Ambient, Vol. 1: A Brief History of Ambient

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: August 09, 1993
• Total Time: 152:16
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Electronica

Review

Although it seemed to arrive out of nowhere in the early '90s, ambient music actually has a long and varied history, leading back to Brian Eno and Kraftwerk's electronic experiments in the 1970s, right up to Aphex Twin's textural techno soundscapes. As an introduction and history lesson, the two-disc A Brief History of Ambient Music can't be beat; it shows that the ambient-techno trend has roots that most fans wouldn't even realize existed. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Flowered Knife Shadows	Harold Budd	Harold Budd	(7:05)
Thru Metamorphic Rock	Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke	Tangerine Dream	(9:46)
Evening Star	Brian Eno, Robert Fripp	Brian Eno, Robert Fripp	(7:31)
Mountain Goat	Amorphous Androgynous	Amorphous Androgynous	(4:28)
Sea of Vapours	Michael Brook	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	(3:50)
The Forge of Vulcan	Simon House	Hawkwind	(3:00)
Requiem [A Floating Leaf Always Reaches the Sea Dub Mix]	Youth, Jaz Coleman, K. Walker, Paul Ferguson	Killing Joke	(10:35)
An Ending (Ascent)	Brian Eno	Brian Eno	(4:11)
Marina's Tent	Richard Horowitz	Richard Horowitz	(2:57)
Rapido de Noir	Irmin Schmidt, Bruno Spoerri	Irmin Schmidt, Bruno Spoerri	(6:31)
Kazoo	Harald Grosskopf, Manuel Göttsching, Lutz Ulbrich	Ashra	(5:34)
Their Memories	Harold Budd, Brian Eno	Harold Budd, Brian Eno	(2:43)
Leave Your Body	Dave Ball, Richard Norris	The Grid	(4:45)
Electric Becomes Eclectic	Christopher Franke	Christopher Franke	(3:38)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Phaedra	Peter Baumann, Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke	Tangerine Dream	(10:25)
Delta Rain Dream	Jon Hassell, Brian Eno	Jon Hassell, Brian Eno	(3:23)
The Monkey King	William Orbit	William Orbit	(4:46)
Castle in the Clouds	Steve Hillage	Gong	(1:04)
Life Form	Dave Brock	Hawkwind	(1:39)
Dance #2	Laraaji	Laraaji	(9:08)
Sacred Stones	Sheila Chandra, Steve Coe	Sheila Chandra	(5:21)
Earth Floor	Michael Brook	Michael Brook	(4:42)
Läuft...Heist das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald...Läuft	Jean Hervé Peron, Gunther Wusthoff	Faust	(3:21)
Gift of Fire	Jon Hassell	Jon Hassell	(4:41)
The End of Words	Bill Laswell, William S. Burroughs	Material	(3:46)
Panorphelia	Edgar Froese	Edgar Froese	(9:36)
Voices	Roger Eno	Roger Eno	(2:14)
Traum Mal Wieder	Holger Czukay	Holger Czukay	(7:21)
Home	David Sylvian	David Sylvian	(4:15)

Credits

Ashra (Performer), Harold Budd (Performer), Roger Eno (Performer), Laraaji (Performer), The Penguin Cafe Orchestra (Performer), Klaus Schulze (Producer), Tangerine Dream (Producer), Tangerine Dream (Performer), Prince Far I (Performer), Sheila Chandra (Performer), Guo Brothers & Shung Tian (Performer), Jon Hassell (Performer), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Performer), Baaba Maal (Performer), Gong (Performer), Hawkwind (Performer), Killing Joke (Performer), Phil Manzanera (Producer), Phil Manzanera (Performer), Material (Performer), Daevid Allen (Producer), Daevid Allen (Performer), Bassomatic (Performer), William Orbit (Producer), William Orbit (Performer), Rain Tree Crow (Performer), Faust (Performer), Irmin Schmidt (Performer), The Verve (Performer), Schmidt/Spoerri (Performer), The Edge (Producer), The Edge (Performer), Tsinandali Choir (Performer), Amorphous Androgynous (Performer), The Grid (Producer), The Grid (Performer), Michael Brook (Performer), Holger Czukay (Producer), Holger Czukay (Performer), Edgar Froese (Producer), Edgar Froese (Performer), Brian Eno (Producer), Christopher Franke (Performer), Robert Fripp (Producer), Robert Fripp (Performer), Richard Horowitz (Performer), Jah Wobble (Producer), Jah Wobble (Performer), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Arranger), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Producer), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Performer), Bruno Spoerri (Performer), David Sylvian (Producer), David Sylvian (Performer), Tony Thorpe (Producer), Simon Heyworth (Producer), Simon Heyworth (Editing), Nye (Producer), Jansen (Producer), Jansen (Performer), Simon Hopkins (Liner Notes), Simon Hopkins (Compilation), Simon Hopkins (Editing), Simon Hopkins (Sleeve Notes), Buggy G. Riphead (Artwork), Buggy G. Riphead (Art Direction), Buggy G. Riphead (Illustrations), Voyager (Performer), Gerard Talbot (Liner Notes), Brian End (Performer), Roger End (Performer), Barbieri (Producer), Williams (Producer), Brennan (Producer)