Exploding Head Movies Episode May 18, 2020

XHM #506 - "Silent spa" (2020 May 18)

7:00pm - 9:05pm

For an irregular Victoria Day long weekend in the midst of a pandemic, it's all ambient episode to help soothe your souls with an immersive impulse of long-form drones. Relax and let the gentle sounds wash all over you.

1. 1-CV Rhythms: Scanlon Frog (2020) self-released
2. Roger & Brian Eno: Rose Quartz (Mixing Colours, 2020) Deutsche Grammophon
3. Stars of the Lid: The Lonely People [are Getting Lonelier] (The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid, 2001) Kranky
4. Dirty Beaches: Pacific Ocean (Stateless, 2014) Zoo
5. Lee Gamble: Girl Drop (Ambient Zeitgeist, 2014) Boomkat
6. Judith Tripp: Li Sun [from Windscape] (I am the Centre: Private Issue New Age in America: 1950-1990, 1983) Light in the Attic
7. Astrid Sonne: 00000 [edit] (Human Lines, 2018) Escho
8. Heiki: Government Island (Sauna Porch Recordings Co, 2011) Paper+Sound
9. Biosphere: Poa Alpina (Substrata, 1997) Origo
10. Joanna Brouk: The Space Between (The Space Between, 1981) Hummingbird/Numero Group
11. Octo Octa: My Body is Beautiful (Resonant Body, 2019) T4T LUV NRG
12. Sleepy Gonzales: My Insides Feel Like Glowing Honey (2019) self-released
13. Malibu: Tilting on Windmills [excerpt] (One Life 12", 2019) Joyful Noise
14. Windy & Carl: Will I See the Dawn (Allegiance & Conviction, 2020) Kranky
15. Blanket Swimming: Appear Nightly in White Seats Among Blooming Space [excerpt] (Starlooms in Flashes of Reddening Ends, 2020) Pantheophania
16. Valiska: Numbers 1 (Numbers, 2019) Trouble in Utopia
17. Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd: The Memories Returning (Mysterious Skin OST, 2005) Commotion/Rykodisc
18. Mike Hodsall: Contemplative Forest (Atmospheres: Music for Films that Don't Exist, 2020) self-released
19. Jonas Munk: Shadows (Minimum Resistance, 2020) Azure Vista
20. Moby: God Moving Over the Face of the Waters [excerpt] (Heat OST, 1995) Warner Bros
21. gak: Pacific Spirit Frogs (2020) self-released

Hopefully numbers stations can be comforting for you to listen to -- zero zero zero zero zero...
I also might've said "world" instead of "waters" based on a weird Gracenote entry. All vocals recorded after midnight so my dulcet tones may be drowsier than anticipated.

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Track Listing:

Scanlon Frog
1-CV Rhythms · Scanlon Frog
Rose Quartz
Roger & Brian Eno · Mixing Colours
The Lonely People [are Getting Lonelier]
Stars of the Lid · The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
Pacific Ocean
Dirty Beaches · Stateless
Girl Drop
Lee Gamble · Ambient Zeitgeist
Li Sun [from Windscape]
Judith Tripp · I am the Centre: Private Issue New Age in America: 1950-1990
00000 [edit]
Astrid Sonne · Human Lines
Government Island
Heiki · Sauna Porch Recordings Co
Poa Alpina
Biosphere · Substrata
The Space Between
Joanna Brouk · The Space Between
My Body is Beautiful
Octo Octa · Resonant Body
My Insides Feel Like Glowing Honey
Sleepy Gonzales · My Insides Feel like Glowing Honey
Tilting on Windmills [excerpt]
Malibu · One Life 12"
Will I See the Dawn
Windy & Carl · Allegiance & Conviction
Appear Nightly in White Seats Among Blooming Space [excerpt]
Blanket Swimming · Starlooms in Flashes of Reddening Ends
Numbers 1
Valiska · Numbers
The Memories Returning
Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd · Mysterious Skin OST
Contemplative Forest
Mike Hodsall · Atmospheres: Music for Films that Don't Exist
Shadows
Jonas Munk · Minimum Resistance
God Moving Over the Face of the Waters [excerpt]
Moby · Heat OST
Pacific Spirit Frogs
gak · Visit Your Locally Distant Parks