I've always felt that drone music best exemplifies ambient and have been immersed in it for years. Perhaps the father of drone is La Monte Young, with nods also to Alvin Lucier and other composers of a minimal bent. There are so many recommendations to make, highest of all is Stars of the Lid, particularly "The Tired Sounds of..." Also check out Windy & Carl, Birchville Cat Motel, Fennesz, Johann Johannsson, Hazard, Growing, Rafael Toral, Rameses III, Belong, Christopher Bissonnette. There's a lot of variety in the above list. Anyone wishing for elaboration on any of the artists listed, specific albums you should check out, further recommendations, or artists within a certain subset of drone/ambient, feel free to reply or hit me up at wewillstartajazzband@gmail.com. Happy drifting.
I've always felt that drone music best exemplifies ambient and have been immersed in it for years. Perhaps the father of drone is La Monte Young, with nods also to Alvin Lucier and other composers of a minimal bent. There are so many recommendations to make, highest of all is Stars of the Lid, particularly "The Tired Sounds of..." Also check out Windy & Carl, Birchville Cat Motel, Fennesz, Johann Johannsson, Hazard, Growing, Rafael Toral, Rameses III, Belong, Christopher Bissonnette. There's a lot of variety in the above list. Anyone wishing for elaboration on any of the artists listed, specific albums you should check out, further recommendations, or artists within a certain subset of drone/ambient, feel free to reply or hit me up at wewillstartajazzband@gmail.com. Happy drifting.