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The Hidden Grasses

A few nights ago I took a moment to soak my eyes in the Moon's glow, and before I knew it, I was deeply invigorated and this song was practically writing itself. I've been existing nocturnally since then, dialing in countless thousands of digital brushstrokes to this silver stereophonic rainbow. I included some soul-soothing vocals and violin recordings from Madelion Moondrop﻿, as well as some of my own vocals, and a whole lot of delicate percussion made from sounds recorded in the mountains here in Colorado.

This piece got me thinking about musical space in a very interesting way. I spent a good portion of the process rhythmically slicing up some of the atmospheric and textural layers to interact in various ways with the percussion, envisioning the percussion as tree limbs and the diced up chords as the beams of iridescent moonlight that they split.

This morning, at the same moment I was listening to the finished file for the first time, the sun began coming over the horizon. That kind of thing has a way of putting a smile on my face.

Naturally, it seems very fitting to me that I should make it available to you while the Moon is in the phase that she's in, since I feel that for best results, one should consider listening while appreciating her ethereal splendor. :)

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Moonlight through Bare Branches (feat. Madelion Moondrop)

a fuzzy idea

A L B U M   D O W N L O A D   N A M E   Y O U R   P R I C E   A T: 
http://tarran.bandcamp.com/album/this-fever-2

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Visionary Nectar

Tracklist:

01. Shigeto - First Saturn Return
02. IHF - Evolve
03. il:lo - Ara
04. KOAN Sound x Culpurate x Asa x Opiou - If You Hadn't
05. Tor - Heikki
06. Emancipator - Canopy
07. Bonobo - Outlier
08. David August - I Don't Care About Your Goal
09. Fakear - La Dance Des Etoiles 
10. Pavel Dovgal - Floating Beams
11. Parra For Cuva & Senoy - Quadrant
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Artwork by Good Lee

Proton Radio (Adult Beatz #91 Mix)

"Tales of a Life" is a tribute mix series and collection of songs that inspired and influenced me on the way. 
It's also expressing where I am musically at the moment as well as certain time periods, moments and chapters of my life.

Some I've just discovered lately and some are going through life with me for years now.

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Tracklist:

01. Tom Day - Goodbye Friends
02. Emancipator - Anthem
03. Tor - Two Suns (CloZee Remix)
04. Edamame - Sable (feat. Tor)
05. Sosiego / Kin - Yukiko
06. Wyatt - Places
07. FC Kahuna - Hayling 
08. Nym - Light Catcher
09. Frameworks - Kings
10. CloZee - Ghost Of Me (feat. Christina Soto)
11. Aparde - Dialogue (Parra For Cuva Remix)
12. Ólafur Arnalds, Atli Örvarsson & Sinfonia Nord - Öldurót
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Photo by (c) Philip Hagenhofer

Tales of a Life Mix Vol.2

Spirit Vessel

06 - Stoika (Feat. Random Rab)

This is a collection of songs that inspired and influenced me on the way. 
Some I've just discovered lately and some are going through life with me for years now.
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Tracklist:

01. C A S H - Serenity
02. Lapa - Waking Life
03. Submotion Orchestra - AO (feat. Catching Flies)
04. Gary B. - Set Me Free
05. 9 Theory - To See It Clear (feat. Dawn Mitschele) Inspried Flight Remix
06. Ambyion & Phelian - Salvation
07. Sola Rosa - Deepwater
08. Stratus  - Sails
09. Phaeleh - Feel You Fade (feat. Augustus Ghost)
10. Quibus - Breathe (feat. Anne Bakker)
11. Philanthrope - Sodium (feat. Tesk)
12. Agnes Obel - It's Happening Again
13. Tom Day - Dawn

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Photo : Good Lee

Tales of a Life Mix Vol.3

This is a collection of songs that inspired and influenced me on the way. 
Some I've just discovered lately and some are going through life with me for years now.
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Tracklist:

01. Jon Hopkins - Feel First Life
02. Nightmares On Wax - Back To Nature (feat. Kuauhtli Vasquez & Wixarika Tribe)
03. Nym - Always
04. Mt. Wolf - Life Size Ghosts (Catching Flies Remix)
05. Emancipator - Vines 
06. Rohne - Meru (feat. Koresma)
07. Phelian - Komorebi
08. Mree - Silver & Gold
09. Edapollo - You & I (feat. Harvey)
10. ODESZA - Thin Floors And Tall Ceilings
11. Parra for Cuva - Useless Magic
12. Phaeleh - Afterglow (feat. Soundmouse)
13. Blank & Jones - Lullaby
14. nuages - distant
15. Tony Anderson - Immersion
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Artwork: Good Lee

Tales of a Life Mix Vol.4

From my album Drum Therapy

Stream / Buy: tor.ffm.to/drumtherapy

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Tor - Heikki

Originally from Winnipeg, Jeff Riel played guitar in several bands before moving to British Columbia in 2012. He has since become a solo artist and started producing, further expanding his sound to incorporate electronic elements. His live sets create a relaxed atmosphere but can be wildly psychedelic to those paying attention. His tracks are completely original and blend a unique style of spacey, downtempo beats, smoked out grooves, and layers of dreamy guitar riffs, all wrapped up into this project known as More Like Space.