Calm Pills - Soothing Space Ambient and Piano Music for Relaxing, Sleeping, Reading, or Mindful Meditation
Once upon a time while wandering through ethereal realms of ambient music landscape, I encountered a label that embodies the essence of what I seek to share through my mixes: Echoes in the Valley. This label with its deep commitment to releasing music that blends ambient with the natural world, has always been a source of exquisite music that was featured on this podcast. I was also fortunate to discover several of my now favorite ambient artists through this label.
Despite featuring music from outside their catalog, this mix is an invitation to explore the serene and sublime music that Echoes in the Valley curates so thoughtfully. My hope is that this dedication will not only honor the label’s contributions to the ambient genre but also serve as a bridge for you to discover the depth and beauty of their releases, compilations and playlists.
Check out Echoes in the Valley wherever you get your music. Their Spotify playlists are gems galore!
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Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Star Trails ― Waiting for the Stars
02:24
Good Weather For An Airstrike ― It Was a Ghost Town
05:01
Tonepoet ― As The Sky Opens Below Me
11:09
Hammock ― Now and Not Yet
13:58
Dear Gravity, Simon Wester ― Gathering
16:36
awakened souls, City of Dawn ― Piedro Blanco
19:05
Sensitizer, Human Is Alive, Perry Frank ― Universe (Perry Frank Rework)
21:39
Le Code ― Nocturnal Tales
24:44
Human Is Alive ― White Landscapes
27:54
faintface, Anita Tatlow ― Dawn of Awakening
30:53
anthéne ― Whatever Fire Is Burning
34:42
Adam Fielding ― Beautiful Desolate Spaces
37:20
Matt Tondut ― Asphalt Rain
39:12
Tundrafrid ― Heimdall
40:56
Benn Jordan ― These Solemn Stars
44:00
Adham Shaikh ― Into the Deep
49:36
Erinome ― Dawn III
56:17
Edoardo Gastaldi, Le Code ― Flores Veritatis
58:44
Fellirium ― Radiant Circle
59:35
Suntapes ― Grounding
In my series of mixes dedicated to phenomenal artists that continue to inspire this podcast, I present to you Hong Kong-based producer Ben Tatlow, the man behind Antarctic Wastelands project.
Drawing inspiration from an imaginary beautiful and desolate environment, Tatlow’s ambient compositions, aptly taglined as “soundtracks for wandering souls”, are characterized by luminous textures and depths that immerse you in a realm where tranquility intertwines with profound sense of introspection and awe.
With his two featured tracks in this mix as source of inspiration, I strove to seamlessly fuse soundscapes that transport you to abandoned, weather-beaten landscapes. Wander with me on this sonic journey. Let’s embrace both the vastness of space and the intimacy of solitude.
Check out Antarctic Wastelands wherever you get your music. You’ll be in for a treat!
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Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Antarctic Wastelands ― Far Away, I Captured a Memory
02:40
Science Of Sleeping, Matt Tondut ― To the Horizon
06:09
anthéne ― sunray
10:24
zakè, Wayne Robert Thomas ― Addendum 2
15:17
AG Sintonia Project ― Somewhere in The Universe
19:48
Antarctic Wastelands, Human Is Alive ― The Eternal Forest
22:22
Gallery Six ― Remission
24:44
Tonepoet ― Enveloped In Skies Of White
27:16
Rudi Arapahoe ― Forest Of Arches
31:20
anthéne ― pacific
35:08
Human Is Alive & Warmth ― Northbound
37:12
Stilhed ― Skjul
40:10
Dear Gravity ― Aurora
42:05
Cousin Silas ― Memories Of The Space Age (Edit)
47:12
Bing Satellites & Daniel Land ― Trumpington’s Variations
54:04
v e n n, Project AER, Colours in Context ― Appalachian
57:31
A.R. Rahman ― The Canyon
“The wounds of time, the departure of loved ones,
The tightly held hands gradually loosen.
Countless planets in the universe, like dreams,
Once ablaze in the sky, illuminating you.
With a smile and a wave, we embrace departure,
Having shared happiness and bliss.
Origins and endings, holding and letting go,
No longer gazing with guilt and remorse.
Countless planets in the vast universe,
Together, we shine in the heavens.
Falling without regret, loving bravely,
Our radiance never ceases, moving forward.”
from Celestial Journeys by KAKA LAM
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Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Retland ― Morning Dew (Solo Version)
02:58
Matt Tondut ― Fractured
04:36
anthéne ― orchid
08:56
Dear Gravity ― Departure, Pt. II // Yesteryear
10:53
Wil Bolton ― Above The Neon Glow
16:32
Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks ― You’re My Faith
17:27
Tonepoet feat. Neemias Teixeira ― The Skies Open and for a Moment We Can See Heaven
22:25
halftribe ― 3 (Norvik Recycle)
25:03
anthéne ― there’s a ghost
33:42
Solidarity Hymn ― The Treasure Yours
40:00
Tonepoet ― …And the Sun Smiled at the Horizon, Bringing Us Joy!
44:24
Human Is Alive & Warmth ― Wetlands
46:52
Hatsü ― Waiting Room
50:55
Human Is Alive ― Everlasting
53:03
Arbee, Kilometre Club ― Adult Recreational Hockey Participation Trophy
55:01
Tony Anderson ― 2,977
“If we are willing to take an unbiased look, we will find that, in spite of all our problems and confusion, all our emotional and psychological ups and downs, there is something basically good about our existence as human beings.” ― Chogyam Trungpa
“The truth of who we are is innate goodness, and the whole journey is really about removing any obstacle or false belief that keeps us from knowing that.” ― Alanis Morissette
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
We Dream of Eden, Human Is Alive ― Stillness Within
02:54
Jameson Nathan Jones ― Forgotten Shores, Distant Memories
07:12
Christian Wittman ― Frozen Sea
10:53
Matt Tondut, Brightsand ― Departure
13:30
anthéne ― Arctic Haze
16:18
Loneward ― Structural Eternal (Abridged Mix)
23:04
David Helpling & Jon Jenkins ― Not Forgotten
28:50
Warmth ― Heal
33:50
Lauge ― Cityscape
36:56
Leah Kardos ― Field Study 2
41:35
Andrew Lahiff ― Dawn Perspective
45:48
Human Is Alive ― New Beginning
48:44
Fading Language ― Nothing Left for Us
51:40
Hatsü ― Re – Emerge
55:42
Glass Rivers ― but it’s okay
57:55
Matt Deep ― Mixture
“This is not a perfect world, we
see things everyday..
That make us take a second look,
or make us turn away..
The heart of man has turned to stone,
and compassion is not found..
We’ve taken love and friendship
and beat them to the ground..
Let’s end this reign of violence, and
halt these evil designs..
We are all in this as one human race,
to that we must resign..
So, please reach out so all of us cease
the malice and the pain..
And maybe one day soon, we’ll hear
sweet music in the rain..”
Ode To Tolerance by John Leroy Maxwell
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Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Cloud Opacity ― Noshine Coast
03:29
Simon Wester ― Revelation
05:49
AG Sintonia Project ― Out of Gravity
08:36
poemme ― forest hymn
13:28
Retland ― Today
20:20
Altars Altars ― B II
22:36
Gallery Six ― Brief View (Excerpt)
23:16
poemme ― with the changing of the leaves
28:22
Dear Gravity ― What I’ve Become
31:23
Chris Other ― The End of the Valley
34:26
awakened souls ― bodhichitta
39:08
deer meadow ― red house (for buildings forgotten)
44:23
anthéne ― not sleeping
51:44
Julie G. ― Waving Goodbye
52:49
Wil Bolton ― Notes and Recollections
59:25
Domy Castellano ― August rain
Over years of mixing ambient music, I have come to fall in love not only with certain artists, but labels who publish troves of ambient gold. This mix begins a series of albums named after some of my favorite labels.
To start us off is Imaginary North, a Toronto-based label created by Daniel Field, who also produces exquisite ambient works as Kilometre Club. Established in 2022, Imaginary North focuses on bringing together like-minded musicians across the world to create compilations, collaborations, and individual pieces of music. The label is not afraid to experiment with ideas and concepts that transcend the typical album release.
No where is this clearer than the release I want you to check out of this label. It’s called Today Until Tomorrow. Across 92 tracks and 84 artists, it features 24 hours of ambient, drone, experimental, electronic, neo-classical, post-rock, and everything in between. 24 hours. One full day. An entire rotation of this planet we call home. This has to be one of my favorite ambient albums of all time. Check it out wherever you get your music!
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Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Raphah ― Emergence
03:05
Human Is Alive ― There Will Be a Light
04:37
Warmth ― Odessa
08:57
Halftribe, awakened souls ― Upstream
11:16
Edoardo Gastaldi ― Circulus Aeterni Motus
14:06
Human Is Alive ― The Great Ocean
16:30
Loneward ― Eventide
23:52
Shoshana Michel ― A Love Story
27:08
Sea Tranquility Academy ― Ocen Shoreline: In The Afternoon
28:51
Steve Roach / Michael Stearns ― The Canyon’s Embrace
31:12
Steve Roach, Byron Metcalf, Mark Seelig ― Mantram – part six
40:00
A Year’s Rain ― Last Of The Light
52:48
Mathias Grassow ― Fading Light
This mix is dedicated to one of my favorite ambient producers, Human Is Alive (Pavel Lipatov). He is amongst the most featured artists in this podcast for a good reason: anything he touches turns into blissful ambient gold. He’s constantly releasing beautiful atmospheric music, featuring layered textures of drone sounds and a fair bit of natural elements. His music never fails to evoke all-around positive emotions, including sense of calm, melancholy, and nostalgia (the latter is a prominent theme with his Reflections Of The Past subproject). On top of that, he’s a genuinely nice guy as well, graciously sending me original versions of any track that I ask to feature in my mixes.
I really can’t describe well enough how beautiful his music is. Please check him out and hear for yourself.
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Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
August Wilhelmsson ― Woods
02:50
Antarctic Wastelands, Somniacs ― Falling Upwards
04:08
Human Is Alive ― Always Will
05:45
Dear Gravity ― Silence Becomes Her
07:31
Anthéne ― The Laughing Heart
11:24
Tonepoet & CloudFall ― Silhouettes Of Imagination
13:00
Human Is Alive & Warmth ― Solitude
15:13
Altus ― Failing Light
21:47
Benn Jordan ― Looking Into The Past
25:19
Fabrizio Paterlini ― That Feeling, Though
26:44
Test Card ― The Sheep Field Is Now An Estate
31:12
Human Is Alive ― Gentle Waters
33:00
Raf21 ― Water Therapy (Soundscapes and Waves)
34:27
Matt Tondut, Harry Waters ― Sketches by Moonlight
36:50
Thomas Newman ― Croisilles Wood
38:23
Mind Explorer ― Cleansing
40:48
Human Is Alive ― Reminisce
42:01
Rudy Adrian ― Through A Cave Into Another World (Edit)
44:46
Steve Roach ― HearAfter (Edit)
49:02
Macroform ― Peaceful Sleep
When you unconditionally love the Giver, that love transcends to His gifts, and inspires you to pursue a path towards a station of contentment.
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Good Weather For An Airstrike, 94 Skies ― Algonquin
01:48
Dear Gravity ― Causes
02:39
Beyond Time ― Polar Fields
03:34
poemme ― awning ~ under the willow tree
06:47
Jon Hopkins ― Wintergreen
08:44
Hatsü ― Be Conscious
11:39
awakened souls ― how we heal
16:00
Human Is Alive ― Healing
17:49
Stray Theories ― We Never Left
19:16
Purl ― Inapo
26:58
poemme ― Awning
31:36
Norvik ― Ventus
33:49
Human Is Alive ― Latitudes
35:53
Chris Russell ― Borealis (Excerpt)
38:25
zakè, City of Dawn ― Orison
44:10
Frozen Thoughts ― We Are Not Alone
52:05
Anthéne and Andrew Tasselmyer ― Progressions, Pt 3
57:05
Rubin Henkel ― A Future
Dedicated to the memory of my late friend Nabil.
“There are friends I still remember
Though time and tide have left their tell
And still the one thing that I wish for
Is that, my friend I wish you well
Let all those dreams that went before us
Like all those plans that never were
In a life that spun out of our control
Lost in the unplanned things that occurred
There are moments I remember
Some too painful just to tell
For those few and precious moments
Most of all I wish you well
As I travel ever onwards
To parts unknown yet who can tell
For all my faults I ask for nothing
Except to say I wish you well
― I Wish You Well by dstreetpoet
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Thanks to everyone who wrote reviews, rated and supported the show. Special shoutout to Carissa Q. for joining the Uplifting Pills Superfan club ❤️
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Be Still the Earth ― Regrown
04:01
Dear Gravity ― Do You Remember?
06:15
poemme ― A Meeting of Cabbage Moths
08:51
marine eyes, IKSRE ― Full Moon in Marengo (Edit)
10:44
Reflections of The Past ― Stillness
13:12
Project AER ― one for healing
17:31
The Life Enrichment Project ― Potential
18:46
v e n n, Treman ― float
20:20
Oöphoi ― Harvest Moon
22:51
The Monk by the Sea ― Nude
28:36
Be Still the Earth, Dear Gravity ― Stillness Replaced
30:54
Hammock ― Heavy Laden
35:46
Sleepsleeprepeat ― For Such A Time As This
38:06
Dear Gravity, Antarctic Wastelands ― Meridian Air (Antarctic Wastelands Remix)
39:36
awakened souls ― sediment
43:51
Test Card ― Horizontal sweep correction lullaby
46:06
City of Dawn, Sherry Finzer ― Fireflies
48:43
An Imaginal Space ― Myths (Edit)
52:59
Spacecraft ― Zodiacal Light
56:10
AstroPilot, Spacecraft, Lauge ― Ocean Moon
59:50
All India Radio ― Dx7 Heaven
“Every day I get closer to our meeting
I feel like I’ve been walking this path for a thousand years
and yet I’m still not there
So close, and yet so far still
But I keep walking
There’s only one direction
I keep walking
because behind every sun’s setting is a rising
behind every storm is a refuge
behind every fall is a rise
and behind every tear is a cleansing of the eyes
I keep walking
I have nothing but your promise
I keep walking
towards you.”
Poetry by Yasmin Mogahed, from Reclaim Your Heart
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Suntapes, Shuta Yasukochi ― Striking
03:29
zakè, City of Dawn ― Posit
09:18
The Deep Sleep Scientists ― Awakened
11:44
Be Still the Earth ― All Disappearing
13:20
Umber ― It Just Fills the Hollow Spaces
15:29
Belvar ― Midnight Mystic
18:30
Eluvium ― Virga II (i,ii,iii)
24:44
Wings Of An Angel ― Possessed By A Nameless Desire To Disarm My Intellect
31:39
Earth Alliance ― Lake Green (Theta 138 Hz – 143 Hz)
33:46
Six Missing ― Owl Tape
37:05
Light & Sound ― Milky Way
38:41
Keigo Tanaka ― Sleeping on the River
41:00
Líom ― Morning Mist
46:46
awakened souls, From Overseas ― Migration (From Overseas Remix)
50:36
poemme ― Murmuration
55:22
Ludovico Einaudi ― Natural Light
Immerse yourself in the mediative sounds of this episode’s featured artist: Le Code. He is an electronic producer from France who transitioned to producing ambient music in 2020 and has proven to be one of the best at crafting captivating atmospheric music.
Alex brings a lot to the ambient community. He has been featured on several labels with his exquisite body of work. He curates Ambient Daily playlist and hosts the Ambient Traveler podcast. He also owns and runs two labels. A true gem and an artist to keep an eye on. Check out more of Le Code wherever you get your music or through the link below:
https://lecodemusic.com
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Bahrambient, Le Code ― And the Day Begins
02:36
Hatsü ― Reverie
04:51
Ai Yamamoto ― Yamaha to Yamamoto san
07:43
Le Code ― Face to Ocean
09:56
Kilometre Club ― Let’s Wait for the Sky to Smile
14:06
The Quiet Path, The Slumbering One ― Morning Energy
15:21
Dear Gravity ― The Veil
17:36
Le Code ― No Line On The Horizon
20:27
Halftribe ― Glimmer
24:24
Le Code ― A Summer Evening Like Any Other
27:28
anthéne ― winter
35:12
Raphah ― Norfolk Coast
38:06
Reflections of The Past ― Echoes
41:37
Le Code ― Water Disappears In My Hand
45:16
Le Code ― Nostalgia
48:52
Poemme ― Green Filtered Sunlight
54:40
Le Code ― Path Follow
58:28
Dear Gravity ― Outlands
01:00:40
Good Weather For An Airstrike, Chihei Hatakeyama ― Sunlight
01:01:40
Good Weather For An Airstrike ― Teal
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