This mix is a continuation of a trend I noticed several years ago - the use of sax or other wind instruments in ambient music. I think I've done 3 other mixes that feature wind instruments.
This one came together fairly quickly as there is a lot to choose from. Most of the tracks are 2023 or 2024 with 4 of the 14 a bit older. I really like the flow of this set, one song bleeds right into the next with the beginnings and endings slightly obscured.
This also seems to work well as and autumn themed mix. I picture a cold, dreary autumn day like the one in the cover art. Speaking of the cover art, does anyone get the connection between the title and the cover?
Tracklist & links to the music used in this mix are in the comments.
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A lovely mix that hangs well together and really creates a mood--nicely done!
Thanks for your kind words on this mix. I need to give it a listen myself for the first time since posting. Cheers!
I do indeed sometimes wish that Phil Collins had stayed with Brand X...great drummer, great Band but then....
Agreed!
What a wonderful mix - as always! And, about the title (and the picture), it does remind me of the name and album cover of the last proper prog rock album of Genesis ;)
I'm so glad you enjoyed the mix! And you are correct, last proper prog from Genesis, unless you include Seconds Out. Cheers!
Ahh, my favorite ambient subgenre! Glad you feature 2 Naima tracks in it since he deserves a larger audience. Amazing mix!
Nice to know there are other fans of this subgenre out there. I'm glad you enjoyed the mix. Cheers!
LINKS TO MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:
https://naimasax.bandcamp.com/album/she-was-like-art
https://annechrisbakker.bandcamp.com/album/a-sketch-in-leaving
https://circaalto.bandcamp.com/album/faint-structures
https://www.lottepen.nl/muziek/
https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B01MSUAGFN?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
https://bathysphererecords.bandcamp.com/album/dive-1-refraction
https://latenighttales.bandcamp.com/album/late-night-tales-lafur-arnalds
https://naimasax.bandcamp.com/album/this-must-be-the-place
https://johnalsobennett.bandcamp.com/album/klima
https://taylordeupree.bandcamp.com/album/sti-ll-2
https://tapanirinne.bandcamp.com/album/decaying-light
https://machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/recytle
https://icrdistribution.bandcamp.com/album/slowed-life
https://wereleasewhateverthefuckwewantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-a-cosmic-garden
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Naima - nO0NOu (She Was Like Art 2024)
03:30 Anne Chris Bakker - Qanik (A Sketch in Leaving 2022)
05:10 Circo Alto - For Reeds (Faint Structures 2024)
11:02 Lotte Pen - Wanderer (Pelgrim 2022)
14:23 Jon Gibson - Extensions II (In Good Company 2010)
19:52 Sumner James, Robert Chamberlain, Volcano Lazerbeam, Saroon - Bathypalegic (Dive 1: Refraction 2024)
24:24 Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson - And Still They Move (LateNightTales 2016)
27:14 Naima - Ectenic Force (This Must Be The Place 2023)
34:47 CV & JAB - Dwelling (Κλίμα(Klima) 2023)
38:27 Taylor Deupree - Snowsand(For Clarinets, VIbraphone, Cello & Percussion) (Sti.ll 2024)
41:30 Juha Mäki-Patola & Tapani Rinne - Decaying Light (Decaying Light 2024)
45:12 Machinefabriek - IV(after Horovitz) (Recytle 2023)
48:22 Jonathan Coleclough, Theo Travis, Jeph Jerman - Slowed Life (Slowed Life 2024)
52:39 Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Travelling Through The Stars To Gaia (Music For A Cosmic Garden 2023)
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