Check out this superb live-to-air concert put on by AirSculpture a few years ago on Chuck van Zyl’s Star’s End program:
Just wonderful ambient space music, with synthesizers everywhere. I love it!
Blue Water Drift Dive #4 – Live Now!
Starting right now, I’ll be broadcasting another live concert on YouTube and RadioSpiral.net.
There will be both a live video feed, a live audio feed, and not one but two separate chat rooms you can attend – one in my YouTube channel and the other at RadioSpiral.net.
Come on by and say hello!
Blue Water Drift Dive #4 – tomorrow at 6p ET / 3p PT
A gentle reminder to mark your calendars …
Tomorrow, Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 3 PM US Pacific Time / 6 PM US Eastern Time / 11 PM UTC, I’ll be broadcasting another live concert on YouTube and RadioSpiral.net.
There will be both a live video feed, a live audio feed, and not one but two separate chat rooms you can attend – one in my YouTube channel and the other at RadioSpiral.net.
This edition of Blue Water Drift Dive is brought to you by the electron.
I hope to see you there!
Auroric Dreams
Some more music I’m listening to while working. Today’s music is from space music group Auroric Dreams, which includes my friend Tony Gerber, a fantastic musician and extraordinary human being.
This group plays some highly original and lush electronic and guitar based space music. Sometimes quiet, sometimes energetic, but always spacious. Give them a listen!
Also, last night is the first time I heard Tony refer to himself as “Gerbtone”. I couldn’t resist:
Rufes Live
I’ve recently been enjoying some of the recorded performances of various kinds of electronic music on YouTube. There is an artist named Rufes who has a studio to die for and plays some really interesting subdued techno. Not exactly ambient but it has the right vibe.
Cool stuff. Give it a listen!
Red Fog – Zone Of Avoidance
A little music for those who want to get into the zone and stay there (yes, that is a software engineering reference). Today’s recommendation is some dark ambience by Canadian artist Red Fog called Zone of Avoidance.
This is a truly fascinating blend of lushness, mystery, and something slightly more sinister. Disturbing and soothing at the same time, if you can imagine. Sort of like the somewhat twisted return to nature and wilderness that occurs in a place after humans are forced to abandon it after a nuclear disaster. Hence the title.
Great music to work to, or for active listening, whichever you prefer.
Check it out!
Blue Water Drift Dive #4 – coming December 1, 2018
A gentle reminder to mark your calendars …
On Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 3 PM US Pacific Time / 6 PM US Eastern Time / 11 PM UTC, I’ll be broadcasting another live concert on YouTube and RadioSpiral.net.
There will be both a live video feed, a live audio feed, and not one but two separate chat rooms you can attend – one in my YouTube channel and the other at RadioSpiral.net.
This edition of Blue Water Drift Dive is brought to you by the electron.
I hope to see you there!
Organbient – Longform Ambient Compilation Volume 1
Some more work music for you, this time coming from back in 2005. Back in that day, Scott Turner ran a weekly live electronic music program called Organbient, in which he played some of the deepest ambient music I’ve heard. It was a great community of artists and listeners alike. One of the coolest things that came out of that era was a compilation of longform ambient pieces that the regular artists contributed: the Organbient Longform Ambient Compilation Volume 1.
I can’t give you a link because this album is no longer available (it was released through the now-defunct Blue Water Records). But here is a small sampling of the artists:
- Heuristics Inc.
- Not Your Average Hippy
- SIGHUP
- Rsmus7
- Stephen Phillips
- Austere
- Numina
- Mystified
- SunDummy
- Chaos Research
- Michael Sandler
- Mystahr
- Stephane Bourzeix
- Chris Melchior
An awesome lineup and simply wonderful ambient music.
Saul Stokes live in concert – tonight!
Oh my goodness, I am stoked. Tonight one of my very favorite electronic artists will be performing live on-air on Chuck van Zyl’s incomparable Star’s End program: none other than Saul Stokes.
Saul has this distinctive voice that just stands out. Whenever I hear a Saul Stokes track I’ve never before heard, I can immediately tell it is him. I don’t know if it is the subdued low end, or the singular timbres he coaxes out of his gear, or the lush and slightly quirky melodies he conjures. Whatever it is, I love it.
Don’t miss this broadcast. If you’ve never tuned in before, tonight will be a great night to start! You can listen on the internet from xpn.org (see the link at the top).
North Hive – Gaia
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that we live in magical times. Yes, the world is deeply flawed and divided right now, but when it comes to ambient music, there has never been a better time to be alive.
One of the artists I have recently discovered is North Hive, a Russian ambient, electronic, and new age artist who puts out some of the finest music around. Tonight, I’m listening to Gaia, a 2015 release of immense beauty and maturity.
If you like your ambient music refined and visual, you can’t go wrong with North Hive. Highly recommended.