Calm Pills - Soothing Space Ambient and Piano Music for Relaxing, Sleeping, Reading, or Mindful Meditation

"When you fall in love with a work of art, you’d die to meet the artist. I am a student of the galleries of Pacific sunsets, full moon rises on the ocean, the clouds from an airplane, autumn forests in Raleigh, and first fallen snows. And I’m dying to meet the artist." Poetry by Yasmin Mogahed, from her book Reclaim Your Heart Tracklist 00:00 Test Card ― Let Single Sideband Loneliness Receivers Be...

"The sun is so beautiful in the early morning. It does something to the trees that you don’t see any other time of the day. I think we all want the same thing: A quiet peace. Maybe just even a single moment of it, to close our eyes and just be okay. For even a single second, to not feel worried about something, sad about something. To not crave something we don’t–or can’t–have. Just to be there, o...

This mix is inspired by heal. , a magnificent meditative album by the talented man behind Project AER . He usually produces heartfelt lofi music, but when he turns to ambient, his work lives up to that of the best you've ever heard. "What's meant for you will be The rest will fade away Just give it time and see That some things just can't stay Don't think that they are lost But rather just observe...

To Chris, in celebration of his birthday, life, and legacy. He would have been 37 today (Jan 13). Less than a year ago, his passing was our rebirth. It imbued me, his sister and his family with a sense of duty to live out his legacy. The life that he could have had. The life he would have wished for us. Rest in peace my friend. "So it begins my friend. The end, but not the end. The end of a chapte...

As 2021 comes to a wrap, it feels like we should be seeing the pandemic off, but the reality is anything but. With more imposed restrictions coinciding with the holiday season, I released this mix to hopefully provide solace to those celebrating alone or unable to spend it with some of their loved ones. Musically, this mix features 3 tracks from a masterpiece new album by Jon Hopkins called  Music...

It's my 39 th birthday today :) 🎂 Inspired by the soothing music of Human Is Alive ( humanisalive.bandcamp.com ), I wanted this mix to induce reminiscence of happy moments from our past. Amidst the swirl of incessant, attention-demanding world we live in, I sometimes get these fleeting recollections of past events, people, or even things that brought me joy. I made this mix for such moment...

"In the shadow of a moonlight gaze a cold and misty type of haze washes over me as if my soul has left and made me half, not whole as night envelops everything around the darkness heaps its magic on the ground as features change and dampness marks its place a pleasing smile appears upon my face I love that nature calls me every day Inviting me to meet it on the way and taking me to places dark, ye...

This episode celebrates 50th Calm Pill milestone 🎉 Thank you everyone for supporting the show by tuning in, sharing it with friends or leaving a review . And thanks to those who choose to express their gratitude with small donations. It really warms my heart to see the impact this music has on so many people, and it gives me the motivation to keep going. Here's to the next 50 🥂 Tra...

So what about it all my friend ? Has life smiled upon your face? Do you feel the warming emanate From within the planet’s grace? Dare you hold the flame aloft for me To strive under your spell ? …For should you guide me to tomorrow We can tomorrow’s burdens break — From To He Who Holds His Hand Aloft by Marshal Gebbie Tracklist 00:00 Marconi Union ― Losing The Light 06:21 Hirotaka Shirotsubaki ― I...

Inspired by Constance Demby's album  Sonic Immersion, my hope for this mix is to help you bring calmness to a disturbed mind, inviting you to interface with the moment in full awareness. Take a deep breath and embark on this journey. See you on the other side. Tracklist 00:00 Paul Winter ― Rain Blessing 00:41 Constance Demby ― Chakra #1 (Edit) 01:40 Jonn Serrie & Gary Stroutsos ― Earth Sky 06:...

This mix is inspired by the meditative music of Macroform , from a wonderful song called Deep Breath (Meditation).  Check him out at linktr.ee/macroform . Tracklist 00:00 Tonepoet ― kə-ˈlī-də-ˌskōp (A Beginning) 02:09 Jason van Wyk ― Depart 04:44 Jason van Wyk ― Evanesce 05:47 The Meditone Project ― Dusk 10:56 Macroform ― The Throat Chakra 17:48 Ex Confusion ― Epilogue (Death) 20:50 SiJ ― Immersio...

This mix was released 6 years ago as part of my Drifter ambient series , which I created under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton. It was the first collaboration I have done with the talented musician Tonepoet , who creates an excellent ambient mix podcast called Spaceman's Transmissions . This is what Tonepoet had to say about the mix and our collaboration: "Music speaks across boundaries of time,...

There are 3 principles guiding the creation of Calm Pill mixes: song curation with variety, production value, and showcasing artists. On the last one, every Calm Pill mix features several artists whose great music deserves to be discovered and heard, but every now and then, a whole artist album inspires a mix of its own, and this is one such mix. I'd like to present to you the debut album of marin...

"There's a place where I go that no one else knows, Where mysteries abound and excitement grows. A place out of reach of any man's hands, Safely secluded in a far away land Beyond the grasp of those who may plunder The wealth of its power and its life changing wonder. I go alone to my secret place, never leaving a trace For someone to follow and discover my space Where I keep my secrets, my fears,...

As I lay my head to rest, I pray my dreaming will be blessed: With glittering starlight upon the moon, Floating like a lost balloon. With chuckling streams that catch the light, And songbirds trilling with delight. With soft white clouds in pure blue skies, A lilting breeze that gently sighs. With weeping willows that quietly droop Their shadows, as they drape and stoop. With blossom scents that c...

Tracklist 00:00 Danny Elfman ― Finale (From "The Kingdom") 06:45 Jon Hopkins ― Opalescent 08:22 Jeff Pearce ― The Hidden Sky 11:46 Cliff Martinez ― He Had A Good Time 13:00 Global Communication ― 12:18 17:56 Tetsu Inoue ― Low Of Vibration 23:08 James Johnson ― Minimum #5 33:39 David Helping ― All Things End 37:24 Alio Die ― The Circular Development Of Time 45:09 Steve Roach ― Saguaro 47:09 Aeoliah...

I dedicated my last Chill Pill mix to my best friend who left this world all too quickly last month from his short-lived flight with COVID. Since then, and following the funeral that I couldn't attend in person, I fell into a deep existential breaking point as I realized the fragility of life, and grabbled with the conviction that this can't be all that we are, all that we live for, and all that r...

I'm happy to present the very first guest mix on this show, by none other than my friend and previous collaborator Tonepoet . His ambient mixes on his Spaceman's Transmissions podcast are exquisitely crafted pieces of art, and he is gracing this show with a beautiful painting that he describes below. He also creates beautiful guitar-infused ambient music which I have featured heavily in the past....

In this album, I would like to invite you to sample the world of  awakened souls  ( awakenedsouls.bandcamp.com ) , an ambient music project of veteran electronic music producer James Bernard and his wife Cynthia. When I stumbled on their album how we heal , I knew I had found an artist who creates music for the same reason I create these mixes: to heal. Their mission is to "help others find the se...

Happy new year everyone. Let's make the best of 2021. I'm energized and looking forward to crafting for you more mixes showcasing the best of what ambient genre has to offer. Let's start this year with another trip back in time to a mix I released 5 years ago as part of my Drifter ambient series , which I created under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton. At the time, I dedicated it to the wonderful...

What a year 2020 has been! We're not out of the woods yet, but we're here and we have few things we can be thankful for as this years draws to an end. I'm thankful for all of you listeners and supporters of this show. I have recently been graced by an uptick of positive reviews on Apple Podcasts and other apps where this show is available. I treasure each one because it lets me know the positive e...

On the eve of the 4th anniversary of Calm Pills (this series began back in Nov 15, 2016), let's take a trip back in time to the very first ambient mix I ever created. This is mix number one! I created it 8 years ago under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton , and to this day it remains one of the best ones I have ever done. This is what I wrote in the release notes back in Jan 16, 2012: What puts you...

I'm back with yet another guest mix. This time I approached Alessio who hosts Corsica One , a series that showcases carefully curated selection of uplifting and evocative soundscapes. His show is all about variety, and that inspired me to do something a bit different to start this Calm Pill mix with, something a bit more mystic. I think you'll like it. Tracklist 00:00 Tonepoet ― Impulses (Excerpt)...

In his seminal album Ambient 1: Music for Airports , Brian Eno proclaimed "Ambient Music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is interesting". Over at AmbientSoundbath.com podcast , Matt has been curating and producing longform ambient albums that are faithful to that aspirational ideal of ambient music. I...

I call to you in longing by the light of the moon, billowing clouds envelope me with absence of pain or fear all time suspended. In the stillness of this night, peace washes over me as I listen to the Universe... do you hear its whisper, do you feel its heartbeat? You smile inside the clouds as we yearn to become one, lingering until the color of dawn spills across the sky. — The Stillness of This...