Calm Pills - Soothing Space Ambient and Piano Music for Relaxing, Peaceful Sleep, Reading or Mindful Meditation

Over years of mixing ambient music, I have come to fall in love not only with certain …

This mix is dedicated to one of my favorite ambient producers, Human Is Alive (Pavel Lipatov). He is amongst the most featured artists in this podcast for a …

When you unconditionally love the Giver, that love transcends to His gifts, and inspires you to pursue a path towards a station of contentment.

Making this mix …

Dedicated to the memory of my late friend Nabil.

“There are friends I still remember
Though time and tide have left their tell
And still the one thing that I …

“Every day I get closer to our meeting
I feel like I’ve been walking this path for a thousand years
and yet I’m still not there
So close, and yet so far still

…

Immerse yourself in the mediative sounds of this episode’s featured artist: Le Code. He is an electronic producer from France who transitioned to producing …

This mix is dedicated to Mike Graff, a Minneapolis-based composer, producer, and sound …

Nights are long, and winter in the northern hemisphere is here to stay. I hope you all are keeping warm and wanted to sign off this year with one last Calm Pill …

This mix celebrates a life milestone. Now that I’m 40, I look back in appreciation of every period of my life that has shaped who I am. What seemed like …

“Take me to your dreamland
A place where we can be forever
As our bones crumble to dust
…

Gratefulness and humility are two qualities that elevate humankind. Combined, they cushion …

“One autumn day I was in the park. Absorbed in the contemplations of a very small, …

“imagine, the time when we all learn the art of living
rather than just continuous breathing
there’ll be no more lies
there’ll be no more cries
we’ll all have …

“In each of us
There once was a fire
And for some of us
There seem as if there are only ashes now

But when we dig in the ashes
We find one ember
And very gently …

“Cold and drifting,
nothingness and floating,
swimming through zero gravity,
A thought …

This mix is an ode to one of my favorite ambient mix series of the same name by Alex Hephaestian. Themed around highlighting ethnic ambient music from around …

“When you fall in love with a work of art, you’d die to meet the artist.

I am a student of …

“The sun is so beautiful in the early morning. It does something to the trees that you …

This mix is inspired by heal., a magnificent meditative album by the talented man behind Project AER. He usually produces heartfelt lofi music, but when he …

To Chris, in celebration of his birthday, life, and legacy. He would have been 37 today …

As 2021 comes to a wrap, it feels like we should be seeing the pandemic off, but the …

It’s my 39th birthday today 🙂 🎂

Inspired by the soothing music of Human Is Alive (humanisalive.bandcamp.com), I wanted this mix to induce reminiscence of …

“In the shadow of a moonlight gaze
a cold and misty type of haze
washes over me as if my …

This episode celebrates 50th Calm Pill milestone 🎉 Thank you everyone for supporting the show by tuning in, sharing it with friends or leaving a review. And …

So what about it all my friend ?
Has life smiled upon your face?
Do you feel the warming …

Inspired by Constance Demby’s album Sonic Immersion, my hope for this mix is to help you bring calmness to a disturbed mind, inviting you to interface with the …

This mix is inspired by the meditative music of Macroform, from a wonderful song called …

This mix was released 6 years ago as part of my Drifter ambient series, which I created …

There are 3 principles guiding the creation of Calm Pill mixes: song curation with variety, production value, and showcasing artists. On the last one, every …

“There’s a place where I go that no one else knows,
Where mysteries abound and excitement grows.
A place out of reach of any man’s hands,
Safely secluded in a …

As I lay my head to rest,
I pray my dreaming will be blessed:
With glittering starlight upon the moon,
Floating like a lost balloon.
With chuckling streams that …

I’m pleased to announce the launch of Calm Pills Ambient Radio (calmradio.uppmixes.com): a free 24/7 online radio station playing your favorite Calm Pill mixes which you can tune into anytime and just hit play!

Calm …

I dedicated my last Chill Pill mix to my best friend who left this world all too quickly last month from his short-lived flight with COVID. Since then, and …

I’m happy to present the very first guest mix on this show, by none other than my friend …

In this album, I would like to invite you to sample the world of awakened souls (…

Happy new year everyone. Let’s make the best of 2021. I’m energized and looking forward to crafting for you more mixes showcasing the best of what ambient genre …

What a year 2020 has been! We’re not out of the woods yet, but we’re here and we have few …

On the eve of the 4th anniversary of Calm Pills (this series began back in Nov 15, 2016), let’s take a trip back in time to the very first ambient mix I ever …

I’m back with yet another guest mix. This time I approached Alessio who hosts Corsica One, …

In his seminal album Ambient 1: Music for Airports, Brian Eno proclaimed “Ambient Music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without …

I call to you in longing
by the light of the moon,
billowing clouds envelope me
with absence of pain or fear
all time suspended.

In the stillness of this night,
…

This mix was released on this day 5 years ago as part of my Drifter ambient series, which …

Brilliant colors wash over the sky
The wonder of it all brings out a sigh

Clouds bathed in …

This album is dedicated to Antonymes, an artist whose work has inspired me for years. Ian’s music has been described as “rich in ambient textures and tonal …

Time goes by but memories never fade. I released this mix on this day 4 years ago, a week …

I’m lost in a stream of thoughts
Afraid of controlling the dark
If hope shall come to …

This mix is inspired by one of the best ambient albums I have heard in recent memory: Kaleidoscope by none other than my good friend and previous mix …

Holding the compass of uncertainties,
Carrying the baggage of memories,
The drifter is …

Nils Feldhus is one the most productive and talented fellow mix producers that I know. He hosts two shows on Proton and Frisky Radio and have been curating …

My thoughts and prayers are with the people affected by the vicious 2019-nCoV Novel …

“Cool night air lulls us to cast away our net defenses, and bury our weariness deep into …

Every season has its special beauty and autumn is no exception. Watching the trees turn …

May the music of the heavens,
Dance around you in the air;
May each step that you are taking,
Be paved with great success;
And behind each door you open,
There …

After some time in the works, I’m happy to share this latest installment in the Calm Pill series: a first of a kind double album that I created exclusively as a …

The spirit of spring rises,
into a blissful gate to heaven.
Where dreams revive, and …

Do you trust night to turn to day?
I think I trusted it once.
Maybe a long time ago.
I know my brain believes,
letting go gets you gobbled up,
so you never see …

We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and …

“There is a sense of timelessness in the twilight.
Of time standing still and extending into the infinite.
Of sadness and hope.
Of yearning and satisfaction.
Of …

A sunny afternoon at the park lake.
Waves ripple ashore.
Birds sing in the trees.
Children laugh and shout at some playground in the distance.

And here you …

There is comfort in reclusion. With the sensual beauty of the piano, this mix will caress …

It was beautiful
It was green and clean.
The smell of fresh air
The sound of the river …

I shall have some peace here, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
I will arise and go now, for …

This mix is an ode to my good friend Tonepoet. His original guitar-infused ambient productions and mixes are second to none and are always a source of …

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have …

When peace sets over, no feeling compares. A mellow, loving feeling pervades this mix, …

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s …

Today’s moments are tomorrow’s memories, but sometimes we don’t know the value of a moment …

The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Perhaps we can learn …

Every one of us has their comfort zone. This mix invites you to ponder what’s beyond. Is your safest place really what you think it is?

“Safety and constancy …

Good night – may you fall asleep in the arms of this graceful ambient mix.

“Somewhere over …

Through stained glass, ever deepening colors, slowly dusk.

“I find it incredibly amazing …

When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness.

“There is a presence, a silence, a stillness which is here by itself. …