“Life can only be remembered backwards, but it must be lived forwards.”
Laurie Anderson
The central piece provides the title for this mix: Solace – “Comfort in sorrow, misfortune. Consolation.”
This Fovea Hex track literally breathes consolation in every single note, so it seemed a good starting point for this mix.
It is also one of the few tracks in the mix that are included in its full length.
As usual in my mixes, most of the tracks are only short fragments of the original piece, merged together to create an atmosphere that may be different from what the artist originally intended. The track listing below states the starting times of the ‘samples’ as well as its length in the mix.
Even though there are quite some dark moments in this mix, I hope it may bring some ‘solace’ – if needed.
(If not needed: even better…! It still can be nice to feel a bit melancholic for a while, can’t it?)
This mix was created for Bob Rusche’s ‘X-Ray’ broadcast on the Dutch Concertzender.
The mix was ‘premiered’ on July, 3, 2016. Thanks, Bob!
(photo by Mikko Lagerstedt)
Playlist
start time – sample length – Artist – Title
Album Title, Year, Label Details
- 00:00 01:02 Radiohead – Daydreaming
A Moon Shaped Pool, 2016, XL Recordings XLDA790 - 00:22 02:32 Ryuichi Sakamoto – The Revenant Main Theme
The Revenant Soundtrack, 2016, Milan 399 758-2 - 01:20 03:52 Northaunt – Extinction Event
Istid I-II, 2015, Cyclic Law 72nd Cycle - 03:24 00:44 Radiohead – Daydreaming
A Moon Shaped Pool, 2016, XL Recordings XLDA790 - 03:58 03:01 Daniel W.J. Mackenzie – Glass Interlude
Glass Permanent, 2016, Sound In Silence sis028 - 05:33 02:45 Xiu Xiu – Nightsea Wind
Plays the Music of Twin Peaks, 2016, Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-312 - 06:12 01:51 Jonty Harrison – Going Places: Geoterma Pools at Seltún (Iceland) and Rotorua (New Zealand)
Voyages, 2016, Empreintes Digitales IMED 16139 - 07:04 02:07 Lewis Pesacov & Elisabeth Cline – Entr’Acte
The Edge of Forever, 2016, The Industry Records - 08:44 01:30 Poppy Nogood – Frame Shatter
Music for Mourning, 2016, Preserved Sound PS35 - 09:22 02:59 J. Peter Schwalm – The Anxt Code
The Beauty of Disaster, 2016, RareNoise Records RN059LP - 11:50 01:33 Mark Lyken – Scar History
The Terrestial Sea, 2016, Important Records IMPREC437 - 12:34 01:22 Thet Liturgiske Owäsendet – Under Jord Är Du Kommen
Järtecken, 2015, Shimmering Moods Records SHM D010-tape2 - 13:23 00:53 Colin Stetson – Sorrow II
Sorrow (A Reimagining of Gorecki’s 3rd Symphony), 2016, 52Hz 52HZ001CD - 13:53 02:58 Jonty Harrison – Going Places: In Transit Announcement in Airports / Railway Stations in Florence, Pisa, Rome and Castelfiore, Street Demonstration in Montpellier
Voyages, 2016, Empreintes Digitales IMED 16139 - 14:17 04:04 Melanie De Biasio – Blackened Cities
Blackened Cities, 2016, Play It Again Sam PIASL050CD - 18:00 02:15 Sercati – The Darkness In My Heart
Falling On Earth, 2016, self-released - 19:53 02:44 Bjarni Gunnarsson – Verlat
Paths, 2016, Granny Records granny16 - 20:55 00:22 Radiohead – Daydreaming
A Moon Shaped Pool, 2016, XL Recordings XLDA790 - 22:05 01:41 Laurie Anderson – Life Lived Backwards
Heart Of A Dog, 2015, Nonesuch 7559794888 - 23:33 03:29 Celer – Terminal Points
Two Days And One Night, 2016, Sequel SQ05 - 25:34 02:55 Robert Crouch – Limbo Town (Croatoan)
A Gradual Accumulation Of Ideas Become Truth, 2016, Line Line_077 - 27:12 02:33 Markus Mehr – Re-Directed 4
Re-Directed, 2016, Hidden Shoal - 29:12 00:47 Plinth – The Siren Murmur
Flotsam, 2006, Second Language SL05 - 29:30 03:00 Chris Watson – Scanuppia
Cima Verde, 2008, Fondazione Edmund Mach 761118-02708-1 - 29:58 01:13 Ian William Craig – Leviathan
Cradle for the Wanting/Half Heard And Fleeting, 2015, Recital R15 - 31:13 05:24 Fovea Hex – Solace
The Salt Garden I, 2016, Die Stadt DS116 - 36:10 01:18 Jacob Kirkegaard – Haus Der Mahre
Spectral Sounds, 2016, Spectral Sounds - 36:24 04:50 The [Law-Rah] Collective – Invocation 5
Invocations, 2016, Raubbau Raub 036 - 38:42 02:43 Pierce Warnecke – Shivering As The Warmth Returns
Memory Fragments, 2016, Room40 RM479 - 41:08 00:59 Sister Waize – Reverse Shamanism
Your Syndrome, My Disease, 2015, self-released - 41:13 03:52 Ryuichi Sakamoto – Out of Horse
The Revenant Soundtrack, 2016, Milan 399 758-2 - 44:53 02:17 Seanïnvey – The Big Travel
The Path, 2016, Eilean Rec 039 - 45:40 03:50 No Mask Effect – Punctual
Double Or Quits, 2016, Psychonavigation PSY 117 - 47:24 03:20 Dakhabrakha – Vesna Tschili
Yagudki, 2007, self-released - 50:01 05:48 Thomas Köner – Tiento De La Luz 3
Tiento De La Luz, 2016, Denovali Records den215 - 55:18 02:13 Ryuichi Sakamoto/Alva Noto – Church Dream
The Revenant Soundtrack, 2016, Milan 399 758-2 - 57:06 01:59 Nasa Voyager Recordings – Symphonies of the Planets 3
Symphonies of the Planets, 1992, Laserlight Digital 12 125 - 57:14 02:12 Gentle Rain Sound
Orangefreesounds.com library - 58:23 00:39 Clint Mansell – A Whistling Tune From A Lonely Man
Stoker OST, 2013, Milan 399 456-2
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I get the melancholy tone here, but sometimes the music gets plain creepy and I have to check the tab continuously to see if things are okay XD
I understand.. and this is intentional. I personally love the tension-release mix of different emotions, like in a movie. Life is not about one single emotion. A mix focusing on one emotion, like melancholy, would possibly turn out more like a Spotify playlist. These mixes are not intended to be played in the background… Hope you still enjoy the ride!
Incredibly beautiful and utterly blissful mix from Peter Van Cooten over at https://www.ambientblog.net
I hope you all enjoy it just as much as I did.
Absolutely flawless mix from @Ambientblog. I hope you enjoy.
Would be nice to see more
Good news: there’s a new mix scheduled for next week, to be published on Headphone Commute and Ambientblog.
And of course you can also find all previous mixes (almost 70) on http://www.ambientmix.net – but I assume you already knew that.
Thanks for listening!
2nd Laurie Anderson track I’ve ever heard (after O superman) and of course it’s ace and relevant. What year was it made? Doesn’t matter. Was it part of an installation too? Keep wondering about those or searching for a conceptual album if she ever released it. Not sure where to start.
Thanks! This track comes from her recent album “heart of a dog”, which is the soundtrack from the movie she made as a tribute to her beloved dog.
Personally, I’d recommend checking out her “United States Live” album set, which is an unsurpassed masterpiece of hypnotic spoken word poetry. Also “Big Science” is an album you shouldn’t miss.
One with the Universe– nothing matters… “I’m a Melancholy Man!.’
Pure melancholia. The opening is a masterpiece. And the spoken words intertwined. I like these dark melancholic ambient sounds a lot. One of the best mixes in the genre I have heard lately. Thank you for creating this mix and being so generous to share it with us
beautiful and fresh combination of engaging ambient sounds and music landscapes. Very fresh and rich.
Nice one, Peter! In a word, somber.
I’ve also been constructing & tinkering using tracks from ‘The Revenant’ soundtrack
What an opening! Almost Hitchcockian in its atmosphere. Set me up for a good hour of assured melancholia. Love it.
The Fovea Hex track was beautiful with elements of Morricone & Eno.
Thank you.
It’s very nice. Thank’s a lot of !
I tend to enjoy the mixes with a bit of melancholy and darkness, so this session is sitting quite well with me. Peace.
Vandaag al twee keer #xray van gisteren geluisterd. Wat een schitterende ambient mix! Echt genieten! Inspirerend!
Ik ook, top Peter!
Letterlijk van A tot Z van iedere noot van deze #Xray genoten. Chapeau!!!
…gedeeld… 😉
@Ambientblog @bobrusche @Concertzender Hij is mooi, Peter.