Is there a such thing as positive sounding drone/ambient? Seems like all drone is brooding and depressing, Stars of the Lid, Robert Rich, Tim Hecker...
>>55181055
there's a lot of positive and uplifting ambient but it usually gets tagged as New Age or Progressive Electronic
It's up to your interpretation, but I think that Jefre Cantu-Ledesma is fairly positive sounding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCI8exp5JHc
I'm also interested in seeing where this topic goes
>>55181073
>Progressive Electronic
Aha, suddenly Emeralds comes to mind. They're not exactly ambient, but they're quite pleasant and enjoyable to listen to when I don't want any distracting percussion in the music. I should check out some more in that genre.
>>55181055
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-BYNx_JZf8
https://holypagerecords.bandcamp.com/album/pomp
>>55181084
And oh wow this is beautiful.
>>55181161
Yellow Swans isn't exactly my cup of tea, but I'm really digging that bandcamp you linked.
>>55181161
I've been listening more to this bandcamp album you linked and my GOD IT'S FULL OF BEAUTIFUL
>>55181084
Lmao, I was going to rec this as well. Also try Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 85-92, it can be very uplifting at times. Or Boards of Canada's Music Has the Right to Children.
>>55181397
glad you liked it. used to be one of my favorite records when i was an noise man, got it on tape somewhere...
Are you looking for warm drone possibly?
I can personally recommend Pausal.
>>55181419
I found BoC's stuff as being kind of cheesy sounding, though I've never listened to SAW 85-92 before for some reason, but after listening to the first track, I feel like this one's a keeper. Aphex Twin must have had a time machine in the 90s and traveled to the future to do this.
>>55181055
But Stars Of The Lid is extremely positive sounding, for the most part.
>>55181494
Listening to Pausal, it's quite pretty, like seeing sparkly lights through a blurry lens.
>>55181541
Have you even read the songs' titles?
Iasos, even though people have told me he's a jerk in real life lel
>>55181577
Yeah I don't care. The music is extremely warm and positive to me. Refinement is even so cheesily happy I almost dislike it.
>>55181582
RICHARD IS THAT YOU
CAN I RIDE IN YOUR TIME MACHINE
PLEASE
>>55181610
I guess I can see that, it's kind of ambiguous in tone, and I guess I'm just seeing it in a darker way. Probably because of those song titles.
>>55181084
Came here to post this
>>55181610
>Yeah I don't care
>>55181622
By the way I love the titles too. Their music gives me one of the strongest synesthetic experiences to me. Especially on the Tired Sounds I see these huge clean buildings and cityscapes reflecting intense heat and light of the sun, no people around, just a very abstract environment. It's calming and reassuring, but there's still something very ominous about it, like everything seems just too "perfect".
Celer
>>55181733
Now Celer is depressing as fuck, and I don't mean just because she died.
>>55181692
Actually that's how I'd describe it, ominous, like something bad's gonna happen soon. I don't get those synesthestic vibes from it though.
>inb4 apocalypse
Try this album. Picked up a link in the archive
Oren Ambarchi - Grapes From The Estate (2004)
>ambient
utilizes guitars, bells and whistles heavily. really gripping and drenchingly beautiful album
Endless Summer too but u probably have that
sample: Oren Ambarchi - Remedios The Beauty
https://mega.co.nz/#!CZNQSL6Y!dOB_jUb1sGQcex1lKkyCzh5HCb1vGEp2B2F9pDUhMhQ
>>55181778
messed up youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cV4RUvgU1E
>>55181494
man a winged victory for the sullen is depressing as fuck though
>>55181750
I think it's uplifting even though it's depressing.
>>55181778
I'll listen to these some other time. I'm getting really sleepy now, and I think bed's calling my name.
Look at some of the releases on Minus Silence.
Also Oöphoi.
Thanks to all the anons with all the recs, have a nice night. Or day, whatever.
Listen to pic related OP. Ambient music drawn from nature. There's a Japanese word 木漏れ日 (komorebi) that evokes the feeling of looking at beams of light scatter through trees, and that's just what this album sounds like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYjwFNUoD-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYjwFNUoD-Y
>>55181853
not listening now
>>55181582
RDJ detected
Also, can be either very depressing or uplifting (to most of you probably depressing) but;
The Caretaker - an empty bliss beyond this world
>>55181494
thanks for this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOde4dXrq-Q
this is somewhat happy i guess
>>55181750
she died?? :(
>>55181541
"I put faith in love..."
;_; me too old lady
I have made a bit of uplifting drone on my Bandcamp but here's the most uplifting I guess.
https://widdlyburtango.bandcamp.com/track/empathy
https://widdlyburtango.bandcamp.com/track/empathy
>>55181908
In 2009, unexpectedly. The project was originally shut down back then for it, but eventually restarted by Will. Capri was devoted to their life together with each track representing a moment they shared together. A lot of the moments come from their trip to the island of Capri. She died a few months after its release.
>>55181897
Man, Leyland Kirby's music isn't just depressing, it's some of the only music that has actually made me feel fear/a sense of unease
>>55181961
holy shit they've made alot of music
that's heartbreaking also
>>55181993
I'm not a huge fan of Celer, honestly most of it isn't worth listening to, but they do have a couple good albums (check out Close Proximity... and Discourses For The Withered), but Capri is by far their best. If you want to listen to some extremely somber ambient now that you know the backstory, go for it.
>>55181983
That's what I mean. The album I named really gave me vision of some dystopia, extremely lonely and empty but many people I sent it said it was very happy and uplifting.
Then again those were not drone or ambient people so I guessed that was a factor which is why I said it's probably depressing to the people here.
>>55181084
>>55181161
i am on mxe and this music sounds very good
thank you very much for showing me this
>>55182022
i'll definitely try. listening to everything they put on spotify has been a huge time investment lol. and alot of it is pretty samey.
Climbing Formation and Engaged Touches are really great though
>>55181494
Taylor Deupree is GOAT warm drone. Loved it so much
>>55182169
just listened to it and agree 100%
>>55181494
i'd rec superstorms off that
Does Flood by Boris count? Because that album is gorgeous.
Rameses III is good
I especially like the album I Could Not Love You More
