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
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A magical mix, thank You!
thanks for such a detailed playlist & timings.
Nice work!!
Joseph Aleo’s introduction for Cloudwatching on his Soundwave series:
“I did not anticipate that a mix from Peter would be something of an event. Peter’s mixes are more like epic tone poems that contain both the cosmic and the mundane in one listening experience.
Furthermore, Peter meticulously crafts his mixes. Peter might use a passage once from a song or as a leitmotif. His mixes are dense and multilayered. Peter’s skill is that despite the complexity of his mixes, they are seamless and fluid. You don’t need to know the immense effort that produced the mix you are listening to appreciate its beauty and artistry.”