You might debate how dark they are, but it seems like stars of the lid should get a mention as one of the champs of the ambient sound. One of the best live shows I've ever seen.
On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 02:44:06PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > rav, > > SAW 1 and 2 are very different in the sense that 2 is more > ambient. SAW 2 is one of the best albums I've ever heard > however, its just ambient that cant be beat within its own > vein. > > as for other ambient-ish stuff, check out some of the > mid-late 90s stuff on instinct such as abe duque, human > mesh dance (aka taylor deupreee of p-909 and founder of > 12k, line, and happy) facil, woob, omicron, seti, etc. if > you want to go deeper and more sparse, check out the stuff > on staubgold, ritornell, and 12/line to some extent (sogar > does some great textures that aren't TOO uber minimal.) > > > I hope this helps! > > > Also check out > Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - Stalker > Thomas Koner - Permafrost > Autechre - Amber > ... > > > Jernej > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 5. marec 2004 17:14 > > To: Mann, Ravinder [CCS] > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: (313) dark ambient > > > > > > > > > > > > > > for some darker ambient stuff I would look for > Biosphere's > > newer material > > like "Shenzhou" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Mann, Ravinder > > > > > > [CCS]" To: > > "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: > > "'313'" <[email protected]> > > > ac.uk> Subject: > RE: > > (313) first techno record - summary > > > > > > > > > > 03/05/04 09:13 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > joe, > > > > Ive been pondering this. Ive got SAW1 and like it and was > thinking of > > getting SAW2 but a lot of the reviews don't rate it much. > I > > something to > > listen to when I need some headspace, you know when you > just > > wanna chill, > > albeit in a darker way than most. Im not keen on all > those chill out > > compilations, im sure you know what I mean. > > > > D'ya reckon its worth getting hold off and does it still > > stand out as a > > good > > piece of music. > > > > At the moment Global Communication getting too mush > rotation for those > > moments and need something else. > > > > Cheers > > > > Rav > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 05 March 2004 15:02 > > To: Mann, Ravinder [CCS]; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: (313) first techno record - summary > > > > > > first few techno albums of mine: > > > > air liquide "increased difficulty of concentration > > prototype 909 "acid technology" > > air liquide "black" > > ultramarine "united kingdom" > > aphex twin "selected ambient works 2" (not techno, but > > related in a weird way) > > > > > > -Joe > > > > > > > > Roughly counting in my head in most mentioned order you > > got... > > > > The new dance sound of detroit > > 808 State > > Inner City > > Juan Atkins > > Strings/The Dance > > A Guy Called Gerald > > Aphex/FSOL > > UR releases > > Plastikman > > > > Im quite suprised that 808 are right up there, they made > > the charts > > in the UK. Didnt realise they were such a big influence > > outside of the UK. > > Funny how we dismiss homegrown talent. Looks like the > Brits > > had quite an > > influence. Good to see JAtkins, KSanderson and Dmay > represented. > > > > Most of the recs were between 88-early 90's. > > > > Here a list of most of them... > > > > speedy j- !ive > > basic channel - phylyps trak II 99 > > Juan Atkins cosmic cars > > afrika babbaatas looking for the perfect beat > > Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey - (together in) Electric > > Dreams > > Inner City - Big Fun > > Plastikman - Sheet One...'93 > > minus orange/ i-f space invaders are smoking grass > > prodigy - the experience > > dj skull - raw form anger > > Meng Syndicate - Sonar System, > > Altern 8 - The Vertigo ep > > cybotron 7-inch of "cosmic cars" b/w "the line" > > "the rise" by v.d.t. (vorsprung durch techno) > > Guy Called Gerald "Voodoo Ray" > > Exit 100 > > Dextrous by Nightmares On Wax > > techno - the new dance sound of detroit > > Inner City - Big Fun, > > Lil' Louis - French Kiss. > > 808 State - 90, > > Orbital - "The Green Album" > > Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis (BCM Records) 1988 > > Strings of life 89 (Kool Kat release) > > pump up the volume - Bomb The Bass > > b12 electrosoma > > Rhythim is rhythim - the dance 89 > > 808 States - Pacific (1989) ZTT > > FSOL - Cascade - 93 > > X101 - 91'ish > > Psychofuk on Matrix 1996ish > > The Punisher on UR > > Dan Bell's "Lost Traxx" > > Underworld - dirty epic/cowgirl > > The Final Frontier, UR (91) > > Inner City - Good Life > > 808 state gorgeous > > X-Men "Professor X" 91 > > DJ Unknown "Unknown's House" 91 > > The Future Sound of London - Accelerator (1991) > > XL Recordings - The Second Chapter compilation (1991) > > Lil' Louis - French Kiss EP (1989) FFRR > > 808 States - Pacific (1989) ZTT > > Jack the Tab - Tekno Acid Beat (1988) > > 808 State - Ninety (1989) > > techno - the new dance sound of detroit > > Mr Fingers- Amnesia > > Adonis And The Endless Poker- The Poke > > Rythym is Rythym- Strings Of Life > > Model 500- Off To Battle (UK Jacktrax) > > liquid room (1994) > > e dancer - heavenly > > Damon Wild's Into Battle remixed by Joey Beltram on > > Sinewave > > Sabres Of Paradise - Sabresonic > > Aphex Twin - SAW II > > Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body (BCM Records) 1988 > > New Dance Sound Of Detroit on Ten Records > > > > Special mention to Bomb the Bass who cropped up a few > > times. I used to love that > > Winter In July track. > > > > Right its Friday, its 12.00. It can only mean a lunchtime > > pint. laters. > > > > Rav > > > > > > > > >
