To celebrate the holiday season we have put together a mix of holiday classics remixed into short and sweet LoFi gems. So kick back by the lights, the tree, the glass of nog, the fire, or whatever makes you feel festive and soak up up some LoFi holiday vibes. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year!

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 56 - Auf Togo and Sanctuary Holiday Special Double Header

To help you celebrate the holiday season, we have an extended edition of Ambient Meditations this week featuring London-based duo Auf Togo and Los Angeles-based duo Sanctuary. We start off with the spacey, disco-tinged, dubby vibes of Auf Togo, a true crate diggers delight filled with cuts that will get your head bobbing and your eggnog bubblin. The second mix from Sanctuary is the perfect soundtrack for a midnight winter stroll with lush cinematic soundscapes, sparkling synths, and dreamy vibes - make sure to pack your flask filled with spiced rum. Happy Holidaze!

Ambient Meditations 56 Tracklist Auf Togo Mix One

Auf Togo - Me And Alan

Markey Funk - Cry

Space - Carry On, Turn Me On [Architeq Version] 

Payfone - Sofian

Martha van Straaten - Everybody Anyone

Bato Bato - Son Castello

Woolfy Vs Projections - Neeve (The Time and Space Machine Mix)

Tony Carey - Radio Tokyo 

Tom Guycot - DETRESFA

Super Paolp - 5th Day (Ponty Mython Remix)

Ambient Meditations 56 Sanctuary Mix Two

Gallery Six - Sasameyuki

Huerco S. - A Sea of Love

Ego Death - Umbra

LNRDCROY - Land, Repair, Refuel

Satoshi & Makoto - Crepuscule Leger

metome - Breeding Tank

Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini - Water

TEREKKE - Ambien

Naoto Taguchi - Join

Chihei Hatakeyama - Light From Garden

sit - asleep with my cat

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 55 - Rob Burger 

This week, we have a beautifully chilled-out selection from pianist Rob Burger, who brings a cinematic mix that fits your December mood. Burger is currently preparing to release his new album Marching With Feathers that is out on February 11th, a follow-up to his 2018 release, The Grid. His mix features a wonderful variety of artists from Can to Brian Eno to John Cage and many you may have never heard of before. So sit back, stare up at those holiday lights you've draped around your house and let your mind unwind. It's time to let the holiday spirit take over.

Ambient Meditations 55 Tracklist By Rob Burger 

Bernard Herrmann - The Bedroom

Can - One More Night

Brian Eno / Harold Budd - The Silver Ball

Alice Coltrane - Sita Ram

Terry Riley - Anthem of the Trinity

Moondog - All Is Loneliness

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou - The Song of the Sea

John Fahey - Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Tom Zé - Toc

John Cage - VIII

The Haxan Cloak - The Mirror Reflecting (Part 1)

Morton Feldman - excerpt from Piano and String Quartet (1985) Hans Joachim Roedelius - Girlande

Low - Dancing and Fire

Jonny Greenwood - For The Hungry Boy 

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 54 - Factory Planets / After Turkey Music 2.0

For this week's podcast, we will be doubling down with a two-hour mix from Factory Planets (Chic Hooligan & BenA) for the second annual installment of After Turkey Music. For all of our listeners in the US, we are about to embark on Thanksgiving 2021, which means lots of food, family, friends, and festivity. This mix is just right for putting on after you stuff yourself, starting off nice and chill with a blend from Chic Hooligan and then some more uptempo chilled-out house from BenA. So find a cozy spot, lay on your back, and make sure you have a nice glass of wine within arms reach - because it's After Turkey time.

Factory Planets After Turkey 2.0 Track List (Special 2 Hour Mix)

Chillout Mix by Chic Hooligan

The Irresistible Force - 12 O'Clock

Backini - Thread #1

Backing - Champagne Flute

Air - Universal Traveler

Purple Penguin - East of West

Massive Attack - What Your Soul Sings

Kruder & Dorfmeister - In Bed With K&D

Kruder & Dorfmeister - Ambiente

Factory Planets - Higher Level

No Spirit - Ascending

No Spirit - Exhale

Corntuth - C-005

Jack Kerouac - On The Road (Song)

Organic House Mix by BenA

On The Shore (Fuentes Remix) Audiense - Dialtone Records

Love Tree feat Terrance Downs ( Ananda Project) - Octave Lab

Talk In Space - Alessio Serra - Zenebona

Take Me with You Feat Rachel Fraser - Tony Lionni - Madhouse Records

Nocturnal Animal - DIM Kelly -All Day I Dream

Limit To your Love - James Blake ( H-Foundation Remix unreleased) Bootleg

Woolfie - Double Touch - TRYBESof

All shades Of Blue - Evren Furtuna - Be Adult Music

Star Odyssey - Luciano , Michel Cleis , Los Ninos - Rebirth 

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 53 - Ryan Farish

This week we welcome Ryan Farish to the podcast, who has been producing music under his own name since the days of MP3.com, where he was downloaded roughly 1.8 million times. This early success on the OG of streaming platforms started a long career in music, both in commercial work for brands like Audi and Bang & Olufsen and as a solo artist, with early tunes gravitating toward classic chillout and later into more 4/4 dancefloor work. His early chillout sound takes us back to the golden years of Cafe Del Mar and the endless, amazing "chill" compilations that defined the mid-90s and early 00s. His mix is a bit of a nod towards the classic with some modern touches, perfect for a glass of sangria and a sunlamp - just pretend you are in Ibiza watching the sunset.

AM 53 Track Listing - Ryan Farish

Orleans (feat. Lisa Gerrard) by Chicane

Prelude by Ryan Farish

An Ending (Ascent) by Brian Eno

Halcyon by Ryan Farish

Strength From Inside by Above & Beyond

Satellite by Ryan Farish

Green (Original Mix) by Fourtet

Floating Above the Below by Ryan Farish

Harpsichord by Fourtet

Wilderness by Ryan Farish

Saman by Olafur Arnolds

Afterglow by Ulrich Schnauss, Jonas Munk

Energy by Above & Beyond

Mechanical Beauty by Ryan Farish

One Time by Itona

Dream by Synesthete

Find You by Ryan Farish, Christian Burns

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 52 - Factory Planets (LoFi + House Mix)

Well, maybe we just should be honest with ourselves and call this a biweekly podcast? Not giving up on weekly just yet, but there might be a downshift for 2022's Season 3. Anyway, this week we have put together a special mix from a new project by tech house producer Ben A and Chic Hooligan (aka David Ireland) that blends together some more laid back lofi grooves and then picks up a bit midway through with some chilled out house that weaves between afro/organic. It pairs well with 12-year-old rum, one ice cube, and no chaser. Sip up, lay back, and enjoy.

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 51 - Dot (bitbird records)  

Delays, delays - we know, but this one was worth the wait. This week's guest mix is from up-and-coming producer Dot, based out of Los Angeles, and bitbird recording artists. She is a triple threat with production chops, vocal abilities, and a few instruments on her resume. She is the kind of artist that is bound to break down boundaries and bring a fresh perspective. Her mix is as eclectic as her productions, with various textures and moods perfect for the transition of seasons. So grab something nutmeggy, warm and fallish - it's shoulder season, after all. 

Ambient Meditations 50 Tracklist - Dot

Mount Kimbie - Carbonated

Teebs - Slumber

Dot - Loneliness Hits Different Now

Hiatus Kaiyote - Creations Part Two

Taylor McFerrin - Degrees of Light

James Blake - Lullaby for My Insomniac

Sonnymoon - Just Before Dawn

Yves Tumor - Spirit in Prison

Dot - As The Crow Flies

Raays - Prelude

Dot - Want To Say

Four Tet - Circling

Aphex Twin - Blue Calx

Daedelus - Stampede Me

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 50 - Lomond Campbell  

Escape to the misty highlands of Scotland with this latest mix from Lomond Campbell, one of our most soothing and eclectic mixes yet. Unless you are very well versed in the world of ambient music, many of these artists will be new to you in the best of ways. Campbell has delivered an ethereal collection of cuts that are perfect fall companions for a walk outside or merely sitting by the fire enjoying a fine Scotch, the peatier, the better on this occasion. So go find a bottle of Laphroaig 10 year, and bask in this mix; you might even feel some cold condensation on your nose by the end of it all. 

Ambient Meditations 50 Tracklist - Lomond Campbell

Sean o duibhir a’ ghleanna - Nuala Kennedy & Tara Breen

Nighttime Rainbows - Toygasm

Descent - Blanck Mass

Pelog Blogg - Undermedvetenheten

Adnos III - Eliane Radigue

In Balgay Sillhouettes - Andrew Wasylyk

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt - Holly Herndon

Azukiiro No Kaori - Susumu Yokota

Reaction Diffusion - Hannah Peel

Landstrasse 2020 - Hainbach

Infinite Spin - Lomond Campbell

Jojobell - Maarja Nuut

lullaby for Klaus - Thor and Friends

Behind her name chestnuts fall forever - Sofie Birch

In The Fog III - Tim Hecker

Berlin Nights - Neil Cowley

Tennen - Hania Rani

Rocky Mountains - Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind

We Go Slow - Lomond Campbell

Hope Dealers – Klein

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 49 - AK  

For many artists, music is a cathartic process; for some, it's a process to keep themselves in check and balanced. For Aljosha Konstanty, also known as AK, it's all of the above. Music for AK is a way to cope with anxiety, and his recent signing to Han Solo's bitbird label is a testament to the fact that it's working. "Sunrays" is the first single for AK on the label and proves that beautiful ambient soundscapes can exist alongside a 4/4 beat in a way that is soothing and slightly uplifting. We have always been huge fans of this balance on Ambient Meditations, and we look forward to hearing more from AK in the future on this label and in general. His guest mix hits the sweet spot of dreamy and uplifting, a perfect mix to pick you up like a warm cup of black tea spiked with a little whiskey. Enjoy.

Ambient Meditations 49 Tracklist - AK 

Magic City Hippies - Diamond

AK - Sunrays

Salute - Feel the Same

Bicep - Apricots

AK - Floating Into Space

Bonobo - Linked

Rome in Silver - Like You

Fred again.. - Billie (Loving Arms)

Men I Trust - Serenade of Water

Zes - Avenue

Aparde - Loom

Nosaj Thing - Nightcrawler

Oneohtrix Point Never - Long Road Home

The Micronaut - Archery

冥丁 - Nami 

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 48 - Rena Jones  

Getting back into gear after Labor Day is no easy task, especially when it still feels like summer (well, it technically is). To help you downshift into the fall work grind or back to school grind or whatever grind you are attempting to tackle, we have tapped Emancipator collaborator Rena Jones. Her new single "A New Dawn Awaits" is out today, and you can check it out below, and her full-length album will be coming up on November 5th. The album is called Allegories and is just in time for long computer screen halls, holiday shopping clicks, cold weather, and of course, that post-Thanksgiving have for all the Americans out there. So wind down into your weekend with this lovely mix from Rena Jones - it pairs well with Pumpkin Beer, don't knock it until you try it!

Ambient Meditations 48 Tracklist - Rena Jones 

1. Helene Vogelsinger - Contemplation - "Astral Projection" 

2. Emancipator, Rena Jones, Flowerpulse - Xylem- "Thus" 

3. Oona Dahl - Re:Luminate EP - "Wait Lifted" David Last Remix 

4. Jako Jako - Aequilibration - "Resilienz" 

5. Matt Robertson - Enveleau - "Kalimba" 

6. John Hopkins - Singularity - "Singularity" 

7. Catarina Barberi- Fantas Resynthesized for 808 And 202 (feat. Carlo Maria) 

8. Emancipator, Rena Jones, Flowerpulse - Xylem - "The Sleeping Princess Stairs" 

9. Rena Jones - Allegories - "A New Dawn Awaits" 

Ambient Meditations S2 Vol 47 - Jim Fairchild (Small Isles / Modest Mouse)

We are back from the summer break with a great guest mix from Jim Fairchild (Small Isles / Modest Mouse) that will perfectly ease you into the fall vibes. His new album The Valley, The Mountains, The Sea is out now on AKP Recordings and is a lovely ambient-ish, plucky, sparkling wonder of work - also perfect for your autumn soundtrack lineup. We will be working on trying to keep this going weekly and lining up some great guests for the final stretch of season two. So chill the last of your rosé, break out your sweaters, and bask in the changing of the leaves. Welcome back fall, we are ready for ya!

Ambient Meditations 47 Tracklist - Small Isles (Jim Fairchild of Modest Mouse)

1) Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble - Microchip

2) Max Richter and Grave Davidson - Path 5 (Delta)

3) Johann Johannsson - They Fed The Sparrows Leftovers and Offered Grass to Scherfig's Turtle

4) Tom Rogerson and Brian Eno - Motion in Field

5) Hildur Gudnodottir - Circular

6) Joep Boevig - Henosis

7) Nils Frahm - Says

8) Shida Shihabi - Pretty in Plums

9) Clarice Jensen - Metastable

10) A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Desires are Already Memories 

11) Loscii - Lumina