Ambient 1: A Brief History of Ambient
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released1993
GenreAmbient
LabelVirgin
CompilerSimon Hopkins
Various artists chronology
Ambient 1: A Brief History of Ambient
(1993)
Ambient 2: Imaginary Landscapes
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Ambient 1: A Brief History of Ambient is a 1993 compilation album released on the Virgin Records label, as part of their Ambient series. The album was issued as a double CD, compiled by Simon Hopkins.

Track listing

Source: Allmusic[2]

Disc One
No.TitlePerforming ArtistLength
1."Flowered Knife Shadows"Harold Budd7:05
2."Thru Metamorphic Rock"Tangerine Dream9:46
3."Evening Star"Robert Fripp & Brian Eno7:31
4."Mountain Goat"Amorphous Androgynous4:28
5."Sea of Vapours"Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan3:50
6."The Forge of Vulcan"Hawkwind3:00
7."Requiem" (A Floating Leaf Always Reaches the Sea Dub Mix)Killing Joke10:35
8."An Ending (Ascent)"Eno4:11
9."Marnia's Tent"Richard Horowitz2:57
10."Rapido de Noir"Irmin Schmidt & Bruno Spoerri6:31
11."Kazoo"Ashra5:34
12."Their Memories"Budd, Eno2:43
13."Leave Your Body"The Grid4:45
14."Electric Becomes Eclectic"Christopher Franke3:38
Disc Two
No.TitlePerforming ArtistLength
1."Phaedra"Tangerine Dream10:25
2."Delta Rain Dream"Jon Hassell & Eno3:23
3."The Monkey King"William Orbit4:46
4."Castle in the Clouds"Gong1:04
5."Life Form"Hawkwind1:39
6."Dance #2"Laraaji9:08
7."Sacred Stones"Sheila Chandra5:21
8."Earth Floor"Michael Brook4:42
9."Läuft... Heißt Das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald... Läuft"Faust3:21
10."Gift of Fire"Hassell4:41
11."The End of Words"Material3:46
12."Panorphelia"Edgar Froese9:36
13."Voices"Roger Eno2:14
14."Träum Mal Wieder"Holger Czukay7:21
15."Home"David Sylvian4:15

References

  1. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Various Artists - Ambient, Vol. 1: A Brief History of Ambient". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. "Track Listing at Allmusic". Retrieved 23 February 2011.


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