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  • jeffrey collins
    Not cool enough
    • Jun 2004
    • 7427

    Working in the ambient realms

    I have been a fan of ambient and space and experimental sounds far longer than I have been into EDM. Well I had an idea the other day that I turned into a full 10 minute piece of ambient experimental sound. It's still without any real sense of mastering, but I wanted to share it with people who might be interested in ambient sounds.



    I'm really giving some serious thought to making a full albums worth of experimental ambient music and see if it's good enough to release.

    Have a wonderful week.

    Jeff
    Jeffrey Collins: Painter
    My Painting Blog

    http://soundcloud.com/jeffreycollins
    My Soundcloud page.
  • i!!ustrious
    I got some N64 Games Yo!!
    • Mar 2008
    • 12308

    #2
    Re: Working in the ambient realms

    interesting, i dig the ambient sound, and i salute this endeavor of yours. so cheers bruvva, go go go
    (((( }-d|-__-|b-{ ))))

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    • Mariner1
      Banned
      • Feb 2009
      • 500

      #3
      Re: Working in the ambient realms

      i like the pads you use between 5:36-5:54. I'm not big into the drums being used, or the cricket-sounding clicking, but that's just me; i like my ambient ultra-ambient. pads and nothing more. (a la jonn serrie)

      I feel like there's a house track brewing in this piece somewhere. The first thing it reminded me of, though on a full listen is clearly not similar to, is Hazy March by Flash Bro's (at least the intro parts).

      I'm diggin it. especially that bottom-end distortion at 5:20.

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      • Micko
        DUDERZ get a life!!!
        • Oct 2004
        • 8095

        #4
        Re: Working in the ambient realms

        Originally posted by jeffrey collins
        I have been a fan of ambient and space and experimental sounds far longer than I have been into EDM. Well I had an idea the other day that I turned into a full 10 minute piece of ambient experimental sound. It's still without any real sense of mastering, but I wanted to share it with people who might be interested in ambient sounds.



        I'm really giving some serious thought to making a full albums worth of experimental ambient music and see if it's good enough to release.

        Have a wonderful week.

        Jeff
        Count me in

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        • JonQPublik
          Gold Gabber
          • Apr 2006
          • 636

          #5
          Re: Working in the ambient realms

          It reminds me of a stripped down Orb kind of sound (circa Orbus Terrarum). I like the crickety noise, but I think it could be minimized and tied in with some percussion. The electric-grungy noise might benefit from that, too, just don't go crazy with the percs. The drum does stick out a bit... maybe EQ out some of the bass and/or push it to the background?

          I've recently started dabbling with ambient/chillout. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. Trying something different always leads to new possibilities. LOL, at least I'd like to think so.
          http://soundcloud.com/jonqpublik/sets/love-and-other-stories

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          • chanty
            John, John, where art thou!
            • Jun 2004
            • 4622

            #6
            Re: Working in the ambient realms

            I'm def loving the pads at the 5:30 mark. The whole piece is beautiful Jeff. DO IT!!
            Awww...I didn't mean A holes, as in "A holes"...I meant it like, as in, my friends....

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            • AntonyM
              DUDERZ get a life!!!
              • Oct 2004
              • 6415

              #7
              Re: Working in the ambient realms

              Everyone could use more ambient music in their lives, will check it out.
              Originally posted by Shpira
              So came back last night...
              Sven Vath was amazing...he played a god damn killer set...ended up going to that and came to at like 10 am in some whore house in south Amsterdam...no idea how I ended up there...friday was a bit of a blur got really drunk and visited several parties can't remember a whole lot to be honest hehe...saturday was probably the best day that I recall...started up in the nearest coffee shop and going from party to party...beautiful woman, beer and weed...finished the night by taking some shrooms and listening to an amazing elke kleijn set...sunday...i met a nice girl who worked at one of the coffee shops and ended up talking to her for like 6 hours...was supposed to meet her at some DnB party...but instead went for a steak and walked around red light district bars drinking and smoking...monday took it easy went to a coffee shop and took a taxi to airport....

              All in all...I think I will be going back there some time soon
              Originally posted by Illuminate
              Let me get this straight.

              So white-middle class Americans have been told by their Television sets to be fearful of:

              1. Mexicans/Latinos from the South bringing drugs and killings n' shit.
              2. African Americans cause mos def they are raging a race war and want to occupy America like how the plebs occupied Wall St.
              3. Iranians/Afghans/Any one of middle eastern origin to be quite frank, cause you know Islam...
              4. North Koreans/Chinese cause you know everything...

              Am I close here?

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              • jeffrey collins
                Not cool enough
                • Jun 2004
                • 7427

                #8
                Re: Working in the ambient realms

                thanks a ton everyone for the feedback. i truly appreciate it. now it's just a matter of working smarter on the future tracks.

                now about the sounds and what I was going for. this piece...to me, was a culmination of a few different styles. Take Taylor Deupree, Pan Sonic, Harold Budd, and Steve Roach and there you go.

                this piece is kind of a homage to the microsound, avant-noise, and deep spacey sounds. but all at one time.

                thanks again for the feedback.

                j
                Jeffrey Collins: Painter
                My Painting Blog

                http://soundcloud.com/jeffreycollins
                My Soundcloud page.

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                • JonQPublik
                  Gold Gabber
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 636

                  #9
                  Re: Working in the ambient realms

                  If anyone would like to have a listen, I have a chillout track up @ www.myspace.com/jonqpublikmusik

                  "Li Jiang" at the top in the player is it.
                  http://soundcloud.com/jonqpublik/sets/love-and-other-stories

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                  • jeffrey collins
                    Not cool enough
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 7427

                    #10
                    Re: Working in the ambient realms

                    ^recommended.
                    Jeffrey Collins: Painter
                    My Painting Blog

                    http://soundcloud.com/jeffreycollins
                    My Soundcloud page.

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                    • Micko
                      DUDERZ get a life!!!
                      • Oct 2004
                      • 8095

                      #11
                      Re: Working in the ambient realms

                      You're track reminds me of Tim Hecker's style, and that ain't a bad thing

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                      • TheMightyGreg
                        Editor Shmeditor
                        • Nov 2006
                        • 1361

                        #12
                        Re: Working in the ambient realms

                        Feckin' brilliant mate! I'd illegally download that shizzle any day of the week
                        Catch my bi-monthly show on UB Radio

                        http://www.ubradio.net/djs/greg-sawyer-99?sort=7

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                        • jeffrey collins
                          Not cool enough
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 7427

                          #13
                          Re: Working in the ambient realms

                          well it looks like we've got two up and coming ambient producers on MS now.
                          Jeffrey Collins: Painter
                          My Painting Blog

                          http://soundcloud.com/jeffreycollins
                          My Soundcloud page.

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                          • JonQPublik
                            Gold Gabber
                            • Apr 2006
                            • 636

                            #14
                            Re: Working in the ambient realms

                            Originally posted by Micko
                            You're track reminds me of Tim Hecker's style, and that ain't a bad thing
                            I hadn't heard of Tim Hecker... but after googling/myspacing/hearing some of his stuff, all I can say is, Wooooooooooooooooow. That's some lovely space.


                            Thanks for listening, y'all.
                            http://soundcloud.com/jonqpublik/sets/love-and-other-stories

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                            • ShawnD64
                              Quickshot the Minute Man
                              • Jan 2005
                              • 1250

                              #15
                              Re: Working in the ambient realms

                              Originally posted by jeffrey collins
                              well it looks like we've got two up and coming ambient producers on MS now.
                              3?

                              www.scdmusic.com/ok.mp3


                              nice work jeff .... trippy stuff!

                              i will have to give a listen to john q's! esp being a masshole as well!
                              http://soundcloud.com/scd64
                              http://www.myspace.com/scd64
                              http://b-sidesradio.blogspot.com/

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