Because of the drones, atmospheric field recordings and insect sounds, this mix will be labeled as an 'ambient' mix by most listeners.And of course it is.... but at the same time it isn't. It simply isn't 'unobtrusive' enough to be 'ambient'.

This one feels more like a cinematic soundtrack, even more than most of my previous mixes. An hour-long journey of scene changes, meandering between *Kitsch* and *Kult*, using short samples to create 'continuity cuts', and constantly changing focus (like the auditive equivalent of the 'rack focus' technique in filmmaking).The result is in fact more psychedelic than ambient.Depending on the listener, of course.

The course is somewhat set by two returning fragments from larger works - ('Just' by Trio Mediaeval / David Lang and Kancheli's 'Chiaroscuro').But it is entirely unpredictable where you will find yourself in the end...

And, eh, oh yeah - about the title:This particular mix was created as a submission to Secret Thirteen's 'New Blood' invitation to send in 'kaleidoscopic mixes' for their mix series (that's why their logo is in the image). The '41' refers to the number of track samples that are used in this mix.Of course it wasn't chosen (in fact they never responded to the entry) - which didn't really surprise me: this mix is obviously too far off from what they were looking for (read that as: not weird, extreme & obscure enough for their taste).I probably shouldn't have bothered sending it at all - but it was fun to experiment with some unusual combinations!

For enhanced immersiveness, you can also download the DTS-version to play on your surround sound system.

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