![]() ![]() Here are the results, organized from largest to smallest libraries. This list of approximately one hundred artists accounts for roughly 1% of the artists in my library, but over 75% of the total albums cataloged. I was going to render a set of graphs of the results as I did with large playlists in 2015, but given the sheer number of eligible sets I felt that the data is most clearly expressed in a basic table. I factored collections of greater than 20 albums as being eligible large libraries. So that tabulation is consistent and equally weighted across various collections, I’ve calculated totals based on the total number of discs, so that a 30-disc box set weighs accurately against a single-disc release. And while the former project from 2015 included large-scale genre maps I thought that this time it would be more productive to focus on specific artists, producers, and record labels specializing in a particular sound to highlight large libraries in my archive. I last published a feature on my playlist projects five years ago so it seemed like a good idea to recalculate the number of albums and total runtimes for the artists and record labels representing the largest segments of my library as a means of both organizing large sets of data and to serve as a reminder of catalogs I still need to explore in full. These explorations directly resulted in a number of physical media investments like the Hearts of Space first transmission LP limited to 500 copies worldwide, Robert Rich’s Premonitions 4LP box set (also limited to 500 copies), and the limited edition Nighthawks / Translucence / Drift Music autographed vinyl box set comprising the complete collaborations of Harold Budd and John Foxx. I did the very same for the Berlin minimalist composer Andrea Porcu, who performs under the moniker Music For Sleep, and for UK experimental artist 36 (a project of Dennis Huddleston), and for other prominent figures of the genre. His Wikipedia entry notes that “ music often has a meditative and emotional and spiritual context, which induces deep feelings of introspection in listeners.” I then secured a 149-disc library of the German dark ambient / drone ambient musician, Mathias Grassow. Wiese played tamboura on Popol Vuh’s classic Hosianna Mantra and Seligpreisung LPs and is considered by some as one of the great ambient and space music artists. Next I compiled a complete 100-album discography of the late master of Tibetan singing bowls, Klaus Wiese. Roach’s recordings are informed by his impressions of environment, perception, flow, and space and are considered to be highly influential in the genre of new age music. Rich has been featured on 84 transmissions of Hearts of Space and is a staple figure of the genre.įrom there I built an archive of the 161-album catalog of his collaborator and Hearts of Space favorite artist, Steve Roach. Inspired by the Hearts of Space program I continued this effort by building a lossless library of the 72 releases by veteran ambient composer, Robert Rich. I’ve loved his soft-pedal technique ever since I first heard his collaborations with Brian Eno. Soon thereafter I assembled a complete discography of the 45 releases by modern classical composer Harold Budd. I had previously compiled a digital archive of all official and unofficial Tangerine Dream releases, including the Tangerine Tree live recording archive totaling 298 discs of electronic ambient music. It’s a labor of love, and infinitely rewarding as I enjoy the company of their music all throughout my waking and restful hours. (For someone as hyperproductive as I am, this music is a godsend as it helps to quiet my overactive mind.)Ĭaptivated by these contemporary instrumental works, I’ve spent the last few months compiling complete discographic archives of the artists featured on the program, many of whom have over one hundred albums in their respective catalogs spanning the history of ambient and space music. These tone poems accompany me for eight hours every day at the office, and all through the night as I sleep. I maintain a complete broadcast archive of every transmission of the program since 1983 – over 1200 hours of ambient space music. With Thanksgiving off from work and the whole day to myself it felt like the perfect opportunity to run some metrics on my archive to provide me with some valuable insight as to the development of my larger libraries just in time to close out the year.Īnd it couldn’t have come a more fitting time, as I’ve been filled with inspiration and have been actively expanding my archive thanks to the magnificent ambient soundscapes showcased on the syndicated radio program, Hearts of Space.
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