Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Dream Weapons present: WALK WITH ME IN BEAUTY C90

I was compiling a similar, but darker mix and this one is mostly made out of the considered tracks that felt too outright beautiful to fit within that context. I’m not all that seasonal in my music listening habits. But it’s in the midst of summer here, so it felt appropriate to share the «nicest» among the two, first. Ninety minutes of wintery melancholy and longing instead of straight up gloom. Basically a collection that combines Modern Classical, Ethereal Folk with elements of Ambient/Electronic (perhaps bordering on New Age at times). 21 out of 24 tracks are taken from 2024-2025 releases, and the remaining three were released in 2022-2023. For some reason I find that somewhat pleasing in itself -Moahaha 

1 Adrian Lane - Pigeon Angel
2 Annelies Monseré - Floods
3 Akira Umeda & Metal Prayers - Ice Maidens Myriad Dream
4 Grabek - The Awakening
5 Loopsel - Det vi inte får
6 Dag Rosenqvist - Decemberljuset
7 Federica Deiana - Leaves
8 Brueder Selke & Midori Hirano - Scale A
9 Raphael Rogiński - Šilinis Viržis
10 Colin Andrew Sheffield - Testament
11 Grischa Lichtenberger - Stranger Things 2
12 Johan Carøe - Sorrow

13 Valentina Magaletti - A Ghost Again
14 Svin & Arhus Sinfonietta - Elegi II
15 Lydia Clapperton - Diane
16 Laura Cannell - Earthly Music
17 marucoporoporo - Conceive the Sea
18 Olga Anna Markowska - Train Ride Home
19 Otto A. Totland - Marka 
20 Malcolm Pardon - The End
21 Troth & Jon Collin - Whispering Sand
22 Western Skies Motel - Fountain
23 Farah Kaddour & Marwan Tohme - Kayfa Taltaqi el-Qulub
24 Sofie Birch & Antonina Nowacka - Love Object

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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Dream Weapons present: OUROBOROS C90

 

There is quite literally an infinite supply of unheard musical treasures of the past to dig for, discover, love and to share. Here’s fourteen highly spirited grooves from the wide world of Jazz, 1967-1984. It’s been quite some time since last I shared one of these, and the gems have been piling up. Although the bulk of my selection originates from the West, many of the tunes are inspired by various folk traditions of the East. As often before, I might add. I’ve always had a soft spot for musical fusions of this sort.  It never fails to lift my spirits -Moahaha

1 Paul Winter Consort - My Horse Knows the Way
2 Jef Gilson - Espagnolade
3 Sadao Watanabe - Pastoral
4 Larry T. and the Family  - Patty
5 Phil Woods - Theme from 'Samson and Delilah'
6 Art Farmer - Art For Lunch
7 Peter Yellin - Mebakush

8 The Lightmen Plus One - On the Road Home
9 Boomerang / Бумеранг - India / Indiya
10 Amancio D'Silva - Jaipur
11 Reggie Andrews & The Fellowship - Chant
12 Grachan Moncur III - Aco Dei de Madrugada
13 Angelo Noce Santoro - Thema Pro Luis
14 McCoy Tyner - Motherland 

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If you enjoyed this (I think you should:), I have quite the bundle of mixes with a similar approach for you to dive into: OBSIDIAN ROCKSTHE TWIN EARTHINTO BLISS, JAZU KISSA, TEN PORTALS OF INITIATION, TERRESTRIAL PLANETS, SUNSPOTS, THE HOT SPACE, NUMINA, SWAYING VIBES, SELENIAN GARDENSI AM THE RESURRECTIONCELESTIAL SPACE INNPER ASPERA AD ASTRA, SUN SPRITES, MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, THE HIGH PRIESTESS and FOURTH WORLD + most of SPIRITS UNKNOWN - 20 in all and more than 24 hours of music:) & if you press the Jazz-tag you'll also find some Avant-Garde/Free Jazz, 1950's Jazz, Easy Listening/Lounge Jazz etc...   

-also while collecting all these links, I noticed I had used Harold Mabern - Alex the Great for both Sunspots & Ten Portals...! Which is why I'm offering Paz - The Buddha as its replacement for the latter mix. Just click on the image underneath and download the song. You'll find the edited cover art attached to the mp3-file (download button on the left). 

+I've used Hiroshi Sato - Jōdo for both City Lights and A Trip to the Garden. I'm attaching a link to (the much better fit) Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani - Orient Trip as replacement for the latter mix: 

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Dream Weapons present: BREEZING UP C90

It’s just a lighthearted, summer mix for you all to enjoy in the warm breeze. Gorgeous songs and melodies that sometimes has a slight edge (like a guitarist using a fuzz pedal O:), but not enough to ruin the generally pleasant mood. Unheard songs that feel somewhat familiar, I think. My "Feel Good Mix of the Summer" (but not about drugs), perhaps  -Moahaha   

1 John G. Perry - I Wait My Friend
2 Suzi Jane Hokom - Little War
3 Toi et Moi - The Sound of My Lover Coming
4 Piotr Figiel Ensemble - To An Unfaithful Girl
5 Poppy Family - For Running Wild
6 Peter Tessier - Try With Your Heart
7 Brian Bennett and Alan Hawkshaw - Mermaid
8 Mary Hopkin - A Leaf Must Fall
9 The Ashes - Roses Gone
10 Steve Allen & The Gentle Players - Green
11 Barry Benson - Cousin Jane
12 Cyrus Faryar - Evergreen (Earth Anthem)
13 Charles Dumont - Trafic - Maria
14 Lisa Gastoni - Una Stanza Vuota
15 Annie Girardot - La Femme Faux Cils
16 Royaltones - Our Faded love

17 Ill Wind - Dark World
18 Heaven & Earth - Sixty Years On
19 Armando Trovajoli - Black Pearl Necklace
20 Pamela - Une Autre Autoroute
21 The Inner Space & Rosy Rosy - Kamera Song
22 Stony Starr And His Musical Saw - Theme For Moongazers, Part I
23 Isabelle - Jusqu'à La Tombée Du Jour
24 Amelinha - Santa Fé
25 Sandy Mosse - My Man's Gone Now
26 Louis Lane - When Love Disappears
27 Nara Leão - Linha 12
28 Luis Bacalov - A Qualsiasi Prezzo #10
29 Dulcimer - Starlight
30 Mormos - Cows in My Colorbook
31 Dave Grusin - Can I Have Sunday?
32 Kate Green - Why? (The Child's Song)

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Btw, for some reason this one got blocked on Audius - which has to be a first. So I opened another free Mixcloud account. It only allows ten uploads though.