Super. Lazy.
Settle in.
Start Kevin Braheny, The Way Home, The Way Home
24.43 Jeffrey Koepper, Avalanche, Arctisonia
45.02 Michael Sandler, Manifold, Ansatz*
1.11.16 Max Corbacho, Quantum Cathedrals, Horizon Matrix
*Follow the link and search for “earman178.” The album is otherwise pretty unfindable. (If you’re a better internet sleuth than I, let me know with a better link!)
This one opens and closes with artists I’ve been listening to for a couple decades now. (We’re gettin’ old, boys…) In between, familiar faces and new-to-me names from the Holding Tanks direct the ride.
Start Altus, Matters of Light, Ultraviolet
6.06 Alluste Desde, Turín a Buenos Aires, Gemstones V
12.03 Voyage Futur, Ancient Treescape, Unseen Portal
16.59 Gandalf, A Light from Afar, A Light from Afar
25.18 Radio Massacre International, Galactic Furnace Part 2 (Radio Edit), Galactic Furnace
34.28 theAdelaidean, Day Dreamt, Distant Objects in Soft Focus
46.15 RL Huber, Forgiving Light, Forgiving Light
48.46 Jill Fraser, Beautiful Summer, Earthly Pleasures
55.40 Feeling Flying, Tiden far, Spirit Level
1.06.15 Teleport Collective, Mother Engine, A Monolith’s Dream
1.12.12 Ed Herbers, Spacewalk, Upper Atmosphere
1.15.54 Igneous Flame, Fluid Mass, Vortex
No stops on this one, and our voyage passes through sequenced sounds, shadowy spaces, and the outskirts of Jazzville. You know how it is around here…we go all over the place. Enjoy.
Start [‘ramp], Seven Swans, Gemstones V
11.25 Eulipion Corps, Wanderers, Dreamlands
17.44 NTHNL, Return to the cloud, thank you, Ontogenesis
21.10 Peter Phippen & Ivar Lunde, Jr., Eye of the Day, Earthly
30.16 Colin Andrew Sheffield, Moments Lost, Moments Lost
43.03 Rodrigo Passannanti, Law Of Attraction, Forgotten Worlds
52.08 Network 23, Annal Nadrach, The Black Pilgrimage
57.53 Nordvargr, Runa, Resignation IV
1.01.09 Aperus, Graffiti Ghosts, Lost Tribe of the Shadow
1.04.49 Paul Ellis & Pabellón Sintético, Dreams as gigantic as the surroundings were small, Veiled Portraits
1.13.09 Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt, Gloop, Forever Stories of Moving Parties
1.15.46 Minor Conflict, Parallels III, Parallels
1.17.20 Keith Fiala, On My Way Home, The Quest
1.20.12 David Darling, Rendezvous, Other Worlds
1.25.33 Bernd Scholl, Turn The Wheel Of Time, An Evening in the Cave Live
It’s a 50/50 ride this time as we split the voyage between the tanks and the library. And what usually comes out of the library? That’s right: for the first time in 2025 we get An Artist John Forgot! Have a listen.
(And pardon the couple of Spotify links in the playlist if, like me, you don’t “do” that service. Sometimes a host’s gotta do what a host’s gotta do.)
Start Oliver Burch, Murmur, Perfume
4.40 Dapper Blob, Window Seat, Communions for Commuters
8.31 Esmam, My Dystopia, We Lost the Green, Not Hope
12.07 Leila Abdul-Rauf, Depths of Us, Calls from a Seething Edge
16.53 Ancient Astronaut, Fields of Dreams, New Chapters
21.07 Tremble With Joy, Our Birds Live Fraught With Danger (excerpt), >Born Trembling<
33.46 Civic Hall, II, The Trembling Line
44.03 Uncle Pops & the Dumbloods, The Comfort Zinger, Swamp Sounds/Uncle Pops & the Dumbloods
48.06 Cucina Povera, Polyton Nurkka, Tyyni
51.57 SineRider, Aura Projection, A Familiar Light
56.20 ZenRat, Of Smoke and Spark, A World Beneath the World*
1.05.06 Sensitive Chaos, Voyager Surfs The Interstellar Sea, March of the Timeshifters
1.12.03 krill.minima, CatDinR42, Beneath the Surface (compilation)
1.18.31 Specta Ciera & Arbee, Turn Around, Unified Formations
1.22.27 Patrick Balthrop, Throwaways, Autopoetic
*I know what I said. After recording, in trying to find a link for the album I learned that the artist and album names had been changed for various reasons. The music’s all the same. Carry on.
Fifteen hefty slices of aural goodness for your delight this time around, including an entry from our “How Did You End Up Here?” department. A quick glance at the playlist will probably give that one away. Enjoy.
Start Corben, To Question Oracles, Transmitter
5.28 Saagara, Where Is That Blossom, 3
10.28 Delahuerta, Cuervo, Delaheurta
14.51 Yahya Fahmi, It’s Too Dark in Here, Kamakurako
17.56 Michael Stearns, Brain, Beyond Chaos
30.22 Trem 77, Whirl to Whorl, Eyelid Movie
35.22 Jónsi, Clearing, First Light
41.11 Marta Mist, Puzzle, Windows
48.44 Carl Lord, Bedroom Voices, Sacred Spaces
53.00 Arborra, Arborra, Arborra
57.10 Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro, A hole in the ceiling keeps us grounded, Transmissions in Silver
1.05.07 Bryan Senti & Dom Bouffard, Killing Horizon, Elevation
1.10.41 OdNu, Invasive Species, Time is a Place
1.16.29 Snowdrops, The Weather Project, Singing Stones (Volume 1)
1.26.17 mastroKristo, Elegy, Passage
Quite a few repeat guests on this episode, and it’s lovely to have them back! Plus, I treat one album like I’m including it for the first time–when I actually played it a scant four episodes ago. I’m all about attention to detail here. Cruise on, my friends.
Start Yellow6, PVC2, Sometimes It Seems Too Easy, Sometimes It’s Just So Hard
11.41 Twilight Archive, Veiled Traces, 8
15.46 Mardit B Lleshi, Chordus, Monumenta
23.27 City of Dawn, Sherry Finzer, Karasvana, On Seashores of Endless Worlds, The Journeying Sun
28.53 Steve Roach, All I Feel, One Day of Forever
44.17 Daniela Huerta, Hálito, Soplo
48.38 RL Huber, Negative Shine, Return of the Cosmonaut
52.34 Daniailyas, The Pilgrim, Enough for Me to Remain
1.00.00 Rednicuido, Hold Me Now, Trip Pop
1.04.14 Blue Is Nine, Western Horizons, Life in Motion
1.08.40 Solitaire, Wide Sky, Trance Halcyon Connection
1.13.52 Michelle Qureshi, Sparkling Within This Night, Shimmer
1.16.47 Alan Matthews, On Windham Hill, Anonymous Moods
1.19.56 Erik Wøllo, Tree of Life, Solastalgia
1.25.33 Larkenlyre, A Little Rain, Dragonfly Halfdreams
You know, when I decided to change up the show scheduling, I didn’t think about how I’d have to come up with ways to tell you what you’re about to hear more often. Can I get away with just saying it’s really nice music this time? I mean…you know that, but I’ve got space to fill.
Start Alpha Wave Movement, Stellae, Resonant Waves
8.08 Craig Padilla & Zero Ohms, Initiation, This Ship of Exploration, To Sleep On Stellar Winds*
18.29 Steve Austin Rose, Crossing the Path, Somewhere Beyond the Horizon
30.44 Michael Scott Dawson, Present Day (feat. Jairus Sharif), The Tinnitus Chorus
33.29 Ambinate, Disenchantment, Studies, Vol. 2
39.24 Rick Sparks, The Road Home, Devotion
44.22 Y, Ginkgoaceae, Y 2023
47.06 Quadri, Atmosphere, Panorama
51.20 Cass Anawaty, Faith, Cascades
55.54 Glåsbird, Infinite Cloud, Fenscapes
1.10.09 Julien Demoulin, A Land Before Memory, Ephemeral Maps
1.05.31 Bernward Koch, Little Daydreams, Calming Colors
1.09.35 Potsch Potschka, My Sunny Day (single)
1.13.07 Christian Fiesel, Arriving Too Late, Arriving Too Late
1.19.58 René van der Wouden, Geomagnectic Storms, The Magnetic Reconnection
*I put this episode together before I got word of the passing of Richard Roberts, aka Zero Ohms, in November 2024. I found Richard’s music way back when in the mp3.com days and remained a fan until the end. His song “The Poetics of Space” struck me in a profound way when I first heard it and it always stayed with me. His album with Brannan Lane, Soundfall to the Infinite, was a place of much-needed solace during tough times. From his solo works to collaborations with artists like Craig Padilla and Numina, I always looked forward to getting new albums from Richard. Knowing that this was the last is difficult. I wish him well on his endless journey home.
Ah, yes, the library, wherein all sorts of musical wonders await. I guess that’s all I need to say about that, yeah? Let’s get to the listenin’.
Start James Asher, Island Spa, Recentering
7.02 Cousin Silas, The Other Jezebel, Through a Cobweb Strange
11.08 Systems Theory, Four Piece Suit, Soundtracks for Imaginary Movies
24.04 Banco de Gaia, For Such a Time, Apollo
32.20 Beukotreug, Galaxy Dust, Cosmic Spring
42.12 Franck Vigroux, Elephant, Totem
50.50 Haq, Cannula Itch, Evaporator
54.59 Stafraenn Harkon, Hvarf-12, Prammi
1.00.43 John Ellis, Infanta, Sly Guitar
1.06.27 Spiricom, I Feel a Presence, Songs for a Summer Seance
1.10.36 Umbrose, MMN, Final Nights
1.14.58 Yellow6, Last Day, About the Journey
1.24.21 Slow Dancing Society, Bones & Ice (Summer Trees Turn), Laterna Magica
Opening music: “Ceremonial Prelude” by Sir Cubworth
So how are you liking this new schedule thing so far? Are you getting enough great music? Because here comes some more. Still all good stuff from the world-renowned Holding Tanks.
Start Daniel Vickers & Sergio Mariani_MRN, At Home by Night, New Dawn
3.40 Robert Scott Thompson & Erdem Helvacioğlu, Light Has Dropped from the Top of the Sky, From a Language of Light
8.20 Colin Rayment with Joe Rayment, Mysterious Elapse in Time, Metamorphic Phases
15.43 City of Dawn & Ross Christopher, Come with the Moon, Empty Rooms
19.24 Paper Relics, Phases, Time to Start
23.46 Simone Lalli, Spuma (Intro), Maremuto
26.47 Hidden Rivers, Sleeper Train, Always Somewhere Else
31.41 John Gregorious, Blessed Breath of Wind, Communion
35.34 Carlos Dengler, Lacus Lunae, Parallel Streams
47.16 Colin Fisher, Acts of Light, Suns of the Heart
51.52 Dialect, Born Through, Atlas of Green
54.20 Brian Baumbusch/San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Opening, Polytempo Music
57.54 Julien Demoulin, Across The Sunless Beaches Of The Time-Sea, Ephemeral Maps
1.07.52 Steve Brand, Crescent Shaped Shadow, Unseen Worlds
This one’s got it all! Magic, Darkness, Celestial Blueprints, Dreams, and the Carpet of Time. You’re intrigued, I know. So let’s not waste any more time with reading words. MUSIC!
Start David Arkenstone, Ancient Magic Awakens, Quest for the Runestone
4.56 Holland Phillips, Behind the Veil, A Sense of Distance
8.14 Glacis, Locks, This Darkness from Which We Cannot Run
10.31 Point Surrender, Lonetree, Mark II
15.19 Time Being, Celestial Blueprint, Hidden Structures
25.35 Bart Hawkins, Roll Up the Carpet of Time, Mirror
36.32 Network 23, Piton des Neiges, Return to Berlin – Part 9
51.25 Playback Head, Memory Island, Body of Water
54.57 Todd Stuart Fletcher, All the Goodbyes, Futures 1
59.48 Steve Roach, In Twilight’s Shadow, One Day of Forever
1.11.51 Henrik Meierkord, Ambient Dreams, Falling
1.17.27 Polaroid Notes, The Night Returns Without A Sound, Quiet Rooms
1.22.48 Sunken Cathedral, Ericaceae Drift, Trails, Streams, Rivers, and Mile Markers
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