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Calm Pills are ad-free, multi-artist ambient albums, seamlessly mixed to help with relaxation, meditation, reading or deep sleep. Mostly consisting of instrumental ambient sounds, natural soundscapes and soft piano music, these mixes will help you completely relax your mind and body. Also available as 24/7 online radio and through Alexa smart speakers: CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com
“There are many pieces that make up our lives:
Moments that break us. Moments that raise
and shape us. Decisions we make to hold
on. Or let go. People who enter our lives and
leave us changed forever. The ones we love,
the ones that hurt us, or heal us, or leave us.
Sometimes we don’t understand these
pieces—or even despair over them. It’s only
when time goes by and we look back, that
we suddenly can see our whole life like a
perfectly designed puzzle.
Don’t be afraid of the puzzle piece you’re in
now. It will fit perfectly… just like the rest.
How could it not?
The Designer is perfect.”
Poetry by Yasmin Mogahed, from her book Love & Happiness
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Tonepoet ― Beyond a Dimly Lit Wall of Echoes (Excerpt)
01:54
Rudy Adrian ― Disturbed Reflections
04:37
Andrew Lahiff ― This Side Of Winter
11:28
anthéne ― Uncertainty
18:28
Antarctic Wastelands, Anita Tatlow ― Spirit of the Forest
20:06
Warmth ― The Beach – Tides (Slowed)
27:42
Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd ― Inside, A Golden Echo
30:00
Arbee ― Récipient, suite
32:05
Antarctic Wastelands ― As Waves Pass By
34:26
Andrew Lahiff ― Elsewhere the sun Shines
42:50
Human Is Alive ― Glaciers
45:50
poemme ― Lake-Effect
50:59
Tonepoet ― Beyond a Dimly Lit Wall of Echoes
55:48
Yuri Berdnik ― Eternidad
“Every time I got to a drop of water,
I mistook it for the ocean.
And then God would teach me.
So I kept walking.
I came across a larger drop.
I mistook it for the ocean.
Again and again He taught me.
To keep going.
Don’t stop.
And don’t give up.
Keep going.
It’s about trust, dear soul.
Trust. And patience.
Not the still kind.
The kind that keeps walking,
Through the storm.
Through the illusion.
Through the mirage.
Through every false door,
And imaginary shelter.
It’s not easy to fall on your face.
But it’s even harder to get back up.
And not just to get back up…
Get back up and keep hoping.
That’s hard.
That requires the deepest level of reliance.
And hope.
Beautiful hope.
Bulletproof hope.
Irrational optimism.
Nothing short of it.
Keep going.
Dear beautiful soul,
You almost drowned in drops
looking for the Sea.
Dear soul, He didn’t let you drown.
You kept going.
Even when you had to crawl.
In the rain.
In the pitch black night.
You kept going.
And He is leading you, dear soul.
He is leading you, dear soul.
He is leading you…
… to the Sea.”
Poetry by Yasmin Mogahed, from her book Love & Happiness
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Jonn ― Morning Showers
02:42
Human Is Alive ― Inner Peace
05:39
zakè, T. R. Jordan ― Shoreline
09:25
Scarless Arms ― Fog Floats Through the Valley
12:27
Warmth ― Concave [rework]
17:32
Spacecraft ― Rigel
19:27
asterism ― eta
21:11
turquoise waters ― Breezing
23:12
Forgotten Lake ― Dreamy Rain
25:53
Ule Moose ― Discovery
26:23
Still Dreams ― Cruising Thoughts
28:48
Parker Baldino ― Vermont avenue
34:27
Uli Jons ― Iridescence
37:12
We Dream of Eden ― ignites inside
39:55
Be Still the Earth, Dear Gravity ― Plead, Pause
43:18
tonepoet ― The Last Breath Of A Dying Dream
49:04
Placident Circles ― Song of the Deep
55:09
mezh, knonzzz ― reverie
56:55
Thymae ― etheijan
58:44
Blank Embrace ― Condescension I (Excerpt)
59:22
Con Alma ― Libre
“My heart is an open book,
Torn open by my story.
Tell them you learned the lesson.
You’ll learn it every time,
You seek completion in the incomplete.
You sought refuge in a straw house.
Then when the storm came,
You were bare and alone.
Exposed.
You spent years swallowing…
But it was only air.
And you wondered why it left you empty.
They told you stories
And you believed them…
Then waited for the tooth fairy
To bring you change.
And yet still you’d give anything
To make the story real.
Let it go.
There’s a better story.
That isn’t a story.
It’s Real.
But in it the hero never dies
Or bleeds or cries.
Find the Real version.
Memorize it.
Write it on your heart.
And then,
Give it to the world to read.
Your heart is an open book.”
Poetry by Yasmin Mogahed, from her book Reclaim Your Heart
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Gallery Six ― Sweeping
04:00
Silent Travelers ― Behind a Curtain of Leaves
06:48
Bing Satellites ― Again At A Distance
07:42
Christopher Galovan ― Dependent
10:18
Tonepoet & CloudFall ― Lost In The Sound Of Shadows
14:56
Matt Tondut ― Damask
17:29
Hellbach ― Usha
23:32
Ships On Fire ― Before I Wake
28:30
marine eyes ― roses all alone (veiled)
31:22
Human Is Alive ― Underwater
34:24
anthéne ― grey
39:37
Adam Fielding ― The Sight of a Familiar Face
43:30
Soothing Soundwave Records, Lofi Bee, Sleepy Teddy Chillez ― Dreaming In Clouds
45:24
Altus ― Reflection
50:48
Nest ― Far From Land
55:01
Human Is Alive ― Perfect Now
56:33
Law of Meditation ― Deep Healing
59:29
The Monk by the Sea feat. Zeitfaktor ― Sunrise
Once upon a time while wandering through ethereal realms of ambient music landscape, I encountered a label that embodies the essence of what I seek to share through my mixes: Echoes in the Valley. This label with its deep commitment to releasing music that blends ambient with the natural world, has always been a source of exquisite music that was featured on this podcast. I was also fortunate to discover several of my now favorite ambient artists through this label.
Despite featuring music from outside their catalog, this mix is an invitation to explore the serene and sublime music that Echoes in the Valley curates so thoughtfully. My hope is that this dedication will not only honor the label’s contributions to the ambient genre but also serve as a bridge for you to discover the depth and beauty of their releases, compilations and playlists.
Check out Echoes in the Valley wherever you get your music. Their Spotify playlists are gems galore!
Bandcamp • Spotify • YouTube • Instagram • Website
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Star Trails ― Waiting for the Stars
02:24
Good Weather For An Airstrike ― It Was a Ghost Town
05:01
Tonepoet ― As The Sky Opens Below Me
11:09
Hammock ― Now and Not Yet
13:58
Dear Gravity, Simon Wester ― Gathering
16:36
awakened souls, City of Dawn ― Piedro Blanco
19:05
Sensitizer, Human Is Alive, Perry Frank ― Universe (Perry Frank Rework)
21:39
Le Code ― Nocturnal Tales
24:44
Human Is Alive ― White Landscapes
27:54
faintface, Anita Tatlow ― Dawn of Awakening
30:53
anthéne ― Whatever Fire Is Burning
34:42
Adam Fielding ― Beautiful Desolate Spaces
37:20
Matt Tondut ― Asphalt Rain
39:12
Tundrafrid ― Heimdall
40:56
Benn Jordan ― These Solemn Stars
44:00
Adham Shaikh ― Into the Deep
49:36
Erinome ― Dawn III
56:17
Edoardo Gastaldi, Le Code ― Flores Veritatis
58:44
Fellirium ― Radiant Circle
59:35
Suntapes ― Grounding
In my series of mixes dedicated to phenomenal artists that continue to inspire this podcast, I present to you Hong Kong-based producer Ben Tatlow, the man behind Antarctic Wastelands project.
Drawing inspiration from an imaginary beautiful and desolate environment, Tatlow’s ambient compositions, aptly taglined as “soundtracks for wandering souls”, are characterized by luminous textures and depths that immerse you in a realm where tranquility intertwines with profound sense of introspection and awe.
With his two featured tracks in this mix as source of inspiration, I strove to seamlessly fuse soundscapes that transport you to abandoned, weather-beaten landscapes. Wander with me on this sonic journey. Let’s embrace both the vastness of space and the intimacy of solitude.
Check out Antarctic Wastelands wherever you get your music. You’ll be in for a treat!
Bandcamp • Spotify • Apple Music • Soundcloud • Amazon Music • Instagram • Website
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Antarctic Wastelands ― Far Away, I Captured a Memory
02:40
Science Of Sleeping, Matt Tondut ― To the Horizon
06:09
anthéne ― sunray
10:24
zakè, Wayne Robert Thomas ― Addendum 2
15:17
AG Sintonia Project ― Somewhere in The Universe
19:48
Antarctic Wastelands, Human Is Alive ― The Eternal Forest
22:22
Gallery Six ― Remission
24:44
Tonepoet ― Enveloped In Skies Of White
27:16
Rudi Arapahoe ― Forest Of Arches
31:20
anthéne ― pacific
35:08
Human Is Alive & Warmth ― Northbound
37:12
Stilhed ― Skjul
40:10
Dear Gravity ― Aurora
42:05
Cousin Silas ― Memories Of The Space Age (Edit)
47:12
Bing Satellites & Daniel Land ― Trumpington’s Variations
54:04
v e n n, Project AER, Colours in Context ― Appalachian
57:31
A.R. Rahman ― The Canyon
“The wounds of time, the departure of loved ones,
The tightly held hands gradually loosen.
Countless planets in the universe, like dreams,
Once ablaze in the sky, illuminating you.
With a smile and a wave, we embrace departure,
Having shared happiness and bliss.
Origins and endings, holding and letting go,
No longer gazing with guilt and remorse.
Countless planets in the vast universe,
Together, we shine in the heavens.
Falling without regret, loving bravely,
Our radiance never ceases, moving forward.”
from Celestial Journeys by KAKA LAM
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Retland ― Morning Dew (Solo Version)
02:58
Matt Tondut ― Fractured
04:36
anthéne ― orchid
08:56
Dear Gravity ― Departure, Pt. II // Yesteryear
10:53
Wil Bolton ― Above The Neon Glow
16:32
Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks ― You’re My Faith
17:27
Tonepoet feat. Neemias Teixeira ― The Skies Open and for a Moment We Can See Heaven
22:25
halftribe ― 3 (Norvik Recycle)
25:03
anthéne ― there’s a ghost
33:42
Solidarity Hymn ― The Treasure Yours
40:00
Tonepoet ― …And the Sun Smiled at the Horizon, Bringing Us Joy!
44:24
Human Is Alive & Warmth ― Wetlands
46:52
Hatsü ― Waiting Room
50:55
Human Is Alive ― Everlasting
53:03
Arbee, Kilometre Club ― Adult Recreational Hockey Participation Trophy
55:01
Tony Anderson ― 2,977
“If we are willing to take an unbiased look, we will find that, in spite of all our problems and confusion, all our emotional and psychological ups and downs, there is something basically good about our existence as human beings.” ― Chogyam Trungpa
“The truth of who we are is innate goodness, and the whole journey is really about removing any obstacle or false belief that keeps us from knowing that.” ― Alanis Morissette
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
We Dream of Eden, Human Is Alive ― Stillness Within
02:54
Jameson Nathan Jones ― Forgotten Shores, Distant Memories
07:12
Christian Wittman ― Frozen Sea
10:53
Matt Tondut, Brightsand ― Departure
13:30
anthéne ― Arctic Haze
16:18
Loneward ― Structural Eternal (Abridged Mix)
23:04
David Helpling & Jon Jenkins ― Not Forgotten
28:50
Warmth ― Heal
33:50
Lauge ― Cityscape
36:56
Leah Kardos ― Field Study 2
41:35
Andrew Lahiff ― Dawn Perspective
45:48
Human Is Alive ― New Beginning
48:44
Fading Language ― Nothing Left for Us
51:40
Hatsü ― Re – Emerge
55:42
Glass Rivers ― but it’s okay
57:55
Matt Deep ― Mixture
“This is not a perfect world, we
see things everyday..
That make us take a second look,
or make us turn away..The heart of man has turned to stone,
and compassion is not found..
We’ve taken love and friendship
and beat them to the ground..Let’s end this reign of violence, and
halt these evil designs..
We are all in this as one human race,
to that we must resign..So, please reach out so all of us cease
the malice and the pain..
And maybe one day soon, we’ll hear
sweet music in the rain..”
Ode To Tolerance by John Leroy Maxwell
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Cloud Opacity ― Noshine Coast
03:29
Simon Wester ― Revelation
05:49
AG Sintonia Project ― Out of Gravity
08:36
poemme ― forest hymn
13:28
Retland ― Today
20:20
Altars Altars ― B II
22:36
Gallery Six ― Brief View (Excerpt)
23:16
poemme ― with the changing of the leaves
28:22
Dear Gravity ― What I’ve Become
31:23
Chris Other ― The End of the Valley
34:26
awakened souls ― bodhichitta
39:08
deer meadow ― red house (for buildings forgotten)
44:23
anthéne ― not sleeping
51:44
Julie G. ― Waving Goodbye
52:49
Wil Bolton ― Notes and Recollections
59:25
Domy Castellano ― August rain
Over years of mixing ambient music, I have come to fall in love not only with certain artists, but labels who publish troves of ambient gold. This mix begins a series of albums named after some of my favorite labels.
To start us off is Imaginary North, a Toronto-based label created by Daniel Field, who also produces exquisite ambient works as Kilometre Club. Established in 2022, Imaginary North focuses on bringing together like-minded musicians across the world to create compilations, collaborations, and individual pieces of music. The label is not afraid to experiment with ideas and concepts that transcend the typical album release.
No where is this clearer than the release I want you to check out of this label. It’s called Today Until Tomorrow. Across 92 tracks and 84 artists, it features 24 hours of ambient, drone, experimental, electronic, neo-classical, post-rock, and everything in between. 24 hours. One full day. An entire rotation of this planet we call home. This has to be one of my favorite ambient albums of all time. Check it out wherever you get your music!
Bandcamp • Spotify • Apple Music
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
Raphah ― Emergence
03:05
Human Is Alive ― There Will Be a Light
04:37
Warmth ― Odessa
08:57
Halftribe, awakened souls ― Upstream
11:16
Edoardo Gastaldi ― Circulus Aeterni Motus
14:06
Human Is Alive ― The Great Ocean
16:30
Loneward ― Eventide
23:52
Shoshana Michel ― A Love Story
27:08
Sea Tranquility Academy ― Ocen Shoreline: In The Afternoon
28:51
Steve Roach / Michael Stearns ― The Canyon’s Embrace
31:12
Steve Roach, Byron Metcalf, Mark Seelig ― Mantram – part six
40:00
A Year’s Rain ― Last Of The Light
52:48
Mathias Grassow ― Fading Light
This mix is dedicated to one of my favorite ambient producers, Human Is Alive (Pavel Lipatov). He is amongst the most featured artists in this podcast for a good reason: anything he touches turns into blissful ambient gold. He’s constantly releasing beautiful atmospheric music, featuring layered textures of drone sounds and a fair bit of natural elements. His music never fails to evoke all-around positive emotions, including sense of calm, melancholy, and nostalgia (the latter is a prominent theme with his Reflections Of The Past subproject). On top of that, he’s a genuinely nice guy as well, graciously sending me original versions of any track that I ask to feature in my mixes.
I really can’t describe well enough how beautiful his music is. Please check him out and hear for yourself.
Bandcamp • Spotify • Apple Music • Soundcloud • Amazon Music • Instagram
Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation, buy me a cup of a coffee ☕. You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you.
Also, did you know that I have another podcast called Chill Pills. It features the same quality of mixing craftmanship but focuses on more genres of downtempo music spanning chillout, lofi chill hop and lounge.
Tracklist
00:00
August Wilhelmsson ― Woods
02:50
Antarctic Wastelands, Somniacs ― Falling Upwards
04:08
Human Is Alive ― Always Will
05:45
Dear Gravity ― Silence Becomes Her
07:31
Anthéne ― The Laughing Heart
11:24
Tonepoet & CloudFall ― Silhouettes Of Imagination
13:00
Human Is Alive & Warmth ― Solitude
15:13
Altus ― Failing Light
21:47
Benn Jordan ― Looking Into The Past
25:19
Fabrizio Paterlini ― That Feeling, Though
26:44
Test Card ― The Sheep Field Is Now An Estate
31:12
Human Is Alive ― Gentle Waters
33:00
Raf21 ― Water Therapy (Soundscapes and Waves)
34:27
Matt Tondut, Harry Waters ― Sketches by Moonlight
36:50
Thomas Newman ― Croisilles Wood
38:23
Mind Explorer ― Cleansing
40:48
Human Is Alive ― Reminisce
42:01
Rudy Adrian ― Through A Cave Into Another World (Edit)
44:46
Steve Roach ― HearAfter (Edit)
49:02
Macroform ― Peaceful Sleep
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