CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills It's my 39th birthday today :) 🎂 Inspired by the soothing music of Human Is Alive ( humanisalive.bandcamp.com ), I wanted this mix to induce reminiscence of happy moments from our past. Amidst the swirl of incessant, attention-demanding world we live in, I sometimes get these fleeting recollections of past events, people, or even things that brought me joy. I made this mix for such moments, so it can hopefully fade to the background whil...
Dec 02, 2021
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills "In the shadow of a moonlight gaze a cold and misty type of haze washes over me as if my soul has left and made me half, not whole as night envelops everything around the darkness heaps its magic on the ground as features change and dampness marks its place a pleasing smile appears upon my face I love that nature calls me every day Inviting me to meet it on the way and taking me to places dark, yet grey showing all its beauty on the way" ...
Nov 18, 2021
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This episode celebrates 50th Calm Pill milestone 🎉 Thank you everyone for supporting the show by tuning in, sharing it with friends or leaving a review . And thanks to those who choose to express their gratitude with small donations. It really warms my heart to see the impact this music has on so many people, and it gives me the motivation to keep going. Here's to the next 50 🥂 Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like suppo...
Oct 21, 2021•51 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills So what about it all my friend ? Has life smiled upon your face? Do you feel the warming emanate From within the planet’s grace? Dare you hold the flame aloft for me To strive under your spell ? …For should you guide me to tomorrow We can tomorrow’s burdens break — From To He Who Holds His Hand Aloft by Marshal Gebbie Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your app...
Sep 30, 2021•50 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Inspired by Constance Demby's album Sonic Immersion, my hope for this mix is to help you bring calmness to a disturbed mind, inviting you to interface with the moment in full awareness. Take a deep breath and embark on this journey. See you on the other side. If you missed last episode, I was happy to share that Calm Pills Radio , a 24/7 online ad-free station, is now available on any Alexa or Google Assistant -enabled device or smart spe...
Aug 23, 2021
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix is inspired by the meditative music of Macroform , from a wonderful song called Deep Breath (Meditation). Check him out at linktr.ee/macroform . I also have great news: Calm Pills Radio , a 24/7 online ad-free station, is now available on any Alexa or Google Assistant -enabled device or smart speaker. You can follow the link above or simply say " Alexa, Open Calm Pills Radio " or " Ok Google, Ask Calm Pills Radio to play ". It al...
Aug 06, 2021
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix was released 6 years ago as part of my Drifter ambient series , which I created under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton. It was the first collaboration I have done with the talented musician Tonepoet , who creates an excellent ambient mix podcast called Spaceman's Transmissions . This is what Tonepoet had to say about the mix and our collaboration: "Music speaks across boundaries of time, distance, and language, and what we presen...
Jul 21, 2021
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills There are 3 principles guiding the creation of Calm Pill mixes: song curation with variety, production value, and showcasing artists. On the last one, every Calm Pill mix features several artists whose great music deserves to be discovered and heard, but every now and then, a whole artist album inspires a mix of its own, and this is one such mix. I'd like to present to you the debut album of marine eyes: idyll ( marineeyes.bandcamp.com/al...
Jun 27, 2021
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills "There's a place where I go that no one else knows, Where mysteries abound and excitement grows. A place out of reach of any man's hands, Safely secluded in a far away land Beyond the grasp of those who may plunder The wealth of its power and its life changing wonder. I go alone to my secret place, never leaving a trace For someone to follow and discover my space Where I keep my secrets, my fears, and my regrets Away from the world and al...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills As I lay my head to rest, I pray my dreaming will be blessed: With glittering starlight upon the moon, Floating like a lost balloon. With chuckling streams that catch the light, And songbirds trilling with delight. With soft white clouds in pure blue skies, A lilting breeze that gently sighs. With weeping willows that quietly droop Their shadows, as they drape and stoop. With blossom scents that chase the air, Like children run without a ...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 2 min
I'm pleased to announce the launch of Calm Pills Ambient Radio ( calmradio.uppmixes.com ): a free 24/7 online radio station playing your favorite Calm Pill mixes which you can tune into anytime and just hit play! Calm Pill library of mixes has grown over the years and many new listeners will not get to hear most of them due to how podcast episodes are presented (last to first), so it made sense to launch this station to help you discover your next favorite Calm Pill mix. Hope you enjoy the stati...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills I dedicated my last Chill Pill mix to my best friend who left this world all too quickly last month from his short-lived flight with COVID. Since then, and following the funeral that I couldn't attend in person, I fell into a deep existential breaking point as I realized the fragility of life, and grabbled with the conviction that this can't be all that we are, all that we live for, and all that remains of us. I imagined that even if Chri...
Mar 22, 2021•58 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills I'm happy to present the very first guest mix on this show, by none other than my friend and previous collaborator Tonepoet . His ambient mixes on his Spaceman's Transmissions podcast are exquisitely crafted pieces of art, and he is gracing this show with a beautiful painting that he describes below. He also creates beautiful guitar-infused ambient music which I have featured heavily in the past. Check out his music and mixes below and en...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills In this album, I would like to invite you to sample the world of awakened souls ( awakenedsouls.bandcamp.com ) , an ambient music project of veteran electronic music producer James Bernard and his wife Cynthia. When I stumbled on their album how we heal , I knew I had found an artist who creates music for the same reason I create these mixes: to heal. Their mission is to "help others find the sense of healing that music brings to them" an...
Jan 17, 2021•54 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Happy new year everyone. Let's make the best of 2021. I'm energized and looking forward to crafting for you more mixes showcasing the best of what ambient genre has to offer. Let's start this year with another trip back in time to a mix I released 5 years ago as part of my Drifter ambient series , which I created under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton. At the time, I dedicated it to the wonderful people behind Ambient-Nights ( mixcloud.co...
Jan 03, 2021•1 hr
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills What a year 2020 has been! We're not out of the woods yet, but we're here and we have few things we can be thankful for as this years draws to an end. I'm thankful for all of you listeners and supporters of this show. I have recently been graced by an uptick of positive reviews on Apple Podcasts and other apps where this show is available. I treasure each one because it lets me know the positive effect this music has on your life. I'm als...
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 2 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills On the eve of the 4th anniversary of Calm Pills (this series began back in Nov 15, 2016), let's take a trip back in time to the very first ambient mix I ever created. This is mix number one! I created it 8 years ago under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton , and to this day it remains one of the best ones I have ever done. This is what I wrote in the release notes back in Jan 16, 2012: What puts you to sleep? I bet the answer to this questi...
Nov 14, 2020•1 hr 1 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills I'm back with yet another guest mix. This time I approached Alessio who hosts Corsica One , a series that showcases carefully curated selection of uplifting and evocative soundscapes. His show is all about variety, and that inspired me to do something a bit different to start this Calm Pill mix with, something a bit more mystic. I think you'll like it. Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radi...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills In his seminal album Ambient 1: Music for Airports , Brian Eno proclaimed "Ambient Music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is interesting". Over at AmbientSoundbath.com podcast , Matt has been curating and producing longform ambient albums that are faithful to that aspirational ideal of ambient music. I really admire the work Matt is doing, inc...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills I call to you in longing by the light of the moon, billowing clouds envelope me with absence of pain or fear all time suspended. In the stillness of this night, peace washes over me as I listen to the Universe... do you hear its whisper, do you feel its heartbeat? You smile inside the clouds as we yearn to become one, lingering until the color of dawn spills across the sky. — The Stillness of This Night by James Casey Making this mix was ...
Aug 26, 2020•52 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix was released on this day 5 years ago as part of my Drifter ambient series , which I created under my previous pseudonym DJ Seroton. It was the second collaboration I have done with the talented musician Tonepoet , who creates an excellent ambient mix podcast called Spaceman's Transmissions . We gave this mix the title of “As The World Comes into Focus”. It’s essentially an exploration of our inner senses as we drift in and out of...
Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 1 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Brilliant colors wash over the sky The wonder of it all brings out a sigh Clouds bathed in the rich tones at dusk Give way to a crimson, for some it's a must The elegance of the sun sinking into the sea Did God make all this especially for me? The stars emerge through the deepened sky And one by one they brighten ones eye Moonbeams dance; sparkling upon the waves This awesome sight, always brings out the raves There is a joy in viewing th...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This album is dedicated to Antonymes , an artist whose work has inspired me for years. Ian's music has been described as " rich in ambient textures and tonal arrangements that are both beautiful and haunting. If you close your eyes you can see a landscape that pulses with color and life that cannot be seen with the human eye. " (Joseph Timmons, blogcritics.org) The opening track, Coming Into Silence , was Ian's contribution to a charity c...
Jun 14, 2020•59 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Time goes by but memories never fade. I released this mix on this day 4 years ago , a week after my friend passed away. It would become the 9th and final episode of my Drifter ambient series . It is a deeply personal mix in which I tried to express a never-before-felt outpouring of grief. Somehow the tracks I've chosen had titles that told a similar story, and those words by Megan Bokowski were quite consoling at the time: The time soon c...
May 31, 2020•1 hr
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills I'm lost in a stream of thoughts Afraid of controlling the dark If hope shall come to question It's surprise to hesitation Whither away for memories Hide the past from destiny It's a lesson to hold for To try and gain more Lost in a Stream of Thought by Emma Vernacchia 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 als...
May 16, 2020•52 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix is inspired by one of the best ambient albums I have heard in recent memory: Kaleidoscope by none other than my good friend and previous mix collaborator Tonepoet. Released on his birthday this year, he describes it as a semi-autobiographical album representing some of life changes he has been going through. What drew me to this album, besides the phenomenal music, is the message that Tom wanted to convey about seeing the world r...
May 06, 2020•58 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills 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 dis...
Mar 29, 2020•51 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills 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 Cal...
Feb 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills 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. 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 w...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min
CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills "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 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...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr
