Ambient house group The Orb has announced dates for its 2008 tour: 1 May 2008 Scala – The Orb London, London and South East 2 May 2008 Concorde 2 – The Orb Brighton, London and South East 4 May 2008 Wedgewood Rooms – The Orb Portsmouth, South 6 May 2008 The Scala – The Orb… Read More The Orb – The Dream – The Tour
Scott at Bitnotic sent us some info on their new generative ambient music application, chill. chill 1.0b1 is a generative ambient music program for Apple Macintosh computers that creates infinitely varying songs in a ambient/chill out style. Songs played by chill can be saved in AIFF, Wave, and MIDI formats. Songs are royalty-free and can… Read More Test Drive Bitnotic chill – Public Beta of Mac Ambient Music Software
Netlabel Musica Excentrica has released a new album of free MP3s from Astrowind, Fresh Wind in the Valley of Dreams: Astrowind might be a slightly ridiculous band name, especially if you consider the fact these two Latvian guys play lush ambient music on Soviet synthesizers. But nevertheless, it’s a good name. An accurate name, at… Read More Free Psychedelic Ambient MP3s From AstroWind
The Spotted Peccary label has been consistently putting out great ambient, space and synth music albums. Their latest release, Below The Mountain, by Craig Padilla, is no exception. We’ve reviewed a couple of other albums by Padilla, The Light In The Shadow & Genesis. While his last two releases had more of an ambient or… Read More Craig Padilla – Below The Mountain
Ambient electronic musician Robert Rich has penned a great response to a piece by Wired’s Kevin Kelly that suggested that musicians should strive for 1000 true fans: I agree strongly with your basic thesis, that artists can survive on the cusp of the long tail by nurturing the help of dedicated fans; but perhaps I… Read More Robert Rich On The Reality of Depending on True Fans
Ambient music pioneer Robert Rich sent word that he’s got a new release out and that he’s completely overhauled his website. The new release, React, is a live collaboration with Ian Boddy. Here’s what Rich has to say about it: React is the third collaboration between Robert Rich and British synthesist Ian Boddy. However, unlike… Read More Robert Rich & Ian Boddy – React
The 2 CD version of Ghosts I – IV is out now in the UK, Australia, Canada and the US. Other release dates are as follows: Benelux: 4/11 Scandinavia: 4/14 Poland: 4/14 Germany: 4/18 Italy: 4/18 If you ordered from nin.com: The standard CD is shipping today. The Deluxe Package: Pre orders made on or… Read More NIN’s Ghosts I-IV Out On CD
Deep ambient artist Steve Roach has announced his only 2008 performance: DEEP SKY DREAMING — October 25, 2008 in Flagstaff, Arizona. This concert is sponsored by the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition and will be presented in an intimate 200-seat theater at the Coconino Center for the Arts. Tickets will go on sale by late April… Read More Steve Roach Live Concert
DSK has released Darkness Theory, a free Windows synth vst designed for ambient music. Preview the sound of Darkness Theory below. Features: 3 advanced OSC whit 53 waveforms octave and pan selector Amp. envelope and micro-detuner 3 HP/LP advanced pole Filter 3 LFO whit output routing Midi automation Velocity response
Momentum, the latest release from UK artist David Wright, is a generous helping of lush symphonic electronica. It’s another great release on the AD Label, which is home to Robert Fox, Code Indigo, Ashok Prema, Richard Bone and many others. Momentum is a studio reworking of music Wright performed at a recent Gatherings concert in… Read More David Wright – Momentum
