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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Dark Ambient


I will be the first to admit Dark Ambient is not for everyone.  Dark Ambient is a self-explanatory genre as it is a type of Ambient music that is meant to have an ominous and ark tone about it’s sound. In some cases this can mean a slightly less creepy form of Halloween music; and I don’t mean the Monster Mash.

The band I specifically love from this genre is Bohren & der Club of Gore. And especially their album Black Earth, the mixing of some brass instruments along piano and drums is as relaxing as many of the bands already posted. You can also check the playlist I made that included their song Maximum Black.

What adds to the instruments is the creepy ambience that sounds the beautiful instrumental arrangements. The album actual feels like it is a soundtrack to a movie about a Thriller. As a student I think you can best use this as a homework album to move you along as you work through whatever the problems you have are. I would probably lean towards math as specific subject it’d be best for but I have used it to work on surveys as well as essays.

Below is just a sample of what is on the album


Black Earth – Download

Bohren & der Club of Gore -  Website - MySpace - Last.fm - 

Thursday, February 14, 2013

7 Years Ago - Rip Dilla


Time to pay tribute to a Hip-Hop Legend. J Dilla, James Dewitt Yancey, passed away 7 years ago on February 10th. He passed away 3 days after releasing the critically acclaimed instrumental hip-hop album Donuts. Whereas This Will Destroy You got me into ambient music, J Dilla revived my love for music in general. How so many simple samples create such beauty is awe inspiring.

Yancey made the album in a hospital bed before he passed away. Artists I would enjoy after listening to J Dilla who have different styles became so much more enjoyable because of the knowledge I believed I gained from J Dilla. Artists such as Killer Mike, POS, El-P, and Atmosphere are among the many that were the next step for my music development J Dilla paved the way for.

It is a shame I cannot find a YouTube full album for Donuts, but this album is worth the purchase. Below are a few of my favourite songs on the album.


I mean we’ve heard the phrase going out on top. J Dilla did.

Download - Donuts

J Dilla - Last.fm - Website - MySpace - Facebook