In Praise of the Saddest Chord (Mix)
‘In Praise of the Saddest Chord’: all of the tracks in this mix are in D-minor, which is said to be ‘the saddest chord’.
DreamScenes – May 2023
DreamScenes for May 2023:
“My little friend I lull to rest. But outside, a face looms at the window”
Alva Noto * Markus Guentner
Alva Noto’s ‘modern minimalist ambient classical’ soundtrack for ‘Kinder der Sonne’, and Markus Guentner’s enticing and immersive ‘Onda’
400 Lonely Things * Push For Night/Jon Mueller
400 Lonely Things celebrates the legendary Banning Mill on their album produced by William Basinski *** Push For Night reshapes Jon Mueller’s percussion (including his lawn sprinkler)
Michael Begg * TheAdelaidean
Music inspired by Antarctica: a data-driven project by Michael Begg, and Sean ‘theAdelaidean’ Williams’ memories of an expedition.
Tim Hecker * Phonsonic
Tim Hecker’s escapes from escapism with No Highs, plus Phonsonic’s new album ‘Chrome’.
Matthew Florianz * Remanence * Paco Maddalena
Sonic landscapes created by Matthew Florianz, Remanence, and Paco Maddalena.
Mercury Mission Diaries * Onasander & Ashtoreth
The kind of darkness that you love to explore: Cryo Chamber’s Mercury Mission Diaries and Devotio by Onasander & Ashtoreth.
Jeff Greinke * Romance & Dean Hurley
Jeff Greinke’s powerful intimacy on ‘A Thousand Year Flood’ *** Dean Hurley and Romance dissect the daytime soap genre into sonic operas.