Our first compilation for 2008 presents a facet of ambient music that is often overlooked in favor of the more electronic or synthesized soundscapes. Here we have an eclectic collection of works featuring a broad variety string instruments, usually but not always treated to effects. In the artist credits below we’ve provided information about the instruments used, and you can see they range from the familiar to the exotic.
This compilation is divided into two parts, each with accompanying sleeve art so it can be burned to disks if you wish.
Download this album as a .zip file or visit the download page for other downloading and streaming options.
*Disk A
01 Oil of Haemony – Beltaine Frost (04:04)
[ukulele, banjolele, effects]
www.wildmuse.net
www.myspace.com/arianadii
02 Sandy Spreitz – Strings (02:00)
[steel string guitar, effects]
www.sandystudio.com
03 Gurdonark – Ninth Can-jo Meditation (03:11)
[Can-jo with effects]
gurdonark@aol.com
www.negativesoundinstitute.com
04 Marco Lucchi & Ensemble – Fado Orfico (03:16)
[harp, performed by Cristina Blarzino]
www.musichevirtuali.org/
05 Earzumba РTratandome Como Un Extra̱o (02:43)
[small 4-string guitar]
www.myspace.com/earzumba
www.earzumba.com
06 Djinnestan – C plus A (05:00)
[electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, banjolele, ukulele, autoharp, zither, effects]
www.djinnestan.com
07 Mystified & Ctephin – Secret Order (03:40)
[bowed dulcimer]
www.mystifiedmusic.com
08 Glenn Brown – A Crystal Fascination (04:10)
[electric guitar with effects]
www.myspace.com/glennbrown
09 Jon 7 – An Eerie Paradise (04:58)
[detuned zither]
www.myspace.com/jon7theartist
www.jon7.net
10 The Nature of Light – Vacuum Metastability Event (04:58)
[Fender American Strat, Les Paul Custom, Yamaha BB3000MA]
tnol.metafex.net/v2/
11 Subscape Annex – Lullabye for a Featureless Plain (03:28)
[Chapman Stick with effects]
www.subscapeannex.com
12 Brian Grover & Don Hill – Steppe Strings
[B.G.- Igil, Chanzy & Oud; D.H.- Arrangement & Effects]
dhill@jpusa.org
*Disk B
01 Kokan Dellec – Sepia (04:14)
[processed classical guitar]
www.myspace.com/kokandellec
02 Shadowsense – Earth in Alarm (04:19)
[acoustic guitar with effects]
www.skeletone.net/shadowsense.htm
03 Three Souls – The Drone (06:34)
[Gibson Les Paul with effect]
www.myspace.com/stringtheorymusicband
04 C.P. McDill – The Northern Lights (04:22)
[processed autoharp and electric guitar w/slide]
www.cpmcdill.com
05 C. Reider and Caerie – The Ghost Sifting Process (05:29)
[autoharp & hammered dulcimer]
www.vuzhmusic.com
06 Caleb Deupree – Cathedral (excerpt) (04:59)
[pianoforte – yes, a string instrument!]
classicaldrone.blogspot.com
07 Terje Paulsen – Blues for Lhasa (05:00)
[bowed + e-bowed 3-string acoustic guitar]
www.myspace.com/terjepaulsen
08 Wavespan – Harmonic Evolution (04:59)
[Rickenbacker 330, McNally Strumstick, Fender J-bass]
www.myspace.com/wavespan
09 8m2stereo – mes. (webbed tape edit) (05:02)
[electric guitar with effects]
www.last.fm/user/8m2stereo
10 Audio Gourmet – Inner Monologue (07:14)
[guitar]
audiogourmet.blogspot.com/
Download this album as a zip file or visit the download page for other downloading and streaming options.
.. thanks chris for hosting us and all your work on this one ..
bless, from köln, germany,
e.
thanks a lot, chris, for all the great work. it has become a lovely compilation, and it’s an honour to be a part of it. all the best, terje
Nice selection of sounds and moods…
hail to all participants on the compilation, it has been a great collection with beautiful piece of artwork.
personal thanks to webbedhand, for giving this oppurtunity; bringing the idea and making such a unique conceptual work.
cheers from istanbul,
k.d
Really enjoying the creativity and diversity of this release! Thanks for including Brian and myself.
Don
you made a very good work, Chris
grazie
ciao
Marco
hi there,great work the compilation andalso the work of difussion , just dl it few days ago.Finally update my web page including link to whr.
bests!
earzumba
Hi Chris, thanks for all your hard work in bringing this album together, i love the atmosphere and ambience. I’ve had many hours of enjoyable listening time already.
Hi There,
Thanks for this once again!
I scheduled some tracks of this compilations for one of our folio radio shows on september 16.
(we did a webbed hand special earlier)
Bye
Peter
i will have my “youtube” up in a few days which is not the same and will be more of acoustic finger picking. my name is idrees… please do listen..thank u.. peace.
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