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Ambient music evolved from early 20th century forms of semi-audible music, from the impressionism of Erik Satie, through musique concrete and the minimalism of Terry Riley and Philip Glass, and Brian Eno’s deliberate sub-audible approach.
Later developments found the dreamy non-linear elements of ambient music applied to some forms of rhythmic music presented in chill-out rooms at raves and other dance events, but always with the primary feature that the music is intended to drift in and out of the listener’s awareness while creating its effect on the listener’s consciousness.
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Sigur Rós – Svefn-g-Englar
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Sigur Rós – Untitled 1
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Stars of the Lid – Apreludes (in C sharp major)
Events
ambient gigs in United States • view all
| July 2008 | ||
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| Saturday 26 July 2008 | ||
| Cherish the Ladies |
Herkimer County Fairgrounds Frankfort, United States |
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| August 2008 | ||
| Friday 8 August 2008 | ||
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All Points West Music & Arts Festival at Liberty State Park
Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Cat Power, Kings of Leon, Metric, Underworld, The Roots, The Go! Team |
Liberty State Park Jersey City, New York, United States |
953 people attending |
| Friday 15 August 2008 | ||
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Underground Sound 4 at Murphysboro
Shpongle, Hallucinogen, Skazi |
Murphysboro Murphysboro (Illinois), United States |
31 people attending |
| Friday 22 August 2008 | ||
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Lullatone at MilkBoy Coffee
Lullatone, Alex Luquet, Jez Godin |
MilkBoy Coffee Ardmore, Philadelphia, United States |
8 people attending |
| September 2008 | ||
| Saturday 20 September 2008 | ||
| Jim Brickman |
The Library Theatre Hoover, United States |
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| Monday 22 September 2008 | ||
| Sound Tribe Sector 9 |
Sonar Baltimore, United States |
1 person attending |
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gozombie wrote:
GOZombie
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HASYMO_T_U_01 wrote:
A new album of Drip-Dry Eyes appeared. Please listen by all means. http://www.last.fm/music/Drip-Dry+Eyes/Electric+love
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squigbobble wrote:
Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada don't belong on the list? Give me a break. Have you heard of the albums Selected Ambient Works Vol 2 and Geogaddi?
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Omega_Switch22B wrote:
Probably one of the more misused tags here... I mean, only one of the top 10 supposed ambient artists on here can actually be labeled a "true" ambient artist (that being Brian Eno, obviously). For what should really be at the top of these charts, check out artists like as Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Vidna Obmana, Deepspace, Tetsu Inoue, Pete Namlook, ect... (not saying the other artists at the top of the list aren't worth listening to, quite the contrary, they just don't belong on this list).
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ldsix wrote:
One of.. best genre.
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Sekhem wrote:
best genre
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