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2021 is the third consecutive year the Dutch radio station Concertzender Nederland celebrates the winter solstice - the longest night of the year - with a full eight-hour night of ambient music. Divided into four segments, the selections are curated by radio producers Roel Janssen, Harrold Roeland, Bob Rusche, and myself.

This mis is my contribution to this longest night edition. This includes a download option, as well as an (ambientblog-exclusive) 5.1 DTS surround version for those interested in extra sonic immersion. The previous editions can also still be found here: Winter Solstice 1 and Winter Solstice 2.

For those that want to relive the full 8-hour experience, the full-length Concertzender radio broadcasts can still be streamed from their website: the 2019, 2020, and 2021 editions remain available for your on-demand entertainment.

This mix is the closing part of the broadcast, at a time that most people are still asleep (between 05:00 and 07:00 am). But it is not intended to induce sleep: it is way too 'active' for that.
I created this with the intention to manipulate your dreams when you're asleep or half-awake at the time of the broadcast. In that case, it shouldn't be played too loud or you'll probably not be able to sleep at all.
When listening on-demand, at different times, sleep is not an issue. Just enjoy the ride and let the sequence guide you. But be sure to sit back, relax, and forget about time.

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This mix is created from bits, pieces, samples, and short fragments of music that deserve to be explored in its full original form; only very few tracks are represented in their full original length. The Winter Solstice mix can best be enjoyed in one uninterrupted flow, but dedicated explorers wanting to check out where all of this came from will find detailed timings below.

note: first time is start time, second time is fragment length

Part 1: 05:00 - 06:00

• 00:00 06:40 Loren Nerell - Last Gamelan
  The Gong Prophet, 2021, Soundquest Music






• 05:08 06:08 Erik Levander - Massa
  Jöker, 2021, Glacial Movements Records






• 09:54 03:31 Alva Noto - Hybr:ID Oval Blackhole
  HYbr:ID I, 2021, Noton






• 12:39 02:30 Slim Vic - Ebenist (Part 1)
  Mörkrets Narr, Lamour Recordsa






• 14:51 02:26 Lustmord & Karin Park - Perihelion
  Alter, 2021, Pelagic Records






• 16:34 02:26 Hans Zimmer - Bene Gesserit
  Dune OST, 2021, WaterTower Music






• 18:05 02:43 Clarice Jensen - The Devil
  Identifying Features, 2021, FatCat Records






• 18:06 01:54 Scanner - Drones Places 01
  Earthbound Transmissions, 2021, Room40






• 18:22 01:40 John Luther Adams - Arctic Dreams 7. Where The Waves Splash, Hitting Again And Again
  Arctic Freams, 2021, Cold Blue Music






• 19:47 02:46 Jhelisa - Heartlove F. 341 Hz V.1
  7 Keys V.1, 2021, Dorado Records






• 21:02 02:34 Debashis Sinha - Rig_Veda000_03
  Anthology Of Exploratory Music From India, 2021, Unexplained Sounds Group






• 22:22 05:08 Caldon Glover - Gateway To The Fiber Network Deadworld
  Death Mycelium, 2021, self-released






• 26:48 02:40 Otorongo - Cjords
  Spells, 2021, self-released






• 28:42 01:56 Shida Shahabi - Dog Walk
  Alvaret OST, 2021, 130701






• 30:21 04:19 Birds Of Passage - A Tale Of Two Cities
  The Last Garden, 2021, Denovali






• 34:27 03:01 Luigi Turra - II
  Prisma, 2021, 901 Editions






• 36:52 02:29 Flin van Hemmen - Made Visible I II
  You Can Know Where The Bombs Fell, 2021, Neither/Nor Records






• 37:58 03:48 Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher - Ouverture
  Inner Symphonies, 2021, Deutsche Grammophon






• 40:02 06:15 Abul Mogard - Black Dust
  In Immobile Air, 2021, Ecstatic






• 44:43 04:40 K. Leimer - Fanfare For The Illusion Of Choice
  Found Objects, 2021, Palace Of Light






• 48:45 02:34 Kate Carr - Nothing Is Immobile
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