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Over the past 20 years its fair to say I have listened to a lot of ambient music. Some great and some , well, not so. Some CDs I have bought I  have listened to only a handful of times while others have remained a regular fixture in my CD/LP player for over two decades and sound just as fresh as ever. One such long-player is "WonderGround" by Michael Andresen ( a.k..a Healer ).

I still remember the day I walked into the local psychedelic trance record store and saw it on display in the glass cabinet with it's cloudy CD jacket design. I asked the guy to put into the only CD player he had available and donned the headphones. Instantly I was transported to a world of dreamscapes and fantasy. Any stress that I felt that day was washed away in a matter of minutes as Healer's incredible debut album took hold of me. I bought it no questions asked.

Since it's release in 2000, Michael released just the one follow up album in 2004 titled "HigherGrounds". Emotionally and technically it is just as amazing as the debut but for me the WonderGround album remains a favorite. There is no real reasoning there - probably just because it was the first and it made a initial emotion connection with me. Michael also records trance music under the name "12 Moons" which has proven succuessful with appearances on over 20 compilations between 2000 and 2005.

So what has Andresen been up to since then you might ask ? Despite a lack of any further releases as either Healer or 12 Moons, he has been busy over the last few years working on video production and as a photographic artist. You can check out some of his work over at the Michael Andresen Website.

Perhaps the best news of recent times was Michael's decision to make all of his previous albums available as free downloads via the Ektoplazm website. How cool is that ! So if you have never experienced the Healer or 12 Moons sounds then now is the perfect time to start. Another thing that also looks promising is the release of a number of music videos on YouTube such as "Dream Time" which you can view below.

Here is my collection of psychedelic wallpaper that you can use for desktop backgrounds to liven up your pc. I've made use of these trippy backgrounds for a number of years now and my collection continues to grow. Some of them are quite large and you can expand each image by clicking on it.

The collection ranges from simple, traditional hand drawn psychedelia to more complex 3d digital art renderings. If you know of any other good free desktop pics with a trippy theme add a comment below and let us know what you have.

Following on then we have the track "Spatchulah" from the rather excellent new CD "Power Salad" by Australian based  duo Sunmonx. From their Melbourne studio producers OPIUO ( from N.Z ) and ALBINO ( from Mexico ) have cooked up a refreshing mix of psychedelic dub fused with a blues guitar groove that will have your foot tapping and head nodding from one toke to the next. If you ever wondered what a mix of dub and blues would sound like then here is your answer.

Sunmonx

Next up is veteran psydub producer "Kuba" with a tune from his latest release "Random Precision" on Chillcode Music. Kuba has firmly established himself as one of the world's best psychedelic ambient and dub music producers since his debut in 2001 in the group Grey Beard where he released the phenomenal track Aushandi on Youth's LSD records.

Between 2006 and 2009 he was very productive - releasing an album a year and touring festivals and clubs. The latest album was a little longer in coming into being. Given the high quality of the 13 tracks involved you won't hear any complaints from me. This is a absolute corker of an album that combines dub, world music, techno and more. There are no throw-away tunes or fillers here. Solid, solid, solid.

Speaking of world music, the next tune comes from dub and world music producers "Celt Islam". Celt Islam is best known for his work in the Sufi-Dub genre. Sufi-Dub was formed a few years back and championed, pretty much solo, by Celt Islam.

To the best of my best knowledge it is simply dub music with a middle eastern feel.  It hasn't really taken off like other dub forms but C.I continues to plug away in this musical niche. That's not a bad thing as his music is certainly top-shelf and why dilute it with copy cats anyway ? This track comes from his 2012 release "Baghdad", a truely wonderful musical journey that I highly recommend to traditional dub music fans and anyone who likes a bit of world music flavors in their dub.

"Dub One!" [ Peter Seifert ] has been creating dub music and releasing tracks though iD.EOLOGY since around 2005. His latest release, the "Blow Dubs EP" is a nice little 5 track EP with some funk, jazz and salsa inspired dubbness that would appeal to a broad range of listeners. While that might not appeal to pure dub music fans let's not forget it's free so why not give it an ear and see what you think. Visit the iD.EOLOGY website for more info.

One of the best albums to be released in the psychedelic dub genre of recent times would have to be the remix project that "Desert Dwellers" recently released on "White Swan Records". The project sees a number of the leading psychedelic music producers give the DD sound a refreshing makeover. It has proven to be increadibly successful in the charts and online retailers. Everyone invloved deseves all the praise they get as it really is a remarkable album. It's not too often that every tune on a remix CD is as good as we have of "DownTemple Dub: Remixed" so if you haven't had a chance to yet then I highly recommend a dose of this one - you wont be dissapointed.

The next tune is very cool indeed. "Four Lead Clover" by "Mr.Lager" was originally relesed on Sub Freq records. I picked this up through iTunes from a 3 track EP I think. This tune has a nice warm feel to it - it seems to occupy a lot of audio space. Would love to hear a full release from Mr. Lager someday.

Globular provides a a slice of deeply psychedelic dubbed out trippiness with the next track "Subversion" from his fantastically phantasmagorical new album "A Self Fullfilling Prophecy". This CD is a real step up from his previous work in terms of production quality. A very satisfying release that gets better with each listen. Pickup your free copy now over at the Ektoplazm website. One for fans of Shpongle , Ott and Androcell.

And while you are checking out Globular why not also take a look at "Up The Duff", a massive 27 track free release also available at Ektoplazm. There you can find the next track in our mix "Regrowth" by New Zealand's "Mr. Squach". And if I'm not mistaken the samples in this song come from non other than The Family Guy's Mexican maid Consuela ! Check out more from Mr.S at his Soundcloud page, especially his latest track on there - the 9 minute stomer "The Squatch Expands Life"... what a tune !

Next is something a little more tradional with a bit of a straight up dub tune from French producer "Kanka" [ Alexis Langlois ] released on his album "Dub Communication" last year. Alexis mixes tradional dub sounds ( such as the nice melodica work in this track ) wih electro-dub elements to create a variety of dub based styles. A nice summer afternoon CD for relaxing around the BBQ.    

Abakus

Abakus is well known to listeners of the PsyAmb podcast as he has featured in a number of previous mixes across a number of different styles. That's what you always get with Abakus - a variety of top quality tunes. Abakus [ Russ Davies ] has used a number of names in the past as he seeks out various genres in which to express his love of music. In a career that has lasted over 10 years he has continually evolved his sounds, picking up a loyal support base along the way.

I was first made aware of Russ' talents when listening to the early LSD label compilation in which he often featured , along with Humphry Bacchus, as the group Nada. 2004 saw the release of his debut CD "That Much Closer To The Sun" which used to stay in my CD player for days if not weeks on end !

His sound draws on many influences from old and new and has become known for being of it's own kind, a fusion of downbeat, dub, techno, trance and electronica.  The guy is a true musician's musician.

We close out this mix with a final bit of psychedelic dub from the Desert Dwellers remix CD once more. This time we have a remix of the track "Yoga Dub Mystic" by "Eastern Sun", a group of know nothing about sorry. If anyone has any info on Eastern Sun please drop a comment below and let us know who they are because this a really smooth and lush remix.

Track/Artist

• 01. Bolzar  -  Soulacybin
• 02. Spatchulah  -  Sunmonx
• 03. Return Of The Grasshopper  -  Kuba
• 04. Against the Grain  -  Celt Islam
• 05. Massive Dub Job (Rubber Mix)  -  Dub One!
• 06. Point of Awakening (Androcell Remix)  -  Desert Dwellers
• 07. Four Leaf Clover (ft. Asher Dust) (Von D Remix)  -  Mr Lager
• 08. Subversion  -  Globular
• 09. Regrowth  -  Mr. Squatch
• 10. Fade Out  -  Kanka
• 11. Diametric  -  Abakus
• 12. Yoga Dub Mystic (Eastern Sun Remix)  -  Desert Dwellers   

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Good quality psychedelic fonts make a big difference to a web page with a psychedelic theme or for creating party flyers and CD covers. I thought it might be worthwhile sharing my favorite free psychedelic font collections that I've used over the years.

Here I list some of the most trippy fonts that use can download, all for free, and use in programs like photoshop or gimp for creating striking web images for your next project. Apart from the usual 60`s and 70`s psychedelic poster fonts you will find some very cool modern designs that can used to create a psychedelic vision of the future.

The latest "Album of the Week" comes from Entheogenic Sound Explorers.

They have a new album titled "Magic Garden" which is now available through Databloem records. 

ESE are a duo ( Stefano Contini and Piero Marchesi ) from Milan, Italy and this is their third release to date. The Databloem website lists their music as a mix between Furutre Sound Of London and The Orb. This is a very apt description, especially for their first two albums.

Their music gets better with each release and this album is no exception - their most thoughtful and accomplished work to date. It has a wonderful mix of differinent ambient genres but still expresses an overall mind bending ( entheogenic exploring ? ) theme throughout. There is nothing harsh or overly out of place here as you sometimes get with FSOL and The Orb. This is a very solid album from start to finish that you will find yourself playing on repeat again and again.

The guys are fairly active on their SoundCloud channel too - so check it out for their latest unreleased sounds.The SoundCloud Chanel also has a great live recording the guys did at FM X-Rated in Holland last year which you can play below. 

FM X-Rated Radio Live Mix :

 

There are also some previews of tracks from the latest album available :

 

Etheogenic Sound Explorers - Magic Garden ( 2012 )

Track List :

1.  Oxygenal

2.  Algenieter

3.  All Probability

4.  Aproximative Excursions

5.  Colours & Patterns

6.  Ethereon

7.  Euralia

8.  Silicon Temple

9.  Return of Quetzacoatl

10. Tree Of Life

11. New Addiction

12. Wheel Of Life

Free ambient music sites and sounds are becoming increasing popular over the last few years with professional quality music being released by online web labels every day. There are plenty of online ambient radio stations but what about free downloads we can all use and copy to our mp3 player of choice for listening offline ?

While I make use of online pay per download sites such as ITunes, Beatport and online CD retailers, when my wallet is feeling light I head over to some of my favorite free music sites. Here I list some of my favorite free ambient music download resources for you to enjoy. 

There is a huge collection of sounds on offer here so be sure to check them out and bookmark them for future reference. 

1. Ektoplazm

Ektoplazm.com is a must visit for any fan of psychedelic ambient music. Founder Dj Banasilisk created Ektoplazm as a storehouse for free psychedelic trance music. His online free music distribution formula  proved so popular that it has now been expanded to include techno and an excellent collection of psychedelic ambient music including ambient, chillout, dub, downtempo and psybient styles. 

The site also contains monthly download rankings so you can get a good idea of what is currently popular with listeners around the world.

 2. Last.fm

Last.fm is well known as a site where people can listen to music online and connect with other like minded individuals. You can see what an artist's most popular songs are and also see what artists might be similar to your favorite musicians, opening the doors for new listening experiences. Surprisingly,. not a lot of people seem to know that Last.fm also offers a significant number of free downloads.

If you Google "Free ambient music last.fm" you'll get the link to 67 pages of free ambient music at the last.fm website ! Or simply follow this link.

 3. Earth Mantra

Free music downloads and sharing the love is what Earth Mantra is all about. The site has many ambient albums all available for free download ( for non-commericial use ). The EM site puts a lot of effort into assuring the music thy release is of the highest quality and you will find close to 200 free ambient albums released in high quality 320 kbps Mp3s or FLAC files. Great stuff !

4. Slient Flow

Silent Flow is a netlabel  based in Chisinau, Moldova and was founded in 2009. For a relatively new label they have a good amount of free ambient music on offer. Apart from popular ambient music styles the label also has a catalog of more experimental and sound-scape music on offer so there is something for all fans of free ambient music downloads to discover. 

5. Bump Foot

Bump Foot is a netlabel based in Japan. They have an ambient spin-off called Bump Side which you can access through the main Bump Foot website. Close to 200 ambient electonica albums on offer and some real gems to be found amongst them.

6. 17 Sons Records

Although no longer releasing new music, 17 Sons did manage to release an enormous amount of free music during their active release period. Luckily for ambient music lovers, all the music is still available for free download. Lots of ambient, drone and experimental music on offer.

7. Stadtgruen

Like 17 Sons , Stadtgruen no longer releases new music but has left behind a tasty collection of free ambient music for us all to enjoy. Running a net label must be a time consuming past time ( much like a music blog .... haha ) so I can sympathize with these guys when they feel they can no longer carry on due to time constraints. But let's not dwell on the past and celebrate what is on offer here - great chillout and ambient music.

8. Webbed Hand Records

With currently 209 ambient, drone and electroacoustic albums on offer, Webbed Hand is a must visit for you deep ambient music listeners out there. This is one netlabel that is still going strong with their latest album released just last week I believe. 

9. Aventuel

Here you will find atmospheric, meditative, chillout, instrumental, neo-classic, new Age and soundtrack music in a well organised and easy to navigate site. The site offers both an english and french language version.

10.  Zimmer Records

The site looks very familiar ! I think they use the same blog template as me haha ! Zimmer Records has been around for years and years and have collected an impressive amount of quality ambient music. Not only will you spend days going through their back catalog they also have a link to a further 90 of their own favorite netlabels for you to support ! May I suggest a pot of coffee ...

11. Ambientaria Records

You like it dark ? This site offers dark ambient that is so dark even the light bits and dark ! They only have a handful of releases on offer but some of you dark dronesters might get a kick out it. Hopefully we can see some more releases from them in the future.

12. Id.Eology

Excellent site this one. Apart from a number of fantastic ambient albums the guys at Id.E have their finger on the pulse of the ambient dub, dubstep and ambient electronica community as well. 

 13. Homework Netlabel

Homework is a Russian based netlabel that focuses on IDM, ambient, experiemental, downtempo and minimal music. I've unearthed a number of top albums here that I am still listening to so I heartily recommend a visit. 

14. Ouim

Ouim.net is a netlabel with a focus of ambient, electro, techno and trance. Listeners of this blog my be familiar with a number of the artist who have released free music through these guys including Kliment, Synthetic and Maharishi. Another well designed site that is a pleasure to visit for free chillout sessions. 

15. Kahvi Collective

Another site that I've used in psyamb mixes in the past in Kahvi Collective. This site is a little difficult to search through ( there is no direct search option ) however you can select the "List All Releases" link and scroll down to find those marked as ambient / IDM etc. Excellent resource for people into ambient music and more. 

16. Jamendo

One of the largest collections of free music available on the planet, Jamendo has grown from humble beginnings into an online sounds megasite that is now hosts approximately 340,00 free songs ( including over 5000 albums tagged as ambient ) and close to 50,000 Facebook fans ! If you can't find something you like here chances are you need to see your ear doctor. 

Well that's probably enough for now. As I remember more I'll post them here. I was considering adding some free ambient music loops,royalty free stuff etc to the list but I think I'll save those for another post in the future. If you know of any good free ambient music sites with albums for download post a comment below and share the vibes or shoot me an email and I'll add to the list. Happy listening !

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Younger Brother have had a busy 12 months with live shows all over the place, a full electronic version of the latest album "Vaccine" reaching completion and now talk of the possibility of an acoustic version in the future. Here is a recent video of the lads filmed doing an acoustic version of their track "Spinning Into Place" for music magazine Relix. Pretty cool if you ask me ... bring on the acoustic album version !

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Today we have a psystep / dubstep mix for you all that you might want to turn up your speakers for. Dubstep was born out a mix of dub, breaks, drum and bass and 2-step and is characterised by its now all too familiar wobbly basslines. It took over the world in the early half of last decade and was quickly follwed by the inevitable cashing in by commericial enterprises. That resulted in a lot of good dubstep being drowned in a sea of god awful music.


As a welcome offshoot of the dubstep sound, psystep makes use of the dubstep basslines and infuses it with psychedelic melodies and percusion that is often heard in psytrance or psychedelic ambient music.

While there is now a plethora of dubstep artists out there, psystep producers remain relatively few. An occasional tune pops up on regular dubstep compilations now and again. There have also been a number of psystep tunes released on dubstep downloads on offer at free web label sites and archives such as ektoplazm.com.

Some of the leading psystep artists include Bird Of Prey ( my personal favorite ), Liquid Stranger, Brujo's Bowl, Heyoka, Phutureprimitive, Ott, Nanda and Kaminanda.  Having never mixed anything as 'heavy' as this before I found it quite a challenge. Certainly a lot more difficult than mixing the ambient tunes I usually upload here. Anyway, if you like your music a with a little more bite you might get a kick out of this psystep/dubstep mix.

My usual file hosting site is having problems this weekend so I've uploaded this to Soundcloud for now. Soundcloud has a download limit I think ( I'm using the free version ). Hopefully my regular host site will be sorted out by the time we get to the download limit. To download the mix simply select the download button at the top right of the player below. Cheers ...

• 01. Runaway Boy  -  Lulu Rouge
• 02. Grainface  -  Nagual Sound Experiment
• 03. Ikodia   -  Outersect [ An-ten-nae remix ]
• 04. Spirit Speaks  -  Nanda
• 05. India Sleeping  -  Mars
• 06. Finale  -  Cybernetika
• 07. Atrium  -  Bird Of Prey
• 08. Quicksilver  -  Birds of Paradise
• 09. Sub Tropics  - Bird of Prey vs Random
• 10. Nothing Can Go Wrong  -  Horsepower Productions
• 11. With Angels  -  HECQ [ Trifonic remix ]
• 12. Fur Bot  -  Morphonix
• 13. Adrift In Hilbert Space  -  Ott
• 14. Walk  -  Ed7
• 15. S'Elf Power  -  Kaminanda

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Welcome to the latest psychedelic ambient mix in the psyamb series. There has been a lot of great music released over the Christmas and New Year period with a number of excellent looking releases due next month too from the likes of Kuba ( Random Precision ), Seamoon ( Expressions Of The Moment ), Astropilot ( Fruits Of The Imagination 2 ), Shulman ( Alive ),  Special Places ( Various Artists ), Greenosophy ( Various Artists, Ultimae ) and James Murray ( Floods ).

Today we kick of with the track "Etheral Dream" from Uth ( Alex Lytvyn ). Some of you may remember Alex's work on DJ Zen's Fire compilation a few years back. This track comes from Turtlitava compilation which is now available as a free download from the Ektoplazm website where it is getting great feedback.

Next is one of 2011's best artists, Lauge and Baba Gnohm. After a few compilation tracks and an EP release, LABG really delivered the goods with their debut release "Langbortistan". This tune, "H2O", is a hypnonoic slice of melodic grandeur. If you dig this tune why not follow the guys on Facebook as they are always more then happy to communicate with listeners and appreciate a kind word or two. 

After LABG is a tune from Russia's Super Special from their debut album "Crystal Forest", released on Trimurti Records around the middle on 2011. This album didn't get the widest of distribution or feedback which is a shame really because although it may not be as polished as a Shpongle album it certainly is a lot of fun with a kind of 60's psych feel mixed with trance melodies and percussion.

Following on from Super Special is Dubtrak with his tune "Dark River Tribe". This tune is a real treat and reminds me of some old school psychedelic ambient music with its evolving structures that slowly build layers of dreamy sounds shifting in and out of each other - kind of like early Saafi Brothers in a way.　


We then have "Misty Mountain" by Deset Dwellers. If you haven't heard of Desert Dwellers yet then stop what you are doing right now and get over to the DD website and check them out at all haste ! Desert Dwellers are an amazing four peice band that create their music by sharing work over the internet. Amani Friend, Rara Avis, Treavor Moontribe & Craig Kohland have created a project that allows them to work apart and combine their unique talents to create some of the best tribal, ethnic electronic music one is ever likely to hear. Essential listening for any fans of electronic world music.

Next is one of the world's rising stars on the psychedelic dub music scene, Globular. Globular ( Morison Bennett ) has taken the batton from Shpongle and Ott and continues to run the race. Sure we could argue that Globular sounds too much like a Twisted Records artist but then again if I like fruit-n-nut icecream why wouldn't I want to see more of it at my local supermarket ! More Globular I say !

I have featured Chronos a number of times in past mixes and this next tune of his is also worth sharing I think. It's not that often that you get to hear celtic influences in psychdelic ambient music. Hallucinogen springs to mind with his triplets filled tunes on his early music and a few tunes he did under other monikers. So it's refreshing to see it pop up here on this folk remix of Chronos' own tune "Sky Patch". The bag pipes towards the end of the track are especially well done - like Braveheart on acid haha.

Next up is Maharishi ( Borislav Lazarov ) with a track from his album "Sense Of Feather" released in December 2011 on the OUIM Net label - A creative commons liscence net label that releases music for free distribution. Borislav hails from Sofia, Bulgaria. He found early inspiration in acts like TheProdigy, Orbital, Underworld, and FSOL which lead him to his current form of psychedelic music production. Sense Of Feather may be a bit difficult on first listen because there is so much going on his tracks but the more you listen the more you like it and begin to notice what Borislav is all about - souped up, hypno trippy mindscapes. This would be really great music outdoors at a fesitval in the middle of the night.

Before slipping into a few final ambient tunes we have the courageously named "The Innovator" with the tune "All I Need". This can be found on Tunguska Chillout Grooves vol. 7. One could almost assume the name "The Innovator" is a little tounge in cheek as I found this tune comprises of an often used z3ta softsynth plugin preset ! But let's not let the music geek in me ruin what is an otherwise fine tune.

We wrap up this mix with a couple of beautiful ambient tunes. Firstly we have the wonderful Sinepearl ( Björn Ekegren ) with a track from the CD "Dance of Affinity" released on ISHQ's Virtual World Records last year. Finally we close with Elve ( a.k.a ISHQ ) and the tune "Mycelium Dawn" from the album "Infinite Garden" back in 2006. If you like these sounds then head over to the Virtual Records releases page to listen to some more engaging ambient soundscapes from the Virtual roster.That it for this edition of the psyamb podcast. I'm hoping to get another psybient mix or psydub mix up next week so check back then for some more fine ambient electronica.


Track / Artist

• 01  Ethereal Dream  -  Uth
• 0２  H2o  -  Lauge & Baba Gnohm
• 0３  We Accept Him One Of Us  -  Super Special
• 0４  Dark River Tribe ( Downstream Drift Remix )  -  Dubtrak
• 0５  Misty Mountain  -  Desert Dwellers
• 0６  The Missing Quanta  -  Globular
• 0７  Sky Patch ( Folk Remix )  -  Chronos
• 0８  Call Of The Ancients  -  Maharishi
• 0９  All I Need  -  The Innovator
• 1０  Mysterious Affinity  -  Sinepearl
• 1１  Mycelium Dawn  -  Elve

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Reverb is a not a dirty word. Reverb is an effect often used in ambient and dub music production to simulate those components of sound which are produced from reflections off walls or objects in the surrounding environment. When done well it can transport the listener into an other world of the producers making and evoke feelings of warmth, isolation or comfort. When it is done as well as it is on "Winter Garden" , a collaboration between Harold Budd,Eraldo Bernocchi and Robin Guthrie it takes you way beyond the other world and into a deep introspective look at your relationship with sound, space and atmosphere.

American Harold Budd has gained popularity over the years with his minimalistic piano work and collaborations with Brian Eno. Although he has hinted at retiring now and then over the past decade or more he is still producing beautiful soundscapes well into to his 70's and will appear as a featured composer at this year's Other Minds festival in March. On this release he teams up renowned Italian musician and producer Eraldo Bernocchi and Scottish producer/guitarist Robin Guthrie, founder of Cocteau Twins and Violet Indiana.

L to R : Robin Guthrie, Harold Budd, Eraldo Bernocchi.

This is epic moody and melodic music that, much like like the title itself hints at, is at once barren and desolate while remaining eerily beautiful. On first listen one might get the impression that each song song sounds too familiar and alike. However with a careful ear you begin to spot the winter fruits hidden in the garden and you are soon wrapped up in its inescapable artistry.

Previous collaboration between Budd and Guthrie have been a little hit and miss for me. Heavy handed muscular guitar drones by Guthrie sometimes outshone Budd's piano work. However on this occasion there are no such problems. Both Guthrie's guitar and Budd's distant, brooding piano work sit comfortably next to each other and are enhanced further by Bernochii's pulsing bass and electronic production.

One can't help but feel this recording requires the best setting for the optimal listening experience. I found most enjoyment from this album while listening with a good pair of headphones while lying down with the lights switched off and nothing to distract me. I discovered an icy melancholy that was beautiful and weightless, a boat made of clouds drifting out to sea. This is required listening for any fans of minimal ambient music and will no doubt find cross over appeal with fans of soundscapes and film scores.

The CD is available online now through Bernocchi's RareNoiseRecords label.

Like skateboards ? Like classic and modern art ? I know I do, so here is a little bit of a fun game I made. I spent the afternoon playing around with some photoshop skateboard templates and overlayed them with some of world's most popular paintings. You can move your mouse over each image to reveal the artist and painting. Why not try see how many you recognize before you move the mouse though. Enjoy dudes !

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If you like 3d fractal animations then get ready for a real treat. This is a wonderfully animated 3D fractal movie created by Jérémie Brunet ( aka bib993 ) titled "Like in a dream II". The video was originally created to accompany one of the popular TEDx talks presented by Bryan Alvarez about the Human Atlas project. The project is aiming to create the first ever 3D interactive atlas of the human body that scales from organs to atoms, and depicts the dynamic living processes of the human body.

"The mission of this project is to celebrate the beauty of living systems. Imagine exploring a version of Google Earth where you could see all of Earth's animals roaming the planet, oceans and weather moving in real time, and travel deep into the Earth's center. If you can imagine this for the human body, you can begin to imagine the Human Atlas Project." - Human Atlas Project

Jérémie also has a rather excellent deviant art page with lots of 3d fractal images he has been creating over the last few years.



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I don't often post other dj mixes on this blog but this one is so freakin good I just had to share it. This is an amazing mix from Germany's Basicnoise ( Peter Fanai ). At the age of five Peter started with classical piano lessons at the conservatorium. Aged just 13, he got his first synthesizer (Korg M1), resulting in an affection to electronic music. Around 1995 he got a groundbreaking mixtape with tracks from Sähkö, Basic Channel and Peacefrog.

Already in love with electronic music, these minimalistic and dubby tunes changed everything and he started to create his own tracks. After some releases with different styles as Peter Fanai, he came up with Basicnoise for pure minimalistic dub techno.