Sense of Idle

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.com/album/idyll). She had but one simple intention in creating idyll: "to create a peaceful, gentle place." And that she absolutely did! The album is exquisitely beautiful, combining ethereal vocals and soothing ambient chords with nature sounds she gathered from various locations like Ojai, LA hiking trails and even her bedroom window! And if this beautiful music sounds familiar, it's because I've featured Cynthia before in an album called awakened souls, which was inspired by the music of the ambient duo of the same name made up of Cynthia and her husband James Bernard. In fact, in recognition of the beautiful music this duo has gifted us over the years, the title of this album is a play on awakened souls' album a sense of return and idyll. As always, if you enjoyed this album, please look up the artists on Bandcamp or your favorite streaming service and support their music. Tracklist 00:00 Luke Howard ― A Softer World (Excerpt) 02:29 Olan Mill ― 4 03:25 marine eyes ― idyll 08:04 Cousin Silas ― A Circle Of Trees (Shadows On The Hill) 13:42 Hollan Holmes ― Aeon 18:28 Billow Observatory ― Calumet 23:18 marine eyes ― first rain 27:29 An Imaginal Space ― Cloudscape Timelapse 16.06.15 (Sunday Afternoon) 29:29 marine eyes ― roses all alone 31:34 of the quiet stars ― wading in overflowed meadows 33:42 marine eyes ― cloud collecting 37:42 Black Brunswicker ― Austro-Hungarian Blues (Extended Version) 42:19 So I'm An Islander ― Æ Skilt Sum Paje Hjemar (The Sign That Points Home) 46:02 Halftribe ― Archipelago 50:01 Halftribe ― Pneuma 53:15 awakened souls ― a sense of return 57:18 marine eyes ― on this fresh morning