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Episode 2025-13: Cerulean, Orange Crush, Aonian and more

March 24, 2025 Podcast
A sunset at the foot of a mountain, with its features darkened by shade. The clouds are glowing in bright orange.

Episode 2025-13

Playlist (as aired):

• beachowl – Abysmal
  Release: Motel Pools – EP
  Label: 3361561 Records DK

• t.quoise – Chillax
  Release: Life in Reverse
  Label: Soundsphere

• BLEACH SEQUENCE – Collect 200 As You Pass Go
  Release: Lost Geographies – EP
  Label: BLEACH SEQUENCE

• Aonian – Woven
  Release: Woven – Single
  Label: Aonian

• Stèv – Cheap Monogatari
  Release: Cheap Monogatari – Single
  Label: Variables

• Hello Meteor – Dusk Weather
  Release: Comfortable Loneliness
  Label: Evergreen Prefecture

• Cerulean – Memory Lane
  Release: Memory Lane – Single
  Label: 1369135 Records DK

• Forhill – Odyssey
  Release: Figments
  Label: 913190 Records DK

• Departure – Ocean Breeze
  Release: Ocean Breeze – Single
  Label: DEPARTURE

• Orange Crush – The Distance Between Us
  Release: The Distance Between Us – Single
  Label: Orange Crush

• Six Missing & Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – A Nod Farewell (Remix)
  Release: A Nod Farewell (Remix) – Single
  Label: Nettwerk Music Group

• Robin Sukroso & Korora – Deep Sea
  Release: Deep Sea – Single
  Label: Wuza Records

• 100 Day Delay – Yarrow
  Release: Yarrow
  Label: 645497 Records DK

• Arovane – Cry Osaka Cry (2023 Remaster)
  Release: Lilies (2023 Remaster)
  Label: Keplar



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Hosted by Seth.


Photo: “Sunset at the foot of Lone Mountain, Nevada”. Source: Team Cafe Chill. (Alt Text: “A sunset at the foot of a mountain, with its features darkened by shade. The clouds are glowing in bright orange.”)

Episode 2025-12: Max Cooper, Sun Glitters and more

March 17, 2025 Podcast
A vibrant amber sunset with the sky almost entirely in shades of amber, while the mountains below are painted in purple hues.

Episode 2025-12

Playlist (as aired):

    • yuk. – Sundaze
      Release: Gem Drops
      Label: Dropping Gems

    • Wayward Lens – Shipyards
      Release: Shipyards – Single
      Label: 2056598 Records DK

    • Max Cooper – I Am In A Church In Gravesend Listening To Old Vinyl And Drinking Coffee
      Release: On Being
      Label: Mesh

    • Tom Day – Train to Nagano
      Release: Train to Nagano – Single
      Label: Peaks

    • gonima – Warm Season
      Release: Strands
      Label: SVNSET WAVES

    • Shigeto – Deep Breathing
      Release: Intermission – EP
      Label: Ghostly International

    • t.quoise – Wait
      Release: Life in Reverse
      Label: Soundsphere

    • ITO – The Cliff
      Release: SVMMER SVN vol. 7
      Label: SVNSET WAVES

    • Julien Mier – Yesterday’s Downpour
      Release: Changing Currents
      Label: 631591 Records DK2

    • Kettel – Twinkle Twinkle
      Release: Myam James, Pt. 1
      Label: Sending Orbs

    • Hello Meteor – New Coffee
      Release: Mondo Canyon
      Label: Evergreen Prefecture

    • Arms and Sleepers – TAKE ME BACK
      Release: IMOLA – Single
      Label: DXFXWXU Collective

    • Casino Versus Japan – Scenic Loop
      Release: Damaged Errata – Single
      Label: Attacknine Records

    • A.L.I.S.O.N – Sunshine Girl
      Release: Sunshine Girl – Single
      Label: A.L.I.S.O.N

    • upusen – Not Good
      Release: Birds
      Label: Midwest Collective

    • Sun Glitters – No Need To Say (2022)
      Release: No Need To Say (2022) – Single
      Label: Sun Glitters

    • Monster Rally – Toucans
      Release: Flowering Jungle
      Label: Monster Rally





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Hosted by Seth.


Photo: “Gazing in the Direction of California”. Source: Team Cafe Chill. (Alt Text: “A vibrant amber sunset with the sky almost entirely in shades of amber, while the mountains below are painted in purple hues.”)

Episode 2025-10: Hole Dweller, Hello Meteor, The Tin Box and more

March 3, 2025 Podcast
A sunset with vibrant, colorful clouds behind a mountain range. In the foreground, power lines are visible, indicating the presence of the aging infrastructure of a small desert community.

Episode 2025-10

Playlist (as aired):

• Teebs – Shells
  Release: Anicca
  Label: Brainfeeder

• Monster Rally – El Retorno
  Release: Return to Paradise
  Label: Monster Rally

• Blithe Field – Milkshakes in the Rain
  Release: Face Always Toward the Sun
  Label: Blithe Field

• Esolagoto – Humidity
  Release: Beatsupply: Crate07 – EP
  Label: Beatsupply

• BODYBITE – Woken Up by the Sun
  Release: Pretty World
  Label: 1629096 Records DK

• t.quoise – We’re Going Backwards
  Release: Life in Reverse
  Label: Soundsphere

• Hole Dweller – Morning Rain by the Overhill Yards, A Harvest of Wet Lumber
  Release: Flies the Coop
  Label: Hole Dweller

• Boards of Canada – In a Beautiful Place Out In the Country
  Release: In a Beautiful Place Out In the Country – EP
  Label: Warp Records

• Tycho – PBS
  Release: Past Is Prologue
  Label: Ghostly International

• Sun Glitters – TThhiinnggss TToo DDoo
  Release: SSoofftt TToouucchh
  Label: MERLIN – Future Archive Recordings

• Whirl – Urban Landscape
  Release: Urban Landscape
  Label: Whirl

• The Friendly Moon – Zzzzzzz
  Release: Sleep Well! – EP
  Label: The Friendly Moon

• santpoort – wen uuu – Shlohmo Cover
  Release: FOF10: wen uuu
  Label: Friends Of Friends

• Hello Meteor – Deep Understory
  Release: Mondo Canyon
  Label: Evergreen Prefecture

• The Tin Box – Formulae
  Release: Formulae
  Label: The Tin Box

• Wayward Lens – Shipyards
  Release: Shipyards – Single
  Label: 2056598 Records DK

• il:lo – Alma (Frameworks Remix)
  Release: Sloh Remixes – Single
  Label: Future Archive Recordings

• Behind Clouds – Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken (Instrumental)
  Release: Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken – Single
  Label: Behind Clouds



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Hosted by Seth.


Photo: “Looking Beyond, But Not Past, The Clown Motel”. Credit: Team Cafe Chill. (Alt Text: “A sunset with vibrant, colorful clouds behind a mountain range. In the foreground, power lines are visible, indicating the presence of the aging infrastructure of a small desert community.”)

Episode 2024-42: Puar, Matrixxman, Elsa Hewitt and more

October 14, 2024 Podcast
Two caribou with large antlers standing in a vibrant autumn landscape, surrounded by colorful bushes.

Episode 2024-42

Playlist (as aired):

• Treetalking – Stargazing
  Release: The Unknown
  Label: SXN

• Elsa Hewitt – For My Confusion
  Release: Chaos Emeralds
  Label: Tompkins Square

• Milieu – Azurine Drowned
  Release: Swaying Palms
  Label: Milieu Music

• Compressed Soul – Unfinished Trip
  Release: Tell Me – Single
  Label: Midnight Fashion Chill

• Hu – North
  Release: Navigate – EP
  Label: anon recordings

• Laurence Guy – Claudi
  Release: Saw You for the First Time
  Label: Church

• Leon Vynehall – Movements (Chapter III)
  Release: Nothing Is Still
  Label: Ninja Tune

• il:lo – Alma (Frameworks Remix)
  Release: Sloh Remixes – Single
  Label: Future Archive Recordings

• Matrixxman – Annika’s Theme
  Release: Homesick
  Label: Ghostly International

• Patterns In Plastic – Balloons Don’t Always Fly (Sun Glitters Remix)
  Release: BDAF Remixes
  Label: Patterns In Plastic

• Kettel – Twinkle Twinkle
  Release: Myam James, Pt. 1
  Label: Sending Orbs

• ITO – The Cliff
  Release: SVMMER SVN vol. 7
  Label: SVNSET WAVES

• Unfound – Home
  Release: Anomaly
  Label: 899374 Records DK2

• t.quoise – Wait
  Release: Life in Reverse
  Label: Soundsphere

• Puar – Hit The Sack
  Release: Better Late Than Never
  Label: Inner Ocean Records



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Hosted by Seth.


Photo: “Autumn, Two Caribou In The Autumn”. Credit: Denali National Park and Preserve/National Park Service, public domain [i].

(Alt Text: Two caribou with large antlers standing in a vibrant autumn landscape, surrounded by colorful bushes.)

Episode 2024-39: Tom Day, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and more

September 23, 2024 Podcast
A sunrise casts an orange glow over a cloudy sky and a tranquil lake, with trees lining the shore.

Episode 2024-39

Playlist (as aired):

• Yuk – Sundaze
  Release: Gem Drops
  Label: Alpha Pup

• Possums at Twilight – Moments of Isolation
  Release: Herichor
  Label: Possums at Twilight

• t.quoise – Rooting
  Release: Life in Reverse
  Label: Soundsphere

• Eagle Eyed Tiger – Feathers
  Release: Feathers
  Label: Orbital Rendezvous

• Boards of Canada – Kid for Today
  Release: In a Beautiful Place Out In the Country – EP
  Label: Warp Records

• X3SR – Farewell
  Release: Sublimation
  Label: X3SR

• Lyli J – Agave
  Release: Micro Wanders
  Label: MERLIN – See Blue Audio

• Daisuke Tanabe – Deer Drop Forest
  Release: Before I Forget
  Label: CIRCULATIONS

• Virtual Cat – Hydrangea
  Release: June Cat
  Label: Ikimono Records

• Six Missing & Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – A Nod Farewell
  Release: A Nod Farewell (Remix) – Single
  Label: Six Missing LLC

• Tom Day – Train to Nagano
  Release: Train to Nagano – Single
  Label: Peaks

• Feverkin – Eternal Ascent pt. II (feat. Anan Aoyama)
  Release: Eternal Ascent (Original Soundtrack) – EP
  Label: 559975 Records DK2

• Richard Alfaro – Sands
  Release: Refract
  Label: Richard Alfaro

• Arms and Sleepers – Greetings from Tokyo
  Release: Black Paris 86 (15th Anniversary Edition)
  Label: Arms and Sleepers



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Hosted by Seth.


Photo: “Sunrise on the River”. Credit: Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve/National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2024-25: Rejoicer, Affelaye and more

June 17, 2024 Podcast
A clear pool of water inside a cave. A single drop disrupts the still surface, creating ripples. The bottom of the pool is covered in sediment and surrounded by brownish cave walls.

Episode 2024-25

Playlist (as aired):

• Chemtrails – Pastel Eyes
  Release: Vivid Yet Just Beyond Tangible
  Label: SVNSET WAVES

• Edamame – Periderm
  Release: Periderm
  Label: Abandon Building Records

• Rejoicer – Graveyard Party
  Release: This Is Reasonable
  Label: Circus Company

• Pacific Coliseum – Home
  Release: Blue Universe
  Label: MERLIN – Coastal Haze

• D.K. – Juicy
  Release: Drop
  Label: BELIEVE – Antinote

• Session Victim – Am Continental
  Release: Basic Instinct – EP
  Label: Rhythm Section International

• Marcel Everett – Caged In
  Release: (II)
  Label: Marcel Everett

• Visitors – Triple Life
  Release: Triple Life – Single
  Label: 4361593 Records DK

• Affelaye – Parhelion
  Release: The Swim – EP
  Label: Bad Taste

• t.quoise – D I S S O l v E
  Release: Life in Reverse
  Label: Soundsphere

• Arms and Sleepers – Fathers and Sons
  Release: What Tomorrow Brings
  Label: Pelagic Records

• Pablo Bolivar & Sensual Physics – Backen Punch
  Release: Details Am Rande
  Label: Seven Villas

• Tycho – PBS
  Release: Past Is Prologue
  Label: Ghostly International

• Helios and Hollie Kennif – Wild Light
  Release: Wild Light – Single
  Label: Helios and Hollie Kennif

• Virtual Cat – Cat looking forward to summer
  Release: June Cat
  Label: Ikimono Records



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Hosted by Seth.


Photo: “Water Drops Into A Cave Pool”. Credit: Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve/National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2024-20: Six Missing, Rejoicer, I-04 and more

May 12, 2024 Podcast
Starry night sky with celestial light over a meadow surrounded by conifer trees.

Episode 2024-20

Playlist (as previously run on KNHC):

• Tobias – Laputa
  Release: Laputa – Single
  Label: Tobias

• Bowcraft – Video Video
  Release: Many Distant Cities
  Label: 1469535 Records DK

• Six Missing – Sitting Beachside
  Release: counter:point – EP
  Label: Nettwerk Music Group

• Rejoicer – Graveyard Party
  Release: This Is Reasonable
  Label: Circus Company

• I-04 – Proteus
  Release: I-04 – EP
  Label: Slam Pang

• Affelaye – Parhelion
  Release: The Swim – EP
  Label: Bad Taste

• Elsa Hewitt – For My Confusion
  Release: Chaos Emeralds
  Label: Tompkins Square

• Borealism – Slide
  Release: So, What’s New With You?
  Label: Borealism

• Shigeto – Olivia
  Release: No Better Time Than Now
  Label: Ghostly International

• t.quoise – Wait
  Release: Life in Reverse
  Label: Soundsphere

• Helios and Hollie Kennif – Wild Light
  Release: Wild Light – Single
  Label: Helios and Hollie Kennif

• AWITW – Faces
  Release: Inside World
  Label: Golden Forest Records

• Boards of Canada – Kid for Today
  Release: In a Beautiful Place Out In the Country – EP
  Label: Warp Records

• High Skies – Sumatra
  Release: Sumatra – EP
  Label: Miso

• Sun Glitters – What Is It For?
  Release: Apex vs. Totality – EP
  Label: DXFXWXU Collective



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Hosted by Seth.


Photo: “Night Sky”. Credit: Cedar Breaks National Monument/National Park Service, public domain [i].

Episode 2024-19: Tom Day, Hello Meteor and more

May 6, 2024 Podcast
Close-up of a caribou facing the camera. It stands amidst bright red shrubs, with a flowing river and an evergreen forest in the background.

Episode 2024-19

Playlist (as previously run on KNHC):

• Lusine – Rafters
  Release: Long Light
  Label: MERLIN – Ghostly International

• Sleepdealer – Astoria
  Release: Yerba
  Label: Nettwerk Music Group

• Hello Meteor – Geopolymers
  Release: Said Ghosts
  Label: Evergreen Prefecture

• Helios and Hollie Kennif – Wild Light
  Release: Wild Light – Single
  Label: Helios and Hollie Kennif

• altered sigh – Remember
  Release: Remember – Single
  Label: Nocturne Recordings

• Eagle Eyed Tiger – Trapdoor
  Release: Future or Past – EP
  Label: Orbital Rendezvous

• Wave damage – Vivid Blue
  Release: Vivid Blue – EP
  Label: 4530854 Records DK

• Brothertiger – Outer Zone
  Release: Fundamentals Vol. V
  Label: Brothertiger

• Tom Day – Train to Nagano
  Release: Train to Nagano – Single
  Label: Peaks

• Blackbird Blackbird – Lifestream
  Release: Hearts
  Label: PLANCHA

• Bad Snacks – While You Sleep
  Release: Bathtub Bumps
  Label: Nettwerk Music Group

• Christopher Willits – Clear (Boreta Remix)
  Release: Clear (Boreta Remix) – Single
  Label: Glass Air

• Cepia – Hoarse
  Release: Natura Morta
  Label: Ghostly International

• Dillard – Summit
  Release: Empress LP
  Label: D93 Audio

• Bakradze – An Evening With John
  Release: Restless
  Label: Space Hardware


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Hosted by Seth.

Photo: “Who, Me?”. Credit: Kobuk Valley 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.