M Peasley Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 To head off the usual confusion over definitions, for purposes of this thread, by AMBIENT I mean stuff like: Robert Rich Steve Roach Plastikman Vidna Obmana Jeff Greinke Brian Eno Michael Stearns Biosphere Aphex Twin Ambient works Constance Demby I don't mean stuff like: Vangelis Tangerine Dream (maybe some exceptions here) The Orb Andreas Vollenveider (spelling?) Enya downtempo in general or run of the mill New Age in general. Stuff that I am forced to include as AMBIENT but I don't particularly like such as: all the healing, yoga, psuedo and actual meditative flute, acoustic guitar, tinkle piano, recorder stuff (of which there is a LOT) So who really listens? Someone must be somewhere.....(besides me!) M Peasley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I hate to be so old school, but I love "Music for Airports"...I listen to it all the time. Steve Roach is also one of my favorites. Ambient gives me a brief respite from my normal listening fare (Tool, NIN, Slayer, Allison Krauss). "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george costanza Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I always thought the best work in that genre would be hard to focus on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Only ambient I'm familiar with is stuff on iTunes radio, and it's all ad naseum synth-pad based music. That got old, quick. I do however have this ambient CD from Germany, "Nostalgia" - it is actually moderate on the pads, but this CD stands out for me, and I really enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymar Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I just saw Steve Roach live in Palm Springs a few weeks back with percussionist Byron Metcalf, nice stuff. I was suprised at how little synth work he did though because the music/soundworlds get looped and layered in a sort of ambient stew and remixed constantly. He's part musician(synth, abstract guitar,didgeridoo, percussion), part engineer and his stuff wouldn't sound the way it does if he didn't use that approach. I've listened to this music for years but this was the first live performance I've attended because these types don't play live around L.A./O.C. very often, its more of an east coast thing. I also like some of the Ambient Ping stuff too. I had no idea how prevelent this music was until the internet came along. steve You shouldn't chase after the past or pin your hopes on the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urk10 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 Steve Roach Desert Solitaire. It's one of my favorite album! I've listen to it 1000 times and i'm not sick of it yet!!!Far from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymar Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I'm reading Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey currently, interesting book. I'll have to check out the "soundtrack" next. steve You shouldn't chase after the past or pin your hopes on the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Hughes Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 "Only ambient I'm familiar with is stuff on iTunes radio, and it's all ad naseum synth-pad based music" In my opinion, that's stuff is almost invariably really awful, and gives ambient a bad name. I create a lot of ambient music (shameless plug for my new CD: http://www.foundrysite.com/hughes/fluidities/ ), but I don't listen to a whole lot of it (cerainly no more than any other type of music). I listen to music mainly in my car, and a lot of ambient stuff doesn't work for me in the car. I know there are a lot of people who listen to _mostly_ ambient music, but I find that I really only like to listen to it in certain situations. That doesn't mean I don't love it when it's good (check out Saul Stokes, Tetsu Inoue, the soundtracks from Traffic and Solaris, and Michael Bentley, for some good examples) Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wewus432 Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I actually have a musical project called Emerging From Chaos, which is sort of ambient, or something, I don't know. They were playing it on MP3.com and I won a bunch of awards, but I wasn't there when it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r33k Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I'm involved in an improv electronic ambient project called 7 Years In Space . We've been performing aroung the Raleigh, NC area for a little over a year. That type of music is cool to listen to, but believe me, it's a hoot to play. r33k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 I listen to it, especially Eno, Vidna Obmana, and Aphex Twin. I absolutely love "On Land" by Eno, as well as many of his other things. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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