From v Sent Wed, Apr 29th 1998, 17:19
From v Sent Wed, Apr 29th 1998, 17:19
> > > >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. just to let those interested enough know that the ambient series which was marshalled by Simon Hopkins actually reached 24 volumes. the latter ones from 5-24 included the wonderful david toop 'ocean of sound compilations', japanese noise, and various artists including Techno Animal, Paul Schutze, Toop himself and Edgar Froese. if you can, track them down. i can't praise this series of releases highly enough. James [CV]ev/(V/Vm)