Calm Pills - Soothing Space Ambient and Piano Music for Relaxing, Sleeping, Reading, or Mindful Meditation

Calm Pills - Soothing Space Ambient and Piano Music for Relaxing, Sleeping, Reading, or Mindful Meditation

Uplifting Pills

Calm Pills are ad-free, multi-artist ambient albums, seamlessly mixed to help with relaxation, meditation, reading or deep sleep. Mostly consisting of instrumental ambient sounds, natural soundscapes and soft piano music, these mixes will help you completely relax your mind and body. Also available as 24/7 online radio and through Alexa smart speakers: CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com

Inner Luminescence

Inner Luminescence

34CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills A journey through the quiet spaces where light finds its way into the depths of your shadows. This mix invites you to rediscover the beauty in surrendering to something greater than yourself. It is not just about finding your way but about feeling held, even in the vastness of the unknown. 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 o

Dec 15, 2024 • 0:00

Perfectly Designed Puzzle

Perfectly Designed Puzzle

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “There are many pieces that make up our lives: Moments that break us. Moments that raise and shape us. Decisions we make to hold on. Or let go. People who enter our lives and leave us changed forever. The ones we love, the ones that hurt us, or heal us, or leave us. Sometimes we don’t understand these pieces—or even despair over them. It’s only when time goes by and we look back, that we suddenly can see our whole life

Aug 27, 2024 • 0:00

Drop in the Ocean

Drop in the Ocean

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “Every time I got to a drop of water, I mistook it for the ocean. And then God would teach me. So I kept walking. I came across a larger drop. I mistook it for the ocean. Again and again He taught me. To keep going. Don’t stop. And don’t give up. Keep going. It’s about trust, dear soul. Trust. And patience. Not the still kind. The kind that keeps walking, Through the storm. Through the illusion. Through the mirage

Aug 10, 2024 • 0:00

Exposition of the Heart

Exposition of the Heart

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “My heart is an open book, Torn open by my story. Tell them you learned the lesson. You’ll learn it every time, You seek completion in the incomplete. You sought refuge in a straw house. Then when the storm came, You were bare and alone. Exposed. You spent years swallowing… But it was only air. And you wondered why it left you empty. They told you stories And you believed them… Then waited for the tooth fairy To bring you change. A

May 15, 2024 • 0:00

Echoes in the Valley

Echoes in the Valley

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Once upon a time while wandering through ethereal realms of ambient music landscape, I encountered a label that embodies the essence of what I seek to share through my mixes: Echoes in the Valley. This label with its deep commitment to releasing music that blends ambient with the natural world, has always been a source of exquisite music that was featured on this podcast. I was also fortunate to discover several of my now favorite ambien

Mar 2, 2024 • 0:00

Antarctic Wastelands

Antarctic Wastelands

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills In my series of mixes dedicated to phenomenal artists that continue to inspire this podcast, I present to you Hong Kong-based producer Ben Tatlow, the man behind Antarctic Wastelands project. Drawing inspiration from an imaginary beautiful and desolate environment, Tatlow’s ambient compositions, aptly taglined as “soundtracks for wandering souls”, are characterized by luminous textures and depths that immerse you in a realm where t

Feb 7, 2024 • 0:00

Serenade for Celestial Departures

Serenade for Celestial Departures

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “The wounds of time, the departure of loved ones, The tightly held hands gradually loosen. Countless planets in the universe, like dreams, Once ablaze in the sky, illuminating you. With a smile and a wave, we embrace departure, Having shared happiness and bliss. Origins and endings, holding and letting go, No longer gazing with guilt and remorse. Countless planets in the vast universe, Together, we shine in the heavens. Falling wit

Jan 4, 2024 • 0:00

Primordial Goodness

Primordial Goodness

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “If we are willing to take an unbiased look, we will find that, in spite of all our problems and confusion, all our emotional and psychological ups and downs, there is something basically good about our existence as human beings.” ― Chogyam Trungpa “The truth of who we are is innate goodness, and the whole journey is really about removing any obstacle or false belief that keeps us from knowing that.” ― Alanis Mori

Nov 29, 2023 • 0:00

What If

What If

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “This is not a perfect world, we see things everyday.. That make us take a second look, or make us turn away.. The heart of man has turned to stone, and compassion is not found.. We’ve taken love and friendship and beat them to the ground.. Let’s end this reign of violence, and halt these evil designs.. We are all in this as one human race, to that we must resign.. So, please reach out so all of us cease the malice and

Oct 21, 2023 • 0:00

Imaginary North

Imaginary North

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Over years of mixing ambient music, I have come to fall in love not only with certain artists, but labels who publish troves of ambient gold. This mix begins a series of albums named after some of my favorite labels. To start us off is Imaginary North, a Toronto-based label created by Daniel Field, who also produces exquisite ambient works as Kilometre Club. Established in 2022, Imaginary North focuses on bringing together like-minded mu

Sep 26, 2023 • 0:00

Human Is Alive

Human Is Alive

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix is dedicated to one of my favorite ambient producers, Human Is Alive (Pavel Lipatov). He is amongst the most featured artists in this podcast for a good reason: anything he touches turns into blissful ambient gold. He’s constantly releasing beautiful atmospheric music, featuring layered textures of drone sounds and a fair bit of natural elements. His music never fails to evoke all-around positive emotions, including sense

Aug 8, 2023 • 0:00

Station of Contentment

Station of Contentment

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills When you unconditionally love the Giver, that love transcends to His gifts, and inspires you to pursue a path towards a station of contentment. 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 leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you. A

Jul 20, 2023 • 0:00

Signed I Wish You Well

Signed I Wish You Well

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Dedicated to the memory of my late friend Nabil. “There are friends I still remember Though time and tide have left their tell And still the one thing that I wish for Is that, my friend I wish you well Let all those dreams that went before us Like all those plans that never were In a life that spun out of our control Lost in the unplanned things that occurred There are moments I remember Some too painful just to tell For those few

Jun 2, 2023 • 0:00

The Traveller

The Traveller

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “Every day I get closer to our meeting I feel like I’ve been walking this path for a thousand years and yet I’m still not there So close, and yet so far still But I keep walking There’s only one direction I keep walking because behind every sun’s setting is a rising behind every storm is a refuge behind every fall is a rise and behind every tear is a cleansing of the eyes I keep walking I have nothing but your promise I keep walkin

May 17, 2023 • 0:00

Le Code

Le Code

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Immerse yourself in the mediative sounds of this episode’s featured artist: Le Code. He is an electronic producer from France who transitioned to producing ambient music in 2020 and has proven to be one of the best at crafting captivating atmospheric music. Alex brings a lot to the ambient community. He has been featured on several labels with his exquisite body of work. He curates Ambient Daily playlist and hosts the Ambient Trave

Feb 25, 2023 • 0:00

Dear Gravity

Dear Gravity

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix is dedicated to Mike Graff, a Minneapolis-based composer, producer, and sound designer creating exquisite ambient-cinematic music as Dear Gravity. His work has graced almost all editorial ambient playlists you will come across, and has been featured worldwide in a variety of films and projects. Mike’s motivation for creating this beautiful music is one that I deeply resonate with when creating Calm Pill mixes. “Our world i

Jan 10, 2023 • 0:00

Glimmer in the Dark

Glimmer in the Dark

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Nights are long, and winter in the northern hemisphere is here to stay. I hope you all are keeping warm and wanted to sign off this year with one last Calm Pill mix for you to enjoy during the holidays. Thank you for your support this year, especially everyone who took the time to write a review or support the show using the link below. Even though there’s no way for me to respond to the podcast reviews, I read all the reviews and

Dec 23, 2022 • 0:00

Forty

Forty

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix celebrates a life milestone. Now that I’m 40, I look back in appreciation of every period of my life that has shaped who I am. What seemed like hardship was a necessary lesson in retrospect, and a step in a grand plan to get me here. Here is a place where I feel content, with a clearer Purpose. Creating these mixes is part of it. It’s my way of helping my fellow humans everywhere, and my way of leaving the world a be

Dec 2, 2022 • 0:00

Ballad of Dreamland

Ballad of Dreamland

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “Take me to your dreamland A place where we can be forever As our bones crumble to dust Our souls will astray Into your dreamland Away from endless pain Our hearts will be mended Our minds will be found Let us live for the moment eternally” ― Take Me to Your Dreamland by ok okay 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

Nov 20, 2022 • 0:00

Falling Up

Falling Up

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Gratefulness and humility are two qualities that elevate humankind. Combined, they cushion our falls in life. Because in a way, they help us “fall upwards”, such that our hardships become catalyst for ever greater appreciation of blessings we once had, and ones we continue to have. When we let go of entitlement, we develop a sense of awe towards everything we get to experience, no matter the magnitude or level of familiarity.

Oct 30, 2022 • 0:00

All That Blooms Must Fall

All That Blooms Must Fall

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “One autumn day I was in the park. Absorbed in the contemplations of a very small, beautiful leaf 🍁. Shaped like a heart, it was barely hanging on the branch, nearly ready to fall down. I asked the leaf if it was frightened because it was autumn and the other leaves were falling. The leaf told me, “No. During the whole spring and summer I was completely alive. I worked hard to help nourish the tree, and now much of me is in

Sep 24, 2022 • 0:00

Return to Eden

Return to Eden

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “imagine, the time when we all learn the art of living rather than just continuous breathing there’ll be no more lies there’ll be no more cries we’ll all have our sun shining through and we’ll look at the same skies of blue peace will be at hand wave farewell to the terror of the nights terminated are the painful fights For there will be no more battle inside the heart of a love-filled human vessel yes love,

Sep 5, 2022 • 0:00

Ember

Ember

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “In each of us There once was a fire And for some of us There seem as if there are only ashes now But when we dig in the ashes We find one ember And very gently we fan that ember Blow on it It gets brighter And from that ember we rebuild the fire Only thing that’s important is that ember That’s what you and I are here to celebrate The ember gets stronger Flame starts to flicker a bit And pretty soon you realize that all

Jul 1, 2022 • 0:00

Chance for Splendor

Chance for Splendor

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “Cold and drifting, nothingness and floating, swimming through zero gravity, A thought emerges slowly, drudging through the whale’s mind. “What is this..?” This lonesome earth is not my home I’m just wanderin’ through I’m waiting on my chariot ride To home beyond the blue. What splendor there awaits!” ― From Final Thoughts of a Whale in Space by Monica Belle Brand, weaved in with Awaiting S

Jun 10, 2022 • 0:00

Ethni-City

Ethni-City

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix is an ode to one of my favorite ambient mix series of the same name by Alex Hephaestian. Themed around highlighting ethnic ambient music from around the world, Alex’s mix series (which you can stream on Mixcloud) shows such mastery in combining exquisite mixing and mystical storytelling. It chronicles the journey of Oushie who travels far from his home to visit Ethni-City the capital of the land where he was born. My favor

Apr 12, 2022 • 0:00

The Artist

The Artist

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “When you fall in love with a work of art, you’d die to meet the artist. I am a student of the galleries of Pacific sunsets, full moon rises on the ocean, the clouds from an airplane, autumn forests in Raleigh, and first fallen snows. And I’m dying to meet the artist.” Poetry by Yasmin Mogahed, from her book Reclaim Your Heart Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podc

Mar 27, 2022 • 0:00

Quiet Peace

Quiet Peace

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “The sun is so beautiful in the early morning. It does something to the trees that you don’t see any other time of the day. I think we all want the same thing: A quiet peace. Maybe just even a single moment of it, to close our eyes and just be okay. For even a single second, to not feel worried about something, sad about something. To not crave something we don’t–or can’t–have. Just to be there, okay. Still. Silent. On the inside.

Feb 25, 2022 • 0:00

Letting Go

Letting Go

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix is inspired by heal., a magnificent meditative album by the talented man behind Project AER. He usually produces heartfelt lofi music, but when he turns to ambient, his work lives up to that of the best you’ve ever heard. “What’s meant for you will be The rest will fade away Just give it time and see That some things just can’t stay Don’t think that they are lost But rather just observe Your heart

Feb 5, 2022 • 0:00

Rebirth

Rebirth

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills To Chris, in celebration of his birthday, life, and legacy. He would have been 37 today (Jan 13). Less than a year ago, his passing was our rebirth. It imbued me, his sister and his family with a sense of duty to live out his legacy. The life that he could have had. The life he would have wished for us. Rest in peace my friend. “So it begins my friend. The end, but not the end. The end of a chapter. The end of a stanza. A sheltered

Jan 13, 2022 • 0:00

We Have Been Here Before

We Have Been Here Before

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills As 2021 comes to a wrap, it feels like we should be seeing the pandemic off, but the reality is anything but. With more imposed restrictions coinciding with the holiday season, I released this mix to hopefully provide solace to those celebrating alone or unable to spend it with some of their loved ones. Musically, this mix features 3 tracks from a masterpiece new album by Jon Hopkins called Music for Psychedelic Therapy. Test Card return

Dec 23, 2021 • 0:00

Way Back When

Way Back When

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 bac

Dec 2, 2021 • 0:00

Moon Shadows

Moon Shadows

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 th

Nov 18, 2021 • 0:00

Harmony

Harmony

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. I

Oct 21, 2021 • 50:56

Aloft

Aloft

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 a

Sep 30, 2021 • 49:48

Chakra Meditation

Chakra Meditation

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 smar

Aug 23, 2021 • 0:00

Evanesce

Evanesce

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 p

Aug 6, 2021 • 0:00

Morning Dew

Morning Dew

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

Jul 21, 2021 • 0:00

Sense of Idle

Sense of Idle

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.

Jun 27, 2021 • 0:00

Into the Dream

Into the Dream

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 fr

Jun 6, 2021 • 1:02:47

Place to Rest My Head

Place to Rest My Head

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 5, 2021 • 1:02:14

Suspended Memories

Suspended Memories

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 s

Apr 13, 2021 • 1:00:00

Remember Me

Remember Me

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

Mar 22, 2021 • 57:35

An Ocean of Stars

An Ocean of Stars

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

Feb 7, 2021 • 1:00:00

Awakened Souls

Awakened Souls

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&

Jan 17, 2021 • 54:16

Weightless

Weightless

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-Ni

Jan 3, 2021 • 1:00:00

Tomorrow's Lights

Tomorrow's Lights

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

Dec 12, 2020 • 1:01:46

One

One

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

Nov 14, 2020 • 1:01:00

Deathless Slumber

Deathless Slumber

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 Pill

Oct 15, 2020 • 59:58

Spherule

Spherule

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

Sep 25, 2020 • 1:00:36

Stasis

Stasis

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 mi

Aug 26, 2020 • 52:12

As The World Comes Into Focus

As The World Comes Into Focus

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 ou

Aug 7, 2020 • 1:00:41

Drowning Last Light

Drowning Last Light

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 vie

Jul 21, 2020 • 1:00:02

Seclusion

Seclusion

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 contri

Jun 14, 2020 • 59:15

4 Years

4 Years

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 s

May 31, 2020 • 1:00:00

Stream of Thought

Stream of Thought

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 c

May 16, 2020 • 51:50

Refracted World

Refracted World

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

May 6, 2020 • 58:22

Slow Drifter

Slow Drifter

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 di

Mar 29, 2020 • 51:11

Planetarium

Planetarium

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

Feb 23, 2020 • 1:01:44

Quarantine

Quarantine

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 shar

Feb 6, 2020 • 1:03:53

Unabridged Rest

Unabridged Rest

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 frien

Oct 31, 2019 • 1:00:02

Beauty In Decay

Beauty In Decay

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Every season has its special beauty and autumn is no exception. Watching the trees turn from a uniform green to all varieties of gold, yellow and red is a spectacular experience. One can almost be blinded by the fiery brilliance. How can it be that all this beauty is sign of death and decay? With all this beauty there is a certain sadness in knowing that the changing colors foreshadow the arrival of a long cold winter. Making this mix w

Sep 28, 2019 • 55:50

Heaven Sings

Heaven Sings

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills May the music of the heavens, Dance around you in the air; May each step that you are taking, Be paved with great success; And behind each door you open, There be love and happiness. May angels keep guard over you, As you walk along lifes way; And may your life be truly blessed, As you start each brand new day. ― Excerpt from Heaven’s Song by Allison Chambers Coxsey Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting

Dec 15, 2018 • 1:00:00

Ascension

Ascension

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills After some time in the works, I’m happy to share this latest installment in the Calm Pill series: a first of a kind double album that I created exclusively as a guest mix on AmbientMusicGuide.com. It’s inspired by The Endless, a 2018 supernatural indie film that made an impression on me. The mix uses several tracks from the score and sprinkles key passages from the dialog throughout. My intention was to recreate the surreal feeling

Aug 3, 2018 • 1:51:00

Before Sunset

Before Sunset

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills The spirit of spring rises, into a blissful gate to heaven. Where dreams revive, and flourish, into a luscious landscape, set like a haven. When the sunset shields, against the vibrant contours of nature, in a garden of enticing and cultivated blossoms, leaving a spectacular scenery, with glamour, and a feeling of rapture. ― from When The Sunset Shields by Gladys P Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pi

Apr 17, 2018 • 1:01:31

Day & Night

Day & Night

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Do you trust night to turn to day? I think I trusted it once. Maybe a long time ago. I know my brain believes, letting go gets you gobbled up, so you never see the day. Still, I feel my heart telling me, to trust and just let go, to know the world has hope, to know that love is shown. Stop running from it all, stop chasing all that’s wrong. let the night keep rolling on, and watch it turn to day. ― from The Night Will Turn To Day by Keph

Mar 4, 2018 • 1:00:14

Star Encounter

Star Encounter

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of Infinity. Life is Eternal. But the expressions of life are ephemeral, momentary, transient. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance

Feb 5, 2018 • 58:32

Painting Twilight

Painting Twilight

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills “There is a sense of timelessness in the twilight. Of time standing still and extending into the infinite. Of sadness and hope. Of yearning and satisfaction. Of unrest and peace. Where time has no meaning and the mundane melts away into the symphony of colours in the sky.. ..and your eyes follow the fading light and your soul knows its purpose once again.” Happy new year my dear listeners! ― Twilight by Kim Making this mix w

Jan 5, 2018 • 58:03

Absolvo

Absolvo

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills A sunny afternoon at the park lake. Waves ripple ashore. Birds sing in the trees. Children laugh and shout at some playground in the distance. And here you stand looking at your reflection trembling on the water, you ask: Who am I? And your picture looks back at you and answers: You’re no longer who you were, you’re almost who you’ll be. Ego te absolvo. You bend down. You pick up a stone. And as you hold it in your hand

Dec 5, 2017 • 1:00:50

Introverted Chords

Introverted Chords

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills There is comfort in reclusion. With the sensual beauty of the piano, this mix will caress you into a state of peacefulness. 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 (uppmixes.com/donate). You can also share this with your friends, rate it or leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you subscribed to this. Thank you. A

Sep 17, 2017 • 55:33

It Was Beautiful

It Was Beautiful

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills It was beautiful It was green and clean. The smell of fresh air The sound of the river flowing I love everything happening there. I pinched myself to see if it was real. That was when I realized I was dreaming. Couldn’t it be real? 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 (uppmixes.com/donate). You can also share th

Aug 20, 2017 • 1:00:14

The Healing Lake (TV-PG)

The Healing Lake (TV-PG)

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills I shall have some peace here, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; I hear it in the deep heart’s core. ― “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast

Jul 15, 2017 • 1:01:12

Tone Poetry

Tone Poetry

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills This mix is an ode to my good friend Tonepoet. His original guitar-infused ambient productions and mixes are second to none and are always a source of inspiration to me. I’ve collaborated with him on two previous mixes which are to this day some of my best work and a source of pride in my mixing career. He has a new album in the works and I’ve featured some of his finest works in this mix, which you can also explore more of t

Jun 15, 2017 • 1:00:07

Beacon

Beacon

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Listening to this mix, think of someone you know who can use such an act of kindness, and remember: “A lighthouse is not interested in who gets its light! It just gives it without thinking! Giving light is its nature!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan Maki

May 17, 2017 • 1:00:02

Peaceful Moments

Peaceful Moments

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills When peace sets over, no feeling compares. A mellow, loving feeling pervades this mix, helping you turn down the volume knob on life. “Every hour of your life that ticks by, there are numerous points and moments when you can choose to pause – and be aware of your mental and physical state. At any given point, you can freeze the flow that is your life, and be fully conscious for a moment.” ― Kevin Michel, Moving Through Parallel Wor

Apr 8, 2017 • 1:02:12

Dreams from the Sea

Dreams from the Sea

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking, I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the

Mar 12, 2017 • 59:58

Fragments of Memories

Fragments of Memories

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Today’s moments are tomorrow’s memories, but sometimes we don’t know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. What would you do differently if you knew? “Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.”― Bob Dylan 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 sh

Feb 13, 2017 • 1:00:00

Clair de Lune

Clair de Lune

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Perhaps we can learn to appreciate its peaceful beauty and with this kind of relaxing piano music. “How beautiful the moonlight’s shining on this bank! Let’s sit here and let the music fill our ears. Stillness and nighttime are perfect for beautiful music. Sit down, Jessica. Look at the stars, See how the floor of heaven is inlaid with small disks of bright gold. Stars

Jan 10, 2017 • 1:00:00

The Safest Place

The Safest Place

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Every one of us has their comfort zone. This mix invites you to ponder what’s beyond. Is your safest place really what you think it is? “Safety and constancy were illusions granted only to those afraid enough not to peer beyond the walls.” ― James Rozoff 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

Dec 11, 2016 • 1:00:21

Lullaby for Grownups

Lullaby for Grownups

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Good night – may you fall asleep in the arms of this graceful ambient mix. “Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, there’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true” ― Yip Harburg Making this mix was a labor of love. If you feel like supporting Calm Pills online radio & podcast or showing your appreciation,

Nov 14, 2016 • 1:00:00

Slowly Dusk

Slowly Dusk

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills Through stained glass, ever deepening colors, slowly dusk. “I find it incredibly amazing how at every sunset, the sky is a different shade. No cloud is ever in the same place. Each day is a new masterpiece. A new wonder. A new memory.” ― Sanober Khan 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

Nov 14, 2016 • 56:45

Still Habitat

Still Habitat

CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.com Instagram.com/UpliftingPills When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. “There is a presence, a silence, a stillness which is here by itself. There is no doer of it, no creator of this stillness. It is simply here in you, with you. It is the fragrance of your own self. There is nothing to do about this, it is naturally present. This fragrance of peace, this spaciousness, it is the fragrance of your own being.”

Nov 14, 2016 • 59:20

Calm Pills – Trailer

Calm Pills – Trailer

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Nov 1, 2016 • 0:00

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