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Shimmering Ambient Mix #2

As the title suggests, this is some of the first ambient music ever performed and recorded on the rim of Mt. St. Helens.  It was Dean's original song for the mountain, and this is the second take performed.  Enjoy the free download--it's temporary.

First Ambient Music On Mt. St. Helens - De Benedictis

Shimmeringcast #78
Sonmi451’s Luminous Double Helix Mix

Sonmi451
Belgian electronic artist Sonmi451 creates a hybrid of subtle electronica and delicate soundscapes and explores the cracks and loopholes that exists between sounds. For Shimmering Moods he selected 13 mesmerizing ambient tracks that inspired him during the years, combining them with some new gems that were released in 2016. 

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Track list:

• Brian Eno - Music For Civic Recovery Centre - The Quiet Club - Opal Records - 2000 
• Nils Frahm - Victoria - A Stolen Car - Erased Tapes Records - 2015 (4’45’’)
• Heck - Night Falls - Night Falls - Hymen Records - 2008 (9’00’’)
• Ghost And Tape - Shift - Choices - Slaapwel Records - 2015 (12’55’’)
• Julien Neto - Le Fumeur De Ciel - VI - Type Records - 2005 (18’45’’)
• Mashajoshi Fuyjta & Jan Jelinek - Bird, Lake, Objets - Waltz (A Lonely Crowd) -Faitiche - 2010 (22’36’’)
• Sonmi451 - Alice - Do Cats Eat Bats - Bandcamp - 2016 (28’52’’)
• Otto A Totland - Storfjord - Orbital Planes & Passenger Trains Vol 1 - Serein - 2016 (33’35'')
• Chris Herbert - Chlorophyll - Mezzotint - Kranky - 2006 (35’30'')
• Relmic Statute - Green Fountain - Morning Tapes - Hibernate - 2010 (42'57'')
• Porya Hatami & Arovane - Ceill - Kaziwa - Time Released Sound - 2016 (45'27'')
• Sonmi451 - Betelgeuse - Star Atlas - Time Released Sound - 2011 (49'22'')
• Stijn Hüwels - Track 1 - Six Pieces For Guitar - mAtter - 2016 (56'47'')

Shimmeringcast #78: Luminous Double Helix Mix by Sonmi451

Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society is the culmination of a 30-year friendship between two electronic music veterans, Garry Hughes and Harvey Jones. Garry has worked with artists as diverse as Bjork, Sly & Robbie, Killing Joke, The Art Of Noise and the Orchestral Pink Floyd project, he is also the co-founder of the popular Six Degrees act, Bombay Dub Orchestra. Harvey has collaborated with Julian Cope, Carla Bley & Chris Boti among many others. This new collaborative project is sure to appeal to fans of classic 70s and 80s electronica – think Cluster, Tangerine Dream, Tomita, and Brian Eno – but it may also find a place in the hearts of Doctor Who fans everywhere.  “At some point,” Garry Hughes explains, “we had a conversation about ‘What got you into electronic music?’ We both realized it was the Doctor Who theme.”  That famous music, although written by Ron Grainer, was actually the work of Delia Derbyshire.  (Grainer, on hearing her groundbreaking electronic realization of the theme, reportedly asked, “did I write that?” to which Derbyshire replied, “most of it.”)  Hughes adds, “she was, until relatively recently, rather overlooked as a British electronic music pioneer.”

Fripp & Eno - Evening Star (The Delia Derbyshire Appreciation Society Interpretation)

under the stars & beyond the stars (mix-up: "Stars" & "Under Stars" from Brian Eno from the Album Apollo Atmospheres & Soundtracks)

Fur on the Flow

This is a short clip from a live performance by Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni Tutti in Brescia, Italy on the 24th May 2010.

Carter Tutti - Harmonic Coaction One (live excerpt)

Track 5 of 5.

ASIP015 http://soundcloud.com/yeter - Dart

Finding a sense of serenity is a challenge most of us chase, every day. Whether it’s the coffee-breath grind of the underground, the grid-lock of the daily commute or the drudgery of the 9-5, looking beyond the concrete and grey monotony, to nature, is often the transcendent salvation we seek.

Dart is one such redemption. Inspired by the river from which this collection takes its name, these five continuous movements pay personal homage to the stretch of water that Jethro Cooke considers to be the connection between the sacred places of his youth and the present-day comfort of a retreat.

“I hope that listeners will find Dart peaceful but not without vitality and dynamism,” Jethro explains. “I set out to create a gentle, intimate piece of environmental music, essentially textural composition with an organic aesthetic. I worked with field recordings affected to a varying degree; the familiar sounds of running water and birdsong accompany melodic drones and gentle rhythmic lines crafted from riverside samples. There is no synthesis in Dart.”

A gentle, morphing soundtrack, Dart’s dream-like drones weave and swathe to an ecological beat. Tracked by environmental field recordings, it’s easy to imagine the lush canopies of grass, dragonflies languidly patrolling their territory and wildlife instinctively running their biological routine.

“From the moorland at the heart of Devon to the South coast, the Dart carves a valley of abundant natural beauty where I have spent a great deal of my time over the last ten years,” Jethro reminisces. “These days the river is above all a comfort. I visit it to rest, to calm myself and clear my head. It has the almost unique effect of calming through movement rather than stillness – the constant rolling of water is like a mantra.”

It’s what helps underpin the subtle beauty of this set and Dart paints a vivid picture of the velvet green idylls we can all dream about; both the movement and the melody.

More info and download via Bandcamp: http://asip.me/ASIP015

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ASIP015 Yeter - Dart (5)

Six Degrees Records produces and markets accessible, genre-bending records that explore world music traditions, modern dance grooves, electronic music, and overlooked pop gems. The label’s catchphrase, “everything is closer than you think,” is a real reflection of Six Degrees’ commitment to different styles of music that appeal to a curious and increasingly sizable audience.