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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
An Individual Note of Music, Sound & Electronics Daphne Oram, Galliard Books 1972
A Year With Swollen Appendices Brian Eno's Diary by Brian Eno Faber & Faber 1996
Deep Listening: A Composer's Sound Practice by Pauline Oliveros, N.Y. Lincoln 2005
Delia Derbyshire: - Sound and Music for the Radiophonic Workshop by Teresa Winter
Electronic and Computer Music by Peter Manning, Oxford University Press N.Y. 2013
Experimental Music Cage and Beyond by Michael Nyman with Foreword: - Brian Eno
Experimental Music Since 1970 - by Jennie Gottschalk: - Bloomsbury Academic 2016
Formalized Music - Thought and Mathematics in Composition by Xenakis Iannis 1963
Future Days: - Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany by David Stubbs 2014
In Search of a Concrete Music - Pierre Schaeffer, University of California Press 1952
Japanoise Music at the Edge of Circulation by David Novak, Durham & London 2013
Laurie Anderson by RoseLee Goldberg The Library of Congress, Harry Abrams 2000
Ocean of Sound Aether Talk Ambient Sound & Imaginary Worlds by David Toop 1995
Rhythm Science by Paul D Miller, Pamphlet, MIT Press and Library of Congress 2004
Silence: Lectures and Writings by John Cage, Wesleyan University Press Books 1961
Sound Unbound Sampling Digital Music and Culture by Paul D Miller, MIT Press 2008
Writings on Music by Steve Reich: 1965-2000, New York, Oxford Printing Press, 2002
Video and Film
Brian Eno
Mike Andrews Interviews Brian Eno Riverside 1983
Delia Derbyshire
Delia Derbyshire Interview for BBC Radio Scotland
Delia Derbyshire, The Myths and Legendary Tapes
Sculptress of Sound Lost Works of Delia Derbyshire
The Delian Mode - A Delia Derbyshire Documentary
Halim El-Dabh
My Life is Vibration Interview with Blake Tyson 2009
John Cage
Rise of Experimental Music in the 60s Documentary
Julius Eastman
Open Ears Julius Eastman Classical California Video
Pauline Oliveros
Difference Between Hearing and Listening TEDx Talk
Peter Zinovieff
Peter Zinovieff and the EMS Electronic Music Studios
Peter Zinovieff Synth Pioneer: Sound on Sound Video
Reed Ghazala
Reed Ghazala the Father of Circuit Bending Interview
Steve Reich
Steve Reich: Reflecting on his Most Significant Works
Steve Reich - A Special Presentation for Pitchfork TV
Sun Ra
Space is the Place: Afrofuturist, Sci Fi/Musical: 1974
Audio
Avant Garde Jazz
Holy Ghost (1962-70) Rare/Unreleased Albert Ayler
Science fiction sessions by Ornette Coleman - 1972
Musique Concrète
Crossing into the Electricmagnetic by Halim El-Dabh
Experimental Minimalism
Erik Satie
Satie: Furniture Music, Gymnopedies, Gnossiennes
Steve Reich
Come Out: - by Steve Reich Original Version - 1966
It's Gonna Rain - Pt 1 & Pt 2 by Steve Reich - Audio
Octet Music for a Large Ensemble: - by Steve Reich
Berlin School
Tangerine Dream & Edgar Froese: Electronic Music
Ambient Music
Brian Eno
Discreet Music, and Music for Airports by Brian Eno
Jon Hassell
Fourth World: Volumes 1-2 & Myths 3: - Jon Hassell
Steve Roach
Dreamtime Return: A Double Album by Steve Roach
African Electronic Music
Electronic Music:Psychedelic Sanza Francis Bebey
Nigerian Experimental Electronic William Onyeabor
Indian Electronic Music
Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat: The LP Charanjit Singh
Peruvian Experimental Compilation
CRISÁLIDA SÓNICA - Compilacion I - A Collection
Contemporary and Noise Music
African Cave Recordings - From the Lunar Surface
Afro Noise I by DJ Cut Hands AKA William Bennett
Jean Michel-Basquiat and Gray (Band) Recordings
Experimental World Music Artists
Ambient Artists of African Descent
Photo : Francis Bebey in the Studio by Pierre Rene-Worms 1985
