Hiroki is Mark Rankin, who said this about his mix: "This is an ambient mix embodying my own experiences with grief and personal growth using sound collages and songs that are deeply personal to me. It's meant to evoke a cathartic response using ambient music, spoken word samples, and recontextualized familiar songs."

Mark is a DJ & producer from Toronto making electronic rhythms influenced by left-field dance music. He makes music with the intention to make you move your body and let go. Mark draws from those moments of tranquility and solitude in the morning after late nights by creating blissful ambient mixes to decompress the mind and body.

Presented on night 2 of The Music Gallery's What Is Festival (ft. Laraaji & Arji OceAnanda, New Chance Peaceful Mind and Charline Daly) on May 10th, 2024. Like what you hear? Check out the full mix on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/music-gallery-toronto/radio-music-gallery-007-hiroki

Tracklist:

Ryuichi Sakamoto - fullmoon
Tetsu Inoue - Ambient Otaku
Celer & Forest Management - The Signs are Everywhere
Yves Tumor - Limerence
Moritz Von Oswald - Luminoso
Mavi - Chiasm
Malibu - Atlantic Diva
Asha Seshadri - Looting Index
Ana Roxanne - Slowness
Chihei Hatakeyama - Ocean to Ocean
Linda Perhacs - Hey, Who Really Cares?
Julianna Barwick - Vow
Kali Malone - All Life Long (for Organ)
Lou Reed - Ecstasy (Live in Japan 2000)
Jessica Pratt - Life Is
Deepchord Presents Echospace - In Echospace
Space Afrika - Preparing the Perfect Response ~
Laurel Halo - Belleville
The Books - Contempt
Carmen Villain - Liminal Space
Celer - In The Middle of the Moving Field
Mount Eerie - Death is Real
Carole King - You've Got a Friend
Jasmine Wood - VIII (Tremolo)
Woo - It’s Love