melancholy

I didn't pick songs that put me in a melancholic mood, but rather songs (or songs from releases that I admire) that represent periods in my life.

I wanted to pick some of my favorite (very difficult task!) songs for my first mix. I can definitely say that BETWEEN INTERVAL's Autumn Continent is in my top 3 for ambient releases.

So it had to be the first song. The entire CD is very solid from the first sweeping entrance to the last dying ember of drone. I have to say that PAUL AVGERINOS' Words Touch is an absolute must-have for those who like a thinking man's ambient. Paul is a more of a composer than the average brick-on-keyboard noodler, and Words Touch (along with Love, which can be a perfect sequel) is rather deep. I have an MP3 disc player that has played both of these releases every night for years now (in my son's room as well). The next song, I Shall Be Removed from KEN (I don't have much information on this artist) is something that I discovered from sifting through people's suggestions for ambient music. Oddly, the rest of the artist's music is indie rock.

#19 by APHEX TWIN is a bit of departure for this artist, although he has released a couple of ambient works. I made a mix for a friend, who had never heard of APHEX TWIN, and he loved it. I then sent him a link to the videos WINDOWLICKER, COME TO DADDY, and RUBBER JOHNNY. Kind of blew his mind. The last song is a great one from WILLIAM BASINSKI. I love what he did with loops, he is a pioneer of sonic decay. Hopefully, these songs will lift you up, and ease anything that weighs you down.

 

Turn on, tune in, sleep...

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TRACK LISTING

• "Autumn Continent 1" by Between Interval from Autumn Continent (Spotted Peccary), Released August 8, 2006 (Start Time: 0:00)

• "Weightless You Are" by Paul Avgerinos from Words Touch (Round Sky Music), Released November 21, 2001 (Start Time: 7:24)

• "I Shall Be Removed" by Ken from Stop! Look! Sing Songs Of Revolutions! (Metropolis Records), Released February 21, 2006 (Start Time: 18:38)

• "#19" by Aphex Twin from Selected Ambient Works, Vol. II (Sire), Released April 12, 1994 (Start Time: 23:44)

• "dlp 2" by William Basinski from Disintergration Loops (Musex), Released 2001 (Start Time: 33:36)