While Chicago dips into the negative °F on the heels of two-day rain/snow, I dipped into my vinyl collection to make this chill ambient, sometimes downtempo, occasionally jazzy mix.  Perfect for relaxing with a cup of hot brew under a blanket (or two).  

Come drift away with me!

The Vibe - 01/14/24

1) El Cruce Imposible -LEANDRO FRESCO
2) Closing - SINE SLEEPER
3) Go (Jam & Spoon's In Dub Mix) - MOBY
4) Rumblefish  (Ambient Mix) - TONE DEPTH
 +Overflow (FC Kahuna Headstart Me Up Mix) -MADDER ROSE (Houli's retouch)
5) Libretto ( Original Mix) - BARNT
6 )Spiral - WILLIAM ORBIT
7) Afterglow (feat. Soundmouse) - PHAELAH
8 )If There's Time - ODESZA
9) On My Knees (Skeler remix) - RUFUS DU SOL
10) Shake It Loose - DOLPHIN BOY
11) The Calling (Chillout Version) - SOLARSTONE
12) Run - AIR
13) Faking the Books - LALI PUNA
14) I Am What I Am - OCEANLAB
15) Liar- 8MM
16) The Way You Dream - 1 GIANT LEAP feat MICHAEL STIPE
17)  Fade Into You ( by Mazzy Star) - MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA
18) Nothing but You (Escape Mix) - PAUL VAN DYK
19) Rainbows and Dreams feat. SOAK (Original Mix) - GEORGE FITZGERALD
20) Sea of Voices (RAC Mix) - PORTER ROBINSON
21) Osmyo - ARNO ELIAS
22) Summer Haze - SHAPESHIFTER
 + Door (Acapella stem) - CAROLINE POLACHEK (Houli's retouch)
23) Ingrid Is A Hybrid (Bwana's We're All In This Together Remix) - DUSKY
24) La ritournelle - SEBASTIAN TELLIER
25) Enjoy the Silence [Gold Lounge  bootleg] - DEPECHE MODE 
26) Interlude 29 (Beatless Version) - JOEL ARMSTRONG
27) Ken Tavr - ISHOME
28) Tell Me (feat. Water Park) - PINES
29) Losing You - LATE
30) Dirge - DEATH IN VEGAS
31) Psycho Soul - SEED
32) Hayling  (down Mix) - FC KAHUNA
  +Lopez pt 2 - DEADLY AVANGER
   + Hayling feat. Hafdis Huld (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix) - FC KAHUNA
33) Sirens (feat. Kate Havnevik) - CARMEN RIZZO
34) Take Me Into Your Skin - TRENTEMOLLER
35) Airwaves (T-World  vs GusGus Dub Mix) - GUSGUS
36) Touching the Void (2011 Remaster mix) - BANCO DE GAIA
37) For an Angel (Escape Mix) - PAUL VAN DYK
38) Love Stimulation (Hooj Ensemble Orchestra composition) - 
 HUMATE

Flying Through Space & Time

Following the release of their acclaimed 2023 ambient masterpiece Overlay, Markus Guentner and Joachim Spieth have unveiled Overlay Reworks, an album that breathes new life into their original compositions collecting the limited 10" lathe cuts and digital releases. This collection gathers an exceptional lineup of artists from the ambient and experimental music scenes, each offering a distinctive interpretation of tracks from the original album. Contributors include Hollie Kenniff, known for her ethereal soundscapes; Rafael Anton Irisarri, celebrated for his textured ambient works; and Pole, whose minimal, dub-infused aesthetics bring a unique perspective. Other contributors such as Abul Mogard, GALÁN/VOGT, and Leandro Fresco infuse the music with their own sonic identities, ranging from hauntingly atmospheric to richly melodic.

Guentner and Spieth themselves contribute two alternate variations, seamlessly bridging the original vision of Overlay with the imaginative directions taken by their collaborators. The result is a transformative experience that reinterprets Overlay while expanding its emotional depth and sonic palette, offering listeners a captivating journey through reimagined ambient landscapes.

https://linktr.ee/guentnerspieth
https://affinmusic.de/booking-guennter-spieth/

Guentner | Spieth - Overlay Reworks

Guentner & Spieth is the collaboration project of German artists Markus Guentner and Joachim Spieth, who first appeared musically in the 2000s in connection with Wolfgang Voigt’s Pop Ambient series on the Kompakt label. After getting to know and appreciate each other over the years, they combined their musical ideas for the first time in 2020 and have continued their joint productions ever since. Together, they create mesmerizing soundscapes that combine organic textures and digital precision.

Markus Guentner, a pioneer of the ambient genre, is known for his cinematic sound designs, while Joachim Spieth, founder of the world-renowned label Affin, is appreciated for his work in the field of tension between deep techno and ambient.

Their collaboration combines these strengths in minimalist compositions that enable introspective listening experiences and immersive sound journeys. With the album Overlay, released in 2023, they have created a debut album that was characterised in ‘A Closer Listen’ as ‘dripping with narcotised and eroticised romantic impulses and feels like a living revenant from a voluptuous dream’. A handful of 10’ lathe cuts were subsequently released, containing remixes of their album by Pole, Abul Mogard, Rafael Irisarri and Hollie Kenniff, among others.

Hello friends, 
  I began dipping my toe into DJing in the mid 90s. Dissatisfied with the endless loop of the 7-10 songs on pop radio cracking out of the speakers in the salon I was working, I decided to try and bring my own music collection to the shop. I was an avid (possibly obsessive) collector of lounge, electronic, ambient and dance type music. Im embarrassed to say what I must have spent in those days at Oak Lawn Records, Tower, and Virgin - may they all rest in peace - but it also began time to get some equipment. I purchased some equipment, albeit simple rudimentary gear at my local guitar center and began making compilations at first, and mixes as I progressed and developed more of a skill and ear for it.
 Today I enjoy playing different types of sets and venues. I typically do a monthly show at one of the more underground-friendly spots in Dallas where i can play out some dance melting bangers, as well as more lounge and downtempo sets for hotel lobbies, art galleries and the like.

Moniker Prime is a Chicago-based Producer and DJ.  

His productions tend toward bass-heavy electronica, incorporating found sound and manipulated samples.  They span genres from lo-fi downtempo, bass house, techno, breaks, and more.  

As a selector, his sets often eschew genre adherence and focus instead on the feeling and atmosphere that the sounds create.

If you have an interest in using one of his songs in a set, booking him for an event, or collaborating, you can contact him at moniker.prime@gmail.com.

Drip this hypnotic acoustic narcotic in your ears! Thank you for your interest and support!

New tracks tagged #Leandro Fresco