Ambient music will never be a popular genre. We all know the kind of looks we get from people when they hear some of our ambient tunes. But over time ambient sensibilities have crept into a lot of modern music. And artists that normally don't do ambient music have dipped their toes into a droning sea.
So that's where this mix takes us, to tunes that are fairly to very ambient, by non-ambient artists. Many of the artists on this tracklist aren't exactly big surprises, Sylvian, Bowie, Gabriel & Boards of Canada have done many ambient-like tracks over the years. But they are not known primarily as ambient artists. I didn't include the Genesis tune that inspired this mix, mainly because it was the featured track in an earlier mix. But I did manage to sneak in another Genesis tune from the same album.
Thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions. I think 6 made it into the final mix. I am saving some of the recommendations for the next Sunday morning mix. Thanks!
T R A C K L I S T :
00:00 Andrew Bird - Belles02:20 U2 - 4th of July04:00 David Sylvian - Answered Prayers06:39 S. Cary - Rothko Fields07:44 Peter Gabriel - Slow Marimbas10:30 Mercury Rev - Pickup if you're there12:00 Radiohead - Treefingers15:17 Boards of Canada - Over the Horizon Radar16:05 Boards of Canada - Heard from Telegraph Lines17:00 Nine Inch Nails - A Warm Place19:33 David Bowie - Art Decade22:45 Genesis - Ravine24:15 Andrew Bird - Yawny at the Apocalypse27:00 Trespassers William - Just Like This(disinterested remix)31:45 Peter Gabriel - The Nest That Sailed The Sky36:08 Richard Hawley - Last Orders40:55 Unkle - The Piano Echoes45:30 David Bowie - The Mysteries51:50 Peter Gabriel - Powerhouse at the Foot of the Mountain52:50 Laurie Anderson - Walking and Falling54:20 John Martyn - Small Hours(instrumental version)1:04:10 end