Episode 35 is an ambient music special with one of the genre’s contemporary luminaries and a personal favourite of mine, John Elliott, also known as Imaginary Softwoods.

Although he’d be loathe to describe his work as ambient, John’s music as Imaginary Softwoods is celebrated for its deep, lush tones, beautiful synthwork, pensive melodies, and thoughtful samples. Perhaps best known for his band Emeralds, which disbanded in 2012, John has been making music as Imaginary Softwoods since 2008, releasing several incredible works on tape and on vinyl over the years, while simultaneously managing the @EditionsMego offshoot label @SpectrumSpools. In this conversation, John and I discuss the ins and outs of making, playing, and releasing ambient music, and what the genre has to offer in 2021.

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Music:
"Another First/Sea Machine" - Imaginary Softwoods (2020)
"Overlook" - Tetsu Inoue (2007)
"The Imminent Collapse Department" - Imaginary Softwoods (2020)
"Court of Failure" - Imaginary Softwoods (2008)
"Entrance Through Selenite Pillars" - Imaginary Softwoods (2016)
"Vaporware 04" - Donato Dozzy Plays Bee Mask (2013)
"Sapphire Point" - Imaginary Softwoods (2019)

AIR 035 / Imaginary Softwoods

Taken from the album 'Behold' released as LP and Download

Oren Ambarchi & Jim O'Rourke: 'Behold A (exceprt)' (EMEGO 176)

Taken from the album 'Pacific Tubular Waves / Immersion' released as LP / Download

Michel Redolfi 'Pacific Tubular Waves - Inner Tube' (REGRM 014)

MIXES

MOOPIE - SANPO 080 - Sugar Hiccups

Taken from the album 'Agent Im Objekt' released as LP and Download

Jung An Tagen '20:02 [3] starts logging #public / 23:08 <Y> THIS WAS THE LAST MESSAGE' (EMEGO 248)

Zac Davis of Lambsbread, Sky Juice etc took over the first hour!

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Zac's mix

Gemini - Imagine A Nation
Endless Pokers - The Poke (Quit Pokin' Me Mix)
Soho - Hot Music (Jazz Mix)
Paradise's Deep Groove - Hypnotic Flute
Unknown Artist (Slowhouse SLH002 B2)
Unknown Artist (From ODE 12" series - forget which #)
Norm Talley - A Jazz Thing (Uniile 001)
Giant Step NYC Feat. Richard Worth and Genji Siraisi - Satuski (Danny Tenaglia's Naked Giant Steps Version)
Coco Steel and Lovebomb - Touch It (Work On The Remix)
Black Dynamite - Block A
Morgan Geist - 24K
Genius Of Time - Drifting Back (Original Mix)
Dished-Out Bums - Gak Trak
STL - unknown track from Nocturnal Mixdowns 2x12"
Now Now Now - Problem (Abyss Version)
Now Now Now - Problem (Heart Version)

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TTT SHOP

TTT NTS 08.02.18 with Zac Davis

"You Paid For It" by Drainolith, from the album "Fighting!"

"You Paid For It" by Drainolith

"Drain" by Container from the upcoming "LP" on Spectrum Spools - due out June 2018.

"Drain" by Container

lepenik - ouate, excerpts

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