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Category Archives: Berlin school
An Overview of the Excursions in Ambience Series
Far out. Various artist compilations tend to be a dime a dozen; there are so many out there, causing them to often get overlooked. They then tend to be found piled in bargain bins and even selling for pennies on … Continue reading
Posted in 1990s ambient, 1993 ambient, 1994 ambient, ambient compilations, Ambient in the UK, ambient music, ambient singles, Berlin school, chill out, downtempo, drone, Dub, early releases from Astralwerks records, electronic music, experimental music, Fax +49-69/450464, foxes rule, ok?, guitar drone, history of ambient in the UK, long running ambient series, obscure ambient music, Pete Namlook, spacetime continuum, The Future Sound of London
Tagged 1992 ambient, 1993 ambient, 1994 ambient, acid house, ambient compilations, ambient house, ambient series, aphex twin, astralwerks, astralwerks records, Berlin school, drone, drone ambient, early releases from Astralwerks, exclusive ambient tracks, experimental electronic music, FSOL< the future sound of london, Luna Sol, Node ambient band, Pete Namlook, Pete Namlook's Air series, Psychedelic Research Lab, Psychick Warriors ov Gaia, rare ambient music, steve fisk, The Orb
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Pete Namlook: the Seasons Greetings Series + The Four Seasons CD
Pete Namlook certainly had a thing for making an elaborate and lengthy series of ambient releases. As a younger Fox, I thought this was frustrating to keep track of, as he had numerous: Air, Silence, Escape, Seasons Greetings, the Namlook … Continue reading
Posted in 1990s ambient, 1993 ambient, 1994 ambient, 1995 ambient, 90s ambient music, ambient music, ambient on small labels and bandcamp, Berlin school, chill out, dark ambient, drone, electronic music, experimental music, Fax +49-69/450464, Klaus Schulze, live ambient music, long running ambient series, obscure ambient music, Pete Namlook, space ambient, tangerine dream
Tagged 1990s ambient, ambient, ambient on small labels and bandcamp, bandcamp, Berlin school, Berlin school electronic music, drone, drone ambient, electronic music, environmental electronic music, environmental music, Fax +49-69/450464, fax records germany, impressionism, impressionism electronic music, Klaus Schulze, Namlook four seasons, Namlook seasons greetings, Pete Namlook
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Taylor Carson- Hyperborea
Released earlier this year but in the spirit of 1977, comes this lovely little cassette via Fairfox Library. This really got my attention. Back in the spring, I covered Tangerine Dream’s early material along with other German ambient and Berlin … Continue reading
Posted in 1977 ambient, 70s ambient music, 70s kosmische, ambient music, Berlin school, cassette, chill out, early ambient music, early electronic music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, self released ambient music, tangerine dream
Tagged 1977 ambient, ambient, ambient cassettes, Berlin school, Berlin school electronic music, Edgar Froese, essential ambient music, furry music, Klaus Schulze, kosmiche, modern Berlin School ambient, retro, tangerine dream, Taylor carson
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The Kosmische Files Episode 15 – a Brief Look at Eruption
After the split of the band Kluster, Conrad Schnitzler went off to do his own thing while the other remaining members formed Cluster. Of course, speaking from the perspective of a chronological discography, it’s really not that simple. Conrad Schnitzler … Continue reading
Posted in 1970 ambient, 1971 ambient, 1972 ambient, 70s ambient music, 70s kosmische, Berlin school, Cluster German Band, conrad schnitzler, drone, early 70s German Rock, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kraftwerk, krautrock, obscure ambient music, Popol Vuh, proto-industrial music, psychedelic rock, spoken word, tangerine dream
Tagged 1971 noise music, 70s electronic, 70s kosmische, 70s krautrock, Cluster, conrad schnitzler, early 70s german electronic music, Eruption, Klaus Schulze, kluster, rare krautrock
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Foxy Digs- Some other Upcoming Series
There is a lot of music out there. As I restarted the blog, I wanted to focus just on stuff I wanted to listen to, particularly ambient stuff. But as I dug around looking for new-to-me material, I found some … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s music concrete, 1950s music concrete, 1960s music concrete, 1970 ambient, 1971 ambient, 1972 ambient, 1973 ambient, 1974 ambient, 1975 ambient, 1975 kosmische, 1976 ambient, 1976 kosmische, 1994 ambient, 70s ambient music, 90s ambient music, ambient EPs, ambient from Japan, Ambient in the UK, ambient music, ambient music from Thailand, ambient singles, ambient trance, Avant Garde, Berlin school, broken beat, chill out, Dub, dub step, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, early electronic music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, German prog rock, kosmusche, krautrock, long running ambient series, obscure ambient music, prigins of American ambient music, psychedelic rock, self released ambient music, sound collage, space ambient, spoken word, tape music, tribal ambient
Tagged 1940s music concrete, 1950s music concrete, 1960s music concrete, 1967, 1970, 1970 ambient, 1971, 1971 ambient, 1971 noise music, 1972, 1972 ambient, 1973 ambient, 1974 ambient, 1975 ambient, 1975 kosmische, 1976 ambient, 1976 kosmische, 70s German prog, Avant Garde, computer music, Dub, early 70s german electronic music, history of electronic music, kosmische, krautrock, Mort Garson, music concrete, musique Concrète, origins of ambient music in Japan, origins of American ambient music, Origins of Jamaica dub, origins of UK ambient music, prog, tape music
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The Kosmiche Files ep 8: Kluster – Klopfzeichen
Artist: KlusterTitle: KlopfzeichenReleased: 1971Label: Schwann AMS Studio, various othersGenre: electronic, experimental, krautrock To the uninitiated, it’s natural to confuse the early 70s German bands Kluster and Cluster with each other. I, too, am confused. To put it extremely simply, the … Continue reading
Posted in 1971 ambient, 70s ambient music, ambient music, Berlin school, conrad schnitzler, drone, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music
Tagged 1971, 1971 ambient, Cluster, conrad schnitzler, early 70s german electronic music, experimental electronic music, kluster, kosmiche, krautrock
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Edgar Froese – Aqua
Artist: Edgar FroeseTitle: AquaReleased: 1974Label: Brain, Virgin and othersGenre: ambient, Berlin School Tangerine Dream were signed to Virgin records after the release of their fourth album, “Atem,” in 1973. Prior to the band’s 5th album, Edgar Froese would record and … Continue reading
Posted in 1974 ambient, 70s ambient music, ambient music, Berlin school, chill out, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, Edgar Froese, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, space ambient, tangerine dream
Tagged 1974, 1974 ambient, 70s ambient, ambient, Brain Records Germany, early 70s german electronic music, early Virgin Records ambient music, Edgar Froese, Edgar Froese Aqua, tangerine dream
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The Kosmiche Files ep 6: Tangerine Dream – Zeit
Artist: Tangerine DreamTitle: ZeitReleased:1972. Label: Ohr and numerous reissues.Genres: experimental, ambient, kosmische Opening with a spooky string section that gradually mixes with haunting symth, “Zeit” is the 3rd album the band released. This sprints further down the ambient rabbit hole … Continue reading
Posted in 1972 ambient, ambient music, Berlin school, chill out, early 70s German Rock, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, Ohr Record Label, Pete Namlook, space ambient, tangerine dream, The Future Sound of London
Tagged Berlin school, Berlin school electronic music, early 70s german electronic music, Edgar Froese, FSOL< the future sound of london, German ambient music, kosmische, krautrock, Ohr Records, Pete Namlook, tangerine dream, Tangerine Dream Zeit, Zeit
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The Kosmiche Files ep 5: Tangerine Dream – Ultima Thule (the 7″ and the CD compilations)
Artist: Tangerine DreamTitle: Ultima ThuleReleased: 1971Label: Ohr, PDU, Osma, Esoteric ReactiveGenres: Space rock, krautrock, kosmische, psychedelic rock Released prior to their 2nd LP, “Alpha Centauri,” this non-album single signals a transition from the band’s more rock sounding material to something … Continue reading
Posted in 1971 ambient, ambient music, ambient singles, Berlin school, chill out, early 70s German Rock, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, psychedelic rock, space ambient, tangerine dream
Tagged 1971, 1971 ambient, ambient, early 70s german electronic music, Edgar Froese, experimental psyche, German ambient music, German psychedelic rock, Klaus Schulze, kosmische, krautrock, psychedelic rock, tangerine dream, Tangerine Dream Ultoma Thule
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The Kosmiche Files ep 4: Klaus Schulze – Blackdance
Artist: Klaus Schulze Title: BlackdanceReleased: 1974Label: Brain, numerous others Genre: ambient, experimental, Berlin school Schulze’s third album is far more ambient than the previous two. Although, it also leans on classical compositions in certain sections; I found that particularly impressive. … Continue reading
Posted in 1974 ambient, ambient music, Berlin school, chill out, early 70s German Rock, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, kraftwerk, krautrock, Pete Namlook, tangerine dream
Tagged 1974, 1974 ambient, ambient, Berlin school electronic music, early 70s german electronic music, early kraftwerk, German ambient music, Klaus Schulze, klaus Schulze's Blackdance, modern classical music, Pete Namlook, tangerine dream
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The Far Out Fox 