EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 2H
Flow State Ep. 306: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Guest Mix
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Today we have a guest mix from Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, an American composer from the Pacific Northwest now based in Los Angeles. Her new album, Thoughts on the Future, comes out this Friday and about which she wrote, “This composition is shaped by loss, written with the quiet intention of holding someone through the unholdable.” We premiere that album here, and the rest of the mix is Smith’s hand-picked tracks that influenced it. The influential artists include many pianists, including Nils Frahm, Dustin O’Halloran, Ólafur Arnalds, Hania Rani, and Chilly Gonzales. Several Philip Glass pieces appear, performed twice by Bruce Brubaker. There’s a chamber rendition of Aphex Twin’s “Avril 14th” by Daniel Hope et al. Towards the end, there’s an electronic/neoclassical piece by DjRUM, as well as a gorgeous minimalist string composition by Anne Müller. This mix is available to everyone. We hope you enjoy.0:00:00 - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - I Miss The Way You Swim0:09:27 - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Thoughts on the Future0:16:17 - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Dying Is a Normal Part of Life0:21:29 - Nils Frahm - Them0:25:12 - Max Richter & Grace Davidson - Path 3 (7676) Pt. 10:26:32 - Dustin O’Halloran - An Ending, a Beginning0:28:38 - Kara-Lis Coverdale - Touch Me & Die0:31:56 - Grandbrothers - Bloodflow0:39:33 - Yiruma & Ólafur Arnalds - We Contain Multitudes (piano reworks)0:43:48 - Caroline Shaw, Roomful of Teeth & Brad Wells - Partita for 8 Singers: 3. Courante0:52:40 - Philip Glass & Bruce Brubaker - Opening0:58:24 - Hania Rani - Glass1:02:43 - Jóhann Jóhannsson et al. - Flight from the City1:08:44 - Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent)1:12:42 - Jon Hopkins - Feel First Life1:17:02 - Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker - The Tearjerker Returns1:20:24 - Bing & Ruth - Starwood Choker1:26:35 - Luke Abbott - Tree1:29:42 - Roedelius & Arnold Kasar - Rolling1:33:13 - Philip Glass & Bruce Brubaker - Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis Two1:39:25 - Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm - 23:531:44:31 - DjRUM & Zosia Jagodzinska - Creature, Pt. 11:49:09 - Aphex Twin, Daniel Hope, et al. - Avril 14th1:51:10 - Anne Müller - Drifting Circles1:57:55 - Felix Rösch - Berceuse This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.flowstate.fm/subscribe
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Flow State Ep. 306: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Guest Mix
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