First thing I've done in a while. It was pretty fun.

HONEY

It's certainly been a very strange and unpleasant year, finishing on an extremely sour note. However, some very, very wonderful and beautiful music has been released despite this, helping elevate one's spirit above the noise and dismal situation our planet is facing.

I didn't celebrate new year (a pint with my pal was it)...but earlier in the evening I made myself record this 2.5 hour mix of some of my favourite ambient and downtempo music of the year.

It includes Saeko Killy, Ramzi, XIII, Michal Turtle, Alek Lee, Quade, Pieter Kock, Secret Circuit, Erik Wollo, Ssiege, Jon Keliehor & Signy Jakobsdottir, Greville & The Lonely Voices, Finis Africae, Khidja, Froid Dub, Sign Libra, Habitat Ensemble, Simplists, The Black Frame, Kane Ikin, MD Pallavi & Andi Otto, Claire Rousay, Deep Nalstrom, Juna, Severin Black, Peter Power, Shakali and maybe a few others.

Leave a comment if you can't ID something and I'll try and answer. Mostly played from vinyl with a few exceptions.

Wishing you all a good 2024. Let's get together and make our voices heard!!!

2023 Revue (Part 1): Ambient & Downtempo

Vultures - Remember Remember Remix

This is a reworking of Fratres by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. This beautiful piece of music has many versions though my favourite is the one recorded by the 12 Cellos of the Berlin Philharmonic. This version is for piano, Hydrasynth and treated electric guitar. It will be the final track on my upcoming record "The Beyond and the Better Way" which is due for release late February 2025 on the mighty "Strength in Numbers" records. 

What Lies Below (Fratres) album version

Remix of Beyonce's "End Of Time" created for her remix competition. Possibly the most fun I've ever had working on a piece of music :)  I channeled my mispent early twenties where I was constantly out at Optimo or somewhere similar and tried to create a stomping yet melancholy disco heartbreaker.
Show it some love here and I might win a prize or something.

Beyonce "End Of Time" - Baby Let's Go (Remember Remember Rework)

Notes towards a new, improvised live set.
Modular drum machine made with a Make Noise 0-coast, Korg SQ-1 Sequencer and Ableton live.