Holding the compass of uncertainties,
Carrying the baggage of memories,
The drifter is drifting along with the tides…

Without boundaries or borders,
Floating with the moment,
The drifter is weaving timeless dreams…

The journey of love and joy,
Build in every pause life takes,
Never holding back the voyage,
The drifter survives in the passion…

Miles and milestones left behind,
The strides always ahead of the past,
Moving forward in the distance,
The drifter fades between the lines of present and future…

from The Drifter by Jayakumar K

Tracklist

00:00
Gallery Six ― limicoline

04:19
Tone Color ― An English Summer

06:42
Accelra ― Resistance

09:25
Ten and Tracer ― Hetch Hetchy Crowd

10:10
Alio Die ― Il Tempo Magico Di Saturnia Pavonia

18:02
Kip Mazuy ― Love & Devotion

25:54
Hauschka ― Old Man Playing Boules

28:20
Billow Observatory ― Odessa

29:04
TUNESURGE ― Island Surf

31:52
Good Weather For An Airstrike ― An Ode To Fring

33:52
Jóhann Jóhannsson ― Flight From The City

36:56
Hollan Holmes ― The Eternal Cosmos

43:12
Olan Mill ― Gurriva

46:30
James Johnson & Robert Scott Thompson ― Endless

51:04
The Captive Oceans ― A Will To Live (Thrive)

56:23
Elskavon ― Fair Fading

What is your happy place? For me, it’s really a state of mind. It can be sparked by a place, person or even a memory that brings me joy. I wanted this mix to be the soundtrack to that; a mix to uplift us and give us hope for a better tomorrow.

Tracklist

00:00
Gare du Nord ― Hey, Mr Glider

03:47
Baby Grand ― Azure

06:35
Billie Holiday ― Speak Low (Bent Remix)

10:08
Jason Mraz ― The World As I See It

13:46
Tierra Negra ― Süßer die Glocken nie klingen

16:44
Watching Colours ― Karma Chameleon

20:40
Lounge Captain ― Jam @ Jamaica (Steel Drum Mix)

25:04
Sly5thave feat. Cory Henry ― California Love (Cory Henry Edit)

27:30
Blank & Jones ― Pura Vida (Jazzed By Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr)

32:54
Kinobe ― Looking Up

35:55
Katie Melua ― A Happy Place (Edit)

38:15
ABBA ― Move On

42:48
Andrew Bayer ― We Will Return

46:06
jellis ― Ethereal

49:03
MAIRI ― What Color Is Your Life?

52:25
General Fuzz ― Cream

56:55
Adam Fielding ― For What Remains (Ambient) (Edit)

58:33
KISNOU & Kaj ― Where Our Story Ends

Many of us were hoping for a nice little spring break but instead were told to lay low until this virus outbreak is under control. When you can’t travel for a holiday, this mix hopefully gives you the soundtrack of one. It starts off with the classic ‘Holiday’ by the Scorpions, and then progresses through a mix of upbeat and mellow chillout tunes that are hand-picked to give you the feeling of being in a different place, filled with new experiences, culture and different sounds of music.

This mix was actually released exactly 8 years ago under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton in a series called Unwind. I decided to give those mixes a second life in this channel because they embody the same uplifting feel as the Chill Pills you have come to love.

Tracklist

00:00
Scorpions ― Holiday

05:08
Makis Ablianitis ― Love Secret

08:11
Cantoma ― Marisi

14:34
Ferry Tayle ― Revanche (Ferry Tayle Sit On the Sand Mix)

20:29
Enigma ― Beyond The Invisible

25:15
Alex Venge ― Talking With Soul

31:58
Chris Spheeris ― Culture

36:04
Vangelis ― Monastery Of La Rabida

39:22
Chris Spheeris ― Elektra

44:43
Shalimar Sector ― Garden Of Lust

50:53
Seon feat. Ekaterina ― Under The Moon (Full Moon Mix)

54:44
In Credo ― The Strings Of Spain (Offshore Mix)

59:35
Bliss ― Breathe

64:03
ATB ― Distant Earth

Nils Feldhus is one the most productive and talented fellow mix producers that I know. He hosts two shows on Proton and Frisky Radio and have been curating ambient and atmospheric electronic music mixes under Helioscope and Planetarium brands since 2011 (right around the same time I started making mixes under the DJ Seroton pseudonym).

I’m especially a fan of his Planetarium selections, which share a lot of the same ambient feel as my Calm Pills (and previously Drifter) mixes. I approached him and he was happy to have me guest mix on his show. I think this turned out to be one of the best ones I’ve created and I hope you like it too.

I would also like to dedicate this mix to my friend Alaeddin Naasani. I’ve known him since college and I was surprised that the day I silently put a “tip me” link on my website (for fans of the show who want to show their support and appreciation), he was the first to do so with a generous amount that I proceeded to use to buy the songs featured on this episode. Thanks Alaeddin!

Tracklist

00:00
Good Weather For An Airstrike ― A Quiet Day

05:37
Ben McElroy ― Ocean Left Unspoken

09:00
Jon Hopkins ― Immunity (with King Creosote)

12:56
Slow Meadow ― Helium Life Jacket

16:12
Alio Die & Antonio Testa ― One Nairb (Edit)

22:48
Brother Saturn ― As Empty as I Seem (Way Out Here)

27:20
Ashot Danielyan ― C-Meditation

30:44
Good Weather For An Airstrike ― Storm Fronts

34:52
Pepo Galán ― Bleeding Eyes (Shuta Yasukochi Remix)

38:55
Blake Ewing ― North

40:29
Stars Of The Lid ― Articulate Silences, Pt. 1

44:46
Gallery Six ― Awayuki

48:51
Moby ― Homeward Angel

57:21
Slow Meadow ― Lonesome Summer (Bonus Track)

I’m lonely, walking through
midnight forest is my soul
I’m climbing up above
Praying just to never stop

My storm is painful, it is wild
I sometimes used to be a child
But only now I realize
I must be conscious of my life

To fight the feelings is the hardest
Flames that burn the midnight forest
I am climbing up above
Praying just to never stop

Excerpt from Midnight Forest by Hoyaa featuring Aminda

Tracklist

00:00
Aaron Static ― Escapism

04:38
Hoyaa feat. Aminda ― Midnight Forest (Adyjay Chillout Remix)

09:07
Alex DJ Zeya ― Hear Your Heartbeat (Out Of Smile Mix)

10:26
Bing Satellites ― Procession

10:44
Ryan Farish ― Everlasting Light

12:38
Random Forest ― Shadows Fall (Edit)

16:36
John Dyson ― Beyond the Gates (Part 2)

20:40
Zeos ― M12

21:14
Keane ― Hamburg Song

25:37
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions ― Fall Aside

29:47
L’Art Mystique ― China White (Ibiza Spa Mix)

33:57
Baby Grand ― Elise’s Theme

37:29
Summer Witch Music ― Pink Fluid

39:28
Elskavon ― Blue (Edit)

41:13
Keola Beamer ― Barefoot on the Range

44:49
Alexi Murdoch ― Orange Sky

50:21
Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà ― I giorni

My thoughts and prayers are with the people affected by the vicious 2019-nCoV Novel Coronavirus. I can’t imagine what it feels like to be isolated and quarantined, along with your fears of the unknown. This mix is for you. I hope it eases your affliction.

Tracklist

00:00
Lucy Claire ― Paelistin

04:40
Jonn Serrie & Gary Stroutsos ― Vision Lake

06:47
Tom Hartney feat. Dyllan Joyce ― Insular

08:21
factory ― all that remains

09:51
Alio Die ― Time In Absence (Exercpt)

11:36
Andrew Lahiff ― Night in a Winter Forest

18:39
Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd ― My Monochrome Vision

22:20
Brother Saturn ― By Dreaming, You’ll Wake Up

25:41
Spheriá ― Otjánbird Pt. I

27:54
Justin Hurwitz ― Baby Mark / I Oughta Be Getting Home / Crater

30:46
Lucette Bourdin ― Dweller in the Infinite

35:56
Cousin Silas & Martin Neuhold ― Reflections From Childhood

42:00
Justin Hurwitz ― Pat and Janet / Squawk Box

45:46
Apocryphos ― Consanguineous Spirit

50:56
Cygni Vox ― The Door Into Autumn

57:23
Bing Satellites & Daniel Land ― Of North Wales

59:36
A Cerulean State ― Perhaps Things Had Finally Begun to Move

I have been a fan of Guido’s lounge mixes ever since I developed a passion for mixing back in 2011. He is such a great musician, DJ and above all a supportive friend. He graciously accepted my invitation to guest mix on his show on Mixcloud. To my amazement and delight, this mix has topped the charts less than a week since its release! If you enjoy the mix of chillout and lounge tunes presented here, be sure to check out Guido’s vast library of quality lounge mixes that he ever so expertly curates and produces.

Tracklist

00:00
Roberto Bronco ― Diving Deeper

02:31
Baby Grand ― The Road to Portofino

06:51
Lounge Ibiza Cafè ― On The River

09:00
Sant Remo ― Rainmaker (Jazz Club Edit)

11:45
Baby Grand vs. Zaa feat. Aneym ― Just Dance With Me (Uplifting Pills Mashup)

15:34
Lorenz Freddy ― You Wanna Dance (Original Mix)

18:46
Jazz L’amour ― Summer Dreams (See the Light Mix)

23:23
Ash Walker ― Bongo Legs (Edit)

25:43
Don Shiva feat. Lay G. & Moldenhauer ― Simulation (Instrumental)

29:39
Choying Drolma & Sina Vodjani ― Dak Gi Rambu (Excerpt)

30:18
Bombay Dub Orchestra ― The Berber of Seville (The Berber of Suburbia Mix)

36:08
Bombay Dub Orchestra ― The Berber of Seville Orchestral Version (Father Mackay’s Celestial Vision) (Excerpt)

36:52
Solaris Navis ― Children Of The Sun

41:21
Alexander Chereshnev ― Ordinary Pictures

44:55
Albosel ― Fireball

47:12
Marcus Koch ― Stay By Your Side

52:08
A.R.D.I & Cynthia Hall ― Sunflowers (R.I.B Chill Out Mix)

56:25
Stray Theories ― The Moment I Need You

58:38
Clarice Jensen, Ben Russell, Yuki Numata Resnick & Max Richter ― Dream 13 (Short Edit)

“Cool night air lulls us to cast away our net defenses, and bury our weariness deep into our soft pillow. The troubles of the day are behind us, and joyful hope awaits us when remove the vale of sweet slumber.” ― Joseph Kushnir

Tracklist

00:00
r.roo ― vdokh

02:21
Antonymes ― Means Of Escape (i)

05:36
Colliding Galaxies ― Arctic

06:16
Cousin Silas ― Cascading Sky

11:28
DJsNeverEndingStory ― Unabridged Rest

18:48
Purl ― Oceanima

25:47
Antonymes ― Elegy IV

29:02
Calicofrost ― Melting Your Wings Into The Night

32:56
Ocean in a Bottle ― From Winter…

38:53
John Foxx & Harold Budd ― Raindust

44:00
Gulan ― Floating In Space

50:02
Simon Wilkinson ― Parallax Frequency Shift

This mix is inspired by Jim Carrey’s 2014 commencement speech at the Maharishi University of Management:

“Our eyes are not only viewers, but also projectors that are running a second story over the picture we see in front of us all the time. Fear is writing that script and the working title is, ‘I’ll never be enough.'”

Tracklist

00:00
Random Forest ― Hibernation Reprise

02:51
Andrea Guerra ― To The Game/Touchdown

04:12
Cash feat. Ferven ― Sentaku

09:47
Elskavon ― Letting Go

13:58
Coldplay ― Gravity

19:36
The Echelon Effect ― 180 From Yesterday

23:43
Luminous feat. Julie Harrington ― Let You In

28:15
Ben Woods ― Kinookimaw

29:51
Tenaya ― Awakening

34:37
Above & Beyond ― Making Plans

38:51
Damien Jurado ― Sorry Is for You

39:36
c a s h ― nocturne

43:27
Need A Name ― Aerial

50:13
Max Richter ― A Lovers Complaint

53:32
Talquin ― Waking

55:53
Alexandr Fullin feat. James Joshua Otto ― Hush

Tracklist

00:00
Warmth ― Wave Growth

04:42
Kip Mazuy ― A Sensual Dawn

11:12
Tomasz Bednarczyk ― Little Spring (Excerpt)

11:56
Ben Lukas Boysen ― The Veil

18:06
Ben Lukas Boysen ― Only In The Dark

20:44
Gallery Six ― syunsui

24:51
Nils Frahm ― Passing

29:06
Gallery Six ― glimpse

30:02
Luke Howard ― Forgotten Postcards

33:56
Stars Of The Lid ― Even (Out) +

35:53
Stars Of The Lid ― Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage

38:52
Gallery Six ― sojou

42:24
Michael Stearns ― The Dream

43:16
Moshimoss ― My Everlong

45:32
Stellardrone ― Nightscape

52:20
A Winged Victory For The Sullen ― All Farewells Are Sudden

57:19
Endless Melancholy ― End Credits