Lately, I've found myself feeling powerless in trying to help and comfort a dear friend who's going through a really difficult time. I kept searching for the right words, wishing I had the same comforting power that music seems to naturally possess—that ability to reach places where words can't quite go.

That's when the idea came to me: create a selection of tracks dedicated to him, something that sits between a heartfelt conversation and a carefully chosen flower bouquet. To complete this musical letter, I invited ccontrary to join me—a multidisciplinary artist whose journey creating emotionally rich soundscapes reflects a deep understanding of how music can convey atmosphere and feeling in ways that remain both unique and deeply human. Her ability to create layered compositions that speak to the heart felt like the perfect complement to this gesture of friendship through sound.

Message from ccontrary:
This mix turned out to be very personal - I included some recordings I made on my iPhone in different corners of the world over the past three years. I usually record moments I want to remember, so now they’re all gathered together, forming a shared context.
Life is made up of little things, each moment like a bead on a string - together, they take on a new meaning.

Life is about movement, the journey, courage, and the strength to be yourself - and also the courage to be disliked.

The book “The Courage to Be Disliked “ by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi gave me the strength to take my first steps toward reconnecting with myself this year. That’s why I decided to include some of its most powerful quotes and thoughts in this mix - so that everyone can feel that courage within themselves.

On this path, some people may walk with you for a long time, others only for a moment - but in each of them you’ll see a reflection of yourself.
That’s why it’s so important to truly know who you are.

Tracklist:

[TRACKLIST - First Hour]
01. funcionário - nascer
02. Judith Hamann - seventeen fabrics of measure
03. Eulipion Corps - Strange Suns
04. Hverheij - Immortal Beloved
05. ganavya - Pasayadan
06. Meemo Comma - The Poet
07. The Bird's Companion - A Place Outside of Time
08. Jess Kerber - Carry My Home
09. Chino Yoshio - When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom (Sine Wave Version)
10. Stubbleman - Once the road
11. Portland Vows - A Drowning At Molvern Lake
12. yingtuitive - blue
13. Inuzuka - メーデー
14. Nicholas Langley - Earth Axis

[TRACKLIST - Second Hour]
0:18-2:54 Cathedral Saint Alexandre Nevsky, France
2:00-3:00 The freedom means -
2:55-3:45 Platja de Rosés, Spain
3:42-4:12 Le Crep Uscule, France
4:00-7:28 Château de Caen , France with Sam @rhamsam
4:54-5:48 You life is yours
8:48-9:42 Euronet ATM, quartet of adult smoking men - wind instruments, Spain
9:00-11:03 Barcelona Cathedral, Spain
9:36-10:12 The courage to be happy - the courage to be disliked
10:48–15:55 my breath experiences
11:33-11:57 Choose your new beliefs and behaviour
14:12-17:11 Rue de Cadix, France bayan
18:00-18:19 Emotional suffering = anxiety = control
19:12-22:05 Uplistsikhe, Georgia cave reverberation
22:12-22:30 Stop control
34:48-37:30 Bob chooses this life game + me play the guitar, France
36:06-38:10 Accident du travail fragment - Lafayette Anticipations , France
40:48-48:04 James Blake - live fragment , France
47:49-48:09 How to use your equipment
48:00-50:08 Amager Fælled, Denmark
49:15-58:19 knocking on a metal object, France with Roma Bantik @romabantik
49:15-50:48 a fragment of a song that never exist
52:12-52:53 Life is like riding a bike for me
56:00-56:48 a brave girl plays the piano in the center of Espaces d’Abraxas, France
57:03-57:36 The story of how to drive a nail from Roma’s grandpa experience
58:00-59:12 vocals - try to take this life easier
59:12-59:54 where am i going