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Various - The Ambient Cookbook

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
IDM, Ambient
Year:
1995

Tracklist

Terasury 10:10
Holy Dance 15:36
Music For Films (Movement 5) 13:08
Sad Alliance 12:26
Heaven (aw-Cut) 6:54
Kisy Loa 14:09
4Vl Outro 2:24
Electro Dreams 11:34
Travelling Without Moving (Trip #9) 8:23
Time Span Zero 7:11
Angel Circle 12:38
Biotrip 24:10
Data Haiku 6:23
Floating Sync 11:11
The Gate To The Milky Way (Excerpt From Namlook IX) 8:26
Astralbohrer 5:48
Loop 6 (Excerpt) 10:00
Talk 16:47
Antartica 6:34
Another Green Airport 15:03
Music For Ballet (Excerpt) 7:27
Whirlpool (Slow Spiral Of Clouds) Excerpt 6:50
In / Out 15:58
Celophane 10:59
Wechselspannung (Excerpt) 6:40
Chill In Chill Out 12:56
Subharmonic Interference (Excerpt From Namlook VII) 11:24

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
The Ambient Cookbook (4xCD, Ltd, Comp) Fax +49-69/450464 PKPWPS 3 Germany 1995
The Ambient Cookbook (4xCD) Ambient World aw 007 Germany 1995
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Rated 5/5
Review by eliks_postindustry Aug 25, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing The Ambient Cookbook, 4xCD, aw 007

I am not sure how to approach or recommend this one. It seems a basic The Best Of FAX compilation, but I wonder if the selection of tracks is actually the best FAX had to offer on the respective albums. It surely gives a good look into what FAX/Namlook is about, but I'd treat rather as an invitation (to love) FAX-ambient. If you won't dig any of the two Cookbooks, don't bother with any other FAX record. However, if you know FAX, or if you only think you know it, skip this one. Better to get each album apart, as it is even hard to listen to this back-to-back.
Rated 5/5
Review by alcheme Aug 21, 2003

referencing The Ambient Cookbook, 4xCD, Ltd, Comp, PKPWPS 3

This compilation represents the golden age of ambient when it reached a peak of beautification, soulful analog and structured rhythms....

The CookBook is a must. But oh so RARE! Too bad mine was stolen in 1997.

~Shane