Tag Archives: m-psybient

The Polish Ambassador – Live Inside A Dream (feat. Ayla Nereo)

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It starts airy and carefree but the melody doesn’t waste a second to make it clear that despite Ayla’s soothing voice, this is still a groovy electronica song. Call it psybient, call it tribal electronica, call it whatever you want, this is one solid creation.

Like all songs from The Polish Ambassador’s “Ecozoic” album, this one ends with an outro that is in the same time fitting and seems like it’s coming from another story. “Ecozoic” is a massive album that is filled to the brim with all manner of sound experiments.

“my sheets were cold tonight
had to leave them for a dying fire
burn up time for dreams
lovely soul, you’ve gone to sleep
silence empty house I cannot breathe
you’ve said too many nice things

can I keep spinning to your turns
can I just fall back in your open arms
and when you ask, I’ll always sing you a song
bout a girl who tried to live inside a dream
won’t you speak, she wants to hear all of it, everything
go to sleep, cause morning will come sooner than you think…”

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase The Polish Ambassador’s album :).

https://thepolishambassador.bandcamp.com/track/live-inside-a-dream-ft-ayla-nereo^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LekKWbS-W3s^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6fdx0cZd8FMiCtTwy1UwTY^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/68000114^

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Carbon Based Lifeforms – Abiogenesis

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It starts slowly enough, with gentle breezy sounds and airy choirs. But do mistake this one for a post-party chill-out tune. Pumping up the volume too much based solely on the first minute might cause problems. That’s because before it reaches halfway through, the melody has built up enough energy to wake up the neighbors (or engage in some serious headphone stress-testing).

Through a beautifully executed buildup, this song becomes a well-rounded journey. The music soars to unexpected heights showcasing sounds with a strong cyclical character. I haven’t often seen a transition from ambient to psybient executed in such a harmonious and fruitful way.

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Carbon Based Lifeforms’ album :).

https://carbonbasedlifeforms.bandcamp.com/album/world-of-sleepers^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSqwNnnnRls^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/4H1gNQXwVzFN0XkiTUoJLP^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/106967398^

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Bluetech – Lay Your Sorrows Down

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Brother, sister… just let it go. Shed those pains to the ground, like the butterfly that leaves its pupa. Spread your wings and embrace… the Universe. Let this angel’s voice guide you, let this beautiful rhythm move you. Connect with the joy that you are alive and the knowing that comes with it. You can dream and you can act.

“Sometimes when I look at what’s in front of me
It seems so overwhelming when it’s staring back at me
I know things move on and they grow
So why is it hard to stay mellow?
Just got to take it slow

So just breathe, breathe slow
Though it’s hard it’s hard to make it you know
I want you to breathe, breathe slow
Breathe, breathe

Sometimes, sometimes when you try to go inside and find what you’re all about
At times you feel things aren’t for real, there is doubt
Sometimes you feel you got to be left alone
Sometimes you feel you got to be taking it slow
So don’t you think another minute”

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Bluetech’s album :).

https://interchill.bandcamp.com/track/lay-your-sorrows-down^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji3GsQzwYA0^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6SigpcpjlpMst0fggd0hN2^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/12666598^

This Weekly Song entry has been brought from the FaceBook archive of Weekly Song^. This exploration was originally started through a FaceBook page, about 13 months prior to launching Mentatul. Slowly but surely, the entire FaceBook archive will be brought here.

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Desert Dwellers – New Generation (feat. Darpan – Temple Step Project Remix)

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Time for a hopeful look towards tomorrow. Desert Dwellers’ psybient song “New Generation” was begging for some more message. As luck would have it, Temple Step Project stepped in the project. Now, the already awesome vibes of “New Generation” are joined by a beautiful speech which integrates seamlessly with the music.

Temple Step Project went all in for the “new generation” message and gave the song a powerful, intentful message – if at time a bit too bombastic for its own good. It’s one of the better remixes out there. Even better, courtesy of a wonderfully composed fan-video we are transported to what is and what could be. I’ll link the original song too because it’s too good not to.

“We stand at the threshold of a great dawning.
Something deep within life is changing.
An era is ending.
And at the very core of creation something new is being born.
We are awakening from a long collective sleep.
An in-vitro dreaming deep in the womb of our mother Earth.
We are awakening

[…]

Let go, and let life be you. Let life be the dancer, and simply become the dance.”

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Temple Step’s album :).

https://templestepproject.bandcamp.com/track/desert-dwellers-new-generation-temple-step-project-remix^

YouTube (decent quality, beautiful fan-made video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d2k6CKgtmM^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

http://open.spotify.com/track/5kEuLhyDDmtYJXR8ZhNPSW^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/36050441^

Original version of the song:

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Desert Dwellers’ album :).

https://desertdwellersmusic.bandcamp.com/track/new-generation^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGUe6r1mLRs^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/3A4BWQiyXeT2QpF0DDXaUq^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/14118856^

This Weekly Song entry has been brought from the FaceBook archive of Weekly Song^. This exploration was originally started through a FaceBook page, about 13 months prior to launching Mentatul. Slowly but surely, the entire FaceBook archive will be brought here.

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Entheogenic – Silent Knowing

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There’s a fine balance between ambient and dance music. At the crossroads, you can find styles such as psybient, to which this calm yet diverse song belongs. The rather lengthy composition seems to have but one purpose: to submerge the listener in a world of adventurous, delicate sound, guided by mystical chanting. It is all supported by solid, well-thought rhythm.

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location.

https://entheogenic-usr.bandcamp.com/track/silent-knowing^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHg_srYTbpw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHg_srYTbpw^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/0eZt7R83GjDUAfsytDmtG2^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/80376286^

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Mari Boine – Big Medicine (Bluetech Remix)

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Healing songs are rare jewels of creation. Bluetech took one and it intertwined ritualistic percussion and ghostly chanting textures into its structure. There are several other changes gleaming from the instrumental side. They all contribute to the creation of a mystical atmosphere while in the same time infusing the song with the unique ingredients that call to our body’s ancestral lust for pattern and rhythm. The result is yet another masterful creation from one of the best psybient music projects out there.

The original song is beautiful but – at least for my taste – this remix brings the originally sparse instrumental to perfection. Now, the music is a much more reliable vehicle for Mari’s voice. I’ve linked the original version too, since it may be preferred when in need of a quieter, acoustic journey.

Healing songs are worth seeking, and on Bluetech’s album “Love Songs to the Source” you can find more than one.

“There’s a wild melody
There’s a million harmonies
There’s a note with everyone
There’s a big medicine

Think we know what we need now
Think we got it figured out
Right inside of everyone
There’s a big medicine”

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Bluetech’s album 🙂 (since this is where this song can be found).

https://interchill.bandcamp.com/track/big-medicine-bluetech-remix^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwDB4_Uyra0^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/5nCk7XRpE5OQvLfKb6YCpU^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/12666604^

Original song:

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY9z4sSDCwg^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/5xhu3Tew14jvCMtB7TD78K^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/1147469^

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Kalya Scintilla – Manzanita

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Combining native-American flutes, mysterious whispers, various folk instruments and a staggering array of electronic sound textures, this is the sort of music that can be watched with eyes closed. It’s the sort of music that overwhelms the mind and taps imagination on the shoulder saying “it’s time to move”. Psybient titan Kalya Scintilla leads the way yet again.

“Stories are part of our culture and our history, we learn from them.”

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Kalya Scintilla’s album :).

https://kalyascintilla.bandcamp.com/track/manzanita^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWNToDNKFf4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWNToDNKFf4^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/3qkRA6vWRJT0XVAbTKCzU2^

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Kalya Scintilla – Boab

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The trees are throwing a party and we’re invited. This is perhaps what Kalya Scintilla’s version of what the Boab corner of the party would sound like. As usual when it comes to this artist, the listener is treated to a staggering array of rhythms and sounds.

I have to say that at this party, I can hardly contain my body. Even though I am sitting on a chair donning my headphones, I cannot contain the grooves as they keep moving me left and right. It’s good I’m in no rush to type this, because this means I can make all sorts of gestures with my hands as the song keeps digging its way into the tribal parts of my awareness.

Kalya Scintilla is one of what I’d like to call the “titans of psybient”. This song comes straight from an EP the artist launched this year. I’m happy it happened so, because I was actually looking for a good Kalya Scintilla song to feature on the Weekly Song. Now I have two. The other one will probably be featured next year.

You can listen to the song for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or the EP) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Kalya Scintilla’s EP :).

https://kalyascintilla.bandcamp.com/track/boab^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yGrsTZpe7c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yGrsTZpe7c^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/057USOSey2cIDaCuAKugTM^

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Ott – Owl Stretching Time

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There were strange sounds coming from within the beatbox. The Ear approached and, with a greedy grin, attached itself to the musical device. Absorbing Ott’s delicious sound nectar, the Ear was getting closer to ecstasy minute after minute.

The music was chasing imagination over the Mountains of Impossible and Ear was delighted. Owl was stretching time so that Ear could cross the Valley of the Infinite in just a few seconds. Finally, Ear found the magic key and this is where words finally reach the end of their usefulness.

You can listen to the song for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Ott’s album :).

https://ottsonic.bandcamp.com/track/owl-stretching-time^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE9VlxPtFk0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE9VlxPtFk0^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/4FMAqVGjYVX9Q3esIWsm20^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/23164051^

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Kaminanda – Ritual Ecologies

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It’s not easy to make good quality psybient music. If the beat is too alert, the atmosphere is ruined. If the melody is too slow or simple, then it definitely isn’t psy. Among the few artists that do psybient right, Kaminanda is one of the most promising. This song flows perfectly and relentlessly. Give it a listen and let the music play your mental drums.

You can listen to the song for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Kaminanda’s album :).

https://kaminanda.bandcamp.com/track/ritual-ecologies^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSkFfhJmOoA^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6OnBwsUFnAQjwZDaJVIX1Q^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/22960251^

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