Ambient stuff

[Phugoid]

What are your favourite ambient / lo-fi albums?

Looking for some recommendations for down-tempo/ambient/dubby/ethereal stuff. It's hard to explain really but something with a similar sound to the following,

Aphex Twin - SAW 1 & 2
Autechre - Tri Repetae
The Orb - UF.Orb
Global Communications - 76:14
Future Sound of London - Lifeforms
Brian Eno - Music for Airports
Air - anything really
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden

Any other electronica fans in the building?

[noodleman]

Interfearence - Interfearence

Their first album and by far the best.

[ShadownINja]

Isn't electronica what Americans call anything from funky house to jungle?

PS good groups there but I don't know album names; I only know/recognise the music if I hear it.

Edited by ShadownINja on Thursday 9th July 10:35

[shakotan]

Try Thievery Corporation, pretty good.

Just has OTT recommended to me as well, but be sure you don't get mixed up with the 90's boy band of the same name!

[Sim89]

Anything by Boards Of Canada, and Jean-Michelle Jarre's Waiting For Cousteau.

[Phugoid]

Forgot to mention BoC - Geogaddi's one of my favs!

[Phugoid]

Incidentally, Mary Anne Hobbs experimental Radio 1 show is cracking for this sort of music.

Anyone happen to know of any similar shows/podcasts to stream on the web?

[shirt]

not an album, and might be hard to track down [was a ltd 7"] but try looking for the 'maida vale version' of hot chip's 'boy from school'. very laid back, miles better than the single version imo.

[Greg964]

Try this, i think its a gem of an ambient album...

Joey Fehrenbach - Mellowdrama

[Greg964]

For dubby ambient electronica try this. Some of the most interesting sound design for a long while imho.

[TVR_Scamp]

Perhaps borderline ambient but the new(ish) Deadmau5 album - "Random Album Title" is very good.

Isn't Blue States supposed to be of this ilk?

[moribund]

Just spent a happy half hour surfing the iTunes store on the back of this thread, thanks

Not sure if these fit, but can I offer a couple?

Pluxus - Solid State
Kraftwerk - Tour de France Soundtracks (Aero Dynamik/Titanium)

It might be old-hat, but also how about: The Art of Noise - Daft? "(Three fingers of) Love" is brilliant.

[Phugoid]

Cheers for the suggestions guys, and keep 'em coming! Will youtube them later.

Another one I've recently discovered, though don't have a physical copy yet - Susumu Yokota - Sakura, lush stuff.

Anyone got a pre-order in for the Warp20 box set? Looks fantastic although I will admit I am a sucker for these sort of things.

[smokingtyre]

Zero 7
Dusted
Some Groove Armada
Some of the more mellow Faithless tracks
Lemon Jelly

[GregE240]

Klaus Schulze - Kontinuum
KLF - Chill Out
Also, look for some stuff from a guy called OrbscuredDJ

For dub, anything by Scientist ticks the box for me.

I have to say, the Global Communication 76:14 album is an epic album.

[Stack]

I have always liked Pomme Fritz by the Orb

[Hunky Dory]

GregE240 said:

KLF - Chill Out

Definitely what he said

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Some great selections.

I would also recommend Sasha & Digweed's first Northern Exposure album, an all time classic.

Ulrich Schnauss is also good.

[KANEIT]

My absolute fave is Underworld - Deep Arch, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0LEbcisnXQon the Pearl's Girl 2CD set. If I want to chill I listen to that one.


Underworld - Oich Oich - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4YpA2nS9Zs

Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun (remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPYUM27QWMw
Well I think it's ambient.

[KP328]

If you like Boards of Canada, you might like

The Black Dog , Music for Adverts.

also for ultimate chilled out music try,

Evening star Fripp & Eno.