Tag: Ambient house
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Aphex Twin and the morals of sampling
I didn’t know Aphex Twin‘s XTAL from the seminal electronic album Selected Ambient Works Vol 1 is based off samples from a track from Steve Jefferies, Mary Carewe & Donald Greig called Evil At Play…but in a very cool way. But the original writer says it is ‘morally wrong’ and Richard D. James just lifted…
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Departure – Ibiza......a dream?
If you like 90’s ambient house such as KLF – Chill Out and The Orb, you’ll love this sunny breeze dream of Departure‘s latest album, Ibiza…a dream? Ibiza……a dream? by Departure I think it’s a remix/retake of 2022’s Ibiza Dreams and I especially love the organ and soulful operatic? singing on Europa Point, Isolation &…
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RC 379: Lost Horizon
Get ready to explore new musical horizons in this podcast. From cosmic electronica to ambient dubby meditation, we dive into the latest tracks from Hallmighty, Karin Dreijer, William Orbit, and more. Don’t miss out on the indie occult and psychological britpop, angry Indian metal, and even disco Exorcist proto-mashups. Join us on this journey with…
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e4 to the floor
One of the tracks in the Italo disco mix reminded me of Manuel Göttsching’s e2-e4, the guitarist for Ash Ra Tempel / Ashra. Not only did Larry Levan end his sets with this (probably the full 59 minutes!) at the Paradise Garage – you can imagine how this would go down – but also was…
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The FLK: What Time is Milking?
No idea if The FLK really are the KLF or just clever pranksters – and I have a sneaking suspicion it might end up being someone I know, or know someone who knows (hanged around performance artists and mashup/KLF fans far too long!) but no, I don’t know. What I do know is I like…