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Sometimes it’s nice to tell a story with music … “A Winter’s Day” tells the musical story of a peaceful, sunny winter day disturbed by the ferocity of mother nature … Beginning the journey with melodic, relaxing sounds for an ice cold, sunny day, an intense winter storm lurks on the horizon, unbeknown to those in the storm’s intended path. Soothing melodies represent the sound of a relaxing morning, until the afternoon brings dark clouds, accelerating winds, and the presence of mother nature’s dark side fills the atmosphere. A ferocious blizzard is then unleashed. Coherent musical melodies are replaced by chaotic, haunting soundscapes and hurricane winds. The storm spares nothing and nobody. Eventually, as the blizzard and violent winds subside, a sense of calm begins to return. Snow turns to sleet. Lethal winds transition to a light breeze. Clouds reluctantly evaporate, and blue skies regain their control. The storm is over. Stillness returns …...
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I read through your explanation (while listening) that's quite the weather adventure right there - LOL - We get some of those days in Canada Brother - Was a beautiful mix Steve ❄️☮️✨ - I decided to put this in my listen later for when another storms comes - Peace
Great to see you here Mr. Twilight!!! ... Funnily enough while making this set I thought to myself, if anyone is listening from Canada, they will certainly relate to it more than anyone else ... You guys have PROPER winters over there!!! ... Anything above 0 degrees is probably considered a heatwave in Canada!!! 🤣🤣 ... Haha ... Thanks again for tuning in mate, and I hope this musical journey comes in useful next time a blizzard comes your way!! ... Have a great week bro! 😎🎧🎵
Homie love the story building behind this ... I’m a always a fan of storytelling in music, and you’ve written the perfectly-imagined picture here to set us off on the journey. Have you ever done film scores cause I think that’s an area you’d really excel ... in effect, that’s what you’ve done here. You keep flexing musical muscles that really highlight your incredible range. Now from this genius I see you have pivoted to a new Hip Hop show which I am very much looking forward to. Full of surprises Mr. James! Always a pleasure. ❤️👊
Thank you bro!! ... It was quite a challenge finding the right music for this set, as each track needed to convey a particular mood during the musical journey ... and I spent a lot of time deciding which tracks to use, and where to place them ... More so than any other set I've created, that's for sure ... It was more like a film score, as opposed to just a standard chillout set, and I think that's what made it stand out from the other ambient / chill sessions that I've created in the past ... Every track was vital in order to tell the story ... Many thanks again for tuning in, and I'm glad you enjoyed the excursion!! 😎🎧🎵
Very much so bro, bit of a masterpiece this me thinks. 🤜🏼❤️🤛🏼
Steve this is a musical masterpiece! The story you have told and emotions engendered with these tracks is genius. A work of art bro - look forward to the next one! Gave a great weekend! 💯🧊🎵🎧👏❤️
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Thank you Shep!! ... There is certainly a lot of emotional context with these tracks. Each one is unique in its own way, and represents an essential part of the musical journey ... I enjoyed putting this together, and I'm glad it has resonated with the listeners ... But I won't be doing sets like this every week ... Too much effort to find the perfect tracks!! Haha ... Thanks again for listening bro, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! ... Have a great weekend! ❄️😎🎧🎼
Good Set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Craig!!!! ... I'm glad you enjoyed it!! ... Have a great week!! ❄️😎🎧🎼
Brother Steve, this was inspirational!! I am about to start my show for this week and you have sent me off on a journey. Good thing I don't have time to change this weeks selections :)
Thank you Dave! ... Always a pleasure to send the listeners off on a journey, even when it's a bitterly cold, icy journey such as this!! ❄️☃️ ... Perhaps a good thing you didn't have time to change the selections for your show ... or you might have ended up with a solid 2 hours of ambient music, and your regular listeners may have been a little confused!! ... What on earth happened to Dave this week???!! Haha 🤣 ... Thanks again for tuning in bro, and have a a great week! ❄️😎🎧🎼
Amazing Steve Bro ! Great Poetic Music ! No words needed ! Top ✌✨🎧✨😎
Thank you Chris!! ... I'm glad you enjoyed it bro!! ... Have a great week! ❄️😎🎧🎼
How's things Steve, another fine set you've put together here mate. Really cool ambient sounds and lovely chilled vibe. I was defo getting motion picture soundtrack vibes from this, it would probably go well with 'A Space Odyssey' as a visual accompaniment. I've been wanting to do a set with some of favourite soundtracks for years now but just never got around to it. I gave it a go a few months back but just couldn't get into it. Maybe in the future I'll try again, this certainly got me thinking about it anyway!! Man I'm listening to this again as I'm writing this and that first song is just so perfect, what a way to kick things off mate. There's a lot of emotional content with these tracks, some people would say all music has an emotional component but I would have to disagree. The search for good music leads me through an awful lot of crap unfortunately!! Not here tho :-) Aside from that first track, a couple of my favourites were 'Expectation' also by Seven24, and the incredibly delicious 'Heart Of The Ocean' by Lukas Termena. Now that one was a tasty treat!! These type of mixes you do are incredibly unique, I certainly don't hear any others like this. And I always feel like I've gone up an IQ point after listening which is always good ;-) Anyways bro, thanks for dropping the knowledge as always and catch you on the next one :-)
All good Mister Raw! ... Always a pleasure to see you here mate. Hope you're feeling much better this week ... It was a while since I created a chillout journey, so I thought it was about that time!! ... I did something a bit similar last year with a winter theme, but this one was much more of a journey, with each track selected to convey a particular mood ... and I was incredibly fussy with the track selections for this one! ... A lot of tracks were sidelined during the curation process, as I felt they didn't quite fit the criteria ... great tracks, but not what was required for this set, so they may pop up in a future set instead ... And I know exactly what you mean about searching for good music ... The struggle is real!! ... Going through mountains of mediocre or downright terrible tracks just to find one or two decent ones can be mind numbingly frustrating, but it does pay off (eventually) !! ... Sometimes I can go through as many as 100 or even 200 tracks and only find one that I like ... and even that's not guaranteed! 🤣 ... I'm always looking for tracks with a good melody and emotional content ... When I create mixes, I try to create something memorable that people will want to listen to more than once ... otherwise, what's the point?? ... I used to buy a lot of mix CD's back in the day, and I'm pretty sure the people who curated those CD's didn't think "Yeah let's charge people 15 pounds to buy a mix CD that they will only listen to once!!" ... These days with the internet, the quantity of mixes available is mind blowing ... but quantity does not always equate to quality!!!! ... That's one of the things I like about your channel as well ... You always focus on quality, and you're not posting 4 or 5 mixes a week, just for the sake of it ... If you overdo it, then all the mixes start to sound the same, but if you take the time to curate something special, then people will still be talking about it months later!!! ... Anyway, each to their own ... but that's how I do things ... Those Seven24 tracks are indeed tasty. He's long been one of my favourite chillout producers, and I've used his tracks in a few of my previous chillout sets ... Lukas Termena is another one I really like, and again, a couple of his tracks have appeared in chillout sets of mine in the past ... He's one of those musicians who knows exactly how to create emotions in his music ... a very talented guy indeed ... I really get "in the zone" when I do these ambient sets, so it's always nice to know that the listeners enjoy the final result ... Many thanks again for tuning in and embarking on this wintery excursion, and I do hope you'll consider doing something with a soundtrack vibe in the future, as it's nice to get away from dance music sometimes, and do something different! ... As you said, you don't hear any other mixes like this one of mine, and that was exactly what I intended ... I've never been one to follow the herd ... and that won't change!! ... Thanks again mate, and enjoy the rest of your week! ... Looking forward to hearing your next upload ... I'm sure you've got something special up your sleeve!!! ❄️😎🎧🎼
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Awesome! ... Thank you for sharing my set!! ... Have a great week! ❄️😎🎧🎼
Hey Steve, congratulations - a stunning set of incredible music. I started this a couple of days ago, but didn't finish. Gone back and listened to it all again this afternoon and its soooo good. I can't compare it to your others - because each mix you do is so different and well thought out. Suffice to say i love the way it made me feel - completely zen bro. Thank you!!!
Thank you Tim! ... This was an ice cold journey for sure, and I was a lot more picky than usual when selecting tracks for this one (and I'm already very picky when choosing tracks for house sets!) 😆 ... Much like you, I prefer listening to chillout sets in one sitting, which gives you the chance to fully relax and absorb the music ... I'm glad to hear this set put you in zen mode! ... It's been a while since I did a chillout set like this, but I will be doing a few more this year, without a doubt ... Many thanks again for embarking on this journey of mine Tim, and I'm so happy you enjoyed it bro ... Have a great week!! ❄️😎🎧🎼
Nice winter chill mix Steve 🙂😎🙏
Thank you 19 Degrees, always appreciated! ... Have a great week!! ❄️😎🎧🎼