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Definition - Experimental and Ambient Music

'Experimental Music' any music that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions.

'Ambient Music' relating to our sonic surroundings, emphasising, tonality, atmosphere,

melodic repetition, and unobtrusiveness.



An Introduction to Experimental and Ambient Music


Ebooks, Essays, Thesis, Media on Experimental and Ambient



Ebooks


4 Criteria of Electronic Music 1972-1989 Lectures by Karl Stockhausen, London 1971

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An Individual Note of Music, Sound & Electronics Daphne Oram, Galliard Books 1972

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A Year With Swollen Appendices Brian Eno's Diary by Brian Eno Faber & Faber 1996

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Deep Listening: A Composer's Sound Practice by Pauline Oliveros, N.Y. Lincoln 2005

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Delia Derbyshire: - Sound and Music for the Radiophonic Workshop by Teresa Winter

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Electronic and Computer Music by Peter Manning, Oxford University Press N.Y. 2013

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Experimental Music Cage and Beyond by Michael Nyman with Foreword: - Brian Eno

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Experimental Music Since 1970 - by Jennie Gottschalk: - Bloomsbury Academic 2016

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Formalized Music - Thought and Mathematics in Composition by Xenakis Iannis 1963

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Future Days: - Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany by David Stubbs 2014

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In Search of a Concrete Music - Pierre Schaeffer, University of California Press 1952

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Japanoise Music at the Edge of Circulation by David Novak, Durham & London 2013

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Laurie Anderson by RoseLee Goldberg The Library of Congress, Harry Abrams 2000

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Ocean of Sound Aether Talk Ambient Sound & Imaginary Worlds by David Toop 1995

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Rhythm Science by Paul D Miller, Pamphlet, MIT Press and Library of Congress 2004

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Silence: Lectures and Writings by John Cage, Wesleyan University Press Books 1961

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Sound Unbound Sampling Digital Music and Culture by Paul D Miller, MIT Press 2008

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Writings on Music by Steve Reich: 1965-2000, New York, Oxford Printing Press, 2002

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Video and Film


Brian Eno


Mike Andrews Interviews Brian Eno Riverside 1983

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Delia Derbyshire


Delia Derbyshire Interview for BBC Radio Scotland

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Delia Derbyshire, The Myths and Legendary Tapes

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Sculptress of Sound Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire

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The Delian Mode - A Delia Derbyshire Documentary

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Halim El-Dabh


My Life is Vibration Interview with Blake Tyson 2009

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John Cage


Rise of Experimental Music in the 60s Documentary

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Julius Eastman


Open Ears Julius Eastman Classical California Video

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Pauline Oliveros


Difference Between Hearing and Listening TEDx Talk

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Peter Zinovieff


Peter Zinovieff and the EMS Electronic Music Studios

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Peter Zinovieff Synth Pioneer: Sound on Sound Video

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Reed Ghazala


Reed Ghazala the Father of Circuit Bending Interview

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Steve Reich


Steve Reich: Reflecting on his Most Significant Works

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Steve Reich - A Special Presentation for Pitchfork TV

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Sun Ra


Space is the Place: Afrofuturist, Sci Fi/Musical: 1974

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Audio


Avant Garde Jazz


Holy Ghost (1962-70) Rare/Unreleased Albert Ayler

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Science fiction sessions by Ornette Coleman - 1972

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Musique Concrète


Crossing into the Electricmagnetic by Halim El-Dabh

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Experimental Minimalism


Erik Satie


Satie: Furniture Music, Gymnopedies, Gnossiennes

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Steve Reich


Come Out: - by Steve Reich Original Version - 1966

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It's Gonna Rain - Pt 1 & Pt 2 by Steve Reich - Audio

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Octet Music for a Large Ensemble: - by Steve Reich

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Berlin School


Tangerine Dream & Edgar Froese: Electronic Music

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Ambient Music


Brian Eno


Discreet Music, and Music for Airports by Brian Eno

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Jon Hassell


Fourth World: Volumes 1-2 & Myths 3: - Jon Hassell

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Steve Roach


Dreamtime Return: A Double Album by Steve Roach

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African Electronic Music


Electronic Music:Psychedelic Sanza Francis Bebey

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Nigerian Experimental Electronic William Onyeabor

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Indian Electronic Music


Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat: The LP Charanjit Singh

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Peruvian Experimental Compilation


CRISÁLIDA SÓNICA - Compilacion I - A Collection

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Contemporary and Noise Music


African Cave Recordings - From the Lunar Surface

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Afro Noise I by DJ Cut Hands AKA William Bennett

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Jean Michel-Basquiat and Gray (Band) Recordings

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Experimental World Music Artists


Unexplained Sounds Group

Bamanya - The Afro Rack

Hakuna Kulala Ugandan Label



Ambient Artists of African Descent


Alicks

Dedekind Cut

KMRU

Laraaji

John Daniel

Naliah Hunter

Nala Sinephro

NEXCYIA

Robert Akiki



Photo : Francis Bebey in the Studio by Pierre Rene-Worms 1985



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