Re: (idm) history of ambient

From Zenon M. Feszczak
Sent Wed, Apr 29th 1998, 15:31

At 4:56 PM -0400 4/28/98, you wrote:


>As far as availability/affordability goes, you really can't go wrong with
>the "A Brief History of Ambient" 2CD comps on Virgin. They're up to at
>least Volume Three, maybe Four now (with 2CDs in each volume)

I believe that the comp "Ambient Isolation" is considered the fourth volume
of the series.

At any rate, this collection series is probably the closest thing to a
definitive ambient progression available.
At least it attempts to set the record straight, in contrast to the current
preconception that ambient music began 20 years ago.

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