Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:34:40 +0200 https://hearthis.at/markward/ en-EN contact@hearthis.at contact@hearthis.at https://hearthis.at/markward/ https://img.hearthis.at/8/0/-/_/uploads/3088/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_8cd7046eb1108e39eff261c4788cbe34mebyjulia-2014-03-08.jpg no no https://hearthis.at/markward/as-wind-in-dry-grass/ 1447925 no no Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:14:27 +0200 2017-07-22T15:14:27+02:00 7:54 https://hearthis.at/markward/a-bottomless-lagoon-mastered-with-swing/ 1447932 no no Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:15:43 +0200 2017-07-22T15:15:43+02:00 15:43 https://hearthis.at/markward/deeper-underground-mastered/ 1447927 no no Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:14:55 +0200 2017-07-22T15:14:55+02:00 8:40 https://hearthis.at/markward/release-mastered/ 1447921 no no Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:14:02 +0200 2017-07-22T15:14:02+02:00 8:44 https://hearthis.at/markward/the-sun-breaks-through-the-clouds-mastered0db/ To be released on the next Hello Strange Records compilation.]]> To be released on the next Hello Strange Records compilation.]]> 1447695 no no Sat, 22 Jul 2017 14:39:35 +0200 2017-07-22T14:39:35+02:00 8:36 https://hearthis.at/markward/unheard-music-piano-24-bit/ You need to take your time and let the sounds develop and wash over you with this one.
Instant gratification is not what this is about.

The cover is an extract from, "Still Life with Musical Instruments", by the Dutch painter Pieter Claesz painted in 1623. It is labelled as ok to re-use with no restrictions.]]> You need to take your time and let the sounds develop and wash over you with this one.
Instant gratification is not what this is about.

The cover is an extract from, "Still Life with Musical Instruments", by the Dutch painter Pieter Claesz painted in 1623. It is labelled as ok to re-use with no restrictions.]]> 1253624 no no Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:21:20 +0100 2017-03-17T22:27:05+01:00 12:42 https://hearthis.at/markward/this-music-crept-by-me-upon-the-waters/ the drift of stars
the long trip home
the last fingers of leaf.

This music crept by me upon the waters
Down Greenwich Reach
Trams and dusty trees
Dreams are real as long as they last.]]> the drift of stars
the long trip home
the last fingers of leaf.

This music crept by me upon the waters
Down Greenwich Reach
Trams and dusty trees
Dreams are real as long as they last.]]> 1217533 no no Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:10:57 +0100 2017-02-15T16:17:02+01:00 8:34 https://hearthis.at/markward/by-the-waters-edge/
It was very much inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem, "The Wasteland".

The readings are done in my own voice.
The extracts I read are from part 3 of The Wasteland, "The Fire Sermon".
credits]]>
It was very much inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem, "The Wasteland".

The readings are done in my own voice.
The extracts I read are from part 3 of The Wasteland, "The Fire Sermon".
credits]]> 1253607 no no Fri, 17 Mar 2017 22:07:11 +0100 2017-03-17T22:14:02+01:00 12:37 https://hearthis.at/markward/ambient-mix-005/ Another mix of ambient tracks that I really enjoy listening to.
This is quite an unusual and varied mix of tracks including drone, Hindu fusion and poetry embedded in music while always remaining under the broad description of ambient.
A very immersive hour of music.

Track List:

Doyeq - Wireframe Photosynthesis
Haathi - Mahamrityunjaya
Mark Ward - Universal
Murkok - Why is there so little music and such silence (guitar)
Jeremy Clark - Mysteria
S.V.Sh. (Stanislav Shevchenko) - Segue
Purl & Sinius - Gate of Liberation (Endless Prayer)]]> Another mix of ambient tracks that I really enjoy listening to.
This is quite an unusual and varied mix of tracks including drone, Hindu fusion and poetry embedded in music while always remaining under the broad description of ambient.
A very immersive hour of music.

Track List:

Doyeq - Wireframe Photosynthesis
Haathi - Mahamrityunjaya
Mark Ward - Universal
Murkok - Why is there so little music and such silence (guitar)
Jeremy Clark - Mysteria
S.V.Sh. (Stanislav Shevchenko) - Segue
Purl & Sinius - Gate of Liberation (Endless Prayer)]]> 1308600 no no Sun, 30 Apr 2017 20:33:34 +0200 2017-04-30T20:33:34+02:00 57:48 https://hearthis.at/markward/mark-ward-submerge-ep-01-kicking-up-the-leaves/
or https://www.beatport.com/track/kicking-up-the-leaves-original-mix/7905378

Mastered by Ki.Mi. https://soundcloud.com/kimimusic]]>
or https://www.beatport.com/track/kicking-up-the-leaves-original-mix/7905378

Mastered by Ki.Mi. https://soundcloud.com/kimimusic]]> 990535 no no Sun, 14 Aug 2016 12:52:37 +0200 2016-08-14T13:46:01+02:00 7:21 https://hearthis.at/markward/mark-ward-submerge-ep-02-rainy-dub/ or https://www.beatport.com/track/rainy-dub-original-mix/7905379

Mastered by Ki.Mi. https://soundcloud.com/kimimusic]]> or https://www.beatport.com/track/rainy-dub-original-mix/7905379

Mastered by Ki.Mi. https://soundcloud.com/kimimusic]]> 990533 no no Sun, 14 Aug 2016 12:53:16 +0200 2016-08-14T13:47:02+02:00 5:20 https://hearthis.at/markward/mark-ward-submerge-ep-03-submerge/
or https://www.beatport.com/track/submerge-original-mix/7905380

Mastered by Ki.Mi. https://soundcloud.com/kimimusic]]>
or https://www.beatport.com/track/submerge-original-mix/7905380

Mastered by Ki.Mi. https://soundcloud.com/kimimusic]]> 990538 no no Sun, 14 Aug 2016 12:54:02 +0200 2016-08-14T13:48:01+02:00 11:33 https://hearthis.at/markward/mark-ward-submerge-ep-04-flow/
or https://www.beatport.com/track/flow-original-mix/7905381

Mastered by https://soundcloud.com/kimimusic]]>
or https://www.beatport.com/track/flow-original-mix/7905381

Mastered by https://soundcloud.com/kimimusic]]> 990534 no no Sun, 14 Aug 2016 13:29:59 +0200 2016-08-14T13:52:01+02:00 7:44 https://hearthis.at/markward/rampant-regardant/ All very interesting and a great learning experience but the results were very predictable and a bit dull to be honest.
So I started playing around with melodic loops instead of just the Operator chords and came up with this.
It's quite a poppy sound I think.
The title comes from the cover which is a scan of a hand painted, gouache on stretched cartridge paper heraldic Lion Rampant Regardant.]]> All very interesting and a great learning experience but the results were very predictable and a bit dull to be honest.
So I started playing around with melodic loops instead of just the Operator chords and came up with this.
It's quite a poppy sound I think.
The title comes from the cover which is a scan of a hand painted, gouache on stretched cartridge paper heraldic Lion Rampant Regardant.]]> 214716 no no Sun, 10 May 2015 00:00:00 +0200 2015-05-10T00:00:00+02:00 6:15 https://hearthis.at/markward/pulse/ This started out as a pulsing sub-bass and a couple of mid-bass notes, hence the title.
It took on a life of it's own and grew from that simple starting point.
It didn't end up quite the way I expected...
]]> This started out as a pulsing sub-bass and a couple of mid-bass notes, hence the title.
It took on a life of it's own and grew from that simple starting point.
It didn't end up quite the way I expected...
]]> 203823 no no Sat, 25 Apr 2015 15:57:35 +0200 2015-04-25T15:57:35+02:00 5:44 https://hearthis.at/markward/particles/ I've also used a free LFO plug in places though I now realise that Ableton does have LFO function built into many of the racks and sounds.

This is definitely a style I'd like to develop and refine so expect more of this sort of thing in the future!]]> I've also used a free LFO plug in places though I now realise that Ableton does have LFO function built into many of the racks and sounds.

This is definitely a style I'd like to develop and refine so expect more of this sort of thing in the future!]]> 112471 no no Sat, 15 Nov 2014 20:47:13 +0100 2014-11-15T20:47:13+01:00 12:10 https://hearthis.at/markward/waves/ ENJOY!]]> ENJOY!]]> 139998 no no Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:22:30 +0100 2014-12-30T21:22:30+01:00 8:04 https://hearthis.at/markward/01-north-bay-prelude/ You can download a higher quality version of this track from my Bandcamp page mark-ward.bandcamp.com/album/rise
#NameYourPrice]]> You can download a higher quality version of this track from my Bandcamp page mark-ward.bandcamp.com/album/rise
#NameYourPrice]]> 160130 no no Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:22:57 +0100 2015-02-06T15:22:57+01:00 6:23 https://hearthis.at/markward/seasong-second-edit/ You can download a higher quality version of this track from my Bandcamp page mark-ward.bandcamp.com/album/rise
#NameYourPrice

The cover photograph was taken in Scarborough on the North Yorkshire coast in 2008.
The sound of the sea was also recorded in Scarborough but this year in February 2014.
The acoustic guitar was recorded in 16bit WAV format using a portable 4-track field recorder in a polished wooden floored, hard walled room which provided natural reverb.
Some of the drones were made from stretched, reversed and other wise manipulated guitar recordings.
Others and the remaining instruments are native to Ableton Live 8.
The looping, arranging, composition and sequencing were all done in Ableton.
]]> You can download a higher quality version of this track from my Bandcamp page mark-ward.bandcamp.com/album/rise
#NameYourPrice

The cover photograph was taken in Scarborough on the North Yorkshire coast in 2008.
The sound of the sea was also recorded in Scarborough but this year in February 2014.
The acoustic guitar was recorded in 16bit WAV format using a portable 4-track field recorder in a polished wooden floored, hard walled room which provided natural reverb.
Some of the drones were made from stretched, reversed and other wise manipulated guitar recordings.
Others and the remaining instruments are native to Ableton Live 8.
The looping, arranging, composition and sequencing were all done in Ableton.
]]> 77483 no no Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:40:50 +0200 2014-09-27T20:40:50+02:00 11:18 https://hearthis.at/markward/03-rise/ 160131 no no Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:31:10 +0100 2015-02-06T15:31:10+01:00 8:04 https://hearthis.at/markward/04-ebb/ #NameYourPrice
#Electronica #fieldrecording
]]> #NameYourPrice
#Electronica #fieldrecording
]]> 160129 no no Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:30:16 +0100 2015-02-06T15:30:16+01:00 5:08 https://hearthis.at/markward/e-minor-blues/ The guitar was a Fender Stratocaster recorded with no effects.
The bass parts were added in MIDI afterwards.

This is the second of four attempts to finalize the track.
Although attempts #3 and #4 are cleaner and more mathematically perfect and this one has a few glitches and imperfections this version has a certain rambling, "rightness", that I like.
It's Creative Commons licensed and free to download so help yourself if you like it.

If you would like a lossless version a Name Your Price download is available here
mark-ward.bandcamp.com/track/e-minor-blues]]> The guitar was a Fender Stratocaster recorded with no effects.
The bass parts were added in MIDI afterwards.

This is the second of four attempts to finalize the track.
Although attempts #3 and #4 are cleaner and more mathematically perfect and this one has a few glitches and imperfections this version has a certain rambling, "rightness", that I like.
It's Creative Commons licensed and free to download so help yourself if you like it.

If you would like a lossless version a Name Your Price download is available here
mark-ward.bandcamp.com/track/e-minor-blues]]> 46855 no no Sat, 28 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0200 2014-06-28T00:00:00+02:00 7:44 https://hearthis.at/markward/mark-ward-nature-nurture-02-town-square/ The field recording was made on a warm Sunday afternoon in Royal Square, St. Helier, Jersey in the British Channel Islands.

This track is from my new 4-track EP called Nature/Nurture.

Track list:

1 - E Minor Blues
2 - Town Square
3 - Otomata
4 - Oscillations]]> The field recording was made on a warm Sunday afternoon in Royal Square, St. Helier, Jersey in the British Channel Islands.

This track is from my new 4-track EP called Nature/Nurture.

Track list:

1 - E Minor Blues
2 - Town Square
3 - Otomata
4 - Oscillations]]> 56473 no no Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0200 2014-07-31T00:00:00+02:00 13:51 https://hearthis.at/markward/warm-feeling/ 24747 no no Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:31:06 +0100 2014-02-04T10:31:06+01:00 10:00 https://hearthis.at/markward/contentment/ The drone sound is from field recordings of a rusting piano frame found in an overgrown garden.
The running water and children’s voices are from field recordings.
The acoustic guitar is a New Yorker style, Takamine recorded through a Samson C01 Condenser Mic.
Glitchy percussion via analogue to MIDI conversion of the guitar track.
Atmospheres and other instruments are virtual.
]]> The drone sound is from field recordings of a rusting piano frame found in an overgrown garden.
The running water and children’s voices are from field recordings.
The acoustic guitar is a New Yorker style, Takamine recorded through a Samson C01 Condenser Mic.
Glitchy percussion via analogue to MIDI conversion of the guitar track.
Atmospheres and other instruments are virtual.
]]> 18481 no no Tue, 17 Dec 2013 20:53:11 +0100 2013-12-17T20:53:11+01:00 12:29 https://hearthis.at/markward/ambient-mix-003/ The only real common thread is that it's all music I enjoy listening to and I've done my best to ensure one thing flows nicely into the next.
I hope you enjoy the journey.

Tracklist:
00.01 Western Skies Motel - Here And There
06.30 Sonmi451 - A Hummimgbird Hovering In The Morning
12.45 Machinefabriek - Ranonkel 1
15.30 Lucy Claire - Rituals In Dust
21.00 MER A - Aeolis Mons
29.00 Newa - Hedgehog
36.30 Advanced Dreams - Blur Flower
48.00 AES DANA - Low Tide Explorations]]> The only real common thread is that it's all music I enjoy listening to and I've done my best to ensure one thing flows nicely into the next.
I hope you enjoy the journey.

Tracklist:
00.01 Western Skies Motel - Here And There
06.30 Sonmi451 - A Hummimgbird Hovering In The Morning
12.45 Machinefabriek - Ranonkel 1
15.30 Lucy Claire - Rituals In Dust
21.00 MER A - Aeolis Mons
29.00 Newa - Hedgehog
36.30 Advanced Dreams - Blur Flower
48.00 AES DANA - Low Tide Explorations]]> 115554 no no Thu, 20 Nov 2014 14:53:49 +0100 2014-11-20T14:53:49+01:00 59:18 https://hearthis.at/markward/ambient-mix-001/ Please support the artists.

Track list:
01: 00.00 - Am.Light – Memorium
02: 08.10 - Advanced Dreams – Water (Am.Light Dub)
03: 18.12 - Doyeq – Daylight
04: 24.06 - Stray Theories – Find My Way
05: 28.00 - Nikos F – Seasons & Circles (Original Mix)
06: 34.52 - Advanced dreams – Monotone (Live)
07: 42.04 - Tiny Leaves – Hope Awakening
08: 46.10 - Stray Theories – Tomorrow
09: 52.15 - Loscil (Feat Kelly Wyse) – Endless Falls
]]> Please support the artists.

Track list:
01: 00.00 - Am.Light – Memorium
02: 08.10 - Advanced Dreams – Water (Am.Light Dub)
03: 18.12 - Doyeq – Daylight
04: 24.06 - Stray Theories – Find My Way
05: 28.00 - Nikos F – Seasons & Circles (Original Mix)
06: 34.52 - Advanced dreams – Monotone (Live)
07: 42.04 - Tiny Leaves – Hope Awakening
08: 46.10 - Stray Theories – Tomorrow
09: 52.15 - Loscil (Feat Kelly Wyse) – Endless Falls
]]> 20485 no no Sat, 04 Jan 2014 21:58:15 +0100 2014-01-04T21:58:15+01:00 59:14 https://hearthis.at/markward/the-whole-rainy-stony-earth/ 12978 no no Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:51:02 +0100 2013-11-02T22:51:02+01:00 8:56