Chinaski and all, Tim wrote me to let me know the undercurrents sessions are now on Bandcamp.
https://timclement1.bandcamp.com/album/undercurrents-1-2
The notes on the page there are pretty interesting.
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 20:45 (two years ago) link
Thanks for the Bandcamp heads up Table. I've listened to it and every night this week. It's beautiful.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 9 December 2021 22:07 (two years ago) link
(I've been listening on Spotify but will definitely buy it)
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 9 December 2021 22:08 (two years ago) link
album cover of the yearhttps://bvftg.bandcamp.com/album/2003-toyota-corolla
― aegis philbin (crüt), Monday, 13 December 2021 00:46 (two years ago) link
this is very good.
https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/ill-look-for-you-in-others
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 11 January 2022 19:56 (two years ago) link
Sounds great, got a notification about it today.
I'm thinking of splurging and just buying the whole PITP discography— 113 back catalog releases for $85 USD, more or less. seems like a good deal.
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Tuesday, 11 January 2022 21:01 (two years ago) link
Hi all, I've been blogging for the art/poetry publisher Futurepoem...this week I made a 2+ hour long ambient mix that includes a lot of stuff from the past few years, as well as some ILM favorites. You can listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/deepbreakfast/trache-the-horizon/
Tracklist:
Ichiko Aoba- Kirinaki ShimaAnne Bourne- the commonsSteve Roach/Michael Stearns- Embracing the InfiniteWind❏ws- Glacial BayKeith Fullerton Whitman- ACGTR SVPA Winged Victory for the Sullen- Steep Hills of Vicodin TearsSacred Harp- Brother GreenMatt Lajoie- Showers Over Birch Point---__--___- Julius Eastman/NY Metro Xylophone Player (feat.metoronori)Matt Evans- Arcto IBellows- 8xLWBxDRx- untitled, at sinjinBára Gísladóttir & Skúli Sverrisson- stretching skiesRachika Nayar- A Burning PlainGrand River- CanopiesBISHOP/REZAEI- Bulgar RoseEmanuel Butera- Beginner's Mind IIu Takahashi- Forest and ThoughtRichard Skelton- Æsc (First Branch)
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Thursday, 13 January 2022 15:23 (two years ago) link
i've been enjoying it all morning, thank you!
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 13 January 2022 16:30 (two years ago) link
Thanks Karl! I almost put "Excessive Use of _____" on there, but panicked because while it fit with the track before it, I wasn't sure of the ending because it's so new to me. Next mix, after a few more listens. :-)
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Thursday, 13 January 2022 17:12 (two years ago) link
enjoying the new soshi takeda ("same place, another time")
― Qamon (||||||||), Saturday, 15 January 2022 16:14 (two years ago) link
yeah it's great
― flopson, Monday, 17 January 2022 00:42 (two years ago) link
this is very good.https://pitp.bandcamp.com/album/ill-look-for-you-in-others― stirmonster, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 2:56 PM (six days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― stirmonster, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 2:56 PM (six days ago) bookmarkflaglink
this label is from my city, but i always miss their stuff. good tip.
― dronestreet, Monday, 17 January 2022 18:37 (two years ago) link
forthcoming intl. anthem release sounding v good to my ears: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/recordings-from-the-land-islands
...In 2019 they were awarded a grant from the Department of Culture to return and perform a concert at the Kumlinge Kyrka, a 14th century medieval church adorned with incredible frescos. The concert was recorded and became source material – along with improvisations on viola and electronics, pipe organ, pump organ, piano, synthesizers, field recordings and voice memos, all captured across both their trips at various locations on the archipelago – from which they meticulously crafted a post-script in the form of 'Recordings from the Åland Islands'.
― dronestreet, Monday, 17 January 2022 18:38 (two years ago) link
agreed
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Monday, 17 January 2022 18:44 (two years ago) link
was kinda wary about Technical Itch's experiments in ambient given he usually does dark, choppy drum and bass (yes, still!) but i was pleasantly surprised when i eventually picked up the first one, nice dusky, droney ambient noise. i'm not so sure about the hour-long pieces, just because they don't fit my listning habits (shuffle everything!), but i'll certainly get the earlier releases.
https://technicalitch.techitch.com/album/ambient-001
― koogs, Monday, 17 January 2022 19:32 (two years ago) link
great mix Table, really enjoying it.
Thanks for the Soshi rec as well Qamon. Inspired me to dote around on Logic Pro again.
― hrep (H.P), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 04:49 (two years ago) link
Good call on the Technical Itch - he seems to have made 6 full albums of mildly threatening drone, which is providing a good work from home soundtrack today. There are several other dnb producers who have made decent ambient music, the most notable examples being the mighty ASC and also his chum Sam KDC.
― the article don, Tuesday, 18 January 2022 11:32 (two years ago) link
the last section of table's mix, especially -- ambient music does not equal sleepy time music, of course, but the day i listened to the mix, i was unprepared and it knocked me the fuck out for a few hours, it was wonderful
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 18 January 2022 16:28 (two years ago) link
Oh, thanks for listening all. I think I'll provide a download link to the mix at the end of the month, and also get prepared for a second ambient mix soon :-)
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 14:57 (two years ago) link
If anyone wants a download code for I Am The Center, just lemme know where to send it.
― lukas, Sunday, 23 January 2022 01:29 (two years ago) link
Another ambient mix for a poetry blog, a bit shorter than the last one, featuring some ILX favorites.
https://www.mixcloud.com/deepbreakfast/the-floor-of-that-sizeless-room/
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Thursday, 27 January 2022 22:35 (two years ago) link
love that one too table!
i'm listening to Meitei's Komachi for the millionth time. i must have mentioned it somewhere, in fact, i'm pretty sure i heard about it on ilm, probably from table. anyway, what an all-timer ambient recommendation. i moved recently and decided to (say that i will) sell all my records rather than getting a real job. i still mostly believe that, but i only took half of one ikea record shelf space with me on the move, and Komachi was a no-brainer
― Karl Malone, Friday, 28 January 2022 18:32 (two years ago) link
thanks for that rec
― surm, Sunday, 6 February 2022 15:53 (two years ago) link
(gorgeous)
― surm, Sunday, 6 February 2022 15:59 (two years ago) link
oh yeah, of course! a good friend prefers Meitei's Kwaidan, so make sure you check that out too if you like Komachi. Meitei's newer stuff (last year or two) is a bit different and i'm still kind of figuring it out, but i think i like it quite a bit as well. but Komachi, though -- that is my kind of ambient :)
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 6 February 2022 16:03 (two years ago) link
wow so exciting this is making my life rn
― surm, Sunday, 6 February 2022 17:03 (two years ago) link
Thanks for the recommendation.
Meitei considers himself an old soul, often preoccupied with the customs and rituals of the past. Recently Meitei lost his beloved 99-year-old grandmother ... he chose to dedicate Komachi to his late Grandmother.
This is, er, kinda crazy since my 99-year-old grandmother passed away a few weeks ago. I guess if he can dedicate his record to his grandmother I can dedicate my listening to mine!
― brisk money (lukas), Monday, 7 February 2022 03:47 (two years ago) link
Sorry for your loss, Lukas — 99 is so impressive, amazing
― Karl Malone, Monday, 7 February 2022 04:17 (two years ago) link
Really loving Andrew Tuttle. Local to my QLD. Ambient with a banjo, his 2021 "A Cassowary Apart" has really done the trick.
Analogue Attic has become a great resource for me too. Bought Campfire Stories by Alex Albrecht last year on a whim. Aussie's know how to channel the barrenness
― hrep (H.P), Monday, 7 February 2022 10:36 (two years ago) link
Good stuff from Daryl Groetsch:
https://darylgroetsch.bandcamp.com/album/home-again
― aegis philbin (crüt), Monday, 7 February 2022 21:45 (two years ago) link
This record is ridiculously good, straddles the line between more vaporwave and melodic ambient, but it's really making my day. Do not click if you can't deal with Celine Dion samples.
https://youmustrememberthis.bandcamp.com/album/once-upon-a-time
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Wednesday, 9 February 2022 15:36 (two years ago) link
you just used so many clickbaits for me in that post hahaexcited to check this out tomorrow
― surm, Friday, 11 February 2022 01:17 (two years ago) link
I hope it's okay if I can shill for myself for one moment.
Early last year I made this hour-long piece to listen to at night, I got a bit obsessed with Tetsuo Inoue's 'World Reciever' record and I wanted to make something in response, but just for me really.
I sent it to my friend Adam and he liked it enough to want to put it out on his little digital/Bandcamp label, and so it is that today is the day.
https://playneutral.bandcamp.com/album/vol-01-parts-i-xii
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 24 February 2022 17:17 (two years ago) link
congrabbitulations! will give it a listen later
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 24 February 2022 18:13 (two years ago) link
ty!
― Maresn3st, Thursday, 24 February 2022 18:34 (two years ago) link
listening now, woosh magical and just what i needed today 🙏 good for you(also tabes that was dope)
― surm, Thursday, 24 February 2022 21:30 (two years ago) link
That Romance - Once Upon a Time (the Celine Dion one) is absolutely amazing. Great recommendation!
― the article don, Monday, 28 February 2022 20:34 (two years ago) link
Glad you liked, the article don
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Wednesday, 2 March 2022 20:44 (two years ago) link
https://homenormal.bandcamp.com/album/places-for-peace
― djh, Saturday, 5 March 2022 09:02 (two years ago) link
self-promo: i put together an album recently; it's ambient leaning, but some parts a bit noisy. was quite influenced by dntel, microstoria, mego
http://elin.bandcamp.com/album/secret-work
― maelin, Monday, 7 March 2022 22:57 (two years ago) link
one of my favorite albums from the last few years is h hunt's Playing Piano for Dad. anyone else a fan. i ran across it on ryuichi sakamoto's Kajitsu playlist, which got a write-up in the NYT (i think) and features a bunch of quiet songs he chose for a friend's restaurant. in listening to that, i ran across h hunt and have been listening to the album ever since.
it's on a label called tasty morsels, and i was reading about them last night. this is everything i think a label should be:
https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/tasty-morsels/
― the world's undisputed #1 fan of 'Spud Infinity' (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 15:52 (two years ago) link
I always want to hear music that isn't necessarily ambient but is so spare as to verge on "ambient". "Still" music with lots of space between notes. So I made some of my own...
https://www.twitter.com/musicophiliamix/status/1497749153639714819
― Soundslike, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 17:54 (two years ago) link
https://archive.org/details/stgigaarchive/St.GIGA+001/
Someone has uploaded a huge treasure trove of recordings of the 90's Japanese satellite radio station St.Giga, which specialized in ambient music, field recordings, smooth jazz, and chillout deep house. The station based their broadcasting schedule on the day's tide charts, with the music's intensity rising and falling with the tide. They often layered original field recordings under the music they were playing, and they frequently interspersed original poetry readings from minor Japanese celebrities. These recordings are extremely varied in tone and genre. They're such a joy to listen to, this stuff has been soundtracking my work days for the past two months.
― OneSecondBefore, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 21:17 (two years ago) link
amazing find
― Evan, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 22:02 (two years ago) link
wow
― thinkmanship (sleeve), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 22:03 (two years ago) link
holy moly
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 23:16 (two years ago) link
Oh wowzer THANK YOU. I have literally been on a mission to find as many St Giga recordings as I can. This is incredible.
― bamboohouses, Thursday, 10 March 2022 12:00 (two years ago) link
wow that's impressive
very much enjoying Playing Piano for Dad
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 10 March 2022 15:12 (two years ago) link
i'm listening to Green Pupil - A right now. i am feeling good
― the world's undisputed #1 fan of 'Spud Infinity' (Karl Malone), Thursday, 10 March 2022 17:50 (two years ago) link
i'm just taking a quick skim through the wikipedia for St. GIGA, but i have already learned
- it was created as a subsidiary of a tv provider called WOWOW. - The core management team made the executive decision to create a subsidiary named St.GIGA. The name was selected by a popular poll of "persons on the streets" because the executives agreed that they knew nothing about music- in 2003, St. GIGA became Club COSMO
― the world's undisputed #1 fan of 'Spud Infinity' (Karl Malone), Thursday, 10 March 2022 18:02 (two years ago) link