Alio Die, the recording moniker of Italian Ambient composer, Stefano Musso, and Lorenzo Montanà, an Italian soundtrack composer, have joined together to create a new sound painting of ambient textures,…
There are many, many variants of ambient music in the world of music these days. They encompass so many moods, stories, thoughts, and intents, that you could actually subscribe to…
If Japanese-produced SHM-SACDs are your thing despite their high cost, then this piece of news should thrill the Tangerine Dream fan somewhat. (I say somewhat because I myself am not…
Dirk Serries is a phenomenal ambient artist who, for a number of years (1984-2007), mostly under the vidnaObmana moniker, created a dream-like atmosphere musically. His music is often of the…
Ever listen to something only to have it seep so deep that it resurfaces in your dreams? Yes, this happened to me. In my constant travels looking for music to…
Jean Michel Jarre helped to pioneer the ambient movement from back in the ’70s with his experimental 1972 release, Deserted Palace. However, in a just a few short years, the…
Ambient music is a style that knows few boundaries. It can be as unnerving as a walk in a strange place, as therapeutic as a full body rub, and as…
Thus far, I’ve talked about the well known ambient masters. And I will again. But there are those that are little known, some even unknown. Without a question, many of…
This installment of The Ambient Series explores the music of Vangelis. I know that a lot of you wonder why Vangelis, who has done a lot of successful scores for…
I was going to go a different direction on this installment but decided a little detour would be better. Besides, this is a wide open topic. There’s plenty of time…
Easily one of the most recognizable names in electronic music, Tangerine Dream went a long way in providing legitimacy to ambient music. And while ambient would not have been the…
I’m sure that many of the regular readers of TAP have WTF? moments when I post a random review of an ambient album. And I truly realize that ambient music,…
