Name: Ambient Headspace#8 | 20.05.2024 by Alex Sch
Duration: 1 h

Khotin has been a key figure in the developing Electronic music scene emerging from Canada - for over ten years he has been producing and releasing music.

His sound has evolved exponentially, weaving between sounds and styles with cohesive ease of which others might only dream of. His records have found a home somewhere between the heady 90's ambient and trip hop era, deep house and has drawn upon abstract influences from balearic roots, trance and a whirlwind of other other cultural guises.

All of this makes his music remarkably interesting and hard to pin down.

His forthcoming album "Release Spirit" is forthcoming on acclaimed label Ghostly International. It features a collection of ambient soundscapes, tape recordings and off piste samples as Khotin draws inspiration from far reaching influences such as World of Warcraft, train journeys through Europe and Japan, family vacations and beyond.

We asked Khotin to record a mix which reflects a similar nature of the new album - the result is a delicate assortment of textures which lend themselves to a brooding optimism for the year ahead. At least we hope..

Khotin: The Ransom Note Mix

beat by https://soundcloud.com/kind_tree
vocals n additional slide guitar by me

pay what u want :)

k2dj - sippin (prod kindtree)

@s3v3r1n333 

A bird's-eye view is a compilation curating by @bewareilive, consisting of some of the people that they have had the pleasure to cross paths with through music. People that they feel they share a creative vision with. A vision of beauty through sound, exploration, memories and pain that manifests throughout this compilation. The name of the compilation points to, and is a wish for seeing things from different perspectives.

séverine - HEAVENSWATER / ID RATHER BE SUPER L-4ZY (NEWJEANS X GROUPER X WA?STE X SÉVERINE)

Ben Bondy - 'Notes On Letting Go From The Backseat Of An Uber'  ⓜⓘⓧ ⓪⑤⑤

Purelink have been described more than once as an "ambient boy band." (They themselves say "jam band.") It's not meant dismissively—the American trio purposefully mean to function as a band, even if their main instruments are laptops. Ambient might not quite cut it as a descriptor, though. The group's music crosses eras and scenes, touching on the late '90s clicks & cuts boom as well as the billowy ambient techno put out by labels like 3XL, West Mineral Ltd. and NAFF. 

Their most recent LP, Signs, released on enigmatic imprint Peak Oil (and one of our favourite albums of 2023), is especially impressive, made of stuttering rhythms and glassy textures. In other words, it's ambient-not-ambient. While members Concave Reflection, kindtree and Millia have all made excellent music on their own, something special happens when they come together.

Purelink's RA Podcast is another stellar contribution to our post-New Year's tradition, where we highlight a more laid-back sound to soothe weary minds and frazzled brain cells after the heavy holiday celebrations. This is 90-plus minutes of intricately textured downtempo, dub techno and even UK garage, all cut through with a floaty, almost drowsy quality, with plenty of exclusives and unreleased cuts from the likes of Nick León, James K, Downstairs J and more. It highlights Purelink's position as a bridger of worlds, sounds and tempos.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/917

RA podcast

RA.917 Purelink

Slowed down, night time

Kid Smpl & innerinnerlife - Our Heart Knows A Way Out
DJ Birdbath - Holiday Scrapbook
Kevin - u know me (ft shaun n don)
Hotspring - nighttime 
Hotspring - three of swords 
Hotspring - Glanzstrasse 6
ML Buch - Mirror bridge
Ulla & Ultrafog - pm filter
Ulla - Somehting Inside My Body
Waveform Transmission - V2.4-2.7
NUG - Drift
mu tate - all night drip (ft. Nikolay Kozlov)
Sleep Inc. - XMB
Florian T M Zeisig - Matrix Perseids
Florian T M Zeisig - Temple 3
NUG - Tide
NUG - Sky
Purelink - Untitled
Defled - 160
Terreke - wav1
Hoavi - Transition State
zuno - Dévotion Piété
Chihei Hatakeyama - Blue Reminder II
Defled - Naomi
Sleep Inc. - Dive to the Heart
Skee Mask - MDP 5
Gas - Untitled F (From "Gas" LP)
Gas - Pop 3
Gas - Pop 5
AVR - Orion Dub
AVR - Integration Tour
AVR - Ventscale 
AVR - Spincycle 
AVR - S.O.T.U pt 1
AVR - Mistvent
Chihei Hatakeyama - Quiet Forest
Chihei Hatakeyama - Elementary Particle
Chihei Hatakeyama - You're Still In It

'deepsleep part II' ambient mix

Infiltrating the tanker w/ Solid Snake

An almost yearly ritual, I've been playing Metal Gear Solid 2 over the Easter break. The opening part of the game still blows me away every time, especially the sound design, which is probably the reason I got into Ambient/Electronic music upon discovering Burial used samples from the game on Untrue.
This mix is a selection of tracks that would fit the industrial atmosphere of the Tanker and reminds me of the original soundtrack.

Harry Gregson-Williams & Norihiko Hibino - Opening Infiltration
Monolake - Bicom
DBR - Third Quater
Crimeboys - Haunted Tattoo
Marco Zenker - Silent City
Autechre - Eggshell
Donato Dozzy - Untitled A2
Nueen - The Desert Cannot Chill Out
Sth - 5hp 2

Ambient Headspace#8 | 20.05.2024

rough & ready featuring tracks from
basic soul unit
björk
the black dog
capricorn
château flight
c.k
dj city
dj popup
dj sotofett
k-hand
mark ambrose
martyn
minor science
powder
pure science
shinichi atobe
syclops
vague imaginaires
willpower

Ambient Headspace#8 | 20.05.2024

Alex Sch

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