Oh man, this is a good one. Well, all the mixes here are good but for some reason this one resonates with me right now. Two years ago I posted a mix called "Walk Softly Upon This Earth" that featured the handpan as the main instrument. I love that mix and have always wanted to do a follow up. Then in April a new EP dropped that I immediately fell in love with and it prompter me to create this mix. The EP is called "Kalima" from Lab's Cloud in collaboration with Falvio Salvaje. Check it out here - https://labscloudmusic.bandcamp.com/album/kalima
The rest of the mix is collection of some truly excellent handpan music with my favorite, other than the tracls from "Kalima," being "Passage IV" from Laura Inserra. It combines handpan and electric guitar in a beautiful way.
Tracklist & links to the music used in this mix are in the comments.
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Exquisite.
Indeed, this is a really good one! It's always tricky, doing a single instrument-themed mix. Can easily become boring, but you've done the opposite here: achieving that magic "Goldilocks" balance of a consistent mood with a nice variety of textures and melody. (Even my wife liked it--said it reminded her of the soundtrack to the HBO series, "The Last of Us.") Sorry I didn't get this comment up more promptly. But this mix definitely satisfies multiple listenings. A big feather in your cap, bro!
Thanks Paul! I'm glad this mix hit the spot for you. And thanks for your excellent recommendations on the Laura Inserra and Future Rust albums.
Always a pleasure
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LINKS TO ALL THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:
https://labscloudmusic.bandcamp.com/album/kalima
https://laurainserra.bandcamp.com/album/musical-incense-vol-2
https://christineott.bandcamp.com/album/tabu-2
https://flaviosalvaje.bandcamp.com/album/cruise-slowly
https://futurerust.bandcamp.com/album/the-end-of-the-beginning-future-rust-volume-4
https://www.jameshood.com/pure-ceremony
https://laurainserra.bandcamp.com/album/altitude
https://www.amazon.com/Rhythms-Sleep-Music-Deep-Rest/dp/B00S0CU1ZE
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Lab's Cloud and Flavio Salvaje - I'm your sun (Kalima 2025)
05:00 Laura Inserra - Passage IV (Musical Incense - Vol. Two 2009)
16:10 Christine Ott - Sorrow / Lover's Dance (Tabu 2016)
26:33 Flavio Salvaje & Onanya - Buen Viaje (Cruise Slowly 2023)
34:09 Quentin Kayser - Fred(feat. Carola Ortiz) (The End of the Beginning(Future Rust Vol. 4 2023)
39:12 Lab's Cloud and Flavio Salvaje - Sandwhistle (Kalima 2025)
43:24 James Hood - Huasca(We Are Not Alone) (Pure Ceremony 2017)
48:50 Laura Inserra - Sentiment (Altitude 2019)
54:35 Christopher Of The Wolves - Floating (Rhythms Of Sleep 2015)
69:40 end