Obsidian Mountain Quest
Good day to you listeners, wherever you are. This is Trevor.
Welcome to one of these spontaneous episodes – music from all over the world, sparked by a single track that appears somewhere inside the set. This episode titled Obsidian Mountain Quest is based on the track “dreamt i was born on a mountain” by “anthéne”, from the album “Air Signs” , which comes out on May 22 via channel supporting label DRONARIVM. All the other tracks happened to just fit the vibe.
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So settle in, turn it up a bit if you can, and let’s see where it takes us. I hope you enjoy it.
No breaks, just the music.
00:00:00 Ali Wade – Xenophyophore
Deep, organic ambient exploring the mysterious world of xenophyophores—giant single-celled deep-sea organisms. Subtle, textural layers and slow geological movement create an alien yet immersive underwater atmosphere.
00:05:03 Tom Eaton – Before Obsidian(from Elements-Fire)
Warm, glowing ambient with rich, fiery undertones. Slow-burning pads and subtle melodic embers evoke the transformative power of fire and the moments just before intense change.
00:14:05 Martin Allin – Learning Is Remembering
Reflective, philosophical ambient built on gentle, evolving textures. A contemplative piece that feels like rediscovering forgotten knowledge through soft, unfolding soundscapes.
00:20:01 OGRE Sound – Insects That Haunted As Well As Fed
Atmospheric, narrative-driven ambient with a slightly dark, cinematic edge. Evokes the dual nature of nature—beauty and unease—through intricate, haunting textures.
00:23:33 jarguna – Soul of Ganga (with Lorenzo Squillari)
Spiritual, flowing ambient inspired by the sacred Ganges River. Deep drones, watery textures, and meditative atmospheres capture both serenity and ancient power.
00:32:40 arovane – youd
Delicate, intricate IDM-tinged ambient from Uwe Zahn. Microscopic details, glitchy fragments, and warm melodic threads create a beautifully fragile, polymer-like sound world.
00:37:07 Christophe Bailleau – Katpur (with Paradise Now)
Mysterious, moonlit ambient with subtle rhythmic undercurrents. Ethereal and slightly ritualistic, it drifts through nocturnal, vertical phases of sound.
00:39:05 Roderick Shoolbraid – Nonagon
Geometric, hypnotic ambient built around nine-sided symmetry. Clean, precise layers and evolving patterns create a sense of sacred geometry in sound.
00:43:01 Desprecio Nauseabundo – Desperate Loss of Material Things & its Obsessive Consequences
Dark, experimental ambient exploring obsession and loss. Dense, unsettling textures and collapsing structures form a psychological, noise-tinged descent.
00:52:07 Coco Francavilla – The Stars Dance in Circles
Celestial, dreamy ambient with graceful, orbiting movements. Shimmering synths and cosmic elegance evoke stars in eternal, circular motion.
00:54:48 Everyday Dust – Oblivione X
Vast, foghorn-laden landscape ambient. Immersive and cinematic, it paints forgotten valleys and distant, echoing oblivion.
01:03:32 Sebby Kowal – Shinjuku
Urban, nocturnal ambient capturing the electric pulse of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. Neon reflections and bustling stillness blend into a moody, atmospheric portrait.
01:07:52 anthéne – dreamt i was born on a mountain
Light, airy guitar-based ambient from the Air Signs album. Gentle loops, swells, and natural textures evoke mountain-born freedom and wide-open skies.
01:13:48 Letters From Mouse – Quest Affric
Analogue-driven Scottish ambient with bubbling synths and exploratory spirit. A quest-like journey through misty, engrammatic landscapes.
Leaving Dream Origin
Atmospheric, quirky, evocative, fluid, majestic, filmic, delicate, pure, comforting, deep, nurturing, structured and meditative.
00:00:00 Field Lines Cartographer – The Shadow Pool
Deep, immersive ambient with shadowy textures and subtle time-bending drones. Atmospheric and introspective.
00:08:35 Dubberrookie – Spaced Around
Wobbly, experimental piano electronics with spacious, playful drift. Quirky and hypnotic.
00:12:44 Cousin Silas – Dream Cargos (Dream Cargos)
Dreamy, cinematic ambient with rich layers and gentle cargo-like movement. Evocative and transportive.
00:25:19 Letters from Mouse – Cosm
Bubbling analogue synthscapes with warm, cosmic Scottish charm. Fluid and mesmerizing.
00:31:03 Mark Ellery Griffiths – K2
Expansive, mountainous ambient with towering drones and icy textures. Majestic and isolating.
00:36:26 PILOTPRIEST – Bonus Track – Dream Drone Five
Dark, cinematic dream-drone with brooding intensity. Atmospheric and filmic.
00:37:25 Paul Beaudoin + Ümlaut – Me Before You
Thoughtful experimental ambient exploring presence and absence. Delicate and introspective.
00:40:58 Steve Roach – The Perfection of Solitude
Masterful deep ambient with infinite space and profound stillness. Pure, immersive solitude.
00:55:50 *Sons of Faust – Echo Without Origin
Exclusive track which I based the whole mix on. Transportive and profound.
01:03:56 anthéne, Simon McCorry – No Sign Of Leaving
Gentle, drifting ambient with warm cello tones and soft electronics. Comforting and lingering.
01:06:37 log(m) & Laraaji – Deeping Beatless
Beatless ambient collaboration with Laraaji’s signature luminous joy. Deep, blissful, and transcendent.
01:11:44 Pabellón Sintético – Mother 03
Synthetic, organic ambient with maternal warmth and evolving textures. Nurturing and hypnotic.
01:13:56 Peltiform – Numerik II
Precise, numeric ambient electronics with clean, mathematical flow. Structured yet ethereal.
01:17:27 O Yuki Conjugate – Retrograde
Dark, ritualistic ambient with brooding depth and subtle percussion. Atmospheric and mysterious.
01:19:43 Adonai Atrophia – Silence Is Our Way Back Home
Minimal, introspective drones guiding toward silence. Meditative and spiritually resonant.
*exclusive track at the time of recording.
For the Birds 036
17.01.2025
MO~DU – IN THE PARK III – 00:00
Mick Chillage – Winter stream – 06:49
Natural Empath – Heat Lamp I – 22:19
morimoto naoki – asa – 23:52
Letters From Mouse – Tidal Recollection – 26:31
Richard Norris – Chrome – 29:17
Lionmilk – talk to me – 48:38
Tycho – Spectre (Bibio Remix) – 49:59
Cole Pulice – Scry – 54:25
IKSRE – Deep Creek (Autumn, 2.33pm) – 528hz Meditation – 01:01:13
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