Dark ambient music explores the experimental fringes of ambient music, often using ambient sounds to create an unsettling or even scary soundscape. Dark ambient is rhythmless or uses minimal beats, and may include atonal synthesized washes and sample-based noise effects. One of the earliest examples of what could be considered dark ambient was Brian Eno’s… Read More Dark Ambient Music
Propagation is a deep ambient album featuring music that explores the idea of life spreading itself. Robert Rich submerses you in a soundscape that has an organic and primitive electronic feel. The titles of his pieces on Propagation capture the spirit of the music: “Animus”, “Lifeblood”, and “Whispers of Eden”. Each of the pieces on… Read More Robert Rich – Propagation
Robert Rich is one of the pioneers of ambient music. His music draws on elements of dark ambient, tribal and trance music. On over twenty albums, he has created music that always defies easy categorization, but always bears his distinctive mark. Rich is one of the most creative and inquisitive ambient musicians, and his music… Read More Robert Rich
Robert Rich, the extraordinary ambient electronic musician, is planning to release a new album in January. Rich uses a variety of classic and modern analog equipment, along with acoustic instruments, to create deep sound environments. “Calling Down the Sky” will be a live CD from an improvised concert in Denver, with all new music. According… Read More Robert Rich Announces New Live Album
This site is the personal site for Robert Rich, an innovative creator of electro-acoustic music. It includes interviews, news, biography, FAQs, and a discography. There are Quicktime previews of many of his albums. See also the Synthtopia artist profile of Robert Rich.
