One ive been playing for sometime.. give me a holler next time youre in det. 

In December of 2020, one of my favourite imprints released a label compilation. Ryan Griffin has been lovingly curating every single release on A Strangely Isolated Place since 2012. He’s also compiled sublime Reflection mixes which I have happily syndicated on Headphone Commute. Following the first label showcase launched in 2019, Ryan puts together ten tracks, including a few previously unavailable as singles, that make up this 2020 Label Compilation. As a bonus, this release includes an hour-long continuous mix (available as part of a digital-only purchase), which I have arranged with Ryan to share with you today. “I hope the (continuous) year-end mix will become a regular occurrence going forward,” says Griffin about the release. “Many of you will know a big part of my inspiration and passion lies in DJ’ing and classic mix CDs. If the label momentum continues and releases keep coming as planned, then each year I’d like to invite a DJ to select and mix tracks from the label – make an annual tradition out of it.” This compilation is still available for purchase on a CD for only $10, while the digital-only album is up for grabs for only $1!

Mixes

A Strangely Isolated Place 2020 | Label Compilation

A Strangely Isolated Place - 2020 | Label Compilation

On Friday October 15th I was fortunate enough to be invited by The Detroit I Love / Spot Lite Detroit to curate and perform an ambient experience on their alley. In addition to newly composed mixes and original video projections, I DJed for just over four hours in one of Spot Lite's unique concrete patio caves (the first ever performance in this part of the venue!).  For the set, I mixed a number of new ambient favorites into classic chill out and IDM, all while mixing in a constant stream of field recordings and found sounds. This mix represents the first hour of that set - headphones recommended. Special thanks to Steven Reaume, Tyler Yglesias, Mike (the Agent X) Clark, DJ Holographic, Audio Rescue Team, and Spot Lite Detroit.

Tracklisting:
-(intro) audio clips of survivors of the Great Depression / Christopher Bissonette "Comfortable Expectations"
-1. Woob "Odonna"
-2. Xela "The Only Rose" (Inspired by Harold Budd)
-3. Bibio "Phantomworks pt 2"
-4. Rafael Anton Irisarri "Passage"
-5. Ash Ra Temple "Echo Waves"
-6. Panda Bear "Search for Delicious"
-7. Keith Fullerton Whitman "Modena" (with Pink Floyd "On the Run")
-8. Autechre "Yulquen-Iro"
-9. Cluster & Eno "Ho Renomo"
-10. Oneohtrix Point Never "Blue Drive"

Live from Spot Lite Detroit (Part One) [Ambient Alley Experience]

Once again, we’re excited to unveil another Polaroid Notes release, the fourth album by this Germany based artist in our discography. Alongside his side-project as Kraut Sounds, editions have also appeared on labels such as Büro Für Erdrotation, Weber & Alcantu and his own label Drone Works International.

In this latest edition ‘Cloud Anthems’, the music takes influence from the packaging photography, which was taken by the artist one sunny January at the Riegsee, a small lake in front of the Bavarian Alps. The entire lake had frozen over due to low temperatures in the weeks before. Later that afternoon fog rolled in and together with the sun, the frozen lake and leafless trees made a wonderful contrast. The whole scenario lasted only a few minutes before everything disappeared into the clouds of dense fog. As beautiful as the whole day was, those few moments were something very special to behold.

Polaroid Notes enjoys these contrasts, both in nature and in music too. ‘Cloud Anthems’ is a series of unique contrasts that harmonise perfectly, remaining in mind for a while after they have passed. Piano sounds and loops interact with flashes of harsh energy and strange experimental sounds from old analog synthesizers. A particular focus for this record is the VCS3 synthesiser, a portable synth from the late 60s; whilst a digital replica was used here, the artist found this to be the perfect way to express the themes for this record. Sounds and melodies flow into each other spontaneously like colours of an abstract painting, layer by layer.

Credits:
Written and produced by Polaroid Notes
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Photography by Polaroid Notes
Art and design by Andrew Heath

Cloud Anthems

wlr123 Polaroid Notes - Cloud Anthems

Tracklist

01. Observatories - Sapphire Waters
02. Tom Leclerc -  Diary of Lights
03. Fields We Found - Water
04. Katharina Schmidt - Particles (Excerpt)
05. Tomáš Šenkyřík - Noc
06. Steve Pacheco - Himalaya
07. Tomoyoshi Date - 土 Tsuchi (33 rpm)
08. Ghost and Tape - Reyes
09. Morimoto Naoki - Row

312. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Tracklist

01. Lorenz Weber - Remember It
02. The Humble Bee - Anchored In Scorched Earth
03. Hummingbird - Neerland
04. Innesti - Around this Space
05. Kenji Kihara - Hayama Ambient 043
06. Landtitles - Asunglint
07. Michael Scott Dawson - The Sentimentalist
08. Morimoto Naoki - Soto
09. Samuel Edmund - A Long Way Up
10. Steve Pacheco - Distant
11. Scott Campbell - Serein
12. Darren Harper - Brook

320. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

DR-88 : ARIA ROSTAMI - 'Siren' CD / DL
releases August 4, 2023 

Over the last few years, Rostami has been playing with new ideas using field recordings, improvised piano, and tape processing. Already having made a few records experimenting with these ideas, "Siren" sets itself apart as a concentrated approach to illustrate abstract environments and landscapes through sound. On songs like "Cold Stream" and "The Recent Past" you will hear literal field recordings of nature mixed with composed musical emulations of environments, whether it be a representation of running water or the quiet nostalgia of suburban life. Songs like "Landscape" and "Today and Tomorrow" take field recordings of field recording records played in Rostami's studio space along with multiple recordings of the same piano performance. The piano is recorded with a field recorder, as midi and as a D/I recording and woven together, in and out, blending the soundscapes of field recordings and studio recordings into an undefined grey area.

Music written and recorded by Aria Rostami
Cover image by Dylan Tushar
Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Thank you Pepper, Afshin, Abbas, Nasrin, Dylan Tushar, Daniel Blomquist, Ashkan, Evan Scott, David August, and Sean Raji
license

Buy  CD / DL

The Recent Past

I dedicate this podcast to the victims of horrible recent Nice event. More particularly for 10  innocent childrens.... R.I.P little angels.

Playlist & Download:
https://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2016/05/31/fingers-in-the-noise-tears-of-clouds/

Playlist & Download

[Headphone Commute] Fingers In The Noise - Tears Of Clouds

We welcome Keith Kenniff back to the isolatedmix series under his post-classical moniker, Goldmund.  More info and download see: https://asip.me/isolatedmix78

01. 0:00 - 1:04 - Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Graves (end melody)
02. 1:04 - 3:46 - Scott Gilmore - Things Forgotten
03. 3:46 - 5:18 - Monster Rally - Love
04. 5:18 - 7:32 - Limalo - Viewing Growth (w-Botany)
05. 7:32 - 10:09 - Yuutsu - Familiar
06. 10:09 - 13:37 - Mary Lattimore - Hello From The Edge of the Earth
07. 13:37 - 15:28 - Michael Andrews - Goldfish
08. 15:28 - 18:48 - Martin Glass - Floating To Work
09. 18:48 - 23:54 - Lexaunculpt - Emori Dixon Renamed
10. 23:54 - 26:55 - Jóhann Jóhannsson - Odi Et Amo
11. 26:55 - 30:17 - John Dowland - A Pavan
12. 30:17 - 35:32 - Virginia Astley - With My Eyes Open I'm Dreaming
13. 35:32 - 36:48 - Karen Peris - Wales Because the Sun Will Shine
14. 36:48 - 41:14 - Hollie Kenniff - Home Will Follow
15. 41:14 - 43:42 - Ben Lukas Boysen - Eos
16. 43:42 - 46:06 - Dan Romer - Guns Up

Download

isolatedmix 78 - Goldmund (Keith Kenniff/Helios)

Spitzer Spotify Playlist -https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ew81d1apIyY6Pr8Z4vVSh

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• SVLBRD - Dawn (Remodel) [Faint]
• Arjen Schat - 03 20180814 
• Eguana - Deep Space [Cosmicleaf]
• Desolate Horizons - It's Different 
• Hiemal - Farewell 
• Mathias Grassow - Silk Road Suite [Part VI]
• oliviaway - interspace
• Purl - Frosten glittrar i morgonljuset [Eternell]
• Marconi Union - Weightless Part 1 [Just Music]
• Adam Fielding - You Have To Let Go 

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Captain Ulitka - Cosmic Chameleon (Spitzer Ambient Series 2018)

T/L
01-CHRISTOPH SCHINDLING - REENTRY
02-BLEAR MOON – GREET
03-PURL – DESOLATE SUMMER ASPHALT SCHOOLYARD
04-PARALLELISM – CERULEAN
05-LAB MATIK – KAMIKAZE PILOTS
06-SHINE GROOVES – RUNOUT 04.06
07-MAROW – PARAMENTI IV
08-NATIONAL SCRREN SERVICE – ATLANTIC MONTHLY
09-TEGH – MIST
10-HEAVENCHORD – WARM AIRFLOW

CERTAIN LIGHT Mix (Ambient / Drone Session)

ECU STREAMING SHOW - AUGUST 28>31 - mixlr.com/wecu/
Full line-up on RA www.residentadvisor.net/events/1420714

Mixtape by Porya Hatami, Experimental sound artist based in Sanandaj, Iran. 

Tracklist :
Darren Harper & Jared Smith - Moments/Frozen - Home
Deru - Three Cheers For Existence - 1979
Tomotsugu Nakamura - Two Beneath The Wall - Slow Weather
Jodi Cave - Rare.A - For Myria
Fenton - Rubai - Mytic Failure
Gurun Gurun - Karumi
Jimmy Behan - Across The Rooftops - The Echo Garden    
Sutekh - Coma Waiting - Fell
Motion - Desafinado - Picture
Guieseppe Lelasi - 5 - Aix
Triost Meets Jan Jelinek - Neckless - 1+3+1
Andrew Pekler - Summer In The City - Station To Station  

Get to know more @poryahatami
& https://moicflo.com/people/zahn-hatami

Porya Hatami - Tempore (wECU 08-2020)

Brooklyn NYC + Detroit | Message directly for inquiries about sampling recordings, bookings, collaborations, or questions | Since releasing a series of diverse mixtapes in 2011, Stefanski has slowly turned his focus to his own ambient productions, often built entirely of original field recordings. He has released a wide array of original soundscapes ranging from brief, high-def clips of thunderstorms to extended sound collages, each project sharing a hazy, psychedelic glow. Before moving to Brooklyn, Stefanski curated the chill out room for infamous Detroit after-hours rave BAK DØR. After relocating he released an LP of short field recordinged ("20 X 2"), a podcast for an experimental NYC label (Metamorph) and an album for Bivouac's "60 Minute Cities" series. His relaxing rain soundscapes are some of the most popular on soundcloud, with one clip nearing 14 million streams as of late 2020. More recently Stefanski expanded his productions with visual components, including a new website which hosts the unique travelogue "The San Diego Tapes" and photography prints for sale.

~FEEL FREE to use my field recordings/original tracks in any of your own works, I only ask you cite me as a source and please send me a link of the finished product.  MESSAGE ME for questions, I won't see questions in comments.

#ambient #fieldrecording #soundscape #relaxing #fieldrecordings #sounddesign #meditation #soundeffects #drone #yoga #studying #study #newage #experimental #audiophile #foley

Live from Spot Lite Detroit (Part One) [Ambient Alley Experience]

R.J. Stefanski

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