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Final 15 - A Ghostly 15 Playlist Curated by Michael Cina

"Anyone that knows me, knows that my main passion is music. I spend all day listening to music at work and my vinyl collection of 16k pieces greets me when I get home. I knew about Ghostly International before they contacted me in the early 2000’s and we would write off and on. They used to send me big packages of white labeled vinyl, it was decadent.

Late 2007 I got a call from Ghostly asking if I was up for designing a new single for Dabrye. It was a dream come true and I feel like I found a friend who really understood me. I have had the distinct privilege to design over 100 covers for Ghostly, and that is only the half of it.

When they asked me to do a compilation, I was all about it. I wanted to do three or more compilations because I wanted to segment it up into different sections (Ghostly, SMM and Spectral). It is impossible to reduce the entire label to 15 tracks. Ghostly is dynamic, they don’t fit one sound, genre or idea.

So I approached it as a mixtape of sorts. I tried to find a common thread that spoke to me and create a mood around that idea. Some of my favorite tracks are not on here. JDSY 'Horizon Line' makes my head spin. Choir of Young Believers 'Paralyse' takes me to another place. There are so many more.

What you are hearing some songs that have spoken to me over the years in a distinct way. I don’t feel like they are obvious choices but they all are nothing short of amazing. I hope this compilation helps you see a different side of one of the best labels to ever do it." - Michael Cina

The Sight Below - At First Touch

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Call it ambient, call it techno, call it what you will. Norwegian producer Snasen Makes futuristic avant-guarde music thats as delicate and intricate as it is experimental. Due for release on Sellout! Music, his forthcoming Grok EP is the third offering from the man himself and features three tracks that delve deep into the sonic realms of experimentation all the while maintaing a wholesome sense of atmosphere. This mix is meditation music for the mind. Dive in and dream on.

"I have one recurring dream. It happens in different places and with different characters but the subject is always the same: ZOMBIES! Ever since I saw the first remake of Night of the Living Dead as a teenager, I’ve had the undead hunt me in my sleep. It often revolves around my loved ones and almost every time I hold a shotgun (THE quintessential zombie mauling device). Even though my family and friends usually get eaten alive or killed in gruesome ways, I always wake up feeling invigorated and happy. I guess popular culture destroyed me after all."
https://soundcloud.com/snasen

Tracklist:
1. Snasen - Sad Spring
2. Christopher Hipgrave - Everything Slowed
3. Biosphere - Dissolving Clouds
4. Us as Effigies - Brown Rhine
5. Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Partocle 1
6. Belong - October Language
7. Arve Henriksen - Ascent
8. A winged Victory for the Sullen - Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears
9. Nest - Far from Land
10. Stars of the Lid - Apreludes (In C Sharp Major)
11. Biosphere / Deathprod - Trasparenza
12. Snasen - Svartdalen #4
13. Deaf Center - Pale Ravine
14. Colleen - Mining in the Rain
15. Loscil - Pressure
16. Nest - Charlotte
17. Chihei Hatakeyama - Alchemy
18. Deathprod - Cloudchamber
19. Snasen - Drone Theme
20. Opsvik & Jennings - Wrong Place Right Time
21. William Basinski - Watermusic
22. Biosphere - Vibratoire
23. Svalastog - Mouse Tracking
24. Chihei Hatakeyama - Bonfire on the Field
25. Alog - Exit Virtuoso
26. Snasen - Sober Lunch
27. Alog - Sleeping Instruments


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