Forecasts

Forecasts are mixes presented by Huw Roberts and selected friends and guests for Serein. Wanting to capture something of the personal touch of mix-tapes, I have asked that each author include an unadulterated photograph of their environment to accompany each mix. I have long had an obsession with the effect weather has on my mood and my choice of music, the contributed photos will, I hope, give an insight into the author's surroundings or inspiration when they created their mix.

Authors are also required to include something of their own creation in the tracklist, this could take the form of a full track, sample, field recording... anything goes.

The Painted Palace

This mix is in memory of the house and the people I have been living with during the past year. Through a series of lucky circumstances I found myself a room in 'The Painted Palace' shortly after first arriving in Melbourne. To me, this place was some sort of idyllic utopia and it affected me deeply.
Forecast / 04.07.2012 / 1:20pm
The Painted Palace

Juggling Wolves

Here's a mix of some of the music I've been listening to lately, I hope you enjoy listening too. The photograph shows the view from our flat window, I couldn't have shot anything else considering my introduction to the mix. The title is also a reference to the film, Rear Window, but I'll leave you to figure that one out.
Forecast / 25.06.2012 / 8:23pm
Juggling Wolves

Listening Rituals

"The Idea for this Forecast came about after one of my periodic listens to Robert Henke's album, 'Signal to Noise'. This album is one of those I find myself always coming back to, where listening to it has become almost a ritual"

— The Inventors Of Aircraft

Forecast / 25.09.2011 / 12:23pm
Listening Rituals

Fungi

Fungi is an edgy and otherworldly selection of music by Mike Ramsey (1000 Hours Of Staring) including a very special contribution of his own. Expect to discover brilliant new music along the way.
Forecast / 11.07.2011 / 8:28pm
Fungi

Leaving Solaris (Manufacturing Nostalgia)

"Leaving Solaris" by Robert Curgenven charts a cinematic trajectory away from the ocean planet of remanufactured nostalgia. Thirty-one tracks tempered and folded over a one hour mix in a subtly surprising series of layers and unlikely connections.
Forecast / 15.04.2011 / 3:34pm
Leaving Solaris (Manufacturing Nostalgia)

Colorlist Spotlight

An introduction to the music of Colorlist. Their EP, "The Fastest Way To Become The Ocean", will be released through Serein on April 5th, 2011. All tracks on this mix are taken from previous recordings and are intended as a taste of what's to come. Thank you to the respective labels. Photograph by Frank Rosaly.
Forecast / 21.01.2011 / 1:02pm
Colorlist Spotlight

Westwind

Westwind is a selection of tracks by Mentz, otherwise known as Stephan Raab. Stephan has roots with the legendary netlabel Tokyo Dawn Records and continues to write jazz blending found sound and live instrumentation.
Forecast / 25.06.2010 / 2:04pm
Westwind

Moderate Rock

Moderate Rock was put together by Alex Smalley. Alex is one half of Olan Mill who released their debut album here on Serein in April, 2010.
Forecast / 17.03.2010 / 11:36am
Moderate Rock

December

December is a loose collection of tracks from albums I've been listening to a lot lately, or in the case of the soundtrack compositions, from films I've recently seen where the score has made an impression.
Forecast / 06.12.2009 / 11:31pm
December

Reintroduction

Reintroduction is the first in a series of mixes (forecasts) presented by Serein. 'Reintroduction' is intended as both a retrospective and a glance at what lies ahead for the label, put together by label owner Huw Roberts.
Forecast / 01.09.2009 / 1:00pm
Reintroduction