ambient revolution

Fallen Leaves

as you pull up your collar to keep out the new chill of autumn you turn and head for home in hopes that the memories will fade with the coming warmth.

photo : Mark Schellhase

    Tracklist:
  1. Autumn Leaves (The Irresistible Force Full Chill Mix) – Coldcut – Ninja Tune (1994) > buy link
  2. excerpt from Nobody’s Story – Neil Young (with Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer) – Vapor Records (1996) > buy link
  3. Electric Blue – Skylab – L’attitude (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  4. O How I Miss You – Broadcast – Warp (2003) > buy link
  5. Electro-Acoustic – Nobody – Ubiquity (2003) > buy link
  6. Sample and Clicks – Fridge – Text Records (2000) > buy link
  7. Avon Ranger – Minotaur Shock – Melodic (2001) > buy link
  8. Kist – Two Lone Swordsmen – Warp (1999) > buy link
  9. Midnight Is Where The Day Begins – Manual – Morr Music (2002) > buy link
  10. Green Arrow – Yo La Tengo – Matador (1997) > buy link
  11. I Knew These People (edit) – Ry Cooder (with Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski) – Warner Bros. (1985) > buy link
  12. excerpt from Dusk in the Okefenokee Swamp – Environments disc 6 – Syntonic Research Inc. (1974) > (searching for buy link)
  13. Camphor – Caural – Chocolate Industries (2002) > buy link
  14. Glue of the World – Four Tet – Domino (2001) > buy link
  15. Count Your Blessings (Blessed by Minotaur Shock) – Hint – Hombre (2003) > (searching for buy link)
  16. excerpt from Wind in the Trees – Environments 5 – Syntonic Research Inc. (1974) > (searching for buy link)
  17. Kaze Wo Atsumete – Happy End – Emperor Norton (1971/2003) > buy link

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September 26th, 2010 > ambient revolution, reggae

Conscious Rebel Warriors

jah luv is recruiting for the ambient revolution so come along and chill out with a fine selection of reggae for moving the heart as well as the head.
    Tracklist:
  1. No More Fighting –Althea and Donna – Virgin (1978) > buy link
  2. Police and Thieves – Junior Murvin – Upsetter / Island (1977) > buy link
  3. Two Sevens Clash – Culture – Soul Jazz (1977/2003) > buy link
  4. Sun Is Shining – Prince Alla – Blood and Fire (1996) > buy link
  5. Watch What Is Going On – U-Brown – Blood and Fire (1976/1997) > buy link
  6. Bad Man Comes and Goes – Rod Taylor – Patate Records (1975/1999) > buy link
  7. Rocking Universally (Armagideon Style) – Willi Williams – Blood and Fire (1980/2005) > buy link
  8. Burnin’ and Lootin’ – The Wailers – Island (1973) > buy link
  9. Stand Up – Eric Donaldson – Pressure Sounds (1977/2001) > buy link
  10. La La Bam-Bam – The Congos – Blood and Fire (1977/1996) > buy link
  11. Stop the Gun Shooting – Tapper Zukie – Virgin (1978) > (searching for buy link)
  12. Never Give Up – Sugar Minott – Studio One / Soul Jazz (2005) > buy link
  13. No More War – Burning Spear – Island (1976) > buy link
  14. Struggle – The Gladiators – Virgin (1979) > (searching for buy link)
  15. Guns in the Ghetto – Randy’s All Stars – Universal Sound (2003) > buy link
  16. No Bother With No Fuss – Angela Prince – Studio One / Soul Jazz (1966/2005) > (searching for buy link)

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April 1st, 2010 > ambient revolution, trip hop

The Tracks Go Off In This Direction

“trip hop” is not a dirty word. these classic slabs of psychedelic instrumental hip hop are getting the retro rinse out they deserve. this was some next level shit.
photo : Lukas Binks
    Tracklist:
  1. Amoeba – The Future Sound of London – Virgin (1995) > buy link
  2. Fantasy On A Fantasy (ESP Probe Remix) – David Aron – Mo Wax (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Lowride – Autechre – Warp (1993) > buy link
  4. The Return Of The Jedi – DJ Cam – Street Jazz Records (1995) > buy link
  5. Throbbing Snatch – Wagon Christ – Rising High (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  6. Dead By Dub – Depth Charge – Vinyl Solution (1990) > (searching for buy link)
  7. Ambidextrous – Howie B – Pussyfoot Records (1995) > (searching for buy link)
  8. Sound Colourisation – DJ Vadim – Ninja Tune 1996) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Obscure – The Mighty Bop – Yellow Productions (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Hindsight – DJ Shadow – Mo Wax (1993) > buy link
  11. Defocus – Amon Tobin – Ninja Tune (1996) > buy link
  12. Murderah Style – DJ Spooky – Asphodel (1996) > (searching for buy link)
  13. “If You Find Earth Boring” (U.N.K.L.E. Mix) – U.N.K.L.E. – Mo Wax (1994) > (searching for buy link)
  14. Back Into Time – Nightmares On Wax – Warp (1991) > buy link

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Fade Away Never

this chill out mix is made by hand with only rock and pop records from the early seventies as my guide.
image : Daphne Gaye
    Tracklist:
  1. Mount Vernon and Fairway Theme – The Beach Boys – Brother Records / Reprise (1973) > buy link
  2. I’m The Pied Piper : Instrumental – The Beach Boys – Brother Records / Reprise (1973) > buy link
  3. Golden Hours – Brian Eno – Editions E.G. (1975) > buy link
  4. Hurry Tomorrow – The Temptations – Gordy / Motown (1973) > (searching for buy link)
  5. Jetsex – Robert Margouleff & Malcolm Cecil – Atlantic (1975) > (searching for buy link)
  6. Maggot Brain – Funkadelic – Westbound (1971) > buy link
  7. Planet Caravan – Black Sabbath – Warner Bros. (1970) > (searching for buy link)
  8. Biology 2 – Sparks – Bearsville (1974) > buy link
  9. Pling! – Shuggie Otis – Epic (1974) > buy link
  10. Berlin – Lou Reed – RCA (1973) > buy link
  11. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Timmy Thomas – Glades (1972) > buy link
  12. The Piedmont Elegy – Gil Melle – Kapp (1971) > (searching for buy link)
  13. Jennifer – Faust – Virgin (1973) > buy link
  14. Atom Heart Mother d) Funky Dung – Pink Floyd – Harvest / Capitol (1970) > buy link
  15. The Pointed Man – Nilsson – RCA (1970) > buy link
  16. Underground – Herbie Hancock – United Artists (1973) > (searching for buy link)
  17. A Different Drummer – Les Crane – Warner Bros. (1971) > buy link
  18. No Birds – Fred Frith – Caroline / Virgin (1974) > buy link
  19. The Needle And The Damage Done – Neil Young – Reprise (1972) > buy link
  20. Life Is A Gamble – Marvin Gaye – Tamla / Motown (1972) > buy link
  21. L’Hotel Particulier – Serge Gainsbourg – Mercury France / Philips (1971) > buy link
  22. Future Legend – David Bowie – RCA (1974) > buy link
  23. 2 H.B. – Roxy Music – Atco (1972) > buy link

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