Terry Riley & Cornelius - Ambient Focus

TERRY RILEY & CORNELIUS - AMBIENT FOCUS 09.12.23 (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 9th December 2023

A two-hour selection of handpicked tracks curated in collaboration with ambient and minimalist music legend Terry Riley and Japanese artist Cornelius. Featuring field recordings made in Kyoto by radio producer and sound artist Nick Luscombe. This Ambient Focus special celebrates the Ambient Kyoto Festival (2023), featuring performances by Terry Riley and Cornelius, both based in Japan. Find a moment of focus through this meditative and soul-nourishing mix that will inspire you as you take on your day.

Sleepy Dragon - Sunmoonstar [touchtheplants]
Raymond Scott - Sleepy Time [Moochin' About]
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Dream [WEA Japan]
Ash Ra Tempel - Oasis [Virgin]
Terry Riley - Journey From The Death Of A Friend [Warner Bros.]
Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Station
Jonny Nash - Exit Five [Melody As Truth]
Toumani Diabaté - Elyne Road [World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company]
John Zorn & Bill Frisell & Julian Lage & Gyan Riley - The Forking Path [Tzadik]
Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto Station, Kyoto Kamigamo Shrine Water
Terry Riley & Gyan Riley - Melismantra
Terry Riley - Raga Bihag Alap [Northern Spy]
Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Station
Terry Riley - The Harp Of New Albion: I. The New Abion Chorale (excerpt) [Celestial Harmonies]
Jon Hassell - Last Night The Moon Came [ECM]
Kerry Leimer - Lament To The Open Air [First Terrace]
John Carroll Kirby - Mystic Brine [Stones Throw]
Cornelius - Dream In The Mist [Warner Music Japan]
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Milk
Pandit Pran Nath - Raga Boophali
Dennis Johnson - November Part II, Nicholas Norvath
Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Kamigamo Shrine Water
Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto Station, Kyoto Kamigamo Shrine Water
La Monte Young Marian Zazeela - The Well-Tuned Piano In The Magenta Ligjts [Just Dreams]
Cornelius - If You're Here (Ryuichi Sakamoto Rework)