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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: November 09, 2019, 03:02:37 PM »

Steve Roach' latest.
I'm very impressed with the variety and level of detail of this album. This isn't a "born from the moment" thing but an album that he has really worked on for a longer period of time.

https://steveroach.bandcamp.com/album/trance-archeology

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Now Playing / Re: Heavy music: turn it up to eleven!

« on: November 08, 2019, 03:15:57 AM »

I don't care for metal but if you like some other heavy music......

Some info about the piece:
http://www.classicalcdreview.com/leifs.htm

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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: October 07, 2019, 12:36:59 PM »

Telomere - Supergiant

Absolutely fantastic.

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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: October 07, 2019, 12:31:58 PM »

^ I also recommend Arte Magnetica and Splendid Labyrinths by Max Corbacho.

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Now Playing / Re: the ultimate 'ambient'?

« on: April 20, 2019, 01:14:44 PM »

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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: February 08, 2019, 02:32:24 PM »

Been listening to various David Helpling & Jon Jenkins tracks. Some really gorgeous music.

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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: January 10, 2019, 10:42:33 AM »

Wagner's Liebestod, the aria at the end of his opera Tristan und Isolde, has been haunting me a long time.
Horowitz recorded this piano transcription by Franz Liszt a few days before his death.

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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: August 24, 2018, 02:06:30 PM »

Quote from: chris23 on July 04, 2018, 07:34:00 AM

Steve Roach - Molecules of Motion
This, and other Projekt titles, are on sale today on Bandcamp, so I picked it up. I like it okay, but I'm less partial to the sequenced work that Roach releases. I much prefer the drift-based soundscapes.
https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/molecules-of-motion

I like it but it's the final track "Empath Current" that stands out. Wonderful piece.

Currently listening to Max Corbacho - Arte Magnetica
Again some breathtakingly gorgeous tracks in there. The 1st, 5th and 6th are just... wow.

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Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: Were did TELOMERE go?

« on: August 20, 2018, 01:45:58 AM »

Zoetosis 2001
The Stellar Sea 2007
Lux Primordia 2013

So we might expect something in 2019.

Lux Primordia is a fantastic album by the way.

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Everything and Nothing / Re: Epic music?

« on: July 29, 2018, 03:24:36 AM »

"Epic" you say?
Even if you're not into classical music, the finale of Gustav Mahler's 8th symphony is just something you have to hear before you die, at least 10 times.

Take a little time getting to know this fragment. When you "get it", it will hit you like a truck.
You don't even need to listen to the rest of the symphony (even though it's always better to listen to these fragments in their proper context; after getting to know the entire symphony).

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Everything and Nothing / Re: Epic music?

« on: July 28, 2018, 04:48:57 PM »

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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: June 15, 2018, 02:52:30 PM »

Let's face it people, you can't just listen to gentle, soothing and pretty (ambient) music all the time.

There comes a time when you must balance it out with something loud and noisy.
This piece right here. It will fix everything and restore balance to the force.

After this, you can listen to ambient music for many years to come....

I recommend headphones, but you might want to adjust volume while listening.

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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: June 15, 2018, 02:25:51 PM »

Some gorgeous music!

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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: June 02, 2018, 02:59:53 AM »

Quote from: chris23 on May 15, 2018, 05:10:22 PM

Max Corbacho - Nocturnes II
This is fantastic. Max has always been super-talented, but I feel like he's finally found his own unique voice in the last few releases. The opening and closing tracks of this album are worth the price of admission alone.
https://maxcorbacho.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnes-ii

Thanks for the tip. I've become quite a fan of Max. He's obviously inspired by Steve Roach but has become pretty much as good in his own right. The harmony in some of his soundworlds is absolutely gorgeous. My favorite album so far is Splendid Labyrinths, especially The Flowing Path and Wonderheart.

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Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: Steve Roach & Robert Rich

« on: April 04, 2018, 03:18:07 AM »

Oh no, not a Kickstarter... I'm getting some bad vibes from that....

Stretch goals: for each $1000 donated by backers another 10 seconds will be added to the album

Starter edition: A signed copy of the CD $50
Advanced edition: Includes a signed copy of the CD and hand crafted Steve Roach & Robert Rich action figures $150
Deluxe edition: A lifetime's supply of ambient toilet paper with images from various Steve Roach & Robert Rich album covers (includes all content from the Advanced edition) $500

And for our most loyal fans:
Grand royale pack: A drone loop created by you will be incorporated in the the upcoming album $5.000
Grand royale pack plus: A live studio session with Steve or Robert for $25.000

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Now Playing / Re: Currently listening, part 1

« on: March 28, 2018, 02:19:51 PM »

Shpongle - And the day turned to night

20 years old. Still one hell of a trip. Something of a production miracle as well.
Probably the best thing to come out of the entire psy/goa genre.

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