Low Light Mixes: Under a Heat Dome

 

It’s been hot as hell here lately thanks to what the meteorologists are calling a “heat dome.” Add in some smoke drifting in from Canadian wildfires and it makes being outdoors no fun. I wondered about hot weather music and thought slightly twangy, acoustic and electric guitar fits the mood. There’s just something about these tracks that feels right for an oppressively hot day.

I like this collection because it covers a wide range of years from 1984 to 2026, with stops in 1998, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2024, & 2025. I hope you enjoy the mix and stay cool.

Cheers!

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T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00   Ry Cooder – No Safety Zone (Paris, Texas 1984)
• 01:33   Tommy Guerrero – Water In Your Hands (Perpetuum 2014)
• 04:52   Hermanos Gutierrez – Cielo Grande (El Bueno Y El Malo 2022)
• 07:38   Six Organs Of Admittance – Oak Path (Dust & Chimes 2000)
• 11:17   Dirty Three – Black Tide (Ocean Songs 1998)
• 15:40   Marisa Anderson – Pair of Duduk (The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music 2026)
• 20:10   Earth – Left in the Desert (Hex 2005)
• 21:03   Joe Harvey-Whyte & Geir Sundstøl – Tista lengter (Langeleik 2026)
• 23:53   Barry Walker Jr. – Under Leaf Hill (Paleo Sol 2026)
• 26:27   Steve Roach & Roger King – Gone West (Dust to Dust 1998)
• 30:20   Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib, and Dylan Day – Standing in the Doorway (Sam Wilkes, Craig Weinrib, and Dylan Day 2026)
• 35:53   Daniel Lanois – New Smoke (Purple Vista 2008)
• 38:07   Yo La Tengo – Leaving Home (Old Joy 2025)
• 43:30   Calexico – Dueto De Ivonne Y Tino (Road Atlas 2011)
• 45:02   33. Bruce Springsteen – A Prayer By The River(Instrumental) (Tracks II: The Lost Albums 2025)
• 46:46   Ry Cooder – Brothers (Paris, Texas 1984)
• 48:44   Luke Schneider – midafternoon classic (Across the Horizon Vol.1 2024)
• 51:20   Woody Jackson – It Should Have Happened a Long Time Ago (Cowboy Yoga 2024)
• 57:55   Earth – Mirage (Hex 2005)
• 59:24   end