low light mixes

Whoa nelly we are in for a treat with this guest mix! This new set comes from John McFadden who records as Fragile X. John has done two other mixes for us that you can find here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/aquadream-by-fragile-x/

https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/being-human-by-fragile-x/

I'm kind of jealous of this mix as there are bunch of tracks that I would love to have used in my recent undersea mix. So this is a perfect time for this set because it will play off of my "Alien Sea" mix and lead us into other ambient directions. John has a couple of new EPs out and you can find Fragile X music here - https://fragilex.bandcamp.com/

Here's what John says about "From Dusk Till Dawn"

"I've been getting up early a lot so far this year, especially in midweek, for the day job and I've also been making the most of my weekends by trying to stay up late and be creative when I can.

So, with that in mind, I've put together a mix to soundtrack the wee hours. I tried to make it dream-like and hazy. Like an escape into the hush of night and through to break of morning. Albeit crammed into 70 mins!

It's got some dubby and experimental ambient stuff then slowly unfurls into more melodic ambient pieces over time. Very minimal percussion and the focus more on atmosphere and texture.

Hope you enjoy!" 

Thanks, John, for a great mix!

Cheers!

 

T R A C K L I S T :

01. Erik M. - Half Sleep (00:00)

02. Squu - Essence (03:54)

03. Distant Echoes - Buried Into Ashes (07:03)

04. Jerod S. Rivera - Seamstress Clock (feat Cat Lauigan) (10:35)

05. Lee Gamble - She's Not (15:20)

06. Sonoj - Deal (18:26)

07. Tokyo Bedroom Orchestra - Mori (24:37)

08. Martin Allin - Play For The Slow World (28:56)

09. nthng - Two People (33:13)

10. Xenia Reaper - You Really (37:09)

11. Number One - Press 1 For Ever (39:48)

12. Aion Lazura - Fractal Conscientia (42:43)

13. Fragile X - Cielab (48:12)

14. Kaito - Rainbow Circles (Beatless version) (53:45)

15. Vertical67 - Peace of Mind (60:11)

16. Fernie - Subtle (64:44)

17. Yaka - Slow Reaction (68:20)

This mix is the perfect combo of two of my favorite mix themes - sea/ocean motif and ambient dub. I wanted to make an ambient dub mix and while searching for tunes I ran across several that had that great ocean vibe that some ambient dub can have. Then a few more had this odd sort of alien quality to them so I decided on a mix of deep ambient dub that sounds like it should be played in the oceans of Jupiter's moon, Europa.

Mot of the tracks are fairly new, from the last few years. But there are some older tracks from 2013, 2012, and all the back to 2002. Everything combines for the perfect undersea exploration. I really love this one.

LINKS TO ALL THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:

https://sahkorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/sysivalo

https://earthensea.bandcamp.com/album/grass-and-trees

https://westmineral.bandcamp.com/album/rv-lights-ouest082

https://otherfacts.bandcamp.com/album/you-are-eternity-sacd003

https://vibrantmusic.bandcamp.com/album/fluxion-ripple-effect

https://signer.bandcamp.com/album/low-light-dreams

https://ullastraus.bandcamp.com/album/hometown-girl

https://avantroots.bandcamp.com/album/deep-sea-exploration

https://scale-limited.bandcamp.com/album/stasis-grscl06

https://aufabwegen.bandcamp.com/album/lichth-fe

https://leegamble.bandcamp.com/album/diversions-1994-1996

https://silentes.bandcamp.com/album/grotto-of-the-sun

https://sohaso.bandcamp.com/album/binding-elements

https://echospace313.bandcamp.com/album/analogue-oceans-double-cd-edition-w-digital-exclusive

Cheers!

 

( ( ( T R A C K L I S T ) ) )

00:00   Mika Vainio - Etude 4 (Sysivalo 2025)

02:40   Earthen Sea - Spatial Ambiguity (Grass And Trees 2019)

06:15   Sleepdial - Icarus Rising (RV Lights 2025)

08:39   Dadub - Vibration (You Are Eternity 2013)

10:40   Fluxion - Moving On (Ripple Effect 2018)

14:10   Signer - Post Obsession (Low Light Dreams 2002)

16:29   Ulla Straus - Night Loop (Hometown Girl 2025)

17:36   Dublicator - Deep Sea Exploration (Deep Sea Exploration 2013)

22:25   Faded - Warhawk (Stasis 2017)

27:07   Asmus Tietchens & Thorsten Soltau - Lichthof 2 (Lichthöfe 2025)

28:10   Lee Gamble - Emu (Diversions 1994-1996 2012)

32:15   Mika Vainio - Sylvannus (Sysivalo 2025)

34:20   Rod Modell - Part 2 (Grotto Of The Sun 2026)

42:50   Bas Dobbelaer - Ray (Binding Elements 2023)

45:42   Asmus Tietchens-Thorsten Soltau - Lichthof 8 (Lichthöfe 2025)

47:15   cv313 - Analogue Oceans(Variant's conduction) (Analogue Oceans 2018)

62:23   end

I know two things that are true - Erwin Broers is a great contributor to Low Light Mixes and I'm an airhead. 🤪 Last year after I posted a mix of my favorite albums from ECM records, Erwin did his own version. He sent it to me in September and I totally spaced out and forgot about it until this week. But it works out in the end because I've been busy lately so a guest mix is just what I needed.

Here's what Erwin says about his ECM favorites:

"When LLM published a set of highlights from the revered ECM label back in early Aug '25, https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/ecm-favorites/, it just felt like short-selling its 1600+ title catalogue. A second installment seemed only a matter of time. And here it is! 

The mix mostly contains tracks one could characterize as "smooth contemporary jazz", the kind of music you put on to unwind after a busy day. A classic in this genre is John Abercrombie's "Timeless". 

But it also features a very special piece by Stephan Micus, the renowned German multi-instrumentalist, for whom ECM seems to have been created. We hear him singing in an imaginary language and playing several instruments; hauntingly beautiful!

Cover Artwork: Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, 2017"

Thanks for another wonderful set, Erwin.

Cheers!

 

( ( ( T R A C K L I S T ) ) )

00:00:00   Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang & Tigran Hamasyan - Traces I (Atmosphères, 2016)

00:06:12   John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer & Jack De Johnette - Timeless (Timeless, 1975)

00:18:00   Stephan Micus - To The Evening Child (To The Evening Child, 1992)

00:25:43   Pat Metheny, Eberhard Weber, Lyle Mays & Dan Gottlieb - Sea Song (Watercolors, 1977)

00:35:46   Bill Frisell - Etude (Works, 1988)

00:39:50   John Surman - Holding Pattern I (Withholding Pattern, 1985)

00:44:18   Tord Gustavsen Trio - Vicar Street (Being There, 2007)

00:47:49   Egberto Gismonti, Nando Carneiro & Zeca Assumpçao - Um Anjo (ZigZag, 1996)

00:53:32   Anouar Brahem - Ashen Sky (Souvenance, 2014)

01:00:50   Terje Rypdal - Shining (Skywards, 1997)

01:03:04   François Couturier & Tarkovsky Quartet - Nuit Blanche (Nuit Blanche, 2017)

01:08:28   Marcin Wasilewski Trio - Oz Guizos (Faithful, 2011)

01:14:55   end

It's been a little over a year since my last Sunday Morning Music mix so I figured we needed to revisit this beautiful series. This mix follows the same format as previous sets - a little jazz, some ambient and a few vocal tunes. There's not much else to say other than grab a cup of coffee, kick back and enjoy some Sunday Morning Music.

 

LINKS TO ALL THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX:

https://ecmrecords.com/product/touch-of-time-arve-henriksen-harmen-fraanje/

https://blendreed.bandcamp.com/album/tales-of-tides

https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0CLPDMX8R

https://ecmrecords.com/product/convergence-bjorn-meyer/

https://panamerican.bandcamp.com/album/new-world-lonely-ride

https://momokogill.bandcamp.com/album/momoko

https://phi-psonics.bandcamp.com/album/morning-sun-arrival

https://michaelscottdawson.bandcamp.com/album/the-tinnitus-chorus

https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0CVJ8D5ZC

https://anjalauvdal.bandcamp.com/album/farewell-to-faraway-friends-vol-1-2

https://amanaz.bandcamp.com/album/africa

https://barrywalker.bandcamp.com/album/paleo-sol

https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0BPQ216WH

https://johnalsobennett.bandcamp.com/album/klima

https://alabasterdeplume.bandcamp.com/album/to-cy-lee-instrumentals-vol-1

https://aaronshaw.bandcamp.com/album/and-so-it-is

Cheers!

T R A C K L I S T :
00:00   Arve Henriksen - The Beauty of Sundays (Touch of Time 2024)
03:00   Blendreed - Sillages (Tales Of Tides 2025)
07:54   Knudsen, Bremer, Ewert - Broken Beauty (Bushbabies 2024)
11:22   Björn Meyer - Motion (Convergence 2026)
16:25   Michael Grigoni & Pan American - Sun Morning Sun (New World, Lonely Ride 2025)
19:45   Momoko Gill - Heavy (Momoko 2026)
23:23   Phi-Sonics - Morning Sun (Morning Sun/Arrival 2024)
28:12   Michael Scott Dawson - Present Day(feat. Jairus Sharif) (The Tinnitus Chorus 2024)
30:50   Kamaal Williams - Everything in its Right Place (2024)
36:12   Anja Lauvdal - Silk (Farewell to Faraway Friends 2023)
38:38   Amanaz - Sunday Morning (Africa 1975)
43:30   Barry Walker Jr. - Under Leaf Hill (Paleo Sol 2026)
45:54   The Japanese House - Indexical Reminder Of A Morning Well Spent (In The End It Always Does 2023)
50:05   CV & JAB - Dwelling (Klima 2023)
53:50   Alabaster DePlume - Not My Ask (To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals vol. 1 2020)
57:10   Aaron Shaw - Soul Journey (And So It Is 2026)
61:28   END

When Daniel wrote that he had a new mix based around silence I knew it would be good. Then I saw the tracklist and I knew it would be great. He includes cuts from some of my favorite artists - Halftribe, Innesti, Sonmi451, Loscil, and A Produce. The A Produce track is one of my favorite ambienbt tracks of all time.

Here's what Daniel says about his new mix:

Claude Debussy once wrote: “The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between them”, suggesting that music's emotional impact, beauty, and expression come from the pauses and spacing between sounds.  The first thing I think of is Eno’s classic Music for Airports - man did I fall in love with that album.  Roach’s Dream Circle comes to mind - low and slow - the music just seems to breathe.  Of course you have the steady state drone stuff from Grassow and friends, which I like - but there is no real structure - that’s the point I guess.  I tried to pick work for this mix that had at least a bit of melody, but plenty of silence to define the notes.  There is a sweet spot that when achieved sends me at least into a deep peaceful space.  I’m thinking we all need to spend some time in that space these days to recharge and nurture our sanity.  Hoping this mix might help with that my friends.

 Thanks, Daniel, for another excellent mix.

Cheers!

 T R A C K L I S T :

00:00   Halftribe & Spinnet - A Minimal Resolution (Patterns of Sync 2020)

09:09   Snufmumriko - Mot Nattens Hjärta (Sekunder, Eoner 2019)

12:12   ASC - Find Yourself (Tales Of Introspection 2025)

22:48   Innesti - Nothwithstanding (Filament and Place 2021)

28:00   Sonmi451 - Oxygen Is Flowing (Oxygen Is Flowing single 2025)

33:12   Loscil - Stella (Clara 2021)

42:23   A Produce - A Smooth Surface(Edit) (White Sands 1995)

47:40   Hipnotic Earth - Repose (The Waters of Home 2017)

57:00   Lab's Cloud - Rising (The Structure of Emotions 2021)

63:58   end