Remco Helbers (www.editionblue.com)
Music
inspired by paintings of London-based abstract painter John Kimber.
Remco met John on a Guitar Craft Course led by Robert Fripp in 1998.
When John organised his first exhibition at Lauderdale House in London
this music was used on the opening night.
The
seven paintings that inspired the compositions are printed in the CD-booklet.
The liner notes on the sleeve were written by another Guitar Craft-participant
Sid Smith. Sid is the author of the King Crimson-biography "In
the Court of King Crimson".
The
soundscapes were recorded with use of a Chapman Grand Stick, a 12-string
instrument on which notes are tapped, rather than plucked. With the
aid of a digital looping device seven improvisations were recorded to
harddisk. Fragments were taken from these recordings and used as "buildingblocks"in
a sampler, where they were further reworked and enhanced.
Kelvin
L. Smith
Quality ambient from musician and composer Kelvin L. Smith.
Remanence
When certain materials are exposed to a powerful magnetic field, traces
of that influence may remain in the object, even after the field has
been removed. These traces are termed Remanence. Remanence is also the
name of a collaborative musical entity which creates dark floating ambient
soundscapes comprised of ethereal and primal elements. Often compared
to Steve Roach, Vidna Obmana, Ma Ja Le, and TUU.
Solar
Fields
Some chilled out ambient landscapes - described as 'Organic ambient
floating in cosmos up/down beat music.' Recommended. *****
http://ambient.aldabra.fi
Some slow ambient tunes with minimum rhythmic components, some with
a bit more rhythm, even breakbeats, from Jussi Väisänen.
http://www.thinnerism.com
description:
netlabel with all releases free for mp3 download in 192kbps. "thinner"
provides finest dubtechno/dubhouse with ambient elements since 12 months.
yet 15 releases are out.
http://www.autoplate.org
description: "autoplate" is a sublabel of "thinner". on "autoplate"
we focus on the more headphone aspects of electronic, which is mostly
idm and ambient. we're active since 2 months, yet 3 releases are out.
Elements
of Life
Original productions from the UK's Elements of Life. Free original chill-out
music to download and over 10 hours of DJ mixes.
http://ambientpla.net/harri/
Selection of ambient + electronic.
www.mp3.com/filtersounds
Jamie Peters. Slow moving ambient textures + subtle beats
Good
origins
Point
of Good Origins. Ambient tracks + beats to download.
Origami
Disharmonika
Origami
Disharmonika - Underworld Dark ambient/noise accompanied by webart and
texts.
Aquaplain
Aquaplain
create ambient trance music designed to entertain but not intrude of
lifes quiet moments.
http://www.weightless.de
Description:
a groovy mixture of ambient tunes, breakz, abstract elements,very enjoyable!
check out "rockin galaxy" (download from the start page)
Dark
Duck Records ****NEW!
Check out this label. They have a range of top ambient artists and online
ordering of CDs.
LAM
Intense ambient / guitar sculptures - David Lynch sountrack style
Galactic
Anthems
They say "Otherworldy soundscapes and intense adventures in aural
pleasure". ****
Geff
Varosky
Excellent range of ambient styles ****
Writhe
"Ranges from the very chilled out, early Brian Eno type of track,
through the more Vangelis / Philip Glass area to your more hard, fat
bass dance tunes - influences Banco de Gaia, Megadog scene." Editor
recommends: 'Severnya' and 'Ripples'.
Third
Hand
"Children of a marriage between my bloody valentine (minus the
guitars) and seefeel. But hey you be the judge" ****
James
Johnson
Selection of chilled out classics! ****
Kahvi
Collective
High quality electronica / ambient. Excellent stuff. Recommended. *****
Dinopacifici.com
Beautifully designed website - well worth checking out. Information
on talented Canadian based composer Dino Pacifici. *****
http://www.thehappybuttons.com/
The Happy Buttons is nightmare music. Combining Dark Ambient, Industrial
and Noise. Check out a band that makes our own instruments!
Short reviews by Steve Pope.
