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Rank #1: Anniversary Collection: “Rope To The Sky” (Mix).
The first, somewhat hesitant, posts on this blog were published exactly 10 years ago. The weblog was called DreamScenes then, but it was the same blog you’re reading now. To celebrate this, this mix is a part of a very special Anniversary Project. It’s ‘special‘ because it’s different: this time it’s not compiled from existing tracks, but from tracks that were exclusively submitted for this purpose! 35 brand new exclusive tracks by 30 artists … in a mix that is much longer than usual: 2 hours and 16 minutes! I guess there’s no need to say that I am very very proud to be able to celebrate this anniversary in this particular way! “Thanks to all artists for trusting me with a knife.” Due to the nature of a ‘mix-collage’, only parts of the original tracks are used. That’s a bit of a waste if the original tracks are exclusives… That is why, for the first time, Ambientblog presents its very own release available on Bandcamp: The AMBIENTBLOG ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION. This full collection consists of all 35 tracks in their original length (3 hours and 35 minutes) AND the “Rope to the Sky” Mix (2 hours and 16 minutes). That’s almost six hours of brand-new music! USB credit card version available now! But that’s not all: There’s even more: a limited physical edition of this collection is also available: a 8 Gb USB CREDIT CARD presenting all of the above, PLUS: 29 EXTRA bonus tracks (not included in the download version) (1 hr 34 min) ALL 55 previous ambientblog MIXES: 55 hr 23 min (!!) of cinematic ambient immersion Full track details for all mixes Video versions of ‘Parallax’ and ‘Rust’ Yes, read that again: this little gem holds OVER 60 HOURS of music! If you want to check the tracklisting details, check them here on Discogs. I can’t really express how proud I am to present this release. But I think you can guess. But anyway: if the mix is enough for you, or if you want to hear an impression of the full tracks of the collection, you can listen/download/stream it here in the usual ways: Track Listing Start Length Artist Title 00:00 06:04 Leah Kardos – Leah’s Alarm Clock/Waiting Stems/Sand Walk 04:57 04:48 Enrico Coniglio – The Slow Unfolding 09:23 05:11 Bruno Sanfilippo – For Ambientblog 13:25 06:24 Lawrence English – Laughing Frog Sweep 16:54 04:11 Janek Schaefer – Maitland Island 19:00 06:38 Monty Adkins – SU 376066[rev]0808080808086617[rev]17 24:00 08:03 Sleep Research Facility – AB-Mix 29:44 02:23 Matthew Florianz – Residual Radiation 30:44 07:42 Kleefstra, Bakker, Kleefstra – Widzjende Treast (*) 35:53 05:10 Jason Corder (offthesky) – Blacksun 2015 40:09 02:51 Machinefabriek – Studying Space 41:15 03:56 Chris Dooks – Sky Echo Bumble Bee 42:15 02:35 Arno Peeters – TL Space / Feedback Alarmscape 43:14 05:16 Joe Frawley – Driving Dream 47:09 07:17 Michel Banabila – Drone Voor Peter 53:27 03:30 Pinkcourtesyphone – Reference Point #1 55:38 03:06 Bjarni Gunnarsson – Series 58:03 05:12 Sonae – The Beauty Of Music 1:02:08 03:35 Lauki – Haszi (re-edit) 1:05:14 05:00 Matthew Florianz – T-Minus 01 1:09:35 03:08 Porya Hatami – Ambientblog Sample 1 1:10:04 02:45 Janek Schaefer – Vinyl Stylus Spinning / Bell Ballet 1:11:14 04:08 Frozen Vaults – Celestial Omnibus (Excerpt) 1:13:55 04:07 Cloud Ensemble – Sunshade Parasol (instrumental) 1:17:27 05:24 Edu Comelles (Cello + Laptop) – Lembrança 1:22:08 05:02 Antonymes (Ian Hazeldine) – Pre-Eminence 1:26:07 06:35 Darren McClure – Nightlife 1:32:06 02:19 James Murray – Forgetfulness 1:34:58 11:52 Anne Chris Bakker – I Should Tell Summer From The Trees 1:45:32 02:48 Sleep Research Facility – AB-Mix 1:46:51 06:22 Yann Novak – Sketch.001 1:51:54 05:27 Chihei Hatakeyama – Stay Down 1:56:17 06:03 Frans Friederich – St. Franciscus 2:01:30 01:58 Chris Dooks – Sky Echo Bumble Bee 2:02:30 05:20 Arash Akbari – Almost There 2:07:30 04:16 Porya Hatami – Piano Loop 22 2:11:00 05:36 Leah Kardos –Sand Walk / Waiting at Rosamond Rd. 2:16:36 End DOWNLOAD ‘Rope To The Sky’ Now 314 Mb (2:16:36 min.) [Alternative download from Archive.org] [DTS – Surround Version also available] Or: STREAM the Mixcloud version: (*) Widzjende Treast words by Jan Kleefstra Snie dea fallen ljocht wat fingers net yn ‘e tiis bringe sinne fiele wol besykje net mei lichte stap foar de wyn út te dwarreljen hast mei in stim de tinne dûns gled streake waan dy it suver wjerbyld fan de widzjende treast oan it tou nei de himel op myn wang de skimmel foar it oare jier Swaying Solace words by Jan Kleefstra Snow light fallen dead that fingers do not entangle sun wants to feel do not attempt with a light step to flutter out before the wind with your voice you have smoothed over the thin dance imagine the purest counterpart of the swaying solace by the rope to the sky on my cheek the fungus for the following year --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
Rank #2: Secret 41 (Mix).
Because of the drones, atmospheric field recordings and insect sounds, this mix will be labeled as an ‘ambient’ mix by most listeners. And of course it is…. but at the same time it isn’t. It simply isn’t ‘unobtrusive’ enough to be ‘ambient’. This one feels more like a cinematic soundtrack, even more than most of my previous mixes. An hour-long journey of scene changes, meandering between *Kitsch* and *Kult*, using short samples to create ‘continuity cuts’, and constantly changing focus (like the auditive equivalent of the ‘rack focus’ technique in filmmaking). The result is in fact more psychedelic than ambient. Depending on the listener, of course. The course is somewhat set by two returning fragments from larger works – (‘Just’ by Trio Mediaeval / David Lang and Kancheli‘s ‘Chiaroscuro’). But it is entirely unpredictable where you will find yourself in the end… And, eh, oh yeah – about the title: This particular mix was created as a submission to Secret Thirteen‘s ‘New Blood‘ invitation to send in ‘kaleidoscopic mixes’ for their mix series (that’s why their logo is in the image). The ’41’ refers to the number of track samples that are used in this mix. Of course it wasn’t chosen (in fact they never responded to the entry) – which didn’t really surprise me: this mix is obviously too far off from what they were looking for (read that as: not weird, extreme & obscure enough for their taste). I probably shouldn’t have bothered sending it at all – but it was fun to experiment with some unusual combinations! For enhanced immersiveness, you can also download the DTS-version to play on your surround sound system. Playlist: [Start Time] [Sample Length] [Artist] – [Title] [Album, Year, Label] 00:00 01:59 Tatsuro Kojima – Kokoro Asu Wa Yoi Hi (Refraction and Reflection, 2015, Audiobulb AB063) 00:25 01:55 Trio Mediaeval, David Lang – Just (After Song of Songs) (Youth OST, 2015, Indigo Film 399 773 – 2) 01:54 01:35 Agnieszka Waligorska & Pekka Sirén – Achinech (Islas Resonantes, 2009) 02:00 02:08 Ugasanie – The Phenomenon (Eye of Tunguska, 2015, Cryo Chamber CRYO 021) 03:33 01:53 Norn – Droom Van Zinken Naar Het Holst Van Een Naamloze Diepte (Usotsuki, 2015, Moving Furniture Records MFR023) 05:04 01:02 Alan Howarth – Space Ambience (Real Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054) 05:35 01:33 Alan Howarth – Interdimensional Vortex (Real Hollywood Sound Effects, 1997, GNP Crescendo GNPD 8054) 06:15 01:42 Mette Henriette – & The Silver Fox (Mette Henriette, 2015, ECM 2460/61) 07:30 01:24 Stéphane Marin – Bourrasque (Matins D’Ariège, 2015, Galaverna GAL 0122) 08:15 01:37 Michel Banabila – The End of The Web (Feedback + Modular + Radiowaves, 2015, Tapu Records 011TR) 09:16 00:36 Michel Banabila – Fan (Eyes Closed, 2015, Tapu Records 010TR) 09:38 02:25 Various (Bigo & Twigetti) Artists – Another Direction (Variables, 2015, Bigo & Twigetti) 11:38 01:47 Elian – Red (Cutting Up The Sun, 2015, Longstoryshort Recording Company TLSRC2) 12:57 02:50 David Toop – Caberima Night Insects, Birds And Moths (Lost Shadows In Defence Of The Soul – Yanomami Shamanism, Songs, Ritual, 015 Sub Rosa SR379) 13:30 01:52 Mynoise.net – ASMR Whisper (online stream) 14:20 02:50 Jacaszek & Kwartludium – From A Seashell (Catalogue Des Arbres, 2014, Touch TO:94) 17:03 01:58 Giya Kancheli – Chiaroscuro (Chiaroscuro, 2015, ECM Records 2442) 18:28 03:01 Mathias Delplanque – Débris (For Ephraim Wegner) (Siebzehn Bis 8, 215, Crónica 096) 20:50 03:19 Sonmi 451 – Limbic Lobe (The Limbic System, 2015, Time Released Sound TRS050) 23:13 04:21 Michael Begg / Human Greed – Da Pacem (Apres Pärt) (Hivernant, 2015, Omnempathy OMCD06) 27:08 00:38 Trio Mediaeval, David Lang – Just (After Song of Songs) (Youth OST, 2015, Indigo Film 399 773 – 2) 27:40 00:55 Kronos Quartet – Flugufrelsarinn (Plays Sigur Ros, 2007, Nonesuch 307452) 28:04 02:16 Sakana Hosomi – Ma.Org Re.Mx (Ma.Org.Pa.Git Re.Mx, 2015, Crónica 092) 28:04 03:16 Kreng – Bargaining (The Summoner, 2015 Miasmah MIACD030) 30:43 02:30 Thomas Ragsdale – The Uncertainty Principle (Bait, 2015, This Is It Forever TIIF002) 32:58 00:50 Thomas Newman & Rick Cox – Goldmine Nectarine (35 Whirlpools Below Sound, 2014, Cold Blue Music CB0040) 33:13 00:38 Louis Sarno – Bobé Spirits Calling (Song From The Forest, 2014, Gruenrecorder GRUEN150) 33:30 02:41 Dronny Darko & Protou – Primate (50 Million Years Ago) (Earth Songs, 2015, Cryo Chamber CRYO019) 34:44 00:56 Larry Clinton – Deep Purple (Reprise) (Lost River OST, 2015, Italians Do It Better) 35:35 02:17 Glass Candy – Shell Game (Lost River OST, 2015, Italians Do It Better) 37:44 02:53 Alva Noto – Xerrox Spark (Xerrox Vol. 3, 2015, Raster-Noton R-N 159) 40:00 02:15 Woob – Intervision Intermission (Ambient Disaster Movie, 2014, Bigamoebasounds BAS017) 41:46 02:40 Todd Tobias – Teluk Dalam (Tristes Tropiques, 2015, Tiny Room Records TR005) 42:53 05:17 Kristoffer Oustad – Row Me Over (Filth Haven, 2015, Malignant Records TumorCD84) 45:33 03:11 Porcje Rosolowe – Metua Tympanis (Insects 4-7, 2015, Crónica 093) 47:11 05:07 Masaya Kato – IV (Trace Of Voices, 2015, Time Released Sounds TRS-49) 51:47 03:26 Arve Henriksen – Sanmyake (Sakuteiki, 2001, Rune Grammofon RCD2021) 54:08 03:47 Chris Dooks & Darren McClure – Ayr Scaffold Resonance (Site-Specific Works, 2015, Bandcamp) 55:25 00:24 Trio Mediaeval, David Lang – Just (After Song of Songs) (Youth OST, 2015, Indigo Film 399 773 – 2) 55:46 01:44 Mark Lyken & Emma Dove – Chenrey Hoose (Mirror Lands, 2015, Time Released Sounds TRS055) 57:20 02:40 Giya Kancheli – Chiaroscuro (Chiaroscuro, 2015, ECM Records 2442) Stream from Mixcloud: Or Download Secret 41 Now 137Mb (60:00 min.) [Alternative download from Archive.org](DTS-version here). --- originally published on Ambientblog ---
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