Ambient - The Megathread

  On 6/2/2010 at 3:05 AM, Enter a new display name said:

  On 1/23/2010 at 2:33 AM, chimera slot mom said:

harold budd & brian eno - the plateaux of mirrors

thomas koner - nuuk

I was totally blown away when I discovered those albums earlier this year.

Everything Harold Budd touches turns to gold I reckon. Absolute champ

Lustmord, anyone?

  On 6/2/2010 at 3:41 PM, Apeofnaples said:

  On 6/2/2010 at 2:52 AM, thief said:

can anyone recommend some 80s albums/artists? all I've listened to from that period is steve roach, robert rich and ambient #4: on land.

 

You should definitely check out Planetary Unfolding by Michael Stearns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAd81chckhk

thanks mate, lovin this.

  On 6/3/2010 at 10:47 PM, vproc said:

Lustmord, anyone?

Why listen to Lustmord when you can listen to Deathprod, early Stars Of The Lid or Thomas Köner?

  On 6/4/2010 at 6:31 AM, Tauhid said:

  On 6/3/2010 at 10:47 PM, vproc said:

Lustmord, anyone?

 

Why listen to Lustmord when you can listen to Deathprod, early Stars Of The Lid or Thomas Köner?

Maybe because Lustmord is extremely enjoyable

Can't say I've ever gotten into Lustmord. I have Heresy on my computer but I've only listened to it a couple times.

the place where the black stars hang is pretty awesome.

  On 6/5/2010 at 6:42 AM, nene multiple assgasms said:

the place where the black stars hang is pretty awesome.

yes

love lustmord, he'd done good things

don't know what to think of [ O T H E R ] ... not enough variation I guess

  On 6/5/2010 at 4:37 AM, Capsaicin said:

Can't say I've ever gotten into Lustmord. I have Heresy on my computer but I've only listened to it a couple times.

-> this:

  On 6/5/2010 at 6:42 AM, nene multiple assgasms said:

the place where the black stars hang

  On 6/5/2010 at 6:42 AM, nene multiple assgasms said:

the place where the black stars hang is pretty awesome.

Legendary album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyrnaw1wGBk

and

The Tree, the Ladder, the Chariot, and the Shelf...

  On 1/23/2010 at 4:15 AM, ZAZBanned said:

  On 1/23/2010 at 3:07 AM, Berk said:

  On 1/23/2010 at 1:11 AM, The Dark Lord said:

  On 1/23/2010 at 12:26 AM, ZiggomaticV17 said:

O yeah I totally forgot about V Snares. SHAME ON ME SHAME ON ME SHANE ON ME lol shane....

 

Stone in Focus will be the song played at my funeral hopefully not soon.

 

Hah yeah people underestimate Snares versatility no doubt.

gotta admit I actually think the one track you posted there is enjoyable. I tried some of his music but hated it.

 

 

are there more VS ambient tunes?

 

His only ambient album is My Downfall (Original Soundtrack).

He has a few classical/Hungarian tracks on Rossz csillag alatt született that I fancy.

I agree, some of his music is a bit too aggressive for my taste. Particularly his earlier stuff.

However I do like his recent album Detrimentalist, because it's much more structured.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOZ0x7LtUok

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz_d1jSY8Yg

Don't forget about this beauty

  On 6/3/2010 at 9:24 AM, Greg Reason said:

  On 6/2/2010 at 3:05 AM, Enter a new display name said:

  On 1/23/2010 at 2:33 AM, chimera slot mom said:

harold budd & brian eno - the plateaux of mirrors

thomas koner - nuuk

I was totally blown away when I discovered those albums earlier this year.

 

 

Everything Harold Budd touches turns to gold I reckon. Absolute champ

Harold Budd + John Foxx!!

this piece is one of the most tranquil things i've ever heard. the way that piano "rolls" is marvelous

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Silentes is a pretty good label for ambient. So is Touch, supposedly.

TETRA

http://soundcloud.com/tetraau/05-ruins#play

http://soundcloud.com/tetraau/07-wading#play

  On 1/23/2010 at 12:42 PM, modey said:

oren ambarchi is great! he plays all the time in melbourne, i should go and see him sometime. one of my friends knows him so i might get to meet him lol.

You definitely should go see him. His drone stuff is fucking excellent.

Maggie T already mentioned Orb Live 93 (which I think is superlative, it remains my favorite Orb release to this day), I'd like to give a nod to the KLF's classic "Chill out"

Also the Caretaker stuff from v/vm is fantastic. Much of it is available for free: http://www.brainwashed.com/vvm/micro/caretaker/index.htm

Have a listen -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fafEPuR1WUM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOCn5tPwd4s

some of my (recent) favs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7vwQstxYD8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6kDUnKBugU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soc1Jg7IRjo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3iQ6n-ysyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9kPIp4MtX0

and that album by Alex and Jonsi from sigur ros is pretty great as well

  On 5/31/2010 at 10:50 PM, purlieu said:

  On 5/31/2010 at 9:36 PM, Roysterfivenine said:

I havent long joined this bboard and have been browsing through some of the topics but i felt i needed to reply and say thanks for putting my album Veror Aesik as one of your favourite ambient music albums :)

 

ApollyoN is now retired but its still nice to think that my swan song album is still liked.

 

So...erm...thanks :D

Still gets played around these parts, yeah! Such a shame H/S doesn't put stuff out these days, it was a brilliantly consistent label.

 

(You might also want to check my thread in the WATMMixers forum ;) )

I totally agree. I really enjoyed being part of H/S Records. It just had a nice community feel to it. I have no idea what Darren (the record label founder) is doing now mind (despite trying to get hold of him).

Mind you i did do other music under the name Cirix (some good some crap). Havent done anything in over 4 or 5 years id say but i do have the itch to do something now :D

By the way i will check your thread :)

Alio Die

Bass Communion

Fennesz

Harold Budd

Joel Tammik

Micro Cosmic & Daevid Allen

Oöphoi

Rapoon

Robert Henke

Robert Rich

Steve Roach

Tetsu Inoue

Thomas Köner

Tuu

alas poor ZAZ, we barely knew him.

i like that stars of the lid band

these are all classics :

SOTL (especially Tired Sounds of) / Dead Texan

Aphex - SAWII

Fennesz - Endless Summer

Seefeel

Dettinger

Brian Eno - Discreet Music, Music For Films

most recently :

Infinite Body - Carve Out The Face of My God

Loscil

Tim Hecker

Fennesz

SAW II

Brian Eno

Harold Budd

Robert Rich

Slow Dancing Society

Sleep Research Facility

Mokira

Lustmord

Biosphere

Ben Frost

justin bieber