Autumn is always a strange time of year for me; the turning of the weather, the clocks going back and the wet days and brown leaves falling from the trees brings a sense of foreboding but also a sense of closure of the year.
And what a year it has been; I've been unexpectedly busy - I’ve had some life changing things happen - almost all for the better, and having closed out my last big trip of the year, and subsequently falling ill to COVID for the last few weeks, it has given me a lot to reminisce and dwell on.
With that, I present to you something I've dwelled on for quite a long time - Something completely left field - An ambient, tranquil mix that reflects autumn’s meditative mood. It is the perfect mix of music to look out of a rain-beaten window and to watch the world go by, as you fall in love once again with the impermeable march of time. We all age a little bit, and we all mourn the excitement and highlights of the year. We want to go back to those times; but sadly we cannot. But new experiences and highlights are never too far away.
This mix contains some fantastic tracks by some of my favourite all-time artists, such as Balmohrea, Rothko, and I became newly acquainted with the work of “Human Is Alive” - who have already become a firm, ambient favourite. I originally intended to close out the set with “Bowspirit” by Balmorhea, but could not resist adding a track by one of my long time favourite artists, Olafur Arnalds with the heart-wrenching “The Air Suddenly Becomes Cold” (Loftið Verður Skyndilega Kalt) - Olafur very simply, and easily putting into music something that ten thousand of my words could never express.
-Soen
Tracklisting:
1. Balmorhea - Winter Circle
2. Warmth - Pale Sun
3. Vivian Roost - Memories
4. Sleepaholics - Keep Your Distance
5. Lewis Reynolds - Zero Hour
6. A Slower Tempo - Solstice
7. Zazenkai - Birdsong
8. Human Is Alive - Morning Forest
9. By Lotus - Winter Birds
10. Human Is Alive - Daydream
11. Philippe Deschamps - Blue Light Waves
12. By Lotus - From A Rooftop
13. Nili Fossae - All The Light They Cannot See
14. Rothko - Suddenly Becomes Light
15. Balmorhea - Bowsprit
16. Ólafur Arnalds - Loftið Verður Skyndilega Kalt
