Like Sunlight Shimmering On Open Oceans

No round up of the best of 2025 would be complete without mention of the one-man music industry that is Richard Norris.

I remain in awe: Richard's output continues to match quantity with quality, with a breath-taking amount of music across multiple genres, whether under his own name, in collaboration with Lol Hammond and Zeke Manyika or as an in-demand remixer.

I've taken a slightly different tack with today's selection. As all of these releases are this year, and I strongly urge you to track down and buy the originals on Bandcamp - better still, become a subscriber, it's a bargain - every single track is an edit.

In the case of the Music For Healing picks and Richard's beautiful tribute to his friend Dave Ball, these are shorter extracts of the full length pieces. For the featured remixes (tracks 2, 5, 7, 9 and 10), I have spliced, mashed and generally messed with multiple versions to produce a final edit. 

Open Your Eyes by Zeke Manyika & Dr No takes Richard's instrumental and vocal mixes to create a 12 min 44 second behemoth. Likewise, the edits of Gulp and Pale Blue Eyes chop and change the structure (subtly, I hope!) of his main and voxless versions.

Let Yourself Go by Una Camille & Dr No is pretty much just laying Richard's Lysergic and Main mixes on top of one another so that you get the best of both worlds, with vocal and infectious bass line throughout.

For the edit of The Glow by Moon Dust, it starts off with the Ambient Mix, then introduces the main mix, before cutting to the Slowed + Reverb version to close things out. I think it works...!

Sequenced with the Music For Healing pieces, I'm happy that the 90 minute selection works as a whole and more importantly, showcases why Richard Norris continues to astonish with every release. For a few quid a month, it's an understatement to say that subscribing brings an embarrassment of riches.

A perfect Christmas gift for the one you love...?

1) Siren 2: Richard Norris

2) Open Our Eyes (And All Shall Be Revealed Edit By Khayem): Zeke Manyika & Dr No

3) Cornflower (2025 Edit): Richard Norris

4) Cornsilk (2025 Edit): Richard Norris

5) How Long Is Now (How Long Is A Piece Of String Edit By Khayem): Pale Blue Eyes

6) Deep Down (In B) (For Dave Ball): Richard Norris

7) Let Yourself Go (Khayem's Let Himself Go Edit): Una Camille & Dr No

8) Rust (2025 Edit): Richard Norris

9) Wildflower (Richard Norris Remixed It, Khayem Plucked It Edit): Gulp

10) The Glow (Khayem's Radiant Edit): Moon Dust

11) Low Tide 2: Richard Norris

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