Ambient music recommendations

starchild · Post by **starchild** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:08 pm

New good stuff from the Porcupine Tree founder, Steve Wilson:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MK7vwvmalXQ#!

http://www.gracefordrowning.com/

chiral3 · Post by **chiral3** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:06 pm

Thinking about a PREX run asap.....

Today we are pleased to talk about one of the most unique LP collections we have had in years. It comes from a professor of music who is down-sizing. For several decades he collected some of the most unusual, cutting edge records made. From the early 60’s on, there are fine examples of all sorts of electronic/ avant-garde: microtonal, fluxus-related, 20thcentury classical, experimental, drone, noise, minimal synth, gallery editions, and more.

This collection has many imports, primarily German and U.K., and quite a few private editions featuring many of the most sought-after artists in these genres. There is more Stockhausen then we’ve ever had at one time, and recordings by pioneering musicians like Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, John Cage, Glenn Branca, John Zorn, Alvin Lucier, Globe Unity, and many others.

We know this music isn’t for everybody, but for those of you out there looking for such things, this is a real treasure trove. As an example, one of the many highlights is “Cybernetic Serendipity Music” with works in progress by Xenakis, Cage and others. This souvenir was sold at the 1968 Cybernetic Serendipity exhibition put on by the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London which was one of the first to showcase robots, computers and their potential impact on our lives. There can’t have been more than a couple hundred of these LPs made, and this collection has not one, but two copies!

These records are, with just a couple of exceptions in amazingly good shape. The prices range quite a bit due to the scarce nature of some the titles. The bulk are in the $2.99-$9.99 range, but some of the private editions and very rare pieces go up to $100 or so (still way below auction prices).

Nonius · Post by **Nonius** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:41 pm

Pedro

Nonius · Post by **Nonius** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:17 pm

Flying Lotus: 1983...the first minute.

Massage Situation

Rashomon · Post by **Rashomon** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:43 am

William Basinski; Touch Records, Fat Cat records, some of Drag City, some of This Is Hometapes; Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions in the Sky, A Silver Mt Zion, Dirty Three; Terry Riley, Henry Flynt, Pandit Prath Nan, Eliane Radigue; Inca Ore, James Ferraro, Grouper, Ducktails; Sufjan Stevens' Enjoy Your Rabbit (perhaps other Asthmatic Kitty artists too).

MDan · Post by **MDan** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:58 pm

Maybe not exactly fitting to OP's mentioned style, but these fall in ambient music Solferino - Wisdom of Sands, Jamal Slitine - Hobbi Lak

Could not find decent youtube versions: Bikram Ghosh - Tandav and REG Project - Half set of coordinates.

jslade · Post by **jslade** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:35 pm

Just to echo Chiral3's recce of Boards of Canada, it's been my soundtrack for the last few months. These three are particularly choice for the video collages:

Dayvan Cowboy, with space jump

Music is Math

frstwrldprblm · Post by **frstwrldprblm** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:49 pm

I have this thread: [url=/Show%20Post.aspx?PostIDKey=145607]Music to think to[/url]

Also spotify has playlists now:

https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/0ExbFrTy6ypLj9YYNMTnmd

and many many more

svisstack · Post by **svisstack** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:06 pm

zero 7 - when it falls

Little people - gravitas

zero 7 - i have seen

zero 7 - in waiting line

goduranus · Post by **goduranus** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:02 am

-double post-