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Sayonara Tokyo. Thank you for all the wonderful memories…

Nights Over Tokyo

1. Mary MacGregor – Good Friend
2. Judie Tzuke – Stay With Me Til Dawn
3. Eagles – I Can’t Tell You Why
4. Pink Floyd – Us And Them
5. Glenn Frey – You Belong To The City
6. Vangelis – Memories Of Green
7. This Mortal Coil – Ivy And Neet
8. David Bowie & Brian Eno – Some Are
9. New Order – Elegia
10. Depeche Mode – Agent Orange
11. Gary Numan – This Is Love
12. David Sylvian – Wave
13. Clannad – Theme From Harry’s Game
14. Korgis – Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime
15. Bananarama – Through A Child’s Eyes
16. Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work
17. Diana Ross – Missing You
18. Herb Alpert – Making Love In The Rain

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Xanaxdu

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Here’s another gem back from the ‘intelligent techno’ days during the peak of Midwest raving and deeeep AAC chill outs. I think this was made during a particularly bitter winter so it has quite a cold, dark overtone to it. On this mix are some all time favorites like LFO’s ‘Mentok 1’, Carl Craig’s ‘Galaxy’ and Trak 1’s ‘For This’ (to which Mr. Farina turned me on). So if you want to get in the mood for this month’s archive dig, take a bite of a Xanax, get comfy on the couch, and pop in that VHS copy of Beyond The Mind’s Eye.  Enjoy!

SIDE 1
1. Eddie “Flashin” Fowlkes – One Dance
2. Trak 1 – For This II
3. Unit Moebius – Overload
4. The Higher Intelligence Agency – Ketamine Entity (Axiom Mix)
5. Mental Cube – Q
6. Speedy J – Perfect Pitch
7. Minimal Vision – C 119
8. Orbital – Lush
9. POW – Double Life
10. Eddie “Flashin” Fowlkes – Stella
11. Bango – Wave The Rave Goodbye
12. Sandoz – Satellite

SIDE 2
1. Florence – Off Balance
2. BFC – Galaxy
3. Jack Street Inc. – Break It Down
4. DJ Funk – Move Your Body
5. Ultramarine – Hooter (Carl Craig mix)
6. Nine-L – Untitled
7. Stasis – Inosphere
8. Jump “Chico” Slamm – Mecca
9. Rebel Alliance – Detroit Michigan
10. EON – Light Color Sound
11. LFO – Mentok I
12. Mono Junk – I’m Okey
13. Stasis – View From The Rille

Our March ZenDaze event has been postponed because of the tragic events in northeastern Japan.  We are refocusing our creative energies for April and raising funds for relief efforts to help those in need.  I will also be donating all monetary contributions received via this blog for the month of April.  So if you’d like to help, use the Paypal link at the right.  All donations will go to Second Harvest Japan who physically deliver much needed food and supplies to the earthquake affected areas.  Let’s make a difference!

MEGUMILK
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DJ Megoopy
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An aural polaroid capturing the surreal atmospherics in Tokyo after the earthquake+tsunami+radiation trifecta.

Sea Wave Water Shake Earth

1. Planet Earth – Duran Duran
2. Twin & Earth – Dif Juz
3. Waves Become Wings – This Mortal Coil
4. Slow Water – Brian Eno
5. Sea, Swallow Me – Harold Budd & Cocteau Twins
6. On Earth – The Sundays
7. …In That Quiet Earth – Genesis
8. Wave – David Sylvian
9. Earthrise (Moon Mix) – Joshua Iz
10. Waves, Waves, Waves – M83
11. Underwater (The Dome Part I) – Worship
12. Shake – Bombers
13. Waterfalls – Mr. Fingers
14. Shake The Disease – Depeche Mode
15. Water Window – The Depriciation Guild
16. Underwater Lady – Kirstie Hawkshaw
17. The Waters Deep – Bent
18. Underwater Boy – Virna Lindt
19. Velvet Water – Stereolab
20. The Garden Of Earthly Delights (Ballistic Bario Boom) – D*Note
21. Earth (Gaia) – The Orb
22. Broad Waters/Oh. Our River Narew – Henryk Gorecki
23. Wind On Water – Fripp & Eno
24. Blackwater – Rain Tree Crow
25. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) – The Jacksons

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Some DJ Total M slow jamz…

Zen.Daze.II

1. Active Child – When Your Love Is Safe (Classixx Remix)
2. Matt Van Schie – Journey
3. Destroyer – Chinatown
4. All Tiny Creatures – An Iris
5. Röyksopp – Electric Counterpoint III. Fast (RYXP True To Original Edit)
6. Washed Out – New Theory
7. Twin Shadow – Yellow Balloon
8. Brusque Twins – Trapped In Corners
9. Glass Candy – Computer Love
10. Oh Land – White Nights (Twin Shadow Remix)
11. Professor Genius – Pegaso (Excerpt)
12. Gino Soccio – So Lonely (Debukas Edit)
13. Lake – Madagascar
14. Max Tundra – Lysine
15. The Great Mundane – The Hug Machine
16. Windsurf – Cracking The Tube
17. Cassie – Official Girl (CFCF Remix)
18. Eluvium – Crash Deconstructed

MILES MAEDA
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EARCANDY
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Here begins Zen.Daze.  Following in the footsteps of the Atmospheric Audio Chair parties, the resident DJs all spent time in the Midwest rave scene in the early 90s.  Here in Japan, we’ll take a modern approach to the day-chillout party and include indie pop, nu disco, classic dub/downtempo, of course 90s electronica, even krautrock and experimental jazz.  But above all, it’ll be a chance to have fun on a Sunday with friends and wind up the weekend.  Join us every last Sunday of the month at Bonobo!

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We continue the new year with another reunification of the Atmospheric Audio Chair collective, direct from the tundra of wintery Chicago.  Here is presented a generous collection of canorous compositions which spans the gamut from YMO to MBV to M83.  Perfect for studying for exams, babysitting the neighbor’s kids, and a great conversation starter at dinner parties.  Enjoy!

Atmospheric Audio Chair / 2010

1. Yellow Magic Orchestra – Silence Of Time
2. My Bloody Valentine – Instrumental B
3. Panda Bear – I’m Not
4. Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri – One More Zombie
5. Robert Fripp – Midnight Blue
6. Pieter Nooten & Michael Brook – Several Times I
7. Midnight Juggernauts – Shadows (M83 Remix)
8. Future Sound Of London – Papua New Guinea (Blue States Full Length Mix)
9. Crisopa – Algo Cián
10. Bliss – Life On The Rooftop
11. Schlomo – 7am
12. Depeche Mode – Any Second Now (Tranquility Bass)
13. Front 242 – Sample D (Aerial Version)
14. The Human League – Toyota City
15. Steve Reich – Tokyo/Vermont Counterpoint
16. Ryonkt – Gray Sky
17. Rheingold – Überblendung
18. Slowdive – Moussaka Chaos
19. Summer Camp – I Only Have Eyes For You
20. Colourbox – Tarantula
21. Swallow – Peekaboo (Dub)
22. A Shoreline Dream – The Barrier
23. Primal Scream – Higher Than The Sun (Andrew Weatheral Mix)
24. Yellow Magic Orchestra – Loom
25. Hammock – Gold Star Mothers
26. Brian Eno – Spider And I

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What can I say about this mix.  It’s out there…  One of my personal favorites.  It belongs to the quadrilogy of mixes which include A La Peanut Budder Sandwiches, Star, and The Golden Age.  All in all, this is a very eclectic collection of electronica with hats off to Detroit/Chicago artists and the many whom they inspired.  One side ends with the ambient ramblings of The Black Dog and Air Liquide (a nod to the 70s psychedelic band Brainticket) and the other with the blurred d&b/downtempo echos of Subsurfing and Attica Blues.  You’ll start on planet Earth and end up on a space trip.  So sit back and enjoy the journey!

Eve ryd ayl if e

SIDE 1
1. Robert Fripp – Preface
2. Phenomyna – Travellor
3. State Of Flux – New Lanark
4. The Black Dog – Chase The Manhattan
5. Reese – The Heavens (Mayday Mix)
6. Kenny Larkin – Java
7. Quazar – The Treasure
8. Tru Funk – 4AM
9. Move D – Eastman
10. Dr. Timothy Leary Meets The Grid – Origins Of Dance
11. Infiniti – Think Quick
12. Walker – Untitled
13. The Gherkin Jerks – Strange Creatures
14. Balil – Island
15. Air Liquide – Liquid Air

SIDE 2
1. Legion Of Green Men – Time Tunnel/Eternal Opuscule #78
2. Ross 154 – Mayflower
3. No Smoke – Ra Ra…East Of Eden
4. William S – I’ll Never Let You Go
5. Romanthony – Wanderer (CD Remix #9)
6. Ultramarine – Skyclad
7. Sapien – Amor Negro (Rockers Blackheart Mix)
8. Bogus Order – Zen Africa
9. David Alvarado – Can You…
10. A Man Called Adam – Little Mrs. Pepperpot (Pt. 2 & 3)
11. Mark Broom – Mile End
12. St. Germain-en-Laye – Dub Experience
13. Subsurfing – The Number Readers
14. Attica Blues – Contemplating Jazz

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MILES MAEDA
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If AAC at Millennium Park lasted all day long, this is what it could have sounded like.  20 minutes per DJ really does no justice!  Spend a few hours in your favorite La-Z-Boy, hammock, or k-hole and soak it all in.  Play at low to mid volume, and on as many speakers as possible.  Enjoy!

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The early 90s gave birth to some of the most memorable chill-out music, and we did our best to harness it at the Atmospheric Audio Chair parties.  Our love and passion brought us together in the dead of winter back in 1992 where we and other weekend-worn ravers would huddle together on a Sunday night and savor the sounds that up until now only filled our living rooms and headphones.  A very special treat was having the chill-out guru himself, Mixmaster Morris, as a guest at AAC.   This mix was definitely inspired by that first appearance, which made quite an impression on us all.  So enjoy this 90 minute journey into deep electronic relaxation…

Savasana

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1. Tranquility Bass – They Came In Peace
2. David Sylvian – Answered Prayers
3. ….
4. Brian Eno – Tal Coat
5. Aphex Twin – Lichen
6. Kenny Larkin – Tedra
7. Irresistible Force – Mountain High (Live)
8. L. Subramaniam – Wandering Saint
9. BFC – Sleep

SIDE2
1. Tangerine Dream – Phaedra
2. ….
3. System 7 – Faydeaudeau
4. Voyager – Arrival (Edit)
5. Richard H Kirk – World War Three
6. Richard H Kirk – Lagoon West
7. ….
8. Aphex Twin – Stone In Focus
9. Jean-Michel Jarre
10. Higher Intelligence Agency – Orange

Please excuse any errors and/or omissions with the track listing…