"New Age Music", search and destroy.

Finders Keepers put it out, right? It was discussed upthread unless I am missing something

not finders keepers, dead-cert

and it came out last June and appears to now be oop. Dammit. Why would something like this be limited to a mere 700 copies? Nevermind, I know why.

daryl groetsch has gotta be my fave of the newer artists working in this mode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voDyboR8Ejc

^^

Seems to have quite an extensive back catalogue.

Which one(s) do you recommend checking out first?

aaah, sorry. just getting to this!

forest, mountain, valley is a personal favorite, extremely beautiful:
https://pulseemitter.bandcamp.com/album/forest-mountain-valley

the meditative music series is also quite good, particularly #3 & 4. I don't meditate but often put them on while sleeping or if I'm just a little anxious or overwhelmed. they really are relaxing.

and speaking of which, the planetary scale synth hypnosis compilation is also very well curated and includes excerpts from the meditative music albums, amongst many other things.

alan i've been going through hiroshi yoshimura's discography since you recommended him, he's so wonderful

oh, awesome!

yeah, he's great. have you heard anything past flora 1987? haven't been able to track anything down myself. particularly curious about koto vortex 1

no, flora is the latest one i've found so far.

ah well

Holy smokes, this Jordan de la Sierra record is the greatest thing:

http://www.numerogroup.com/products/jordan-de-la-sierra-gymnosphere-song-of-the-rose

looooooong cosmically-inclined reverb-heavy piano pieces that are positively satie-esque in their simple beauty

― (曇り) (clouds), Sunday, December 7, 2014 10:21 PM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh, awesome!

yeah, he's great. have you heard anything past flora 1987? haven't been able to track anything down myself. particularly curious about koto vortex 1

― (⊙_⊙?) (Alan N), Sunday, December 7, 2014 10:36 PM (3 weeks ago)

hey I missed this post, Alan I have Koto Vortex II and it is beautiful/amazing, PM me if you want a rip or something

:D

had a heavy new age phase about 6 months ago. really want to get as much of the good '70s/'80s stuff as possible – any recommendations for best way to go about completing that?

http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/03/hear-extracts-from-a-long-lost-12-hour-private-soundtrack-by-vangelis/

These new clips from Vangelis, quick ticket to transcendence

ambient/new age gorgeousness from last year that i enjoyed :

http://phaeleh.bandcamp.com/

I love the Vangelis Tegos Tapes

I found that Jordan De La Sierra box set in the early 90's and was a little let down by it at the time -- the cover had me expecting a lost 'harp of new albion' or 'well-tuned piano' but it sounded more just heavy chorus processing than legit just intonation. But my copy was also a bad pressing, this sounds so good on CD, and the liner notes spelling out the context with mid-70's Mills college & him showing up at an early episode of Stephen Hill's Hearts of Space and asking to play the piano in Studio B, and Bob Orban helping them mix the reverb live at Grace Cathedral all help sell it for me as a legend

hey whoever emailed me w/the username of "mister brevis" (clouds?), you need to include an email address in yr message

oh haha! oops. yhm.

mister brevis do u know mister l'homme arme and mister pangae lingua?

nickb otm re: jordan de la sierra

Yeah it's something, I went in with slightly lowered expectations but it's quite breathtaking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlTdeFY9lMw

This surprised me, but early Deuter made some pretty cool stuff

http://www.thesirenssound.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Jocelyn-Pook-Untold-Things.jpg

had this hidden away in the archive for years and each time I remember it and play it just knocks me sideways.

the mix of unexpected instrumentation, and treated vocals layers, make this a very different and unique listen.

love it.

album : Jocelyn Pook - Untold Things

Environments (especially #2 - Tintinnabulation)

― Milton Parker, Thursday, January 8, 2009 3:56 PM (6 years ago)

YES. i never expected to see a reference to this anywhere, but it is very, very good. picked it up for just a few dollars the other day, on a whim, knowing nothing about it, fulling expecting it to be more of a novelty record than anything. side one (with the bells) is just the best. i'll be forever on the lookout for all the others in the series - 11 in all, with one environment per side, right?

i know i bumped the Vangelis thread earlier, but i'm adding reaction to the Voices album here as it's far more appropriate.

to start, the stina nordenstam vocal track ('ask the mountains' : the most new age-y name for a track ever ?) is absolutely gorgeous.
at first i thought it sampled ZOOLOOK in its use of very short digital vocal samples, but then as the track progresses it's clear that the samples are of stina. the result is perfect ear candy.

i was a little worried when i saw that paul young provided vocals for one of the tracks, 'losing sleep',
but the sonics are so massive and warm and his presence is so embedded within the big fat synths that it matters not.

oh, and the opening track featuring a vocal choir, Athens opera company, is just insanely brilliant.

yes, the album features lots of the digital presets that the genre is known for, but mixed in with bladerunner-esque synth lines, it all works rather well.

summary : well worth the coin i had to hand over for it.

next up : seen celestial vibrations cd reissue going cheap, so rather tempted to go back and pick that up now !

i looooooove the environments series! i have two. the one with the heartbeat is super intense.

ok, what is this "environments" series, as the only one i know is the FSOL series.

same thing ?

i suspect not.

http://www.discogs.com/label/423531-Environments

I love those as well, I have around half a dozen and always pick them up when I see them

cheers sleeve !
basically, i am never going to see those in my local HMV, or charity shop.
was beginning to think i had missed out on something i could have joined in with.
summary : as you were.

they have the coolest covers!!

ha! Irv Teibel has now been retroactively credited as the author. His name never appears anywhere in the packaging, but Syntonic Research Inc. was essentially a one man operation. I've had some conversations with the guy who's recently inherited the library / organization; they're looking for a good label to handle a complete box reissue. For a series that sold in the millions and that was so ridiculously influential, it is a little silly how under the radar they all fly now

I have the CD issue of 'Tintinabulation'; they mastered it at the 16.666 rpm speed, lasts an hour, good move. 'Intonation' also sounds good slow. I have a set of the vinyl but I don't have some of the later cassettes, man do I want to hear 'Alpine Blizzard', what in hell does that even sound like

think i prefer the FSOL Environment sleeves ;-)

not that i have any of the FSOL series either ..

xp

Hah those "Environments" records have been popping up in conversations a lot these days. I really like the one that is recorded on a wooden sailboat/ship. Good stuff.

some of the first ones went platinum once they were picked up by Atlantic; completely pioneering. fantastic, obsessively detailed liner notes. they won't stay obscure for long.

the guy manning the library says there were tons of unreleased, even crazier concepts for albums; can't wait

ooh! that's good news

ok, another archive find today ..

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/2e/df/c7/2edfc732a87f4f131b56f6fd415c612b.jpg

ambient or new age ?

given that this is a rising high release, I guess its regarded as part of the ambient/house era.

not that it matters, as its bloody wonderful.

however, with its rich synthetic sonics, tribal drums, and widescreen soundscapes,this steve roach/elmar Schulte release has to be part of the new age genre :

http://static.qobuz.com/images/covers/20/13/0617026201320_600.jpg

alternative cover that I have :

http://www.kompaktkiste.de/cd/_abc/_s/sr9341.jpg

bottom line : despite the excess of FAX material, I wish I had more of this kind of stuff.

Holy smokes, this Jordan de la Sierra record is the greatest thing:

http://www.numerogroup.com/products/jordan-de-la-sierra-gymnosphere-song-of-the-rose

― Ottbot jr (NickB), Friday, January 2, 2015 12:45 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is AMAZING

i love the first three tracks on that jordan de la sierra album but the last one makes me very uneasy and uncomfortable, i love extremes of repetition as much as the next guy hanging out in the new age music thread but it makes me feel like the universe has frozen.

(hm i need a better explanation than that, cuz now i want to hear more music that makes me feel like the universe has frozen.)

aahhhh for me the last track is total bliss

Hey, reviving this in light of Britt Brown's recent piece in The Wire about the Valley of the Sun label. I felt lame for having never heard of it, but I just read this whole thread, and no mention of these guys anywhere, so maybe I'm not alone! Interested in diving in, and wrote down some of the cassette titles Brown seems to recommend in the piece, but there really aren't many of these on Discogs or anything, and the ones that are are going for big bucks (relatively speaking). I'm not necessarily against spending $30 on a cassette, but it'd better be one of the good ones. Anyone know this stuff? What's good? What's lame? Brown seems to suggest that things go awry after Robert Slap takes over, but the descriptions of his work for the label sound like they could also be cool.

"journey to the edge of the universe" by upper astral is the only one with more than a few ratings on rym. no reviews, but i'm giving it a listen and if you're into super-ambient berlin school stuff it should be up your alley.

Aerobic Exercise Music With Subliminal Suggestions
http://altered-states.net/music/new18.gif
Six long aerobic exercise compositions - 5 with driving beat, 1 for stretching or cool-down. Suggestions: Every day, your body becomes firmer. You will attain and maintain your ideal weight. You feel better when you exercise. You love to exercise. Your stretching ability is increasing. Contains many more suggestions.

"journey to the edge of the universe" by upper astral is the only one with more than a few ratings on rym. no reviews, but i'm giving it a listen and if you're into super-ambient berlin school stuff it should be up your alley.

― the event dynamics of power asynchrony (rushomancy), Saturday, July 9, 2016 8:23 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Thanks! Yeah, this is one Brown's piece recommends. I'll track this down today.

I've heard a lot of Valley of the Sun releases via slsk and Upper Astral is indeed the best of the lot. Just checked discogs and had a laugh to see a collection of 7 UA tapes offered for $1800!

Yeah, I saw that! Wish someone would reissue this stuff, though the Wire piece mentions some sort of legal battle between Sutphen and his ex wife. What a shame. All the Upper Astral stuff I've heard so far is terrific, though I don't know which are the duo albums and which were done by either Naegele or Storrs alone. Lots to explore here. Going well with my recent Calvino binge.