February 5, 2021
The Best Of 2020 mix series showcases some music from AMG's upcoming Best Albums of 2020 reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Nov 2019 - Feb 2021.
Mix 4 - Cosmic Tech & Beautiful Bleep: highlights from the atmospheric corners of bleep music and electronica in 2020, from classic Berlin-school sounds and synth music to ambient techno, trance, dub and syncopated grooves. Features Carl Craig, Global Communication, Woob, Banco De Gaia, 100th Monkey, Dr Atmo, Deep Space Network, Emerald Web, Aes Dana, Cell (Alex Scheffer), Virgo, Deeper Than Space, Worriedaboutsatan, Remote Vision, Starterra and Nigel Mullaney.
Tracklist at http://ambientmusicguide.com/
December 18, 2020
The Best Of 2020 mix series showcases some music from AMG's upcoming Best Albums of 2020 reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Nov 2019 - Jan 2021.
Mix 3 - Tranquility Tones: beautiful, moving, eclectic sounds from the quietest corners of the ambient zone. Features Woob, Motionfield, Global Communication, Deeper Than Space, Emerald Web, Howard Givens & Craig Padilla, Steve Good, Luke Schneider, Mathieu Karsenti, Golden Brown, Channelers, Evan Fraser & Vir McCoy, Leandro Fresco & Thore Pfeiffer, Saphileaum, Hamish Lang and Silent Vigils.
Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com
December 2, 2020
The Best Of 2020 mix series showcases some music from AMG's upcoming Best Albums of 2020 reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Nov 2019 - Jan 2021.
Mix 2: Sounding The Deep - meditative ambient and ethereal exotica from 2020. Features Roger & Brian Eno, Kevin Braheny, Simon Posford (Shpongle), Mick Chillage, Halftribe, Andrew Heath, Lingua Lustra, Coniglio & Aldinucci, Jonas Munk, Blomma, Fourcolor, Crispin and Whittaker, Gregory Paul Mineeff, Merrin Karras, Colourmusic, Saphileaum and Max Würden.
Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com
November 27, 2020
The Best Of 2020 mix series showcases some music from AMG's upcoming Best Albums of 2020 reviews feature, plus other outstanding tracks from the year that was. All mixes compiled by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, Nov 2019 - Jan 2021.
Mix 1: Modern Classical & Post-Rock features Digitonal, Roger & Brian Eno, Hugar, Gigi Masin, Woob, Kevin Keller, Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Worriedaboutsatan, Rone, Spirituals, n-So, Blomma, John Hayes & Maxy Dutcher, Slow Dancing Society, Ausklang, Manchuria, Golden Brown, North Americans, Daniel Szlajnda and Blend Orchestra.
Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com
November 12, 2020
The 3rd of 3 mixes to celebrate the return of Kruder & Dorfmeister's stoner beats in 2020 with their never-before-heard archival album "1995" (G-Stone Recordings).
A mix of mainly classics, alongside a few more recent cuts. Part 3 features Kruder & Dorfmeister, DJ Shadow, DJ Food, Mark Pritchard, Tosca, Urbs, Peace Orchestra, Solar Rosa, Grouse, Ashley Beedle, Jaziac Sunflowers and Hibernation.
Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, October 2020. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com
Artwork uses image by S E N S E I R E T R O at society6.com/william8691
October 29, 2020
The 2nd of 3 mixes to celebrate the return of Kruder & Dorfmeister's stoner beats in 2020 with their never-before-heard archival album "1995" (G-Stone Recordings).
A mix of mainly classics, alongside a few more recent cuts. Part 2 features Kruder & Dorfmeister, DJ Krush, Nightmares On Wax, Tom Middleton, Boozoo Bajou, The Solid Doctor, A Man Called Adam, Gods Of Luxury, Daniel Ibbotson, Star and Grouse.
Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, October 2020. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com
Artwork uses image by Tony Greenhand @ Smokeable Art Twitter.
October 6, 2020
The 1st of 3 mixes to celebrate the return of Kruder & Dorfmeister's stoner beats in 2020 with the never-before-heard archival album "1995" (G-Stone Recordings).
A mix of mainly classics, alongside a few more recent cuts. Part 1 features Kruder & Dorfmeister, Bonobo, Quantic, Sin, Jon Kennedy, Sounds From The Ground, Ybu vs. Rae & Christian, Cinematic Orchestra and Pitch Black.
Compiled & mixed by Mike G @ Rubycon Sound, October 2020. Tracklist at http://ambientmusicguide.com
Artwork uses image by LaurensSpruit at deviantart.com/laurensspruit
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June 16, 2020
A 2 PART AMBITRONICA SPECIAL: DRUM 'N' BASS 'N' DREAMY BREAKS 1994-2017.
Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, May-June 2020. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com.
Around 1994 I remember hearing the track ‘Mutant Jazz’ by the mysterious T Power vs MK Ultra. It was getting airplay on Oz public radio station Triple J, which broke a fair bit of new indie and electronic music from the UK back then.
It started as a slow, funky trumpet-led lounge break that – completely unexpectedly – segued into the fast, stuttering, skittering beats of what I soon learned was called jungle. Then, following this initial segue, ‘Mutant Jazz’ improbably and brilliantly married both: slow and fast, dreamy and kinetic.
As jungle quickly morphed beyond the underground and spread around and outside the UK it became known as drum ‘n’ bass. The more ambient, atmospheric tip championed by the likes of LTJ Bukem and his label Good Looking Records became yet another iteration of ambient dance music alongside ambient techno, IDM, ambient dub, lounge, ambient breaks and a slew of other subgenres. Two or more of these styles were frequently fused together, and “intelligent” drum ‘n’ bass was one of the most eclectic and inventive styles of them all.
These two mixes capture rich, atmospheric drum ‘n’ bass and breakbeat tunes that are personal faves, mostly dating from back in the day but also a few recent ones including cuts from genre giants Blu Mar Ten. Pioneers like Bukem and A Guy Called Gerald are here, but so too are some stonking cosmic tracks from Australian and New Zealand artists which you have probably never heard and I think you’ll like. A lot.
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June 16, 2020
A 2 PART AMBITRONICA SPECIAL: DRUM 'N' BASS 'N' DREAMY BREAKS 1994-2017.
Compiled & mixed by Mike G at Rubycon Sound, May-June 2020. Tracklist at ambientmusicguide.com.
Around 1994 I remember hearing the track ‘Mutant Jazz’ by the mysterious T Power vs MK Ultra. It was getting airplay on Oz public radio station Triple J, which broke a fair bit of new indie and electronic music from the UK back then.
It started as a slow, funky trumpet-led lounge break that – completely unexpectedly – segued into the fast, stuttering, skittering beats of what I soon learned was called jungle. Then, following this initial segue, ‘Mutant Jazz’ improbably and brilliantly married both: slow and fast, dreamy and kinetic.
As jungle quickly morphed beyond the underground and spread around and outside the UK it became known as drum ‘n’ bass. The more ambient, atmospheric tip championed by the likes of LTJ Bukem and his label Good Looking Records became yet another iteration of ambient dance music alongside ambient techno, IDM, ambient dub, lounge, ambient breaks and a slew of other subgenres. Two or more of these styles were frequently fused together, and “intelligent” drum ‘n’ bass was one of the most eclectic and inventive styles of them all.
These two mixes capture rich, atmospheric drum ‘n’ bass and breakbeat tunes that are personal faves, mostly dating from back in the day but also a few recent ones including cuts from genre giants Blu Mar Ten. Pioneers like Bukem and A Guy Called Gerald are here, but so too are some stonking cosmic tracks from Australian and New Zealand artists which you have probably never heard and I think you’ll like. A lot.
