ECM Favorites Vol. 2 by Erwin Broers

26 Feb 2026 · 1 h 15 min · Episode 379

Episode ECM Favorites Vol. 2 by Erwin Broers

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I know two things that are true - Erwin Broers is a great contributor to Low Light Mixes and I'm an airhead. 🤪 Last year after I posted a mix of my favorite albums from ECM records, Erwin did his own version. He sent it to me in September and I totally spaced out and forgot about it until this week. But it works out in the end because I've been busy lately so a guest mix is just what I needed.

Here's what Erwin says about his ECM favorites:

"When LLM published a set of highlights from the revered ECM label back in early Aug '25, https://www.mixcloud.com/lowlight/ecm-favorites/, it just felt like short-selling its 1600+ title catalogue. A second installment seemed only a matter of time. And here it is!

The mix mostly contains tracks one could characterize as "smooth contemporary jazz", the kind of music you put on to unwind after a busy day. A classic in this genre is John Abercrombie's "Timeless".

But it also features a very special piece by Stephan Micus, the renowned German multi-instrumentalist, for whom ECM seems to have been created. We hear him singing in an imaginary language and playing several instruments; hauntingly beautiful!

Cover Artwork: Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, 2017"

Thanks for another wonderful set, Erwin.

Cheers!

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• 00:00:00 Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang & Tigran Hamasyan - Traces I (Atmosphères, 2016) • 00:06:12 John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer & Jack De Johnette - Timeless (Timeless, 1975) • 00:18:00 Stephan Micus - To The Evening Child (To The Evening Child, 1992) • 00:25:43 Pat Metheny, Eberhard Weber, Lyle Mays & Dan Gottlieb - Sea Song (Watercolors, 1977) • 00:35:46 Bill Frisell - Etude (Works, 1988) • 00:39:50 John Surman - Holding Pattern I (Withholding Pattern, 1985) • 00:44:18 Tord Gustavsen Trio - Vicar Street (Being There, 2007) • 00:47:49 Egberto Gismonti, Nando Carneiro & Zeca Assumpçao - Um Anjo (ZigZag, 1996) • 00:53:32 Anouar Brahem - Ashen Sky (Souvenance, 2014) • 01:00:50 Terje Rypdal - Shining (Skywards, 1997) • 01:03:04 François Couturier & Tarkovsky Quartet - Nuit Blanche (Nuit Blanche, 2017) • 01:08:28 Marcin Wasilewski Trio - Oz Guizos (Faithful, 2011) • 01:14:55 end

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