Sebastian Reynolds and Chill Spotify Playlist
Sebastian has compiled a special, career spanning playlist of his more ambient and chilled out tracks for you to work, rest and play, dive in!
Music for Athletics 2024
Sebastian Reynolds is a UK based DJ, composer and producer. As well having been a music maker for 20+ years he is also a lifelong amateur athlete, currently competing with his home club of Swindon Harriers. In May 2022 he combined his twin loves and channelled his passion for running and athletics into the Athletics EP. The lead track, Cheptegei, which celebrates the Ugandan runner’s 5000M world record breaking run in Monaco in 2020, received major radio play on BBC 6Music in the UK, significant exposure on college radio in the US as well as being a viral hit in Kenya and Uganda.
For 2024 Sebastian released a series of singles and remixes in collaboration with Dubwiser and darqwud to commemorate the incredible performances by `Team GB at the Paris Olympic Games 2024!
Athletics EP (May 2022)
Athletics EP was released on Friday 20th May 2022 via Faith & Industry
Crows EP (August 2021)
Crows EP was released on Friday 6th August 2021 via Faith & Industry
Nihilism is Pointless EP (January 2021)
Nihilism is Pointless EP was released on Friday 29th January 2021 via Faith & Industry
Heartbeat/My Mother Was The Wind (September 2020)
Heartbeat/My Mother Was The Wind was released on Friday 18th September 2020 via PinDrop Records.
about Heartbeat:
I recorded the piano part for Heartbeat whilst on a Solo Collective tour with Anne and Alex in Germany in mid February 2020. The atmospheric sound is the processed sound of my son Noah's heartbeat in my partner's womb, recorded by the midwife during a check up sometime in February. I produced the track as a tribute to Noah, and my excitement about his forthcoming birth. Sadly he didn't survive the pregnancy and was stillborn at Swindon hospital on 24th July 2020.
As we've found since Noah's birth it's surprising how common miscarriage and stillbirth seem to be, but how hard it is to prepare expectant parents for it as a very real and possible outcome of pregnancy. This is shared with love and solidarity for the parents and families that have been through this in the past, are going through it now and will go through it in the future. And again a thank you to all our friends, family and loved ones as well as the medical staff who have been so kind and supportive during this time.
about My Mother Was The Wind:
Recorded at home on a rainy day in Wolvercote, Oxford in Spring 2020, My Mother Was The Wind is a tribute to my dearly departed mother, Sheenagh Reynolds, who passed away on 30th August 2016. I have a powerful memory of a rainy day spent with her during my childhood days, and this track was an attempt to channel the grief, nostalgia and warmth of these kinds of memories.
The Universe Remembers EP (May 2020)
The Universe Remembers EP was released 22nd May 2020 via Faith & Industry. The EP features the singles The Universe Remembers and Everest.
Maṇīmekhalā EP (October 2019)
Maṇīmekhalā, released 18th October 2019 via PinDrop, is an EP of material taken from the soundtrack for the Mahajanaka Dance Drama stage show. The lead track, Theme For Maṇīmekhalā, features a guest performance by Anne Müller and the EP also features remixes by Thai producer Pradit Saengkrai and UK cult artist Capitol K.
Solo Collective Part Two (June 2019)
Solo Collective Part Two, released 7th June 2019 via Nonostar, is a set of collaborative performances by myself with Anne Müller and Alex Stolze, and features 7 of my original compositions, including a new version of my track Holy Island.
SOLO COLLECTIVE PART ONE (November 2017)
Solo Collective Part One released via Nonostar Records on CD, vinyl and digital is out now! Solo Collective is a new ensemble comprised of myself alongside German chamber musicians Alex Stolze (violin) and Anne Müller (cello). We're a rotating cast of three soloists who take turns in the spotlight, with the other two providing supporting roles.
Mahajanaka EP (April 2017)
Mahajanaka EP, released via Nonostar Records, is available now via all good digital platforms. It features a remastered version of the original Mahajanaka track, which came out of the research process for the dance and music show Mahajanaka Dance Drama, plus a live performance version from a concert in Berlin with Anne Müller and Alex Stolze as part of a Solo Collective tour. There are also two exclusive remixes by Colombian producer Atlasov and Oxford sound wizard Emseatee.
Vinyl Only DJ Mix For Neon Dance Piano Day 2018 Wild Card event at Sadler’s Wells.
The Snowman soundtrack intro
Memoria - Murcof
Moonbow - Spindle Ensemble
Gnossienne No. 1, 2, 3 - Erik Satie
Jynweythek Ylow - Aphex Twin
Balinese Gamelan field recording
Will You Gamelan for Me? - Colleen
Thai Piphat music field recording
Quartet For The End of Time (extract) - Olivier Messiaen
Pyramid Song - Radiohead
Mallet Guitars Three, Second Movement - Ex-Easter Island Head
In A Landscape (John Cage) - Murcof x Vanessa Wagner
Grey Oceans - CocoRosie
Electroconvulsive Shock (Falling From Trees soundtrack for Neon Dance) - Peter Broderick
Teardrop - Massive Attack
Holy Island - Sebastian Reynolds with Anne Müller