From Drusca Sent Sat, Aug 14th 1999, 07:49
From Drusca Sent Sat, Aug 14th 1999, 07:49
Heinz Holliger - Scardanelli Zyklus (ECM) Very sustained and atmospheric (mostly) microtonal choral and ensemble pieces which basically depict poet Friedrich Hölderin's descent into madness. The sense of atmosphere is greatly enhanced by ECM's trademark excessive use of reverb. Some of György Ligeti's pieces such as Aventures/Nouvelles Aventures, Lux Aeterna or Atmospheres are very "ambient" in my opinion. I think I once read that Aphex was influenced by Ligeti while he was writing SAW II. Jim O'Rourke's early work like "Tamper", "Disengage" and "Remove The Need". I always thought Naked City's Absinthe was a great dark ambient album. Drusca