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Pixel Pirate 
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Joined: September 11 2004 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 793 |
 Posted: September 22 2004 at 03:26 |
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And of course,the album with which Oldfield invented the entire ambient genre,"Hergest Ridge". Beautiful and meditative and just as you're about to be lulled into sleep by all this beauty a wild fuzz guitar section comes tearing out of the speakers to shake you up a bit before the piece returns to it's normal tranquility. A masterpiece.
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sigod
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Posted: September 22 2004 at 10:28 |
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Mike Oldfield's Hergiest Ridge invented the 'Ambient' genre??? Now THAT'S gonna spark some comment For me The best ambient/post rock band out there at the moment has to be 'Stars Of The Lid' from Austin, Texas. Beautiful sound washes and chord shadows. Think of Nirvanah doing a cover of Steve Hillage's Rainbow Dome Music and you be in the 'hood. Check out 'The Tired Sounds of...' http://www.southern.net/southern/band/SOTL0/
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Posted: September 22 2004 at 16:43 |
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Thanks for the M.O. reccomendations, they sure beat tubular bells.
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dropForge
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Posted: September 22 2004 at 23:15 |
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Now that's interesting, considering it's the follow-up to Tubular Bells! I think not. |
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Eddy
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Posted: September 23 2004 at 00:19 |
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i thought it was tangerine dream who invented ambient music with its zuit album! Thats what alot of people say pixal pirante. you sure your not mistakin?
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Pixel Pirate
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Posted: September 23 2004 at 03:35 |
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I certainly could be. As for Tangerine Dream,theirs is the music I love more than any other in musical history so I can only blame temporary insanity that they slipped my mind. |
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harry's toenail
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Posted: September 23 2004 at 12:02 |
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Caravan might have something to offer if you haven't heard them yet. My favourite is their first album but for more 'chilled' moods I'd suggest their next one, 'If I Could Do It Again I'd Do It All Over You'. I'm not really a fan of 'In The Land of Grey and Pink' [crucify me!] so I wouldn't personally recommend it, but you may well love it like many people do. I'm not yet familiar with their later albums, so can't comment there. Have you heard Nektar's 'Remember the Future'? Not my favourite Nektar album, but it does remind me slightly of Focus, has long tracks and is mostly pretty chilled.. might be up your alley?
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harry's toenail
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Posted: September 23 2004 at 12:03 |
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I should say that none of the things I mentioned are purely instrumental, but they are *largely* instrumental.
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harry's toenail
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Posted: September 23 2004 at 12:06 |
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I might also suggest Steve Tibbets - 'Yr'. Perhaps a bit like Oldfield meets hints of Island-period Jade Warrior? Speaking of which, I like most of all of the Jade Warrior albums and the Island stuff is mostly pretty mellow, and entirely instrumental.
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Dick Heath
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Posted: September 23 2004 at 12:41 |
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Jan Garbarek's In Praise Of Dreams (released by ECM 27 or 28th September - depends which site you call in on) is excellent piece of chill out jazz fusion (and I don't mean jazz rock - European chamber jazz merged with both eastern European, and to a lesser extent Anglo Scott, folk music). And from All Jazz website:
In Praise of Dreams continues along the path established by such recordings as Legend of the Seven Dreams, I Took Up The Runes, and Visible World. But while Garbarek demonstrates the same penchant for deceptively simple pieces with almost anthem-like themes, his collaboration with violist Kim Kashkashian and drummer Manu Katché results in something richer, something deeper than what has come before |
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Pixel Pirate
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Posted: September 24 2004 at 03:27 |
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The mention of Jan Garbarek reminded me of another great Norwegian,Terje Rypdal. A fantastic album of his from the 70's called "After The Rain" could very well fit the bill. No drums or bass,only keyboards,flute and guitar (all played by Rypdal) amounts to what I would consider one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever made. One of my desert island discs! |
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Pixel Pirate
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Posted: September 24 2004 at 03:34 |
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And while we're on the subject of great Norwegians
 , Øystein Sevåg could be worth checking out. His influences are wide ranging and he's sometimes labelled New Age but his music contains so much more,he's a classically trained composer who's also done traditional orchestral works like string quartets but it's as a composer floating effortlessly inbetween classical,folk,rock,jazz and new age he's best known. Try his compilation "Pearl Collection", amazing beauty and musicianship.
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Lunarscape
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Posted: September 24 2004 at 09:21 |
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Songs From a Distant Earth is one of Oldfields biggest masterpieces, and I can only agree with Pixel Pirate that Hergest Ridge is one of the fundamental albums that triggered off the Ambient Genre. Now if you look for classics why not the Dutch EKSEPTION One of Rick van Der Linden's first bands. Classical pieces from Mozart, Beethoven, Tjaikowski (? ) and lots of others, performed on hammond, fender kboards with drums, bass guitar and horns. Pretty mellow LOL. The first TRACE album could also fit in your search as it has no vocals, and 2 long pieces. Very prog indeed. But hey guys, arent VANGELIS's L'APPOCALYPSE DES ANIMEAUX and OPERA SAUVAGE somewhat Ambient too...? _______________ Lunar |
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sigod
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Posted: September 24 2004 at 09:25 |
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Talking of Vangellis; the Blade Runner soundtrack... ...what a fantastic album that is! |
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Lunarscape
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Posted: September 24 2004 at 09:46 |
Sure, but which version ? The 94 original one is more dense and emotional. _______ Lunar |
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Music Is The Soul Bird That Flies In The Immense Heart Of The Listener . . .
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Posted: September 25 2004 at 12:39 |
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Wow, I'm not even close to getting all this stuff you guys suggested! Thanks a lot!
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lucas
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Posted: September 25 2004 at 13:18 |
As a fan of Garbarek, I will have to purchase his last opus. Thanks for the info, Dick ! |
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Dan Bobrowski
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Posted: September 25 2004 at 19:22 |
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I checked out a few Garbarek disc's at the local book store...
Dick, you are seriously reducing my childrens college fund. |
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Posted: September 25 2004 at 19:58 |
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To anwser my own question a little, Isotope's self titled album is very good and something I consider to be very chill and 100% instrumental. The musicians are also very talented and an album I recommend! Amoungst my favorites so far are: Jade Warrior - Waves, , Annexeus Quam - Osmose, Camel - Snow Goose, and like I mentioned before Yathra Sidhra - Meditation Mass and Ash ra tempel. I am checking out HatN soon. |
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tuxon
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Posted: September 25 2004 at 23:57 |
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Why is there a time frame within your question?????
you're probaly looking for bands like "Camel" the snow goose is straight up your alley, but within the neo-pro music stream ( I admitt quite easy listening) Clive Nolan has ventured in quite unique bands though not always original, always enjoyable try shadowland, the "ring of roses" album has a 7 minutes song (forgotten the name, some syndrom with a copple of Y's in it) or of course "arena" with the cry and half a dozen of other instrumentals. and naturraly try the masters of prog rock being the classic composers. (firebird suite by tsjaikovsky (or rite of spring an absolute masterpiece), or everything else cosidered classic). yOU"LL MIGHT BE AMASED. |
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And of course,the album with which Oldfield invented the entire ambient genre,"Hergest Ridge".
, but he definitely had a lot to do with shaping the ambient genre,and that's a view echoed by quite a few so I know I'm not alone on that particular point.
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