Here it is! Journeyscapes Radio’s special annual presentation where we reflect on some of the past year’s top releases spanning the ambient, electronic and atmospheric world music spheres. 2019 was arguably the most exciting year in music we’ve had so far, with a few veteran artists in the field releasing some of their best work in years alongside newer comers on the scene debuting equally phenomenal recordings. As always, our final list is by no means complete with regards to the sheer volume of amazing music that came our way last year. However, we’ve narrowed the selections down to 30 albums or EPs that were released prior to November 1st, 2019 (and charted on Journeyscapes before December 1st). Shaped by varying moods, tempos and mental imagery throughout, many ambient music substyles and hybrid styles have been presented here, resulting in an intuitive interconnectedness that compliments and harmonizes all musical selections with one another. One track from every featured release has been included in this episode, which consists of five continuously mixed sets. Clocking in at just over three hours, this entire uninterrupted program can be streamed below with the accompanying alphabetized list of recordings. On a final note, this episode was created entirely during time spent in the Sahara Desert region of Morocco, hence the inspiration for the program’s artwork selection. ~Candice Michelle
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ll nøthing ll | Artificial Nature | Bandcamp |
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Alio Die & Lorenzo Montanà | The Threshold of Beauty | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Byron Metcalf & Mark Seelig | Persistent Visions | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Chronotope Project | Lotus Rising | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Cryounit | Paradox | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Desert Dwellers | Breath | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Eguana | Invisible Civilization, Vol. 3 | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Eguana | Synchronicity | Bandcamp Amazon |
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Forrest Fang | The Fata Morgana Dream | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Fourth Dimension | Ubique | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Germind | Absorbient | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Germind | Thoughtform | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Hibernation | Ambient Re:Works 01 | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Jeff Pearce | Skies and Stars | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Jonathan E. Blake | The Fellowship of Jupiter | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Kaisaku | Aishū | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Le Voyage | Senses of a Magic Fairytale | Amazon |
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Louigi Verona | Nocturnal Creatures | Bandcamp |
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Mark Dorricott & Stan Dart | Seaside | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Mark Dwane | Astrology | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Mark Dwane | Martian Apparitions | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Massergy | Fire Opal | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Nicholas Gunn | Riding the Thermals | Amazon |
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Off Land | Field Tangents | Bandcamp |
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Rudy Adrian | Woodlands | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Shinpal | Seven Lives | Bandcamp |
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Steve Roach | Atmosphere for Dreaming | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Sverre Knut Johansen (with Robert Rich) | Precambrian | Amazon Bandcamp |
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Thaneco | The Cretan Tapes | Bandcamp |
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Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer | Sound Currents | Amazon Bandcamp |
