Ambient and Drone. (electronic, indie, jazz, pop, rock)

Sound Devastation · 07-03-2006, 10:00 AM

anyone into these genres? they are two of the most difficult to listen to genres IMO, needing complete concentration to get into the music and enjoy the notes which have dragged out far beyond the point of structure.

however, in the right mood this music becomes my favourite.. two of the only styles which can infact wipe all thoughts from my mind and help me relax.

bands to check out..

Ambient
Eluvium
Biosphere
Triosk
Bohren and Der Club of Gore
Stars of the Lid
Helios
Death Ambient
Midoryama

Drone:
Sunn O)))
5ive's Continuum Research project
The Theory of Abstract Light
Darsombra
ASVA

IndiElectronica · 07-03-2006, 11:54 AM

i find the above bands to be lacking direction... great for background but not much more... But I'm very partial to more normal song structures I must admit.

In the Drone Pop field I like a lot of bands though:
American Analong Set
Khonnor
Low
Electrelane
Stereolab

Stone Magnet · 07-03-2006, 12:22 PM

Detuning to Drop A and hitting a random chord every 15 minutes isn't exactly creating 'music', in my opinion.

beat yr own KID · 07-03-2006, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Stone Magnet

Detuning to Drop A and hitting a random chord every 15 minutes isn't exactly creating 'music', in my opinion.

Not all of those bands are like that. In fact the only one I know of that is is sunn0))). Bohren und der club of gore is like....kinda slow ambient jazz.

Sound Devastation · 07-03-2006, 01:48 PM

indeed.. theres a difference between ambient and drone (triosk are also ambient jazz), i just put them in a topic together as theyre often similar in structure.

Sunn O))) do more than that, though thats the initial sound there are many layers and modulations. anyway... music can be anything you enjoy listening too IMO.

Drone pop is an interesting concept! i'll check those bands out, cheers!

~~hiu~~ · 07-03-2006, 06:15 PM

I like Eno and Erik Satie, and some of the other old stuff.

boo boo · 07-04-2006, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by IndiElectronica

In the Drone Pop field I like a lot of bands though

New genre alert, never heard of drone pop. :-/

IndiElectronica · 07-04-2006, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

New genre alert, never heard of drone pop. :-/

American Analong Set have been called drone pop for a few years now... best starting place is their stuff. It's also VERY good so that helps

riseagainstrocks · 07-04-2006, 10:08 AM

By ambient, do mean setting up a microphone in the middle of the forest and calling it an album?

I always thought of Red Sparowes as being somewhat ambient. Really the only band like that I listen to. Well them and Sunn O)))

Sound Devastation · 07-04-2006, 10:16 AM

Red sparowes are awesome.. but more post-rock than ambient, ambient music is more minimalistic. i suppose a forest could easily be an ambient album :P

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Sound Devastation Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 728	Ambient and Drone. anyone into these genres? they are two of the most difficult to listen to genres IMO, needing complete concentration to get into the music and enjoy the notes which have dragged out far beyond the point of structure. however, in the right mood this music becomes my favourite.. two of the only styles which can infact wipe all thoughts from my mind and help me relax. bands to check out.. Ambient Eluvium Biosphere Triosk Bohren and Der Club of Gore Stars of the Lid Helios Death Ambient Midoryama Drone: Sunn O))) 5ive's Continuum Research project The Theory of Abstract Light Darsombra ASVA __________________ Out soon... AMENRA - Mass III 2xLP [stunning vinyl release of the belgian sludgecore giants epic 06 album] FALL OF EFRAFA - Owsla & Elil CD&LP [British crust/doom/post-metal band Fall of Efrafa deliver part two (Elil) on their dark conceptual trilogy. Part one (Owsla) will also be re-released for the first time in the UK] *** visit... Sound Devastation Records website**

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IndiElectronica Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 657	i find the above bands to be lacking direction... great for background but not much more... But I'm very partial to more normal song structures I must admit. In the Drone Pop field I like a lot of bands though: American Analong Set Khonnor Low Electrelane Stereolab __________________ Check out my Radio Station at: http://www.indielectronicaonline.com

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Sound Devastation Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 728	indeed.. theres a difference between ambient and drone (triosk are also ambient jazz), i just put them in a topic together as theyre often similar in structure. Sunn O))) do more than that, though thats the initial sound there are many layers and modulations. anyway... music can be anything you enjoy listening too IMO. Drone pop is an interesting concept! i'll check those bands out, cheers! __________________ Out soon... AMENRA - Mass III 2xLP [stunning vinyl release of the belgian sludgecore giants epic 06 album] FALL OF EFRAFA - Owsla & Elil CD&LP [British crust/doom/post-metal band Fall of Efrafa deliver part two (Elil) on their dark conceptual trilogy. Part one (Owsla) will also be re-released for the first time in the UK] *** visit... Sound Devastation Records website**

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riseagainstrocks Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DC Posts: 3,320	By ambient, do mean setting up a microphone in the middle of the forest and calling it an album? I always thought of Red Sparowes as being somewhat ambient. Really the only band like that I listen to. Well them and Sunn O))) __________________ One note timeless, came out of nowhere...

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Sound Devastation Music Addict Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 728	Red sparowes are awesome.. but more post-rock than ambient, ambient music is more minimalistic. i suppose a forest could easily be an ambient album :P __________________ Out soon... AMENRA - Mass III 2xLP [stunning vinyl release of the belgian sludgecore giants epic 06 album] FALL OF EFRAFA - Owsla & Elil CD&LP [British crust/doom/post-metal band Fall of Efrafa deliver part two (Elil) on their dark conceptual trilogy. Part one (Owsla) will also be re-released for the first time in the UK] *** visit... Sound Devastation Records website**