↳ AMBIENT MIXES

Realized that I haven't compiled an ambient mix for a few years, and there's no time like the present moment - so here we are. An hour of gentle and spacious sound that is plenty powerful even without the beats.

(00:00) Oktae, Kujiomi - Intro [Blankhaus Music]
(01:03) BAILE - Underneath the JMZ [House of Youth]
(03:55) Landhouse - Kapwack [Amselcom]
(06:28) Pablo Bolivar feat. Alexandra Savvidi - Story (Ambient Version) [Seven Villas]
(11:45) Emeralds - Escape Wheel [Ghostly International]
(17:46) Arnodd - August [Traum]
(19:01) Sky Civilian - If I Could Swim (I'd Bring You the Ocean) [Atomnation]
(21:45) Blank Gloss - Weedless Hook [Kompakt]
(26:50) Marsh - Endless (Dave DK Ambient Mix) [Anjunadeep]
(30:21) Rival Consoles - The Giant Swing [Erased Tapes]
(37:24) Sebastiano Effe - Waving Goodbye in the Morning [Seven Villas Voyage]
(42:50) Mary Lattimore - Music for Applying Shimmering Eye Shadow [Ghostly International]
(48:10) Mark Barrott - Kyoto (京都) (Lycoriscoris Extended Mix) [Reflections]
(53:09) Arnodd - Utopia [Traum]
(56:24) Pablo Bolivar - Moments of Truth [Seven Villas Voyage]

Snowdrops: Emergence

Mark Slee - Snowdrops: Emergence [February 2024]

Fragrant as the flowers in bloom, fresh as the spring air. Time for a deep breath, here are some ambient explorations to guide the way.

(00:00) Nick Newman - Aurora (Ambient Version) [Seven Villas]
(02:56) Joseph Schiano di Lombo - À pas de loup [Circus Company]
(11:10) Joe Miller - Planet E Is Far Away (Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep Explorations]
(17:22) Budakid - A Winter Night Sky [Mesh]
(19:32) Rival Consoles - Catherine [Erased Tapes]
(24:52) Awaken - The Vision (Ambient Version) [Seven Villas Voyage]
(29:20) Love Over Entropy - Dreamwalking [Something Happening Somewhere]
(34:17) Stelios Vassiloudis - Don't [Reflections]
(37:56) Ümit Han - Im Delirium [Kompakt]
(42:35) Serafim Tsotsonis - Arrival [SATYA]
(45:05) Braulio Lam, Cyparissus - Ganymede in Film Reel [Dragon's Eye Recordings]
(51:00) Sonmi451 - Inner Structure [Astral Industries]
(56:45) Arutani - Drops of Colorwater [Laut & Luise]

Mark Slee - Avril: En Fleurrisant [April 2025]

This month's mix is something quite different from my usual. This is an entirely ambient mix that I prepared for the Tree of Ténéré. A calm, serene energy. Enchanting, alluring, and a bit mysterious throughout, softly woven textures and melodies. Hope you enjoy it.

(00:00) Hidden Orchestra - First Light [Tru Thoughts]
(03:25) Of Norway - Don't Break the Silence [Connaisseur]
(09:10) Avstin Frank & Salerno - Timekeeper [ARTA Immersive Music]
(12:25) Marshall Watson - Far Off Hills and Wires [Seven Villas Voyage]
(20:14) Ben Lukas Boysen, Sebastian Plano - Reaching Light [Erased Tapes]
(24:02) Anton Kubikov - Kurt's Forest [Kompakt]
(29:00) Sahar Z, Navar - Morning Thoughts 4 U [Lost & Found]
(36:11) Spieltape, Alexander Daf - Be Water (Ambient Mix) [dikommmusic]
(39:32) Ben Lukas Boysen, Sebastian Plano - Bolomic [Erased Tapes]
(44:15) Anton Kubikov - North [Kompakt]
(50:41) Marshall Watson - Through the Empty Night [Looq]
(55:05) Âme - Doldrums [Engoli]
(61:48) Dahu - Never (Nick Devon Ambient Version) [Steyoyoke]
(68:20) Of Norway - The Loneliest Man In Space [Connaisseur]

Ténéré: Treescape

Mark Slee - Ténéré: Treescape [Burning Man 2017]

In light of the very strange circumstances we presently find ourselves in, I decided to break from the usual routine and put together a collection of modern ambient music. Equally suited for relaxation, focus, meditation, napping, or simply listening - one way or another, I hope that this can offer a bit of rest and relief from the stress.

(00:00) Four Tet - 4T Recordings [Text Records, 2020]
(03:00) Chaum - The Lights [One Of A Kind, 2020]
(05:40) Marshall Watson feat. Atha Fong - A Distant Breeze Blows Softly [Seven Villas Voyage, 2019]
(12:00) Trux - Another World [Office Recordings, 2019]
(16:22) Jose Vizcaino - Life [Seven Villas Voyage, 2019]
(19:33) Aārp - Gemma III [InFiné, 2019]
(22:58) Keith Fullerton Whitman - Stereo Music For Acoustic Guitar, Buchla Music Box 100, Hewlett Packard Model 236 Oscillator, Electric Guitar And Computer - Part 1 [Kranky, 2005]
(28:05) Sebastiano Effe - What If I Don't Exist? [Seven Villas Voyage, 2020]
(33:00) Nils Frahm - Sweet Little Lie [Erased Tapes, 2019]
(37:22) MUUI - Cinematic Structures 5 [Here Now., 2019]
(45:42) Trux - In My World [Avenue 66, 2018]
(48:53) Marshall Watson - Lost for a Moment [Seven Villas Voyage, 2019]
(54:38) Four Tet - Green [Text Records, 2020]
(58:05) Nikosf. - Five Variations (Interlude) [MOSHItaka, 2014]

Unmixed on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1OILchYO4dFbZsW5p4fcr1?si=9j6cALS2TQiIvmj7ptZiAg

Respite: Exhale

Mark Slee - Respite: Exhale [Quarantine 2020]

It's difficult to find the right words to put to this one. These are certainly the darkest times I can remember living through. The murder of George Floyd was as senseless as it was predictable, in the midst of a period that I feel confident history will judge as abhorrently lacking in leadership. The anger and anguish brought to the fore in this moment clearly run far deeper than just one egregious injustice. I'd love to be able to say I felt more optimism, that we've really reached the crossroads this time. But to be bluntly honest I'm not sure I believe it. I suspect America still has a very long and difficult road ahead, as we stumble after a story to bind us together, beyond individual self-determination.

I hope it goes without saying that I don't think a DJ mix accomplishes anything of socio-political substance, and it honestly feels fairly navel-gazing to be putting out an "abstract feelings" mix right now. But music is a constant companion for me, so here we are. All I'll say about this mix musically is that it's ambient and it doesn't really have a goal. Might make you feel tense and angry, might create a calm space for feeling sad, might do something else entirely. If you do choose to spend an hour with it, I hope you will find it worthwhile.

#BlackLivesMatter

(00:00) Max Cooper - Veil of Time (3D Binaural Version) [Mesh, 2020]
(02:35) Nine Inch Nails - Your Touch [The Null Corporation, 2020]
(06:46) White Afghani - Rain And Bliss [Noorden, 2018]
(11:50) Brigitte Barbu - Mistori [Circus Company, 2020]
(16:35) Happy Trendy - #16 [Khotin Industries, 2019]
(18:55) Octo Octa - Hallway Visions [Air Texture, 2020]
(25:54) Soela - The Same Things, The Same Thoughts [Dial, 2020]
(29:20) Monarke - Nuance [Steyoyoke, 2020]
(32:40) LADS - Edl [Nie Wieder Schlafen, 2020]
(37:05) Red On - Névé [Noorden, 2019]
(40:27) Bartosz Kruczynski - XIV [Emotional Response, 2019]
(42:09) KiloWatts - Sunrise [Harmonious Discord, 2020]
(46:47) Steve Slight - Saga (SineRider Remix) [Mango Alley, 2020]
(50:50) Black Water - Ez [Parallel Label, 2020]
(55:48) Four Tet - Two Thousand and Seventeen [Text, 2017]

Unmixed on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ip4gPcvl41DZwlcZz89d2?si=1xQ7kBazRbKHUmcMSlPfMg

Mark Slee - Observance: Vigil [June 2020]

An expanse ahead, many possible paths, one unknown future. A very long night has lingered, hopefully the breaking of a new day will follow with a sense of resolution. These next few days are sure to be stressful - depending upon how you choose listen, this selection of ambient music may either reflect that tension, or be a kind of antidote, a salve. May we all find a peaceful way through.

(00:00) Jayden Klight - Grand Hyatt Seoul [Bandcamp, 2020]
(04:10) Jessica Saves - Arrival (Live) [Seven Villas Voyage, 2020]
(08:12) !Sooks, Sukoluhle Dlamini - JBIY [Atjazz Record Company, 2020]
(09:40) James Holden - Solidarity Theme (Villagers) [Border Community, 2019]
(11:05) Porya Hatami - Restless (Sven Laux Interpretation) [Dronarivm, 2020]
(16:10) Far Out Radio Systems - Cytokine Storm [Something Happening Somewhere, 2020]
(18:25) Jon Gurd - You Are [Anjunadeep, 2020]
(19:41) Sei A - Jets (Andy Graham Sounds Mix) [Aus Music, 2020]
(24:54) Rival Consoles - Melodica [Erased Tapes, 2020]
(28:20) Lee Jones - Semitones [Mad As Hell, 2020]
(31:20) Nick Warren - I Can Make Lights Come On [Children Of The Future, 2020]
(39:45) Bnjmn - Hypnagogia Pt. 2 (Efdemin’s Automatic Drone Version) [Delsin Records, 2020]
(42:30) Bruce Brubaker, Max Cooper - Opening [InFine, 2020]
(47:45) Draso - Luminary (Introspective Reprice) [Souksonic, 2020]
(54:20) Nine Inch Nails - With Faith [The Null Corporation, 2020]

Dawn: Predilection

Mark Slee - Dawn: Predilection [November 2020]

Hard to fathom that the year is already drawing to a close. As strange as it has all been, I'm left with the feeling that the time has just gently disappeared, without so many of life's usual events and occurrences to register its passage. And yet, the turning of 2019 of course feels a lifetime ago. Ambient music for me has a bit of that timeless quality, a formlessness, an amorphous sinking-in. So here's a bit of that — to hopefully help unwind, and perhaps to look forward to a more regularly scheduled future.

(00:00) Dosem - Other Lives [Anjunadeep]
(03:40) Heathered Pearls - Utica [Ghostly International]
(05:20) Savvas - Loneliness (Ambient Mix) [Lasting Moments]
(09:38) Alex Banks - The Space Between [Mesh]
(10:53) Helios - Domain [Ghostly International]
(14:17) Olafur Arnalds, Bonobo - Loom [Decca Music Group Ltd.]
(17:44) Uone, Western - Cotton in the Clouds [Beat & Path]
(20:55) derderder - Megacities [Cervidae Recordings]
(25:54) Mary Yalex - Valley Drone [Yalex Recordings]
(28:40) Fur Coat - Water Of Life [Renaissance Records]
(30:34) Matthias Vogt - Like Gigi [Polytone]
(36:07) Lane 8 - Apes & Children [Anjunadeep]
(40:06) Nepotek - It's Me (Meitei Remix) [Plus Future Records]
(45:34) Fantastic Man - superhighway [Mule Musiq]
(48:24) Villete - Wild Things [Scissor & Thread]
(49:44) Tim Engelhardt - Awakening [Stil Vor Talent]
(50:44) Sebastian Mullaert, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich - Woods of Admittance [Neue Meister]
(55:44) Reid Willis - The Great Blank [Mesh]

Réflexion: En Passant

Mark Slee - Réflexion: En Passant [December 2020]

Manjumasi · Listed · Seven Villas · Cityfox
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Intricate grooves, dreamy textures, playful whimsical bounce. Over the course of an electronic music obsession more than 20 years strong, Mark Slee has evolved a deep musical style that reflects a unique personality, blending intuition and introspection with a methodical approach to production and curation.

Fully committed to digging the troves of modern dance music, Slee aims to uncover releases that stand out. His monthly mix show on Proton Radio showcases his discoveries, with over 100 mixes presented in the past decade. In 2016, Slee joined forces with musical partner Atish to form the label Manjumasi. Debuting with his own Nocturne Belle EP, Manjumasi celebrates quirky dance music that explores new territory without forgetting the dance floor. Beyond Manjumasi, Slee's original productions and remixes have been released on such imprints as Cityfox, Seven Villas, Kindisch, Everything Will Be OK, Sound Avenue, Lost Diaries, Cosmic Society, Magician On Duty, Nugget, Where the Heart Is, Proton Music, and more. In addition to regular appearances on his San Francisco home turf, Slee's style has earned him DJ sets in notable locales, such as Kater Blau and Sisyphos in Berlin, Cityfox in New York, and Robot Heart.

Since 2016 Slee has also been developing immersive, spatial audio-visual production tools for systems of up to 32 channels via Envelop. Notable live performances with Envelop include MUTEK.SF and FORM Arcosanti.