I went a little crazy and decided to kick us off in the library. I know–wild, right? We’ll spin back into the Holding Tanks at the halfway point, but not before a listen to someone who’s definitely coming to us from the “How Did You End Up Here?” Department. (It’s a pretty cool one, honestly.)
Hiding in here we’ve got music inspired by a novel, music that started with a harp in a tree, and music used in a healing ceremony for a loved one. Do I have your attention?
Two distinct parts here. We’ll kick off with a couple long-ish, flowing tracks, endure a short talky bit, then head off again where things get a bit…peppier. (Did I just use an old-guy word? Oh, well. Enjoy!)
*Neglected to mention this is a re-release of a 1999 album some folks consider a classic of dark ambient. **Also should have noted this is a cover of this song by Harald Grosskopf
I quite enjoyed digging around in the library in the previous episode, so I’ve decided to ride that train a little longer here. Eighteen luscious tracks, aided and abetted by the shuffle (but mindfully, mind you!). And you never know…there just might be one of those. Yeah, one. Sure. That’s what I meant.
Start Warszawa, Interkosmos (Gulag Lockdown Mix), Kinetica* 4.34 FreqGen, Insufficient Data For A Meaningful Answer, Dreaming 8.13 Joseph Hyde, Agency, Spherical Harmonics 12.45 The Infinite Calling, Liquid Continuum Pt. II, Vidya** 18.22 Joe Frawley, Moonstruck Peter, The Night Parade 21.22 Petricor, Unbroken Horses, First Breath 24.52 Dead Bandit, Lucien’s Bitters, Dead Bandit 28.36 Sundaug, Against the Clock, Nocturnality 32.20 General Fuzz, The Arrival, Miles Tones 38.22 Yellow6, Pday, About the Journey 51.56 Ken Elkinson, Locusts, Music for Commuting 56.27 Nzungu, Rohanyiat, Dark Night of the Soul 59.25 Resonant Drift, Seeing Through the Veil, Passages 1.03.32 Roy Mattson, Mesmerized, Mesmer 1.10.30 Erdh, E-Creed, Sideremesis 1.15.56 The Hunted Hare, Just Beneath the Surface, Nothing Is Always 1.19.42 Liminal Drifter, Box Seat, Cortisol 22 1.25.22 Requator, Swaying Palm Trees, KosMo
*Looks like this might be out of print/unavailable. You can find it through resellers, but I don’t link to them here. **Did I forget to mention this one? I think I did. Well, there it is.
Not much to say here other than it’s a 50/50 ride, with tracks in the back half going back to 2013. Although I do get to teach you what a ney is, so there’s that. Enjoy.
Start Tony Gerber, Life Electromagnetic, Plank and Strings 11.27 RL Huber, Deceitful Star, Hafgufa 15.38 Infinite Body, Trick World, My Bright Abyss 18.36 Jan Van Angelopoulos, Costis Christodoulou & Harris Lambrakis, New Beginnings, All We Got Is Time 22.37 Ran Slavin, Night Flower, Inner Weather 29.26 Gleisberg & Bernd Scholl, Drums Of Passion, Secret & Mystery III 34.21 Harald Gramberg, Sequence E, Nightly Silence (Nachtelijke stilte), Sequences 46.01 Takashi Suzuki, The Beginning, Voyage 52.50 Altus, Blazing Departure, Pioneer 58.35 Tom Eaton, Tuesday/The Compass, Abendromen 1.05.01 Tsode, Angels in the Shadows, Brainstorming 1.16.30 Sebby Kowal, In the End, Bright Spaces 1.23.11 Robert Scott Thompson, The Widening Sky, Ascension
Call it a landmark without fanfare. Instead, just another 90 minutes of dang fine music, including an unplanned “Ladies of the Piano” section. The flow dictates the show…
And that’s a wrap on 15 years in production! The podcast turns 16 with a two-hour bash in the library and let me tell you, it’s a pretty eclectic blend. Thank you for listening, whether you’re first time or long time, and for indulging my frequent foolishness. Trust me, it comes from a place of pure joy in having the chance to share amazing music with you. All righty, let’s get the party started!
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