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offline Erronous from Netherlands, The on 2003-05-06 03:05 [#00685855]
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Thanks to you guys i've bought several real ambient albums
which i really love, and without xltronic i would never have
heard of them. Like:

Ulrich Schnauss - Far away trains passing by
EU - warm math
Baby Mammoth - Motion without pain
Four Tet - Pause / dialogue
Manitoba - Start breaking my heart
Fridge - Happiness
and of course every BOC album

Now, likely, i want more like this. Can you give me some
help?


 

offline merg from The New New York (Berlin) (Germany) on 2003-05-06 03:11 [#00685858]
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Harold Budd - Luxa
Wagon Christ - Phat. Lab Nightmare
The KLF - Chill Out
Space - Space
Cylob - Cylobian Sunset (not all ambient, but so great)


 

offline tibbar from harrisburg, pa (United States) on 2003-05-06 03:17 [#00685861]
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isnt that fridge album the best???

i LOVE the wonderful lushness of it.


 

offline Peloton from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-06 03:21 [#00685864]
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I wouldn't really class that list as "ambient"...

But if you like that stuff I'd recommend a couple:

Casino vs Japan - Go Hawaii & Whole Numbers Play The Basics
Populous - Quipo
Everything on the Merck label


 

offline Bob Mcbob on 2003-05-06 03:23 [#00685866]
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yeah ive heard of harold budd, whats he like?


 

offline tibbar from harrisburg, pa (United States) on 2003-05-06 03:24 [#00685868]
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harold budd is amazing... get "ambient 2: plateaux of
mirror" or "the pearl"


 

offline merg from The New New York (Berlin) (Germany) on 2003-05-06 03:52 [#00685878]
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I saw him at the Big Chill in 1999, he was great, he's over
60 now I think...maybe even older...?


 

offline dogboy from brighton (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-06 04:35 [#00685936]
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brian eno: music for airports.

track 1 is the most spacial ambient track ever.


 

offline bill_hicks from my city is amazing it is calle on 2003-05-06 04:37 [#00685937]
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For the millionth time -

Global Communications 76:14


 

offline dogboy from brighton (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-06 04:37 [#00685938]
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harold budd with the cocteau twins (cant remember the
title)< all the lovely budd tinklings with lizz frazers
voice....mmmmmmmmm


 

offline raimons from Stockholm (Sweden) on 2003-05-06 04:40 [#00685941]
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yeah cylobian sunset is great. not very "cylobish" but,
whatever...it's great.


 

offline Erronous from Netherlands, The on 2003-05-06 06:03 [#00686030]
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thanks all

What is this Cylobian sunset album like?


 

offline raimons from Stockholm (Sweden) on 2003-05-06 06:07 [#00686033]
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I would say a little bit like "I care becouse yo do..." If I
must must say something. Not like his other "disco" tracks.


 

offline Atli from Reykjavík (Iceland) on 2003-05-06 09:57 [#00686357]
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14:31 from 76:14 would be the friggin' greatest song if it
weren't for that little gay sound from 2:17 that you hear
often.


 

offline teapot from Paddington (Australia) on 2003-05-06 10:00 [#00686363]
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try Susuma Yakota & Rothko - Waters Edge EP... i bought it
on 12" a week or two ago, and its really beautiful


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-05-06 10:05 [#00686373]
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Kieth Fullerton Whitman- Playthroughs (LUSH minimal drone...
so beautiful!)

Kieth Fullerton Whitman- Darmoth Street Underpass (an 18
min, unaltered recording from a subway station in boston,
and then a interpretation track... of DSP he did with that
audio. amazing as well)

btw: Kieth Fullerton Whitman is Hrvatski. But TOTALLY
different styles. His hrvastski alias is for the crazy
glitchy drill stuff, and his real name alias is for the
ambient stuff.



 

offline tango from Doncaster (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-06 10:12 [#00686383]
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anything by freescha - i just got "slower than church music"
and its awesome - the best ambient you never heard of


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-05-06 15:10 [#00686881]
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the Telefon Tel Aviv album is pretty ambient, i listen to
that one a lot. some of my Coil stuff is ambient, and then
of course there's the Warp nonsense that takes up so much
shelfspace. i guess my fave ambient album released through
Warp lately is the Req album Sketchbook.

typically though i'm hesitant to buy ambient because it
seems like an awful lot ($10-16) to invest in something you
might get bored of. as long as i have a bunch of "active"
music on my list ambient usually comes second. i'll check
out some of the albums mentioned above though, thanks.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-05-06 15:11 [#00686883]
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i picked up reqs sketchbook in a used cd store for 5
bucks...

its ok, but I couldnt really get into it...



 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-05-06 15:13 [#00686889]
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i really would want that to be released on cd as well


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2003-05-06 15:18 [#00686898]
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i listened to it a bunch of times as background and it's
fantastic. i've listened a couple times with headphones on
and i enjoyed it but it is very repetitive. i think it all
has to do with having the right context for appreciating it.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2003-05-06 15:22 [#00686912]
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did somebody mention casino vs japan?

i'd have to agree that 'go hawaii' is well worth a listen.
beautiful ambient techno (is that right?), distorted drums,
sweeping synths, what more could you ask for? :)


 

offline merg from The New New York (Berlin) (Germany) on 2003-05-07 03:19 [#00687535]
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Absoluuuutely greeeeat! :-)


 

offline Bob Mcbob on 2003-05-07 03:20 [#00687539]
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i never thought of it as ambient...tho i loved colours and
3of4.....much of the album is background music tho...


 

offline merg from The New New York (Berlin) (Germany) on 2003-05-07 03:23 [#00687540]
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Yeah, not strictly ambient, but then as you say, it's good
background music too...


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-05-07 03:43 [#00687554]
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Funki Porcini - Fast Asleep.

Christ - Pylonesque (less ambient than BoC, but a similair
style, albeit more electronic sounding).


 

offline alnuit on 2003-05-07 06:30 [#00687710]
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That would be 'The Moon And The Melodies'... great album.


 

offline The_Funkmaster from St. John's (Canada) on 2003-06-29 20:23 [#00762213]
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"Funki Porcini - Fast Asleep. "

this album is fantastic... really nice... I'm listening to
it now, and I swear, it sucked every bit of stress and
tension I had in me away... just fills me with such a
tranquil feeling!!


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2003-06-29 23:26 [#00762320]
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Biosphere and HIA....... birmingham frequencies.


 

offline Powli from Lawrence, KS on 2003-06-29 23:50 [#00762334]
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Anything by Global Communications.

Reload - A Collection Of Short Stories

Chris Clark - Empty The Bones Of You is somewhat ambient,
but either way, it's an amazing album.


 

offline Pigfarmer from Ipswich (United Kingdom) on 2003-06-30 00:10 [#00762338]
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Yep! Biospheres Substrata is still one of my Favs. All Pole
Releases (esp 3+R) are very relaxing. Its more dubby but
still progressive. If you like old school ambient Id
recommend Chi-original recordings by Chi. Its a dutch group
form 1971 and they really was ahead of their time.


 


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