This is a good primer covering the different stages of his output imo (though with an output like that you'll get a diff primer depending on who you ask).
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
Karl iirc I put a link to a personal best-of in the ILM thread, just search my username
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:24 (three years ago) link
I also have a Spotify playlist:
http://open.spotify.com/user/sb0ut0n/playlist/5gm4mhkHE1DpPDjqomZdMj
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:25 (three years ago) link
thanks to you both! yes, just cursorily looking through his stuff, i quickly realized that i was asking a very complicated question! :)
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:25 (three years ago) link
Good list Sleeve! It's here btw, Karl.
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
Was gonna say there aren't complicated questions, just complicated/complicating answers ZS, but in this case... :)
siiiiick playlist, sleeve, thank you! LBI i have that primer bookmarked for this evening, but right now i'm enjoying the feeling of listening to this playlist and having zero clue about the origins or context of any of the songs. i allowed myself to read that he had died more than 20 years ago and that the music was still coming out, and that's enough for me for now. :)
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
Oh but that's totally the best way to dip your toes into this, enjoy!
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 8 February 2021 17:30 (three years ago) link
that Rhodes album is sounding really nice, thanks for posting Jordan :-)
― brimstead, Monday, 8 February 2021 18:59 (three years ago) link
early muslimgauze is probably my favorite but I really haven’t heard anything I haven’t enjoyed
― brimstead, Monday, 8 February 2021 20:59 (three years ago) link
i thought about calling you out on the cocteau duo thread, given that i saw it on the poll regarding the two and only two cocteau musicians, who were also identical twins, but then thought i'd call you out here instead. sleeve, in your quick list of harold budd recommendations:
Ambient #2, Plateaux Of MirrorThe Pearl (w/Eno)some people rep for the Obscure record, Pavilion Of Dreams, but I don't get that one at all.
― money, chicken and other DNA (sleeve), Tuesday, September 17, 2013 6:00 PM (seven years ago)
and i'm feeling a little hurt, and i can only hope that you've had a "moment" with pavilion of dreams in the last 7 years. and if you haven't, was it that same night when that moment was knocking at your door but you didn't open or say anything back? you know what i'm talking about. i'll take my answer online, later
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:27 (three years ago) link
i want to explore this new territory of "very aggressive" and "confrontational" ambient music
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:29 (three years ago) link
very passive-aggressive, though
oh, i guess my peace of mind playlist wasn't enough to make you forget your troubles for 3 minutes? *extremely focused and grooving kalimbas enter the mix*
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:31 (three years ago) link
for real though, i want to say that i rep hard for Pavilion of Dreams, which is not exactly ambient, but is still one of my all-time favorite recordings. i would love to hear it performed again, adapted, whatever
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:34 (three years ago) link
lol this Untold album has some kind of passive aggressive ambient vibes I might say:https://www.discogs.com/Untold-Echo-In-The-Valley/master/746509
― brimstead, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 04:11 (three years ago) link
coming out only as a memory stick and a promo CD in Japan is pretty PA
Karl you'll be happy to hear that I did indeed click with Pavilion Of Dreams, and now have the proper appreciation of its beauty.
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 16:11 (three years ago) link
*drops the knife*
i am sorry for what i did last night. i know that i only did it to protect the honor of the pavilion, but that doesn't make it right
<3
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 17:10 (three years ago) link
This is getting off-track but I think people who are into that Emeka Ogboh or Muslimgauze would like this mix:https://crackmagazine.net/article/mixprofile/azu-tiwaline/
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 20:16 (three years ago) link
(at least the first half)
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 20:46 (three years ago) link
hi folx, try this
https://freelovenrg.bandcamp.com/album/full-ashram-devotional-ceremony-volume-one
― budo jeru, Saturday, 13 February 2021 17:42 (three years ago) link
cool to see hometown folks (caldwell/tester) get some love here :)
i think i posted another one of her releases upthread, but digging this album-length sofie birch piece for Longform Editions:https://longformeditions.bandcamp.com/track/behind-her-name-chestnuts-fall-forever
― dronestreet, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 21:26 (three years ago) link
Guessing you have heard this, but just in case.
― trip maker, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 21:37 (three years ago) link
i received two CDs from Andrew Chalk in the mail today, exceptionally beautiful ambient works. his mail order shop is unfortunately closed for the foreseeable, but the almost complete catalogue is available on bandcamp.
i recommend starting here: https://andrewchalk.bandcamp.com/album/violin-by-night
― maelin, Thursday, 25 February 2021 17:11 (three years ago) link
thanks, I have followed him in the past but lost track somewhere in the Mirror era
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Thursday, 25 February 2021 17:17 (three years ago) link
Apparently this is solo material from a member of Hundred Waters, really good. Love the lo-fi choir & strings/synth going on in 'konstantine'https://trayer.bandcamp.com/album/new-forever-2
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 25 February 2021 17:27 (three years ago) link
this is nice, getting some Grouper vibes from it?
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Thursday, 25 February 2021 17:56 (three years ago) link
i want to explore this new territory of "very aggressive" and "confrontational" ambient music― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:29 (two weeks ago) link
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 03:29 (two weeks ago) link
you shoulda been there when Deathprod performed at Big Ears
― eisimpleir (crüt), Thursday, 25 February 2021 19:20 (three years ago) link
the table is the table just made an excellent ambient recommendation in a secret, forbidden, non-indexed thread, so i wanted to put it out here:https://privateelevators.bandcamp.com/album/la-looks
https://privateelevators.bandcamp.com/album/la-looks
Thank you for this! It's superb.
― Pataphysician, Monday, 1 March 2021 18:32 (three years ago) link
Probably my most-played tape cassette!
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Monday, 1 March 2021 22:04 (three years ago) link
this is something nice to have on, without having to actively engage with it. it's peaceful-https://ernestorodrigues.bandcamp.com/album/layering-time
― Lowell N. Behold'n, Monday, 1 March 2021 22:20 (three years ago) link
hence, "ambient" ... durrrrrrrrrrr
― Lowell N. Behold'n, Monday, 1 March 2021 22:36 (three years ago) link
This sounds promising: https://carmenvillain.bandcamp.com/album/sketch-for-winter-ix-perlita
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:32 (three years ago) link
it's really good!
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:43 (three years ago) link
I've listened— it is! I'm waiting til Friday to do a big ol' bandcamp order.
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:46 (three years ago) link
haha same
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:52 (three years ago) link
Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere but the new Chuck Johnson album is very nice.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:37 (three years ago) link
Real nice NTS mix to feed the endless need for ambient work music:https://www.nts.live/shows/post-geography/episodes/post-geography-25th-february-2021
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 20:50 (three years ago) link
It's edited field recordings, but as one Youtube commenter notes, this reminds me of 'Stalker' or 'Nostalghia.' Very weird stuff from Jeph Jerman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qBoz2_Y6Zk
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Thursday, 4 March 2021 16:25 (three years ago) link
i got this in the mail yesterday. it is very, very good! mix of field recordings and some light musical touches. the label sent me some free bandcamp redeem codes so i'm looking forward to checking out some other things they've released.
https://salmonuniverse.bandcamp.com/album/ultra-letizia
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Thursday, 4 March 2021 16:57 (three years ago) link
and table, i'll put that jeph jerman field recording on later today when i'm working. i think i've loved everything that you recommend in the ambient sphere, so please feel free to share your time/space/music knowledge as you see fit
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Thursday, 4 March 2021 16:58 (three years ago) link
Dunno if this has been posted but Ohio (Upward, Broken, Always) is a pretty nice record - it's got two songs with vocals on it but the rest is beautiful instrumentals. Ohio is the band name. Upward, Broken, Always is the album name.
― brownie, Thursday, 4 March 2021 17:38 (three years ago) link
I love Jeph Jerman!
― eisimpleir (crüt), Thursday, 4 March 2021 17:42 (three years ago) link
That McKee is cool, KM, thanks,
And likewise to you— I like everything you've posted in this musical realm!
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Thursday, 4 March 2021 17:49 (three years ago) link
Got this yesterday based on the review in the Quietus and a quick initial listen— it's lovely. I think my only complaint is that I wish he would let some of the tracks linger a bit longer! Still, really lovely as a whole— https://arovane.bandcamp.com/album/wirkung
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Saturday, 6 March 2021 20:28 (three years ago) link
Haven't listened to anything by him since, well, Tides. Good to know he's still around.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 6 March 2021 20:30 (three years ago) link
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Tuesday, March 2, 2021 12:37 PM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
I mentioned it in a few threads but nobody seemed to really say anything! I still need to listen to the full thing but the portions I’ve heard so far are gorgeous like the last one.
― Evan, Saturday, 6 March 2021 22:50 (three years ago) link
i think i posted another one of her releases upthread, but digging this album-length sofie birch piece for Longform Editionsappreciate this, Hidden Terraces (2020) is all time morning ambient for me
the new Chuck Johnson album is very niceyes!
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 8 March 2021 16:40 (three years ago) link
It's a really lovely record, bought it last friday!
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Monday, 8 March 2021 20:14 (three years ago) link