.----. .-----. .----. .-----. .--------. .--------------------. ( home )( intro )( gigs )( radio )( mixtapes )( barticle@hotmail.com ) '----' '-----' '----' '-----' '--------' '--------------------' .--------------------------------------------------------------------. | <prev> -< 22-05-02 accelerator 098 >- <next> | | .----------------------------------------------------------------. | | | "chillout chart champions" | | | | with exams and deadlines looming i decided to make this a very | | | | mellow show and featured excerpts from the top 6 albums listed | | | | (somewhat obscurely) on a reposting of a '96 survey of classic | | | | ambient albums which i found whilst browsing a russian website | | | | at <http://users.mark-itt.ru/dbender/rus/survey.htm>. i played | | | | tracks from the top albums in reverse order, starting with two | | | | tied in 5th position - the definitive ambient-house journey by | | | | the klf, 'chill out' from 1990, and the recently reissued 'air | | | | ii', one of literally dozens of albums written by pete namlook | | | | (reportedly it took him a whole two weeks to write this one as | | | | opposed to his normal one day!). in fourth place were f.s.o.l. | | | | with the organic tones of their 2CD 'lifeforms' album and then | | | | came the aphex twin with a track from his often haunting album | | | | 'selected ambient works ii'. pipped into 2nd place by just one | | | | vote was brian eno with his ultra-minimal effort 'ambient 4/on | | | | land' and top of the chart were global communications with the | | | | contemplative '76:14' - worthy winners although all six albums | | | | are classics. interestingly four of the six albums came out in | | | | 1994 - obviously a good year for ambient music! next week i'll | | | | be playing a top selection of fine laid-back dub-tinged tunes. | | | '----------------------------------------------------------------' | | -< set track-listing >- | | 01 '3am somewhere out of beaumont' - the klf [klf comms '90] | | 02 'witchita lineman was a song i once heard' - the klf [ditto '90]| | 03 'air ii' (trip 5) - pete namlook [fax +49-69/450464 '94] | | 04 'dead skin cells' - f.s.o.l. [virgin '94] | | 05 'lifeforms' - f.s.o.l. [virgin '94] | | 06 saw:ii cd1 track 1 ("cliffs") - aphex twin [warp '94] | | 07 'tal coat' - brian eno [virgin '82] | | 08 '14:31' - global communications [dedicated '94] | '--------------------------------------------------------------------' .----. .-----. .----. .-----. .--------. .--------------------. ( home )( intro )( gigs )( radio )( mixtapes )( barticle@hotmail.com ) '----' '-----' '----' '-----' '--------' '--------------------'