{"id":4862,"date":"2023-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2023-08-31T15:26:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T22:26:46","slug":"soundwave-168-mark-oshea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-168-mark-oshea\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 168: MARK O\u2019SHEA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Mark O\u2019Shea, founder of Winter-Light<\/a>, a label specializing in ambient, experimental, and drone soundscapes.<\/p>\n\n

Winter-Light kept turning up in my life. Musicians for the label would appear in mixes from guest deejays on Soundwave, or I listen to on Spotify. After hearing Electronic Death Black Dogs<\/a>\u2019 Hinterland<\/a><\/em> album and discovering it was yet another excellent release from Winter-Light, I took it as a hint from the universe that I should invite the label\u2019s founder to guest deejay on Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n

Mark\u2019s mix is fantastic, and while most of it is new to me (always a delight), there were some tracks my musicians I\u2019m quite fond of. Kloob<\/a> made two appearances in Mark\u2019s mix and was a guest deejay on Soundwave<\/a> back in 2021. And RNGMNN? Wow, that takes me back to an inspired mix<\/a> I did in 2008! And Hessel Veldman<\/a> shared an enthralling mix<\/a> on Soundwave just last year. Everyone who appears in Mark\u2019s mix are new favorites. And I hope they are for you, too.<\/p>\n\n

Mark has some words about his mix below.<\/p>\n\n

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Adam Parks.<\/p>\n\n

See you then.<\/p>\n\n

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Mark O\u2019Shea, founder of Winter-Light<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

I have curated tracks from some of our Winter-Light label releases in this mix session. A wonderful opportunity to discover some artists and their unique musical styles that may have eluded some of Soundwave\u2019s listeners.<\/p>\n\n

The mix highlights the finer details within the music while creating a space for reflection and solitude. I like to blend percussive elements, lighter shades of ambient interwoven with darker tracks, and accentuated with more harsh soundscapes. A bit of everything to enrich the mix and keep it dynamic.<\/p>\n\n

There is a hidden beauty to the darker side of ambient music that really shines when mixed with slightly softer tones. Light and dark coexist in the same air space. A perfect harmony. I hope you appreciate the experience.<\/p>\n\n