I know absolutely next to nothing about electronic music, so I need your input. I'm looking for some relaxing, mellow electronica. None of that waving-glowsticks-around-like-a-jackass crap, but some mid to down tempo/ambient type stuff. I also wouldn't even mind few suggestions for beat-less soundscape type stuff - but nothing too new age-y. I'm not looking to invest in spandex and a yoga mat just yet. Some light vocals are ok, but I'm looking for instrumental stuff too. Here are a few things I've heard that I like, to give you an idea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4U19zwFENs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TrbSvOJPSQ - Can anyone recommend something similar to this? I don't exactly know what to call it... trip hop? Atmospheric instrumental trip hop?? I don't know enough about electronica to categorize it, but I like the mellow sounds combined with the beat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31_KcxmKhzs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1g1mlVzJEY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPvS5I4X1-s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLXzSefzVWU

I just sort of picked this stuff out from random youtube searches, but it's a very loose idea of what I might be looking for. But I'm open to anything! Help!

Amon Tobin and or anything on Ninja Tune recordings for the down tempo vibes.

Kruder and Dorfmeister

Mr. Scruff

theres just a few to get you started!

Off the top of my head - you might wanna check out Ghostly International stuff (for starters: Matthew Dear, Loscil) & "7fingers" by Nils Frahm & Anne Müller.

Hmmm, maybe check out Múm - the icelandic band (there are two Múms). Tortoise. Bent. Stromba. That's all I got for now.

Mum is amazing.
I would recommend Aphex Twin selected ambient works volume II.
There are tons of stuff out there that fall under electronic ambient that vary greatly.

Plug for my friend Vromb !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21cClh4U7jI

For beat-less soundscape
http://www.myspace.com/visions

Mick Harris stuff is mandatory (Scorn, Lull ...)

Boards of canada
pole
Clubroot
bonobo

Thanks! I'm listening to some Kruder and Dorfmeister right now - good recommendation!

Matthew Dear, Loscil - Listening to some of both right now. Good stuff, thanks!

Nice one. I probably would have made the mistake of avoiding Aphex Twin altogether if you hadn't recommended this. The few things I've heard from this guy didn't exactly fit the bill, but this is perfect.




Beautiful stuff, thanks!

Just going through some of my tune library at work...

The Album Leaf
Baths
Bibio
Burial
The Cinematic Orchestra
Darkstar
Deru
Dimlite
The Drift
Global Communication
James Blake
Pantha Du Prince
Reload
Teebs
Thievery Corporation
Tom Middleton

I think it was mentioned before...the Ninja Tune label has some great downtempo artists. Also try listening to some artists on the Kranky label...a lot of them are pure acoustic-bliss.

Thanks everyone. Keep them coming! Great stuff so far. Give me some more lounge/chillout suggestions.

Also, anything with lots of beeps and blips and such - outer space electronica... if that even makes any sense at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAAY1jHTbEo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7189V0Tn9Q

I'm having fun with this ..

Check out Royksopp, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKKBq4KPkJE
maybe old Orb also ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHixChYgGRI

Awesome, I'm going to have to listen to this with headphones on in bed tonight.

How about some more like that, only with a beat?


I'm having fun with this ..



Nice one, I was actually listening to Royksopp last night while doing some searching. GREAT stuff.

pantha du prince
four tet
tortoise
album leaf
burial
james blake
growing
toro y moi

just off the top of my head.. i know many of these have been mentioned, but just echoing those sentiments

How about weirder.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conet_Project http://www.archive.org/details/ird059

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIDV-a6zF28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVqaoxxsN7Q

if you want to go the extreme minimalist route, try maurizio -- their m-series albums, especially m-7.

for non-glow-stick trance, try fluke.

edit: ozric tentacles & eat static are definitely not ambient. don't know what i was thinking.

These are good too...

Fennesz
Tim Hecker
Gas
Lustmord

nefasth Awesome, thank you. I've had a fascination with short wave numbers stations ever since hearing about the Russian UVB-76 transmissions, but had never heard of the Conet Project.

Ultra999 I just listened to a little Maurizio. Interesting, I'm definitely going to dig around for more of this. And good call on Fluke, this is just the sort of not-too-dancy trance I'm looking for.

Thanks to gazpacho and jcat for the lists, I'm about to start going through them right now.

RAD! one of my good friends just wrapped up a european tour with Mick.



check his site out!

http://www.ohmresistance.com/

Thinking of eletronic ambient you might want to check these out:

—Biosphere - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBW_bklt ... re=related
—Susumu Yokota - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aij0xQQ2ZkE
—Giuseppe Ielasi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw2c7ZV-aJc
—Asa Chang and Jun Ray - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VNzZ_FB ... re=related

Not sure they're what you're after but all are excellent examples of electronic downtempo that you could relate to ambient (some like Yokota are actually ambient pieces).

You should check out Taylor Deupree's stuff.
You may like his label as well. 12k.com
Really nice guy, and a great musician.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUR7mFmoQsU


also, this might be to beaty for you, but it's bip and boopy:
Komit vs Bovine Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQdShnc_3c

Lots of excellent suggestions so far, you should be well on your way.

Warp is another great record label, many of the bands they've signed have been mentioned and they have some great compilations.

The Early Gurus of Electronic Music is another great box set.

yeah, warp is rad. so many great artists. not all would be relevant to this thread (grizzly bear) but they definitely cover a lot of ground.. looking all of the warp artists makes me want to add plaid, flying lotus, prefuse 73, and most importantly ENO to my list

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