personally, ambient living /working space music has been my go-to for a while, even pre-pandemic, but especially during. i think maybe that's true for a lot of others as well. it is a peaceful and contemplative kind of music to listen to, as well as to make
― just staying (Karl Malone), Saturday, 27 November 2021 19:10 (two years ago) link
ambient/slow/minimal music seems to be the only thing i can really bear to listen to anymore. it is healing for my myriad of health conditions. andrew chalk's music, in particular.
― maelin, Saturday, 27 November 2021 20:50 (two years ago) link
I'll look out for your record karl!
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Saturday, 27 November 2021 22:37 (two years ago) link
tape! :) i wish it were a record!
― just staying (Karl Malone), Saturday, 27 November 2021 23:10 (two years ago) link
xxp would love to hear any recent Andrew Chalk recommendations, he's been cranking them out and I'm at least 15 years behind
― chaos goblin line cook (sleeve), Sunday, 28 November 2021 00:04 (two years ago) link
https://andrewchalk.bandcamp.com/album/higanhttps://andrewchalk.bandcamp.com/album/one-long-yearhttps://andrewchalk.bandcamp.com/album/in-faxfleet-clouds-uplifted-autumn-gave-passage-to-kind-nature
three of my favourites...
― maelin, Sunday, 28 November 2021 01:06 (two years ago) link
thanks for the Habitat recommendation, Mr. Malone.
― lukas, Sunday, 28 November 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
of course! i know zero other music by the two musicians involved, i should dive in a bit
― just staying (Karl Malone), Sunday, 28 November 2021 02:03 (two years ago) link
uh whoa, check this out:
https://hubs.mozilla.com/DtvSLjY/habitat-house
― just staying (Karl Malone), Sunday, 28 November 2021 02:07 (two years ago) link
https://arushijain.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-lilac-sky
"ambient synth ragas intended to be heard during the sunset hours"
not much sunshine rn but this Arushi Jain album is very nice
― calzino, Sunday, 28 November 2021 10:29 (two years ago) link
ok, i am already violating my self-imposed rules, but i have a tape coming out this friday:
https://softerdrive.bandcamp.com/album/four-of-horses
i will probably, again, break the rules on friday and post that here one more time. i'm sorry!
― just staying (Karl Malone), Sunday, 28 November 2021 23:57 (two years ago) link
nice. is that a pink lyra 8?
― adam, Monday, 29 November 2021 02:21 (two years ago) link
I've been listening to this almost every night for the past year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zebxXliFtg
― JacobSanders, Monday, 29 November 2021 02:35 (two years ago) link
is that a pink lyra 8?
in that photo on my bandcamp? yes it is! my musical partner has one, and it features in a piece she made earlier this year: https://cvadi.bandcamp.com/album/the-lyrehttps://cvadi.bandcamp.com/album/the-lyre
although it was part of the the setup that we used for our recordings, she didn't use it in the one we just made. she used:
Ibanez ts7TubescreamerTC electronics hall of fameDigitech JamManJhs lucky cat delayKorg poly 61 synthesizerRoland sh-2 synthesizer
― just staying (Karl Malone), Monday, 29 November 2021 05:16 (two years ago) link
also xp
dead texan is one of my all-time favorites. it's funny, with all this searching for new/old ambient that i do and most of us probably do, and i return to dead texan sooooooooo many times
― just staying (Karl Malone), Monday, 29 November 2021 05:17 (two years ago) link
thanks I’d forgotten how much I liked Dead Texan
― pj, Monday, 29 November 2021 06:57 (two years ago) link
I read a book about Vicki Mackenzie recently, a westerner who became the first ordained female Buddhist monk. When she was training, she became so fixated on the om mani padme hum mantra, that she found a way to make it a permanent part of her inner monologue - constantly ticking over in one corner of her mind, even when she wasn't consciously practising. I sometimes feel like that about Stars of the Lid and related stuff - that those soft drones are a constant and when I put on something like the Dead Texan, I notice that they've always been there, gently wheezing away in some distant chamber of the heart.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 29 November 2021 10:22 (two years ago) link
It's funny, I feel the same about Aix em Klemm's self-titled record— "Sparkwood and Twentyone" seems to be sort of plodding around in my mind most of the time.
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 17:30 (two years ago) link
This is very beautifulhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szNVumy5JUA
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 22:56 (two years ago) link
That is lovely, dog latin.
Table mentioning Anne Bourne on the albums of the year thread led me to this - a thing she's recorded with Tim Clement. I can't find any mention of it on Bandcamp and can't even find a website for a/the Summerlands record label. It's gorgeous (if you like yr drones of the 'submerged in a big tank' variety).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuZTQqrhOPI
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Thursday, 2 December 2021 12:50 (two years ago) link
I love that. I wrote him an email.
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Thursday, 2 December 2021 18:24 (two years ago) link
Chinaski, he wrote me back within a few hours. He says he's going to put them up on a bandcamp soon, and that the session are very precious to him. Nice guy!
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Thursday, 2 December 2021 22:53 (two years ago) link
That's amazing Table - great news! I've been listening to the tracks a good deal (two from the session from what I can make out). Beautiful.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 3 December 2021 07:42 (two years ago) link
Today's the day for my first real music release (real as in there are some physical copies) since...like 2002!?
honestly this has been a notably horrific year, all year long, and i'm proud to make and release this music concurrently
― skull. kneel. kneel. kneel. kneel. (Karl Malone), Friday, 3 December 2021 16:22 (two years ago) link
purchased. don't spend it all at once
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Friday, 3 December 2021 17:00 (two years ago) link
Great ambienting, km
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Friday, 3 December 2021 18:32 (two years ago) link
thank you both for listening!
― skull. kneel. kneel. kneel. kneel. (Karl Malone), Friday, 3 December 2021 19:08 (two years ago) link
Also purchased a digital copy. Can't wait to listen more intently!
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Friday, 3 December 2021 21:52 (two years ago) link
want to mention here that i acquired Eno Music For Airports on cassette recently - so happy with this find
― surm, Monday, 6 December 2021 16:59 (two years ago) link
Cool, surm! I didn't even know they released that on cassette!
A thanks and minor quibble:
the Santilli record is indeed beautiful, but is really not an ambient record— it sounds like the son of Tibbetts Northern Song, or even a more expansive William Ackerman. Has more in common with the Schlarb/Taylor record from this past year and other ECM stylings.
the Softer Drive record is beautiful, KM!
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Monday, 6 December 2021 17:37 (two years ago) link
this seems good:
https://alisterfawnwoda.bandcamp.com/album/milanAlister Fawnwoda, Suzanne Ciani, Greg Leisz
― aegis philbin (crüt), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 00:16 (two years ago) link
i like it a lot so far - i guess that's Leisz doing the pedal steel?
xp thank you table, glad you like it!!
― my hands are always in my pockets or gesturing. (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 00:57 (two years ago) link
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