On Mon, 7 Mar 1994 u91clw@ecs.ox.ac.uk wrote:
quoted 7 lines Whooah, do we detect an interest in ambience. Surely there are many> Whooah, do we detect an interest in ambience. Surely there are many
> millions of recording groups and artists dedicated to exactly this sound,
> especially on this side of the atlantic. Ambience is pure and plentiful and
> beginning to take a real hold. This kind of music has surely been recorded
> ever since the seventies, and whilst it has only recently become DJ material
> it has none the less produced some of the finest moments in the history of
> recording.
But there's a downside. More and more music is being called "ambient"
which has nothing whatsoever to do with "true" ambient music (70's Eno
&c), and "ambient" is quickly becoming another overused, ill-defined
buzzword, like "trance" or "acid jazz."
quoted 3 lines What about the stuff coming out of the states (esp. California now).>
> What about the stuff coming out of the states (esp. California now).
> Perhaps we are seeing more of it in english shops than in Ca.!
"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 :)
Peace,
Matt
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