NHAM<p><a href="https://nham.co.uk/2025/05/nature-holds-awe-man-nham-mixtape-11/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[Read in full on NHAM]</a></p><p><strong>Nature Holds Awe, Man – NHAM Mixtape 11</strong></p><p>This nature-inspired mixtape has been slowly building over the last 6 months or so. Finally complete with 12 tracks it is now ready to burst in to the scene in perfect harmony with the natural world outside my window, which is flourishing with foliage, blossom and bird song.</p><p>The radio show version of this mixtape (where you have to put up with me talking a bit too) can be <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.audiointerface.org/shows/nham-mixtapes/" target="_blank">found on Audio Interface</a> (<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.social/@audiointerface" target="_blank">@audiointerface</a>) from the first Monday of the month.</p><p>[If viewing from the Fediverse you need to <a href="https://nham.co.uk/2025/05/nature-holds-awe-man-nham-mixtape-11/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here to listen to the mixtape on NHAM</a>]</p><p> </p><p>1. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mirlo.space/gribbles/release/the-odd-good-tune/tracks/449" target="_blank">Mistrise</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@gribbles" target="_blank">gribbles</a><br><em>CC BY-NC-ND 3.0</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@gribbles" target="_blank">@gribbles</a></p><p>Opening up with the serenity of a waking morning in pure, clean air surrounded by nothing but nature. The beauty of the day beginning as the mist rises. Captured perfectly by the talented gribbles, who has some live dates coming up later this year. If you’re in the UK <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bandwagon.fm/@gribbles/events" target="_blank">see if you’re near enough</a> to make it.</p><p>2. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mirlo.space/wallamide/release/how-rich-will-i-make-the-soil" target="_blank">How rich will i make the soil</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://toots.matapacos.dog/@walladiethylamide" target="_blank">wallamide</a><br><em>CC BY-NC-SA 3.0</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://toots.matapacos.dog/@walladiethylamide" target="_blank">@walladiethylamide</a></p><p>“We come from nature, to nature we one day return. Life is a wild accumulation of circumstances that are the products of tons of factors.” The EP of the same name that this song comes from is music to contemplate our place in the natural order of the universe. Some serious textures here.</p><p>3. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://kelaudio.bandcamp.com/track/gorse-yellow" target="_blank">gorse yellow</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mastodon.online/@kel" target="_blank">kel.audio</a><br><em>All Rights Reserved</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.online/@kel" target="_blank">@kel</a></p><p>Speaking of textures. Mmmmmm. I’m imagining these are some of the sounds gorse makes when plugged in to an amp! kel has very kindly offered up some first-come-first-serve free download codes for the album this song features on. Copy and paste one of them <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://kelaudio.bandcamp.com/yum" target="_blank">here</a> to download 13 tracks for free. t3y3-hnpv, v76y-yzy4, 7m3n-76nm, xrvm-v6v6, qvb6-6yzy.</p><p>4. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://meshe.bandcamp.com/track/the-river-2" target="_blank">The River</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://socialbc.ca/@meshe" target="_blank">me:she</a><br><em>All Rights Reserved</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://socialbc.ca/@meshe" target="_blank">@meshe</a></p><p>Michelle Dumond makes beautiful music, some with accompanying videos. Many of her videos already feature in the <a href="https://nham.co.uk/watch/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WATCH</a> area of NHAM. This one comes from quite deep in her back catalogue – the final song on the 2010 album, ‘The Moondrops’. All of her music is well worth checking out and flowing through … like a river.</p><p>5. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://music.moule.world/sequoia/" target="_blank">Sequoia</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mastodon.moule.world/@MOULE" target="_blank">MOULE</a><br><em>All Rights Reserved</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.moule.world/@MOULE" target="_blank">@MOULE</a></p><p>Possibly the most prolific artist I’ve encountered yet, MOULE is represented in Sequoia as an adventurous, easy-going individual who appreciates nature, and knows that because life is short we need to make the most of it.</p><p>6. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://lehto.bandcamp.com/track/flares" target="_blank">Flares</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mastodon.social/@lehto" target="_blank">Lehto</a><br><em>All Rights Reserved</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.social/@lehto" target="_blank">@lehto</a></p><p>David Hanke aka Lehto released an album called Northbound in 2023 that focuses on his love for nature and the northern hemisphere. Flares is the penultimate track from the album and for me it manages to capture both the stillness and the epic greatness of nature in one hit.</p><p>7. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mirlo.space/kydia/release/the-waterfall" target="_blank">The Waterfall</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mastodon.social/@KydiaMusic" target="_blank">Kydia</a><br><em>All Rights Reserved</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.social/@KydiaMusic" target="_blank">@KydiaMusic</a></p><p>I love listening to Kydia. She has a beautiful voice. She also has some beautiful cats who are a joy to receive updates from on her Mastodon feed. The slow beat in The Waterfall is reminiscent of Active Child. </p><p>8. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mirlo.space/cbertine/release/inwards/tracks/10237" target="_blank">Dew</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mastodon.social/@cbertine" target="_blank">Clément Bertine</a><br><em>All Rights Reserved </em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.social/@cbertine" target="_blank">@cbertine</a></p><p>French-speaking Clément Bertine makes improvised music that is free-minded, lively, for the heart, full of melancholy or joy, spiritual and radical. Dew is part of a ten-track journey in the album, ‘Inwards’: A walk exploring new horizons, with the dew redefining the journey and enabling the traveller to pause and breathe.</p><p>9. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mirlo.space/helen-bell/release/five-thousand-feathers" target="_blank">Jackdaw</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://sunny.garden/@helenbellmusic" target="_blank">Helen Bell</a><br><em>All Rights Reserved</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://sunny.garden/@helenbellmusic" target="_blank">@helenbellmusic</a></p><p>A nature themed mix wouldn’t be complete without a track from the wonderful Helen Bell. I’ve purposefully picked songs in this mix that communicate the positivity of nature. This has meant passing on many great tracks which lament the destruction of it. Here is the exception for it would be remiss of me not to leave some kind of reminder as to how precious nature is for all of us.</p><p>10. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://jennybergermyhre.bandcamp.com/track/a-growing-up-is-for-trees" target="_blank">Growing up is for trees</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://sonomu.club/@jennybm" target="_blank">Jenny Berger Myhre</a><br><em>All Rights Reserved</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://sonomu.club/@jennybm" target="_blank">@jennybm</a></p><p>A wonderful title. And wonderful words throughout. Norwegian multidisciplinary artist Jenny Berger Mhyre creates intimate soundscapes of everyday life from field recordings, fragments of songs, conversations, granular and modular synths. The conversation in this track speaks to the importance of holding on to our obtained maturity and wisdom whilst still being connected to our inner child.</p><p>11. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://mirlo.space/bedlam-steps/release/patterns-and-shades" target="_blank">Solarised</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://sonomu.club/@bedlamsteps" target="_blank">Bedlam Steps</a><br><em>CC BY-SA 4.0</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://sonomu.club/@bedlamsteps" target="_blank">@bedlamsteps</a></p><p>We’re all affected by exposure to the light and heat of the sun. Bedlam Steps is Bradford-based Simon Greenwood, and this sumptuous offering comes from his debut EP Patterns and Shades, released this year.</p><p>12. <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bandwagon.fm/679d6add8121f77ed3448a29" target="_blank">Sunset Shore</a> by <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://ravenation.club/@ordosmarkzero" target="_blank">Ordos Mk.0</a><br><em>All Rights Reserved</em><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://ravenation.club/@ordosmarkzero" target="_blank">@ordosmarkzero</a></p><p>Closing out in as serene a manner as we came in. Ordos Mk.0 is on the shore watching the sun set on another NHAM mixtape. This song was specifically created to match an image of the sun setting and reflecting on a calm shore. Success.</p><p>I hope you’ve enjoyed this journey through nature: NHAM’s ode to the most wonderful source of inspiration, the thing that connects us all and gives us everything we cherish. It’s too easy to take it for granted so this mixtape is our little pause for reflection and respect.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://nham.co.uk/tag/fedimusic/" target="_blank">#FediMusic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://nham.co.uk/tag/151/" target="_blank">#Hot</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://nham.co.uk/tag/mixtape/" target="_blank">#mixtape</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://nham.co.uk/tag/music/" target="_blank">#music</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://nham.co.uk/tag/nham/" target="_blank">#NHAM</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://nham.co.uk/tag/nhammixtapes/" target="_blank">#NHAMmixtapes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://nham.co.uk/tag/playlist/" target="_blank">#playlist</a></p>