A hypnotic, meditative minimalist classic whose influence can be traced throughout several threads of modern music.
Tag: Meditative
Brian Eno – Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Information: Released in 1978 on PVC Records Format: LP
Tonto’s Exploding Head Band – Zero Time
A psychedelic synth odyssey created with only an expanded Series III Moog by Robert Margouleff and synth-guru Malcolm Cecil (who programmer synths on legendary albums by Stevie Wonder and Gil-Scott Heron in addition to his ambient solo work). The intricately layered results here feel like a synthetic wilderness, with a wide variety of colors and textures that sound warm, organic, and natural despite their electronic origins.
Sandy Bull – Fantasias for Guitar and Banjo
Album Information: Released in 1963 on Vanguard Recorda Format: LP Review: On his debut album, the guitar and banjo virtuoso … More
The Books – Lost & Safe
Akron/Family – Akron/Family
Tony Scott – Music for Yoga Meditation and Other Joys
Pharoah Sanders – Karma
Album Information: Released in 1969 on Impulse Records 1972 pressing
Six Organs of Admittance – Asleep on the Floodplains
Pastoral psychfolk from guitar master Ben Chasney. Here his serene acoustic fingerpicking is occasionally accompanied by harmonium drones and trippy guitar overdubs, but overall the album is extremely sparse and meditative.
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld – Never Were the Way She Was
Saxophonist Colin Stetson and violinist Sarah Neufeld employ innovative performance techniques, mutating ostinatos and an atmospheric sense of texture to compose minimalist compositions that are as brooding and haunting they are hypnotically beautiful.
