Yeah, I've used Discogs as help compiling these other two lists, but the problem is that it includes every record that has "ambient" marked as one of its genres, even if the main genre of the record is something else. For example, the Dance 2 Trance one listed on the first page has an ambient track or two, but it certainly isn't an ambient album as a whole.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 4 September 2014 12:36 (nine years ago) link
I know. Useful as a memory jogger though. 1,800 releases is only a few pagefulls ;p
― Noel Emits, Thursday, 4 September 2014 12:44 (nine years ago) link
This is a decent list to look for inclusions.
― Siegbran, Thursday, 4 September 2014 14:51 (nine years ago) link
I have to say though 1992 is a much, much less impressive year than 1993-1995.
― Siegbran, Thursday, 4 September 2014 14:53 (nine years ago) link
Some from '92. Tuomas, I hope you see fit allow the inclusion of EPs etc. as there's some great stuff not on albums.
Trans-4M - Sublunar OraclesDr. Motte's Euphorythm - Chill Out Planet EarthDavid Morley - EvolutionAtlantis - ParadiseGlobal Communication - The Keongaku EPSisterlove - The HypnotistProjekt Erde - 11:11
And these of course.
Irresistible Force - Flying HighPsychick Warriors Ov Gaia - Ov Biospheres & Sacred GroovesAphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92Biosphere - MicrogravitySilence - SilenceOldfield Versus The Orb - Sentinel (Total Overhaul)Keiichi Suzuki - Satellite SerenadeAmbient Dub Volume 1 - The Big ChillSven Vath - Accident In ParadiseMain - Hydra-Calm
I'd also say Spectrum - Soul Kiss (Glide Divine) and Spritualized - Laser Guided Melodies but maybe that's getting too rock. Worth noting the overlap, though.
Then there's a bunch of Steve Roach, Hector Zazou, Jorge Reyes, Enya, Eno etc. that I don't know too well or cant remember.
― Noel Emits, Friday, 5 September 2014 10:23 (nine years ago) link
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
I've been kinda wondering whether this should be included, despite the title? I've never listened to the full album, but all the tracks I've heard from it sound like techno to me. Is the majority of the album still ambient?
― Tuomas, Friday, 5 September 2014 11:08 (nine years ago) link
Most of it has beats but I think the point is it works in an ambient way; it's not really music for dancing vigorously to and there is a ton of reverb and environmental ambience on most of it. It's no more banging than the PWOG record. I suppose they are both part of an idea of ambient that was around at the time.
― Noel Emits, Friday, 5 September 2014 11:14 (nine years ago) link
Having said that it would likely get votes just because it's probably a lot more recognisable than anything else in the list. If you wanted to leave it off on a technicality I wouldn't mind.
― Noel Emits, Friday, 5 September 2014 11:18 (nine years ago) link
Good interview with Mixmaster Morris here. Worth it for the working titles of a possible new Irresistible Force album. Also apparently he did make an album in 2001 but Ninja Tune didn't want to release it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hlz3GE-UjQ
― Noel Emits, Tuesday, 9 September 2014 10:33 (nine years ago) link
Should probably drop this here.
http://reynoldsretro.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/ambient-archaeology.html
― Noel Emits, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 20:45 (eight years ago) link
enjoyed that !
ta for posting as i rarely check SR's blog.
i wonder whatever became of that kevin foakes bloke.
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