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dr wu23 
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 Posted: July 18 2013 at 23:07 |
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Don't know if Sylvian qualifies as 'ambient' though it is very very mellow at times , but I do like his music....Gone To Earth is my personal favorite.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: July 19 2013 at 00:10 |
As lucas pointed out, you might want to check out some stuff by Harold Budd (solo and his collaborations with Eno).
I guess catching on some ambient works casually could do the trick (you know, through things like Last.fm and such), though I found myself recently using RYM.com to check out the top albums from any particular genre or artist. However, ratings can fail us at pretty much any point, so there can be some underrated surprises that may never come your way. Example: Harold Budd's The Pavilion of Dreams.
Also, I'm not quite sure what by your standards is cheesy, though I think checking out some classic Tangerine Dream (Phaedra and Rubycon) wouldn't hurt.
Since you have no preferred direction thus far, I really can't comment more.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - July 19 2013 at 00:14
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stonebeard
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Posted: July 19 2013 at 00:16 |
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Steve Roach's Structures from Silence and Dreamtime Return are the two best ambient albums IMO. There is no other album in existence that totally encloses you in warm, velvety, comfort than Structures from Silence. Not even kidding, the album feels like a warm cashmere blanket and a tea in a darkened room.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: July 19 2013 at 12:00 |
I got into ambient thanks to Eno, Plateaux Of Mirror in particular, which led me to Harold Budd. I really like Budd's stuff. I've put together a playlist from my ambient albums called Ambient Waves Of Grain. I might throw in some more suggestions this weekend. One recent one that I haven't seen mentioned is an artist who goes by Elluvium. Smilar to Harold Budd. Happy mellowing out. 
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: July 19 2013 at 16:19 |
^ Now that you've mentioned Eluvium, here's a little taste.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - July 19 2013 at 16:20
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 00:13 |
Not sure if these are on target for the OP but they meet my ambient listening needs...
Fripp & Eno : Evening Star, No Pussyfooting Tangerine Dream : Phaedra Robert Fripp : A Blessing of Tears Shadowfax : Too Far to Whisper
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 00:15 |
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^ What he said.
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Ady Cardiac
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Posted: July 20 2013 at 02:29 |
 Dayvenkirq wrote:
As lucas pointed out, you might want to check out some stuff by Harold Budd (solo and his collaborations with Eno).
I guess catching on some ambient works casually could do the trick (you know, through things like Last.fm and such), though I found myself recently using RYM.com to check out the top albums from any particular genre or artist. However, ratings can fail us at pretty much any point, so there can be some underrated surprises that may never come your way. Example: Harold Budd's The Pavilion of Dreams.
Also, I'm not quite sure what by your standards is cheesy, though I think checking out some classic Tangerine Dream (Phaedra and Rubycon) wouldn't hurt.
Since you have no preferred direction thus far, I really can't comment more.
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ya sorry about the vagueness....its really hard to pin point a specific vibe......i guess its less of the dancey side at least....there's a few styles of ambient i really enjoy more than others.....like stars of the lid i really love.....got a nice slight classical vibe to it with lots of effects added.......love harold budd stuff as used to have some of his albums years ago.....also loving Eno stuff......sometimes you never know what to check out as there is so much out there these days ( and that applies to music in general) its so easy to pass something by which might have turned out to be the best thing you'll hear in a while.....so i just thought i would throw this question out there.....very nice for people to share what they like.
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Posted: July 23 2013 at 07:56 |
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Some great recommendations on here (too many to name) but 2 that haven't been mentioned are
Biosphere - Substrata
Robert Rich/Ian Boddy - React
The former is wholly ambient and a stellar slice of relaxing enveloping soundscapes. A landmark album to go right up there with the likes of 76:14.
The latter is partly ambient and partly futuristic beat driven, but it's an amazingly atmospheric album and the best new (new to me that is, it's 4 years old) album I've heard this year.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: July 24 2013 at 01:31 |
How could I forget New Age/Krautrock? Some New Age/Krautrock qualifies in my book as ambient.
- Popol Vuh. (Aguirre and Hosianna Mantra. Haven't checked out In den Garten Pharaos yet. Shame on me.) - lucas mentioned Vangelis, and I recommend him too (don't know if you've heard his Blade Runner soundtrack yet, the 1992 version). - Guldbamsen mentioned Cluster. I'd recommend some stuff from Cluster, like "Rosa" and "Fotschi Tong" off of Zuckerzeit.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - July 24 2013 at 01:35
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