xfxf Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 artists like Oneohtrix Point Never, Biosphere, Coil, Tim Hecker, amongst others. there's something about their ability to construct sound which seems to resonate something ridiculously strongly within me and the experience of listening to some pieces is quite significant. i've never been able to articulate exactly why this is the case. i'm sure it's something to do with the ambiguity of familiar sounds causing associative memories/emotions to be triggered, but that's about as close as i get without starting to yammer off into nonsensical trife. anybody got any theories on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Ambient can be very intense. It makes the air thick with feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barung Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 maybe they all paulstretched farts in different pitches and your subconscious mind recognized the unprocessed sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 cuz feels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I'm going to guess the selection of chords and textures. And a shitload of delay and reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest murphythecat8 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 my guess is that it makes you relax. calm brings happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It's reminicent of the sounds you heard inside the womb as you were being formed in the mothership, before being ejected through space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 whoa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 to original poster: gotta listen to zoviet france Shouting at the Ground stat dawg (1988) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flacid Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 nice sounds sound nice bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 tim hecker is not that good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 tim hecker is not that good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misc Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 tim hecker is not that good ah i think tim hecker's great, ravedeath especially is just stunning from start to finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 ^ That's the first one I bothered to listen to. Turned it off halfway through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misc Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 ^ That's the first one I bothered to listen to. Turned it off halfway through. :( but it sounds like the end of the world to original poster: gotta listen to zoviet france Shouting at the Ground stat dawg (1988) I really like this and i've never really listened to zoviet france before, where should i start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It's reminicent of the sounds you heard inside the womb as you were being formed in the mothership, before being ejected through space. epic lol at this. dunno, but it must be something related to an actual physiological thing in our brains. I mean, even if you don't "like" or "know" ambient music, people tend so feel relaxed when hearing that kind of shit. that's why i believe ambient music is the purest form of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwmbrancity Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 its about Lacan, the structures underpinning the subconscious & the potency of transcendental art try reading The Agency of the Letter in the Unconscious..... lots of Freudian pilfering but it doesnt take a genius to expand this scheme into certain realms of sound & music, in the same way a film-maker like David Lynch can illustrate these moods with cinema that has the magic to seep deeply into your being and listen to everything by Coil, Zoviet France, the darker works of Richard H Kirk, Andrew Liles pretty much nails these realms with a huge body of work, plus Steven Stapleton's NWW defies description and Julian Cope did some incredible music (the Odin lp and Eisteddfod 69 with Thighpaulsandra)...... too many to list individually the more you hunt the further down the rabbit hole you'll descend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qnio Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 tim hecker is not that good ah i think tim hecker's great, ravedeath especially is just stunning from start to finish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rilnnPrwsTo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 tim hecker is not that good ah i think tim hecker's great, ravedeath especially is just stunning from start to finish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rilnnPrwsTo i prefered Virgins a lot more then ravedeath, it's just brutal and beautifull musick you gotta play it on the highest volume possible and the album will reveil itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I dunno, I'm not in your brain to figure out why it's so impactful for you :-I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willochill Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I think there is something about appreciating negativity, such as dark music, that is very gratifying for the mind, probably because it is a state of total acceptance, or summink and listen to everything by Coil, Zoviet France, the darker works of Richard H Kirk, Andrew Liles pretty much nails these realms with a huge body of work, plus Steven Stapleton's NWW defies description and Julian Cope did some incredible music (the Odin lp and Eisteddfod 69 with Thighpaulsandra)...... too many to list individually the more you hunt the further down the rabbit hole you'll descend Good to know there's another RHK fan on this forum, I strongly recommend Muslimgauze, Throbbing Gristle, SPK/industrial music in general https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6y35O_YNzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilwx Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I'm not sure it has much to do with memory for me. I know that I enjoy being hypnotized by the dubby elements used with the dark and dirty aesthetics. I really like this and i've never really listened to zoviet france before, where should i start? Shadow, Thief of the Sun is one of my favorite albums. Absolutely try that one. Also related to ZF:Rapoon - Fires of the BorderlandsDead Voices on Air - Shap; From Labrador to MadagascarSome of these aren't strictly ambient, and don't focus necessarily on texture, etc. but are impactful to me:Coil - The Remote ViewerLabradford - A Stable ReferenceDelerium - Spiritual ArchivesSPK - Zamia LehmanniFantomas - Delirium Cordia (this is really a metal album, but there are some ambient moments that draw me in for the same reasons as these others I'm listing)Test Dept - Materia Prima (maybe about half of the tracks here)Some other artists that I haven't listened to enough of to recommend, but might interest some, and maybe someone can expand on these: Lull, Main, Fossil Aerosol Mining Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny O Flannagin Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 It's reminicent of the sounds you heard inside the womb as you were being formed in the mothership, before being ejected through space. epic lol at this. dunno, but it must be something related to an actual physiological thing in our brains. I mean, even if you don't "like" or "know" ambient music, people tend so feel relaxed when hearing that kind of shit. that's why i believe ambient music is the purest form of music. What does this even mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 It's reminicent of the sounds you heard inside the womb as you were being formed in the mothership, before being ejected through space. epic lol at this. dunno, but it must be something related to an actual physiological thing in our brains. I mean, even if you don't "like" or "know" ambient music, people tend so feel relaxed when hearing that kind of shit. that's why i believe ambient music is the purest form of music. What does this even mean? that it is universally good. Some people like metal music, some not. Some people like the IDMz, other people not. Some people like Mozart and similar stuff, some people not. Some people like rap, other not... But, ambient music, when done okai, will please absolutely any brain out there. I didn't meant that its like the only music out there, but its the most likable, independently of culture or education. pd: fuck my english writing/talking skill is going to shit. gotta get some courses quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 It's reminicent of the sounds you heard inside the womb as you were being formed in the mothership, before being ejected through space. epic lol at this. dunno, but it must be something related to an actual physiological thing in our brains. I mean, even if you don't "like" or "know" ambient music, people tend so feel relaxed when hearing that kind of shit. that's why i believe ambient music is the purest form of music. What does this even mean? that it is universally good. Some people like metal music, some not. Some people like the IDMz, other people not. Some people like Mozart and similar stuff, some people not. Some people like rap, other not... But, ambient music, when done okai, will please absolutely any brain out there. I didn't meant that its like the only music out there, but its the most likable, independently of culture or education. pd: fuck my english writing/talking skill is going to shit. gotta get some courses quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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