SOUNDWAVE : 128 : STEFAN BECK

Today’s guest deejay is Stefan Beck, AKA Golden Brown.

I met Stefan through Steve Targo from Inner Islands after he guest deejayed on Soundwave. I asked Steve, whom he knew would share a mix on the show, and he recommended Stefan. I listened to Stefan’s music and lost myself in his gentle guitar playing, swathes of warm sounds, and field recordings. So we have Steve to thank for today’s gorgeous mix.

As is my habit, I reacquaint myself with the mixes sent my way two weeks before I share them with you. Stefan provided the soundtrack for hurricane Kay which hit Mexico this week. In the evenings, when it was cooler, I’d go for an hour-long walk and listen to Stefan’s mix. Wednesday was a very sensual night. There was a moment as I was walking past a canyon when a rivulet of sweat ran from my temple and behind my right ear. It cooled and evaporated immediately. There was a hint of sage in the air. And Stefan’s mix played over my AirPods. Delicious.

Friday, San Diego was awash with the rain from hurricane Kay. It was very dramatic. The sky was gloomy, the wind gusted from my patio door, and occasionally raindrops would land on my shoulders from my skylight window above me, all while Stefan’s mix playing in the background.

I hope Stefan’s mix provides an equally wonderful experience.

Stefan has a few words about his mix below.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Serge Timmers.

See you then.

Stefan Beck

The songs selected here don’t have any unifying theme apart from that they inspire me and put me in a certain zone

I think they all have a lot of heart in them and make elegant use of space. Jerry Garcia appears here twice under the radar as well. I can’t resist.

I hope you enjoy!

Mickey Hart “Sky Water”

Stein Urheim “Water-part I”

William Parker & Hamid Drake “Earth”

Joyce Moreno with Nana Vasconcelos and Mauricio Maestro “Chegada”

Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté “ Warbé”

Bill Frisell “Outlaw”

Collin Walcott “Jewel Ornament”

David Crosby “Kids and Dogs”

Alice Coltrane “Er Ra”

Laraaji “Through Luminous Eyes 2”

Hailu Mergia “Yefikir Engurguro”

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