Ambient Artists?

[tee boy]

Having been a big fan of the ambient stuff in modern film score for ages, I figured I'd look into the ambient genre a little further. Wow, this is some really special stuff! Just been having a listen to Eno's 'Textures' album, and fook me this stuff is awesome. It sounds like music Iv been making for a while now, yet i never knew this guy was at the centre of it all.

So, I know there are some great ambient artists knocking around these parts - anyone recommend any decent albums, or even discuss some secret ambient kung fu moves? Any strange instruments you've gotten unexpected results from? Howabout sound design techniques or processing?

[Goa Head]

Look into these artists:

Vir Unis
James Johnson
Robert Rich
Pete Namlook
Steve Roach

If you want to experiment with some more 'psychedelic' ambient:

Shpongle
ISHQ
Solar Fields
Aes Dana
H.U.V.A. Network
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Sound design tips? Use lots of reverb, and don't rush the point!

Good instruments? Anything, literally.

[JerGoertz]

Good ambient albums:

Well, Eno as you've mentioned. My two favorites are "Apollo" and "Music for Films". "Apollo" is just plain spooky at times and overall is evocative & never boring. Oh, also check out his "The Shutov Assembly". It has a creepy vibe going which is great for weirding yourself out when you're up late alone & reading on Saturday night.

Bola's "Soup" album is kind of ambient/techno. It's probably a little more rhythm-based that true ambient but has a number of slowly-building songs which are beautiful.

Anything by Patrick O'Hearn. Esp. good IMO are "Indigo" and "Trust". God, that brings back memories... Yes, definitely "Indigo", it's flipping brilliant.

[joakimlinden]

Mnortham
Robin Rimbaud - a.k.a. Scanner
Richard D. James - a.k.a. Aphex Twin (especially Selected Ambient Works II)
David Toop
Loren Mazzacane-Connors

...to name a few

[dburgan]

*cough*

[GenoX]

to mention the dark side of ambient:

lustmord aka Brian Willams
kammarheit
svartsinn
northaunt
nordvagr
herbst9
apoptose
raison d'etré
wolfskin
alio die
predominance
galerie schallschutz
lithivm
dead voices on air aka kevin key
silent watcher of dark matter
atrium carceri
rapoon
:zoviet:france
invercauld
COIL (some stuff)
wilt

[dburgan]

Also a few of my favorites:

ixohoxi
Matt Borghi
D/Form
Not Your Average Hippy
Sara Ayers
Dark Muse
Stephen Philips
FootFall
Sola Fide
Mike Andrews
Steve Roach
Amir Baghiri
Craig Padilla
Darshan Ambient
Distant Waves
Falling You
Jason Sloan
Kit Watkins
Michael Hayes
Numina
Parasme
Spacecraft
Stephanie Sante
Thom Brennan
Wayfarer
Brannan Lane

And many many more ...

[tee boy]

Wow, plenty to go at here! Cheers guys

[vurt]

me
the scene is basically
sat
in a darkened room
clock ticks
life ebbs by...

[Har]

Can't forget our own fitch.

(sadly, can't yet mention my own stuff until I finally finish recording my album... )

[vurt]

(sadly, can't yet mention my own stuff until I finally finish recording my album... )

[GenoX]

Also there are some excerpts from my own creations. Not all of them are dark ambient but worth a "look"

A special for KVRians:

http://www.skadi-music.de/files/silent_darkness.mp3

Thats a track of one of my side projects called CoM

[intel]

are any of these artists crunk?

[dburgan]

are any of these artists crunk?

No, but I've heard an artist by the name of "Controlled Dissonance" is kinda crunky ...

[intel]

crunktastic!