Ambient Channel (3): Misty

From before becoming famous. Detail cover art The Human League – Travelogue (1980, Virgin)

Paying homage to flying machines and next generation’s minimalism, singing in an invented language that is both mysterious and familiar, and a special kind of rain.

43-minute mix with pieces by Anna Homler and Steve Moshier, Ennio Morricone, Harold Budd, The Human League and others – made between 1972 and 2011.

Featured cover art: Ramuntcho Matta – Domino One

Ennio Morricone – Statico

Library music deluxe – for image and imagination. (1972, Dialogo)

Kraftwerk – Harmonika

Manipulating a mouth organ. (1972, Philips)

Neu! – Leb’ Wohl

An unintended forerunner. (1975, Brain)

Harold Budd – The Foundry (for Mika Vainio)

One of the godfathers of ambient music pays tribute to a next-generation minimalist. (2012, Darla Records)

Anna Homler / Steve Moshier – Oo Nu Dah

Singing in an invented language that is both mysterious and familiar. (1985, Pharmacia Poetica / RE: Rvng Intl.)

Ramuntcho Matta – Zoique III

From the ballet Via. (1984, Made To Measure)

The Human League – Toyota City

From before the arty synth combo became famous. (1980, Virgin)

23 Skidoo – Helicopterz

Homage to the flying machines. (1984, Illuminated Records)

Brian Eno – Top Boy

From the British television crime drama series‘ soundtrack. (2011, Opal Records)

Pascal Comelade – Pluie Japonaise

It is raining synth sounds. (1984, Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L’Acier)

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