Floaty Ambient Music

[Ermz]

Here's a style of music I've always been trying to get into but have never known any artists... I don't really know what the 'genre' is called per-se, but I've always called it 'lounge music'.

It consists of smooth bass guitar, rhodes piano, strings (either synth or real) and also various triangle and sometimes synth effects. It's just really good to chill out to.

The closest thing I've managed to find is Portishead... but they're hardly ambient music.

 

[Mr. Josey Wales]

sounds cool moonlapse...

reminds me kinda of pre-fusion jazz, like miles davis' in a silent way. cept theres a big fat trumpet thrown in there

are there any drums in this 'genre'?

 

[Rødt_Og_Svart]

Here's a style of music I've always been trying to get into but have never known any artists... I don't really know what the 'genre' is called per-se, but I've always called it 'lounge music'.

It consists of smooth bass guitar, rhodes piano, strings (either synth or real) and also various triangle and sometimes synth effects. It's just really good to chill out to.

The closest thing I've managed to find is Portishead... but they're hardly ambient music.

Goblin.

 

[FUBAR]

Goblin.

hmm yeah or maybe Zombi who are influenced by Goblin.

Not sure this is the kinda thing moonlapse is looking for though.

 

[BrandonS]

Sigur Ros - Takk is some good "floaty" ambiance.

Otherwise, check out Tor Lundvall's new release.

Or you could always play a soft rock song through a processor with the reverb and delay turned up all the way. ^_^

 

[MegaMoose]

Sigur Ros is great stuff, and a lot of their stuff is ambientish, but not all of it.

 

[Ermz]

sounds cool moonlapse...

reminds me kinda of pre-fusion jazz, like miles davis' in a silent way. cept theres a big fat trumpet thrown in there

are there any drums in this 'genre'?

Yeah, the rhythm section is usually electronic, trip-hop-ish at times.

 

[Risquit]

Boards of Canada
Autechre

 

[hibernal_dream]

Autechre floaty ambient??

 

[Forever_Advancing]

craig armstrong - the space between us

Craig Armstrong is quality. His soundtrack on Plunkett and Macleane was great.

Check out Vinterriket (they do a bunch of albums that are ambient synth) and also early Ildjarn Nidhogg.

 

[CAIRATH]

Moonlapse, check out Oddjobs. They're loungie instrumental hiphop/triphopish. May not be exactly what you're after, but they're good anyway. Drums is a wonderful album.

Amazon.com seems to have samples: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...2/002-9921710-1942431?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

 

[Don Corleone]

Here's a style of music I've always been trying to get into but have never known any artists... I don't really know what the 'genre' is called per-se, but I've always called it 'lounge music'.

It consists of smooth bass guitar, rhodes piano, strings (either synth or real) and also various triangle and sometimes synth effects. It's just really good to chill out to.

The closest thing I've managed to find is Portishead... but they're hardly ambient music.

thievery corporation

all you need, moonlapse =)

 

[Don Corleone]

Goblin.

goblin??????? lounge music?????

 

[Don Corleone]

Craig Armstrong is quality. His soundtrack on Plunkett and Macleane was great.

Check out Vinterriket (they do a bunch of albums that are ambient synth) and also early Ildjarn Nidhogg.

cool, names noted. thanks

 

[CAIRATH]

I actually just noticed the version of the Oddjobs album that Amazon has there actually has lyrics. The one I have is all instrumental.

 

[Talking Meat]

Yeah.....I was thinking Sigur Ros right when I read this....seems like a bullseye for this request. Others:

Boards of Canada - Campfire Headphase (the newer one)
Savath & Savalas - Folk Songs for Trains, Trees and Honey
and Autechre has made a career of various ambient electronic, more hit or miss though.

Moonlapse......probably not exactly what you're looking for, a little more song-oriented, but check out Charlie Hunter's Pound for Pound album "Return of the Candyman". Just Charlie (guitar/bass) and a vibrophone player. That's what I thought of when I read yours.

 

[Talking Meat]

thievery corporation

Good call on that one.

 

[Ermz]

Thanks guys, I'll check it all out!

 

[Ermz]

I managed to get a hold of some Thievery Corporation. Whilst it sounds like some really great music, it isn't quite what I had in mind. Main thing was that I was reffering to strictly instrumental music. No vocals of any kind.

But thanks for the suggestion anyway, these guys are definitely a worthy listen.

 

[hellforge]

Check out October Falls (albums: Tuoni and Marras). They're not electronic, instead they play this really good atmospheric acoustic i don't know what. Great music to listen to when it's raining. Pretty melodic as well.