The arrival of spring always comes with a feeling of renewal to me personally. It’s a fresh start after a harsh winter and it always fills my heart with joy and energy to experience the “return” of nature as everything gets more colourful again. You know these spontaneous strolls you do during that time when you suddenly realize that winter is gone? That’s the feeling I wanted to capture with the sixth episode of the Messy Mix.

Going for longer walks around Berlin’s surprisingly green neighbourhood (at least where I live in the Wedding district) really helps me to put things in perspective. And yeah, I guess during the Covid-pandemic we all learned the importance of that to a certain degree. So, this is my tribute to these meditative moments, to the fields, to nature’s regenerative power and the overall beauty of spring, even in such desperate times like now. 

The mix is mostly a slow and relaxing affair but you can expect a little celebratory twist towards the end. Next to a few personal long-time favourites when it comes to that sort of sound like Tycho, Teen Daze and Homeshake you’ll find a few more surprising guests in here. There’s gentle indie-folk from Adrianne Lenker, warm melancholia from Icelandic artist Sóley as well as track by promising German producer Nand. Oh, and watch out for an almost forgotten Stereolab rework of a classic from The Avalanches. Well, if you want to know more IDs, just drop me a comment.

There’s also a download button for the file. I know, Soundcloud and MP3s are not as “sexy” as our favourite Swedish streaming service but they still provide a good listening experience. Plus: Downloading is more environmentally sustainable than streaming. Consider this for your next spring walk and let me know what you think. Hugs and kisses, Norman.

Messy Mix 06 | A Walk On The First Warm Day Of Spring

Cinematic Body Music

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"The World is Sound, Nature is Sound " - Nada Brahma

Tropical Ambient | New Age | Balearic | Exotica

„Looking back on the previous parts of the tropical mysteries, one quickly notices that the jungle journeys have become longer and longer. Ambient has always been a pleasant companion in my life. The yearning and the desire for deep relaxation has grown in recent years and especially in recent months and therefore probably the urge to immerse deeper and deeper into the rain forest with its secrets, and delay the return.“

Mixes & projects for 
Nature Tales ( NTM#11 / NTM#12 / NTM#23) 
Deep Breakfast Series (DBS 161 / DBS 167) 
Amateur Exotic
Dug up the Bongo 
LYL Radio
Ambient Memory for Radio Grafhit
Ingrown Records (Aura Borealis) 
EMC Series - E.M.C. Atmospheres
HOC Radio (HOCast 164)

forthcoming:

- Podcast for Intrinsic (tba 2025)
- Podcast for the Messy Mix  (tba 2025)
- Podcast Yarn Records (tba 2025)
- Podcast studio bb I Copenhagen (tba 2025)
- Music for Peace and Inner Peace 
- the Lo-Fi Adventures of Captain of None
- the Nervousity of Captain of None
- Tropenkoller 2.2

Midnight Oil / Kyle Watkins - Cardiff born DJ based out of Margate.

Telling stories through sound and music. This is an onging mixtape project - from music lovers for music lovers, curated by https://soundcloud.com/burnout-sumner along with friends and admired artists. ♥

Meant as an alternative to the fast-paced, algorithm-driven age of playlists this is an in-depth journey into hand-picked music and sound-driven storytelling. ♫

Messy Mix 06 | A Walk On The First Warm Day Of Spring

The Messy Mix