Best Ever Albums

Re: Ambient Albums

GeevyDallas — Sun, 5 Jan 2014 13:01:33 GMT

Author: GeevyDallas

Posted: 01/05/2014 18:01

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Re: Ambient Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 5 Jan 2014 12:11:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/05/2014 17:11

ButterThumbz wrote:

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The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid by Stars Of The Lid

This one is fantastic.

Re: Ambient Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 5 Jan 2014 11:54:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/05/2014 16:54

Necharsian wrote:

Venice > both. (Endless Summer is the worst of the three though)

This 100%.

Re: Ambient Albums

Taric — Sun, 5 Jan 2014 10:34:35 GMT

Author: Taric

Posted: 01/05/2014 15:34

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Tycho - Dive [2011]

The album sounds exactly the way it looks.

Re: Ambient Albums

Anonymous — Sun, 5 Jan 2014 05:48:07 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/05/2014 10:48

Some of these stray into ambient techno territory but whatever, they're all great

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Voices From The Lake by Voices From The Lake

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Sakura by Susumu Yokota

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Consumed by Plastikman

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Air Texture Volume I by Various Artists

Lifeforms by The Future Sound Of London

Re: Ambient Albums

ButterThumbz — Sat, 4 Jan 2014 12:12:27 GMT

Author: ButterThumbz

Posted: 01/04/2014 17:12

A few great ones that may have been missed...

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Chill Out by The KLF

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The Coldest Season by Deepchord Presents Echospace

Yesterday Was Dramatic Today Is OK by mum

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The Ambient Collection by Art Of Noise

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Centralia by Mountains

U.F.Orb by The Orb

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A Rainbow In Curved Air by Terry Riley

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Does It Look Like I'm Here? by Emeralds

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The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid by Stars Of The Lid

Zauberberg by Gas

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Pop by Gas

Structures From Silence by Steve Roach

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Replica by Oneohtrix Point Never

Looping State Of Mind by The Field

Some of these may be stretching the definition of ambience but all deserve a mention.

Re: Ambient Albums

creator — Sat, 4 Jan 2014 10:17:31 GMT

Author: creator

Posted: 01/04/2014 15:17

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Re: Ambient Albums

draunquarter666 — Sat, 4 Jan 2014 06:32:13 GMT

Author: draunquarter666

Posted: 01/04/2014 11:32

you scrubbles might want to check out the ambicon videos

Re: Ambient Albums

benpaco — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 23:53:41 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 01/04/2014 04:53

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Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld by The Orb

Re: Ambient Albums

newbands1 — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 22:32:24 GMT

Author: newbands1

Posted: 01/04/2014 03:32

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Explanation II Instrumental Themes And Dream Sequences by The Olivia Tremor Control

I found this to be quite good coming from a band that doesn't usually do this kind of music.

Re: Ambient Albums

Mercury — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 18:01:30 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 01/03/2014 23:01

I'm a total poser if I even pretend to know jack shit about this genre. My faves so far are...

Ambient 1 Music For Airports by Brian Eno

(One of my all time faves... Top 10 for me)

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Somnium by Robert Rich

Thanks to, I believe, yourself for nominating this on the old short lived 2000s album tourney.

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Ravedeath, 1972 by Tim Hecker

So dark and brilliant.

Re: Ambient Albums

Anonymous — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 17:06:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/03/2014 22:06

Nothing better than dark ambient done right

Demdike Stare - Tryptych:

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Elegi - Sistereis:

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Re: Ambient Albums

Necharsian — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 15:46:33 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 01/03/2014 20:46

CellarDoor wrote:

That album is near perfect. So much better than "Endless Summer" (sorry folks).

Venice > both. (Endless Summer is the worst of the three though)

Im tempted to say that the best work Fennesz has done is the joint album with Sakamoto, Flumina. It's breathtaking.

Re: Ambient Albums

Anonymous — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 15:42:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/03/2014 20:42

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Thursday Afternoon by Brian Eno

Perfect album, could listen to it all day.

And Their Refinement of the Decline by Stars Of The Lid

Love the orchestral vibe on this one.

Re: Ambient Albums

Anonymous — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 15:24:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/03/2014 20:24

My favorites are Future Days, Harmony In Ultraviolet, The Tired Sounds of Stars Of The Lid, Xuvetyn, The Disintegration Loops, and Ambient 1. Also if you consider Selected Ambient Works Volume one, Music Has The Right To Children, and Dragging A Dead Dear Up A Hill to be ambient, they would be there too.

Re: Ambient Albums

meruizh — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 15:22:50 GMT

Author: meruizh

Posted: 01/03/2014 20:22

I dont know if this album could be classified as ambient. Maybe it is more electronic

But The Field - From here we go sublime
Is great

Re: Ambient Albums

MrFrogger — Fri, 3 Jan 2014 14:51:44 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 01/03/2014 19:51

nutso42 wrote:

On a more serious note, would the Flaming Lips recent album "The Terror" be classified ambient to a slight degree?

No, not at all. I mean, they were probably influenced by the genre to some degree or another, but it's just silly to call it ambient.

My personal favorite ambient album is The Tired Sounds of Stars Of The Lid, don't think that's been mentioned yet.

I've been working on an ambient and Post-Rock chart, so thanks to all whose listed stuff I hadn't yet heard off.