Hypnagogue Podcast

It’s a 50/50 split this time through. I’ll start you off with a batch of new music, take a short break to discuss, then drop you into a tribal zone for 45 or so. Enjoy. Download as mp3. Menion, “Stai Attento ai Segnali,” Menion 5.03       Ian Morris, “A Functioning Hemingway,” Parking Lot […]

All new music, and no interruptions from me. I will, however, tell you to get ready for a bit of a tonal change around the half-hour mark. But don’t worry; it’ll pass. After all, this one ends with “Safe Return.” Enjoy. Download as mp3. Circular, “From A Concealed Awareness,” Radiating Perpetual Light 6.20      Frore, […]

One of those episodes where a silly idea came to me, and I ran with it.  A glance at the playlist should give it away. Download as mp3. Cluster, “Curvturn,” Qua 1.05 Aron Kirk, “Wind on My Face,” Brick Circus 3.05 Uwe Gronau, “Snowy Wood,” Midsummer 6.01 Tim Story, “The Silver Swan,” Collected 10.02 Jeff Pearce, “Winter Waltz,” In the […]

A glance toward the past begins the ride this time. I’ll tell you why around the 30-minute mark and then set you adrift on a blend on new music and older tracks, wending their way from rhythm to…well, non-rhythm. Download as mp3. Brannan Lane, “Zone 3,” Sampler* 7.09       The Current, “Plaza Circular,” […]

We’ll start this time with some new music, then flow in and out of the archives. For this one, you’ll want to set aside the full 90. Enjoy. Download as mp3. Toaster, “We Mourned the Dead, and Drew Comfort from God,” Theophany 6.41       Monochromie, “Day and Night of a Scarecrow,” Enlighten Yourself […]

Just a 90-minute flow that starts with a little wishful thinking… Download as mp3. Audio Cologne Project, “Chemist’s Bike (excerpt),” 2911* 9.21       Picture Palace Music, “Help Murder Help,” E-Live 2010 15.53     Apne Sinn, “Twinewheel,” Espiritista 21.29     Stick Men, “Glass Heart,” Open 28.41     There Is No Teenage […]

One more dive into the review queue for 90 minutes of more-or-less new music. Download as mp3. Undara, “Perpetual Motion,” Traveller 7.49       303 Committee, “Junta,” 303 Committee 12.27     Witxes, “Dunes of Steel,” Sorcery/Geography 18.22     Worms of the Earth, “Fork-Tongued Priests at Black Gehenna Again Speak My Name,” Azal’ucel […]

New music is the focus this time (and probably next time) as we dive back into the big pile of discs awaiting review. As always, it’s an eclectic little ride, this one beginning with a few post-rock tunes before bending into deeper spaces and textures. Enjoy. Download as mp3. Strafraenn Hakon, “Rækjuhals,” Prammi 5.59   […]

Celebrating the podcast’s fourth birthday by digging into the archives and playing some personal favorites. (And with over 8300 tracks to choose from, this is not easy!) I want to thank you all for your continued support. Quite honestly, if the audience hadn’t grown the way it has over these four years, I wouldn’t keep […]

In this episode, we continue digging through my small-mountainous pile of new music sent for review. It starts quietly and ends somewhat less quietly. Download as mp3. Steve Brand, “The Bridge to Nowhere,” The Bridge to Nowhere 14.16     Sensitive Chaos, “August Rains, Were Those Tears?,” Amerisynthecana 19.47     James Johnson & Aperus, […]

Over the last couple of months I’ve received a lot of new music. The review queue is loaded with good stuff, so I thought it might be time to go through the pile and play some tracks. Makes for a nice blend of stuff, as you’ll hear. Download in mp3 format. Northcape, “Arrive Rutledge Col,” Exploration and […]

A very quiet, quite uninterrupted flow. Recommended for late-night listening, or whenever you can carve out 90 meditative minutes. Download in mp3 format. Juta Takahashi, “Quiet Rain,” Quiet Rain 15.18     Eyes Cast Down, “Rebuild from Memory,” (excerpt) The Separate Ones 20.59     Time Being, “Everending,” A Dimension Reflected 31.29     Hollan […]

A quick glance at this playlist should tell you what’s going on this time… Download in mp3 format. Brokenkites, “Habitat,” Generation Ships 4.08       Gaston Arevalo, “Habitat,” Habitat 9.01       Frore, “Entwine,” Undercurrent 18.34     Ian Boddy & Parallel Worlds, “Entwine,” Exit Strategy 25.48     Flaque, “Meridian,” Emerging Organisms Vol 4 (comp) 31.02   […]

A blend of new and old this time, starting in a prog-fueled rush, coursing into some dark and sparse zones, rising up jubilantly in places, and then finding a quiet end. Download in mp3. Stick Men, “Crack the Sky,” Deep 6.02        S1gns of L1fe, “Language of the Ancient,” Language of the Ancients […]

Time to give the show over to dark ambient for 90 immersive minutes. Turn out the lights. Download mp3. Dark Sunny Place, “Toxic Playground,” Emanations for a Returning 7.07       Har & Altus, “Borough of Shadows,” Shadow District 17.49     Michel Banabila, “Sumdark 12,” Sum Dark 12 26.37     Phobos, “Hell’s […]