“In 1992, I saw my first tracks released on CD as part of the ‘Ambient Dub’ compilation series on Beyond Records. Six years later, when I set up my own label, one of my aims was to start a similar series of down-tempo, left-of-centre compilation albums, featuring more or less anything that I found beautiful and uplifting, irrespective of genre (although leaning heavily towards the electronic).
Finally, 17 years later, I have found the time to make it a reality and so I present the first collection to you now.
I would like to dedicate this compilation to Beyond Records’ founder Mike Barnet in thanks for the opportunity he gave me and for championing less well-known music.
As Mike would say, ‘last one out turns the lights off.'”
Toby Marks
1. AstroPilot – Dum spíro, spéro
2. dr trippy – Sirens of Lorelei
3. 100th Monkey – The Inuit Snow Song (Icescape Secret Beats Remix)
4. Radium88 – The Future’s Bright, The Future’s Incandescent
5. Spatialize – Floating World
6. Toby Marks – Falling Tides (Shanghai 8am Mix)
7. Oombata Key – Festival of Lights
8. Temple Hedz – Dimensions
9. Project Transmissions – The Heavenly Hundred
10. Banco de Gaia – To The Nth Degree
11. James Eller – It’s Beautiful Mike, It Really Is
12. Sam Salem – Penates
13. Andrew Heath – Epiphany