albion
• 38:04 05:12 Michael Fahres - The Tubes (feat. Jon Hassell & Mark Atkins)The Tubes, 2007, Cold Blue Music
• 41:21 06:02 William Basinski - WorryTwo Point Two, 2003, 12K
• 45:05 08:22 Biosphere - ValchyrieX-Rated - The Electronic Files, 2002, Boudisque Records
• 48:56 08:15 Yann Novak - SurroundingsSurroundings, 2017, Line
• 53:08 07:23 Broeder Dieleman - Omer GiellietUut De Bron, 2015, Snowstar Records
• 59:42 02:08 Jeff Bridges - Sleep, Dream, WakeupSleeping Tapes, 2015, Squarespace
• 1:01:01 02:06 Morgen Wurde feat. Maria Estrella - Laesst LosPop Ambient 2020, 2019, Kompakt
• 1:02:24 03:52 Monty Adkins - Secret DreamsRift Patterns, 2014, Audiobulb
• 1:05:06 02:25 Ambrose Field & John Potter - Presque Quelque ChoseBeing Dufay, 2009, ECM
• 1:06:52 03:00 A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Aqualung, MotherfuckerThe Undivided Five, 2019, Ninja Tune
• 1:08:39 03:37 Jacob Kirkegaard - Opus Morturarium - ExcerptOpus Mors, 2019, Fonik
• 1:10:49 05:56 Ben Lukas Boysen - The Behinian GospelGravity, 2013, Ad Noiseam
• 1:14:49 01:53 Dean Hurley - Low Sustained MysteryAnthology Resource Vol. 1, 2017, Sacred Bones Records
• 1:15:51 04:03 Jeff Greinke - Out From Under (excerpt)A Storm Of Drones, 1995, Asphodel
• 1:18:46 04:22 Gray Acres - Unconditional Material Forces, 2019, Whitelabrecs
• 1:20:49 05:54 Robert Henke - Studies Of Thunder Signal To Noise, 2004, Imbalance Computer Music
• 1:24:35 04:34 James Murray - CarinaHeavenly Waters, 2017, Slowcraft
• 1:28:34 03:27 Robert Rich - Senescent ArchitectureTactile Ground, 2019, Soundscape
• 1:30:46 03:18 Kim Cascone - Lunar Gauzes-Alchemisphere Lunar Gauzes-Alchemisphere, 2012, eSpace
• 1:32:52 09:44 Fovea Hex - We Dream All The Dark Away (Abul Mogard Remix)The Salt Garden II, 2017, Headphone Dust/Die Stadt
• 1:41:18 03:23 Jana Winderen - SubmergedSubmerged, 2009, Touch
• 1:42:51 09:04 Greg Haines - 183 TimesDigressions, 2012, Preservation
• 1:50:52 03:16 Chris Watson - Cima VerdeCima Verde, 2008, Fondazione Edmund Mach
• 1:52:50 06:37 Oliver Messiaen - Oraison, 1937Ohm - The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music 1948 - 1980, 2000, Ellipsis Arts
• 1:58:22 01:30 Biosphere - SteinfjordThe Senja Recordings, 2019, Biophon Records

A word of warning first. This is not an ambient mix intended to relax or create a calm atmosphere. Also, it is not a showcase with full album tracks (you may want to check the DreamScenes editions for those). It is a 'create-your-own-movie' soundtrack with some rather intense climaxes. And 42 track fragments in less than one hour - almost none of those in full length: all tracks are cut-up, fragmented, edited, layered and re-assembled (but never altered sonically) - like creating a collage from torn pictures. This also means that none of the parts represents the artists' original intention (I hope they still can appreciate what I do here). For further exploration, the release details of the fragments are provided so you can check out the original full versions and support the artist wherever possible.

The mix title, Radical Candor, comes from the (management) philosophy described by former Google and Apple executive Kim Scott. In short, it argues that feedback (on behaviour) is most effective if it is challenging but at the same time shows that you care. A music collage is anything but a management philosophy of course. But still I felt there was a resemblance: the mix is 'caring' at times but can also be quite 'challenging' to the listener. At least, that was my intention. Anyway: I also just liked the way the words sound: Radical Candor. So here it is.

This mix is simultaneously published on the great Headphone Commute website:"I’m honoured to welcome back a dear friend, Peter van Cooten for his multi-layered textured voyage which has become an art form in itself. Not satisfied with simply arranging his favourites in a particular order, Peter tediously hand-coats the soundscapes which often run six levels deep (just look at the sequence screenshot)."Thanks, H_C!

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The mix title, Radical Candor, comes from the (management) philosophy that argues that feedback (on behaviour) is most effective if it is 'challenging' but at the same time shows that you 'care'. I felt there was a resemblance: the mix is 'caring' at times but can also be quite 'challenging' to the listener. At least, that was my intention. Now you decide. --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

A word of warning first. This is not an ambient mix intended to relax or create a calm atmosphere. Also, it is not a showcase with full album tracks. It is a 'create-your-own-movie' soundtrack with some rather intense climaxes.And 42 track fragments in less than one hour - almost none of those in full length: all tracks are cut-up, fragmented, edited, layered and re-assembled (but never altered sonically) - like creating a collage from torn pictures. This also means that none of the parts represents the artists' original intention (I hope they still can appreciate what I do here). For further exploration, the release details of the fragments are provided so you can check out the original full versions and support the artist wherever possible.

More info on https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2019-07/radical-candor-mix/

[starting time] [fragment length] Artist name - Track titleAlbum title, release year, label

• 00:00 02:08 Areni Agbabian - Garun ABloom, 2019, ECM 2549
• 00:52 01:49 Gideon Wolf - Self PortraitReplicas, 2019, Fluid Audio 060
• 01:37 01:26 Kammarheit - The Indefinite VaultsDrone Islands - Land Raising, 2019, Eighth Tower Records
• 02:43 01:34 Resina - Trigger (Abul Mogard Remix)Traces - Remixes, 2019, 130701/Fatcat Records LP1335
• 03:36 02:23 Craig Leon - The Twenty Second Step As Well As The TenthAnthology Of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2, 2019, RVNG Intl RVNGNL55
• 05:03 02:53 Angelina Yershova - CosmotengriCosmotengri, 2019, Twin Paradox
• 07:02 02:55 Ashtoreth - Elemental IDrone Islands - Land Raising, 2019, Eighth Tower Records
• 09:16 01:31 Robert Scott Thompson - ProximityPhonotopological, 2018, Acourant AWD 379561
• 10:10 02:42 Alla Zakaykevych - Voice/WayKaleidoscope - Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2019, Flaming Pines FLP079
• 12:38 01:51 Snowdrops - Manta RayManta Ray OST, 2019, Gizeh Records GZH87
• 14:13 02:20 Zeno van den Broek - Interlude TwoBreach, 2019, Moving Furniture MFR072
• 15:03 03:52 Jessica Moss - Fractals (Truth 4)Entanglement, 2018, Constellation CST138
• 18:28 02:55 The London Sound Survey - Maplin SandsThames, 2019, Persistance Of Sound PS003
• 19:28 02:17 Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi - WindsTacit-Citat-Ion, 2019, Ravello Records RAVL8011.2
• 21:08 01:58 Giulio Aldinucci - The Burning AlphabetDisappearing In A Mirror, 2018, Karl Records KR055
• 22:06 03:33 John Haniver - BlackHow To Live Like A Ghost, 2019, Linge Records LINGE089
• 22:20 00:44 Anxious Bot - Check The BasementCrystal Bible, 2018, self-released
• 23:38 01:56 Anxious Bot - Check The BasementCrystal Bible, 2018, self-released
• 24:20 03:25 Carl Stone - Kuk II Kwan (1981)Electronic Music From The Seventies And Eighties, 2016, Unseen Worlds UW15
• 26:07 01:22 Maxime Tanguay - Nain FieldSertraline, 2018, the end is near then012
• 26:53 01:44 Colin Stetson - Second Seance, Pt. 1 (+ Reversed)Hereditary OST, 2018, Milan M2-36952
• 27:42 02:06 Osa7209 - Osa 14Orchestral, 2019, self-released
• 29:11 02:14 Sven Laux & Daniela Orvin - A Moment Of SilenceThe Writings, 2019, Dronarivm DR-59
• 31:00 02:33 Jane Antonia Cornish - LuxConstellations, 2018, Innova Recordings innova 006
• 32:28 02:34 Fiona Brice - Movement 1 (Holographic Field Rework)String Quartet No. 1, 2018, Bigo And Twigeti
• 34:44 00:58 Goncalo F. Cardoso - Radio Zanzibar Étude 1Impressões De Uma Ilha (Unguja), 2018, Edições Cn ‎ECN19
• 35:08 01:12 Juha-Matti Rautiainen - VoidAbove Me Weeps The Sky, 2018, Randomizer Media RDZCD05
• 35:20 02:26 Joseph Dugan - Sit In The Center Watching And Forget That You're ThereSwaha, 2019, self-released
• 35:32 00:50 The Books - BonanzaThe Lemon Of Pink, 2003, Tomlab tom 32
• 37:15 02:36 Julia Kent - Through The WindowTemporal, 2019, Leaf BAY 106CD
• 38:54 04:19 The London Sound Survey - Alhallows Marshes NightThames, 2019, Persistance Of Sound PS003
• 39:03 07:40 Sleep Research Facility - Theta2DeltaFrom Here To Tranquility Volume 9 - In Dreams, 2018, Silent Records
• 42:33 03:14 Sarah Davachi - EvensongGave in Rest, 2018, Ba Da Bing! BING 137
• 44:31 02:39 Keru Not Ever - Équilibre De La TerreurThe Wind Of ?, 2019, Infinite Machine IM071
• 46:04 02:52 Bas van Huizen - TorrewolkKulverzuchter, 2018, Moving Furniture Records MFR063
• 47:40 01:32 Rafael Kolacki - Ra'sA'Za. Hearing Ethiopia, 2017, Zoharum ZOHAR 154-2
• 48:20 02:00 Rauelsson - MistralMirall, 2018, Sonic Pieces 027
• 49:40 01:05 Rafael Kolacki - Ra'sA'Za. Hearing Ethiopia, 2017, Zoharum ZOHAR 154-2
• 50:02 02:36 Deaf Center - UndoneLow Distance, 2019, Sonic Pieces 028
• 51:54 02:55 Alla Zakaykevych - Voice/WayKaleidoscope - Experimental Music From Ukraine, 2019, Flaming Pines FLP079
• 54:03 03:11 Martin Ptak - The SourceRiver Tales, 2018, Col Legno WWE 1CD 20441
• 56:10 02:41 Dickon Hinchliffe - Return To The ForestLeave No Trace OST, 2018, Lakeshore Records
• 58:52 End

When I started working on this mix, its working title was Wonderlust, simply because I liked that word: a variation on wanderlust ('a desire to travel') which the Urban Dictionary describes as 'the desire to be in a constant state of wonder'.But as the mix progressed, the title didn't fit very well. There were too many dark and unsettling moments... moment that may evoke their own 'state of wonder' but of a completely different kind. The Questions in Anja Garbarek's track are crucial to this mix and gave it its title: a few simple questions to diagnose severe psychotic disorders, a delusional state of mind. There may be quite a few of these delusional moments in this mix, but they are alternated with moments of joy in an almost melodramatical equilibrium. For me, personally, a mix has the most impact when it feels like I'm watching a movie. With ups, downs, some drama, sentiment, moment of joy, climax and anticlimax. And yes: tension and release.So then, if this was a movie, the Jon Hopkins track would be the last scene, and the Metropole Orchestra (or  Metropool Orkest as they are named in Holland) version of Brian Eno's classic track 'An Ending' would be the track under the end credits rolling. End credits crediting no less than 45 fragments crammed together in a 59 minute soundscape compilation of music that was never conceived to be heard in a context like this.

This mix is premiered on Concertzender Nederland in Bob Rusche's 'X-Ray'  radio show on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Thanks, Bob! '

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"For me, personally, a mix has the most impact when it feels like I'm watching a movie. With ups, downs, some drama, sentiment, moment of joy, climax and anticlimax. And yes: tension and release." --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

When I started working on this mix, its working title was Wonderlust, simply because I liked that word: a variation on wanderlust ('a desire to travel') which the Urban Dictionary describes as 'the desire to be in a constant state of wonder'.But as the mix progressed, the title didn't fit very well. There were too many dark and unsettling moments... moment that may evoke their own 'state of wonder' but of a completely different kind. The Questions in Anja Garbarek's track are crucial to this mix and gave it its title: a few simple questions to diagnose severe psychotic disorders, a delusional state of mind. There may be quite a few of these delusional moments in this mix, but they are alternated with moments of joy in an almost melodramatical equilibrium.

More info on https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2019-01/delusional-mix/

Tracklist:(first time is the start time, time in brackets is the sample length)

• 00:00 (01:13) Angelo Badalamenti/City Of Prague Orchestra - Mulholland Drive ThemeMulholland Drive soundtrack, 2001, Milan 74321 89823 2
• 00:59 (00:59) Allesio Ballerini - WiwananaWiwanana OST, 2018, Fluid Audio 054
• 01:43 (01:49) Martin Ptak - StormRiver Tales, 2018, Col-Legno WWE 1CD 20441
• 01:57 (00:32) Goblin - Suspiria (Celesta & Bells)Suspiria OST, 1977/2012, Cinevox CD OST 702/s
• 02:30 (02:04) Jóhann Jóhannsson - Seeker Of The Serpents EyeMandy OST, 2018, Invada LSINV203CD
• 03:11 (02:57) Monty Adkins - Still Juniper Snow: Distant WatersBozzini+, 2018, Huddersfield Contemporary Records HCR19CD
• 05:38 (01:08) Anja Garbarek - QuestionsThe Road Is Just A Surface, 2018, Drabant Music, DM58LPPER
• 05:52 (03:17) Gryllus Ábris - Post_02Post_, 2017, Farbwechsel FARB026
• 08:01 (01:51) Autechre - Sinstrailab AirNTS Sessions 2, 2018, Warp Records WARPCD364 
• 08:30 (02:31) Jessica Moss - Fractals (Truth 3)Entanglement, 2018, Constellation CST138
• 10:09 (01:58) Rudolf Eb.er - IshikiriOm Kult: Ritual Practice Of Conscious Dying- Vol. II, 2018, Om Kult OM-2
• 10:27 (00:25) Anja Garbarek - QuestionsThe Road Is Just A Surface, 2018,
• 11:05 (01:17) Ulnar - Daylight FireworksDreaming Of Sailing Further West, 2017, Colectivo Casa Amarela CCA003
• 11:41 (02:42) Jean C. Roche - Rancho GrandeBirds Of Venezuela, 1973/2018, Sub Rosa SR411LP
• 12:05 (03:08) Arve Henriksen - SanmyakuSakuteiki, 2001, Rune Grammofon RCD2021
• 14:12 (02:34) The Newton Brothers - Feel NothingThe Haunting Of Hill House OST, 2018, Wax Work Records
• 16:23 (02:22) Thomas Vaquié - EcumeEcume, 2016, Antivj Recordings 
• 18:31 (02:56) From The Mouth Of The Sun & Seabuckthorn - Lesser StillWe Stayed The Path That Fell To Shadow, 2018, Lost Tribe Sound
• 21:21 (00:43) Maria W. Horn - AtropaKontrapoetik, 2018, XKatedral XK12
• 21:44 (01:35) Bass Communion - Drugged IV Reconstructions And Recycling (Bass Communion Remixed), 2003, Headphone Dust BCCD5
• 22:30 (03:07) Alea Saxophone Quartet - Arvo Pärt: SolfeggioArvo Pärt Anima, 2017, Col-Legno WWE 1CD 20437
• 24:52 (02:57) BJNilsen - Table Of HoursFocus Intensity Power, 2017, Moving Furniture Records MFR062
• 26:40 (04:06) Illuminine - Dear, Utopia (feat. Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie)#3, 2018, Ferryhouse Productions FHP 42617
• 26:42 (01:27) Michael Fahres - Het Gesloten OgenblikGäbrik (music from the book by Marc Legendre), 2018, Vlaamse Onafhankelijke Stripgilde
• 29:33 (02:20) Mathieu St. Pierre - 23.0785729, 143.9554413 These Elephants, 2018, Se;f-released (Bandcamp)
• 30:46 (01:22) Janek Schaefer - To Row Against The TideWhat Light There Is Tells Us Nothing (For Robert Wyatt), 2018, Temporary Residence Limited TRR305
• 31:53 (01:05) Mothertape - Problem 4In Progress Vol. III, 2018, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej "Łaźnia"
• 31:57 (01:54) Murcof - Chapitre VILost In Time, 2018, Glacial Movements Records GMO35
• 33:22 (02:16) Varg, Annamelina - Stonewall PoemNordic Flora Series Pt. 5 - Crush, 2018, Posh Isolation 209
• 33:52 (02:03) Ipek Gorgun - MilevaEcce Homo, 2018, Touch TO:106
• 34:45 (02:16) Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch - RainBlade Runner 2049 OST, 2017, Epic 19075800852
• 36:11 (02:47) Machinefabriek - HangingEngel, 2018, Self-Released (Bandcamp)
• 37:44 (02:30) Adam Mankowski - Próba Dźwięki Z Offu, 2018, Attenuation Circuit ACU 1013
• 39:06 (03:35) Les Horribles Travailleurs - Keizersrande 4 (ft. Anja Kreysing)Off Track, 2018, Esc.Rec 62
• 40:53 (01:06) Rudolf Eb.Er - Licht (Unborn Light)Om Kult: Ritual Practices Of Conscious Dying - Vol. 1, 2018, Om Kult OM-1
• 41:32 (04:47) Claudio F. Baroni - Solo VIII-AirMotum, 2018, Unsounds 61U
• 41:40 (02:41) Ed Alp - RTPVCunreleased, 2009, private collection
• 44:31 (03:00) Monty Adkins - Still Juniper Snow: Spiral PathsBozzini+, 2018, Huddersfield Contemporary Records HCR19CD
• 47:02 (01:23) Minco Eggersman - Melisma & GurianKavkasia, 2017, Volkoren 73
• 47:30 (02:32) Jacob Lindhagen - KenopsiaPaces, 2017, 1631 Recordings FR1-015
• 49:14 (02:05) Jonty Harrison - Going Places (2015)Voyages, 2016, Empreintes DIGITALes IMED 16139
• 50:01 (01:18) Cadeu - Echoic VIIIEchoic, 2018, Esc.Rec 60
• 50:50 (02:50) Colin Stetson - Mothers & DaughtersHereditary OST, 2018, Milan M2-36952
• 53:35 (01:33) Jóhann Jóhannsson & BJ Nilsen - Carkeys (reversed)I Am Here OST, 2014, Ash International Ash 11.1
• 54:36 (01:13) Jon Hopkins - PrologueMonsters OST, 2010, Double Six DS036D
• 55:35 (04:07) Brian Eno & Metropole Orchestra - An Ending (arr. Dick Bakker)Shutov Assembly Live Paradiso, 1999, unreleased

The inspiration for this mix came after attending separate performances of James Murray and Anne Garner.The music they perform is quite different: James exploring various kinds of abstract experimental electronic soundscapes, Anne performing her poetic emotional songs blending jazz, alternative pop, folk,  spectral lullabies and tender neo-classical arrangements.As different as their output may be, it still fits together very well - which is no real surprise knowing that Anne & James are a couple living together, and James produces and contributes towards  Anne's music.I wanted to find out how it would work out when mixing some tracks from their past and recent albums together.And I found out it works very well, as you can hear yourself in this mix. It also shows that, if the ingredients match, 0ne plus one can be much more than two!

A collaboration of forces between three separate entities, Headphone Commute, Ambientblog, and Slowcraft Records, are proud to present a unique mix by a colleague and partner in crime, Peter van Cooten, of beautiful works from a beautiful couple, James Murray and Anne Garner, culminating a selection of compositions they released individually, as well as together under various project names. Peter then carefully compiled these pieces together into a gorgeous journey of ambiance and voice, and now, along with the appearance on the Podcast, we are honoured to offer this little gem to you as a digital download (lossless, of course) via the new entry of Headphone Commute Presents on our Bandcamp! Whew!Headphone Commute

Tracklist

This mix is published as  part of the "Headphone Commute Presents..." series.A High Quality WAV version of this mix can be downloaded from the HeadPhone Commute Bandcamp page

Buy the lossless (WAV) version of James & Anne (Mix) now

Headphone Commute, Ambientblog and Slowcraft Records are proud to present a unique mix by a colleague and partner in crime, Peter van Cooten, of beautiful works from a beautiful couple: James Murray and Anne Garner --- originally published on Ambientblog ---

The inspiration for this mix came after attending separate performances of James Murray and Anne Garner.The music they perform is quite different: James exploring various kinds of abstract experimental electronic soundscapes, Anne performing her poetic emotional songs blending jazz, alternative pop, folk,  spectral lullabies and tender neo-classical arrangements.As different as their output may be, it still fits together very well - which is no real surprise knowing that Anne & James are a couple living together, and James produces and contributes towards  Anne's music.I wanted to find out how it would work out when mixing some tracks from their past and recent albums together.And I found out it works very well, as you can hear yourself in this mix. It also shows that, if the ingredients match, 0ne plus one can be much more than two!

More info on https://www.ambientblog.net/blog/2018-09/james-anne-mix/

Tracklist

• 00:00 Anne Garner - Haunt Me (Instrumental)Trusting A Twirled World (Instrumental), 2011
• 02:28 James Murray - Grace (edit)Killing Ghosts, 2017
• 05:20 Anne Garner - Come In (edit with Christoph Berg Remix)Be Life, 2015 / Be Life Relived, 2016
• 08:43 James Murray - Hold Your Breath (edit)Floods, 2012
• 11:31 James Murray - Greenlands (Green Lane) (edit)Floods Returned, 2017
• 15:02 Anne Garner - Fall Before The NightLost Play, 2018
• 19:32 Silent Vigils - MolenbrookFieldem, 2018
• 22:41 James Murray - LaterisersEyes to the Height, 2016
• 27:20 Anne Garner - Wednesday's Child (edit with Louis Remix)Be Life, 2015 / Be Life Relived, 2016
• 31:48 James Murray - EquuleusHeavenly Waters, 2017
• 33:57 Tetherdown - Pitch Roll And YawFirst Flight, 2016
• 43:01 Anne Garner - Soft Eyes (Lost Vocals Remix edit with original version) Be Life Relived, 2016 / Be Life, 2015
• 46:59 James Murray - These HandsMount View, 2014
• 50:33 James Murray - The Sea In The Sky (edit)The Sea In The Sky, 2015
• 54:02 Anne Garner - The TowerTrusting A Twirled World, 2011
• 56:46 James Murray - CarinaHeavenly Waters, 2017
• 1:00:35 Anne Garner - Wherever You GoBe Life, 2015

"Because we don’t know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that is so deeply a part of your being that you can’t even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more, perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless."

I know, I know – it’s a bit risky to use a cheesy teenage love song as the title track of an otherwise fairly dark ambient mix. Even if the song is taken from the Twin Peaks 2017 soundtrack. Some listeners probably won’t get past it – and if they quit at that point, they’ll miss the 40 minutes of associative transitions in the rest of the mix.But I personally really love the juxtaposition of this dreamy love song between the feverish mumbling of David Sylvian and Jóhann Jóhannsson’s track merging into the almost frightening climax of Stefan Wesolowski.To quote Woody Brown (the ‘industry expert of mixing’): “use your ears, not your prejudices”!

But, jokes aside, this ís a serious mix. With the occasional exception, most of the music in this mix is heavily mutilated: the original tracks are cut-up, shortened, fragmented, edited - often using only a fragment from a track that originally is much longer. A collage like this takes the sound out of its original context to serve its own purpose. That is not meant disrespectful, please let me emphasize this again... (I hope you can hear that in the result!)Be sure to check out the original sources if you enjoy the sounds - you can find the details it in the tracklist below.

Now, follow me into a movie that you might wanna see sometime... a movie that's happening in the back of your own head...

Edit June 19, 2018:I'm very happy that the wonderful Headphone Commute has now re-published No Stars - which means it'll get much more listeners now. Find it [HERE]

Playlist:(first time is the start time, time in brackets is the sample length)