Ambient Music

[Kid B]

Very soft music, almost always with no vocals, great to sleep to, just kind of backround music. This doesn't mean any old instrumental music or anything. Usually electronic or acoustic. Treefingers is a great example.

I need reccomendations.

[theguy77]

natasha fucking miren. modern-contemporary/classical pianist.

www.myspace.com/natashamiren (http://www.myspace.com/natashamiren)

[IWasaCamera]

Steve Reich and Brian Eno > all.

IDM can get beat-heavy so I won't recommend that.

[thesafeword]

Giraffes? Giraffes! are pretty good off the top of my head, but that's all I can remember this late.

[El_Jeffe]

http://www.soundspaces.com/catalog/images/Canyon_Trilogy_L.jpg

a masterpiece, r. carlos nakai is one of the greats. he was originally trained as a classical jazz saxophone player, but traded his skills in for those of his ancestry. playing the native american flute & has since crafted some of the most beautiful & pure music i've ever had the pleasure of hearing. preserving the past to benefit the future

[disco.tetris]

I've been listening to Husband&Wife a lot lately. Mostly before I go to bed and its great to fall asleep listening to.

Edit: It's not really ambient.

[Praetor]

I'm not sure if it'd be considered ambient as opposed to post-rock but Helios - Eingya seems to fit the profile.

[Troggy]

Eluvium - Copia

[Cuddleworthy]

Hammock.

[Me & My Arrow]

A little self-promotion, but this definitely fits this category. I wrote this with those ideas in mind. Any opinions?

www.myspace.com/johnrussellboles

[tfar06]

eluvium. hammock. saxon shore. brian eno.

[grabyourguns]

red sparrows, explosions in the sky

[Kid B]

red sparrows, explosions in the sky
I saw them on ACL, and don't they get kind of loud/drum driven?

[stereomouse]

godspeed you! black emperor?

[anonymousgirl]

stephen calls Anchor&Braille ambient. i love Anchor&Braille.

[Getup and Dance]

Pelican

[IWasaCamera]

stephen calls Anchor&Braille ambient. i love Anchor&Braille.
Go away.



Still Reich and Eno.

[anonymousgirl]

Go away.



Still Reich and Eno.

go away?

[Deth]

purevolume.com/2012

Sigur Ros

[Tyler Revolution]

Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Clint Mansell, Helios, Swod, Kettel, Stars of the Lid, Harold Budd, Biosphere, Eluvium, Tangerine Dream, Troum.

[Tyler Revolution]

red sparrows, explosions in the sky

Pelican

No and no.

[funkel]

Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Clint Mansell, Helios, Swod, Kettel, Stars of the Lid, Harold Budd, Biosphere, Eluvium, Tangerine Dream, Troum.

Came here to say that.

Also,
Christopher Willits
And the second half/disc of Rosetta's The Galilean Satellites.

[IWasaCamera]

go away?
Yes.

[anonymousgirl]

Yes.

*smiles sweetly*

[IWasaCamera]

*smiles sweetly*
*cares*

[elenar011]

frozen silence, bjork's vespertine, and the first portishead are all nice. someone said clint mansell already.
also dan gibson.

[dtrzcin]

People need to listen to Ben Woods.

[Derka Derka]

The Tumbled Sea, it's just a dude and his piano.

http://www.myspace.com/thetumbledsea

[davehennessy]

Very soft music, almost always with no vocals, great to sleep to, just kind of backround music. This doesn't mean any old instrumental music or anything. Usually electronic or acoustic. Treefingers is a great example.

I need reccomendations.

http://www.myspace.com/figureeightsmusic

[DogSizedBird]

lol @ everyone giving him post-rock and post-metal bands. All great bands, but EITS, GYBE, Red Sparowes, and Pelican are definitely NOT ambient or "background music".

Don't know if they've been mentioned yet but STARS OF THE LID... essential listening, very ambient. Listen to 'And Their Refinement of the Decline'. Also for darker/more droney stuff Sunn O)))'s 'Monoliths & Dimensions' and their collaboration album with Boris, 'Altar'.

[Jaimehere]

http://www.myspace.com/shapesstarsmake

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J1PXMc3klg0/S03kfXgz9hI/AAAAAAAAAIM/_01xqylKUPU/s320/SSM.jpg

[Cuddleworthy]

The Tumbled Sea, it's just a dude and his piano.

http://www.myspace.com/thetumbledsea

correct

[Crossfade]

I saw them on ACL, and don't they get kind of loud/drum driven?

Yes, they do get quite loud at some points. But they still have plenty of songs that are quiet and serene throughout.

[duffe]

I've been playing Clem Leek a lot recently.

[knuxxx84]

halfset sick band from ireland check it out.

[FullCollaspe]

Leyland Kirby's Sadly The Future Is No Longer What It Was is pretty great. Three albums of ambient bliss

Daniel Menche's Katarack is also great. Though thats more on the field recordings side.

The Sight Below's It All Falls Apart is a nice release from this year also

[GuitarR0cker1]

It's probably been said already but Stars of the Lid.

[showmethefever]

The Field

[topher465]

natasha fucking miren. modern-contemporary/classical pianist.

www.myspace.com/natashamiren (http://www.myspace.com/natashamiren)

she's pretty incredible. too bad i can't find any of her stuff to download anywhere

[Matthew Tsai]

Lowercase Noises
Plunder this and you just might never need new recs again: futurerecordings.bandcamp.com

[Wake Up]

I made an ambient song one time. all chill like. and I second what Matt said, futurerecordings owns my genitalia.

[Matthew Tsai]

I made an ambient song one time. all chill like. and I second what Matt said, futurerecordings owns my genitalia.

Haha that label owns everyone who knows of it's genitalia

[tubescreamer]

"Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow" by Hammock
"Riceboy Sleeps" by Jonsi and Alex

[IWasHerHorse]

"Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow" by Hammock
"Riceboy Sleeps" by Jonsi and Alex

Truth.

Also I don't think Ambient 2: Plateaux of Mirror gets enough love.

[duffe]

Leyland Kirby's Sadly The Future Is No Longer What It Was is pretty great. Three albums of ambient bliss

Love this triple album. You might know it but check out The Caretaker, Leyland's other band.

This year I also enjoyed Pausal, very Stars Of The Lidish.

and oh, the new Rafael Anton Irisarri is out.

[FullCollaspe]

Yeah, The Caretaker is also solid

And I've heard of the new Irisarri album, good stuff

[duffe]

It's a letdown for me. Well not exactly a deception but he will never be able to top Hopes And Past Desires.

[FullCollaspe]

I prefer his Sight Below work, but that's just me

[Bruycker]

Rhian Sheehan.
The American Dollar (Ambient one)

not really ambient, but Sumner Mckane is awesome as well.

[thisisunsafe]

tosca,boards of canada,deadwaiter,idle flight

[Mario57]

Lights Out Asia
The American Dollar
Modern Mammal (not really)

[duffe]

New Goldmund is out.

[blebbio]

didn't know that guy was still making stuff as Goldmund.

[duffe]

lovely album.

[duffe]

http://www.deafcenter.net/

yessssss

[Sean Rizzo]

Lights Out Asia
The American Dollar
Modern Mammal (not really)
Backed all day. Not to mention there are 80 songs and it's all free.

[georgedcc]

Backed all day. Not to mention there are 80 songs and it's all free.

http://theamericandollar.bandcamp.com/

Just thought I should add the link, so people can get what they want. They're a fantastic band. Atlas is one of the best albums I've heard in a lonnngg time.

Edit: Just checked the link, the albums aren't free anymore. I'm glad I got them when I did. They're only $3 though, so it wouldn't exactly break the bank if you wanted one.

[Sean Rizzo]

http://theamericandollar.bandcamp.com/

Just thought I should add the link, so people can get what they want. They're a fantastic band. Atlas is one of the best albums I've heard in a lonnngg time.

Edit: Just checked the link, the albums aren't free anymore. I'm glad I got them when I did. They're only $3 though, so it wouldn't exactly break the bank if you wanted one.
Oh wow, hahaha. Lucky us.

[PaulsRightNut]

Not sure if this fits what you're looking for but I love it .

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[Cuddleworthy]

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[Theseventhson]

hERLH3Q-hCQ

AOTY

[Cuddleworthy]

albumofthedecade 2011-2020

[IntoTheSun]

Vacuum noises drive me fucking insane. This, however...

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[Wake Up]

hERLH3Q-hCQ

that really hit the spot. i must blog about this even though it was posted in like 2009 and 2009 was a lame year.

[IWasaCamera]

http://www.deafcenter.net/

yessssss
Nice, Pale Ravine is a cold weather record to be sure. Did you check out Nest's record from last year?

[kearn1tm]

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[TeenageMustache]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nT-862ikvwI/SEBvhiV7VAI/AAAAAAAAAYA/AQ44nqjnSco/s320/BrianEno-Ambient1.jpg

[Cuddleworthy]

black to comm [2]

[kearn1tm]

Mc5 [3]

[duffe]

Nice, Pale Ravine is a cold weather record to be sure. Did you check out Nest's record from last year?
yes, Retold is lovely.

[IWasaCamera]

yes, Retold is lovely.
Mmmhmm, though the tracks from the EP are probably stronger than the new ones. Nevertheless, I prefer Retold to anything Deaf Center or Svarte have released.

[duffe]

Mmmhmm, though the tracks from the EP are probably stronger than the new ones. Nevertheless, I prefer Retold to anything Deaf Center or Svarte have released.
I've only heard Knive from Svarte but it didn't really hit me. Pale Ravine is my favorite thing from Deaf Center and all their others side projects.

[IWasaCamera]

I've only heard Knive from Svarte but it didn't really hit me. Pale Ravine is my favorite thing from Deaf Center and all their others side projects.
Knive is pretty decent, though he transitioned from eerie to simply boring dark ambient on later releases. Deaf Center is definitely better. Didn't they put out a live record too? I think I might have missed that one.

[duffe]

Knive is pretty decent, though he transitioned from eerie to simply boring dark ambient on later releases. Deaf Center is definitely better. Didn't they put out a live record too? I think I might have missed that one.
yes, A Live In Moscow (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deaf_center/live_in_moscow/). I didn't listen to it.

[IWasaCamera]

yes, A Live In Moscow (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deaf_center/live_in_moscow/). I didn't listen to it.
Ah, thanks. I'll have to track it down and give it a spin.

[duffe]

new Deaf Center song
http://soundcloud.com/pdis_inpartmaint/deaf-center-owl-splinters-new-beginning-tidal-darkness-type

[Jlarson]

Red Sparowes

[Brokenhill]

Trying to decide on my first Ambient/Drone album to purchase.

[Brokenhill]

...and I ended up going with:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M4Yw3byambU/SeyY6urMzRI/AAAAAAAABW8/j89HbmI1qHs/s400/Pauline+Oliveros,+Stuart+Dempster,+ Panaiotis+1989+-+Deep+Listening.jpg
[1989]

[Troggy]

...and I ended up going with:

[1989]

didjeridu?!?!?!

Sounds interesting.

[xJesusFreakx]

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This isn't my typical realm of listening, but I really like The Gorilla Variations. Not sure why. I'll probably get into more ambient stuff eventually, but it's not a big enough part of my listening habits to be a major priority.

[Brokenhill]

didjeridu?!?!?!

Sounds interesting.

Yea, you wouldn't necessarily be able to pick out the instruments used (at least I wouldn't). That's one of the reasons I chose it.

[Troggy]

Yea, you wouldn't necessarily be able to pick out the instruments used (at least I wouldn't). That's one of the reasons I chose it.

Ahh. I saw a list of instruments in the review and that one jumped out, of course. I wasn't familiar with the release.

[prettypenguin]

TC Electronic Nova delay is a requirement for all ambient music

[Jaimehere]

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Codes In The Clouds' new album is very soothing

[Brokenhill]

NC0L8TCGwac

Codes In The Clouds' new album is very soothing

Not really ambient though.

[Jaimehere]

Not really ambient though.

that song isn't, some songs on the new album are, the other songs weren't on youtube so i just posted the one i could find

[Brokenhill]

that song isn't, some songs on the new album are, the other songs weren't on youtube so i just posted the one i could find
I see.

[FullCollaspe]

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This whole German electronic period, or ¨Berlin School¨ has really been ¨doing it¨ for me. This particular Tangerine Dream album and Klaus Schuzle´s Irrilicht are really impressive albums of this type of immersive and space-y ambient

Still need to listen to Popol Vuh, Harmonia, and the such

[IWasaCamera]

Where Popol Vuh is concerned, definitely go for In Den Garden Pharaos over Hosianna Mantra. The latter's more renowned but also far less engrossing.

Anyone pick up the Seaworthy + Matt Rosner collab from last year? Quite enjoyed that.

[Argentine]

Aphex Twin, baby.

[DilesMavis]

Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Clint Mansell, Helios, Swod, Kettel, Stars of the Lid, Harold Budd, Biosphere, Eluvium, Tangerine Dream, Troum.

this list is seriously phoenomenal. i haven't seen anybody mention troum on this site. that made me very, very happy.

i'm not too well rehearsed on ambient really but i really like maeror tri, bad sector, les joyaux de la princesse, gas, manifesto, etc. and of course brian eno...huge brian eno fan. i've always wanted to check out tangerine dream as i guess they're pretty much essential but never got around to it or knew where to start. also love stars of the lid. i'm definitely going to check out a couple others mentioned in this thread though, for sure.

[IWasaCamera]

Go with Rubycon, or Zeit which FullCollapse posted on the previous page. Some of Tangerine Dream's stuff -- including their most celebrated record Phaedra -- verges on cheese though.

[Jsmall]

Metavari is sweet. I suggest you check out "Studies Vol 1." It's a 17 minutes composition in which they recorded sound clips while on tour and then added music to it. It's very good, but so is the entire discography.

[isotycho]

TYCHOOOO and Uzimusic.com

[DilesMavis]

will do:-)

[chriscrob]

A Lily
Mum
Eluvium

[WellImCool]

Athletics

[JJW319]

The American Dollar

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Lost OST - Life and Death

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[FullCollaspe]

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This has become one of my favorite ambient songs as of late. They really captured something here

Too bad about what happened to them. Could have been the next Windy & Carl. :/

[IWasaCamera]

What happened? I've only heard Continents and Engaged Touches and enjoyed them both.

[FullCollaspe]

Unfortunately, Danielle died about two years ago. rip

Will ended the project, but he is still releasing albums that were finished before her death.

[redfalcon431]

the album leaf

[IWasaCamera]

Unfortunately, Danielle died about two years ago. rip

Will ended the project, but he is still releasing albums that were finished before her death.
Oh man, had no idea.

[IWasaCamera]

On a more positive note, Kettel's Volleyed Iron is great.

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[FullCollaspe]

Although I've always liked it before, I really started to appreciate Jefre Cantu-Ledesma's Love is a Stream.

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Amazing textures.