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Topic: Ambient music Organic ambient music


  
  Uploud > Electronic Music History
In the late 1980s and early 1990s ambient music underwent a resurgence with the reconciliation of rhythm with the dreamy, meandering reverb of the first (late 1970s - 1980s) wave of ambient music.
Organic ambient music is characterised by integration of electronic, electric, and acoustic musical instruments.
Organic ambient is intended to be more harmonious with nature than with the disco.
www.uploud.com /history5.htm   (476 words)

  
 Ambient - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
Certainly one of the dreamiest varieties of electronic music, Ambient concerns itself with the blending and motion of sonic textures, both organic and artificial.
This is music for the mind, not the dancefloor.
Two of the most groundbreaking Ambient outfits include the Orb and Global Communication, both of which have had a huge impact on the genre since their seminal releases in the early '90s.
music.download.com /2001-8357_32-0.html   (188 words)

  
 25 Years of Ambient Music
Music for Airports created a new genre, ambient music, that has grown to be a popular and influential style.
His use of the term "ambient music" was to create a distinction between his music and the canned background music that was available at the time.
Ambient 1: Music for Airports, is slow and meditative.
www.synthtopia.com /Articles/25YearsofAmbientMusic-2.html   (3228 words)

  
  Generative Music - Brian Eno - In Motion Magazine
It began as a musical idea, it began as something I heard in music and gradually I realized that in fact it was an idea that was occurring in all sorts of areas.
This piece of music, which is quite unpredictable and sometimes has quite large gaps in it, as it has chosen to do right now, it's embarassing, this music is making itself now.
Generative music is sensitive to circumstances, that is to say it will react differently depending on its initial condition, on where it's happening and so on.
www.inmotionmagazine.com /eno1.html   (5367 words)

  
 Ambient Music
The complementary forces of impressionist and expressionist artistic styles are an integral part of the modernist and post-modernist palette, and ambient music serves as the impressionist counterpart to the expressionist mainstream of the current musical culture.
Music is an intensely personal experience, and I don't intend to encroach upon any particular person's feelings in that regard.
Like most ambient music, there's nothing complex or large about the song, but there's something indescribable that it achieves musically, and is unique to the genre.
www.mindflip.com /guide/ambient.html   (1416 words)

  
 CD Baby: FOLK: like Joni - music you will love. - from jambase
This is accomplished folk music: intricate and impeccably executed finger-stye guitar work, a voice that's as acrobatic as it is sweet, and lyrics that avoid hackneyed sentimentality at all costs.
Her music couples her percussive acoustic guitar style with clever lyrics and stories that allow you to appreciate where she is coming from - delivered with a feminist twist and a tomboy-ish tone - she sends you away energized.
Fully acoustic music with thoughtful and passionate lyrics are combined with unusual melodies and harmonies on this diverse collection; powerful vocals and a theatrical twist highlight a look at the environment, spirituality, and a woman's feelings.
www.cdbaby.com /style/164/all?cdbaby=8fbcdfbc1a34218f7ca6a6980b606002   (9583 words)

  
 1 Million Free and Legal Music Tracks - Free Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Artists, who want their music to be accessible to the widest audience possible, without artificially limiting how and how much their creations spread around, can better publish their music there, instead of on this Wiki page.
It is an organic community that can shape their own identity by uploading and downloading, organising parties, bringing their own projects to micromusic.net, making bands with other micromusic.net members, helping with any aspect of the site programming, designing...
All the music is free and creative commons licensed.
www.enorgis.com /pmwiki/pmwiki.php   (6519 words)

  
 CD Baby: ELECTRONIC: Ambient - music you will love.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Original folk music recordings from 6 tsunami-affected countries, are studio mixed and arranged to create fresh, contemporary sound.
Instrumental music - mix of Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and Bach.
One could say this music is completely digital (the fingers are digits) and yet very rich in an organic-ness that looks outward through the 0s and 1s to the vastness of natural coincidence.
cdbaby.com /style/43   (375 words)

  
 Ambient Visions Music Reviews
In the field of ambient music there is "ambient" music, and then there is "DEEP ambient" music.
Lane's foray into creating a hybrid of natural soundscapes and musical instrumentation puts him squarely into this camp, and if you're interested in finding a way to lose yourself on a mental journey for an hour or so, this is worthy of examination.
This is an electronic experimental ambient conceptual album from Daniel Byerly and Lane Formschlag, and mixed by Thomas Anderson and Cacophony.
www.ambientvisions.com /2222002.htm   (2489 words)

  
 Diatonis - Ambient Music :: Ambient Life in Stereo and DVD-Audio 5.1 Surround Sound
With the triple CD set, Ambient Life, he molds disconnected sounds into dramatic gestures (perhaps by refocusing his work in abstract painting as musical exposition).
This is minimal, fragile ambient impressionism, ethereal but tonal in the classic old-school tradition.
Two years in the making, the defining sound on Ambient Life is reverberating and slightly washed-out sounds from electric guitar and various keyboards coupled with found sounds, subtle environmental and vocal effects.
www.diatonis.com /ambient_life.html   (982 words)

  
 Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Ambient 1: Music for Airports is one of my favourite albums of all time.
Music for Airports is one of the first ambient albums, and certainly the first to use that phrase.
I'm not saying that everyone should own Music for Airports, but every music fan should at least listen to a few minutes of the first track in their lifetime.
music.bytenoise.co.uk /ambient_1_music_for_airports.html   (423 words)

  
 Ambient Music Resources
This is the place where Toronto's ambient artists and artists from across the continent perform for an open minded ambient music audience in a laid-back club with a true stereo PA. Every week is a unique ambient experience and The PiNG has become a must for ambient music fans throughout the Toronto Area.
Ambient excursions are often the result and in 2002 the Planet begin bi-monthly performances at The Ambient Ping.
The Music Gallery is a publicly assisted centre for the creation and performance of new music and music-related arts.
www.dreamstate.to /links.htm   (1957 words)

  
 Ambient Visions Music Reviews
Igneous Flame is the musical working title of Pete Kelly a musician based in Leeds in the United Kingdom.His music falls into the category of floating ambience and by visiting his website his musical credentials are second to none, having achieved two degrees in music technology and allied media.
Andrea Bellucci) has produced a collection of dark ambient soundscapes that rely for their mood on the elusive sonic suggestion, the slow unfolding of murky visions, and the willingness of the listener to immerse themselves in a mysterious and ominous atmosphere.
Very gentle with no edges at all, some of the music is played in the upper registers of the piano, hinting at the sound of a music box.
www.ambientvisions.com /4102004.htm   (3167 words)

  
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People that make ambient music are not necessarily trained musicians; they may be electronics or computer experts, visual artists etc. For example, Future Sound of London let members of the audience create images by using their equipment during a live performance.
Here are two quotes from David Cope's book New Directions in Music [13] which apply to new music, including ambient:- "The concept that previously unacceptable sounds can be used as music has disturbed the musical world", and "the 20th Century is the age of revolution in music".
The implications of ambient music should be seen as a whole as the concepts and ideas are all very much interdependent, as will be demonstrated by how clearly the concepts link together as they are presented here.
www.lycos.com /info/ambient--music.html   (538 words)

  
 CD Baby: Diatonis
It is sublime musical art lovingly crafted using heavily processed instruments to create images and feelings at such a deep level it will honestly touch your soul.
Angelic Ambient - Shimmering Mystical Resonance This albums combines the essence of medieval gothic choirs with modern day electronics to produce a visionistic sonic experience not normally found in present day electronic music.
The is a three CD set of ambient music, organic soundscape of subtle beauty, evokes a sense of wonder and reverence, contemplative, mildly enoesque, the sound is very massive and layered, ambiguously blended deepness
www.cdbaby.com /all/diatonis   (334 words)

  
 Ultima Thule Ambient Music Podcast Info
Description: A weekly programme of ambient and atmospheric music from across the ages and around the world, heard on Australian public radio since 1989.
Ultima Thule weaves a mix of ambient, trance, drone and chillout electronica, spacemusic, ancient, mediaeval and neoclassical creations, traditional and world music, soundtracks, cool jazz and impressionist soundworks into an exquisite, chatter-free 90-minute musical narrative.
Ambient impressionism, from Harold Budd, Peter Ball, Bruno Sanfilippo and Brannan Lane.
www.podcastingnews.com /details/www.ultimathule.info/xml/Ultima_Thule_Ambient_Music_Radio.xml/view.htm   (2503 words)

  
 Asian / Asian American Music Reviews
Her study of classical piano, (i.e., technique and music theory) has allowed her to explore the piano in ways that others have only hinted at.
The intensity of her playing and her music is apparent from the wide dynamic range and changing tempos.
In this kind of music, it is often as important to listen to the spaces around the beats and notes, as it is to listen to the sounds themselves.
members.tripod.com /~tfeng   (1438 words)

  
 CD Baby: ELECTRONIC: Ambient - music you will love.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mostly ambient and downtempo with sensual rhythms, mixed with voices from the "old world cultures" creating a unique soundscape.
Cave of the Jaguar is "film music for the soul." Deep ambient spiritual journeys of human emotion and universal splendor.
Ambient electronic music for meditation, relaxation, holistic medicine, background and stress relief.
www.cdbaby.com /style/43   (365 words)

  
 SKY.fm - Ambient Internet Radio channel
The Ambient channel here at DI.fm is a broad electronic dance music channel covering ambient music from various different styles.
There are many forms of ambient music, some of which includes organic, dark, industrial, and nature inspired ambient music.
The Ambient channel is great for deep relaxation and to allow for one to be in a trance-like state.
www.sky.fm /ambient   (145 words)

  
 A history of house music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
House music refers to a collection of styles of electronic dance music, the earliest forms beginning in the early- to mid- 1980s.
The common element of most house music is a 4/4 beat generated by a drum machine, together with a solid (usually also electronically generated) bassline.
Frequently, the music was purely instrumental and when there were vocalists, they were faceless female divas that often sang wordless melodies.
www.jahsonic.com /House.html   (3574 words)

  
 Ambient.us - Download full length ambient albums - dub, down-tempo , space, new age:
Ambient.us - Download full length ambient albums - dub, down-tempo, space, new age:
a world apart, one can glide over its surface or submerge within its deep intimist music.
V/A Purple OM "Gateway to the Sun" 2xCD
www.ambient.us /shop   (67 words)

  
 Meditation Music - Ambient Music - Yoga Music - Relaxation Meditation and Inspiration
Handpicked meditation and yoga music, chosen to be combined with yoga and meditation for health, relaxation, meditation, dreams, and inspiration.
And while an artist with admitted references to Roach and Rich might not seem to break new ground in the worlds of ambiance and space, the emergence of this new musical voice is indeed a welcome event.
Washburn uses a variety of synthesizers and samplers, processors and voice effects, augmenting all of this with a handful of organic instruments and percussives, such as ney, suling, ocarina, bells, chimes, gongs, bowls, rainsticks, shakers, rattles, frame drum, udu, didg....plus natural and urban environmental source recordings.
www.heartspring.net /meditation_music.html   (2116 words)

  
 So... What Kind of Music Do You Listen To????
which is a wee bit odd when you consider the fact that when asked what genre their music falls into, most musicians reply with a glib response about not wanting to be categorized.
Indeed, it's definitely not cool to have your music defined and yet the number of genres out there for that very purpose just keeps on growing.
As someone who is very, very fortunate to be able to write about music from time to time, I find all of these genres a bit....
www.tblog.com /templates/index.php?bid=juniperflux&static=198809   (413 words)

  
 The Best Ambient, Electronica, & Downtempo Music Recommendations and Downloads
French duo Air's debut album is a superlatively happy collection of experimental disco-mood sound nestled between ambient soundscape and breathy pop.
Goodbye Country is another musical triumph for Groove Armada, with every track as good as the one before.
As beautiful as the ambient strains are, when laid beneath the seductive vocals of Australian diva Sia on the ethereal "Destiny" or the heart-breaking "Distractions," their potency becomes apparent.
www.elise.com /music/ambient/ambientmusic.htm   (1430 words)

  
 Gallery 0255   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
His music, which is entirely instrumental, is best described as dramatic world ambient music, bridging contemporary classical, world, trance, and organic ambient music.
While Berkley has spent most of his life studying European classical music, his own music has been most significantly influenced by his travels to Africa.
Now a member of the National Association of Composers (USA) and the American Music Center, Berkley is currently composing and recording at his San Francisco studio.
www.amazings.com /galleries/gallery0255.html   (175 words)

  
 Independent Artists Music Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Apart from a single synthesizer, they composed all of the music on this album with technology challenged instrumentation.
They recorded all of the music live in an improvisational settings to a two track allowing for a great deal of warmth and life to the music.
All of the elements retain a very organic feel, including the synthesizers which are either analog in design or in programming.
www.sonic-boom.com /review/earthboys-1.html   (140 words)

  
 Space + Ambient + Music Events Autumn 2005
The Ambient Ping is a weekly series featuring live performances by artists in the genre of chillout, ambient, space and experimental drift.
Undercity is a weekly ambient and experimental music event presented in an atmosphere of psychedelic lighting, artwork, couches, cozy chairs and a giant video screen.
This "ambient room" often hosts an hour of live music featuring the exotic idioms of the near and far east.
www.starsend.org /events.html   (2108 words)

  
 Relaxation and New Age Music Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bliss Music- meditation music and relaxation music for spiritual.
Relaxation music in time with your resting heartbeat.
Organic Tea Green Tea and Herbal Tea for Australia and International
www.freemotion.com.au /links.htm   (317 words)

  
 Common Content: Catalog: Audio : Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Music and Snippets (CC-Samples) by ali rofu (Berlin/Germany).
Music in the midway between Trance and Experimental / electronica.
A collection of Central Javanese music (mp3 and ogg) by Gamelan Nyai Saraswati, an ensemble of the Department of Music, College...
www.commoncontent.org /catalog/audio/music   (9935 words)

  
 Dark ambient music CDs
We are committed to developing and promoting new and established ambient artists and making their music available at a competitive price.
We stock an excellent range of dark ambient CDs.
Dark ambient soundscapes plot the course of the ill fated trip to the Antarctic made by the two ships 'Erebus and Terror'.
www.ambientmusic.co.uk /dark_ambient.html   (167 words)

  
 Ambient and electronic music label ad21music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
featuring ambient music and contemporary electronic music since 1998,
Also we are offering our albums released by other prestigious labels.
'We believe that the music can lead the soul into a state of sacred intimacy'
www.ad21music.com   (146 words)

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