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From:
Greg Earle
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Sat, 08 Oct 1994 12:23:29 -0700
Subject:
Re: Pink Floyd
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quoted 4 lines I'm far from a Pink Floyd fan - all I know is the late 70's/early 80's art->I'm far from a Pink Floyd fan - all I know is the late 70's/early 80's art-rock >that my sister reveres (along with Rush) ... what are the good ambient Pink >Floyd albums? Title/year/track listing would be appreciated so I might >actually borrow a CD from my sister (yikes).
Well, I don't think there's a such thing as an "ambient Pink Floyd album", as the mood and pace varies over each one. But to use an example, 1971's "Meddle" has a long track called "Echoes" that takes up side two; Namlook and Atmo's "Silence 2" on FAX samples the hell out of this track. I wouldn't really call any Floyd "Ambient"; more like "languid Psychedelia" in the early days. You can hardly go wrong with anything released before "Dark Side of the Moon"; "Piper At The Gates of Dawn", "Saucerful of Secrets", "Ummagumma", "Relics", "Meddle" etc. ... (though personally I was never quite as fond of stuff like "Atom Heart Mother" or the "More" soundtrack ... ) - Greg [ Gritting my teeth waiting for someone to say "Hey maaaaan, what about `The Wall', maaaaan" (-: ]