4 Those August Afternoons

By Almerindo Lana

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Those August Afternoons

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Maybe some of you remember of my “Those July Afternoons” mix released two years ago. Here’s some kind of ‘follow-up’: Those August Afternoons!

My mid-of-year vacations were extended because of a general teachers’ strike at the brazilian federal universities (this includes the one I study at). I’m ok with it… Otherwise I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the magic august afternoons at the place I love the most: my homeland!

Those were great times. Simple, but beautiful. Sunny, cold, dusty, windy, cheerful, blissful days that showed me that I need less things than I think to be truly happy. Of course those afternoons have left a deep mark in my mind and in my soul, and the memories of them still frequently embraces me in a warm daze. I don’t want these memories to fade away, so I captured ‘em in this joyous set.

The soulful pictures in my mind are spread in between the sound frames. I hope you will see them as I do!

Tracklist:

01. Arnej - The Road Ahead
02. I'm Not a Gun - Make Sense And Loose (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)
03. Way Out West - The Gift
04. Thomas Datt - Alone
05. Mike Saint-Jules - Vespera (Forerunners Remix)
06. Jonas Steur - Silent Waves
07. Dave Horne meets Econu - Occlusion (Kamil Polner Remix)
08. Airbase feat. Illana - Affirmation
09. Sunset & Thiago Soulz - Sensation (Breathe Remix)
10. ATB - Sunset Girl
11. Mojave 3 - Bluebird of Happiness (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)
12. 4Heaven - Nature Excerpted 1, Outro

Total length: 1:10:10
Quality: 256 kbps @ 44.1 KHz

Are you up to listen to the soundtrack of sunny august afternoons? Now you can listen to it online at promodj.com (and download it if you like!). It’s streamable!

 

 

Or the mediafire link to download:

 

 

I promise you will have some nice time with this set. Tell me if you did!
Thanks for your support again :-)

Almerindo Lana aka 4Heaven

2 Old Memories I Never Had

By Almerindo Lana

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Old Memories I Never Had

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Firstly, I apologize for the long time whitout updating this blog. I love to do what I do here, but sometimes I don’t have the free time I’d like to make the things flow with the wind…

Being outta here for such a long time made me think of something really huge to start a comeback. What could I do? I was planning to build the second chapter of “Stories In The Sky” or the return of “The Night Daydream”. But somehow I thought I should do something different this time. And I’ve went deep…

This project took no more than 4 months to get it done. A lot of things happened since I’ve wrote the first sketch of the tracklist, and the final result (that you’ll listen to in a few minutes) has managed to turn into something completely different from that sketch.

The aftermath is “Old Memories I Never Had”, probably the most subjective set I’ve done. The message written between the audio frames is all about the deepest thoughts and feelings that were running through my mind during the latest weeks. Every single thing in this set is intentional, and has a reason to be there. There are special meanings all over the “Old Memories I Never Had”; from the tracks’ titles to the atmospheric soundscapes, from the scent left in the air to the picture at the artwork.

Tracklist:

01. Aes Dana - Aftermath # 01
02. H.U.V.A. Network - Morning Call (Dawn Remix)
03. Moshic - Reality Illustrated
04. Art of Trance - Praxia (Airwave Remix)
05. Astropilot - Finding Wings
06. sync24 - White Pixels
07. Solar Fields - A Breeze Through Life
08. Secede - Memory Table, Part 2
09. Reii - Will No Fear
10. 4Heaven - Some Thoughts Adrifting Through The Sea of My Mind (Soundscape)
11. Kettel – Ende

Total length: 1:06:39
Quality: 320 kbps @ 44.1 KHz

Differently from what I used to do, I’m not gonna explain nothing about this set. I can’t (and I shouldn’t) help in any interpretations about it. Your own thoughts and questions about ‘what’s the message hidden here?’ are part of what I intended to do with "the “Old Memories I Never Had”.

Dive into this set and let yourself to be guided by the sounds. That’s all that I’d like to recommend!

 

 

 

I’d really love to read your own interpretation about this special set! You can do it by simply writting a comment on the box below, or dropping a message to me at http://www.facebook.com/4HeavenMusic.

Thanks for your support and patience!

Almerindo Lana aka 4Heaven

4 Beyond This Silence 2–Staring From The Mountains

By Almerindo Lana

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Beyond This Silence 2–Staring From The Mountains

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Yeah folks it has been a long time since my last update here due to several reasons… Maybe the fatal one was the loss of my HD (hard disk) and all its content. I lost my projects on work (from artwork templates till structures and set to finish), my music files… So it took me a hard time to recover some of this data. I feel sorry for staying away from here these two months but I’m proud to annouce I have some news to you all :)

I got some real good reactions to “Beyond This Silence” first episode, and it was the time to do the follow up. So this is Beyond This Silence 2 – Staring From The Mountains, the second chapter of my chillout series!

"Staring From The Mountains" is a ethereal soundscape captured some meters above the ground. It's the reflection of our world as seen from the top of the far southern mountains, translated into sound - as we were watching ourselves from another place. Ranging from pure atmospheric sounds to deep melodies, "Staring From The Mountains" were planned to achieve your deep thoughts by lifting up your mind and carring you to a peaceful state of mind.

Featured tracks:

01 - Chicane - Early
02 - Thomas Mahler - Light Entering The Sacred Dome
03 - Mirco de Govia with Marco Torrance - Apeiron
04 - Carbon Based Lifeforms - Held Together by Gravity
05 - Solar Fields - Air Song
06 - Aes Dana - Suspending Grounds
07 - Secede - Foliage Pathway
08 - Above & Beyond - Indonesia
09 - Amethystium - Elvensong
10 - Sigur Rós - Untitled #01
11 - 4Heaven - Outro (Heading Home)

Total length: 57:36
Quality: 224 kbps @ 44.1 KHz

My excurses to the mountains near my hometown were the main inspiration for concepting this set. So it may take you away from the ground :)

Download the full pack here:

 

 

 

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Don’t miss this one :)

Almerindo Lana aka 4Heaven

3 The Lazy Side of Life

By Almerindo Lana

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The Lazy Side of Life

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Here I am to present for you something more different than the usual. As a lover of EDM in general, this time I focused on a style of house music that I love so much: deep & soulful house! This style captures exactly the side of house that I appreciate the most: groovy beats, smooth claps, funky rhythm, simple melodies, cheerful synths, chilled and soulful atmosphere, pumping bass lines and the retro feeling of course. It receives a lot of influences from the original house music (e.g., Chicago House) from the 80’s. This is proper house, not these commercial bullshits played on  mainstream radios!

Even if you don’t know this kind of sound, or are afraid of what it can be, I strongly recommend you to check this out! I’m sure you’ll at least enjoy the feeling of this set. Let me show you… The Lazy Side of Life!

Tracks on this mix:

[Intro]
Mr. Jones & Soul T - Night Shift [Original Mix]
Replika - Inner Visions [Original Mix]
Bioground - Affinity [Original Mix]
Pawel Kobak - Listen [Original Mix]
Kellyys - Sail With Me [Original Mix]
Angel Rize - Dunda [Daniel Trajkov Chicago House Remix]
Shur-I-Kan - Noodling [Original Mix]
Ivan Enot - Morning [Original Mix]
Ellen Allien - Searching [Shonky Remix]
Cubik & Origami - Bought & Sold [Pete Dafeet Mix]

Total length: 54:04
Quality: 224 kbps @ 44.1 KHz

Perhaps the name “The Lazy Side of Life” reminds you of something… Yeah, the Roger Shah’s aka Sunlounger “The Beach Side of Life” album. Thinking of a title for the mix, suddenly came to my mind this idea – and that’s what the deep & soulful house makes me imagine, lazy moments of lounge and chill, in a different way than chillout music, both great ways btw :)

Download the full mix here:

 

That quick preview…

4Heaven presents The Lazy Side of Life (Preview) by 4Heaven

I’m really waiting for good reactions about this “different” set! Let me know what you think about it by leaving a quick comment below… And yeah, please be cool guys: I’m not leaving trance or something, as I never did! I’m just trying to bring you different suggestions in music, seems to be a good deal, isn’t it?

Second episodes of The Ones We Left Behind and Stories In The Sky coming soon :-)

Peace,

Almerindo Lana aka 4Heaven