Author Topic: Currently listening, part 1 (Read 2851889 times)

drone on · « **Reply #3880 on:** January 16, 2014, 12:21:30 AM »

Phobos, thanks for that tip on Circular. Awesome stuff!!! Just placed my order for this...

phobos · « **Reply #3881 on:** January 16, 2014, 01:37:20 AM »

Quote from: drone on on January 16, 2014, 12:21:30 AM

Phobos, thanks for that tip on Circular. Awesome stuff!!! Just placed my order for this...

The packaging is really nice as well, there is also a box set available which includes Cd, T shirt and some other stuff, which is tempting also.

thirdsystem · « **Reply #3882 on:** January 17, 2014, 04:38:35 PM »

Quote from: phobos on January 15, 2014, 10:52:53 AM

Circular - Radiating Perpetual Light.
Beautiful Dark Ambient

On Spotify checking this right now. What a brilliant album this is. Always been meaning to get Circular - Substans on Ultimae but will have to get this first. On the urgent list.

Dave Michuda · « **Reply #3883 on:** January 17, 2014, 06:25:19 PM »

Anyone who likes the Parix, Texas soundtrack from Ry Cooder, try this one...

Bruce Langhorne - The Hired Hand - it's the soundtrack to a 1971 Peter Fonda film and it's just been re-released. Great stuff! Available at bandcamp...
http://scissortail.bandcamp.com/album/the-hired-hand

And some excellent neo-classical ambient...

From the Mouth of the Sun - Woven Tide
Orla Wren - Book Of The Folded Forest
Aaron Martin & Orla Wren - The Blizzard That Birthed Her
The Ashes of Piemonte - Winter's Fire

judd stephens · « **Reply #3884 on:** January 17, 2014, 08:35:05 PM »

http://auralfilms.bandcamp.com/album/shambhala

Symatic Star and Jack Hertz- Shambhala. Big themes a la David Parsons throughout, with types of chanting that are rarely woven into ambient. Also a lot of mellowness in between with plenty of room to breathe. From Aural Films netlabel, looks very promising! A few people I've seen here on the forum have releases there (Shane Morris, Mystified) and it's all name your own price- will definitely revisit.

richardgurtler · « **Reply #3885 on:** January 18, 2014, 12:28:34 AM »

Quote from: thirdsystem on January 17, 2014, 04:38:35 PM

Quote from: phobos on January 15, 2014, 10:52:53 AM

Circular - Radiating Perpetual Light.
Beautiful Dark Ambient

On Spotify checking this right now. What a brilliant album this is. Always been meaning to get Circular - Substans on Ultimae but will have to get this first. On the urgent list.

"thirdsystem", not sure if you are aware, but Circular on Ultimae is a different project, from Norway, (featuring one member of Pjusk), it has nothing to do with German Circular project of Johannes Riedel, who is the guy behind "Radiating Perpetual Light". For full discographies, go to Discogs, Norwegian Circular is listed as Circular, while the German Circular can be found under Circular (2):

http://www.discogs.com/artist/37948-Circular
http://www.discogs.com/artist/708132-Circular-2

Richard

thirdsystem · « **Reply #3886 on:** January 18, 2014, 09:30:51 AM »

Quote from: richardgurtler on January 18, 2014, 12:28:34 AM

"thirdsystem", not sure if you are aware, but Circular on Ultimae is a different project, from Norway, (featuring one member of Pjusk), it has nothing to do with German Circular project of Johannes Riedel, who is the guy behind "Radiating Perpetual Light". For full discographies, go to Discogs, Norwegian Circular is listed as Circular, while the German Circular can be found under Circular (2):

http://www.discogs.com/artist/37948-Circular
http://www.discogs.com/artist/708132-Circular-2

Richard

Aha, cheers for clarifying, thought there was a fair difference in the musical style. Great music on both.

Thanks.

chris23 · « **Reply #3887 on:** January 18, 2014, 11:48:56 AM »

Billow Observatory - Billow Observatory
Drifting, floating ambient, based largely on processed guitar. Expansive and beautiful.

Buy vinyl or digital or simply give it a listen: https://felte.bandcamp.com/album/billow-observatory

Castleview · « **Reply #3888 on:** January 18, 2014, 01:49:53 PM »

Quote from: chris23 on January 18, 2014, 11:48:56 AM

Billow Observatory - Billow Observatory
Drifting, floating ambient, based largely on processed guitar. Expansive and beautiful.

Buy vinyl or digital or simply give it a listen: https://felte.bandcamp.com/album/billow-observatory

Good find.

chris23 · « **Reply #3889 on:** January 19, 2014, 07:51:22 AM »

Billow Observatory is wonderful, no?

Now playing: Ishq - The invisible landscape. I downloaded the digital version on bandcamp since overseas shipping has been killing my wallet lately. This is a nice release--soft, pastoral ambient landscapes with field recordings and peppered with those electronic twists that are unique to Hillier. The first track is a bit chaotic at times, but, if you like some of the less structured (and more free form) work from Ishq, this release will appeal to you greatly. Buy/download link a few posts above.

Joe R · « **Reply #3890 on:** January 19, 2014, 05:32:06 PM »

From The Mouth Of The Sun- Woven Tide- Really great neo-classical/ambient that's not afraid to wear it's passion on it's sleeve. A Dag Rosenqvist and Aaron Martin collab. Incredibly moving.

Thanks to Chris23 for sending me his extra copy!

Also, another great bandcamp release, suggested to me by Chris- Virlyn- Aquirre; A free download, so you can't go wrong. Rather tense and sad dark ambient with excellent use of distant cello and piano fills.

Chris has suddenly become my new music guru- everything he suggests really hits the spot for me.

APK · « **Reply #3891 on:** January 19, 2014, 06:08:45 PM »

"Chris has suddenly become my new music guru- everything he suggests really hits the spot for me."

Couldn't agree more. Though I do have trouble keeping up with his voracious appetite.

chris23 · « **Reply #3892 on:** January 19, 2014, 07:33:51 PM »

I have gotten a bounty of useful leads on the Hypnos forums over the years (dating back to the old forums!), so I try to document my own explorations as a way of returning the favor.

Joe R · « **Reply #3893 on:** January 19, 2014, 07:49:42 PM »

Quote from: APK on January 19, 2014, 06:08:45 PM

"Chris has suddenly become my new music guru- everything he suggests really hits the spot for me."

Couldn't agree more. Though I do have trouble keeping up with his voracious appetite.

Lol! I have trouble keeping up with him too. He eats music the same way Chris Farley ate cheeseburgers.

thirdsystem · « **Reply #3894 on:** January 20, 2014, 03:23:30 PM »

Pete Namlook and New Composers - Russian Spring.

Good mix of ambient styles on this one. Wee bit of guitar and bass occasionally with some nice melodic hints throughout. Atmospheric and beautiful.

A real classic FAX ambient release

drone on · « **Reply #3895 on:** January 21, 2014, 04:22:49 PM »

Hmmmm, don't know if I'd call "Russian Spring" a FAX classic, as it's one of the more obscure projects, which didn't get a whole lot of press. Nonetheless, it's a good album to chill out to.

chris23 · « **Reply #3896 on:** January 21, 2014, 05:24:06 PM »

Purl & Deflecktion - Rest in you
A digital-only release from Dewtone, available on bandcamp. Spacious ambient with chilled, minimal beats.

Buy/Stream: http://dewtonerecordings.com/album/rest-in-you-dtr029

Castleview · « **Reply #3897 on:** January 21, 2014, 09:36:54 PM »

Vidna Obmana- Memories Compiled 2 (Disk 2)

I forgot how good Glance (Opening) was.

thirdsystem · « **Reply #3898 on:** January 22, 2014, 06:50:08 AM »

Quote from: drone on on January 21, 2014, 04:22:49 PM

Hmmmm, don't know if I'd call "Russian Spring" a FAX classic, as it's one of the more obscure projects, which didn't get a whole lot of press. Nonetheless, it's a good album to chill out to.

Should have stated "for me" it is a real classic FAX ambient release. Would agree it is not, in the grand scheme of things, a FAX classic, and may be obscure, but hey I love it man

Current play - Namlook/Material Object - Elektronik II. Class.

drone on · « **Reply #3899 on:** January 22, 2014, 04:53:51 PM »

Ahhhh, Elektronik II. Think this was Peter's last really good release on fax. Inspired music.

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