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Forgotten Son 
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 Posted: July 16 2006 at 20:02 |
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Buckethead - Electric Tears |
Colma and Thanatopsis' Axiology are very good too. Buckethead's great at ambient stuff. I also second Mercury Rev, very mellow dream pop. My favourite album to fall asleep to though is either Sigur Ros' Takk or Mike Oldfield's Songs from Distant Earth.
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DallasBryan
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Posted: July 16 2006 at 20:57 |
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Great choice - especially "New age of earth"; Edgar Froese has been mentioned here (unsurprisingly), but it's also worth listening out for "Neptune", Jerome Froese's first album - definitely like father, like son.
Others I would recommend include "New age of steam" by Hesius Dome, "Digital Shaman" by Den Kozlov and the albums "Instinctive traveller", "Lounge control" and "Wet places" by Peter Mergener (think Tangerine Dream circa 1978 with David Gimour on occasional guitar).
Some of the above can be difficult to get hold of, but a good first place to look is www.amboworld.com; I use this site to get hold of a lot of material for my club chillout sets, and they've never let me down yet...
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Klaus Schonning from Denmark is great too, reminds of dark nights with lights flickering over the ocean in Copenhagen, sax and sequencers, very nocturnal! Locrian Arabesque is a good place to start and has been remastered look for NEW cover art. 
Edited by DallasBryan - July 16 2006 at 20:58
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Meddler
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philippe
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Posted: July 17 2006 at 04:41 |
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In a modern style I recommend the microphonic drones & piano improvisations of koji Asano, especially in "the end of august" / the Fennesz - Sakamoto collaboration in the moody & laptop "sala santa ceclia" / Tim Hecker's soundscapes in "Mirages".
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A B Negative
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Posted: July 17 2006 at 11:34 |
CandyAppleRed wrote:
And another one - Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians.
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I love Music for 18 Musicians but I just can't get to sleep while listening to it. There's something about it which makes me concentrate on the rhythms and sounds rather than letting it wash over me. Eno's Discreet Music has the same effect!
As a general rule, it's the dronier, floatier stuff which helps me switch off at night. I listen to Zeit by Tangerine Dream most nights, I'm usually asleep before the cellos on Birth of Liquid Plejades end. If I feel like a change I'll listen to Land of the Midnight Sun by Wendy Carlos, Cyborg by Klaus Schulze, New Age of Earth by Ashra, or Let the Power Fall by Robert Fripp (which I've slowed down to nearly half the original speed using my friend's tape deck which has a varispeed control, then added reverb and some some subtle delays - fantastic!).
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rupert
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Posted: July 18 2006 at 10:14 |
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I love "Tales from the engine room" by the positive light & marillion, if that counts !
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Minkia
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 15:52 |
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Try playing anything by the band MESHUGGAH
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martinprog77
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Posted: July 23 2006 at 03:23 |
Minkia wrote:
Try playing anything by the band MESHUGGAH |
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Nothing can last
there are no second chances.
Never give a day away.
Always live for today.
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imoeng
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Posted: July 23 2006 at 03:38 |
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of course.. Dream Theater - Goodnight Kiss...
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vogre
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Posted: July 23 2006 at 03:57 |
philippe wrote:
In a modern style I recommend the microphonic drones & piano improvisations of koji Asano, especially in "the end of august" / the Fennesz - Sakamoto collaboration in the moody & laptop "sala santa ceclia" / Tim Hecker's soundscapes in "Mirages". |
There's also an Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto collaboration which is recommended.
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Australian
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Posted: July 23 2006 at 05:54 |
rupert wrote:
I love "Tales from the engine room" by the positive light & marillion, if that counts ! |
Tales is a good one to fall to sleep too.  And so Tales from topographic oceans by Yes
Edited by Australian - July 23 2006 at 05:54
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Kleynan
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Posted: July 23 2006 at 10:54 |
I would recommend:
Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun, Takk...
Opeth - Damnation
No-Man - Together We're Stranger, Returning Jesus
Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
Most Post-Rock is good night-time music. Especially Godspeed You Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists...
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You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks.
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A B Negative
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Posted: July 24 2006 at 03:56 |
Minkia wrote:
Try playing anything by the band MESHUGGAH |
I suppose any music becomes ambient if you play it quietly!
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Gog/Magog
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Posted: July 24 2006 at 05:41 |
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Try anything by Gandalf, truly beautiful ambient music, will give you pleasant dreams certainly.
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Some swear they see me weeping in the poppy fields of France 
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yesfan26
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Posted: July 28 2006 at 11:39 |
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Spacecraft ~ Hummel
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MattiR
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Posted: July 28 2006 at 11:58 |
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RICHARD PINHAS "Events And Repetitions" [2002]. Fantastic part of music, exactly for people who have a headache, want to rest, want to sleep...
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Liquid Len
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Posted: July 28 2006 at 18:34 |
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Try Rubycon
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Can you tell me where my country lies?
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con safo
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Posted: July 28 2006 at 21:34 |
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Stars Of The Lid .. nice ambient drone .. Eluvium is nice stuff too, beautiful electronic ambience overtop nice paino compositions
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stonebeard
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Posted: July 28 2006 at 21:35 |
I've been listening to F#A#Infinity lately and that's been working out well. 
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micky
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Posted: July 28 2006 at 23:00 |
got this when in my Stevie Winwood completionist phase...
this will put you to sleep... ahh... it is good ahahhah
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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whats some good ambient music to fall asleep too?
