Cloudwatching (Mix)

 

Most (if not all) previous Ambientblog mixes always had some dark moments in them, they are never ‘just’ relaxing. You can only feel release if you also felt tension.
This time, I wanted to avoid the darkness and create a ‘lighter mood mix’. Not of the ‘Ibiza Chillout Lounge’ kind, but one that can be played in the background and is still exciting enough to listen to. I hope I succeeded, but of course, you’re the one to decide about that!

With two hours, Cloudwatching is longer than usual. Only a few tracks are included in their full length, but most are heavily edited or even just short fragments. Also, they are often overlayed, so you’ll hear the music in a different context. The extensive playlist below may help you track down the original in their full-length versions.
I really hope you’ll enjoy watching these -imaginary- clouds!

Massive thanks to Dave Michuda (from Low Light Mixes) for making the beautiful promo and teaser videos, and to Joseph Aleo for co-hosting this mix in his Soundwave series.

Tracklisting

Start Length Artist – Title
Album Title, Year, Label

• 00:00 3:58 Francisco López – Untitled #373
  Untitled, 2019, Esc.Rec
• 00:17 4:09 Lawrence English – Pre-Approach – Citizen
  Approach, 2022, Room40
• 01:47 6:04 William Basinski & Janek Schaefer – … On Reflection (Four)
  … On Reflection, 2022, Temporary Residence Limited
• 06:15 4:02 Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang – The Swans Bend Their Necks Backward To See God
  The Height Of The Reeds, 2018, Rune Grammofon
• 09:22 2:59 Masayoshi Fujita – Harp
  Book Of Life, 2018, Erased Tapes
• 11:12 4:07 Mombi Yuleman – Mental Telepathy
  Hours Lost, 2022, ZeroK
• 13:14 2:31 Asmus Tietchens – Paralelle Ebene 1
  Parallelen, 2022, Line
• 14:26 2:41 Abul Mogard – Like Water
  Strega Music, 2022, Make Noise Music
• 16:14 2:48 Keda – La Lune De Corée
  Hwal, 2015, Bruit Clair
• 18:31 4:27 Tapani Rinne & Teho Majamäki – Reflection
  On the Border, 2022, Signature Dark
• 22:34 4:01 Radboud Mens – Convolution
  Continuous, 2022, ERS
• 26:02 3:03 Alex Haas & Michel Banabila – The Woods (ft. Bill Laswell)
  Singles (2020-2022), 2022, Tapu Records
• 27:58 2:01 Imperial Valley – Fields North Of Kane Spring, Oct 8, 1938
  Imperial valley III, 2022, Folded Rime
• 29:03 3:47 James Murray – Clearings
  Careful Now, 2022, Home Normal
• 31:41 2:02 Raum – Daughter
  Daughter, 2022, Yellow Electric
• 32:04 3:05 Tierro Cosmico – Eres Nocturna
  Figments Of Wonder, 2022, Neotantra
• 34:29 2:34 Emmanuel Holterbach – Rivage (Shore)
  Le Rêve, L’Ombre Et La Vision, 2022, Canti Magnetici
• 35:09 3:51 Holland Patent Public Library – A Road I’ve Passed But Never Taken
  Songs To Fall Asleep At The Wheel To, 2022, Dear Life Records
• 38:34 2:11 Thomas Ragsdale & Richard Arnold – The View
  Chasing Waves, 2022, Frosti
• 39:24 3:50 David Cordero & Kenji Kihara – Grazalema
  Komorebi, 2022, Home Normal
• 42:27 2:14 Abul Mogard – The Rain Has Gone
  For Ukraine Vol. 3, 2022, Headphone Commute
• 44:06 3:43 Robyn Miller – Gateroom
  Riven – The Soundtrack, 1998, Virgin
• 47:34 2:12 From The Mouth Of The Sun – Paint & Stories
  A Broken House, 2021, Dronarivm
• 49:01 4:23 Olga Wojciechowska – Recreating Worlds
  For Ukraine Vol. 3, 2022, Headphone Commute
• 52:50 3:13 Biosphere – Aura In The Kitchen With The Candlesticks
  Departed Glories, 2016, Smalltown Supersound
• 55:35 1:46 Jolanda Moletta – Spell II: Daydream And Nightbloom
  Nine Spells, 2022, Ambientologist
• 56:32 1:48 Budhaditya Chattopadhay – Dhvani
  Anthology Of Exploratory Music From India, 2021, Unexplained Sounds Group
• 57:01 6:29 Cell – Geiger
  Onwards System, 2022, Ultimae Records
• 1:02:46 1:33 Clarice Jensen – Fear
  Esthesis, 2022, FatCat Records
• 1:03:19 4:06 Erik Wøllo – Peace Bells
  Sojourns, 2022, Projekt
• 1:06:30 4:07 Tarotplane – Auximenes
  Aeonium, 2022, Constellation Tatsu
• 1:09:30 2:39 Norman W. Long – Return & Recovery
  Return & Recovery, 2022, Line
• 1:10:51 3:08 Marine Eyes & Antarctic Wastelands – Enshrouded
  Sustain Series, Vol. 3, 2022, Ambientologist
• 1:13:54 1:34 Ryoji Ikeda – Data.Tron (2007-14)
  Music For Installations Vol. 1, 2021, Codex Edition
• 1:14:37 2:07 Masayoshi Fujita – Pons
  Bird Ambience, 2021, Erased Tapes
• 1:16:39 3:32 Tetsuroh Konishi – Kevaan Aania
  Scenes, 2021, Off-Recordlabel
• 1:19:38 3:30 Madeleine Cocolas – Presence
  Spectral, 2022, Room40
• 1:22:17 1:49 Pinkcourtesyphone – Comfortable Predictability
  All Intensive Purposes, 2022, Room40
• 1:23:51 4:10 Clarice Jensen – Love
  Esthesis, 2022, FatCat Records
• 1:26:16 3:47 Radboud Mens – Modular
  Movement, 2022, ERS
• 1:29:16 2:08 Arve Henriksen – The Farmers Of Sonic Alchemy
  Murimorphosis, 2021, Arve Music
• 1:31:18 2:10 Daigo Hanada – Kage
  Satori, 2022, Moderna Records
• 1:33:04 3:21 Ivan Cebrian – Snow In Silence
  Inside/Outside, 2022, Oigovisiones
• 1:35:53 3:34 Robert Rich & Luca Formentini – First Day
  For Sundays When It Rains, 2022, Soundscape Productions
• 1:39:20 1:48 Sofie Birch & Antonina Nowacka – Outro
  Languoria, 2022, Unsound / Mondoj
• 1:41:03 1:50 Sven Laux & Fione – Stay
  Tomorrow Everything Could Be Different, 2022, Whitelabrecs
• 1:42:07 4:16 Loscil – Dub For Cascadia
  Endless Falls, 2010, Kranky
• 1:45:50 2:22 Powlos & Holt – Our Shimmering Breath
  Sustain Series, Vol. 3, 2022, Ambientologis
• 1:47:48 3:33 Anne Chris Bakker – Johan (In Memoriam)
  A Sketch In Leaving, 2022, Whitelabrecs
• 1:50:45 2:34 Glåsbird – Sirsa
  Himalaya, 2022, Whitelabrecs
• 1:53:15 1:04 Trio Ramberget – D Minor Postlude
  24 Ways Vol. 1, 2022, Piano And Coffee Records
• 1:54:11 2:08 Galya Bisengalieva – The Crash
  Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive OST, 2022, One Little Independent Records
• 1:55:48 4:11 Madeleine Cocolas – Enfold
  Spectral, 2022, Room40

Download Cloudwatching now 289Mb (120 min.)
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[Surround-version (DTS.wav/WMA 5.1) here]

 

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