Ambient recommendations

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Recently I've been getting into more ambient style music. I've been listening to the Ghosts album by Nine Inch Nails a lot since release and recently I've got into the Selected Ambient Works by Aphex Twin. I don't know a lot about this sort of music so i thought I'd ask on here.

Can anyone else recommend me some artists/albums that are along these lines?
 
Humm not 100% sure of what your going for but give God is an Astronaut a go, iv got the album all is violent all is bright on and thats pretty good (and quiet calmish, which is what i think you mean by NIN and ambient)
 
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Ah iv been listening to it all evening and i cant wait to see them next weekend now (was only interested based on the cool name) :)

What does last fm think the sound like?
 
pingwing said:
What does last fm think the sound like?
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Caspian
65daysofstatic
Red Sparowes
This Will Destroy You
Yndi Halda
Mono
Explosions in the Sky
Mogwai

I have 65 days of static's latest and really like that. I've heard of Mogwai but never listened to them so I might check them out as well.
 
Some favourites:

Biosphere - Substrata 2
Susumu Yokota - Sakura
Murcof - Martes
Global Communication - 76 14
Ishq - Orchid
Harold Budd - Luxa
Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana - Well of Souls
Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - Stalker
Moby - Hotel: Ambient
Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks
Alio Die - Suspended Feathers
Steve Roach - Dreamtime Return
Vidna Obmana - The River Of Appearance

(Last four are amazing, especially the last one ... words simply fail to describe the experience)

The following are not strictly ambient but still awesome:

Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Black Earth
Cocteau Twins - Victorialand
Clint Mansell / Mogwai & Kronos Quartet - The Fountain
The Infinity Project - Mystical Experiences
Vangelis - Blade Runner Trilogy
Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing
God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright
Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites
Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 2
Agalloch - The White EP
Sigur Rós - ( )
 
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No idea what that NiN album is like, but I've got Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 95-92. Based on that, Four Tet is worth a try - especially the first two albums, Pause and Rounds. Future Sounds of London are great - Lifeforms is amazing, and I like ISDN too.

If you like Mogwai (who are a bit more post-rock-ish), I would also suggest Godspeed You Black Emperor. Slightly less rocky, but generally better.
 
Good thread, been listening to Drone ZOne ambient interent radio station on itunes and noted down some artists.

Dark Room
ISOL
As Lonely As Dave Bowman
Lloop
OOphis
Pueblo Bonitor (?)
Tau Ceti
Orb
EvilJon
Beatsystem
Electric Skychurch
Coppe
Tom Vedvik
 
Well I've been listening to Sigur Ros, Four Tet and God is an Astronaut today and really like them, thanks for the recommendations everyone :)
 
Cobertizo said:
No idea what that NiN album is like, but I've got Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 95-92. Based on that, Four Tet is worth a try - especially the first two albums, Pause and Rounds. Future Sounds of London are great - Lifeforms is amazing, and I like ISDN too.

If you like Mogwai (who are a bit more post-rock-ish), I would also suggest Godspeed You Black Emperor. Slightly less rocky, but generally better.
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Mogwai are easily better than Godspeed!

titaniumx3 said:
Some favourites:

Biosphere - Substrata 2
Susumu Yokota - Sakura
Murcof - Martes
Global Communication - 76 14
Ishq - Orchid
Harold Budd - Luxa
Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana - Well of Souls
Robert Rich & B. Lustmord - Stalker
Moby - Hotel: Ambient
Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks
Alio Die - Suspended Feathers
Steve Roach - Dreamtime Return
Vidna Obmana - The River Of Appearance

(Last four are amazing, especially the last one ... words simply fail to describe the experience)

The following are not strictly ambient but still awesome:

Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Black Earth
Cocteau Twins - Victorialand
Clint Mansell / Mogwai & Kronos Quartet - The Fountain
The Infinity Project - Mystical Experiences
Vangelis - Blade Runner Trilogy
Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing
God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright
Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites
Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 2
Agalloch - The White EP
Sigur Rós - ( )
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These are all good recommendations.
 
Good to hear you like God is an Astronaut :)

Iv been recomended the Brain Jonestown Massacre, a bit more psycadelic but good also be worth a try
 
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