The man behind our latest Ransom Note Records release, over the last few years Belfast-born producer LOR AKA Lunar Orbit Rendezvous has shown he's equally comfortable dreaming up lush, vintage electro as he is soothing ambient soundscapes. 

His 'Faith/Reason' LP, which came out in June of this year, is an ambient tapestry that traverses the boundaries of space that we find during the twilight hours — "when the world stands still for a second and we're reminded of the fragility of the lives we inhabit."

The long player followed a string of previous releases on the likes of Cin Cin, Exit Strategy and Get Physical, as well as his acclaimed eponymous debut album: the inaugural release on his own LOREC label.

For today's Monday Is OK mix, he welcomes us into a fresh week with a collection of ambient influences and discoveries, harmonically mixed for optimum bliss.

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LOR: The 'Monday Is OK' Mix

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Erik Strauss / ES starts as a DJ and music producer in 2009. 
He is mostly known for his instrumental trip-hop/downtempo composition and now is aiming to mix ambient/IDM for giving something new.

He has published through Level One Records, Nuit Blanche, Ubiquity Records and Deep Electronics.

As DJ performed in Veneto (Altergo, T.A.G., Atmosphera Club, Romeo's) and Emilia Romagna (Studio54) and made exlusive mixes for DubTechno, StarWaxMag and MIMS.

His favourite artists (David Bowie, Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, Aphex Twin) push him to experiment and evolve each time.

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