Surefire Slow Cinema

Here are a few random tracks that have survived serious bouts on late-night repeat and are still able to put me in slow cinematic mode. That thing where you imagine yourself as a secret agent or in the dramatic scene of a movie. While working in Excel or coding or something. We all do this, right?

For more on IDM see this previous post on movie scores.

(Coming soon: a similar list of high-octane power songs.)

SITD - Epitome

VNV Nation - Firstlight

Stanton Warriors - Seeker (Featuring Jhelisa)

Aphex Twin - Alberto Balsalm

DJ Shadow - Stem / Long Stem

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Hi, I'm Robbie Mitchell.
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