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post #31 of 42
The Mehldau rec ^ is great.
post #32 of 42
The Orb
post #33 of 42
Mono and World's end girlfriend- palm less prayer/mass murder refrain
aphex twin- selected ambient works vol. 1+2
Although if you want to try electronic ambient for reading you might want something more repetitive like from here we go sublime by the field. You might also look into drone and shoegaze music.
post #34 of 42
It's in a classical style, but Christopher O'riley's interpretations of Radiohead and Elliott Smith are anything but classical.
post #35 of 42
if you like Explosions In The Sky, you might want to try 65 Days of Static and God Is An Astronaut
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post #37 of 42
Tosca - Suzuki
Peter Kruder - Peace Orchestra

IMO, two of the finest modern electronic/ambient/jazz albums.
post #38 of 42
Shostakovich quartets.
post #39 of 42
you might also try Do Make Say Think, especially "You, You're a History in Rust".
post #40 of 42
A lot of really good recommendations here... as I mostly listen to Ambient and Field Recordings, I try to keep my list short and general by artists you should check out (in no particular order of course)...

1. Helios
2. Library Tapes
3. Lawrence English
4. July Skies
5. Brian Eno and Harold Budd
6. Eluvium
7. Swod
8. The Gentleman Losers
9. Max Richter
10. The Free Association
post #41 of 42
sunset mission by bohren and der club of gore.
post #42 of 42
The Bird Ensemble. Instrumental stuff and their new album is free on their website.
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