Atmospheric Sessions

It almost has become a yearly tradition for me, to make an atmospheric drum & bass mix. And what better place to conceive one is in the wilderness of Hiiumaa, the insula deserta. In front of a stove, of course, and a drink to keep me warm next nearby.

This mix features 26 lush tracks mostly from 2021, and is probably the longest Atmospheric Session I've ever recorded.

Tracklist:
01 Joakuim - Natural Acoustics - SABLE NOIR
02 FX909 - All Night - SOUL DEEP EXCLUSIVES
03 Redeyes - Soft Light - VANDAL LIMITED
04 Heist - It's Calm - LIQUID LAB
05 Joy Orbison - layer 6 - XL
06 Coerce - Memento - CONTEXT AUDIO
07 In:Most - Harbour - SOULVENT
08 Fox, Biome - Don't Hate My High - THE NORTH QUARTER
09 Mineral - The Whispers Within - OMNI MUSIC
10 Instra:mental - Deep Night - NONPLUS
11 Qua Rush - Serial Chiller - FOUR CORNERS
12 Silloh - Fields of Green - SYMMETRY
13 Seba - Life Is - SECRET OPERATIONS
14 Dan Guidance, Fishy - Leaving The Body - OFFWORLD
15 Villem - 96' - SYMMETRY
16 Mr Fingers - Can You Feel It (Bailey Bootleg Mix)- SOUL IN MOTION
17 Phat Playaz - Lady T - SMOOTH N GROOVE
18 Humanature - Adventure feat. Rezilient - FUTURE RETRO
19 Athena - Take Flight - GOLDFAT
20 Etherwood - I Will Wave To You - HOSPITAL
21 Netcode - Do You - VANDAL
22 Brainwork & mnml - Not Afraid - CDR
23 Soul Connection - Speak Your Mind - SOUL DEEP EXCLUSIVES
24 Black Barrel - Arina's Song - DISPATCH
25 Krust - It's A Lot (Calibre Remix)- CROSSTOWN REBELS
26 Aydn - No Ride Home - GOLDFAT

Atmospheric Session nov 2021

Winter is here.
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01: Arp XP - Winter In Sardinia (Calibre remix) - SUN AND BASS
02: Thesis - Event Horizon - SOUL DEEP
03: Detail feat. Tiiu - Days Go By - SYMMETRY
04: Mindmapper - Echo Six - ETERNIA MUSIC
05: HumaNature - Late Afternoon - ODYSSEY
06: ASC & Synth Sense - Glimpse - VEIL
07: Black Barrel - Sing To Me - LIQUID BRILLIANTS
08: Paramount - Too Much - FOKUZ
09: Halogenix feat. Zoe Klinck - Take The Lead - DISPATCH
10: Friske - Venture - METALHEADZ
11: System - Sound Man - EXIT
12: Marshall Watson feat. Arae Haller - Field Of Stars - CELSIUS
13: Dice - So Close - UMBLU

Atmospheric Session december 2013

It's been a while, so here is a brand new floating atmospheric drum&bass journey to accompany the listener further into the spring. Shouts to Physics (and congratulations for the new album), and Trisector for keeping up the good work!

01 Calibre - Deep Orca - THIRTYONE
02 Northern Zone - Abyss - LIMITLESS
03 Phloem - Long Gone - INFLUENZA MEDIA
04 Silence Groove - Echoes Of Air - FOKUZ
05 The Insiders - After Hours - INTRIGUE
06 Mark System - Water Pressure - EXIT
07 Electrosoul System - Outerheaven (Sunchase remix) - KOS.MOS.MUSIC
08 Mystic State - Faded - FLEXOUT AUDIO
09 DRS - The View feat. LSB & Tyler Daley - SOUL:R
10 Physics - Dreamworld (Andrezz remix) - INFLUENZA MEDIA
11 Boston - For Grace - SYMMETRY
12 Mark System - Waiting For A Meaningful Title - EXIT
13 Trisector - Slow Motion - freebie

Atmospheric Session may 2015

Here are 13 laid back grooves for those nights where the sun never really sets and the colours bloom.

01 Artistri - Black & White - CELSIUS
02 Blacklab - Kinetic - SOULVENT
03 Third Degree & Oddsoul - Broken Wings - E-MOTION
04 Pola & Bryson - Open My Eyes feat. MVE - SOULVENT
05 Furney - I'd Give You Everything - SOUL DEEP EXCLUSIVES
06 Clima - No Matter What - IM:LTD
07 Nymfo - Melting Pot - SPEARHEAD
08 Silence Groove - Eclipse - IRIDESCENT MUSIC
09 Muffler - Serenity - UNIQUE MUSIC
10 Actraiser - Solutions feat. Oscar Michael - CELSIUS
11 Gerwin & Nuage - Back In The Moments (Confusious remix) - FOKUZ
12 Influe - Blur - GREYPOST AUDIO
13 Semi Sense - Rise (and don't cry) - ATMOMATIX



Atmospheric Session June 2016

Had a somewhat quieter year in terms of music, and, honestly, it felt refreshing.  It has become a tradition for me, to create an Atmospheric Session at least once per year, and I didn't want 2017 to end without one. So here comes this nice summary of what atmospheric drum & bass meant to me for last 12 months. Those familiar with my previous sessions probably know what to expect, those who aren't - without resorting to clichés like "let the music do the talking" - could discover many cinematic, haunting, floating, cold, warm, and dare I say - romantic soundscapes.

The cover picture is from the suburb of Lasnamäe, right after the first snow, during the longest nights when the sun sets right after 3PM.

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01 Revaux & Azlan - Sinner - SOULVENT
02 Artificial Intelligence - 1000 Souls - INTEGRAL
03 Mystic Trip - Solitude - ROTATION DEEP UK
04 Astral Valley - Echo Chord - FIGMENT
05 Conduct - Out Of The Blue - BLU MAR TEN
06 Thomas B - Psychedelic Reality - PLUSH
07 Sense MC x Dexta & Amoss - It's Just A Ride - DIFFRENT MUSIC
08 Audioholic - Pure - OMNI MUSIC
09 Redeyes & Signs - Only For A Moment (dub) - 31
10 Redeyes & Signs - Only For A Moment - 31
11 Black Barrel - Osteopath - DISPATCH
12 Edlan - Cold Nights - FOKUZ
13 Need For Mirrors - Gatefold - FOKUZ
14 R1C0 - Tapes (This Love) - CELSIUS
15 innaSelf - Another Place - SMOOTH N GROOVE
16 Bert H & High N Sick - Keiko - FOKUZ
17 GLXY feat Hugh Hardie & Visionobi - Butterfly Effect - SOULVENT
18 Satl & Ill Truth feat. Charlie Brix - In Your Soul - SYMMETRY

Atmospheric Session december 2017

Here comes my first Atmospheric Session, for the year 2018. This time, there are some jazzier vibes thrown in for the flavour, also entries from artists or labels not normally associated with such music. 

To be completely honest, I recorded this mix in April already. I have an unhealthy habit of digesting the end result for a while, to listen to it through and through over and over again, to find the slightest mistakes. Perfectionism meets procrastination, so to speak. Fast forward three months - I reach the very same conclusion I usually do. This mix is great as it is, after all, it's all about the music. Each individual track has something to add into the blend, and my style tends to jump across different moods. 

So, without further ado, drumroll...

01 Stan Kolev - Sri Yantra - OUTTA LIMITS
02 Blu Mar Ten feat. Kite - Fall From Grace (Technimatic remix) - BLU MAR TEN
03 Robert Kanford - Little Leopard (Drosoxide remix) - IZONAUTIC
04 Spirit - From Creation - COMMERCIAL SUICIDE
05 Saikon - Get Over You - INNERGROUND
06 Trox - Rising - REDCLIFFE
07 Halogenix - Her Waves VIP - CRITICAL MUSIC
08 Furney - Made To Love You - SHEER VELOCITY
09 Skeema - Lost (Nookie remix) - STRICTLY DIGITAL DRUM & BASS
10 Paladion - Raspberry - KOS.MOS.MUSIC
11 Rantoul - The Ladder - GOOD LOOKING
12 Rainforest - Inhabits Me - MONOCHROME
13 Ewol - Reflections - PLASMA AUDIO
14 Artificial Intelligence feat. Steo - Forgotten Truths (Deft's '15 remix) - RAZORS EDGE
15 Funkware - Like A Cloud - FUNKSTUFF
16 Distance - Left Behind - SOUL DEEP
17 Malaky - Resolution - CELSIUS
18 Sycamore - Broccoli - CO-LAB

55min 18sec 1411kbps

Atmospheric Session july 2018

01 Sentierum - Back Home Blues - SAMSARA BEATS
02 Noctem - Pyramid - INTRIGUE MUSIC
03 Tweekz - Tell Me Why - RIDDIM
04 Calibre - Simple Sa - INNERGROUND
05 Shiny Radio feat. Lameduza - We Go Down (Electrosoul System remix) - FOR REAL
06 J Laze - Lakez - LOOKING GOOD
07 Derrick & Tonika - Monologue - SHIMBALA
08 Flatliner - Graph VII - OMNI MUSIC UK
09 Lenzman - Misty - METALHEADZ
10 Screamarts - Lost In Thought - CELSIUS
11 Bioritm - Aida - KOS.MOS.MUSIC
12 Adred - New Soul - METALHEADZ

41m 27s

Atmospheric Session may 2019

A selection of mostly new atmospheric/liquid sounds, dedicated to this year's winter which is reluctant to leave and give way to the spring.

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1. JCB - December [Covert Operations]
2. Parhelia - Southern Cross [Camino Blue]
3. Exit 9 - No Need [Deepah Beatz]
4. Tokalosh - Stellar Debris [Liquid Tones]
5. Sunny Crimea - Shining Lights [Celsius]
6. Nelver - What I Think [Fokuz]
7. duoscience - Looks [Anarchy In The Funk]
8. Naibu - Dusk (Modu Remix [Inside]
9. Seba - Can't Describe [Secret Operations]
10. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Household Goods (Enei remix) [Nice Age]
11. Seathasky & Spikey B - Dream State [Offworld]
12. Bungle - Aura [Soul:R]
13. Global Communication - 0 54 [Dedicated]

Atmospheric Sessions

Mark Slavin