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Chart positions
This show was 1st in the global chill chart and 3rd in the global ambient chart.
What got me started on this mix was a video I found by Wouter van Veldhoven called "two sad tape recorders." It's two portable reel to reel tape machines each playing their loops at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvvFdhNiMwM
The sound of those sad tape recorders reminded me of mixes I've done that combine very old recordings with new music that blends well with those scratchy, noisy old records. That's where this mix began and from there I went in search of old cylinder recordings, which have gotten easier to find since my first mix with this theme back in 2008.
The vintage cuts that I used come from Edison cylinders recorded around 1906 to 1908. Most of the old tracks are effected in some way. Sometimes I slowed the original way down, or added echo and reverb. For many of them the original is combined with the effected version to create some bizarre other-worldly sound.
This was originally a guest mix on https://www.mixcloud.com/gab_labs/
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00:00 various - vintage recording montage
01:01 The Edison Venetian Trio - Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still 1908
01:55 The Edison Venetian Trio - Her Bright Smile(stretched and remixed)
03:50 Gavin Byars - The Sinking of the Titanic(2007 version w/ Alter Ego and Philip Jeck)
06:00 Gavin Byars - The Sinking of the Titanic(1994 version)
10:20 William Basinski - Cascade
15:45 Wouter van Veldhoven - two sad tape recorders(original and stretched played together)
18:27 Ian William Craig - Second Lens
20:50 unknown - 13_360º
23:00 Otto A Totland - pinô
25:22 Guy Gelem - Jerusalem
28:05 Hans Kronold - The Swan 1906(reworked)
30:00 Field Rotation - Zeitreise(remixed by the frozen vaults)
35:20 Spheruleus and Friends - To Us Thy Memory Can Never Be Lost
37:20 Octavio Yanez - Anita 1907(reworked)
42:05 Bill Seaman and John Supko - The Hiding Place
43:50 Hildur Gudnadottir - Birting
46:05 The Frozen Vaults - Cloak of Lingering Fog
48:30 unknown - flute and violin phrase slowed down 20x
49:49 Spheruleus and Friends - All Good Things Come From Above
50:55 Bill Seaman and John Supko - And the Ice Appeared Blue
53:15 Hans Kronold - Chopin Nocturne 1907
53:45 Gavin Byars - The Sinking of the Titanic
57:50 end
On my sonic journey thru LLM'S vast collection of over 300 plus mixes, i have arrived at one of the most interesting and even historical as LLM has ma aged to source old (early 1900's) cylindrical recordings and melded them to some modern artists who deploy similar sound techniques. Thank you LLM for all the curational effort you've put in these mixes. May i post the tracklist for those who want to delve deeper.
Thanks for bringing this one back to my attention. With so many mixes floating around out there it's easy to forget about individual sets. This is one of my all time favorites. I'm glad you found it and enjoyed it. Cheers!
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Cool and very creeative! Inspiring!
Thanks for checking this out! Cheers!
I have just discovered you and love your intuitive mixes. Your use of vintage recordings is brilliant! Thanks so much for making my world peaceful and yet more interesting.
Thanks so much for your lovely comment. I'm happy you've discovered the mixes & I hope to keep cranking out more quality compilations for your listening pleasure. Cheers!
This mix was the best for getting my toddler to sleep in the car. He came to telling me to turn it off because he knew what it did to him. I played it the other day (2 years later) in the car and he asked suspiciously, "Daddy - Did I used to listen to this when I was little?" He was asleep soon thereafter :-) Thank you for moments of peace and quiet.
Hahaha! Possibly the best comment on a mix ever! I'm gald you enjoyed the mix & the peace & quiet. Cheers!
This is a very nice mix! Great work!
Thanks!
Trippy!
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love your mixes - they've changed my evenings! :)
Thanks so much for your lovely comment. I'm glad the music has connected with you.