I thought abt nominating that Organum record Siegbran, thanks. I think it qualifies here, some of their stuff is just too noisy but that one's massive and droney.
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Monday, 20 May 2019 14:02 (five years ago) link
Yes that’s a corker.
I’m now revisiting the When record, that might be a bit too noisy to warrant inclusion, these collage-type records certainly set a mood but ‘ambient’ doesn’t really fit the bill.
― Siegbran, Monday, 20 May 2019 14:46 (five years ago) link
oooh, I forgot about Shinjuku Thief, nice
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 20 May 2019 14:47 (five years ago) link
Natural Snow Buildings - The Dance Of The Moon And The Sun
Is this included in Daughters of Darkness?
― Tormund Giantsbabe (Leee), Monday, 20 May 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
Daughter Of Darkness is a completely different album no?
― Siegbran, Monday, 20 May 2019 17:01 (five years ago) link
I was thinking the box set, which on review of the rules would not qualify.
― Tormund Giantsbabe (Leee), Monday, 20 May 2019 17:40 (five years ago) link
The Dance of the Moon and the Sun is glorious.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Monday, 20 May 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
Agreed about Feldman, especially, say, The Viola in My Life.
Can't believe I forgot to mention Rothko Chapel. I would actually be ok with that nom.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 10:55 (five years ago) link
Area C: Touch PiecesBarry Cleveland: MythosChristian Høy Knudsen: HavForest Management: DelicateKlaus Weise: Qumra IIKowalski Room: Modern Urban StarlightLightwave: Musique ProvisoireMichel Redolfi: Desert TracksMurmer: What Are The Roots That ClutchRobert Henke: Layering BuddhaStijn Hüwels: TomodachiSubterrene: Bathetic ResonanceTatsuya Nakatani: GongThe Young Gods: Music for Artificial CloudsThumpmonks: Noir SelectionsTor Lundvall: Empty CityWarmth: EssayZimoun: Drums
― Sassy Boutonnière (ledriver), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 01:57 (five years ago) link
Area C: Touch Pieces
Ledriver, this appears to be a 20 minute extra disc that came with the album "Charmed Birds Against Sorcery", not an album in its own right. Do you wish to nominate the whole 2 disc album?
Kara-Lis Coverdale - Grafts
Evan, this is an EP and it lasts only 22 minutes, so it doesn't meet the poll criteria. So you still have 23 nominations left.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 23 May 2019 19:28 (five years ago) link
I didn't even know it was an extra disc. I don't have the original. I withdraw that and will submit more if I think of some.
― Sassy Boutonnière (ledriver), Friday, 24 May 2019 00:25 (five years ago) link
Oh darn! 30 min or more, right. Got it.
― Evan, Friday, 24 May 2019 03:05 (five years ago) link
The nomination list should be up to date now, lemme know if anything is missing. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X14B7JHAooNtfPbNilJ1xPshNaKBbL6q-8E1xUdM7xU
― Tuomas, Friday, 24 May 2019 05:23 (five years ago) link
Now I have my work cut out for me to find and listen to every one of these 500 albums and come to a fair and unbiased judgement of its relative rank.
― Sassy Boutonnière (ledriver), Friday, 24 May 2019 07:39 (five years ago) link
Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right To ChildrenBoards of Canada - GeogaddiBoards of Canada - The Campfire HeadphaseBoards of Canada - Tomorrow's HarvestBrian Eno - Another Green WorldArthur Russell - InstrumentalsJon Keliehor - The Beginning Of TimePendant - Make Me Know You SweetVarious Artists - Mono No AwareVarious Artists - bblissHappy Meals - Full Ashram Devotional Ceremony (Volumes IV - VI)Cucina Povera - HiljaCucina Povera - ZoomIona Fortune - Tao Of IPenelope Trappes - Penelope OneColleen - Captain Of NoneColleen - A Flame My Love, A FrequencyXYR - El DoradoHuerco S - UntitledPontiac Streator and Ulla Strauss - Chat
23/30
― paolo, Friday, 24 May 2019 09:15 (five years ago) link
Boards Of Canada ambient or IDM/Downtempo? I was also listening to that Hammock Kenotic record and while it's great, that's mostly a straight up shoegaze/postrock record with lots of uptempo beats.
― Siegbran, Friday, 24 May 2019 10:12 (five years ago) link
BoC have too many boring beats to be ambient.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Friday, 24 May 2019 11:20 (five years ago) link
"Boring" and "ambient" in the same sentence?! I never! *clutches pearls*
However I do agree that BOC don't really strike me as ambient.
However however I am tickled that we've basically got Colleen's whole discography now (only missing her Mort Aux Vaches).
― Tormund Giantsbabe (Leee), Friday, 24 May 2019 16:16 (five years ago) link
Love Colleen but there’s not a single record of her that I’d consider ambient. Perhaps only Colleen et les Boîtes à Musique?
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 24 May 2019 16:45 (five years ago) link
List of nominations looks great. Extremely stoked.warpairobotsippingdaiquirionpoolfloatie.jpeg
― but everybody calls me, (lukas), Friday, 24 May 2019 16:48 (five years ago) link
Do we have a campaigning thread?
― Siegbran, Friday, 24 May 2019 16:50 (five years ago) link
I'm sad that David Sylvian's Gone to Earth sides 3/4 can't go in because of sides 1/2.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 24 May 2019 16:51 (five years ago) link
I hate to my nominations so Brian Eno-centric because, duh, but we have to make sure this one is on there:
Brian Eno - Lux
very underrated album in his catalog imo
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Friday, 24 May 2019 18:27 (five years ago) link
^^ was just listening to that the other day, quite nice
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Friday, 24 May 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
sadly i'm sure Another Green World will absolutely destroy it in voting, since AGW was nominated. i (of course) adore AGW but it would be difficult to classify as "ambient" under even the most generous interpretation, yadayadayada
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Friday, 24 May 2019 18:35 (five years ago) link
Yeah, great album thought it is, can't see how that one fits. Almost half the tracks have vocals on them.
― groovypanda, Friday, 24 May 2019 19:25 (five years ago) link
Yeah, It's all songs!
― but everybody calls me, (lukas), Friday, 24 May 2019 20:02 (five years ago) link
Détrée - Architectura Celestis
8/30
― Evan, Friday, 24 May 2019 20:26 (five years ago) link
I will be voting for a fair amount of Eno, but not AGW
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Friday, 24 May 2019 20:51 (five years ago) link
‘discreet music’ the only truly ambient piece for me
― flopson, Friday, 24 May 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
I kinda feel that beatless should be part of the criteria of ambient.
― Sassy Boutonnière (ledriver), Friday, 24 May 2019 21:13 (five years ago) link
ambient music isn’t the same as chillout music or whatever
― brimstead, Friday, 24 May 2019 21:19 (five years ago) link
If AGW is ambient I'm out.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Friday, 24 May 2019 21:45 (five years ago) link
The voters are revolting.
― Tormund Giantsbabe (Leee), Friday, 24 May 2019 23:29 (five years ago) link
*the undulating sounds of pickets waving gently in the air, slowly mixing in with the crackles of torches*
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Friday, 24 May 2019 23:41 (five years ago) link
hard to see how E2-E4, Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill or Scenes from the South Island can be OK if AGW is out... fantastic records all, but ambient?
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 24 May 2019 23:53 (five years ago) link
Just because it’s soft doesn’t mean it’s smooth
― calstars, Friday, 24 May 2019 23:58 (five years ago) link
what is dead may never drone
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Saturday, 25 May 2019 00:14 (five years ago) link
I just want to say it’s ok to not know/understand things and it’s also ok to not understand something when you previously thought you did
― brimstead, Saturday, 25 May 2019 00:24 (five years ago) link
at least we have some dope nomination lists
― brimstead, Saturday, 25 May 2019 00:25 (five years ago) link
otm x 2
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Saturday, 25 May 2019 00:34 (five years ago) link
Taylor Deupree - StilTaylor Deupree -NorthernMain - HzMain - FirmamentMain - Dry Stone FeedRyuichi Sakamoto -Esperanto
6/30
― ed.b, Saturday, 25 May 2019 00:50 (five years ago) link
Anjou - Anjou
― Tormund Giantsbabe (Leee), Saturday, 25 May 2019 07:34 (five years ago) link
Apologies for that needlessly combative AGW post!
I was listening to I Trawl the Megahertz yesterday and thought I should very probably have nominated that. What a beautiful (ambient) record.
― Good cop, Babcock (Chinaski), Saturday, 25 May 2019 09:11 (five years ago) link
I nominated Dragging a Dead Deer... if general consensus is to remove I’m more than happy to see that go. I love it but I also want this to stay true to theme. Same with Monoliths and Dimensions, I think a good deal of it is ambient but certainly not all of it.
I also back that AGW shouldn’t be on.
Also, Periphery by The Seven Fields of Aphelion is on the doc twice.
― gman59, Saturday, 25 May 2019 09:44 (five years ago) link
Two more:
Hecq - Night FallsMiguel Ángel Tolosa - Ephimeral
17/30
― pomenitul, Saturday, 25 May 2019 10:06 (five years ago) link
OK fine can I withdraw my BoC and AGW nominations?
Arthur Russell's instrumentals probably shouldn't be on there either tbh tbf
― paolo, Saturday, 25 May 2019 10:08 (five years ago) link
Here are a few ambient vapor classics (2015 or prior) that should be up for consideration:
식료품groceries - 슈퍼마켓Yes! We're OpenMindspring Memories - @_@猫 シ Corp. - Palm Mall仮想夢プラザ - 仮想夢プラザ (Telepath - virtual dream plaza)
― calstars, Saturday, 25 May 2019 11:55 (five years ago) link
Ok, as per your requests, I've removed Dragging a Dead Deer, Monoliths & Dimensions, Another Green World, and the Boards of Canada albums from the nominations. The nom list should now be up to date. Gman59 and Paolo, I'm sure you can count how many noms you still have left after these changes.
― Tuomas, Saturday, 25 May 2019 13:31 (five years ago) link
You can pull When - The Black Death too, my mistake.
― Siegbran, Saturday, 25 May 2019 13:38 (five years ago) link