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

This mix was released on this day 5 years ago as part of my Drifter ambient series , which I created under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton. It was the second collaboration I have done with the talented musician Tonepoet , who creates an excellent ambient mix podcast called Spaceman's Transmissions . We gave this mix the title of “As The World Comes into Focus”. It’s essentially an exploration of...

Brilliant colors wash over the sky The wonder of it all brings out a sigh Clouds bathed in the rich tones at dusk Give way to a crimson, for some it's a must The elegance of the sun sinking into the sea Did God make all this especially for me? The stars emerge through the deepened sky And one by one they brighten ones eye Moonbeams dance; sparkling upon the waves This awesome sight, always brings...

This album is dedicated to Antonymes , an artist whose work has inspired me for years. Ian's music has been described as " rich in ambient textures and tonal arrangements that are both beautiful and haunting. If you close your eyes you can see a landscape that pulses with color and life that cannot be seen with the human eye. " (Joseph Timmons, blogcritics.org) The opening track, Coming Into Silen...

Time goes by but memories never fade. I released this mix on this day 4 years ago , a week after my friend passed away. It would become the 9th and final episode of my Drifter ambient series . It is a deeply personal mix in which I tried to express a never-before-felt outpouring of grief. Somehow the tracks I've chosen had titles that told a similar story, and those words by Megan Bokowski were qu...

I'm lost in a stream of thoughts Afraid of controlling the dark If hope shall come to question It's surprise to hesitation Whither away for memories Hide the past from destiny It's a lesson to hold for To try and gain more Lost in a Stream of Thought by Emma Vernacchia Tracklist 00:00 4lienetic ― Fem 02:48 Porya Hatami & Lee Anthony Norris ― Orpheus In The Willow 08:43 Abstract Aprils ― Gravit...

This mix is inspired by one of the best ambient albums I have heard in recent memory: Kaleidoscope by none other than my good friend and previous mix collaborator Tonepoet. Released on his birthday this year, he describes it as a semi-autobiographical album representing some of life changes he has been going through. What drew me to this album, besides the phenomenal music, is the message that Tom...

Holding the compass of uncertainties, Carrying the baggage of memories, The drifter is drifting along with the tides… Without boundaries or borders, Floating with the moment, The drifter is weaving timeless dreams… The journey of love and joy, Build in every pause life takes, Never holding back the voyage, The drifter survives in the passion… Miles and milestones left behind, The strides always ah...

Nils Feldhus is one the most productive and talented fellow mix producers that I know. He hosts two shows on Proton and Frisky Radio and have been curating ambient and atmospheric electronic music mixes under Helioscope and Planetarium brands since 2011 (right around the same time I started making mixes under the DJ Seroton pseudonym). I'm especially a fan of his Planetarium selections, which shar...

My thoughts and prayers are with the people affected by the vicious 2019-nCoV Novel Coronavirus. I can't imagine what it feels like to be isolated and quarantined, along with your fears of the unknown. This mix is for you. I hope it eases your affliction. Tracklist 00:00 Lucy Claire ― Paelistin 04:40 Jonn Serrie & Gary Stroutsos ― Vision Lake 06:47 Tom Hartney feat. Dyllan Joyce ― Insular 08:2...

"Cool night air lulls us to cast away our net defenses, and bury our weariness deep into our soft pillow. The troubles of the day are behind us, and joyful hope awaits us when remove the vale of sweet slumber." ― Joseph Kushnir Tracklist 00:00 r.roo ― vdokh 02:21 Antonymes ― Means Of Escape (i) 05:36 Colliding Galaxies ― Arctic 06:16 Cousin Silas ― Cascading Sky 11:28 DJsNeverEndingStory ― Unabrid...

Every season has its special beauty and autumn is no exception. Watching the trees turn from a uniform green to all varieties of gold, yellow and red is a spectacular experience. One can almost be blinded by the fiery brilliance. How can it be that all this beauty is sign of death and decay? With all this beauty there is a certain sadness in knowing that the changing colors foreshadow the arrival...

May the music of the heavens, Dance around you in the air; May each step that you are taking, Be paved with great success; And behind each door you open, There be love and happiness. May angels keep guard over you, As you walk along lifes way; And may your life be truly blessed, As you start each brand new day. ― Excerpt from Heaven's Song  by Allison Chambers Coxsey Tracklist 00:00 Clemens Ruh ―...

After some time in the works, I'm happy to share this latest installment in the Calm Pill series: a first of a kind double album that I created exclusively as a guest mix on AmbientMusicGuide.com . It’s inspired by The Endless , a 2018 supernatural indie film that made an impression on me. The mix uses several tracks from the score and sprinkles key passages from the dialog throughout. My intentio...

The spirit of spring rises, into a blissful gate to heaven. Where dreams revive, and flourish, into a luscious landscape, set like a haven. When the sunset shields, against the vibrant contours of nature, in a garden of enticing and cultivated blossoms, leaving a spectacular scenery, with glamour, and a feeling of rapture. ― from  When The Sunset Shields   by Gladys P Tracklist 00:00 An Imaginal S...

Do you trust night to turn to day? I think I trusted it once. Maybe a long time ago. I know my brain believes, letting go gets you gobbled up, so you never see the day. Still, I feel my heart telling me, to trust and just let go, to know the world has hope, to know that love is shown. Stop running from it all, stop chasing all that’s wrong. let the night keep rolling on, and watch it turn to day....

We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of Infinity. Life is Eternal. But the expressions of life are ephemeral, momentary, transient. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lighthearted...

"There is a sense of timelessness in the twilight. Of time standing still and extending into the infinite. Of sadness and hope. Of yearning and satisfaction. Of unrest and peace. Where time has no meaning and the mundane melts away into the symphony of colours in the sky.. ..and your eyes follow the fading light and your soul knows its purpose once again." Happy new year my dear listeners! ― Twili...

A sunny afternoon at the park lake. Waves ripple ashore. Birds sing in the trees. Children laugh and shout at some playground in the distance. And here you stand looking at your reflection trembling on the water, you ask: Who am I? And your picture looks back at you and answers: You're no longer who you were, you're almost who you'll be. Ego te absolvo. You bend down. You pick up a stone. And as y...

There is comfort in reclusion. With the sensual beauty of the piano, this mix will caress you into a state of peacefulness. Tracklist 00:00 Michael Harris ― Introverted Chords 01:59 Levi Patel ― Reflection 06:45 Tonepoet ― Bound By Light 11:41 Antonymes ― A Feeling Of Being Closer 20:00 Bing Satellites ― Soothing Image 14 25:51 Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd ― The Unknown, Part Two 34:51 Hilyard...

It was beautiful It was green and clean. The smell of fresh air The sound of the river flowing I love everything happening there. I pinched myself to see if it was real. That was when I realized I was dreaming. Couldn't it be real? Tracklist 00:00 Last Days ― All The Lighthouses 02:40 kwajbasket ― Cykxz 03:09 Antonymes ― Little Emblems of Eternity (Edit) 05:41 The Captive Oceans ― Anew 07:29 A Win...

I shall have some peace here, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; I hear it in the deep heart’s core. ― "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by William Butler Yeats Tracklist 00:00 Clemens Ruh ― The Awakening 03:01 Tonepoet ― Echoes Of Clou...

This mix is an ode to my good friend Tonepoet . His original guitar-infused ambient productions and mixes are second to none and are always a source of inspiration to me. I've collaborated with him on two previous mixes which are to this day some of my best work and a source of pride in my mixing career. He has a new album in the works and I've featured some of his finest works in this mix, which...

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Listening to this mix, think of someone you know who can use such an act of kindness, and remember: “A lighthouse is not interested in who gets its light! It just gives it without thinking! Giving light i...

When peace sets over, no feeling compares. A mellow, loving feeling pervades this mix, helping you turn down the volume knob on life. “Every hour of your life that ticks by, there are numerous points and moments when you can choose to pause - and be aware of your mental and physical state. At any given point, you can freeze the flow that is your life, and be fully conscious for a moment.” ― Kevin...

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking, I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy d...