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Its all i have been listening to lately.

Ambient tracks have such a special quality to them, be interested to hear other peoples favorites.

For me at the moment (in no particular order)

1. James Murray - Gaijin
2. FSOL - Cascade 1+2
3. FSOL - Everyone in the world is doing something without me
4. Solar Fields - Sol
5. Halogen - Length & Brecht
6. Biosphere - Poa Alpina
7. Constance Demby - The Annointing
8. Aes Dana - Air Conditioning
9. Bruno Sanfilipo - inTRO (the whole album as one huge lovely track)
10. Minilogue -Windows

Are there any artists out there releasing quality ambient works at the moment? Its one of those genre types i can never find much information about.
I love the improvised live chill you hear at parties and really enjoyed some of the reaaally laid back mixes i have found searching the forum - but would love some more deep, drone ambient albums.
 
Nice tunage, Luke.
Remember that DawnWalkers mix from a few years back??
Between the 4 I did, there was lots of:
- Brian Eno - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno
- Robert Fripp - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Fripp
- Prince Far I's ambient remix stuff - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Far_I
- FSOL...no need to link....
- Boards Of Canada - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boards_of_Canada
- Aphex Twin (selectred ambient works) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selected_Ambient_Works_Volume_II
- Tangerine Dream - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Dream (Rubicon is made of WIN!)
- ...and my all time favourite (joint 1st with FSOL) - Phychick Warriors Of Gaia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychick_Warriors_Ov_Gaia


There is farking loads of useful links on Wiki.... under "ambient" and "ambient dub" .....I always go there when I need a new name/album to get me inspired :Smile3:
 
here's a few that spring to mind...
Brando Lupi - Egg Shaped
http://soundcloud.com/brando-lupi/egg-shaped

Enuui - Shin'ei
http://soundcloud.com/el-cubist/enuui-shinei

Enuui & Greg Hunter/mauxuam
http://soundcloud.com/el-cubist/enuui-chimbre-feat-mauxuam-greg-hunter

Master Margerhita - Agung part1 (from Marginal Rules)
Organismic - In Oceans (just noticed this has now been removed from Soundcloud :Sad: , its a great moody beatless piece, hopefully available somewhere soon ....

> Nanook ;and while you're talking FSOL, I have been really enjoyed Lifeforms at the moment, I notice there are two versions of this, one in 7 parts which i bought on Itunes , haven't seen it on cd .... part of it used in the Dawnwalkers mix, part1 i think
 
but would love some more deep, drone ambient albums.

You might enjoy Ishq - very deep and ambient - with not a lot apparently happening for a long time but in a very good way

A bit old fashioned - but I've always enjoyed Solar Quest who goes pretty deep too...

:Smile3:
 
You might enjoy Ishq - very deep and ambient - with not a lot apparently happening for a long time but in a very good way

A bit old fashioned - but I've always enjoyed Solar Quest who goes pretty deep too...

:Smile3:

Thanks a lot, got some of Ishq's stuff and love what i have heard, will have to get hold of an album.
Not a lot happening for a very long time but in a very good way
is the perfect way to describe what im after!

Checking Solar Quest now, sounds promising :Smile3:
 
love Solar Quest , just finished a mix for my partner , we're having a baby in a couple of weeks so made a cd to help her relax during the birth , 'The bell of Atlantis ' & 'Save the Whale' made it in there...!
 
here's a few that spring to mind...
Brando Lupi - Egg Shaped


Enuui - Shin'ei


Enuui & Greg Hunter/mauxuam


Master Margerhita - Agung part1 (from Marginal Rules)
Organismic - In Oceans (just noticed this has now been removed from Soundcloud :Sad: , its a great moody beatless piece, hopefully available somewhere soon ....

> Nanook ;and while you're talking FSOL, I have been really enjoyed Lifeforms at the moment, I notice there are two versions of this, one in 7 parts which i bought on Itunes , haven't seen it on cd .... part of it used in the Dawnwalkers mix, part1 i think



thank you, much love !
and i agree about organismic - in oceans, i listen to it most nights in bed :Smile3:
 
totally out of my depth with ambient but I have really enjoyed Aperion by Proton Kinoun. Its on ektoplazm and I recommend it
 
Difficult to pick my favourites, but twenty off the top of my head and in no particular order:

1) Steve Hillage - Garden Of Paradise (from Rainbow Dome Musick)
2) The Shamen - Entra-terrestrial (from Arbor Bona Arbor Mala)
3) Ishq (Ishvara) - Nomad (from Magik Square Of The Sun)
4) The KLF - Madrugada Eterna (from Chill Out)
5) Nurse With Wound - Closer Still (from Thunder, Perfect Mind)
6) Coil (Time Machines) - Queens Of The Circulating Library (from Queens Of The Circulating Library)
7) Spacemen 3 - Ecstasy Symphony (from The Perfect Prescription)
8) Michael Stearns - Toto, I've A Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore! (from Planetary Unfolding)
9) Cluster - Sowiesoso (from Sowiesoso)
10) Gong - A Sprinkling Of Clouds (from You)
11) Kraftwerk - Neon Lights (from Man Machine0
12 Manual Gottsching - Dream (from Dream & Desire)
13) Neu! - Hallogallo (from Neu!)
14) Tangerine Dream - Rubycon Part 1 (from Rubycon)
15) Harmonia - Deluxe (Immer Wieder) (from Deluxe)
16) Amorphous Androgynous - Mountain Goat (from Tales Of Ephidrena)
17) Penguin Cafe Orchestra - The Sound Of Someone You Love Who's Going Away And It Doesn't Matter (from Music From The Penguin Cafe)
18) Pete Namlook - Winter (from Winter)
19) Erik Satie - Trois Gymnopedies (from Gymnopedies)
20) Michael Hoenig - Departure From The Northern Wasteland (from Departure From The Northern Wasteland)
 
Really? In what way? I've always found it extremely smooth/relaxing listening, especially when driving, best driving tune of all time! People say Jaki Liebzeit (of Can) could drum like a machine, but he had nothing on Klaus Dinger! I also feel this track preceded Stereolab by about 20 years... :Smile3:
 
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