Various Artists - Someplace You Cannot See (2024)

This is a mix that I made when I was really, really going through it, probably in late April of last year. Unlike the last mix I posted, this one I really put some time into, piecing it all together into two suite-style, 46-minute sequences in Garageband over the course of a few days. It's pretty depressing, obviously, but I was in desperate need of an outlet, and it's definitely one of the best mixes I've ever made. There's a ton that I could write about why I chose each track on here, but y'all have already heard enough about my grief, so I'll just let you enjoy it however you like.

(To be clear: this is two 46-minute tracks.)

Safely floating away

My lantern dim

With a wick I didn't light

I never even asked for light

Includes songs from:

Michael Stearns - Floating Whispers (1987)

Andy Partridge & Harold Budd - Through the Hill (1994)

David Torn - What Means Solid, Traveller? (1996)

Lullaby for the Working Class - I Never Even Asked for Light (1997)

Songs of Green Pheasant - Songs of Green Pheasant (2005)

Growing - His Return (2005)

Asva - What You Don't Know Is Frontier (2007)

Snowman - Absence (2011)

Snowman - Absence (2011)

Absence is an awe-inspiring and completely singular record, planned and executed as this Australian band's swansong. A haunting, cinematic, mysterious sound-world of shimmering clean guitars, ghostly singing, thunderous percussion, and gauzy synths, with all of the heavy impact of metal, but none of the distortion or screaming. Highly recommended for anyone who likes dark music of any kind.

Track listing:
1. Snakes & Ladders
2. Hyena
3. White Wall
4. Seance
5. A
6. Memory Lost
7. A Vanishing Act
8. Absence

Remember, remember
Don't feed the hyena

You might also enjoy:

Locrian & Mammifer -
Bless Them That Curse You (2011)

Extra Life -
Dream Seeds (2012)