Ambient - The Megathread

Another great bandcamp find. Live ambient guitar drones with spiritual undertones. Track 2 is great in particular.

 

https://chenoirh.bandcamp.com/album/vibrating-colours-coloured-vibrations

this one is pretty spectacular

Brace yourselves: Stars of the Lid will have their own Boiler Room set!

 

https://boilerroom.tv/session/stars-of-the-lid/

Edited September 18, 2015 by Enter a new display name

  On 9/18/2015 at 7:49 PM, Enter a new display name said:

Brace yourselves: Stars of the Lid will have their own Boiler Room set!

 

https://boilerroom.tv/session/stars-of-the-lid/

Shit had no idea stars of the lid were active again. Got those vinyl represses last week and they've been on near constant rotation ever since. Hope they make it to the UK at some point.

  On 9/18/2015 at 7:49 PM, Enter a new display name said:

Brace yourselves: Stars of the Lid will have their own Boiler Room set!

 

https://boilerroom.tv/session/stars-of-the-lid/

 

i am going to this. i'm really excited, only seen them live once before.

So I saw their live performance Saturday night. That was sublime. Expect nothing less. The sound system could not handle the bass though.

https://no-ware.bandcamp.com/album/texturen-i

 

PROPER LUSHNESS in vein of 'Slow Motion'

by Uwe Schmidt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWGjYg2LmZQ

^ Love that album.

 

I've been playing this 3-hour mix by SND over 10 times the last week. Helped me through a lot of work. Described as non-rhythmic tonal music instead of ambient.

http://www.dummymag.com/mixes/dummy-mix-124-snd

  On 9/29/2015 at 6:39 PM, Herr Jan said:

^ Love that album.

 

I've been playing this 3-hour mix by SND over 10 times the last week. Helped me through a lot of work. Described as non-rhythmic tonal music instead of ambient.

 

http://www.dummymag.com/mixes/dummy-mix-124-snd

 

I listened to this for 3 years i guess. Not every day but every week certainly. At work too.

 

Edited November 17, 2020 by deebee

they finally posted the stars of the lid brooklyn show. that drone during december hunting... was amazing, especially because i was right in front of one of the speaker stacks

 

  On 7/14/2015 at 12:49 AM, funkaholic said:

 

  On 7/8/2015 at 9:35 AM, chenGOD said:

how about biosphere and pete namlook?

 

WOAH BIOSHPHERE AND PETE NAMLOOK MADE MUSIC TOGETHER!?

 

 

Can't tell if serious....but yes, and both of the albums are really good :)

As is just about everything Pete Namlook did - his collab with Higher Intelligence Agency is also really good.

 

Gotta give a shout out to this guy, who's a recent discovery for me: https://stabilo-loadbang.bandcamp.com/

All pay what you want.

  On 11/23/2015 at 10:35 PM, chenGOD said:

 

  On 7/14/2015 at 12:49 AM, funkaholic said:

 

  On 7/8/2015 at 9:35 AM, chenGOD said:

how about biosphere and pete namlook?

 

WOAH BIOSHPHERE AND PETE NAMLOOK MADE MUSIC TOGETHER!?

 

 

Can't tell if serious....but yes, and both of the albums are really good :)

As is just about everything Pete Namlook did - his collab with Higher Intelligence Agency is also really good.

 

Gotta give a shout out to this guy, who's a recent discovery for me: https://stabilo-loadbang.bandcamp.com/

All pay what you want.

 

i was being serious, i had no idea, loving both albums :)

Cool runnings mon.

 

That's the thing with Namlook - his discog is immense, and it's 99% wonderful.

 

It's like Uwe Schmidt, who I just discoverd did an album with Tetsu Inoue and Bill Laswell called "Second Nature".

 

Oh and there's another Namlook collab that's amazing - his work with Tetsu Inoue. Shades of Orion, 2350 Broadway, Time², and 62 Eulengasse. Time² is a little weaker, but the other stuff is mmm good. Especially 2350 Broadway II and 62 Eulengasse. Wonderful wonderful ambience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RURomFMhrUE

Those of you who like ambient music and use Spotify might find this interesting.

 

https://open.spotify.com/user/derelic7/playlist/3C0M3MgLwiyZII5WMGneas

 

It's my playlist of deep, mellow and droney ambient, highly suitable for late listening, relaxation or sleeping. Most ambient playlists or webradios out there are utterly idiotic for this purpose as they're filled with annoying stuff. I work hard to avoid rhythmic, too active, treble heavy and otherwise obtrusive pieces, as well as new agey McAmbient or uninteresting cheesy stuff. It's a great list to put on after a hard days work, if you're feeling stressed, have a bit of insomnia, or just really enjoy ambient music.

 

It goes without saying that a premium account is essential to enjoy the experience without ads, and I highly recommend lowering higher frequencies using Spotify's built-in EQ, as well as making use of the crossfade function (5 seconds or so). The list isn't particularly sorted for variation so shuffle playing works best.

 

Currently there are close to 300 tracks clocking in at 60 hours. There is a healthy mix of minimal drones, spacey stuff, organic sounds, some woodwinds, and a dash of filtered white noise. I frequently add music and try to refine the list, so give it a go and let me know what you think. I'll happily take suggestions on what to add as well.

Edited August 19, 2016 by chim

Curtains Blowing off the John Foxx & H Budd Translucence lp came on in a mix out in mate's motor earlier. No audio link sorry.

 

It never fails & @ around 3mins is instant re-e-wind-worthy & something beyond serene/wtf is that

 

https://www.discogs.com/John-Foxx-Harold-Budd-Translucence-Drift-Music/release/294213

!!!

 

believe

  On 8/20/2016 at 2:05 AM, cwmbrancity said:

Curtains Blowing off the John Foxx & H Budd Translucence lp came on in a mix out in mate's motor earlier. No audio link sorry.

 

It never fails & @ around 3mins is instant re-e-wind-worthy & something beyond serene/wtf is that

That album is such a lovely highlight of both Foxx's and Budd's careers. Budd has been far more reliable as an ambient resource than Foxx, as for the latter you're never quite sure what madness he's gotten into with a particular record or collaboration. However, his mid 90's album Cathedral Oceans stands out as a tremendously gorgeous and transcendental ambient hallmark. It had a couple sequels and a remastered boxset reissue in 2010, all of which is worth investigating.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNdOMBMbrxU

Edited August 20, 2016 by chim

I saw Peter Wright mentioned already but not sure if anyone posted tracks.  He's a guitarist from New Zealand.

If you know the NZ scene you probably know who he is.

It's ambient, but it seethes.

 

this came up on RA the other day, I think it's worth a look/listen

 

https://www.residentadvisor.net/feed-item.aspx?id=96293