Niemandsland

“No man’s land”, a term usually reserved for unhabitable places, does not make this cover art justice. In reality, the Zhangjiajie National park is one of the most exciting attractions in all of China. The pillar-like rock formations have this very unique look and inspired the movie Avatar. I had this image by Joshua Sortino as my desktop background for a long time now and decided to dedicate Planetarium’s final (regular) episode of 2018 to it.
Niemandsland encompasses a wide range of styles of ambient music, but the two complementary opening tracks by Loscil, Aaron Martin, Dag Rosenqvist and the amazing acoustic guitar by Seabuckthorn on both set the tone really well. Later in the set, bold and full tracks by offthesky, vau, Yui Onodera, AngusMacRae and InsaDonjaKai are supported by the calmer sounds courtesy of Chihei Hatakeyama, Cheekbone, Anthéne, William Basinki and Lawrence English. As the penultimate track, I chose quite a rhythmic track for a change of pace in the archives of Planetarium.

Niemandsland (P104)
01 From the Mouth of the Sun & Seabuckthorn – Lesser Still [Lost Tribe] {00:00}
02 Loscil & Seabuckthorn – The River Cold and Primal [Thesis] {04:07}
03 Deru – The Overview Effect [Friends of Friends] {08:29}
04 Carl Craig feat. Francesco Tristano, LES SIECLES & François-Xavier Roth – Sandstorms (Siavash Amini Remix) [InFiné] {12:32}
05 William Basinski + Lawrence English – Selva Oscura [Temporary Residence] {18:44}
06 Anthéne – Hours [Home Normal] {30:30}
07 offthesky – Reliquum [Hidden Vibes] {33:20}
08 James Osland – I Had That Tendency Towards Solitude [Rusted Tone] {38:02}
09 Max Würden feat. Luis Reichard – Zweitens [Kompakt] {40:57}
10 Cheekbone – Hidden Dancefloor [Muzan] {46:57}
11 Mordançage – Floods Returning [Facture] {53:50}
12 ILUITEQ – A Prayer for the Departed [TXT] {58:05}
13 Vau – Solace [whitelab] {1:03:21}
14 Olan Mill – G [Unknown Tone] {1:09:27}
15 Soular Order – Alysm [City By Night] {1:11:24}
16 Angus MacRae & InsaDonjaKai – Afar [Thesis] {1:15:22}
17 Chihei Hatakeyama – Calm Sea [White Paddy Mountain] {1:18:57}
18 Olan Mill – Week 14 [Shimmering Moods] {1:27:38}
19 Yui Onodera – Cromo 3 [Kompakt] {1:31:58}
20 Jason Barty – The World Is at Rest [Wind Pictures] {1:34:46}

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Planetarium Mixes Catalogue ID: p219

Atmosphäre

Yesterday (on November 1), Planetarium had its 5th anniversary. I’m celebrating this with you twice. First off, here is an extended set of 3.5 hours length featuring the latest and greatest in ambient. Keep in touch for the second part, a retrospective, coming your way next week.

Atmosphäre (P100)
01 Taylor Deupree – Unearth [12k] {00:00}
02 Hotel Neon – Redolent [dronarivm] {05:19}
03 Saphileaum – Air [Theosophy] {09:36}
04 Robert Farrugia – Sepia [dronarivm] {16:40}
05 SineRider – Aomori [Sound in Silence] {21:32}
06 William Basinski + Lawrence English – Mono no Aware 1.3 / 1.4 [Temporary Residence] {25:35}
07 Snufmumriko – Horizonview {34:06}
08 Murkok – Stromatolites [Fern Leaf] {38:29}
09 Luis Miehlich – Spring Haiku 2 [Archives] {46:51}
10 Ashlar – Set Apart [whitelab] {50:32}
11 Bus Gas – Denim Jacket Back Patch Blues {54:19}
12 Tone Color – Winterlight Fades [dronarivm] {57:23}
13 Brian James Griffith – If We Were Trees [Aural Canyon] {1:01:55}
14 Hammock – Venturi [Hammock] {1:06:42}
15 Maps and Diagrams – Fresnel’s Formulae [Numb Capsule] {1:08:39}
16 Soular Order – Of Light [City by Night] {1:12:19}
17 Steve Good – Falling Upwards {1:17:32}
18 Anthéne – October [Lontano] {1:25:45}
19 zarr. – Hiraeth [Stereoscenic] {1:32:27}
20 Hollie Kenniff – Aubade [Unseen] {1:42:10}
21 Luis Miehlich – Rain’s Embrace [Archives] {1:45:28}
22 Purl – Snow Foxes {1:51:41}
23 Cass. – 1000 Superdolphins [Into the Light] {1:57:19}
24 North Atlantic Drift – Autumn [Sound in Silence] {1:59:17}
25 Northumbria – Prelude for a Siren [Polar Seas] {2:06:45}
26 Delectatio – Evoke {2:13:35}
27 Bedroom feat. Alaskan Tapes – The Abused River [’89] {2:18:37}
28 elinch – 20/04/18 floating {2:21:50}
29 Luis Miehlich – Spring Haiku 1 [Archives] {2:28:03}
30 Gallery Six – Cascade [The Level of Vulnerability] {2:32:02}
31 Chihei Hatakeyama – Wilderness [White Paddy Mountain] {2:36:44}
32 Murkok – Magic Sunset [Fern Leaf] {2:41:33}
33 Eternell – Lethe [Eternell] {2:48:09}
34 Benoît Pioulard – Athanasy, 1993 [dauw] {2:52:34}
35 Mordançage – Monuments Fall [Facture] {2:57:50}
36 Pausal – Aerial Mycelia [hibernate] {3:02:52}
37 Anthéne – Wake [Home Normal] {3:07:45}
38 Poemme – Forest Hymn [Constellation Tatsu] {3:13:23}
39 Darren Harper – Hovering Light [dronarivm] {3:19:04}
40 Bedroom – Below [’89] {3:21:35}
41 Luke Howard – Remembering My Childhood [Mercury Classics] {3:26:45}

07 exclusive to Planetarium, kindly provided by Ingmar Wennerberg.
09 played in N38
26 played in N40
41 played in N37

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Planetarium Mixes Catalogue ID: p213

Dunstglocke

Dunstglocke (P99)
01 Anthéne – Echo in the Memory [Cathedral Transmissions] {00:00}
02 Luis Miehlich – Passage [dronarivm] {08:25}
03 r beny – In the Violet and Lingering Winter Dusk {14:41}
04 Loneward – Explore {21:34}
05 Anti Shift – Parabolic Disarray [Tehnofonika] {26:42}
06 Snufmumriko – Stackmoln [Lagerstätte] {31:38}
07 Ataxy – Alien Heaven [Faint] {36:22}
08 Gallery Six – Quench [The Level of Vulnerability] {42:30}
09 SVLBRD – Stratus (Remodel) [Faint] {46:47}
10 Chihei Hatakeyama – Heliosphere [First Terrace] {52:07}
11 William Basinski + Lawrence English – Mono No Aware 1.1 [Temporary Residence] {1:05:47}
12 Hotel Neon – Inward, Side A (Pt. 1) {1:09:50}
13 Helios – Dreams [Ghostly] {1:16:12}
14 Daniela Orvin – Prelude (Part 1) [Seaside on Postcards] {1:20:25}
15 Eternell – Still Light [Sound in Silence] {1:23:45}

01 played in N39

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Planetarium Mixes Catalogue ID: p212