ambientblog

ambientblog.

Follow the link above to find a blog which belongs to Peter van Cooten. From the website, the following:

“Starting in 2000, I have created quite a few ambient mixes that were presented on dutch radio. The earlier ones were created for uninterrupted four hour broadcasts (!!!). More mixes were to follow, but the radio shows that hosted them gradually became shorter and shorter. Four, Three, Two and finally One hour per show. Still a good length for an ambient mix, by the way. But is proved to be a sign: in october 2009, the radio show I was co-compiling was finally terminated.

That was the moment to find another platform to present this beautiful music. Not only for the older mixes (that will obviously prove to be worth listening to still), but also to create new ones and share them with ambient music lovers worldwide.

Locally, interest in drone/ambient may be sparse, it’s considered a ‘niche market’ that most record stores don’t even bother to stock. But on the internet this musical subculture is very much alive. So a weblog linked to a podcast presenting the mixes is the most obvious choice.

Starting in june, 2009, I will publish all previous mixes on this weblog/podcast. I will publish them in chronological order, starting from 2001, until now. And of course this will be the place to publish new mixes too!

What all of these mixes have in common, is that they are not restricted exclusively to the music defined as ‘ambient‘ or ‘electronic‘. Mixing this music with other music from different genres often enhances the ‘cinematographic feel’. Some of them may prove to be accessible (meaning ‘listenable’) even to people that are new to the ‘ambient’ genre. For those that consider themselves experienced listeners the combination of fragments may sound quite different than the separate parts in itself. To me, every mix seems to tell a story.”

It’s a fantastic resource. Go on, download a podcast or two, darken the lights and sit back. Each one lasts an hour or so and drifts through so many of my favourite artists. If you like what you hear, listen to the rest. What a treat!