New mix for 2026: 'Shadows and Light'
A new 94 minute music story to sign off and take a walk with
TL;DR: when not writing or working in tech I create and mix music, and just published a new project for 2026 you can check out here. If you’re a longtime reader you already know what the rest of this will say, so just go listen and enjoy.
I like to complain pop is dead and public spaces like restaurants and malls are constantly pushing slop on us. But just complaining by itself is useless, so the useful thing I try and do is help people discover new creative by hand-curating works of artists producing actually cool projects.
I try to surface interesting and unique musicians and mix their work thoughtfully to tell a larger story, in the hopes of showing people music is quietly going through a renaissance. There’s a massive long tail of creatives taking risks and experimenting with the art form in new and interesting ways, if you seek it out.
Anyway, finished a new project for 2026 with this in mind, I’d invite you to sign off and take a walk and listen.
Stream on SoundCloud here, direct 320kbps mp3 download here.
Shadows & Light - TRT 1:34:10
T/L:
1. Bayonne - Solo
2. The Orielles, Emma Anderson - Bend The Round
3. Roland Kleinenberg - Mesmerized
4. Pig and Dan - Blowback
5. Zero 7 & Lou Stone - Take My Hand
6. Ben Böhmer - Rust
7. Rezident - Shapeshift
8. Four Tet - Into Dust
9. Cinematic Orchestra, Grey Reverend - This Fantasy
10. Infected Mushroom - Animatronica
11. Andy Bell - Pinball Warrior
12. Hybrid Man - Midnight Drift
13. Royksopp, Fever Ray - What Else Is There (DJ Tennis Remix)
14. Brexton - Track II
15. Bayonne - Is It Time
16. The Tapeaters - I Feel Good
17. Tom Middleton, Sienna - YNTOO
18. Seba, Ulrich Schnauss - M7
19. M83 - Sunny Boy
20. Jonah, Ben Bohmer - Caught Up In The Fire
21. Zero 7, Jen Cooke - Swimmers
I support all of these artists by purchasing their work from Beatport, vinyl when I can find it, and hope you’ll do the same in addition to attending live shows.
If you’d like to hear more, I’ve made original both live/studio mixes for over two decades with music in a variety of genres, and also compose original artist albums available to stream/download on SoundCloud or on Bandcamp (free and open to all).
Hopefully this one makes your weekend better.