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    Posted: July 07 2006 at 15:44
I have Yatha Sidhra meditation mass, but nothing else thats very ambient, besides the Floyd stuff
 
what are some good atmospheric ambient albums?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 15:49

That Yatha Sidrah album is fantastic.

I've nodded off listening to Ozric Tentacles before now. And Tangerine Dream. And Mike Oldfield. And Von Zamla, once. Mind you, I was very tired that day.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:09
Rubycon by Tangerine Dream.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:11
trouserpress you must have been tired to listen to that and snooze of heheh. Chopper said rubicon, which is Excatly what i was gfoing to say, it is quite and buetiful, a amazing peice of work
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:11
no pussyfooting by fripp and eno is great , as is evening star .
lots of tangerine dream
sigur ros (because its so boring!)
neu! is great (apart from the begining of negativland)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:12
Eno's ambient albums come to mind.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:20
I enjoy Sigur Ros especially, as well as Porcupine Tree (slightly older stuff), Pink Floyd, and The Flaming Lips.

Recently, however, I have adopted a new routine. Every night or every other night, before bed, I listen to one classic prog album, which, at around 40 minutes, are slightly easier to diggest than today's 80 minute opuses. However, I advise you to NOT listen to King Crimson prior to sleep, as nightmares are almost sure to ensue


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:27
I'll concur that Ozric, Eno, and Tangerine Dream will likely increase your chances of some wonderful ones! (dreams, that is). With Ozric, be aware that they can be fairly high energy, so if that will prevent you from nodding off, maybe a mix CD with the more ambient material is in order.

I once had some pretty incredible dreams while Tangram - Tangerine Dream was playing. Thumbs Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:29
everything by Harold Budd, Robert Rich, Steve Roach for the most accessible and less interesting part of ambient. For a more "visceral" dream-scape ambient excursion go on Beneath the Lake, The halfer trio, Biosphere...otherwise, in a more progressive electronic way try the meditative and linear "Zeit" by Tangerine Dream or "Last Wave" by Bernard Xolotl.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:29

Wandering from the "ambient" and "prog" label, I always found The Cocteau Twins can put me in a trance.

 

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:30
Brian Eno's ambient albums (as Peter already suggested) are good for that purpose, and Labradford's Mi Media Naranja seems to work for me as well.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:31
Jean-Michel Jarre - Waiting For Cousteau. The title track is a 46 minute ambient relaxing journey.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:32
Sigur Ros is a good one too- especially " ( ) "
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:33
    If you want good ambient music check out Sigur Ros. If you want to have the best nights sleep of you life, play Explosions In The Sky
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:34
I will offer a third recommendation re Brian Eno's Ambient series, particular #1 (Music for Airports) and #2 (Plateaux of Mirror).  Oddly, these are also great "background music" albums for low-key dinner parties and other mellow get-togethers.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:34
I recommedn the lately mentioned Music for Airports by Brian Eno
Some Tangerine and Schulze albums, and some of that new age ambient era of Wakeman in special The Aspirant Trilogy
 
and David Lanz...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:45
Fodt Til A Herske is an excellent ambient neo-classical album from ex-Emperor's bassist.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 16:46
an album I have of Whales talking or doing whatever they do.... great stuff if a bit new agey.. puts me right to sleep.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 17:01
Engineers, Bethany Curve, Mercury Rev, Yo La Tengo (Lets be still is a great one), Bowery Electric, Mazzy Starr, Jarre (oxygen), David Gilmour, etc.... not sure that any of this, except for Jarre, could be considered ambient, but I need to music to sleep by and I use all of the above.  Not because its boring, but because it helps me develop positive dreams.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2006 at 17:06
Originally posted by surfdaddy surfdaddy wrote:

Engineers, Bethany Curve, Mercury Rev, Yo La Tengo (Lets be still is a great one), Bowery Electric, Mazzy Starr, Jarre (oxygen), David Gilmour, etc.... not sure that any of this, except for Jarre, could be considered ambient, but I need to music to sleep by and I use all of the above.  Not because its boring, but because it helps me develop positive dreams.



wow... great choices.... especially the Mazzy Starr mention.. and Oxygene ..Clap
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