Excursions in Ambience 1

Various Artists - Dance & DJ - Ambient, Excursions In Ambience (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Astralwerks
• ASIN: B000000HWL
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,993 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mya Yadana - Tranquility Bass

2. Calcium - Future Sound Of London

3. Solid Motion [Black Hole Mix] - Higher Intelligence Agency

4. Saratoga [Upstate Mix] - Ultramarine

5. Tarenah - Psychedelic Research Lab

6. Obsidian [Deconstructive Edit][Mix] - Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia

7. Mia [Fishermen Mix] - 777

8. Afterglow - It's Thinking

9. Desert Wind [El Ahram Mix] - Banco De Gaia

10. Past - Sub Sub

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to ambient, March 17, 1999

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C. J. Silverio (Menlo Park, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Excursions in Ambience 1 (Audio CD)

At the time this record was released, it was the first domestic release of an FSOL track. It was the second ambient CD I'd managed to find. (The first was Give Peace a Dance 2, an astounding compilation.) The opening Tranquility Bass track sets the tone: tranquil hypnotic beats, samples over analog synths, hints of ethnic instrument spice. Most of the big names of ambience are represented here. It's a good place to start if you want to know what the genre is all about.

4.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!, July 2, 2011

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Heather C. Ross (APTOS, CA, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Excursions in Ambience 1 (Audio CD)

I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!! It's one of my favorites of all time!!! I've had if for over TEN years, and I still love it! Get it, Get it, Get it!!!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ambient primer, February 27, 2006

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Paul Lord (El Cerrito, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Excursions in Ambience 1 (Audio CD)

I'll echo and confirm CJ's review. This was one of the first ambient music compilations I ever purchased in the early 90s. While the compilation features many strong tracks in and of itself, including a rare alternate mix of Ultramarine's "Saratoga", what strikes me in hindsight is the remarkable artist selection. Using this disc as a guide, and then acquiring releases from Ultramarine, Banco de Gaia, 777, FSOL, and the Higher Intelligence Agency, one could build a VERY formidable ambient music collection indeed.