Just a little surprised that no-one has
pointed to the elephant in the room that is Brian Eno.
Some classic ambient albums to look out
for:
Brian Eno: On Land
Brian Eno: Apollo
Brian Eno: Music For Airports
Brian Eno & Harold Budd: The Pearl
Brian Eno & Harold Budd: The Plateaux of Mirror
Others definitely worth a listen are:
Biosphere: Substrata
Tetsu Inoue: Ambiant Otaku
Autechre: Amber
Steve Roach: The Magnificent Void
One of our OMK transmissions featured a selection
from the above and very nice it was too J
Love Peace & Happiness
Tim
From:
klf-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:klf-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jai nelson
Sent: 15 September 2011 12:42
To: All bound for Mu-Mu Land.
Subject: Re: [KLF] Waiting, Chill
Out and more...
I'd second the recommendation of Boards of Canada, some really great
tracks. Heard their album playing in a music shop on Hatton Gardens years ago
and went straight to the counter and said "can I buy the album for
whatever this is that's playing, and also, who is it?"
I was going to recommend FC Kahuna and Royksopp, but not sure if
they're classed as ambient? But some tracks are great to listen to and chill
out, as it were, so I always think of them as ambient.
Also, I've really been getting into Urgess' music recently. Not really
ambient though, but might be worth checking out if you're looking for something
different than usual, he seems to churn out tracks that are across a whole
range of styles. At the least, the Spiderman theme is worth listening to for a
chuckle if nothing else :)
"KSTJ" is
certainly not "rock" - but it's certainly Pet Shop Boys! (In
fact, left to its own devices, it could morph into one of their hits very
easily, I think!)
There's also the ambient-ish "Trancentral Mix" of Depeche Mode's
"Policy of Truth", which is usually seen as the "other" KLF
remix from 1990. Careful, though, the US CD mis-labels the mix, and I
think the only CD that actually features it properly is the UK LCDBONG19.
I'd also recommend the Orb/"Orbital" remix of Marathon's "Love
Park", which is a LXD and Rockman reworking - although it's a bit more
Italian House than proper ambient: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMjl-VqFvJI
As far as other ambient bands are concerned, I am a huge Boards of Canada fan -
a duo that have a similar air of mystery and vociferous internet following to
the KLF. Start with their "proper" debut 'Music Has The Right
To Children'. But be careful of anything that claims to be by them from
before 1996 (early EPs, etc.) They tend to be internet fakes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exnbfHq2P1c
John
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Martijn van Rheenen <rheenen@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for that! Will seek it out....
Groets,
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 2:56 AM, Dan T. Hutchins <danthutchins@gmail.com>
wrote:
There's a remix KLF did for Pet Shop Boys called "It must be obvious (UFO
mix) which isn't a remix at all but a new ambient KLF track recorded inbetween
Chill Out and Waiting that merely samples the original PSB track and uses it as
a starting point. You should seek it out as it sort of forms a trilogy with
Chill Out and Waiting.
Dan
On Sep 14, 2011, at 7:46 PM, Martijn van Rheenen <rheenen@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Just wanted to say, from all the tracks of KLF, I like the 'ambient'
tracks the most.
> They just seem to withstand time the best, still sound relevant after all
those years.
> To be honest: KSTJ really does NOT sound that 'rock' at all ;)
>
> Am I missing some ambient-like tracks from KLF, aside from Chill Out,
Waiting for the Rites Of Mu and Space? They really showed their best in those
tracks!
>
> And aside from The Orb, any other suggestions towards such 'inspired'
ambient tracks? I don't mean the New Age shit and blabla, like Enigma....
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