does anyone know any good ambient artists or songs?

Question

and i mean pure ambience such as
dont blow it- cliff martinez
an ending- brian eno

Answer 1

Do you like Royksopp? They are great - they can induce a coma in me in minutes (in a good way). Very chilled. Also, William Orbit? I like him mucho!!

Answer 2

You've already gotten Eno (well, it was him who coined the phrase), and his series of ambient albums really make the mark; but you could also try looking out for:
Harold Budd (look out for "The Gunfighter" and "As Long As I Can Hold My Breath" ),
and Budd/Eno collaborations ("Plateaux Of Mirrors" is excellent)
Roger Eno
Robert Fripp
Tim Story
Aeoliah
Daniel Lanois
Peter Baumann (used to play with Tangerine Dream)
Tangerine Dream (esp. Alpha Centauri and Underwater Sunlight)
This Mortal Coil (esp. "Filigree And Shadow" - bit dark and moody, but nice too)
Alan Lamb (his "Primal Image" is very moving - the sounds of telegraph wires buffeted in the winds of the Ozzie outback - amazing!)
Jon Hassell (esp. "Dream Theory in Malaya")
David Sylvian (esp "Alchemy - An Index Of Possibilities")
Gary Wright
Tim Didymus
Phil Manzanera
Henri Duttileux
Jeff Beal
Hari Deuter (esp. Cicada, Buddha Nature & Silence Is The Answer)
Laraaji,

Personally I also like Alan Stivell - it may not be to your strict interpretations of 'ambient', but his 1971 album "Renaissance of The Celtic Harp" is just sublime!

Though it ain't exactly 'ambient', if you can get a hold of "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" - a fantastic collaboration between Brian Eno and David Byrne (of Talking Heads) from about 1981, you will have a work of some genius - ambient sounds and strangely juxtaposed samples recorded from American radio, muslim chanting, people on the streets, found records and a variety of other sources. It's ethnic ambient rock'n'roll funk at it's best (and it's only, I think!)

Bands like 'Banco De Gaia', 'Loop Guru' and 'Transglobal Underground' are not strictly ambient - more like 'ambient dance' or ambient dub, but some of their tracks might suit your needs - same with 'DreadZone' - ambient reggae (if such a thing be possible.....)

You could also try doing an internet search for "Koan Music" - not a band, but an idea... you puts a little piece of software onto a computer, load in a few MIDI sounds, and the software plays little sound-games with your soundcard. Good clean fun!

Still, it is yours to explore!

Enjoy!

Answer 3

Jan Steele. Voices and Instruments.

Answer 4

Eminem.