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Ambient music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", [ 2 ] "visual" [ 3 ] or "unobtrusive" quality. The roots of ambient music go back to the early 20th century. In particular, the period just before and after the First World War gave rise to two significant art movements that encouraged experimentation with various musical (and non musical) forms, while rejecting more conventional, tradition-bound styles of expression. These art movements were called Futurism and Dadaism . Aside from being known for their painters and writers, these movements also attracted experimental and 'anti-music' musicians such as Francesco Balilla Pratella of the pre-war Futurism movement and Kurt Schwitters and Erwin Schulhoff of the post-war Dadaist movement . The latter movement played an influential role in the musical development of Erik Satie . [ citation needed ]
Aphex Twin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Synthesizers , piano , electronics , harpsichord , organ , percussion , laptop , softsynth , turntables , drum machine , guitar , bass guitar , computer , sequencer , sampler Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin , is an Irish-born British electronic musician and composer . He founded the record label Rephlex Records in 1991 with Grant Wilson-Claridge. He was described by The Guardian as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music." [ 1 ]
Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), [ 1 ] better known by his stage name Moby , is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample -based electronic music and his liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights . Moby gained attention in the early 1990s with his electronic dance music work, which dabbled in the techno and breakbeat hardcore (also known as "rave") genres. With his fifth studio album, the electronica and house -influenced Play , he gained international success. Originally released in mid-1999 to an unflattering response, it re-entered the charts in early 2000 and slowly became an unexpected hit, producing eight singles and eventually selling over 10 million copies worldwide. [ 2 ]
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Rabbit in the Moon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rabbit in the Moon was an American electronic music group. Their style draws from psychedelic trance , house music and breakbeat , along with other diverse influences. [ edit ] History Formed in 1992 in Tampa, Florida , the group currently consists of performer/singer Bunny and producer David Christophere.
Richard (Richie) Hawtin (born June 4, 1970, Banbury , Oxfordshire ) is an English - Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno 's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s. He is best known for his abstract, minimal works under the alias Plastikman , a pseudonym he still uses today. Hawtin is known for DJing minimal techno sets making use of laptop computers and digital mixing equipment. In May 1990, Hawtin and fellow second-waver John Acquaviva founded the Plus 8 record label , which they named after their turntable's pitch adjust function. [ 1 ] In 1998, Hawtin launched Minus records. [ 2 ] [ edit ] Biography
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The Orb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the band. For the comic book character, see Orb (comics) . The Orb are an English electronic music group known for spawning the genre of ambient house . Founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and KLF member Jimmy Cauty , The Orb began as ambient and dub DJs in London. Its early performances were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and 1980s, most notably Brian Eno and Kraftwerk .
Massive Attack are a British DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol , England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall . Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be progenitors of the trip hop genre. Their debut album, Blue Lines was released in 1991, with the single " Unfinished Sympathy " reaching the charts and later being voted the 10th greatest song of all time in a poll by The Guardian. [ edit ] History DJs Daddy G and Andrew Vowles and graffiti artist-turned- rapper Robert Del Naja met as members of partying collective The Wild Bunch .
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Orbital are a British electronic dance music duo from Sevenoaks , England consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll . Their career initially ran from 1989 until 2004, but in 2009 they announced that they would be reforming and headlining The Big Chill , [ 1 ] in addition to a number of other live shows in 2009. [ 2 ] The band's name was taken from Greater London 's orbital motorway , the M25 , which was central to the early rave scene and party network in the South East during the early days of acid house . [ 3 ] One of the biggest names in British electronica during the 1990s, Orbital were both critically and commercially successful, and known particularly for their element of live improvisation during shows, a rarity among techno acts. They were initially influenced by early electro and punk rock .
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Goldfrapp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London , England, UK, consisting of Alison Goldfrapp ( vocals / synthesizer ) and Will Gregory (synthesizer). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize , the ambient sound of their 2000 debut album Felt Mountain did not chart highly. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Goldfrapp's second album Black Cherry , which incorporated glam rock and synthpop sounds into their music, was released in 2003.
