How Did You Discover Ambient?

[alias9593]

I remember that the only classic i loved was "Gymnopedies" by Eric Satie.
The oldest records i own in this genre are "Voices" by Roger Eno and "Plight and Premonition"/"Flux and Mutability" by David Sylvien and Holger Czukay.

[Mac of BIOnighT]

ok, we definitely need that t-shirt...

We do, and posters, too ;-P


(barcasmith, don't worry, we're just kidding ;-)

[Ian Haygreen]

The first "ambient" piece I got was Zeit by Tangerine Dream. I had already bought Rubycon and was working backwards. That was in the 70s (if I remember correctly Cyclone had just been released). Zeit remains my favourite TD album. I didn't get the Brian Eno stuff until the 80s.

[Mac of BIOnighT]

(OK, I admit Zeit is ambient ;-) )

[seismic1]

(OK, I admit Zeit is ambient ;-) )

You heard it here first, folks :eek:

[windspace]

(OK, I admit Zeit is ambient ;-) )

You heard it here first, folks :eek:

:omg::holdon: :roll: :biggrin: :lol:

[Mac of BIOnighT]

(OK, I admit Zeit is ambient ;-) )

You heard it here first, folks :eek:

:-D OK, OK... Now, I mean a very peculiar, odd, and spacey sort of ambient, mind you ;-P

[S1gnsOfL1fe]

Alright, I have kept this secret long enough.

I am directly responsible for discovering Ambient.

In the early 70's I was driving a taxi in London. One day, I see this weird-looking gent crossing the road and before I knew it, I had run into him.

The rest is history.

Wow man you're on a roll this evening!

In other news, evidently we now have a celebrity among us... aoVI, the Columbus of ambient!

All hail the new king. :

[Mac of BIOnighT]

before I knew it, I had run into him

Think how different history would have been if you had run him over instead....

[blackivan]

by hearing "A Rainbow in Curved Air" by Terry Riley, and also all early works by Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schluze, Cluster, and Popul Vuh ..... never looked back :-)

[GaryG]

before I knew it, I had run into him

Think how different history would have been if you had run him over instead....

Yeah, we'd be stuck with all those ambient bands from Berlin.

:daydream:

by hearing "A Rainbow in Curved Air" by Terry Riley, and also all early works by Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schluze, Cluster, and Popul Vuh ..... never looked back :-)

I only heard A Rainbow... for the first time a few years back, annoyed with myself for not seeking him out earlier. Also recognised some of from the Hitchhikers... tv series.

[Mac of BIOnighT]

Yeah, we'd be stuck with all those ambient bands from Berlin.

:rotf: Right... ;-P which now include Klaus Schulze, too, apparently (Blackivan, you too!! Aaargh!)

[Ahornberg]

in my young years i was impressed by Vollenweider

my favorite tune starts at 25:04 :listening:

and by the 12-tone music of Hauer

[nadaRobot]

For me, it's all Bowie's fault. In the early 80's I got heavily into early 70s prog and glam rock. Ziggy Stardust led me to Low, which prompted me to ask "Who's this Brian Eno cat?" Music for Airports soon joined my collection, and cemented my fondness for that minimalist approach. This led to my discovering the Hearts of Space program, which I spent many a night falling asleep to. I'll admit I'm not tremendously conversant with names or works in the ambient field, I hope learning from this community will broaden my horizons.

[Sky High Diamonds]

I can't really pin it down but probably went off at a tangent from Pink Floyd and started to listen to things like Dream Fish Ambient Dub and William Orbit. Tangerine Dream floated in and out of my awareness a few times. Philip Glass always interested me. I have never listened to Eno :eek:I had to look him up. Sorry :blush: