Stunning mix... And what a moment to introduce this eerily beautiful sun electric track. Thank you ! 🙏

lovely mix, i'm going to paint to this soon

haha i thought this was all entirely original at first and was like this sounds exactly like boards of canada

i get a nice blend of BOC, Brian Eno, Pink Floyd, and even downtempo Tipper in this piece

Another chapter in my ongoing series of studio ambient mixes (not recorded live, produced over at least a month). This one is extra special for me as the title alludes to the fact that 2021 means I have been working in sound design for a decade. To help celebrate, I designed this new psychedelic journey, and layered it with field recordings from my collection of SFX I have captured going all the way back to my first upload folder from summer 2011. 

The track selection plays out like an anthology of some of the most talented ambient/sound design producers, blending eras and approaches ranging from pillars such as Biosphere, Stars of the Lid, and William Basinski - alongside emerging producers like Green-House and Zeze Wakamatsu. Molding everything together is a constantly shifting foundation of found sounds. The listener begins literally floating downstream as one subtle aquatic effect dissolves into another for the opening fifteen minutes. I also included many of my favorite audio finds including air traffic controllers, vintage game shows, NASA communications, nature documentaries, and religious A.M. radio hosts to list a few.

As a special bonus and thank you: I am pledging a $5 donation for every 350 plays of this mix* to Coalition for the Homeless (based in NYC)(*for the first 10,000 plays).
UPDATE: As of 08.26 $107 has been donated to cover the first 7,500 plays


Headphones highly recommended for this immersive mix. There are links below to support all of the included artists. Thanks for a decade of chilling out with me.

Tracklisting:

1. Intro / Floating down the River  00:00 - 16:30

-R.J. Stefanski "Small Stream near the Boathouse"
-Boards of Canada "Sundown"  00:20
-A.M. Radio snippet (lots of these captured by myself and hidden in mix)
-Zeze Wakamatsu "Concert in a Tortoiseshell"  03:20
-Cholosus "Lexicon Drive" 07:45
-Segue "Aurora"  11:40
-R.J. Stefanski "Powerful Atlantic Surf"

2. Floating in Space   16:31 - 39:00

-Markus Guentner "Keep Your Eyes Closed"  16:31
-audio snippet from "What's My Line" gameshow (circa 1950)
-The Orb "Moonbuilding 2703 A.D."(Wolfgang Voigt Mix) 20:45
-Sun Electric "An Atom of All Suns" 25:00
-R.J. Stefanski "Night River"
-Biosphere "Insolate" 28:45
-R.J. Stefanski "The Birds of Turtle Pond"
-Stars of the Lid "The Better Angels of our Nation" 33:00
-Loscil "Erit" 35:30
-R.J. Stefanski "Cars Passing in the Night"

3. Floating in a Dream / Outro 39:01 - 57:46

-Windy and Carl "Lighthouse" 39:30
-Aphex Twin "Cliffs" 39:30
-Green-House "Parlor Palm" 42:00
-Skee Mask "Dolby" 46:45
-R.J. Stefanski "Subway to Manhattan"
-William Basinski "O, My Daughter, O My Sorrow" 50:40
-R.J. Stefanski "unreleased rain recording 2011"
-Casino Versus Japan "Tropic" 54:30
-R.J. Stefanski "Wind Chime in south west Detroit"

Support artists:

Boards of Canada
https://boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/

Zeze Wakamatsu
https://zezewakamatsu.bandcamp.com/

Cholosus
https://cholosus.bandcamp.com/

Segue
https://www.segueambient.com/

Markus Guentner
https://markus-guentner.bandcamp.com/

The Orb / Wolfgang Voigt
https://theorb.bandcamp.com/album/moonbuilding-2703-ad-remixes-sin-in-space-pt-1

Sun Electric
https://sunelectric.bandcamp.com/

Biosphere
https://biosphere.bandcamp.com/

Stars of the Lid
https://starsofthelid.bandcamp.com/

Loscil
https://loscil.bandcamp.com/

Windy and Carl
https://windyandcarl.bandcamp.com/

Aphex Twin
https://aphextwin.bandcamp.com/

Green-House
https://green-house.bandcamp.com/album/six-songs-for-invisible-gardens

Skee Mask
https://iliantape.bandcamp.com/album/itlp04-skee-mask-compro

William Basinski
https://williambasinski.bandcamp.com/

Casino Vs Japan
https://casinoversusjapan.bandcamp.com/

R.J. Stefanski
https://rjstefanski.bandcamp.com/

Ten Years Adrift [Studio Mix of Ambient, Experimental, Soundscape & Field Recordings]

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

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