Originally Posted by
Thinkfast5
mkay. fair enough. Its the only website I get my ambient from, I guess my type of ambient is different from yours.
actually, can you link me some you like?
i like all the more popular stuff like Lifeforms etc. since im a normalpleb (i fucking hate global communication though)
my favourites are Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest and
FSOL - Dead Cities
could only find a reversed version of Tomorrow's Harvest :( it is fantastic though. actually almost everything by Boards of Canada is fantastic, i would also recommend
Music Has The Right To Children and the first 6 songs in
Geogaddi, especially Gyroscope (6:55)
Dead Cities is more of a huge mix of genres but i still consider it ambient overall. the first 20 minutes of the album are actually very different from ambient. it gets a lot more ambient from 20:10 and on. my favourite songs from the album are Her Face Forms In Summertime though (8:50), Quagmire (38:34ish) and Glass (right after Quagmire)
FSOL - ISDN is great too
kid606 - The Soccergirl EP is great although it is not totally ambient (is it ever though?) i can't find it on youtube, there is only 1 song and it's not even my favourite :L but im sure you can torrent it somewhere. it is very relaxing, very friendly but nostalgic sounding synths, has one faster paced song in it that makes the whole album not as seemless but has a very interesting feel to it
actually i should upload that album someday. if i do i will link you
besides that there are the excellent Autechre ofc,
Incunabula being my album of choice. the first time i listened i only liked one song (Maetl, spectacular song) but after a while i enjoyed everything. again not completely ambient, it can be barely considered IDM but i would argue that it is very ambient
other stuff i would recommend but havent heard that much:
Eluvium - Static Nocturne (immersive, i listened to it once and was slightly bored but still enjoyed it i guess. i think im just too ADD for it)
Originally Posted by
Hydra
Well, in my opinion, it varies. I'm one to at least try any type of music, and I don't hate much. Though, music that You can't understand what the fuck they're saying or extreme repetition is just a nuisance. Music that repeats the same thing or has the same sort of basis like [Women, Money, and Weed. Or Big Trucks, beer, etc.] I like diversity. whether that be through the small, lowkey artists that need more popularity for their skill, or just seperate genres in general.
i think repetition is fine. in fact it is one of the main elements of music, and is great for empmhasis (it is hard to notice that since repetition is practically inherent in music now, but listen to a sound alone and then listen to a sound multiple times in a song. the difference is huge, as in you either get tired of it or just get it stuck in your head in a good way)
Last edited by pusga; Apr 8, 2015 at 09:54 PM.