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$Isolated Mix 117 - Refracted$

Isolated Mix 117 - Refracted

"A Strangely Isolated Place" is probably my favourite Ambient label. I have their catalog on Bandcamp and own a lot of their vinyl too. This latest mix is true to form.

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Bonobo - O'tomo

Looking forward to the new Bonobo album next year, this first single def. has a "feeling of summer".

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Tycho - Red Rock DJ Set 2021

I have been a fan of Tycho for quite a while and although I have never been to burning man, and don't intend on going, the idea behind it appeals, so does this set. Enjoy.

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Fall is here: Chillhop Essentials Fall 2021

Fall has arrived and with it comes a new Chillhop Mix. The weather today def. is designed for this music. Chillhop Essentials Fall 2021 by Various Artists

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Chillhop Summer Essentials 2021

Waaay late on this one. The album actually got released at the beginning of June and has been on rotation quite a bit. But with the hotter days now really arriving, time for some chill:

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Chillhop Spring Essentials 2021

Chillhop Essentials Spring 2021 by Various ArtistsSpring is coming, enjoy it with some music.

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Quiet Places - Volume 1 (Harry Yeoman)

A wonderful musical and visual journey on this wintry Sunday in January.

Star Trek

Star Trek: Acid Party

Well done, very well done.

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2020 - A (media) review

Well, thank god this is over, even though it’s merely symbolic. Most of the things that dogged us this year will be with us in 2021 as well, at least for a good chunk of it. So without further ado, here is a selection of media recommendation and warnings

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Das Kraftfuttermischwerk: Es macht auch wirklich keiner mit!

Es macht auch wirklich keiner mit! by Kraftfuttermischwerk

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Nils Frahm: XMAS Mix 2020

Just before Christmas, Nils Frahm gives us another nice mix. Let 2020 end a bit more quiet than it was for most of the year: hohoho, again and again and again. if you might have thought that we are running out of cheesy, crackly, and lovely down tempo tunes from

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Chillhop Winter Essentials 2020

One month to go until 2020 ends, and lots of people will be happy to see the back of it. So the timing is good for Chillhop to release their winter selection. Enjoy! Chillhop Essentials Winter 2020 by Various Artists

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'LoFi Girl'

I am a big fan of LoFi and "Chilled Cow" is one of the most popular channels on YouTube for this genre. A few months ago they released a vinyl figure of their mascot and, well, here she is chilling to some tunes while enjoying the sun. Join her:

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Chillhop Essentials Summer 2020

Well, what an interesting year it has been so far. Time to try and chill a bit in the summer with Chillops new quarterly release. Chillhop Essentials Summer 2020 by Chillhop Music

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March 2020 Culture and Media Review

BooksThe Image - A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. BoorstinThis book dates back to the 1960s, but so much of it could just have been written today. It sort of shows just how strong the human condition is. Rating: 4/5 Trump and his Generals - The

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Chillhop Spring Essentials

Chillhop Essentials Spring 2020 by Chillhop Music

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Icelands entry for the 2020 Eurovision contest

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February 2020 Culture and Media Review

BooksGeostorm series (Book 1 - 3) by Bobby AkartBack in December I read Akart’s “Pandemic” series and though it was okay for the first 1 1/2 books before it became boring and in general was rather cookie cutter. Unfortunately with Geostorm there aren’t really any redeeming qualities.

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January 2020 Culture and Media Review

BooksSynCorp Saga - Book 1 - The Lazarus Protocol by David Bruns & Chris PorteauIt is an interesting start to (another) “the world ends, but rich people and scientists can save us” narrative. I am cautiously optimistic that it does not become too formulaic but time will tell. The first

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Chillhop Winter Essentials 2019

Chillhop Essentials Winter 2019 by Chillhop Music

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November 2019 Review

BooksRat f**ked: The True Story Behind The Secret Plan To Steal America's Democracy by David DaleyThis is one of these books that only interests you if you have an interest in American politics. To be fair to the book, I am not really. I am interested though in how

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Fall has arrived -- Chillhop Essentials Fall 2019

Chillhop Essentials Fall 2019 by Chillhop Music The surest sign that fall has arrived.

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July 2019 Review

BooksThe Edge of Anarchy - The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labour Uprising in America by Jack KellyI picked this purely by title and it wasn’t quite what I had expected. The book mostly centres around the last, great labour struggle in the US with the

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Star Captains at Vancouver International Jazz Festival

I recently bought a Zoom H6 recorder and started playing around with it a bit. As it is Jazz Festival right now I decided to give it a test "in the wild" using one of the audio capsules to record part of the Star Captain's performance. You should check them

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