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Keep Shelly in Athens’ “Deceivers,” featuring Astyplaz
Going to revisit some familiar territory ...Grecian chillwave act Keep Shelly in Athens have been a longtime fav of mine, spinning blissful beats of heavenly relaxation and horizontal retreat. I've written about them a few times, here, here, and here. So I'll keep the chit-chat to a minimum. And if you need to know more, …

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Solar Fields’ “Forgiveness”

Swedish composer Magnus Birgersson, aka Solar Fields. Photo sourced from artist's Wikipedia.
I'm a little exhausted this eve, trying to tie up a bunch of loose ends before the New Year kicks in. I'm really trying to avoid dragging any of the 2019 baggage into 2020, unless, of course, it's the really good stuff from the past 12 months. But this year's been a strange, tricky, and …

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AstroPilot’s “The Masquerade”

AstroPilot's Dmitriy Redko, glared and flared. Photo sourced from artists Bandcamp.
"The Masquerade" from the 2017 album "Thirty Three." Just a quick post for tonight, since it's actually kind of late in the evening. This one comes all the way from Siberia from psy-ambient composer Dmitriy Redko, a.k.a. AstroPilot. The track's called "The Masquerade," and it's an audio drive-by - i.e. one of those tracks from …

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Sterling Grove’s “La Vigie,” plus a little extra

Sterling Grove's Marc Luciano and Stephen Robusto. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I caught this one on the way home from work, stuck in traffic, head in the clouds, thinking about taking a run on the beach, and what to eat for dinner. None of that has much to do with anything related to Sterling Grove's sexy smooth groove "La Vigie" … except for maybe my mindset. …

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“Cloud Hopping” with Alien Mutation & Indigo Egg

Alien Mutation and Indigo Egg's 1996 album "Microcosm Macrocosm," featuring the single "Cloud Hopping."
I was working late this eve, and there were some discussions about ambient electronic music. It occurred to me that I haven't really delved too deeply into this part of my past. I used to be way deep into psy-ambient, dub, and chill-out electronica. It was my go-to when things got rough or uneasy, an …

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