― Treblekicker (treblekicker), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 11:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― bob snoom (vestibule), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 15:02 (seventeen years ago) link
(242 & 249 are duplicates, so:)
242. Aeolian String Ensemble - Lassithi/Elysium249. Henry Wolff / Nancy Hennings - Tibetian Bells II
260. Organum - Sphyx
― milton parker (Jon L), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 21:33 (seventeen years ago) link
249. Henry Wolff / Nancy Hennings - Tibetan Bells II
― milton parker (Jon L), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 21:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Friday, 29 September 2006 02:58 (seventeen years ago) link
262. Space 'n' Bass - The Ultimate Ambient Collection
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Friday, 29 September 2006 03:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― nicky lo-fi (nicky lo-fi), Friday, 29 September 2006 05:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― jeffery (jeffery), Friday, 29 September 2006 06:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― jeffery (jeffery), Friday, 29 September 2006 06:05 (seventeen years ago) link
-- less-than three's Christiane F., September 29th, 2006.
wasn't this on astralwerks? pardon me if astralwerks is part of warp
― held tony (held tony), Friday, 29 September 2006 14:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― hank (hank s), Friday, 29 September 2006 18:39 (seventeen years ago) link
-- held tony (miscellaneousfrankum...), September 29th, 2006
Erm, yeah, that was... and no I don't believe it's part of Warp. It was my own mistake.
― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Friday, 29 September 2006 18:42 (seventeen years ago) link
268. Ruth Welcome - Zither Magic
272. Douglas Quin - Antarctica
― milton parker (Jon L), Saturday, 30 September 2006 03:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Saturday, 30 September 2006 03:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― PRKLTR (flezaffe), Saturday, 30 September 2006 12:31 (seventeen years ago) link
― boo berry (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 30 September 2006 12:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― hank (hank s), Saturday, 30 September 2006 13:56 (seventeen years ago) link
Well, if I picked up Entroducing or Virgin Suicides expecting "ambient" music, I'd be pretty dissapointed. And I'm really into that "boring" shit right now, so I thought some informed person could apply that filter to this list. (2much2ask).
― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Saturday, 30 September 2006 16:44 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm not really fond of "ambient" as a catch-all term to encompass anything with low-to-no-BPMs which uses drifty soundscapey bits. So little of it paints a compelling portrait of 'place' or sonic geography in the way that, say, On Land did. My favorite so-called "ambient" music is more environmental - actual recordings of ambience or incidental sound, almost documentary in scope and intention. So, while I'd nominate something like Disinformation's R&D as an outstanding ambient work, it'd also likely give most ambient fans a dentist's-drill headache.
― Myke. (Myke Weiskopf), Saturday, 30 September 2006 17:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Saturday, 30 September 2006 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― milton parker (Jon L), Saturday, 30 September 2006 18:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Saturday, 30 September 2006 18:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Saturday, 30 September 2006 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link
274. Monos: Nightfall Sunshine
― PRKLTR (flezaffe), Sunday, 1 October 2006 08:57 (seventeen years ago) link
chris meloche - recurring dreams of the urban
at the moment. i never really liked fax much as a label, but this is quite nice
― -- (688), Monday, 6 November 2006 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link
finally heard the Environments record I posted the Head Heritage link to upthread. It's unbelievable, just hundreds of human voices singing one note. 1976, so predates Prima Materia, David Hykes & the Harmonic Choir, Michael Vetter's Overtone Choir, etc.
all the Environments records need a complete CD reissue
275. Environments 7 - Intonation / Summer Cornfield
http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/review/527 http://nonmusic.discogs.com/release/892588
― Milton Parker, Thursday, 26 July 2007 01:24 (sixteen years ago) link
that is so cool, I have 4 or 5 of those but have never even seen that one.
― sleeve, Thursday, 26 July 2007 01:31 (sixteen years ago) link
276. Aloof Proof - Piano Text (just reissued on CD and pretty great) 277. Wind Harp - Songs From The Hill 278. Lou Reed - Hudson River Wind Meditations 279. Michael Stearns - Planetary Unfolding
― Milton Parker, Friday, 14 December 2007 09:30 (sixteen years ago) link
280. Earth - Pentastar 281. Bohren and Der Club Der Gore - Midnight Earth 282. Tangerine Dream - Phaedra 283. Tones on Tail - Pop
― Nate Carson, Friday, 14 December 2007 11:42 (sixteen years ago) link
284. Oren Ambarchi - Grapes from the estate 285. Phil Niblock - G2 44 +/X 2 286. Rafael Toral - Sound Mind Sound Body
― boring, Friday, 14 December 2007 14:02 (sixteen years ago) link
287. Waki - Music for Lazy People
― winston, Sunday, 16 December 2007 00:48 (sixteen years ago) link
This is a great list but can anyone recommnend something from 2008?
― Ned Trifle II, Monday, 22 September 2008 20:43 (fifteen years ago) link
wyld wyzrdz - mzg wvz
free download herehttp://www.magicgoatmusic.com/digitalmagic.html
― 6335, Monday, 22 September 2008 20:52 (fifteen years ago) link
289. Mark Wastell - Come Crimson Rays
every night for the last three weeks
― Milton Parker, Monday, 22 September 2008 21:16 (fifteen years ago) link
290 & 291
Lawrence English's last two albums (both from 08) Kiri No Oto and Studies for Stradbroke are both really awesome. SFS is mostly field recordings.
― fREETIME (wilter), Monday, 22 September 2008 21:18 (fifteen years ago) link
..from Stradbroke Island.
http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/reviews/2008/pop-ambient-2008.jpeg
― ;y=ー( ゚д゚)・∵. (am0n), Monday, 22 September 2008 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link
I agree that the Pop Ambient comps are still a consistent source of decent tunes, but the recent ones seem more formulaic. The 2006 version was the most outstanding to me.
Not necessarily from 2008, but some more recent finds:
I'm amazed that the Astralwerks Excursions in Ambience Vol. 3 comp got some love on here...a definite classic, but one I'd assumed was lost to obscurity. I'd be interested in seeing a similar list with a more limited scope. The extent of this one is a little overwhelming.
― viborg, Monday, 22 September 2008 21:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Check out The Caretaker's Persistent Repetition of Phrases for your hauntology ambient hunger.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 22 September 2008 22:19 (fifteen years ago) link
no fleischmann?
― Jarlrmai, Monday, 22 September 2008 22:22 (fifteen years ago) link
XXPOST Ambarchi's 7 inch on Touch from this year is fantastic as well. Lots of organ.
― fREETIME (wilter), Monday, 22 September 2008 22:27 (fifteen years ago) link
― Ned Trifle II, Monday, September 22, 2008 8:43 PM (5 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
297. Karma Moffett - Golden Bowls Of Compassion
― Milton Parker, Thursday, 26 February 2009 22:15 (fifteen years ago) link
The Beatless Collection with Tokyo Black Star, Deadmau5, Joris Voorn, Gui Boratto, Hiroshi Watanabe etc is fantastic.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 26 February 2009 22:19 (fifteen years ago) link
can anyone recommnend something from 2008?
Stretching the definition of "ambient," but...
298. Carlos Giffoni - Adult Life299. Tim Hecker and Aidan Baker - Fantasma Parastasie300. Patti Smith and Kevin Shields - The Coral Sea
― ilxor, Thursday, 26 February 2009 22:20 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.trackitdown.net/genre/electronica/track/545575.html
that's the Beatless Collection I mentioned above. highly recommended.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 26 February 2009 22:30 (fifteen years ago) link
now that's a lot of ambient
how do we get the incense stores to buy these and play these instead of Enigma's "The Sadnads Part 1"
― System Jr. (Mackro Mackro), Thursday, 26 February 2009 22:49 (fifteen years ago) link
from 2008, machinefabriek - dauw is essential. also recently got lawrence english - kiri no oto, beautiful drones
― rio (r1o natsume), Thursday, 26 February 2009 23:26 (fifteen years ago) link
just discovered Oneohtrix Point Never, totally awesome hangover soothing analog tone washes, let's go for 400
301 - Oneohtrix Point Never - "A Pact Between Strangers"
"Ruined Lives" is terrific too but it's < 20 minutes so won't count as an album
― guammls (QE II), Thursday, 11 June 2009 22:10 (fourteen years ago) link
that beatless comp looks fun
― guammls (QE II), Thursday, 11 June 2009 22:11 (fourteen years ago) link