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Tag Archives: drone
Overdriven Dreams – Four Trembles on an Imagined Occasion
I was quite pleased to see this in my inbox a few days ago. The rain was coming down heavily, pelting my windows, as I started listening to this four track set. As the soft, dark tones of the opening … Continue reading
Posted in 2020s ambient, 2024 ambient, ambient EPs, ambient music, ambient on small labels and bandcamp, chill out, dark ambient, drone, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, self released ambient music, space ambient
Tagged 2024 drone music, ambient, drone, electronic music, Overdriven Dreams, Serbia, Serbian ambient music, space ambient
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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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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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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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Dr. Atmo & Ramin: the Sad World Box Set
Talk about something I’ve been waiting for and not realizing it’s happened! This box set reissues all three of the original Sad World albums from FAX/Instinct, a new disc of material and a fifth disc of remixes from a number … Continue reading
Posted in 1990s ambient, 90s ambient music, ambient EPs, ambient music, chill out, dark ambient, drone, Fax +49-69/450464, foxes rule, ok?, long running ambient series, obscure ambient music, Pete Namlook, self released ambient music, tribal ambient
Tagged 1994 ambien, 1995 ambient, 1996 ambient, 2021 ambient, 2023 ambient, ambient, ambient albums, dark ambient, Dr. Atmo, dr. atmo and ramin, drone, fantasy enhancement records, Fax +49-69/450464, instinct records, peace, sad world
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A Look at the Discography of Tuu
A Brief Overview of Tuu Tuu were an ambient group that specialized in incorporating Tibetan instrumentation, among other regional elements, into their music. They tended to also use tribal or ritual ambient bits as well. At times, Tuu’s music was … Continue reading
Posted in 1993 ambient, 1994 ambient, 1995 ambient, 90s ambient music, ambient music, chill out, dark ambient, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?
Tagged 1993 ambient, 1994 ambient, 1995 ambient, 1997 ambient, 1998 ambient, 1999 ambient, 90s ambient, 90s new age, ambient, ambient 1996, Beyond records, CD, chill out, chill out music, City of Tribes Records, dark ambient, drone, drone ambient, Dub, new age, Nick Parkin, ritual ambient, Stillpoint Maps without Edges, Tibetan music, tribal ambient, TUU, Tuu All Our Ancestors, Tuu ambient music, Tuu Frozen Lands, Tuu Invocation, Tuu Mesh, Tuu One Thousand Years, Tuu Terma, waveform records
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Overdriven Dreams – Symphony // of // Murmurings
Artist: Overdriven Dreams Title: symphony // of // murmurings Released: 2022 Label: Slow Tone Collages Genres: ambient, drone, sound collage Thus is actually a mix of two tracks. They’re put together so seamlessly that I didn’t realize that at first. … Continue reading
Posted in ambient EPs, ambient music, chill out, drone, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, obscure ambient music, sound collage, space ambient
Tagged 2022, 2022 ambient, 2022 drone music, ambient, dark ambient, dream music, drone, drone ambient, longform ambient, Overdriven Dreams, Slow Tone Collages, sound collage
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The Kosmiche Files Ep 10: Cluster – Cluster (Cluster 71)
Artist: ClusterTitle: Cluster (Cluster 71)Released: 1971Label: Philips, Sky Records, (numerous reissues)Genres: ambient, drone, krautrock, kosmische Emerging from Kluster sometime in 1971, Cluster seem to just pick up where they left off. Their debut album moves away a little from the … Continue reading
Posted in 1971 ambient, 70s ambient music, ambient music, conrad schnitzler, drone, early 70s German Rock, early ambient music, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, guitar drone, Klaus Schulze, kosmusche, krautrock, obscure ambient music, space ambient, tangerine dream
Tagged 1971, 1971 ambient, 70s ambient, ambient, Cluster, cluster 71, conrad schnitzler, drone, early 70s german electronic music, early Kluster material, guitar drone, Klaus Schulze, kluster, Kluster zwei osterei, kosmiche, noise, space music, tangerine dream
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Cinchel – 10 Becomes a Dozen
Artist: CinchelTitle 10 Becomes a DozenReleased: 4/21/2022Label: self releasedFormat: cassette (limited edition of 50), digitalGenres: drone, ambient I’ve reviewed a few releases by Cinchel back when I ran this blog a bit more regularly. There was an interview, too (https://tuningintoobscure.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/an-interview-with-cinchel/). … Continue reading
Posted in ambient music, cassette, chill out, drone, electronic music, experimental music, foxes rule, ok?, guitar drone, self released ambient music, space ambient
Tagged ambient, ambient cassettes, Cinchel, drone, drone ambient, guitar drone, interview with Cinchel, limited edition, new ambient music
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The Far Out Fox 