The first, somewhat hesitant, posts on this blog were published exactly 10 years ago. The weblog was called DreamScenes then, but it was the same blog you’re reading now.
To celebrate this, this mix is a part of a very special Anniversary Project.
It’s ‘special‘ because it’s different: this time it’s not compiled from existing tracks, but from tracks that were exclusively submitted for this purpose!
35 brand new exclusive tracks by 30 artists … in a mix that is much longer than usual: 2 hours and 16 minutes!
I guess there’s no need to say that I am very very proud to be able to celebrate this anniversary in this particular way!
“Thanks to all artists for trusting me with a knife.”
Due to the nature of a ‘mix-collage’, only parts of the original tracks are used. That’s a bit of a waste if the original tracks are exclusives…
That is why, for the first time, Ambientblog presents its very own release available on Bandcamp: The AMBIENTBLOG ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION.
This full collection consists of all 35 tracks in their original length (3 hours and 35 minutes) AND the “Rope to the Sky” Mix (2 hours and 16 minutes).
That’s almost six hours of brand-new music!
But that’s not all:
There’s even more: a limited physical edition of this collection is also available: a 8 Gb USB CREDIT CARD presenting all of the above, PLUS:
- 29 EXTRA bonus tracks (not included in the download version) (1 hr 34 min)
- ALL 55 previous ambientblog MIXES: 55 hr 23 min (!!) of cinematic ambient immersion
- Full track details for all mixes
- Video versions of ‘Parallax’ and ‘Rust’
Yes, read that again: this little gem holds OVER 60 HOURS of music!
If you want to check the tracklisting details, check them here on Discogs.
I can’t really express how proud I am to present this release. But I think you can guess.
But anyway: if the mix is enough for you, or if you want to hear an impression of the full tracks of the collection, you can listen/download/stream it here in the usual ways:
Track Listing
Start Length Artist Title
- 00:00 06:04 Leah Kardos – Leah’s Alarm Clock/Waiting Stems/Sand Walk
- 04:57 04:48 Enrico Coniglio – The Slow Unfolding
- 09:23 05:11 Bruno Sanfilippo – For Ambientblog
- 13:25 06:24 Lawrence English – Laughing Frog Sweep
- 16:54 04:11 Janek Schaefer – Maitland Island
- 19:00 06:38 Monty Adkins – SU 376066[rev]0808080808086617[rev]17
- 24:00 08:03 Sleep Research Facility – AB-Mix
- 29:44 02:23 Matthew Florianz – Residual Radiation
- 30:44 07:42 Kleefstra, Bakker, Kleefstra – Widzjende Treast (*)
- 35:53 05:10 Jason Corder (offthesky) – Blacksun 2015
- 40:09 02:51 Machinefabriek – Studying Space
- 41:15 03:56 Chris Dooks – Sky Echo Bumble Bee
- 42:15 02:35 Arno Peeters – TL Space / Feedback Alarmscape
- 43:14 05:16 Joe Frawley – Driving Dream
- 47:09 07:17 Michel Banabila – Drone Voor Peter
- 53:27 03:30 Pinkcourtesyphone – Reference Point #1
- 55:38 03:06 Bjarni Gunnarsson – Series
- 58:03 05:12 Sonae – The Beauty Of Music
- 1:02:08 03:35 Lauki – Haszi (re-edit)
- 1:05:14 05:00 Matthew Florianz – T-Minus 01
- 1:09:35 03:08 Porya Hatami – Ambientblog Sample 1
- 1:10:04 02:45 Janek Schaefer – Vinyl Stylus Spinning / Bell Ballet
- 1:11:14 04:08 Frozen Vaults – Celestial Omnibus (Excerpt)
- 1:13:55 04:07 Cloud Ensemble – Sunshade Parasol (instrumental)
- 1:17:27 05:24 Edu Comelles (Cello + Laptop) – Lembrança
- 1:22:08 05:02 Antonymes (Ian Hazeldine) – Pre-Eminence
- 1:26:07 06:35 Darren McClure – Nightlife
- 1:32:06 02:19 James Murray – Forgetfulness
- 1:34:58 11:52 Anne Chris Bakker – I Should Tell Summer From The Trees
- 1:45:32 02:48 Sleep Research Facility – AB-Mix
- 1:46:51 06:22 Yann Novak – Sketch.001
- 1:51:54 05:27 Chihei Hatakeyama – Stay Down
- 1:56:17 06:03 Frans Friederich – St. Franciscus
- 2:01:30 01:58 Chris Dooks – Sky Echo Bumble Bee
- 2:02:30 05:20 Arash Akbari – Almost There
- 2:07:30 04:16 Porya Hatami – Piano Loop 22
- 2:11:00 05:36 Leah Kardos –Sand Walk / Waiting at Rosamond Rd.
- 2:16:36 End
[Alternative download from Archive.org]
[DTS – Surround Version also available]
(*)
| Widzjende Treast words by Jan Kleefstra Snie dea fallen ljocht wat fingers net yn ‘e tiis bringe sinne fiele wol besykje net mei lichte stap foar de wyn út te dwarreljen hast mei in stim de tinne dûns gled streake waan dy it suver wjerbyld fan de widzjende treast oan it tou nei de himel op myn wang de skimmel foar it oare jier |
Swaying Solace
words by Jan Kleefstra Snow light fallen dead that fingers do not entangle sun wants to feel do not attempt with a light step to flutter out before the wind with your voice you have smoothed over the thin dance imagine the purest counterpart of the swaying solace by the rope to the sky on my cheek the fungus for the following year |
Fantastic collection – thanks for all your work in putting this together over the years and, of course, maintaining your site, which I thoroughly enjoy.
Sometimes, silence is the truest word spoken. Occasionally, lifetimes can pass just by the gap between a track.
The 6 hour Ambientblog.net USB preview on Bandcamp at the tail end of 2015 is still something I return to regularly. It’s also a treasured item I think Fluid readers of all ages could enjoy, with a total USB playtime (including mixes) of 60 hours!
In this package, you have approximately four folders of different files that regard ambient music. Some are reserved for the compiler and curator, Peter Van Cooten’s sound fragment collages – where tracks can be wildly deconstructionist, from a microsecond of audio to a full mix, compilation turned blend – to exclusive tracks contributed by fans and artists.
The download version (Bandcamp) is in fact the first two folders: the Anniversary Mix plus the separate tracks folder only, which is nearly 6 hours in total.
Additionally, the USB version contains a folder with 1.5 hr of extra bonus tracks (not in the mix), and a folder with all ambientblog mixes (55 hr).
Those artists and musicians range from the heathen drones of Rafael Antoni Isarri and his ‘Uncharted Sea’ outtake (a fave of mine in the blog’s sound player) to newer tracks from the likes of Antonymes and Michael Banabila.
A particularly nice thing about the credit card shaped stick is that the contents becomes devoid of categorisation and hyper-realism (tagging, connectives only read not heard and felt) and this gives the concept of an Anniversary package an incredibly solid base from which to be heralded as a timeless artifact by critics.
For me, this is something of true beauty, and something that only listening with full attention can convey at its deepest level.
The music styles can be compared to the likes of Steve Roach with his warm hammocks of space ambient, Thomas Koner for colder passages and passing glances in nuance, and further field recording research made more primed by Wire magazine’s 2013 article on the In The Field book, about the art of field recording. Tones sensuously slipstream into one another, and there is a strong lure to listen closer.
While no specific, and non-abstract meaning can be taken from the hours of ultramundane sound on offer here, Van Cooten has at least triumphed in the art of making a large hospice for shivering droners, neoclassicons, and instrumentalists from around the globe.
Take a trip into the world of Ambientblog with this, a time capsule from the farthest reaches of time and space.
I picked up one of these when it was first released – a superb collection of ambient music, almost 60 hours worth!
ambientblog.net is a treasure for all sound lovers. i’m very happy to own a usb stick full of ambient bliss, and magnificently crafted ambient mixes.
Almost every night Peter…
This is a drug without any serious side effects! Maybe some lack of night’s rest?
i like : )
Hi mate just started listening to your credit card USB stick of the one of three I bought for me personally. The first set is jaw dropping.
After 17 days finally completed listening the whole anniversairy collection (60! hrs.) by @ambientblog. Tnx Peter
wow! That’s quite a marathon session!
Sure it was and – better – it was worth it.
I’ve tried several times on three different browsers and two different computers and the download always stops around 235 mb. Anyway you could put it in a zip file? Thank you!
Strange…Anyone else can confirm this problem?
Kevin: I’ll email you a download link
Did you receive my mail with the link?
Thank you for this beautiful mix! I downloaded the .mp3 file from here and noticed it’s a little over 1 hour in length, not 2 hrs. 16 min.
Hello Kevin.
Can you please try re-downloading it? I’ve checked but the file I downloaded is OK and plays 136 minutes. The downloaded file should be 312 Mb.
maybe your download was interrupted?
Please check again?
PvC
Hello Youssef, you can see that in the list above: the start time is the first time, the second time is the length the track is used in the mix.
So: the piano is by Joe Frawley; the drone around 51″ is Michel Banabila
My god I’m so confused by your tracklisting. What is that piano at around 43 – 47? and what is that gorgeous ambience at 51?
pretty amazing
Got your gorgeous USB card! Now I want to make one like that myself! 🙂
Looking forward to listening to familiar mixes, and to never before downloaded hours of sounds and music. Congratulations, and THANK YOU!
Happy Birthday and thanks for your awesome work here.
great blog!
how long will it take to absorb?
i have no other choice than to turn immortal
thanks for that
g.
Beautiful as always. Another gem to include in any superb music collection.
Well here’s a thing….
I’m lucky enough to be holding one of these USBs right now and it’s a lovely object in its own right, not something that can often be said of data-only releases. Truly a fabulous sonic resource and a fine testament to one of the staunchest supporters of the scene around. Dig in.
Very happy to be a part of this project.
So happy to be a part of this alongside such great Artists.
many thanks to Peter Van Cooten and happy Anniversary!
Very happy to be a part of this project. Beautiful Ambient Blog 10th anniversary usb release all remixed by Peter Van Cooten
Congrats Peter! And congrats on such a huge undertaking. I’m impressed, jealous and excited at the same time!
Happy Birthday! And what a fantastic release. Unbelievable. Congratulations and maximum respect! Now I only have to find time to listen to this. Meditating on the purchase as well )
Congrats!
I have one of these, thankyou Peter Van Cooten, it’s amazing. Best music blog of ambient music in the world. A lot of work went into this.
Beautiful Ambient Blog 10th anniversary usb release all remixed by Peter van Cooten. Stunning.
Raving review on Subjectivisten (dutch):
http://subjectivisten.nl/?p=4103