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I'm not really one for labels in music, but I've been listening to quite a lot of this recently and want more similar stuff. A few ideas of what I like:
Haxan Cloak
Andy Stott
Loscil
Global Communication
Biosphere
Carbon Based Lifeforms
Karen Gwyer
I really like the stuff that is heavy on atmospherics, admittedly some of the above aren't exactly ambient as such, but seem like a reasonable starting point. What else should I be checking out?
Big ambient/ambient techno fan for decades, originally via Orb, FSOL etc - although have in recent years gotten into more minimal stuff, notably Wolfgang Voigt's 'Gas' (check out his stuff circa Königsforst, Zauberberg and Pop - sublime, don't use the word 'perfect' often when describing music but for me have been enjoying these three lps near constantly for a decade now, never tire of it)
also:
The Field
Tim Hecker
Yasume
Fennesz
Brian Eno
And a must-mention - James Plotkin. IMO an under-recognised genius. Look out for his work on 'A Strange Perplexing' and O.L.D's 'Formula'.
Kompakt label is an interesting launchpad...
Autechre.
Boards of Canada? Lovely mix this: https://soundcloud.com/skywavesystems/a-boards-of-canada-mix
[i]Tycho[/i], big fan of [i]Awake[/i].
Based on the fact you wrote Carbon based Lifeforms, I recently discovered them and really like Interloper. Will be looking into the other artists you mentioned, find this is the music I can put on at work and just get stuff done.
Bookmarked 😀
Stars of the lid
Oneohtrix point never
Fennesz
Emeralds
Alva Noto
Susuma Yokota
Blanck Mass
A few from the vaults: Plotkin/Spybey, Eno's 'Thursday Afternoon' LP, and Wolfgang Voigt (Gas) 'Pop' #7 - < this last one unexpectedly 'opened my kernel', mind-altering - yet I can work or study for hours listening to it on repeat. Weird.
nearly forgot - this compilation: [url] http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9806-pop-ambient-2007/ [/url]
Great, keep them coming! Lots to be getting on with here.
Massive BoC fan. I've got a couple of Tim Hecker albums, but never quite clicked with them. Same for 0pN, I love Games though!
Been listening to Autechre since Chastic Slide, good stuff.
CBL are just really easy to listen to, as you say. Even the missus likes them. Interloper is probably my favourite, World of Sleepers is similar in feel.
Have got to head out so will add more later, but a few off the top of my head -
Heathered Pearls
Julia Holter
ASC
Vermont
Baths
Bibio
Lone
Dorian Concept
Teebs
Dntel
HTRK
Black Moth Super Rainbow
OOBE
Neu Balance
Patten
Kona Triangle
Pawel
Conforce
+ Several mentioned above
You could have a listen to my stuff as well 🙂 https://800xl.bandcamp.com/
TBH I have no idea what I'm listening most of the time, but my Internet Radio has [url=somafm.com/groovesalad/]Soma FM Groove Salad[/url] at the top of the favourites list. It just does ambient so giving it a listen just give yu some ideas. Think the website does playlists as well
bvdub
Solar Fields
Nicholas Jaar
My Panda Shall Fly
Lorn
http://infine-rec.bandcamp.com/music
http://projectmooncircle.bandcamp.com/
Some from my collection:
Chet Faker
Charles Murdoch
DALHOUS
Holy Other
Inc.
Lapalux
Lux Natura (all albums free to download from bandcamp)
oOoOO
Portico
Shlohmo - Bad Vibes album
[i]Shlohmo[/i] - good call. But- EVERYTHING 🙂
Listening to that ^^^ Gas track at my desk. Reminiscent of Klaus Schulze's I Loop you Schwindelig - repetitive with seemingly nothing much going on, but great nonetheless.
@DezB if you're a vinyl type, Bad Vibes is being quietly re-released on the 29th 😀
Have been a big fan of Shlomo, but though that the latest album was dross.
@schrickvr6 Agreed! I was going to put that on my last post but didn't want to threadjack.
Drexciya
Claro intelecto
Jewellers
Dauwd
Jack Dixon
John Tejada
Lawrence
Gold Panda
Eleven tigers
Intex Systems
Ital Tek
John Talabot
Kangding Ray
Keaver & Brause
Legowelt
Milyoo
Mindesign
Moderat
Apperat
Morgan Geist
Ricky Eat Acid
Samiyam
Airliner
Sarin Sunday
Shigeto
Teams
[i]but though that the latest album was dross.[/i]
It's a grower 😉
repetitive with seemingly nothing much going on, but great nonetheless.
^ Yes, seemingly is the word! It's deceptively enormous, especially piped through some decent cans - once you begin hearing subliminal counter-rhythms/melodies that somehow appear and throb through the shimmer - and sometimes are heard differently on each listen, like an aural version of an optical illusion where the shape is either concave or convex, or moving both left and right, depending on perception.
Have heard some Klaus Schulze but not that one will check it out. What I've heard of his stuff in the past seemed a bit unimaginative/crystal-gift-shop-mood-CD-ish for my ears, but maybe time for another listen!
unimaginative/crystal-gift-shop-mood-CD-ish
🙂
I'll admit, Scwindelig is the only one of his I really listen to, but it's 30 mins long! Don't much care for the rest of his Klangart album.
For something pretty dark - Machinefabriek
another one my iPod reminded me of this morning:
Lakker - Tundra
Not been mentioned yet - Circular by Divergence (or maybe other way round) is definitely worth checking out...
Well that's the rest of the week's listening in the office sorted.
Slowly working my way through this lot. Thought I'd post up this link to a workmates stuff on Bleep, first listen today, I'm pleasantly surprised.
https://bleep.com/release/49055-sevendeaths-concret-misery
Bookmarking for when i get back off my hols.
Love this thread. Global Communication! Forgot about them, loved that stuff now on a retro-hunt as haven't listened since cassette tapes were rattling in a bumbag...
Which reminds me - feel I've missed out paying respects to Orb and old stablemates FFWD (Thomas Fehlmann & Robert Fripp). I've loved Orb's music on and off since first hearing 'Live 93' (which is essential IMO, along with Orbvs Terrarvm.) tbh often found their stuff patchy for my tastes - but I find much joy cherry-picking tracks to create sublime playlists. When they are good they can be so good it makes me wonder wtf are they channeling and from where?
Anyway, a small Orb/FFWD playlist by way of homage:
FFWD 'Lucky Saddle' (FFWD):
Same goes with 'Ghostdancing', captivating vocals too:
Lastly - just found this 'top ten ambient tunes according to Orb' (I note a mention for 'Gas' so feel vindicated!):
[url] http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmkEKu4EcFKeGe3T24uFTDmmXahQUYffO [/Url]
[i]Erased tapes[/i] record label is good for this sort of listen, along with [i]headphone commute[/i] music podcast, can't do fancy links as stw does not play well with iPad copy/paste function
Dreamfish
This live ambient mix is a bit of a corker by Surgeon at Freerotation last july, includes some live modular analogue action.
https://soundcloud.com/dynamic-tension/surgeon-freerotation-2014
it was ace lying in the yurt listening to this live 😀
Cool thread, bookmarking.
I listen to Eno's Apollo Atmospheres and Soundtracks a lot. Don't really know a lot else. Used to listen to Bluemars radio a lot.
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Tasty mix.
This chap on bandcamp is worth a go
http://music.lowercasenoises.com/music
A lot of his stuff is free. Some glorious soundscapes, he describes his music thusly:
"My name is Andy. I'm interested in playing the guitar as slow as possible. This is my music."
(start with the "pregnant lady" ones)
I've had that Surgeon set 'liked' for a while on my Soundcloud. Sitting at work giving it a second listen through. It's really good!
'Ex Machina' OST by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury going on at the mo.
Nice ambient electronical stuff.
[url= https://soundcloud.com/tycho/black-sunrise-sunrise-dj-set-at-burning-man-2014 ]Tycho - Black Rock Sunrise Mix from Burning Man 2014[/url]
Jonathan Coleclough
Andrew Chalk
William Basinski
Monos
Mirror
Low Light Mixes is a site that produces mixes of these sorts of artists by theme, pretty good stuff.
[url= https://motionsicknessoftimetravel.bandcamp.com ]The Motion Sickness of Time Travel[/url]
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- Echoes[/url] has been my album of choice this week.
Have not been able to stop listening to Steve Hauschildt's new album, where all is fled.
It is marvellous.
Fingerbike - good call on the Tycho mix, quite enjoying that.
Bump for a what are we all listening to now?
Steve Hauschildt's stuff has been a regular go to for me, fin25 thanks for introducing that. 🙂
I've had that Surgeon set 'liked' for a while on my Soundcloud. Sitting at work giving it a second listen through. It's really good!
I was lucky enough to be sat in a yurt ( setup inside one of the rooms at Baskerville Hall ) watching and listening to him do the mix live at Freerotation.
Bass Communion
Wolves in the throne room - a Black Metal band but this is an ambient version of their last album