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Category Archives: electronic music
A Brief History of Ambient Ep 1: Erik Nordgren
Erik Norgren is probably more well known for his work in film, especially in regards to the eighteen Ingmar Bergman films he had a part in. Others may know Nordgren from his orchestral pieces, as he was a Swedish composer. … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s ambient, ambient music, ambient singles, chill out, early ambient music, early electronic music, electronic music, foxes rule, ok?, library music
Tagged 1960s ambient, 60s library music, ambient, Cosmic music, Erik Nordgren, film, history of ambient, Ingram bergman, library music, sweden
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The Kosmische Files Episode 17: Florian Fricke “Die Erde Und Ich Sind Eine”
Chillage. Florian Fricke was a founding member of the German electronic Kosmische band Popal Vuh. He also jammed with Tangerine Dream on “Ziet” and played in the band Gila. Naturally, I got curious and wanted to see if Fricke had … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s ambient, ambient music, chill out, dark ambient, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, early electronic music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, kosmische, new age, Popol Vuh, space ambient, tangerine dream, tribal ambient
Tagged 1980s ambient, 1983, 80s new age, ambient music, chanting, Deuter, Deuter kosmische, Florian Fricke, German ambient music, Gila German Band, kosmische, kosmische ambient, krautrock, new age, Popal Vuh, tangerine dream, Tibetan music
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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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Fixed Air – Fractal Pond/Waves
Huzzah! I’ve been mulling over the idea of accepting submissions but ONLY in physical formats or via Bandcamp/etc streams. I was debating making that public. And that’s when Eric got my attention by tagging me on Bluesky; it’s not technically … Continue reading
Posted in 2020s ambient, 2024 ambient, ambient EPs, ambient music, chill out, drone, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, guitar drone, psychedelic rock, space ambient
Tagged 2024, 2024 ambient, 2024 drone music, ambient, ambient on Bandcamp, ambient self-released on Bandcamp, bandcamp, drone, film score, guitar drone, psychedelic, space ambient
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The Kosmische Files Episode 16 – Cluster Konzerte 72 / 77
Here we go. Over the last 25 years, archived and/or lost tapes from numerous Kosmische bands have surfaced. Some float around as bootlegs while others become official releases to the rejoice of fans the world over. Personally, I love these … Continue reading
Posted in 1972 ambient, 1977 ambient, 70s ambient music, 70s kosmische, ambient music, ambient on small labels and bandcamp, Avant Garde, Cluster German Band, drone, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, early electronic music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, German prog rock, kraftwerk, krautrock, live ambient music, obscure ambient music
Tagged 70s kosmische, 70s krautrock, ambient 1970s, art, brian eno, Bureau b, Cluster, Cluster 2, cluster 71, Cluster Konzerte, cluster live music, early 70s german electronic music, kluster, Moebius, Moebius Roedelius, noise, Roedelius, tangerine dream
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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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When the Lonely Bell Tolls
The Lonely Bell Described as, “dark introspective music from a cold little Scottish island,” comes the Lonely Bell. When I resurrected my blog and its corresponding Twitter account, one of the first artists that caught my eye was the Lonely … Continue reading
Posted in Ambient in the UK, ambient on small labels and bandcamp, ambient singles, cassette, chill out, drone, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, obscure ambient music
Tagged 2023, 2023 ambient, 7" record, ambient cassettes, ambient on small labels and bandcamp, drone, drone ambient, emotional drone music, scottland, the Lonely Bell
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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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The Birth of UK Ambient House: the KLF, Space and the Orb
As the name suggests, ambient house combines elements of house (particularly the beats and symth bits) and ambient (lush atmospheres, textured instruments and samples). House was rather popular in the UK around the late 80s and so was its offshoot, … Continue reading
Posted in 90s ambient music, ambient house, Ambient in the UK, ambient music, ambient singles, chill out, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, plunderphonics, sound collage, space ambient, The Orb
Tagged acid house, ambient, ambient house, chill out, Dr Alex Peterson, history of ambient, history of ambient hoise, Jimmy Cauty, Space KLF, the KLF, The Orb
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The Far Out Fox 