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Category Archives: downtempo
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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A Brief Overview of Ambient Temple of Imagination
Ambient Temple of Imagination is comprised of Jeff Kihn (aka Seofon) and Richard Sun. The project is described as a loose collective of musicians that strives to “activate the world’s imagination through experimentation,” and I’d say they do a decent … Continue reading
Posted in 1990s ambient, 90s ambient music, ambient EPs, ambient music, ambient singles, ambient trance, chill out, dark ambient, downtempo, drone, Dub, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, live ambient music, long running ambient series, obscure ambient music, performance art, sound collage, space ambient
Tagged 1990s ambient, ambient, Ambient Temple of Imagination, ambient trance, bandcamp, f, psybient, sound collage, space ambient
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An Overly Simple Beginner’s Guide to Ishq
It’s February, 2023, and as I write this, Ishq has released over 60 albums, numerous EPs and singles spanning back to 2001. The project is currently a duo composed of Jacqueline Kersley and Matt Hillier, who had worked together even … Continue reading
Posted in 2000s ambient, 2020 Ambient, ambient EPs, Ambient in the UK, ambient music, ambient singles, Avant Garde, chill out, dark ambient, downtempo, Dub, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, history of ambient in the UK, live ambient music, long running ambient series, obscure ambient music, self released ambient music, sound collage, space ambient, spoken word, The Future Sound of London, tribal ambient
Tagged 2000s ambient, ambient, bandcamp, downtempo, Indigo Egg, Ishq, massive ambient discography, space ambient, tribal ambient
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A Brief History of Ambient in the UK Part 1 – Ray Cathode- Time Beat / Waltz in Orbit
Certainly not the earliest “ambient” record in the UK, but we’ll start here for now, I guess Artist: Ray Cathode Title: Time Beat / Waltz in Orbit Released: 1962 (modern reissues) Label: Parlophone, Capital, Trunk, Dublab Genres: ambient, electric waltz, … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s ambient, 1960s music concrete, ambient EPs, Ambient in the UK, ambient music, ambient singles, art rock, chill out, downtempo, early ambient music, early electronic music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, history of ambient in the UK, music concrete, musique Concrète, obscure ambient music, prigins of American ambient music
Tagged 1962, 1962 ambient, ambient music, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, downtempo, early ambient music, early electronic music, George Martin, history of ambient in the UK, history of electronic music, Maddalena Fagandini, obscure ambient music, Ray Cathode, The Beatles
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The Kosmiche Files ep 12: A Cluster of Cluster Reviews!
I decided to dig through the next three Cluster albums leading up to their two collaborations with Brian Eno (the first is “Cluster/Eno,” the second is “After the Heat” — even though the Cluster name isn’t front and center). Weirdly, … Continue reading
Posted in 1972 ambient, 1973 ambient, 1974 ambient, 1975 ambient, 1976 ambient, 70s ambient music, ambient music, brian eno, chill out, Cluster German Band, downtempo, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, kraftwerk, krautrock, obscure ambient music, psychedelic rock, space ambient, tangerine dream
Tagged 1972 ambient, 1973 ambient, 1974 ambient, 1975 ambient, 1976 ambient, ambient, Brain Records, brian eno, Cluster, Cluster 2, Cluster and Brian Eno, downtempo, early 70s german electronic music, early ambient music, experimental electronic music, Klaus Schulze, kosmische, krautrock, prog rock from 70s Germany, Sky Records, Sowiesoso, tangerine dream, Zuckerzeit
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Foxy Digs – The Kosmische Files – Definitions and Launching into Space
Foxy Digs through the music archices! I want to introduce a new series I’m going to run here on the blog. “The Kosmische Files” will cover some of the wild Krautrock, prog, psyche and kosmische music I found while researching … Continue reading
Posted in 1970 ambient, 1971 ambient, 1972 ambient, 1973 ambient, 1974 ambient, 1975 ambient, 1976 ambient, 70s ambient music, ambient music, Berlin school, chill out, Cluster German Band, conrad schnitzler, downtempo, drone, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, Edgar Froese, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, German prog rock, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, kraftwerk, krautrock, obscure ambient music, Popol Vuh, prog rock, psychedelic rock, space ambient, spoken word, tangerine dream
Tagged 1970 ambient, 1971 ambient, 1972 ambient, 1973 ambient, 1974 ambient, 1975 ambient, 1976 ambient, 70s ambient, 70s German prog, 70s kosmische, 70s krautrock, 70s psychedelic rock, abstract music, advant-garde, affenstunde, ambient, ambient rock, Ash Ra Temple, Berlin school, Berlin school electronic music, Brain Records Germany, Can German Band, Cluster, conrad schnitzler, Deuter, early 70s german electronic music, early Kluster material, Klaus Schulze, kluster, kosmiche, kraftwerk, krautrock reissues, La Dusseldorf, neu!, Popol Vuh, prog rock, Psi-fi label, psychedelic, tangerine dream, the Cosmic Jokers
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The Far Out Fox 