The 25 Most Influential Ambient Albums Of All Time ( rus. 25 most influential ambient albums of all time )
In 2002, music producer Jeff Towne and journalist Peter Manzi from New Age Voice Magazine ranked the main ambient music albums of all time. Judges were invited to select candidates for the rating, among them were musicians Steve Roach , Robert Rich , founder of the Hearts of Space record company Stephen Hill and others. As a result, the experts chose “ 25 most influential ambient albums of all time ” ( The 25 Most Influential Ambient Albums Of All Time ).
This rating includes both the classic works of Brian Eno and Steve Roach , as well as albums, usually classified as progressive rock ( Tangerine Dream ), electronic music ( Aphex Twin , The Orb ) and even jazz ( Miles Davis ). Thus, the very definition of ambient has been significantly expanded.
The full list of experts involved in the ranking:
- Stephen Hill , founder of Hearts of Space Recording Studio
- John Diliberto , producer and host of Echoes syndicated radio
- Barbara Taylor , Founder and Editor-in-Chief of New Age Voice Magazine
- Steve Davis, producer of Hearts of Space
- Howard Givens, Founder and President of Spotted Peccary Records
- Lloyd Barde, Founder and President of Backroads Music
- PJ Birosik , Founder and President of Musik International
- Bryan Reesman, music journalist and author of New Age Voice Magazine
- Forrest, founder of Waveform Records
- Chuck van Zyl, host of Star's End Radio
- Steve Roach , ambient composer
- Robert Rich , ambient composer
- Jeff Pearce , ambient composer
- Dave Maier; Ph. D., Columbia University Computer Music Center
- Jeff Towne, producer of Echoes syndicated radio
- Peter Manzi, Managing Editor, New Age Voice Magazine
- Roman Olegov [1] , ambient composer
- Frozen Star, ambient project
The 25 Most Influential Ambient Albums Of All Time
- Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports
- Steve Roach - Dreamtime Return
- Wendy Carlos - Sonic Seasonings
- Steve Roach - Structures from Silence
- Michael Stearns - Planetary Unfolding
- Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land
- Jonn Serrie - And the Stars Go With You
- Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air
- Harold Budd , Brian Eno - The Pearl
- Steve Hillage - Rainbow Dome Musick
- Paul Horn - Inside the Taj Mahal
- Tangerine Dream - Rubycon
- Harold Budd , Brian Eno - Ambient Two: The Plateaux of Mirror
- Klaus Schulze - Mirage
- Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II
- Klaus Schulze - Timewind
- Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
- Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians
- Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
- Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
- Ashra - New Age of Earth
- Global Communication - 76:14
- The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
- Constance Demby - Novus Magnificat
- Peter Gabriel - Passion
Notes
- ↑ roman olegov. Untitled Page . www.romanolegov.com. Date of treatment October 3, 2016.