281 is a 4,5h chill-out mix, compiled during this autumn. It includes some of my favorite tracks from the past two years, a couple of classics and some Orion & J.Shore tracks, too. Musically, the vibe goes from ambient to downtempo and further to a bit more orchestral chill-out tunes in the end.
281 is a sequel for the “323” mix I did in late 2009. 323 was over 5h long and it’s still online in case you want to download and have a listen.
And if those two mixes – over nine hours of chill – aren’t enough, you can head to my “Ultimate chill-out/ambient playlist” at Spotify where over 2000 tracks of ambient/chill-out/downtempo are waiting to get played.
DJ Orion – 281 – DOWNLOAD
DJ Orion – 323 – READ MORE & DOWNLOAD
DJ Orion – Ultimate chill-out/ambient playlist – SPOTIFY LINK
DJ ORION – 281
Tracklist:
1. Ohrwert – Floating Shores
2. Motionfield – View From a Hill
3. Orb – Lunar Orbit Five: Spanish Castles in Space
4. Diatonis – Waiting for Eternity
5. Orb – Lunar Orbit Four: Back Side of the Moon
6. Darkfarmer – Traccia 07
7. Navarro – Hope and Time
8. Absolute Time – River (Art For Dove)
9. Tjad – Yöllä Sateen Jälkeen
10. Sven Väth – Harlequin’s Meditation
11. Indigo – Dineh
12. Rinneradio – Tammi
13. Ceniq – Gaylab
14. Mobster – Deep forest
15. Motionfield – Biodynamic
16. Ten And Tracer – Fifth Lake And Screams
17. Motionfield – Ereo
18. Mark.Nine – Beautiful You (Message in a Bottle)
19. Helios – Coast Off
20. Marion – Singalong Tammy
21. Orion & J.Shore – Brotherhood (Xerxes remix)
22. Mié – Summer
23. Elisa Luu – 22 Marz
24. Keren Ann – Song Of Alice – (featuring Sean Gullette)
25. Keramick & Lobo – Everything You Said Was Lead
26. Turnus – Pale Paper Horse
27. Orion & J.Shore – The Night After
28. Motionfield – Legacy
29. Ontayso – When Will We Ever Learn
30. The Future Sound Of London – Among Myselves
31. Sabi – Dried Flowers, Mirrored World
32. Orion & J. Shore – Architect’s Dream (Turismo Remix)
33. Synthetrix – From One Source All Things Depend – Pt. II
34. Epexor – Triphoppin’
35. Mobster – Earthbreaker
36. Anitek – Rooftop Serenade
37. Das Kraftfuttermischwerk – Shadows On Wooden Beaches
38. Mobster – Ante and Post Meridiem Beats
39. Reload – Le Soleil et la Mer
40. Spirit Jack – Sensisizer
41. Quarrel – Walking On The Moon
42. Nienvox – Round Wave
43. Anitek – The Formless
44. Raedawn – Tired of This Shit
45. Brioskj – Daydreams
46. Nienvox – Mind Window
47. Spirit Jack – Slow Burning
48. Xurba – Vakog Reframe
49. Brioskj – Children
50. Nocow – Dispel The Wind
51. Sweetheart of Kairi – Leaving You Behind
52. Trentemoller – Miss You (Cubism Remix)
53. Kobana & Mario Hatchet – Claps
54. Sound Of Pleasure – Light Touch
55. Planet Boelex – Seagull Scene
56. Orion & J.Shore – Oasis
57. Owen Ear – Nekkhamma
58. Elisa Luu – Maggio
59. Kaito – Trust (Beatless Version)
60. Bot Cipryan – Astral Breeze (Ambient Mix)
61. Tom Middleton – Sea of Glass (Jon Hopkins remix)
62. Bersarin Quartett – Im Lichte des Anderen
63. Chicane – Already There
64. Unfabled – Solitude
65. Orkidea – Unity (Orion & J.Shore remix)
66. Nitin Sawhney – Breathing Light
DJ Orion – 281 – DOWNLOAD.
In 2008, 1500 albums sold more than 10000 copies. Out of these 1500, 227 artists did it for the first time. And out of 227, 14 did it without a record-label. 106 were signed to a major label, rest to indie labels. Facts @ Music Think Tank.
Spotify fan? Try these: Spotibot & Listify.
Great chill-out mix from Tom Middleton. Download.
Four album from 808 State getting re-mastered and re-released. Original release years were between 1989 and 1993. Oldskool.
Pacifique makes artist interviews of this year’s artists. See them all here (more posted every week).
Gramophonedzie’s big hit from last summer gets a proper and pretty entertaining music video.
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Something to listen this morning:
Kerba listed (nearly) all DJ Hero tracks on one Spotify playlist: DJ Hero on Spotify.
Mixmag asks people to add their favourite electronic music tracks to their playlists:
House / Techno
Drum & Bass / Dubstep
Hard Dance / Hardcore
Indie / Alternative
All other
There are plenty of DJ sets in Spotify. If you are a user, feel free to listen and add more stuff to my “DJ sets on Spotify” playlist.
It’s also a nice way to play music for long periods and avoid ads.
If you’re not into long DJ sets, go on and add your favourite electronica tunes to DJ Orion’s collaborative playlist on Spotify and have a listen.
Due to deals with major labels, Spotify (of which I wrote earlier) had to restrict access to some of the music in their service. Spotify has been the first program to replace iTunes completely on my daily use. Listening to new music has never been easier – and it seems that labels tend to think it’s way too easy.
From Spotify blog:
“These restrictions are a legacy from when most music was sold on tapes and CDs and they have continued over into streaming music, our hope is that one day restrictions like this will disappear for good.”
Danceblogga lists a very strong selection of important LPs of electronic music. If you have Spotify, I recommend to add all of those you can find to a single playlist and press play. Pure bliss for a day or two.
“I’ve compiled a list of my 30 “D’essential” long-players of the e-music era, which I define as roughly 1989 to now. I use 1989 as a starting point because it marks the rave explosion in England and the largely British ideal that electronic dance music could transcend the 12-inch and master the album format.”
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Do you have a Spotify account?
If you do, feel free to try out my collaborative playlist on Spotify. Add more good (or just interesting) music to it, listen to it, share it freely.
(For those who don’t know how it works: Just click the link above, my playlist appears to your Spotify playlists and then just drag and drop more music to it)
THIS is truly the future of collaborative music listening. Spotify is just awesome.