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Episode 2023-18: Francesca Guccione, Windows 96 and more

May 1, 2023 Podcast
A black millipede walking on a stone gravel surface.

Episode 2023-18

Playlist (as previously run on KNHC):

  • Francesca Guccione – Ganymede
      Release: Tales from the Deepest Lights Vol. I – EP
      Label: Modularfield
  • Windows 96 – Hello Earth
      Release: Enchanted Instrumentals and Whispers
      Label: Windows 96
  • Frequency Control Centre – Kaleidophone
      Release: Analogs of Traces
      Label: Audionautic Records
  • Marley Carroll – Home Planet
      Release: Home Planet – Single
      Label: Melanaster Records
  • Cialyn – In From The Cold
      Release: In From The Cold
      Label: Cialyn
  • Pbs’73 – Antennas In Air
      Release: Technicolor Dreamer – EP
      Label: Magic Square Records
  • Wave damage – Burn Together
      Release: Evil Play – EP
      Label: 4530854 Records DK
  • RUMTUM – Shade Fader
      Release: Isles in Indigo
      Label: Bastard Jazz Recordings
  • boerd – Look
      Release: Misplaced
      Label: Anjunadeep
  • Sloslylove – Secret Dreams
      Release: Secret Dreams
      Label: Sloslylove
  • Decisive Koala – Locate Memories
      Release: Locate Memories – Single
      Label: Decisive Koala
  • Yu-Utsu – Sun
      Release: Sun – Single
      Label: 憂鬱
  • Teebs – Shells
      Release: Anicca
      Label: Brainfeeder



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Photo: “American Giant Millipede”. Credit: Blue Ridge Parkway/National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2023-17: Digitalverein, Wave damage, Birocratic and more

April 24, 2023 Podcast
Cafe Chill logo consisting of 3 evergreen trees on a white background.

Episode 2023-17

Playlist (as previously run on KNHC):

  • Artist – Song
      Release: Release
      Label: Label
  • Wave damage – Burn Together
      Release: Evil Play – EP
      Label: 4530854 Records DK
  • Senoy – —- [Flower]
      Release: M
      Label: Inner Ocean Records
  • Lyli J – Glow
      Release: Spirit Realm – EP
      Label: Monoke Records
  • Birocratic – snowdown
      Release: Snowdown – Single
      Label: Birocracy
  • Tobias – Something
      Release: Something – Single
      Label: AmbientMusicalGenre
  • Digitalverein – Next To Mont Royal
      Release: Tiefer Ins System
      Label: Seven Villas Voyage
  • Slag Boom Van Loon – Poppy Seed (Boards of Canada Remix)
      Release: So Soon
      Label: Planet Mu Records Ltd.
  • Brothomstates – Mdrmx
      Release: Claro
      Label: Warp Records
  • Frameworks – Titles
      Release: Kings
      Label: FRAMEWORKS
  • Poldoore & Ian Urbina – Nomad
      Release: Astray (Inspired by ‘The Outlaw Ocean’ – a book by Ian Urbina) – Single
      Label: The Outlaw Ocean LLC
  • edapollo – By the River
      Release: Blue Spring
      Label: Opine
  • Gold Panda – New Days
      Release: The Work
      Label: PLANCHA



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Episode 2023-16: Birocratic, Cialyn, Petite Douceur and more

April 17, 2023 Podcast
Driftwood on the beach.

Episode 2023-16

Playlist (as previously run on KNHC):

  • BODYBITE – Woken Up by the Sun
      Release: Pretty World
      Label: 1629096 Records DK
  • Birocratic – snowdown
      Release: Snowdown – Single
      Label: Birocracy
  • Mvnners – Her in Mind
      Release: Her in Mind – Single
      Label: SXN
  • Petite Douceur – I Know (Sunday Morning Mix)
      Release: I Know (Sunday Morning Mix)
      Label: Petite Douceur
  • Hello Meteor – The Ceramic District
      Release: Conditioned Air
      Label: Evergreen Prefecture
  • Hotel Pools – Spring
      Release: Constant
      Label: Wild Nature
  • Cialyn – The Sun and The Light
      Release: OMEGA (Soundtrack)
      Label: Cialyn
  • Tycho – Dictaphone’s Lament
      Release: Past Is Prologue
      Label: Ghostly International
  • Horizon Fire – Asimov
      Release: Earthlight
      Label: DistroKid.com 579457
  • Pbs’73 – Kaleidosphere
      Release: Viewers Like You
      Label: 635970 Records DK
  • Bibio – Look at Orion!
      Release: Silver Wilkinson
      Label: Warp Records
  • Shigeto – Miss U
      Release: No Better Time Than Now
      Label: Ghostly International
  • fr√ľit – Gemology
      Release: Opal Melt – EP
      Label: SXN
  • Sundrenched – Tomorrow
      Release: The Sundrenched Lofi Guitar Ensemble Vol 4
      Label: Dust-Tone



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Photo: “Green Turtle Breathing”. Credit: Virgin Islands National Park/National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2023-15: Wave damage, Astropilot and more

April 10, 2023 Podcast
"Night Sky". Credit: Cedar Breaks National Monument, National Park Service, public domain.

Episode 2023-15

Playlist (as previously run on KNHC):

  • Giraffage – SLO
      Release: Comfort
      Label: Giraffage
  • Flamingosis & The Kount – Rhythm Ritual
      Release: Maniacs!
      Label: Flamingosis & The Kount
  • Wave damage – Evil Play
      Release: Evil Play – EP
      Label: 4530854 Records DK
  • Astropilot – Tenderness
      Release: Tenderness – Single
      Label: AstroPilot Music
  • Hello Meteor – The Ceramic District
      Release: Conditioned Air
      Label: Evergreen Prefecture
  • Cialyn – The Sun and The Light
      Release: OMEGA (Soundtrack)
      Label: Cialyn
  • Tycho – Dictaphone’s Lament
      Release: Past Is Prologue
      Label: Ghostly International
  • Soular Order – Liminal
      Release: 01/21 (A Live Album for Jamuary)
      Label: Soular Order
  • Lyli J – Lunari
      Release: Lunari – EP
      Label: Monoke Records
  • Jinx – Solace (Bonus) [Nightflyer Chill Mix]
      Release: Solace (Nightflyer Mix) – Single
      Label: Nightflyer
  • Florida Skyline – Let’s Go Home Now
      Release: Anesthesia
      Label: Midwest Collective
  • Memorex Memories – Beacon Hill
      Release: The Life of Riley
      Label: Stratford Ct.
  • Teebs – Prayers i
      Release: Anicca
      Label: Brainfeeder
  • Jinsang – bliss
      Release: life
      Label: VinDig



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Photo: “Night Sky”. Credit: Cedar Breaks National Monument, National Park Service, public domain. (Used previously due to technical issues)

Episode 2023-13: Rosentwig, Jinx and more

March 27, 2023 Podcast
A halo around the sun, over a snowy landscape, with mountain peaks in the foreground. The sky is party cloudy but bright.

Episode 2023-13

Playlist (as previously run on KNHC):

  • Shigeto – Safe in Here
      Release: No Better Time Than Now
      Label: Ghostly International
  • Sundrenched – Flyby
      Release: SVMMER SVN vol. 7
      Label: SVNSET WAVES
  • A Sol Mechanic – Flight
      Release: Flight – Single
      Label: A Sol Mechanic
  • Orange Crush – Invocation
      Release: Autumn Reflections
      Label: Orange Crush
  • t.quoise – Life in Reverse
      Release: Life in Reverse
      Label: Soundsphere
  • Hello Meteor – Emergent Algorithms
      Release: Community Broadcasting
      Label: Evergreen Prefecture
  • Rosentwig – Dawsonia
      Release: Dawsonia – Single
      Label: Rosentwig
  • Koresma – Northern Lights
      Release: North – EP
      Label: Koresma
  • Marley Carroll – Ice Cavern
      Release: Ice Cavern / Water Temple – Single
      Label: Loci Records
  • Ramakhandra – Haku (Rumtum Remix)
      Release: Haku (Rumtum Remix) – Single
      Label: Bastard Jazz Recordings
  • Jinx – Solace (Bonus) [Nightflyer Chill Mix]
      Release: Solace (Nightflyer Mix) – Single
      Label: Nightflyer
  • Lyli J – Lunari
      Release: Lunari – EP
      Label: Monoke Records
  • gonima – Warm Season
      Release: Strands
      Label: SVNSET WAVES
  • VIQ – Journey
      Release: Last Path
      Label: VIQ



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Photo: “Sun Halo”. Credit: Denali National Park and Preserve / National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2023-12: ロフト tapes, Catching Flies, Earthen Sea and more

March 20, 2023 Podcast
A deep orange moon rising from the mountain obscured horizon. The sky is dark blue. The mountains appear barren of vegetation, except for some evergreen trees near the peak.

Episode 2023-12

Playlist (as previously run on KNHC):

  • Visible Cloaks – Wheel
      Release: Lex – EP
      Label: RVNG Intl.
  • ロフト tapes (loft tapes) – Arrival 到着
      Release: Heal カセット 81
      Label: lofttapes
  • Earthen Sea – Shiny Nowhere
      Release: Ghost Poems
      Label: kranky
  • Precept – Ascend
      Release: When We Are in Bloom
      Label: analog horizons
  • Boards of Canada – Aquarius
      Release: Music Has The Right To Children
      Label: Warp Records
  • fr√ľit – Prism
      Release: Prism – EP
      Label: SXN
  • Pablo Bolivar – Fuse
      Release: Framework of a Dream
      Label: Seven Villas
  • Warm Ghost – I Will Return (Heathered Pearls’ Coasting In Circles Remix)
      Release: Loyal
      Label: Ghostly International
  • Catching Flies – Komorebi
      Release: Silver Linings
      Label: Indigo Soul
  • Mute City – Seawall
      Release: Data Breach
      Label: Claw Solutions
  • Freud – Cuban Episode
      Release: Velvet Dance – EP
      Label: Substruct Audio
  • Koresma – Liquid Lady
      Release: Liquid Lady – EP
      Label: Koresma
  • Hello Meteor – tropikel (BONUS STAGE)
      Release: The Oahu GP
      Label: Evergreen Prefecture



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Photo: “Moonrise, Curecanti National Recreation Area, 2015”. Credit: Curecanti National Recreation Area / National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2023-11: Birocratic, Koresma & Koala Karlous and more

March 13, 2023 Podcast
A white lizard with a light yellow stripe, on a broken white surface.

Episode 2023-11

Playlist (as previously run on KNHC):

  • Virtual Cat – Overcast Sky
      Release: June Cat
      Label: Ikimono Records
  • Sundrenched – Down Moon
      Release: The Sundrenched Lofi Guitar Ensemble Vol. 4
      Label: Dust-Tone
  • Thrupence – Winston
      Release: Voyages
      Label: Jack Vanzet
  • Floating Forest – Dream Palace (Special Edition)
      Release: Nature Sounds After Dark
      Label: Floating Forest
  • Oscar Oscar – Himeji
      Release: Himeji – Single
      Label: Majestic Casual Records
  • Birocratic – snowdown
      Release: Snowdown – Single
      Label: Birocracy
  • Koresma & Koala Karlous – All Turn to One
      Release: All Turn to One – Single
      Label: Koresma
  • Abel the Giant – Better Tomorrow
      Release: Beatsupply: Crate07 – EP
      Label: Beatsupply
  • Chemtrails – Elapse
      Release: Taking Things Lightly
      Label: Chemtrails
  • Altitude. – The Camp
      Release: Knights – EP
      Label: Inner Ocean Records
  • Sun Glitters – Beside Me
      Release: Everything Could Be Fine
      Label: Sun Glitters
  • Macroblank – Covert Red
      Release: RARE PSALMS COLLECTION VOL.3
      Label: Macroblank
  • Lone – Echo Paths
      Release: Always Inside Your Head
      Label: Greco-Roman
  • TOR – City 66
      Release: Oasis Sky
      Label: Youth and Progress Recordings
  • WMD – Another song about Ruby
      Release: Sophrosyne
      Label: WMD



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Photo: “Bleached Earless Lizard”. Credit: White Sands National Park/National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2023-10: Chrysalis, Aphex Twin, Almanacs and more

March 5, 2023 Podcast
A pond surrounded by trees, likely in the late winter, as there are no leaves on the non-evergreen trees. A single pine tree stands in the foreground. A reflection of the entire forest is seen in the water of the pond.

Episode 2023-10

Playlist (as run on KNHC on 05 Mar 2023):

  • Arms and Sleepers – To Have and To Hold
      Release: To Have and To Hold – Single
      Label: DXFXWXU Collective
  • Gloamie – Chickpea+Mango
      Release: In Search of Lost Time
      Label: Likes Flowers Records
  • Lyli J – Lunari
      Release: Lunari – Single
      Label: Sufystudios
  • Elsa Hewitt – Inhaler
      Release: Lupa
      Label: ERH
  • A.L.I.S.O.N & Hotel Pools – Lifted
      Release: Ultrasound
      Label: Tone Tree Music / Wild Nature / Stratford Ct.
  • Aphex Twin – Alberto Balsam
      Release: …I Care Because You Do
      Label: Warp Records
  • Sun Glitters – Somewhere Nowhere
      Release: It Took Me a While / Somewhere Nowhere – Single
      Label: DXFXWXU Collective
  • Emancipator & 9 Theory – Tangerine Sour
      Release: A Thousand Clouds – EP
      Label: Loci Records
  • Chrysalis – Home Is…
      Release: Prophecy
      Label: XXI
  • Monster Rally – Grassy Crystals
      Release: Botanica Dream
      Label: Monster Rally
  • King Shi – Father’s Love
      Release: Jupiter Blues
      Label: Tekhedz, Millennium Jazz Music
  • Teen Daze – Modern Compromise
      Release: Modern Compromise – Single
      Label: Cascine
  • Almanacs – Coyote Blanco
      Release: Spirits of the River
      Label: Mystery Circles
  • Richard Alfaro – Alone
      Release: Refract
      Label: Richard Alfaro



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Photo: “Pond”. Credit: Thomas Stone National Historic Site/National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2023-09: Birocratic, Cialyn, Havana Swim Club and more

February 27, 2023 Podcast
Old photograph of a hilly landscape with evergreen trees and snow. There is a valley running between the hills, and foggy weather conditions.

Episode 2023-09

Playlist (as run on KNHC on 26 Feb 2023):

  • Monster Rally – Golden Shores
      Release: Botanica Dream
      Label: Monster Rally
  • Hello Meteor – tropikal (BONUS STAGE)
      Release: The Oahu GP
      Label: Evergreen Prefecture
  • Birocratic – snowdown
      Release: Snowdown – Single
      Label: Birocracy
  • Frameworks – Titles
      Release: Kings
      Label: FRAMEWORKS
  • Poldoore & Ian Urbina – Nomad
      Release: Astray (Inspired by The Outlaw Ocean‚ a book by Ian Urbina) – Single
      Label: The Outlaw Ocean LLC
  • Blackbird Belle – Apollo
      Release: Microcosm
      Label: Inner Ocean Records
  • Miwon – Shinkansen
      Release: A to B
      Label: City Centre Offices
  • Cialyn – The Sun and The Light
      Release: OMEGA (Soundtrack)
      Label: Cialyn
  • Marley Carroll – Water Temple
      Release: Ice Cavern / Water Temple – Single
      Label: Loci Records
  • Eagle Eyed Tiger – Frontier
      Release: On the Run
      Label: Orbital Rendezvous
  • Hotel Pools – Highlights
      Release: Vital / Highlights – Single
      Label: Wild Nature / Stratford Ct.
  • upusen – Not Good
      Release: Birds
      Label: Midwest Collective
  • Havana Swim Club – Peaches
      Release: Havana Swim Club
      Label: Havan Swim Club
  • Frequency Control Centre – National Sound Division
      Release: Exp.1
      Label: Bad Bat Records



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Photo: “Crystal Lake & Railroad”. Credit: Golden Spike National Historical Park/National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2023-08: 憂鬱, Tom Day, t.quoise and more

February 20, 2023 Podcast
Two white mountain goats in the foreground are standing above a steep vegetated decline with sparse evergreen trees. A large snow covered valley is below, and tall, rocky mountains, some too steep to hold snow, are in the background. The sky is light blue.

Episode 2023-08

Playlist (as run on KNHC on 19 Feb 2023):

  • Koresma & VOLO – Been Gone
      Release: Been Gone – Single
      Label: Koresma & Volo
  • Jinsang – Herewego
      Release: Life
      Label: VinDig
  • Tom Day – Lyrebird
      Release: Lyrebird – Single
      Label: Peaks
  • Eagle Eyed Tiger – Daze // Nostalgia
      Release: Future or Past – EP
      Label: Orbital Rendezvous
  • Swimming TV – Spring
      Release: Raindance – EP
      Label: Cosmonostro
  • Jupiter Himself – Keep Running (Soular Order Remix)
      Release: Keep Running (Soular Order Remix)
      Label: Soular Order
  • Firephly – A Fracture In Time
      Release: A Fracture In Time – Single
      Label: Firephly
  • Yu-Utsu – Slow
      Release: Slow – Single
      Label: śÜāť¨Ī
  • Xky – Shapes
      Release: Mercury EP
      Label: Xky Music
  • t.quoise – D I S S O l v E
      Release: Life in Reverse
      Label: Soundsphere
  • Elven Mirrors. – Walking Meditation
      Release: Chrono
      Label: Azlyn Records!
  • Thrupence – Winston
      Release: Voyages
      Label: Jack Vanzet
  • RUMTUM – Escape Cape (Brothertiger Remix)
      Release: Escape Cape (Brothertiger Remix) – Single
      Label: Bastard Jazz Recordings
  • Hello Meteor – Nobody Has to Do Anything (Interlude)
      Release: Community Broadcasting
      Label: Evergreen Prefecture



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Photo: “Easy Pass”. Credit: North Cascades National Park/National Park Service, public domain [i].

About Café Chill

Café Chill is Public Radio's human curated chill mix, produced by KNHC Productions in Seattle, WA.
  • Host & Curator: Seth B.
  • Manager: Richard J Dalton
Café Chill is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

About The Curator/Host

Seth  has been involved in the Pacific Northwest electronic music scene for years, as a member of Go Periscope and several other projects. In 2015, he became part of the Café Chill team, taking hosting and curation duties.