On Mon, 7 Mar 1994 u91clw@ecs.ox.ac.uk wrote:
quoted 8 lines "United State of Ambience" on Moonshine US. It's the first US "ambient> >"United State of Ambience" on Moonshine US. It's the first US "ambient"
> >compilation I've seen. However, it's a prime example of this
> >mislabelling of ambient music. United State of Ambience is basically
> >house beats with ethnic/environmental samples. Only th Dubtribe track
> >could possibly be called "ambient" in the true sense. Sunshine's sure
> >got his head screwed on right :)
>
> Hmmm. How about the fabulous stuff out of Caroline Records. And what is
True. I've had the pleasure of reviewing "The Essential Fripp and Eno"
this month. Plus, Caroline is releasing Seefeel's Quique in the US.
quoted 3 lines "the true sense"? Hawke are surely one of the best ambience-influenced bands> "the true sense"? Hawke are surely one of the best ambience-influenced bands
> on the planet. I haven't heard it yet, but what about the "California Dreaming"
> CD?
California Dreaming leans more toward trance/house. The Hawke tracks
I've heard are more house than anything else, and there isn't a single
track on California Dreaming that I'd consider "ambient."
quoted 3 lines Other names escape me just now. If you are in serious need of American> Other names escape me just now. If you are in serious need of American
> Ambience I can get you the address of Dave Spalding, operating out of the
> gulf. He has a few ideas, and a radio show to prove it.
As for the "true sense", I probably shouldn't have used such direct words.
Saying that there's "true" ambient music or nothing at all is a bit too
heady and snobbish. Basically I'm saying that there's ambient music in
the sense of late 70's Eno &c, and this ethno-house that some labels are
declaring to be "ambient" to the general public. There is plenty of
good ambient music in the US, but most of it is never released or put
out on smaller labels. I'm rather proud of Reflective for releasing some
FAX material here in the US. As for Dave Spalding, the name sounds
familari. Operating out of the gulf? The Gulf of Mexico? The Persian
Gulf? Details, please, I'm interested...
Peace,
Matt
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