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A collection of my favourite ambient/emotional music findings. I'll try and regularly add to this playlist. 

Ambient Selections

Emotional songs

Chill

..Calm....

Vinyl available here, alongside We Disappear:
http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/singles/13-05-14/we-disappear-feat-lulu-james/

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Beatport here:
http://www.beatport.com/track/abandon-window-moderat-remix/5579343

We Disappear

Abandon Window

Jon Hopkins - Abandon Window (MODERAT Remix)

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Give Me Truth

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Cheers

EvenS - Ascertain (Free Download)

Steps

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Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber)

Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber) (Ember Island Remix)

This track is the big brother of a track that will be appearing on my second album. They’re quite different but retain some of the synthesized guitar pluck sound. The vocal chops are from myself and Josiah Ruff. They’re the same chops from It’s Alright. This track was so close to being on the album, but it didn’t fit to me, so I took it off the roster. 

Future

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Out now on Best Laid Plans

Fuel To The Fire

Fuel to the Fire

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Hello
Inspired by awesome artists like Alfiux (I'm mentioning him because I used ambience from Vilnius [which you should check out if you didn't already])
Chill Hop isnt a Genre, atleast I think it isn't. Combined Trip Hop and Chill so yeah... and wanted to try something new and I never used 100bpm so there you are :)
5 hours spent. Piano is Nexus, Strings are Kontakt 5, Bass is Massive, Ambience by FluffyKitty and Alfiux and Drums are BluMarTen pack and Stock Fl Studio. If you want to remix just ask :)

Diffident

The lyrics for this came years after the music itself was written. I always thought it sounded airy--like flying, and eventually, I got the idea that it should be about an airship. Because why not. There aren't a lot of songs based on science-fiction/fantasy that I know of (not happy ones, anyway), and it was fun to chart some unfamiliar thematic territory.
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You were born -- from Heaven came down 
And caught your heart in a cloud 
All your time on the earth couldn't drown 
The words that rang clear and loud: 

Your heart is here in the sky 
Make wings, dear, and fly 

It's such a perfect night 
All systems ready 
We are go for engines on 

In a rush of wind and a flash of steel 
And the flap of a dozen sails 
We broke our ties with the earth just like 
Two kids in a fairy tale 

Close your eyes and hold out your hands 
And feel the wind in your hair 
Hear the shimmering strains as we ride 
On wings of warm evening air 

We've turned our sails to the ground 
We're heavenward-bound 

The sky's our highway now 
We'll paint the heavens 
With a brush made out of stars 

Where rain or shine is a matter of 
Which side of the clouds you're on 
And if the good Lord wills 
And the north wind rises, 
We'll be far away by dawn 

You were born -- from Heaven came down 
And caught your heart in a cloud

Air Song

of course im scared
would i be thinking straight if i wasnt
of course im scared sometimes
even if i say it dont phase me
or if i say im not hazy

cos drowning aint so bad
cos at least you know where youre going
but were all futurebound
so i guess thats really the same thing

but i always liked the thought of maybe being a runaway
i could be your lover and you could be my heartache
and i could sing the songs that we used to sing when we were kids
maybe that could take us back to before we got stuck in this

i want to be like john dillinger
just try to catch me if you can
and we could drive off in the sunset
even if its not the plan

cos plans are overrated
cos you never really know where youre going
and the past is always changing
aint been gold since i remembered it that way

but i always liked the thought of maybe being a runaway
i could be your lover and you could be my heart ache
and i could could sing the songs that we used to sing way back when
the future wasnt everything
we lived because we loved it then
oh im going back
catch me if you can

End Credits

catch me if you can

cos weve been driving so long
I cant remember how we got here
or how we survived
so long out trying to run from our pride
till you set fire to my atmosphere
and i remember how i spent the 23rd
feeling six feet under when im 30,000ft in the air
chasing that sun down
so far east im west bound
feeling like the edge of the world is near

but youll feel better when you wake up
swear to god ill make up
everything and more when i get back someday
this is more than just a phase love
shooting stars all break up
and even though it seems like half the world away
things will be better in america
heard the streets are gold there
maybe i can fly you out this place someday
chasing dreams like im on novocaine
screaming through your airwaves
looking back i almost thought i heard you say

stay youre not gonna leave me
this place is right where you need to be
and why your words gotta mean so much to them
and they mean nothing to me
so stay youre not what youre hearing
cos ive been watching you changing
and who said youre one in a million anyway?

cos you see only what you want to
your tunnel vision owns your
and you cant see whats wrong
when you keep sleeping through the p.m
eyes wide open when youre dreaming
youre sleepwalking
just keep talking
maybe you can talk your way out of this deep end
no b plan in your system
just tell me what your thinking
im scared that you might fall
but youre not
but youre not

and youll feel better when you wake up
taking off your make up
sun always seems to wash our fears away
and its always shining somewhere
i just gotta get there
and even though it seems like half the world away
things are better in america
heard the streets are gold there
maybe i can fly you out this place some day
chasing dreams like im on novocaine
screaming through your airwaves
looking back i almost thought i heard you say

stay your not gonna leave me
this place is right where you need to be
and why your words gotta mean so much to them
when they mean nothing to me
so stay youre not what youre hearing
cos ive been watching you changing
and who said youre one in a million?

youre so much better than that

stay youre not what youre hearing
cos ive been watching you changing
and who said youre one in a million
anyway?

and youll feel better when you wake up
swear to god ill make up everything and more when i get back some day
chasing dreams like im on novocaine
screaming through your airwaves looking back i almost thought i heard you say

youre so much better than that x

Wake Up

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Written on the way back from a road-trip celebrating their coming of age, “SLOW” is the debut EP of duo Lucas Mokrani and Claire Lengaigne. Linked by the spirit of evasion and spiritual elevation, these songs find their roots from the band's time into the wild. An introspection of the world, a quest for this moment of transcendence, dancing and chanting over minimal and elegant production. A poetic journey laying out the base of what’s to come from SAAVAN.

[ LYRICS ]

born 
from the same fire
sparks raised
by the same sire 
mayfly lights
prepared to shine 
into the night 
we dive
Flown
by the same wind 
Heading 
to the other shore 
mayfly lights
prepared to shine 
into the night 
we dive
fearing nothing 
we fly 
going forth 
but why 

[ LYRICS ]

Label : YUNIZON 
Compositeur : Lucas Mokrani
Auteur : Claire Lengaigne, Lucas Mokrani
Couverture : Valentin Meaux 
Mastering : Spectrum Studio

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Saavan - Flown

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Artist Website: http://kaelsmithmusic.com
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Packaging:
• 180 Gram vinyl in a gatefold tip-on jacket w/resealable sleeve
• Lacquer cut by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering 
• Mastered for vinyl and digital by Taylor Deupree
• Bandcamp DL code on card: formats: FLAC, 320K MP3
• Physical copies only receive a free download of the Reforestation EP, including remixes from Kiln, Ten and Tracer, Western Skies Motel, Mombi, Spheruleus, Porya Hatami, plus two bonus songs from Mute Forest.

In a seemingly ceaseless acreage near his childhood home in the Rockies of Colorado, Kael Smith (Mombi, Khale) takes a deep breath and listens critically to the forest. It is not the same sound he remembers as a youth, when he’d disappear for hours deep into these woods. No, the sound he hears today is unfamiliar and vapid. Muted, really.

Since Smith’s departure to the city of Denver; the Mountain Pine Beetle has moved into these woodlands and decimated the trees; devouring their insides and leaving empty husks in its wake. It is among these thinned out swaths a word keeps repeating back to him, over and over, incessantly…Deforestation. 

Painstakingly written, recorded and mixed at his home studio in Denver, 'Deforestation' (Out November 13th on Lost Tribe Sound) sprawls across nine sonorous and meticulously wrought tracks containing elements of minimal electronic, ambient and folk. Large cavernous beats, micro-ambient deconstruction and nylon guitar all swirl into a coherent palate left for Smith’s poignant, intimate words. 

Mastered specifically for vinyl by Taylor Deupree (12k), and with the additional step taken to create lacquers and metal stampers by Roger Siebel at SAE Mastering, 'Deforestation' sees a gatefold 180-gram release from Lost Tribe Sound that, like the material, takes no shortcuts. Both the album’s acetate and test pressing were scrutinized for anomalies on world-class vinyl setups at Arizona’s esteemed high-end audio dealer and vacuum tube specialists, Arizona Hi-Fi. Concluding the deluxe package and connecting intimately with the material within are stark, disintegrating images courtesy of renowned minimalist photographer Christy Romanick (Rivulets, Chihei Hatakeyam).

Deforestation

From God, To Kane, To Seth

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Mute Forest - From God, To Kane, To Seth

Phoenix

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'Settlers' is the new album from Western Skies Motel in a limited edition of 170 gatefold 180gram vinyl, CD and digital formats.  'Settlers' was mastered for vinyl and digital by Taylor Deupree, with master lacquers cut by Roger Siebel at SAE.  The first 50 Vinyl & CD's ordered come with a bonus EP, 'Generations' mastered by Kirk Marrison of Kiln.

In the dry desert of Arizona that Lost Tribe Sound calls home, a letter is received from guitarist René Gonzàlez Schelbeck who’s eager to share a collection of intimately composed songs, titled 'Settlers'. Upon listening, we are immediately enthralled. There’s a timeworn, arid, and almost badlands quality to Schelbeck’s hypnotic, cyclical guitar style. It seems to perfectly capture the lonely, barren landscape of the American West. 

Yet, there are curious dynamics at play here as Schelbeck, who makes music under the alias Western Skies Motel, is from Denmark and far removed from any upbringing in the rough-hewn Americana style of folk guitar. Conceivably, his music has more in common with the lonesome, calculated tone of Berlin's modern classical scene or the rainy day folk of the UK. Those are intriguing parallels, since the collective mood of Western Skies Motel's music would adapt so well to either environment. 

Words hardly do justice to the rich, immersive experience of 'Settlers'; yet a few may help to set the stage. Schelbeck is a remarkably well rounded instrumentalist, who spent his early days losing his hearing in local punk rock bands. This youthful love for walls of sound and discordant guitar squalls survives in his modern sound palette. However, a more mature approach to these techniques brings moments of palpable tension, adding in uneasy waves of guitar feedback and droning harmonium. 

But ultimately, the truth of what Schelbeck hopes to convey through his music may rest rmly in his subconscious. In hindsight, 'Settlers' is about moving between worlds: not in the dimensional sense, but more as a constant change in form. Each influence and sound Schelbeck incorporates into his music feels native to the delicate ecosystem of these songs and each turn feels as organic and nuanced as that of the natural world. Just as a tree’s leaves wither and fall; a fire sparks and expands only to expend its last bit of fuel, extinguished and left for ash. So true are the parallels we find in our own existence, the complex ritual of growing old and returning to dirt. Decay is inevitable for all life, yet through this it becomes the rich soil for all things proceeding. Western Skies Motel's weighty instrumental mantras may root in this and other meanings yet to be culled. One thing is clear, this music contains signicant power, and, regardless of our conceived themes or geographic locations, it tells a story that is lasting and instantly familiar. 

'Settlers' sees a 180-gram heavy weight gatefold release very similar to the recent Mute Forest debut, 'Deforestation'. The acetate and test pressings were scrutinized for anomalies on world-class vinyl setups at Arizona’s esteemed audio dealer, Arizona Hi-Fi.

Western Skies Motel is building upon a busy year in 2015, having released two very different full-length albums 'Prism' (Preserved Sound) and 'Buried and Resurrected' (Twice Removed).

Settlers

Whirl

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Western Skies Motel - Whirl (from Settlers)

Wraiths

Another single up for download via my bandcamp. 

Photo taken by me

Sleeper (Bandcamp)

Title track taken from my debut EP with @Pensees

Artwork by Oska

https://aetheraudio.bandcamp.com/album/introvert-ep

Introvert EP

Aether x Pensees - Introvert

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Written on the way back from a road-trip celebrating their coming of age, “SLOW” is the debut EP of duo Lucas Mokrani and Claire Lengaigne. Linked by the spirit of evasion and spiritual elevation, these songs find their roots from the band's time into the wild. An introspection of the world, a quest for this moment of transcendence, dancing and chanting over minimal and elegant production. A poetic journey laying out the base of what’s to come from SAAVAN.

[ LYRICS ]

Hey now 
I don't wanna grow old 
Don't know how I
Could escape and go 
to a place where 
you don't get too close
from what I'm scared of
I don't wanna go home
Hey I
Don't wanna get low 
they fade out
seem to be so slow
Hey now 
I don't wanna grow old 
Don't know how I
Could escape and go 

[ LYRICS ]

Label : YUNIZON 
Compositeur : Lucas Mokrani
Auteur : Claire Lengaigne, Lucas Mokrani
Mixage : Lucas Mokrani
Couverture : Valentin Meaux 
Mastering : Spectrum Studio

Escape

Saavan - Escape

The full version without Mary Anne Hobbs' dulcet tones.

Ha21 (Feat. Nigel Mphisa)

Bon Iver - I Can't Make You Love Me

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Sleeper (Bandcamp)

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