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Today’s mix opens with ambient tracks from Ekin Fil, Brian Eno, and Khotin. We move into some guitar instrumentals from Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Bones and All OST) and Bruce Kaphan. There’s some more experimental electronic from Concepión Huerta and Kramer. We resurface a live ambient jazz track from Miles Davis, a live recording from 1970. Then we move into more guitar instrumentals (Pat Metheny, Ali Farka Touré) before getting into some house with some Nordic producers (Prins Thomas, Bjørn Torske). We close with an early Daft Punk track. We hope you enjoy.

0:00:00 - Ekin Fil - Used to Be

0:03:12 - Brian Eno - LUX 1

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Today’s mix opens with a couple ambient pieces before moving into solo piano from Simeon Walker and Feist. There’s a brief synth detour with Suzanne Ciani and Tangerine Dream, followed by ambient Americana from Pat Metheny and Steve Roach/Roger King. We present a Flow State edit of a track from Zelda: Ocarina of Time, followed by instrumentals from Nala Sinephro, Bill Frisell, and Saskia. We wrap with The Sweet Enoughs, Organizatsiya (a little experimental), and an original piece by Brad Mehldau. We hope you enjoy.

0:00:00 - ??? - ???

0:03:24 - Applefish & Spacecraft - Starlit Lake

0:06:45 - Simeon Walker - Gleam

0:09:05 - Feist - One Evening (Instrumental)

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Today’s mix opens with ambient pieces from Loscil, Aphex Twin, and Abstract Aprils. There’s a classical music section, with artists contemporary (Julia Gjertsen, Geosmin, Thomas Bangalter) and dead (Debussy, Beethoven, Dvořák). We move into guitar instrumentals from Pat Metheny, Rosinha De Valença, and NEU! We wrap with the Portico Quartet,…

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Today’s episode opens with ambient/classical pieces from Huerco S., Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher, Susumu Yokota, and the Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd. There’s an experimental track from Brian Eno, David Byrne, and guitarist Giacomo Baldelli which came out just a few months ago. More ambient/classical comes from Loscil, Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou, and Golden Ivy. There’s a couple jazz tracks, one from Sadao Watanabe and a new one from Brad Mehldau, a Beatles cover from his forthcoming album Your Mother Should Know. We wrap up with Bob Dylan (an instrumental) and Photek, not that they have anything in common. We hope you enjoy.

0:00:00 - Huerco S. - A Sea of Love

0:06:58 - Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher - Ouverture

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Today’s mix opens with two Harold Budd tracks from the ‘80s. Then there are some instrumentals from SUSS, Brian Green, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. We play some film music from Deuter and CUTS, and then play some krautrock including an experimental live recording from Harmonia. We close out with a Television instrumental track in memoriam of Tom Verlaine. We hope you enjoy.

0:00:00 - Harold Budd - Balthus Bemused by Color

0:05:08 - Harold Budd - The White Arcades

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Today’s mix opens with an Oliver Coates composition from the Aftersun soundtrack. It’s followed by ambient pieces from Mette Henriette, Tujiko Noriko, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The middle section has Cole Pulice, Suss, and a couple selections from Mac DeMarco’s new instrumental record. We wrap with selections from Naya Beat Volume 1, Daisuke Tanabe, and Strategy. There’s some Penguin Cafe Orchestra sprinkled throughout. We hope you enjoy.

0:00:00 - Oliver Coates - One Without (from Aftersun OST)

0:03:58 - Mette Henriette - Rue du Renard

0:06:19 - Tujiko Noriko - A Meeting at the Space Station

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Today’s subscriber mix opens with new ambient tracks from Brendan Eder Ensemble, Almanacs, and Yara Asmar. Then we play some instrumentals from Molly Lewis (for The Birdsong Project), Black Sabbath, and Sven Wunder. There are a few ‘90s favorites from Air, Ween, and Lemon D before we close it out with a James Bond theme. We hope you enjoy.

0:00:00 - Brendan Eder Ensemble & Ethan Haman - Ending

0:08:06 - Halftribe - For The Summer, Or Forever

0:11:58 - Almanacs - The Golden Hour

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Today’s mix is dedicated to the memory of MF DOOM. Starting around the 52-minute mark we showcase his very overlooked talent as a beatmaker. We play a bunch of our favorite DOOM instrumentals and then end with his first hit: “Peachfuzz” by his early group KMD.

Before the DOOM tribute, we play some current ambient/electronic favorites, including tracks by Nils Frahm, Domenique Dumont, Daft Punk, and the Vince Guaraldi Trio.

Happy new year.

0:00:00 - Domenique Dumont - Watching Boats Pass By

0:03:33 - Pandit Pam Pam - Beco

0:05:25 - Radiohead - Treefingers (Extended Version)

0:09:57 - n-So - Blue I

0:12:23 - July Skies - Distant Showers Sweep Across Norfolk Schools (h/t Matthew)

0:16:17 - Alaskan Tapes - We

0:18:45 - Nils Frahm - A Shine

0:22:38 - Nils Frahm - The Shooting (from Victoria)

0:27:14 - Nils Frahm - Nobody Knows Who You Are (from Victoria)

0:29:45 - Daniel Lopatin - Uncut Gems

0:36:12 - Daft Punk - Adagio for TRON

0:40:12 - Jeff Parker - Metamorphoses

0:41:57 - Space Afrika - Uwëm/Creātiōn

0:45:43 - Vince Guaraldi Trio - Great Pumpkin Waltz (from Charlie Brown Christmas)

0:48:07 - Clams Casino - Swervin’

0:51:38 - MF DOOM - Dedicated (Instrumental)

0:55:02 - MF DOOM - Licorice

0:58:02 - MF DOOM - Camphor

0:59:51 - MF DOOM - Plumskinzz

1:02:56 - MF DOOM - Benzoin Gum

1:05:41 - MF DOOM - Blood Root

1:08:37 - MF DOOM - Devil’s Shoestring

1:13:01 - MF DOOM - Gas Drawls (Instrumental)

1:15:43 - MF DOOM - Vinca Rosea

1:17:41 - MF DOOM - Smokin’ That S**t!

1:22:13 - MF DOOM - Myrrh

1:25:39 - MF DOOM - Podina

1:27:41 - MF DOOM - Lemon Grass

1:30:14 - MF DOOM - Lovage

1:32:25 - KMD - Peachfuzz

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Good morning.

We’re sending this week’s subscriber mix out to everyone. We haven’t done this since January, and there are a lot of new people. This mix is for our subscriber Tyler, who’s introduced us to a number of artists we’ve recommended in this newsletter, including Stars of the Lid. The main featured artist is Trent Reznor.

If you like this mix, claim your own by becoming a subscriber and writing in to tell us what music you like to work to. We’ll make you a personal mix and give you a shout out on a future Tuesday.

Flow State Episode 12: Tyler Burns Slowly (100m) SoundCloud

Here’s the tracklist:

0:00:00 - Stars of the Lid - Mulholland

0:06:53 - Chihei Hatakeyama - Bonfire on the Field

0:14:28 - Chihei Hatakeyama - Ocean to Ocean

0:24:36 - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Hand Covers Bruise

0:28:36 - Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow - Ava

0:30:48 - Brian Eno - An Arc of Doves

0:36:54 - Brian Eno - Failing Light

0:40:49 - Max Richter et al. - Dream 13 (minus even)

0:49:17 - Pascal Rogé - Claude Debussy’s Deaux Arabesque, No. 1 Andante Con Moto

0:53:12 - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Appearances (from Gone Girl Soundtrack)

0:56:00 - Nine Inch Nails - 34 Ghosts IV

1:01:37 - Nine Inch Nails - 13 Ghosts II

1:04:48 - Nine Inch Nails - 28 Ghosts IV

1:09:53 - Acid Pauli - Close

1:14:47 - MJ Guider - Evencycle

1:24:41 - Teebs - Yellow More New

1:27:51 - Tess Roby - Air Above Mirage

1:31:15 - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Soft Trees Break the Fall

Have a really good day today.

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