awepittance Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) does anybody else find it weird here that most people mentioning ambient leave a huge gap of 15 years after their obligatory Brian Eno 'music for airports' name drop? a few people are name dropping ZF, Rich, Roach but why so few people into ambient music pre 1994? but i also feel like an old man because most of the ambient i see mentioned here i've never listened to such as William Basinski, Hecker or some of the other newer ambient musicians. I do feel a little embarassed for Oval being the newest ambient act i've gotten into. i need education on new good interesting ambient Edited March 23, 2009 by Awepittance Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 jefferoo said: popol vuh: # Affenstunde (1970) # In den Gärten Pharaos (1971) # Hosianna Mantra (1972) # Seligpreisung (1973) # Einsjäger und Siebenjäger (1974) # Das Hohelied Salomos (1975) # Aguirre (1975) # Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte (1976) # Coeur de Verre (1977) # Nosferatu (1978) # Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts (1978) # Die Nacht der Seele (1979) # Sei still, wisse ICH BIN (1981) I'm sure the rest are good but definitely get "In den Gärten Pharaos", "Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts" and "Coeur de Verre" . Those are the best 3 imo. "Affenstunde" is very synthy and drony but less melodic. "Einsjäger und Siebenjäger" is fucking fantastic as well but it is more ambient rock. sounds interesting, never heard this band will check it out. Im a huge sucker for the 70s ambient shit Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 do you think my Worship the Glitch recommendation was shit? what about this one - http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sad+World it's hard to think of much other music like SAWII Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 maybe im too late, but has any one mentioned Tetsuo Inoue? he has an album called Ambient Otaku that has a really strange sound. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide SR4's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 jesus fucking christ Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Meadows and Labyrinths's signature Hide all signatures plantre.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Awepittance said: do you think my Worship the Glitch recommendation was shit? what about this one - http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sad+World it's hard to think of much other music like SAWII maybe i just gotta listen to it again, but worship the glitch really isn't a good album. quite a disappointment especially from coil. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLA FUR BIS FLE Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) ieafs said: now it's not even stuff that isn't related to SAWII at all! now we're recommending (the disintegration loops again) to listen instead of SAWII! I'm not sure what point you are trying to make by continuing to point this out. what exactly are you expecting people to recommend? I would say that asking for music that sounds like SAWII is ultimately a tall order, as it is distinct, so in turn people have (generally) referenced ambient music that is similar in mood, if not production. The William Basinski suggestions are only natural I think, because whether you like his music or not, he was sort of carrying the torch of the more melodic side of ambient, as opposed to heavy field recordings etc. Not to say he was the ONLY person doing it, or doing it the best, but he seemed to gain more popularity than any other. That said, I think if someone was looking for older ambient music that wasn't made by brian eno + friends, Popul Vuh is one of the best suggestions. It isn't all ambient as people have come to expect, but I tend to get bored of a vast majority of what is considered "ambient" (mostly referring to a large chunk of drone), as it usually takes something special to hold my interest. Edited March 23, 2009 by thanks robert moses Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide FLA FUR BIS FLE's signature Hide all signatures through the years, a man peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, tools, stars, horses and people. shortly before his death, he discovers that the patient labyrinth of lines traces the image of his own face. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Capsaicin said: Awepittance said: do you think my Worship the Glitch recommendation was shit? what about this one - http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sad+World it's hard to think of much other music like SAWII maybe i just gotta listen to it again, but worship the glitch really isn't a good album. quite a disappointment especially from coil. worship the glitch man! http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B...ef=pd_krex_dp_a i think what i like most about this album is how buried and distorted the melodic parts are but most of them have a loopy flow, not a drone like work more like the later period Coil ambient stuff (ie: time machines) and i'm still waiting to see if ieafs thinks this is a proper comparison heh Edited March 23, 2009 by Awepittance Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
khov Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 GBIII, get Aguirre soundtrack by popol vuh. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stoppit Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 'Sometimes, Good Things Happen' by V/vm is an excellent ambient-ish album, that's got a SAW II-like quality to it. There are 2 versions of this album, though. (both have the same tracklisting). The gold/yellow one is the one I'm talking about. The blue one is ear-rapingly noisy (but if you enjoy ear-raping noise, check it out) Also, everything by The Caretaker (another V/vm project ) is awesome, (although not very like SAW II). Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 There are a couple of Cliff Martinez tracks that are a bit similiar to SAWII Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spraaaa Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 anyone mention the second half of "phaedra" (the song, not the album) by tangerine dream? also, this is probably because i was half asleep the first time listening to it, but concept:96 by richie hawtin sounds like sawII without the melodies. the marimba only part of steve reich's drumming, if you can catch it live. forcefield - forcefielddiamond - music + video that is equally lucid/mental/whatever uhh surfing on sine waves quaristice.quadrange ep astro/hiroshi hasegawa - echo from the purple dawn Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
khov Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 my favorite 'ambient' track at the moment is by japan metal half gods Boris, leviathan its called. reminds me of popol vuh in a way. i'll post it on special thread as its not possible here. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 does anyone know that techno song that goes: boom tish boom tish boom tish boom tish Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures WATMM Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
khov Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 not sure if its strictly ambient or if its has anything to do with SAW II but sounds fucking nice. boris___leviathan__sample_.mp3Fetching info... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tidbit Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 well fuck you leifs.. for not including my recommendation on YOUR list.... but yeah.. definitely zoviet france... Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDF Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 SAW 3 & 4 sound similar(ish), of course I cant let you hear any. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 the track i from selected ambient works 85-92 Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest glasse Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 cluster rapoon quosp milieu gas kinder atom cliff martinez (traffic & solaris soundtracks, very saw ii imo) cabaret voltaire, rh kirk & related the orb future sound of london - (esp lifeforms) biosphere angelo badalamenti Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 chaosmachine said: does anyone know that techno song that goes: boom tish boom tish boom tish boom tish Yeah, yeah, I know it... BOM_TSH.mp3Fetching info... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Squee said: chaosmachine said: does anyone know that techno song that goes: boom tish boom tish boom tish boom tish Yeah, yeah, I know it... that's the one. thanks! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures WATMM Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 k h o v said: GBIII, get Aguirre soundtrack by popol vuh. will do Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide awepittance's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest assegai Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Cabaret Voltaire - Plasticity Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tidbit Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 sheesh, how can you even post on this board if you havent already .. mind does boggle Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/43873-trying-to-find-an-ambient-artist/page/3/#findComment-988832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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