On December 17-18, 2011, Digitally Imported’s Psychill channel celebrated another Winter Solstice with an 24+ hour event that included DJ sets by Androcell & Distant System, Kick Bong, Lemonchill, Kanc Cover, AuroraX, Epronivicampel, Yize, Maiia, Matt With an S, Tampered DNA, GadgetG, Hallucinary, ROX, Majah, Johnny Blue, Dragram, DJ Ene-miss, Bloodwing, Shoom, and me, Crispy. It was an epic journey of wintery vibes and a pleasure to participate in.

Here is my Winter Solstice 2011 set for download. It’s a sublime, introspective mix, which premiered a melodic-glitch track from me, Leave Trace.

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Download » Crispy - DI.FM Psychill Winter Solistice 2011 (1hr 20min, 184MB)

Tracklist ::
[0:00:00] 01. Sephira – Where’s My Map [free download]
[0:01:45] 02. Upavas – Realms of Jupiter [free download]
[0:07:30] 03. Tetarise – Through the Border [free download]
[0:13:00] 04. Lauge & Baba Gnohm – Dybet [purchase]
[0:18:00] 05. Lenny Ibizarre – Fields of Super-Symmetry (Drumapella Mix) [purchase]
[0:23:40] 06. Kalpataru Tree – Chimera Pyramid [purchase]
[0:29:50] 07. Mirror System – Mirror Beach (Pitch Black’s Iron Sands Re-rub) [purchase]
[0:37:00] 08. Leave Trace – In the Age of Dreaming Machines [unreleased]
[0:47:00] 09. Open System – Pantheon (Radio Edit) [free download]
[0:53:25] 10. Ishq – And Awake [purchase]
[1:00:00] 11. Aligning Minds – My Blue June [purchase]
[1:06:20] 12. Krusseldorf – Tokyo Nights [purchase]
[1:10:00] 13. Aes Dana – Anthrazit (feat. Field Rotation) [purchase]
[1:15:00] 14. Solar Fields – Phase 05 – When the Worlds Collide [free download]

Psilicon Dreams 20 channels inspiration from the embers of summer. You won’t hear anything too heavy or trippy in this mix, just smooth, feel-good vibes to light your way though these coming darker, colder months. Enjoy!

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab lots of other mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in the second Saturday of every month at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the latest episode of Psilicon Dreams on DI.FM.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 20 (October 2011) (1hr 13min, 168MB)

Track list:
01. Kuba – Bringin It All Back Home [purchase]
02. Fingerprint – Kingstoned [free download]
03. Nada – Raja Mati [purchase]
04. Lab’s Cloud – I Always Did Love You [purchase]
05. Talvin Singh – One [purchase]
06. Tabla Beat Science – Palmistry [purchase]
07. Ott – A Nice Little Place [purchase]
08. Astral Waves – Falling Stars [purchase]
09. Laya Project – A New Day (Pitch Black Remix) [purchase]
10. 8219 – LoveMi [free download]
11. Prometheus – Sweet Tooth [purchase]
12. Dextro – Pillar [purchase]

The cover art contains a photo by Daniela María Chang.

If episode 19 of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix series for Digitally Imported Radio, has a theme, then that theme is Psy n’ Bass. It features a fine collection of tunes that combine the right kinds of interesting fiddly bits with a healthy amount of bass. Not all of the tracks exactly fit this description, but most do. The rest are there for contrast and dynamics, but all are presented for your supreme enjoyment.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab lots of other mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in the second Saturday of every month at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the latest episode of Psilicon Dreams on DI.FM.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 19 (September 2011) (1hr 11min, 164MB)

Track list:
01. Tara Putra – Dubland Mountains [free download]
02. Deep Fried Dub – Submerged [purchase]
03. Brujo’s Bowl – Najd’s Squelch [free download]
04. Globular – Seeker [free download]
05. Easily Embarrassed – Triplets [free download]
06. Auma – The Old Magick [free download]
07. Desiseq – DeQuanta [purchase]
08. Krusseldorf – Verticulate [purchase]
09. Liquid Stranger – Veil of Forgetfulness [purchase]
10. Heyoka – Shmazdipdoodlydurkayoda [purchase]
11. Kalya Scintilla – Epic Synthesis [purchase]
12. Timonkey – Sleep Patterns [purchase]
13. Tripswitch – Collider (Codemonkey Remix) [purchase]
14. Mood Deluxe – Shadow Law [purchase]
15. Abakus – How Does it Feel to Be Real [purchase]

Better late than never is Psilicon Dreams episode 18, for July 2011. Psilicon Dreams is my monthly mix series for Digitally Imported Radio and features the best in all flavors of psychill, downtempo, ambient, dub, IDM, dubstep, or whatever. As along is it squishes my mind grapes in that special way, it makes the cut.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab lots of other mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in the second Saturday of every month at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the latest episode of Psilicon Dreams on DI.FM.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 18 (July 2011) (1hr 17min, 178MB)

Track list:
01. Androcell – Seahorse Dreams [purchase]
02. Flooting Grooves – Across the Threshold [purchase]
03. Novsanus – Forgotton Ages [purchase]
04. Warp Technique – History of Dreams (Doof Remix) [purchase]
05. Frechbax feat. Alex Rutschmann – Summertime [free download]
06. Blue Planet Corporation – Mangrove [purchase]
07. Ascoil Sun – The Swallowed Sun [free download]
08. Lab’s Cloud – My Sacred Place [purchase]
09. Hello Mellow – Amanita [free download]
10. Tripswitch – Tessellation [purchase]
11. Shpongle – Nothing is Something Worth Doing [purchase]
12. Radioactive Sandwich – Elephant Parade [free download]
13. Asura – Virgin Delight [purchase]

Here’s episode 17 of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix series for Digitally Imported Radio. I’m super happy with how this one turned out, and it’s been on heavy rotation since I recorded it earlier in the month. It features some sick bass n’ ooze beats and rock-solid downtempo grooves, with a thick coating of dubbed-out fx by yours truly. This is not your typical psychill mix, but then again, typical is not what I’m going for. There were 3 new compilations that formed the central inspiration for #17: Painting Pictures On Silence V1, Elysium, and Psycho Navigator. If you dig the set, I can’t recommend picking up these comps enough.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab lots of other mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in the second Saturday of every month at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the latest episode of Psilicon Dreams on DI.FM.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 17 (June 2011) (1hr 22min, 188MB)

Track list:
01. Vieux Farka Toure – Wale (Warp Technique Remix) [purchase]
02. Ashtech – R.E.M. [purchase]
03. Sun In Aquarius – Wytaliba [purchase]
04. Kalpataru Tree – Spoonbender [purchase]
05. Tiki – Past Present Future (Pitch Black’s Sleep Whisperer Mix) [purchase]
06. Grouch – Deep In Your Burgers [purchase]
07. Indidginus – Lost Coast (feat Colin Angus) [purchase]
08. Bird of Prey – Walkabout [purchase]
09. Helios – Dreamtime [purchase]
10. The Mollusk – Exodus [purchase]
11. Shulman – One Step Closer (Eitan Reiter & DJ Shahar Remix) [purchase]
12. Lenny Ibizarre – Sub Drop Shop [purchase]
13. Auma – Sygnal [purchase]
14. ManMadeMan – Flower of Light [free download]

Presenting episode 16 of my Psilicon Dreams mix series for Digitally Imported Radio. This mix dives right into the heart of the psychill/psybient genre and highlights some of the melodic stormers that have recently caught my ear. There’s even a touch of sloa goa to keep the energy up without taking it too far.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab lots of other mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode of Psilicon Dreams on DI.FM.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 16 (May 2011) (1hr 20min, 184MB)

Tracklist ::
01. James Murray – Empty Spaces [purchase]
02. Lab’s Cloud – Winds Fairy [purchase]
03. Jaïa – Le Chat des Sirenes [purchase]
04. Digital Drop (Israel) – Salam Bombay [purchase]
05. Ott – The Aubergine of the Sun [purchase]
06. Kadang – Maktub [free download]
07. Chronos & C.J. Catalizer – Across the Universe [purchase]
08. Dreaming Cooper – Space Trip [purchase]
09. Capsula – Mindfulness Intention [purchase]
10. Perfect Blind – Nimbus Cloud [free download]
11. ShizoLizer Gin – Sweet Dino [free download]
12. Senzar – Before the Morning Sun [free download]

Download » Leave Trace - Live at Chillography 301

For your listening and downloading pleasure is my live Leave Trace set recorded at Chillography 301 on July 31, 2010 at Myrtle Edwards Park, on the lovely Seattle waterfront. This chillin’-in-the-sunshine inspired performance included the premier of several new tunes, including a melodic downtempo remix of “Monday Mimosas”, the spaced-out “Zero G”, and closes with an unofficial Leave Trace downtempo remix of “Canyon Hymn” by post rock gods, Grails.

Enjoy!

Tracklist ::
1. Splendor
2. Breach
3. Monday Mimosas (Chill Then Serve Mix)
4. Shellshock
5. Zero G
6. Grails – Canyon Hymn (Leave Trace Mix)

Presenting episode 15 of my Psilicon Dreams mix series for Digitally Imported Radio. The first half of the set is some super chill, meditative ambient that I’ve been setting aside for inclusion in a mix for a while now. I could (and should at some point) easily mix an entire set of nearly beatless ambient, but since that is not the true format of the Psychill station which Psilicon Dreams is created for, I pick up the pace and feature a slew of awesome new tracks by newcomer Subaqueous, Ott, Phutureprimitive, and Digital Drop (Isreal). As usual, this episode bounces all around the psychill genre, hopefully showing off the wonderful level of variety in styles that all contribute to this re-blossoming class of music.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab lots of other mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode of Psilicon Dreams on Digitally Imported radio.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 15 (March 2011) (1hr 23min, 199MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Enuui – Chimbre feat. Mauxuam & Greg Hunter [free download]
02. Blamstrain – Frame Math [purchase]
03. Invader Tron – Native Planet [free download]
04. Planet Boelex – Suunta [free download]
05. Erothyme and Subaqueous – Nautilus (Erothyme Remix) [free download]
06. Morphonix feat. Irina Mikhailova – Fuzz Machine [purchase]
07. Digital Drop (Israel) – Shakti [purchase]
08. Uth – Reflections of Consciousness [free download]
09. Ott – Adrift in Hilbert Space [purchase]
10. Phutureprimitive – The Changeling [purchase]
11. Mauxuam – Jahnesh [free download]

For this month’s Psilicon Dreams episode, I again explored the fringed edges of the psychill genre. With two cups of bounce, 4 oz. of squigglies, one-and-a-half wobbles (minced), a dash of sub-oontz, and a sprinkle of psydrops (to taste), Psilicon Dreams 14 is a set of grade-A, peak-hour downtempo, meant to get those heads a bobbin’.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab lots of other mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode of Psilicon Dreams on Digitally Imported radio.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 14 (February 2011) (1hr 20min, 183MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Grouch – Chops [purchase]
02. SeventhSwami – The Art of Letting Go [purchase]
03. Nagual Sound Experiment – Systema (Coopers Theme) [purchase]
04. Globular – Squabbling Gods [free download]
05. Hol Baumann – Benares (Vârânaçî edit) [purchase]
06. LuneCell – Alkaloid [free download]
07. Shiloh – Bleed [purchase]
08. Greg Hunter and Mauxuam – Hydra.phonica [free download]
09. Mr Projectile – I Am Back [purchase]
10. Invisible Allies – Turquoise Rain Chant [purchase]
11. Tipper – Neuron Huskie [purchase]
12. Sonoio – Not Worth Remembering (Ricard Devine Mix) [free download]
13. Shpongle – Walking Backwards Through The Cosmic Mirror [purchase]
14. Tripswitch – Strange Parallels [purchase]

For January 2011′s episode of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix for Digitally Imported’s Psychill channel, I decided to honor one of my favorite record lables, Ultimae Records, by crafting a set entirely of music from their vast catalog of powerful and well-crafted electronica. Nearly every episode of Psilicon Dreams has contained a track or two from Ultimae, and after a recent purchase of several of their newer releases, it was an easy choice to just go all in this round. This mix is but a wee sampling of their expansive catalog, so I can’t encourage you enough to do some exploring of your own. You seriously can’t go wrong with anything with their name on it.

And of course, what would a tribute to Ultimae be without a cover in their iconic style. It looks like they’ve changed it up for their most recent releases, but that heavy black letterbox look with abstract photography made for an instantly recognizable CD.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab lots of other mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode of Psilicon Dreams.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 13 (January 2011) (1hr 14min, 170MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Sync24 – Memloop [purchase]
02. Solar Fields – Unite [purchase]
03. I Awake – Inferno [purchase]
04. Malik Trey – Sleepy Shadows [purchase]
05. Hol Baumann – Breathe [purchase]
06. H.U.V.A. Network – Indigo Room (Live Version) [purchase]
07. Sundial – Together, We Are? [purchase]
08. Scann-Tec – ASD [purchase]
09. Asura – Erase [purchase]
10. Cell Featuring Aes Dana – Switch Off [purchase]
11. Aes Dana – Heights [purchase]
12. Solar Fields – The Stones Are Not Too Busy [purchase]
13. Asura – Regenesis [purchase]

On Saturday, December 18, 2010 Digitally Imported’s Psychill channel celebrated Winter Solstice with an all-day event including DJ sets by Morlack, ROX, DJ Shroom, Majah, AuroraX, Mixtress Bloodwing, and me. It was quite a journey of wintery vibes and a pleasure to make a contribution to.

Available here for download is my Winter Solstice set. It begins deep in a sublime soundscape, including the premier of a new ambient track from me (Leave Trace), and moves its way into a perfect solstice inspired psychill groove.

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Download » Crispy - DI.FM Psychill Winter Solistice 2010 (1hr 4min, 146MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Inanitas – Endless Hope [free download]
02. Leave Trace – Hear and Know [unreleased]
03. Solar Fields – Air Song (8 am Version) [purchase]
04. Mad Sheer Khan – Concrete Sunblock [purchase]
05. Tetarise – Great Grief [free download]
06. Perfect Blind – Surfacing [free download]
07. Kalpataru Tree – Prayer [purchase]
08. Aes Dana – Blossom [purchase]
09. Celtic Cross – Schwazz (Until Nothing Can Reach Us Mix) [purchase]
10. Son Kite – On Air (Midival Punditz mix) [purchase]
11. Cell – Body Temperature [purchase]

Here it is… Psilicon Dreams 12, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel, for November 2010. This mix marks the beginning of year 2 for Psilicon Dreams. Crazy… I’d have thought that I would have run out of great music to put in these monthly mixes by now, but I keep being amazed by how much awesome stuff is out there. I’ll keep mixing them as long as it keeps being easy to find the good stuff. When that becomes work, though, that’s when I pull the plug.

This month’s mix was inspired by a growing pile of glitchy/scratchy/squishy tunes that just don’t quite fit within the standard psychill cannon, so I decided to explore the outer edges of the genre, and give these tunes their proper moment of glory.

The track highlights are numerous this month. Starting it all off is the Logic Bomb’s opening track from the classic TIP World release, Twelve. I had kind of forgotten about this release, but now that it is back on my radar, I’m sure other tracks from it’s all star line-up of artists will appear in future mixes.

Following that is another piece from Eitan Reiter’s Places I Miss That I Haven’t Been To. I really love this album and will likely end up including most of it in my mixes. It reminds me a lot of the classics of mid-90s, with its melodic arpeggios and straightforward song construction. It definitely takes be back some a great time for electronica, while modernizing the sound.

Then there’s another Sun In Aquarius track from his Liquid Fix EP. For those of you keeping score at home, I do believe that ol’ Sunny has appeared the most times in all of my mixes. I just can’t get enough of his über-deep explorations of psychedelic bass music.

Jumping a head a few and you’ll get to a new one from Tipper off his absolutely stellar new album Broken Soul Jamboree. Tipper’s brand of hyper produced music is always a cut above most, but his downtempo explorations on this album are really on a whole other level. It’s a shame he doesn’t get more attention in the psychill world, as he’s easily one of the best in the biz.

Out of Tipper comes the opening track from Mr. Projectile’s 2003 release, Sinking. This track really exemplifies the atmospheric and emotional idm that he is so good at creating. This track was a constant in my dj sets when it first came out, and I’m glad to finally get it in a recorded set.

Moving on, I present to you another track from one of my recent favorite releases, Cloudcycle, from Mauxuam and Greg Hunter, with help from Master Margherita, Ishq, and Liguna Lustra. This track is darker than my usual flavor, but it just moves me. The distorted guitar, the perfect head-bobbin’ beat, and all the psychedelic fx make for a killer concoction. More please!

Then to close it all out, and leaving the set on a serious high note, is a track from Nagual Sound Experiment’s epic Invisible Movements release. If you like bass and dub and psychedelia and precision percussion programming, you need this album. I’ve been waiting years for the perfect set to drop this track, and Psilicon Dreams 12 is that set. It’s got an old rave feel, while still keeping all that energy under tight control.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab all off the past Psilicon Dreams mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 12 (November 2010) (1hr 13min, 166MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Logic Bomb – A
02. Eitan Reiter – Just Another Night (Part 2)
03. Krusseldorf – Boxing
04. Sun In Aquarius – Enigmatic Vibrations
05. Etnoscope – Floating Feeling [free download]
06. Disia – Phone Knot [free download]
07. Gel-Sol – Glade
08. Warp Technique – Nightbreak (Demba remix)
09. Tipper – Cinder Cone
10. Mr Projectile – You Need
11. Kilowatts – Deliriously
12. Leave Trace – Oh Wow [unreleased]
13. Nalepa – Blue
14. Mauxuam and Greg Hunter – Nimbus [free download]
15. Kalya Scintilla – InLakesh
16. Hibernation – The Littlest Computer
17. Nagual Sound Experiment – Hexorcism

Presenting Psilicon Dreams 11, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel, for October 2010.

I really like how this mix turned out. Inspiration for the set came from the surprising realization that I had yet to feature Counted by Fünf D in a Psilicon Dreams mix. This track is one of my all-time favorite tunes, and certainly one of the finest pieces of psychill ever produced. So, setting the mood with the smooth, evolving flow of such a fine opening tune, I was extra particular in my selection duties.

Track 2 is a cut from Eitan Reiter’s new solo album, Places I Miss That I Haven’t Been To. I absolutely love this album, expect to hear more from it in future sets.

All tracks in the set are above average, but another particular highlight is All Things Passing by Kalpataru Tree, the title track from most recent self-released EP. It’s only $5… get it! When will a label be smart enough to pick up this guy? Someone in the DI.FM Psychill forum called his sound “cozy” and I couldn’t agree more. Big things are sure to be in his future.

Closing out the set, I’m particularly fond of the Shulman > Shulman > Celtic Cross > Hallucinogen block. It’s just pure psychedelic-chillout bliss. Shulman is a master of the genre, who started off as yet another Shpongle sound-alike, but has progressed into a force all his own. I usually steer away from mixing two tracks by the same artist, but this one couldn’t be avoided. The set commanded it and I who am I to argue with the set? As for Celtic Cross – Jade Gates (Beauty Knows No Pain Mix), I only included the end, ambient portion, as the first half was just a bit too energetic for the set. Don’t be surprised if it shows up in another set, though… it’s a fine piece of music. And it definitely pairs perfectly with Hallucinogen’s Angelic Particles (Remix), the hidden track on his seminal release, Twisted, from 1995. It’s still just as powerful and beautiful today as it was 15 years ago. Holy crap! Can you believe it’s been 15 years?!

For the artwork, it’s a celebration of the iterations my psy-babe hase been through over the year. Next month’s set will be the start of year 2 for Psilicon Dreams, so I figure that’s a good time to start with a new cover art theme.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab all off the past Psilicon Dreams mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 11 (October 2010) (1hr 20min, 183MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Fünf D – Counted
02. Eitan Reiter – See What I See, Hear What I Hear
03. Phasephour – Tetraphobia
04. Tor.ma In Dub – Higher
05. Kalpataru Tree – All Things Passing
06. Chronos & C.J. Catalizer – Spiral Clouds
07. Entheogenic – Level One
08. Freq – Aisha
09. Shulman – After Silence
10. Shulman – Staring at the Abyss
11. Celtic Cross – Jade Gates (Beauty Knows No Pain Mix)
12. Hallucinogen – Angelic Particles (Remix)

Now available for download is Psilicon Dreams 10, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel, for September 2010. When I was sorting music for this month’s mix, I realized that I had two very solid themes running… energetic-and-melodic and super-deep-and-heady. Normally, I’d pick one or the other to flesh out a complete set, but this being the 10th mix in the series, I thought I’d work with both just for gits and shiggles. That makes number 10 a very bi-polar ride through the extremes of the psychill universe, with the first half representing the melodic side, before spelunking the hypnotic depths.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab all off the past Psilicon Dreams mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 10 (September 2010) (1hr 48min, 247MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Kuba – Keep Walking (feat. Michele Adamson)
02. Bluetech & Shulman – Midnight Bloom
03. LOUD – Beautiful Day (dub)
04. Bird of Prey – Electron Bridge (Twin Planets Mix) ftr. Tim Conrardy
05. Simon G – Night Shore Walk
06. Entheogenic – Ground Luminosity
07. Etnica – Funkadelica
08. Capsula – Myth
09. Evan Marc and Steve Hillage – Resurface (Phidelity Remix)
10. Aes Dana – Oxyd
11. The Omm Squad – Treasure Hunter
12. Deadbeat – Fixed Elections
13. Sun In Aquarius – The Deep Blue
14. Pitch Black featuring Tracy Z – Please Leave Quietly
15. Mauxuam and Greg Hunter – Morning Glory
16. Kalpataru Tree – Chasing Rainbows

(When possible, I link out to any free net releases that I’ve used in the set. If you like what you hear, follow the linked tracks, download them, and support the artists with your love!)

After taking July off, Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel, is back with Episode 9 for August 2010. Heavily inspired by a fantastic few days at the mighty Shambhala Music Festival, I assembled a groovy mix of the many shades of dub. From straight-up, to world beats, to techy, to a dash of dubstep… it’s all there. I even dubbed-up the artwork to complete the package. Highlights include a classic slice of The Orb, new tracks from Adham Shaikh and Kalpataru Tree, some serious deepness from KiloWatts and Evan Marc & Steve Hillage, an absolute ripper from Nagual Sound Experiment vs. Ital Roots Player, and the dubtronic masters, Pitch Black, bringing us safely back to earth at the end.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab all off the past Psilicon Dreams mixes from my downloads page. You can also subscribe to the Splendid Beats Podcast and never miss another splendid download!

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 9 (August 2010) (1hr 23min, 190MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Secret Archives of the Vatican – Gold and Slaves
02. Indidginus feat. Ishq – Cy
03. Adham Shaikh – Desert Dub (Featuring Ben Johnson)
04. Globular – And On The Care free Shores of Dub…
05. The Orb – Towers of Dub
06. Vlastur – Neverland
07. Tara Putra – Hidden Sense
08. KiloWatts – Kyanite
09. Evan Marc & Steve Hillage- Delta Phase
10. Nagual Sound Experiment vs. Ital Roots Players – Forward
11. Kalpataru Tree – Night Spirits
12. Pitch Black – Empty Spaces Missing Units

(When possible, I link out to any free net releases that I’ve used in the set. If you like what you hear, follow the linked tracks, download them, and support the artists with your love!)

Here’s the June 2010 installment of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel. For this month, I’ve assembled a solid set of psybient masterpieces. Highlights include a brand new cut from Phutureprimitive, a forgotten favorite from Infected Mushroom (that happens to mix perfectly with said Phutureprimitive track), and one of Ott’s best to end the set on a high note.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 8 (June 2010) (1hr 16min, 175MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Lauge & Baba Gnohm – Structures
02. Kick Bong – Pure Love
03. Rena Jones – Helix (EVAC remix)
04. Cell – Risky Nap Under the Blue Tree
05. Androcell – Vital Signs
06. Cord – Zodiac
07. Phutureprimitive – Burn feat. Alyssa Palmer (Phutureprimitive Rmx)
08. Infected Mushroom – Drop Out
09. Liquid Soul – The Ritual (Lenny Ibizarre Remix)
10. Tripswitch – Exiled
11. Entheogenic – Absolute Love
12. Unstable Elements – Seasons
13. Ott – A Shower of Sparks

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Here’s the May 2010 installment of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel. This mix spends the first half in a deep, mellow vibe, then moves into a dubbed-out groove, and finishes with the lovely heights of Kuba’s “Cruze Control”.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 7 (May 2010) (1hr 25min, 195MB)

Tracklist ::
01. The Omm Squad – Lost Land
02. Stress Assassin – Montecristo
03. Krill.Minima – Wie Die Wolken Zieht Auch Der Tag Vorbei
04. Cell – Calling
05. Planet Boelex – Leaving Quietly
06. Tara Putra – Sad Cosmos
07. I Awake – Rebreath
08. Terra Nine – Axiom (The Omm Squad In Dub Remix)
09. Realm – Mad Wandering
10. Mauxuam – After B4
11. Bluetech – Abandon All Cities
12. Warp Technique – Wonderland
13. Ooze – Get It Done
14. Eat Static – Caridwen
15. Lauge & Baba Gnohm – Structures
16. Kuba – Cruze Control

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Download :: Leave Trace & John Ames - Live at Kinetic 4 / Chillography 204

This set was recorded live in the in Chillography Downtempo Dinosaur room at Kinetic 4 at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, WA on April 3, 2010. John and I performed under the short-lived name of “A Delicate Moment”, which was quickly killed for being at bit too precious of a name. Band names are hard! Beats and textures by me, Leave Trace, and cello by John Ames.

And here’s some video of the performance:

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Here’s the April 2010 installment of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel. For this mix, I spelunked the bassier depths of psychill and finished it off with a couple lovely beatless tracks to help send you off peacefully in to dreamland.

Like what you hear? Let me know! And don’t forget you can grab all off the past Psilicon Dreams mixes from my downloads page.

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 6 (April 2010) (1hr 28min, 202MB)

Tracklist ::
01. Xerxes – One-Oh-Three (Timeless Edit)
02. Master Margherita – Super Dry
03. Sun In Aquarius – Birds of Prey
04. Androcell – Neurosomatic Circuit (Brain Waves Mix)
05. Ambientium – The Balance
06. Cell – Hanging Masses
07. Kuba – Life’s A Beautiful Beach
08. Squiddhartha – Aight (Balearic Disco Edit)
09. Green Nuns On Ice – The British Are ‘Avin A Laugh
10. Cosmic Fools – Bohemian Atmosphere
11. Solar Fields – The Stones Are Not Too Busy
12. Sync24 – From A to A
13. Evan Bartholomew – Reborn, We Fluctuate And Fade

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Here’s the March 2010 installment of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel. For this mix, I crossed all sorts of genre borders and included psybient, IDM, dubstep, downtempo, psydub, glitch, and a dash of ambient and sloa goa. I’m rather fond of this mix as it feels cohesive, yet covers so much psychill ground.

What do you think? Leave a comment with your thoughts on this amount of genre blending in one set.

Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 5 (March 2010) (1hr 30min, 206MB)

Tracklist ::
I Awake – Journey
Capsula – Salviationa
Chronos & C.J. Catalizer – 4 am
Bad Loop – Pinta
Soliquid – Irreversible
Yggdrasil – Amazing Gnejs
SeaMoon – Pink Elephants
Sun In Aquarius – Riders on the Storm
Heyoka – Bubble
edIT – Laundry
Shulman – Odd Reflections
Vibrasphere – Late Winter Storms
Western Rebel Alliance – Spaniard
Younger Brother – Bedtime Story

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Here’s the February 2010 installment of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel. For this mix, I dove into my much neglected vinyl collection and pulled out some of my favorite chillout tracks from the mid-to-late ’90s. Much of what we now hear coming out of the psychill scene was directly influenced from these records. And to top it off, I whipped up a little Mark Neal inspired retrodelic cover art. Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode. Chillout like it’s 1999 and enjoy!

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 4 (February 2010) (2hr 13min, 306MB)

Tracklist ::
Sunkings – Eden Reprised
The Infinity Project – Under the Overtones
Shaman – Entraterrestrial
Orb – Passing of Time
Turban Bloc – Five Million Years They Knew
Doof – (There’s Nothing So Dated As) Yesterdays Future
The Infinity Project – Mystical Experiences
Shpongle – Shpongle Falls
Doof – Dark Secrets
Western Rebel Alliance – Slewake
Ivor Guest – Negative Yogi (Single Version)
X-Dream – Piece
Kox Box – Go Fly A Kite
Galaxy – Aquarian Deep Sea Diving (Part 2)
Alien – A Killer In The Family
Dimension 5 – Flow
Quirk – Salvation

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This mix has been available at the Chillography site for a while, but I’m also posting it here in an effort to consolidate all of my mixes in one place. One sunny summer afternoon, at a lovely Seattle waterfront park, this mix was the first of a full day of sun-worshipping chillout sets by some of our favorite Chillography guests. It really was an amazing free event, and I’m already busy formulating our next free park gathering. Photos of said amazingness live here, here, here, and here. Full details on Chillography 201 can be found here.

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Download » Crispy at Chillography 201 (50min, 115MB)

Tracklist ::
Tycho – Sunrise Projector
Lemon Jelly – His Majesty King Raam
Pan Electric – Forever
The Orb vs Youth – Appletree In My Backyard (Abakus Remix)
Kuba – Stop That
The Egg – Lost at Sea (Vocal Mix)
Noodream – Cicada Wave (Acacia Tree Dub)
J. Viewz – Feeler

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Here is a recording of the my live Leave Trace set from the Oscillate ambient showcase at Chop Suey on Sept. 9, 2009. It was my first solo live set, playing all original music, and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. It features some material you may have heard in my Regression Session mix, but there was also a good chunk of newer material in the set. Enjoy!

Download » Leave Trace - Live at Oscillate

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Here’s the January 2010 installment of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel. Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode. Enjoy!

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 3 (January 2010) (78min, 179MB)

Tracklist ::
Woob – Giant Stroke
Indidginus – Spiritual Spearmints
Ovnimoon – Magical Visions
Hibernation – Beautiful Sky
Rena Jones – The Awe and the Wonder (Featuring the New Millennium Orchestra)
Rumpistol – Analog
Koan & Krusseldorf – Waterworks (Krusseldorf & Koan Remix)
Secede – Leraine
International Observer – Minicell
Saafi Brothers – Frankfurt Beach
System7 vs Zen Lemonade – Chill Dome Refugees
Side Liner – Dead End
Vibrasphere – Breathing Place

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Here’s the December 2009 installment of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica for DI.FM’s Psychill channel. Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode. Enjoy!

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 2 (December 2009) (73min, 163MB)

Tracklist ::
The Orb – Potato Fields Of Electric Gliding Blue (Ambient Mix)
Secede – Vega Libre: Sleeping World
Cell – White Pixels
Mimesis – The Beginning
Deadbeat – Sunday Morning
Integral – Doors
Juxta Phona & Offthesky – Low Spark of High Squealed Toys
Son Kite – Million Wishes
Gel-Sol – Jiva
Tape – On the Mountain Office (Bichi Remix)
Pan Electric – Neverland

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Here’s the November 2009 installment of Psilicon Dreams, my monthly mix of psychedelic downtempo electronica on DI.FM’s Psychill channel. Tune in every second Saturday at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the newest episode. Enjoy!

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams (November 2009) (73min, 169MB)

Tracklist ::
Cosmosis – Tim’s Trip
J. Views – Untracked
Mantric Mambo – Chave Dourada (All That Jazz Remix)
Potlatch -Deep… Alone
Zero Cult – Indigo Dream
Prometheus – Sweet Tooth
Hibernation – Embers
Entheogenic – Kashmir Day Trip (Kuba Remix)
Capsula – Gates of Heaven
Hypnagog – Tiny Little Pieces
Infected Mushroom – Avratz
Shpongle – Nothing Lasts…

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Here’s the set I played at Dancechurch on 09.16.09. I’ve been itching to drop an explosive psytrance set and decided to let it all rip. The mixing is not 100% tight in a couple spots, but that’s how sometimes these off-the-cuff sets go. No worries, though, as these tracks are just so damn good it’s easy to forgive. Turn this shiz up and prepare for off blast!

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Download » Crispy at Dancechurch (66min, 152MB)

Tracklist::
Liquid Soul – Adrenaline
Tikal – Meditation
Cosmosis – Beyond the Five Senses
220Volt – Green Elements (Cosmonet Remix)
The Commercial Hippies – Imaginoid
DNA – Speed of Sound Part 2
Loud – Saeed On Weed
Astrix – Sex Style (SynSUN Remix)
Meccano – Disco Drugs
Rinkadink – Kookamunga feat. Broken Toy
Cosmosis – The Eternal Now

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Recorded at the Salutations to the Soul fundraiser party on June 27, 2009 at the Transcendent Church of Bass, this mix begins with a glitched out Michael Jackson tribute by ArK47, and moves into a solid psydub groove with my usual blend of effects and samples to spice things up. Enjoy!

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Download » Salutations To The Soul (51min, 117MB)

Tracklist::
Michael Jackson – Close Your Eyes (ArK47 Edit)
Tripswitch – Calabi Yau
Ten Madison – After the Cut
Nomads of Dub – Spirals
The Kumba Mela Experiment – The Kumba Mela (Himaliayn Dub)
Ott – Smoked Glass and Chrome
Phutureprimitive – Elysium
Kuba – Mura

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Here is my DJ set from Chillography 104, on May 8, 2009. It’s a mix of mostly psydub infused with extra bits from my Kaos Pad 2 effects processor, Kaosillator pocket synthesizer, and a wonderful discussion about the multiverse by Brian Greene. The other three sets from Chillography 104 can be downloaded from here. Enjoy!

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Download » Crispy at Chillography 104 (1hr 29min, 202MB)

Tracklist::
1. Kuba – Freak Controle
2. Eat Static – Holy Stone
3. Hol Baumann – Radio Bombay
4. Nagual Sound Experiment – The Special Button
5. Younger Brother – All I Want
6. Dub Trees – Magnetica
7. Phutureprimitive – Innerverse
8. Nagual Sound Experiment – Bad Breed
9. Capsula – Golden Orb
10. Ott – The Queen of All Everything
11. Kuba – But Your Dreams May Not
12. Bluetech – Oleander (Phutureprimitive Symbiotic remix)
13. Solar Fields – Sky Trees

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The music in this produced set was created between 2000 and 2008, which was a very explorative time in my music making pursuits. I’m at a point now where I’m feeling more certain of my own creative voice, and feel that combining my older works into a larger piece is a proper way of closing the book on that chapter and allowing me to have a fresh start with my newer techniques, equipment, and processes. Essentially, Regression Session is a time capsule of sorts, documenting the ambient side of my musical voyage since 2000. The production files of most of these tracks have been lost to digital gremlins and computer platform changes, so they are presented here in their final state—goofed notes, audio glitches, mastering mistakes and all. They are what they are and will never be anything different. Despite these imperfections, I am proud to say this is/was me and am happy to have a nice package of the material to present to the world.

Your thoughts and feedback would be very welcome, but are not expected. If you enjoy what you hear, or parts of it, let me know! This music has been intensely private for so long, that I’m now very curious about how it sounds to other sets of ears.

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Download » Leave Trace - Regression Session

Tracklist::
Ocean Deep
Uncertainty Principle
Time Lapse
Quantum Soup
Freedom of Movement feat. Gel-Sol (live)
Interlude
Deeper States
Lighter Than
Had
Moment of Clarity (Ethereal Bliss Mix)

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In celebration of a new day for American politics, here’s a celebratory morning chillout set I played during the final few hours of a three-day event, Memorial Day weekend, 2007. The night before was silent so those with long drives ahead of them could rest peacefully, and I played the first set of the morning. This blissful mix is a collection of my favorite cheerful, rise-and-shine music.

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Download » Crispy - Good Morning OODE XI

Tracklist::
Digital Mystery Tour – Rue Des Roses
Pan Electric – Sweet As Rain
Kuba – Mura
Androcell – All is Full of Dub
Lucine Icl – Scheming
Gaudi – Chaine a Chaine
Nada – Manakhana
Shulman – Zero Degrees
Omnimotion – Japan (Omnimotion Remix)
Youth vs Abakus – Spiritual Being
Abakus – California Sunshine
Banco de Gaia – We All Know the Truth (You Have God)
Secede – Friday Fall

Another set from way back, recorded 9.29.01 at the Stylus Grooves Grand Opening Party, in Eugene, OR. The party was in the EMU (student union building on the U of O campus) and was decked out with the MASSIVE ServoDrive sound system run by Stylus Grooves record store owner and amazing Drum and Bass DJ, Silver. It was fun to party on campus like that and apparently my set was very well received. Sadly though, the recording did not catch the entire set, but most of the good bits are there for your enjoyment.

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Download » Crispy - Stylus Groove

Tracklist ::
Sorry no tracklist. I’ll gladly ID a track for you if ask, though. Listen for tracks by Hallucinogen, Infected Mushroom, Growling Mad Scientists, Space Tribe and other kings of early psytrance history. I may motivate myself to work it out at some point, but I wouldn’t hold your breath for that.

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This is the first hour of my guest set on KSPU’s FABULOUS! Fridays on 12.28.07. It’s a groovy blend of progressive psy with some psy breaks towards the end for a little kick. Enjoy!

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Download » Crispy on FABULOUS! Fridays

Tracklist ::
Sound Field – Funk Science (Southern Mix)
Saeg – Situation Undefined feat. Ojo
Gaudium – Higher Zones (Liquid Soul Remix)
Ace Ventura – Psychic Experience feat. Liquid Soul
Sun Control Species – The Big Mistake of ’08
Flowjob – Born Different
Far Too Loud – Get High
Digitalis – The Ride
Rex – Rewire His Brain
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AMB – Flounder

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Moving from chunky progressive to melodic psytrance, this mix, recorded 5-25-2007, represents a pretty typical trance set from me. Though, lately I’ve been working a breaks track or three into my sets as well.

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Download » Crispy - Psmoove

Tracklist ::
Haldolium – The Last Dance (Andre Absolute Remix)
V-Tunes – Electro
Emok, NDSA – Harbour Candy
Sub 6 – 7th Son (FREq Remix)
Liquid Soul – Transmission
Natural Flow – Flying Toaster
Polaris – Mental Master
FREq – Stone Shaker
Indika – A Different Perspective
Terraformers – Red Planet
Soul Surfers – Bonzai Beach Magic

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Download » Crispy - OODE VI

Tracklist::
1. Fünf D – Counted
2. Shulman – First Came the Stars
3. Ozric Tentacles – Pteranodon (Hallucinogen Remix)
4. Dub Trees – Buffalo
5. Solar Quest – Singtree

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