Insomnia Music With Jacques Greene

Music

Night time has a special place in the heart of some, whilst many sleep others are encouraged by the allure of darkness. It offers them a chance for self exploration and discovery as they venture beyond the realms of what might exist within their day to day lives. No two people are the same and as such each may find a different kind of solace beneath the cloak of blackness.

This month marked the release of a new album from Jacques Greene, a longstanding electronic producer who has amassed a keen following since his early releases many years ago. He has long been a staple of the LuckyMe family upon which he released his first full length LP which is titled 'Dawn Chorus'. The album tugs on the heartstrings in places and drives home a rugged sense of club focussed precision in others. It represents much of Jacques own character as anything else he's released thus far.

We invited Jacques Greene to pick some music which he feels has connected him to the nature of the night and insomnia. After hours material from a spectrum of spaces and sounds.

See his selections below:

Buy the new album HERE.

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Dj Lostboi - Newlife

DJ Lostboi just released this beautiful collection of music last month.
The stuff always wraps me up like a blanket and comforts me. Great music to sit around and be introspective to.
It subverts the melodies and motifs of grandiose EDM and prog house and folds it into this warm ambient bath.

Dj Lostboi - Newlife

DJ Lostboi just released this beautiful collection of music last month.
The stuff always wraps me up like a blanket and comforts me. Great music to sit around and be introspective to.
It subverts the melodies and motifs of grandiose EDM and prog house and folds it into this warm ambient bath.
Global Electronic Network - Time Square Part I

This is one of my favourite ambient techno records. It has propulsion and a kick drum at some point but it always retains this complete weightless, floaty energy. I often find myself not being able to sleep and I’ll literally go sit by my turntable and listen to this one on headphones and read an article or something. Good for forgetting what time it is and letting go of any anxieties.
Grouper - Headache

However if it’s time to face your anxieties head on, there’s no better than Grouper. This 7” single from a couple years ago cuts thru the core of me. This is more for when you can’t sleep and have a lot on your mind and find some sort of comfort in giving in to the melancholy. To paraphrase Kurt Cobain, there’s a comfort in being sad.
Shinichi Atobe - The Red Line

Another ambient techno classic. So many of Atobe’s records would fit the bill here but might as well go for the shining beacon of warm light in the darkness of the still night. The whole song is just kind of “there” but you realize that is its genius – it could be 28 minutes long and you would still be hitting the replay button once it finished. I find this kind of music extremely helpful for organizing my thoughts and stabilizing my moods.
Slowdive - Shine (Splendiferous Locust Mix)

Another act that could have had many different songs up here but this mix is best suited for the task at hand. Daniel DeLara who played some guitar on the album showed me this b-side remix. It ends up in the territory of Aphex’s early Selected Ambient Works in a way. Pushing the washed out ambient elements of Slowdive’s music into a world of clouds and haze.