Spaceman’s Transmissions
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Thursday Dec 31, 2015
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Thursday Dec 31, 2015
Thursday Dec 31, 2015
Greetings. If this posting title seems a bit apocalyptic (or cryptic), well, it kind of is. I've done a lot of deep thinking over the last few months and I've decided that it's time to send the spaceman home and end the mission. It's been a fun journey, and the experience of creating mixes and meeting people has been unreal. I have to say, that I really only set out to make a few mixes, maybe have a blog for about a year at the most, and move on.
It turned out to be a bit more than that, and the time and effort that I put into making it (somewhat) successful has been very overwhelming at times. I really enjoy making the mixes, finding the tunes within my library, listening, working on the site, and so on and so forth. It was kind of a test to see if I even had an aptitude to do such a thing (many, many thanks to Dave Michuda for getting me up and running due to the endless inquiries). Still not sure if I have the aptitude for it all, but I really enjoyed it.
I believe that in the last year my work and promotion seemed a bit sterile and to be a one-man operation was not yielding what I had hoped. My initial wish was at one point to do all of this as collaborative affair, but it never worked out that way. I believe that's why I was so happy to host sessions from others; it gave me a chance to build relationships within this world that would not exist otherwise.
The most rewarding part was communicating with someone from the other side of the world (and sometimes having language barriers) about something that both of us were equally excited about: the music! Without others, I would have quit this long ago. I'm just as excited creating the last mix as I was the first, no kidding. But now I feel as though I need an extended hiatus to recapture many things that are (were?) important to me (like playing non-stop with my kids, playing my guitar for hours on end, going to bed on time, exercising regularly, finishing my degree (very, very close), writing my own music and recording (and getting better at it), fishing, reading novels, etc., etc., etc........). I believe that it's best that I step away for at least a bit before it all becomes uninspiring. You know, kind of end on a least a bit of a high note.
With this final mix, I wanted to introduce some moods and sounds that have really captured my ears and encouraged me offer the best that I can as a swan song. For this reason, I chose to make my last session just a little bit long, but not too long that you will lose focus. That was always the intent of my mission.
I got a lot of my co-workers listening and hooked on ambient music and digging on my mixes during our hours long drives, and for that I'm very proud of my accomplishment. A few of them are hooked, and I supply them with tasty new sessions that they talk with me about. It's kind of ridiculous; I'm a professional touring musician (my 'work' is very contradictory to my ambient sessions) playing with the highest caliber artists in the world and this minimal world is very comfortable for me. I was told (often) that I had become the 'sleep DJ' guy. Kind of proud of that!
Anyhow, that's it. If there is anyone in cyberspace that enjoyed what I did, I'm very pleased to have given you peace. Time will tell if getting this up and going again is a valid hobby for me. I just may, but I need to re-calibrate my thoughts and priorities.
It goes without saying that I definitely appreciated the support from the many amazing people within the community of listeners. As always, support the artists.
Turn on, tune in, sleep...
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TRACK LISTING
“As The Sun Kissed The Horizon” by Biosphere from Substrata (Start Time: 00:00)
“Boy 1904” by Jonsi & Alex from Riceboy Sleeps (Start Time: 00:41)
“For Wanda” by A Silver Mount Zion from He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms (Start Time: 05:33)
“Music For Cats And Dogs” by Bing Satellites from Rain (Start Time: 11:45)
“This Dominion” by Between Interval from Autumn Continent (Start Time: 16:56)
“03 9 25 (Excerpt)” by Global Communication from 76:14 (Start Time: 22:00)
“Bold Advances” by Helios from Moiety (Start Time: 23:59)
“A Requiem For Dead Strangers (Excerpt)” by Tonepoet & Wings Of An Angel from Resonate/Reason Nitrate (Start Time: 26:34)
“Postcard From Brilliant Orange” by Bing & Ruth from Tomorrow Was The Golden Age (Start Time: 28:12)
“Requiem For The Static King Part One” by A Winged Victory For The Sullen from A Winged Victory For The Sullen (Start Time: 34:56)
“Gate Of Heaven” by Paul Avgerinos from Bliss (Start Time: 37:13)
“Song Of Complaint” by Antranik Askarian and Khatchadour Khatchaturian from Passion: Sources (Start Time: 37:21)
“Souls Of Cars (Reversed Excerpt)” by Conelrad from Function Creep (Start Time: 38:17)
“Requiem For Dying Mothers Part 2 (Excerpt)” by Stars Of The Lid from The Tired Sounds Of (Start Time: 38:49)
“Wellspring” by Hollan Holmes from A Distant Light (Start Time: 40:11)
“Borrowing The Past” by Rhian Sheehan from Seven Tales Of The North Wind (Start Time: 44:45)
“See The Storm (Excerpt)” by Random Forest from Random Forest (Start Time 47:31)
“Endless, Motionless” by Polaroid Notes from The Long Bright Dark (Start Time: 49:09)
“Pink And Golden Billows” by Brambles from Charcoal (Start Time: 51:46)
“Held Together By Gravity” by Carbon Based Lifeforms from Twentythree (Start Time: 54:09)
“At This Point” by Abstact Aprils from Blossom Ends (Start Time: 60:55)
“Disappear” by 36 from Memories In Widescreen (Start Time: 66:56)
“Rainshadow” by Andrew Lahiff from Shapes In Clouds (Start Time: 70:44)
“How Can I Make You Remember Me” by Hammock from Chasing After Shadows...Living With The Ghosts (Start Time: 74:22)
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Saturday Dec 05, 2015
soul ascending
Saturday Dec 05, 2015
Saturday Dec 05, 2015
There are so many ideas and theories about what truly happens to your soul when we depart Mother Earth. Is our mortal body a vessel that carries the soul, steered by our intuition and desires? Or are we just empty shells, only to be recycled back to the Earth? I have my thoughts and beliefs, as does anyone. Life is about pondering, discovering, and experiencing. Like anyone else, I strive to radiate good intentions by trying to live a selfless life that is inspirational. In doing so, my wish is that as my soul ascends, it will be accompanied by a beautiful soundtrack; one that represents the elation that I experienced in my life balanced with the melancholy of departure. I would like reflect on my life in a satisfyingly content manner during the ordeal, both good and bad.The intention of this mix is for it to be used figuratively. If a dark cloud casts a shadow over your world, the music presented here will guide you above and beyond. Do not allow the gravity of turmoil and negativity weigh you down. The set here is intentionally a bit cinematic and deep, and I hope that your soul ascends higher and higher as you take in warm colors and the sonic aura that envelopes your soul. This session was inspired by the artist WINGS OF AN ANGEL, who has the perfect moniker for this particular session. I wanted to use only his music, but thought it would suffice to use quite a few pieces that I extracted from the amazing release OUR FORGOTTEN INFINITY AND THE ABSOLUTE ZERO. Upon my initial reaction of hearing this release, it brought the idea to me. Very inspiring. I am also happy to feature music from THE KOUKOUVAYA who put out WITCHES' JELLY. I pledged to include some of Witches' Jelly in this mix, and will do so again in a future session. I wanted to use all (3 separated) portions of the music within this release, but decided otherwise. Yes, it's really that amazing. I'm so very thankful to have been gifted this release and I can't recommend it enough. It's not often enough that I get presented with such amazingly inspired music, so for that I give my extreme gratitude. Don't forget to support the artists.
Turn on, tune in, sleep (as you ascend)...
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TRACK LISTING
“Our Forgotten Infinity And The Absolute Zero (Excerpt I)” by Wings Of An Angel (I) from Our Forgotten Infinity And The Absolute Zero (Start Time: 00:00)
“Too Little” by Danny Clay from Futuresequence4 (Start Time: 01:18)
“Our Forgotten Infinity And The Absolute Zero (Excerpt II)” by Wings Of An Angel (II) from Our Forgotten Infinity And The Absolute Zero (Start Time: 04:32)
“The Baptist” by Kreng from ...And Then In The Morning (Start Time: 09:22)
“Witches' Jelly (Excerpt)” by Thee Koukouvaya from Witches' Jelly (Start Time: 11:45)
“Erasing Traces” by Robert Rich from Calling Down The Sky (Start Time: 14:45)
“Any Other Name” by Thomas Newman from American Beauty Soundtrack (Start Time: 19:09)
“Spirit Allies” by Bruno Sanfilippo from Subliminal Pulse (Start Time: 23:02)
“Further Distances” by Andrew Lahiff from Free Floating Music: Conception (Start Time: 27:55)
“Die Dinge Sind Nie So Wie Sie Sind” by Bersarin Quartett from Bersarin Quartett (Start Time: 36:07)
“Organum” by Max Richter from The Blue Notebooks (Start Time: 38:34)
“Tired Wings (Excerpt)” by The Echelon Effect from Atlantic (Start Time: 41:39)
“Our Forgotten Infinity And The Absolute Zero (Excerpt III)” by Wings Of An Angel (III) from Our Forgotten Infinity And The Absolute Zero (Start Time: 43:50)
“Blame It On The Falling Sky” by Bing Satellites & Daniel Land from King Midas In Reverse (Start Time: 49:39)
“Atomos XI” by A Winged Victory For The Sullen from Atomos (Start Time: 50:50)
“Graceful” by Paul Avgerinos from Sky Of Grace (Start Time: 56:04)