For this mix I aimed to create a dreamlike and timeless atmosphere - dark (but not too dark). It is calm, yet there are many shifting scenes, many passing landscapes and some conflicting emotions... When it ends, (I hope) it feels as if it was much longer than it actually was ...

Like with most previous mixes, I didn't know where this new one would head to when I started.But I knew I wanted to include one tiny fragment of the sound of a 'brain seizure set to music' by Stanford scientists Chris Chafe and Josef Parvizi. In a fascinating contrast to what it actually represents, the musical sound they chose to represent the brain seizure sounded like tiny aliens in a retro-scifi movie to me.

In "Hypnogogmatist", David Toop further investigates the tricks your mind can play - especially in the few seconds between feeling drowsy and falling asleep:"In the dream, I was at my mothers' house, my childhood home.All the rooms were full of sleeping people.I seemed to be suffering some process of disintegration, as if my psyche was breaking down to different timeframes, losing its coherence and unity.There was a presence in the house..."

The fantastic artwork is by Greg Dunn, who is combining neuroscience with minimalist Japanese Sumo-E style painting to create his "Neuron Art"."Neurons (the cells that comprise your brain) may be tiny in scale, but they possess the same beauty seen in traditional forms of the medium (trees, flowers, and animals)"

So I guess that there ís something of a theme for this mix.The rest is up to you.

"Synaptic Research" was mixed especially for Headphone Commute, and is especially dedicated to incredible amount of energy and work H_C does there to keep us informed and updated.Thanks for that, H_C - and of course also for publishing this mix on your blog!

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