Discography of New Age, Electronic, and Ambient Music
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
best of 1999 | top100 albums | five-star albums | recommended albums
home | magazines | labels | on-line stores, archives and musicians
Explanation of the Listings and Ratings
Artists:
B
Stephen Bacchus
- Pangaea (Oasis, 1990) ***
- Ancient Mysteries (Oasis, 1993) **
- Bardo (Oasis, 1996) **
- The Ambient Expanse (Mirage, 1998) * with Steve Roach, Patrick O'Hearn, Vidna Obmana, Vir Unis
- Ambient Origins (oasis, 1998) *** anthology
Wally Badarou
- Chief Inspector (Island, 1988) *
- Words Of A Mountain (Island, 1989) **
- Echoes (Island, 1984) *
Stephan Baer
- Secret Lands (Bongo, 1996) *
- Across Distant Lands (Bongo, 1997) *
Coen Bais
- Sweet Dreams (Oreade, 1989) **
- Across The Mountains Of The Moon (Oreade, 1991) *
- Aries (Oreade, 1993) *
- Coen Bais (Blue Flame, 1994) *
- Socu (Miramar, 1995) **
- A Touch Of Magic (Miramar, 1995) **
Patrick Ball
- Celtic Harp (Fortuna, 1982)
reissued as Music Of Turlough, Harp I (Celestial Harmonies, 19##) *
- Celtic Harp vol. 2 (Fortuna, 1983)
reissued as Christmas Rose (Celestial Harmonies, 1990) *
- Celtic Harp vol. 3 (Fortuna, 1984)
reissued as Secret Isles, Harp III (Celestial Harmonies, 1990) *
- O'Carolan's Dream, Harp IV (Fortuna, 1991) *
- Fiona (Fortuna, 1993) *
Banco De Gaia
- Medium (World Bank, 1991) *
- Freedom Flutes And Fading Tibetans (World Bank, 1991) *
- Deep Live (World Bank, 1992) *
- Maya (Planet Dog, 1994) (Mammoth, 1995) ***
- Last Train To Lhasa (Planet Dog, 1995) **
- Live At Glastonbury (Planet Dog, 1996) *
Banyan
- Banyan (Cyber Octave, 1997) **
- Anytime At All (Cyber Octave, 1999) *
Tom Barabas
- You Are The End Of The Rainbow (Invincible, 1987) *
- Soaring (Soundings Of The Planet, 1987) ** with Dean Evanson
- Magic In December (Soundings Of The Planet, 1991) *
- Sedona Suite (Soundings Of The Planet, 1992) ***
- Wind Dancer (Soundings Of The Planet, 1993) ** with Dean Evanson
- Piano Impressions (Soundings Of The Planet, 1994) ***
- Classica Nouveaux (Soundings Of The Planet, 1994) ***
- Mosaic (Soundings Of The Planet, 1995) ***
- Journey/ Back To Sedona (Soundings Of The Planet, 1996) ***
Pete Bardens
- The Answer (Transatlantic, 1970) *
- Peter Bardens (Transatlantic, 1971) *
- Vintage 69 (Transatlantic, 1976) *
- Heart To Heart (Arista, 1979) *
- Seen One Earth (Cinema, 1987) **
- Speed Of Light (Cinema, 1989) *
- White Magic (#, 1990) * soundtrack
- Water Colors (Miramar, 1991) *
- Further Than You Know (Miramar, 1993) *
- Big Sky (#, 1995) *
Barefoot
- Barefoot (Global Pacific, 1991) *
- Dance Of Life (Global Pacific, 1992) *
Marc Barreca
- Twilight (Palace Of Lights, 1980) **
- Music Works For Industry (Palace Of Lights, 1984) **
- The Sleeper Wakes (Intrepid, 1986) *
Jim Bartz
- Pictures Of Earth And Space (Audion, 19##) (Imagineer, 1995) **
Peter Baumann
- Romance '76 (Virgin, 1976) ***
- Transharmonic Nights (Virgin, 1979) *
- Baumann-Koek (Jaguar, 1979) *
- Repeat Repeat (Virgin, 1981) *
- Strangers In The Night (Virgin, 1983) *
Beaver & Krause
- Ragnarok Electronic Funk (Limelight, 1969) ***
- In A Wild Sanctuary (WB, 1970) **
- Gandharva (WB, 1971) **
- All Good Men (WB, 1972)
Bruce Becvar
- Take It To Heart (Shining Star, 1986) ***
- The Nature Of Things (Shining Star, 1988) **
- Forever Blue Sky (Shining Star, 1989) **
- Samadhi (Shining Star, 1990) * with Nada Shakti
- Rhythms Of Life (Shining Star, 1991) (Higher Octave, 1992) **
- Arriba (Higher Octave, 1993) ***
- Jiva Mukti (Shining Star, 1994) ** with Nada Shakti
- Time Dreams (Shining Star, 1994) * anthology
- Magic Of Healing: Vata (Shining Star, 1995) **
- Magic Of Healing: Pitta (Shining Star, 1995) **
- Magic Of Healing: Kapha (Shining Star, 1995) **
David Bedford
- Music For Albion Moonlight (Argo, 1970) *
- Nurses Songs With Elephants (Dandelion, 1972) *
- Tentacles Of The Dark Nebula (Argo, 1974) *
- Star's End (Virgin, 1974) **
- The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Virgin, 1975) **
- The Orchestral Tubular Bells (Virgin, 1975) *
- The Odyssey (Virgin, 1976) ***
- Instructions For Angels (Virgin, 1977) **
- Two Poems By Kenneth Patchen (Deutsche Grammophone 137004, 19##) *
- Rigel 9 (Charisma, 1985) *
Teja Bell
- Petals (Rising Sun, 1981) **** with Marcus Allen, Dallas Smith, Sky Canyon
- Summer Suite (Rising Sun, 1983 - NArada, 1987) **** with Smith and Sky Canyon
- Stellar Voyage (Rising Sun, 1984) ** with Smith
- Snow Leopard Dancing (Global Pacific, 198#) *
- Dolphin Smiles (Global Pacific, 1987) **** with Steven Kindler
- New Spirit Of Christmas (Music West, 1988) **
William Belote
- Connected (Music House, 1991) **
Pierre Bensusan
-
Pres De Paris
(CBS, 1975) (Dadgad, 1993) *
-
Solilai
(CBS, 1982) (Dadgad, 1993) **
-
Spices
(CBS, 1987) *
-
Musiques
(Dadgad, 1993) ** anthology
-
Wu Wei
(Rounder, 1995) *
Erik Berglund
-
The Healing Harp
(Helios, 19##) *
-
Songs For Peace
(Helios, 19##) *
-
On Eagle's Wings
(Helios, 19##) *
-
Beauty
(Sona Gaia 139, 198#) *
-
Angelic Harp Music
(Helios, 1989) *
-
Harp Of The Healing Waters
(Helios 24, 199#) *
-
Elysium
(Helios, 199#) *
-
Project Earth
(Helios, 199#) ** with Christoph Hausmann
Steven Berkovitz
-
Dis/Recon
(###, 1994) *
-
Ecstasis
(###, 1994) *
Patrick Bernhardt
- Atlantis Angelis (Imagine 2002, 1990) ***
- Solaris Universalis (Imagine 2003, 1992) ***
- Shamanyka (Imagine 2020, 1992) *
- Reconciliation (Imagine, 1994) *
- Collection (Imagine 2033, 199#) *
- Amor Immortalis (Imagine, 1996) **
- Mantra Mandala (1997) **
- Manuscrits du Silence (1998) *
- Atlantis Angelis II (2000) **
- Sublime Relaxation (2001) *
- Love Divine (2003) *
Jay Scott Berry
- Symphony Of Light (Celestial Sorcery, 1990) ****
- Concept For A Dream (Celestial Sorcery, 1992) ***
- Sun Dance (Celestial Sorcery, 1993) ***
Between
- Einstieg (Wergo, 1971) **
- And The Waters Opened (Music Factory, 1973) (Wergo, 1981) **
- Dharana (Wergo, 1977) ***
- Contemplation (Wergo, 1977) **
- Stille Uber Der Zeit (Wergo, 1980) **
Amin Bhatia
-
Interstellar Suite
(Cinema, 19##) *
Biosphere
-
Microgravity
(Apollo, 1991) **
-
Patashnik
(Apollo, 1994) **
-
Insomnia
(Origo Sound, 1997) * soundtrack
-
Substrata
(Thirsty Ear, 1997) **
Black Dog Productions
-
Bytes
(Warp, 1993) ***
-
Temple of Transparent Balls
(GPR, 1993) *
-
Spanners
(GRP, 1994)
(East West, 1995) **
-
Parallel
(GPR, 1995) *
-
Music for Adverts
(and Short Films)
(Warp, 1996) *
Norman Blake
- Back Home In Sulphur Springs (Rounder, 1972) *
- The Fields Of November (Flying Fish, 1974) ***
- Norman Blake and others (HDS, 1975) *
- Old And New (Flying Fish, 1975) *
- Whiskey Before Breakfast (Rounder, 1976) **
- Live At McCabe's (Takoma, 1976) *
- Norman Blake & Red Rector (County, 1976) *
- Blake, Burns, Holland, Taylor (Flying Fish, 1976) ***
- Blackberry Blossom (Flying Fish, 1977) *
- Directions (Takoma, 1978) *
- The Rising Fawn String Ensemble (Rounder, 1979) **
- Full Moon On The Farm (Rounder, 1981) *
- Original Underground Music From The Mysterious South (Rounder, 1983) *
- Nashville Blues (Rounder, 1984) *
- Lighthouse On The Shore (Rounder, 1985) *
- The Norman And Nancy Blake Compact Disc (Rounder, 1986) * with Nancy Blake
- Slow Train Through Georgia (Rounder, 1987) *
- Natasha's Waltz (Rounder, 1987) * with Nancy Blake
- Blake & Rice (Rounder, 1987) * with Tony Rice
- Blind Dog (Rounder, 1988) * with Nancy Blake
- Blake & Rice 2 (Rounder, 1990) * with Tony Rice
- While Passing Along This Way (Sugar Hill, 1995) * with Nancy Blake
- Mark O'Connor, Norman Blake and Charlie Collins (Rounder 46, 19##) *
Daniel Blanchet
-
Le Chamin De L'ermite
(Rubicon, 1987) *
-
L'Harmonie Des Mondes
(Rubicon, 1991) *
-
Les Voilers De L'Espace
(Rubicon, 199#) *
Serge Blenner
- Equateur (Sky, 1988) *
- Musique Esthetique (Sky, 1988) ** anthology
- Cosmos (Sky, 1990) *
- Babylon (Sky, 1991) *
- Liberation (Sky, 1992) *
- Symbolique (Sky, 1993) *
- Musique Esthetique II (Sky, 1993) ** anthology
- Vision Et Poesie (Sky, 1995) *
- Ars Oratoria (MdeC, 1999) *
Blonker
- Die Zeit Steht Still (Brain, 1979) *
- Fantasia (Prudence, 1980) *
- Windmills (Prudence, 1981) *
- Homeland (Prudence, 1983) *
- Inside (Prudence, 1984) *
- Time To Remember (Prudence, 1989) *
- Tree Of Life (Prudence, 1993) (Higher Octave, 1993) *
Blue Chip Orchestra
- Blue Chip Orchestra (Erdenklang, 1988) *
- Blue Danube (Erdenklang, 1991) *
Ian Boddy
- The Climb (Something Else, 1984) **
- Spirits (Something Else, 1985) *
- Phoenix (Something Else, 1986) ***
- Jade (Something Else, 1988) *
- Odyssey (Surreal To Real, 1990) **
- Drive (Surreal To Real, 1992) *
- Decade (Something Else, 1992) ** anthology
- The Uncertainty Principle (Something Else, 1993) ***
- The Deep (Something Else, 1994) ***
- Continuum (Something Else, 1996) ***
- Developing Technologies (De Wolfe, 1997) **
- Rare Elements (Something Else, 1997) ***
- Aurora (Din, ####)
- Outpost (Din, ####) with Robert Rich
Richard Bone
- Brave Tales (Survival, 1982) *
- Expectable (Survival, 1983) *
- Emerging Melodies (Rumble, 1983) *
- Alternate Music For The Hindenburg Lounge (Eurock, 1984) *
- Quirkwork (Quirkworks Laboratory, 1993) ***
- X Considers Y (Quirkworks Laboratory, 1994) *
- Ambiento (Quirkworks Laboratory, 1994) ***
- Vox Orbita (Quirkworks Laboratory, 1995) ***
- Eternal Now (Quirkworks, 1996) ****
- Metaphysic Mambo (Reversing, 1996) *
- A Survey Of Remembered Things (Quirkworks, 1997) ***
- The Spectral Ships (Hypnos, 1998) **
- Electropica (Quirkworks, 1998) *
- Coxa (Quirkworks, 1999) **
- Ascensionism (Quirkworks, 2000) *
- Tales From The Incantina (Quirkworks, 2001) **
Ron Boots
- Backgrounds (Cue NL, 1994) *
- Ghost Of A Mist (Cue NL, 1991) *
- Hydrhythmix (Cue NL, 1989) ** with Bas Broekhuis
- Dreamscape (Synteam, 1990) *
- Different Stories and Twisted Tales (Cue NL, 1993) **
- Detachment of Worldly Affairs (Cue NL, 1994) ***
- Schlobburg (Cue NL, 1995) * with Demo Art
- Cutting Branches (Cue NL, 1995) **
- Screaming Whispers (Cue NL, 1996) **
- Current (Cue NL, 1997) ***
- Too Many Secrets (Groove, 1997) **
Barbara Borden
- Beauty in the Beat (Cloud 9, 1996) ***
David Borden
- Music For Amplified Keyboard Instruments (Red, 1981) ***
- Anatidae (Cuneiform, 1987) ***
- Migration (Cuneiform, 1988) **
- The Continuing Story Of Counterpoint 9-12 (Cuneiform, 1988) ***
- The Continuing Story Of Counterpoint 5-8 (Cuneiform, 1990) ***
- The Continuing Story Of Counterpoint 1-4 (Cuneiform, 1991) ***
- Cayuga Night Music (Linden, 1993) *
- Places, Times & People (Cuneiform, 1994) *
John Boswell
- The Painter (Scarlet, 1988) (Hearts Of Space, 1994) ***
- Kindred Spirits (Scarlet, 1990) ***
- Festival Of The Heart (Hearts Of Space, 1992) *
- Count Me In (Hearts Of Space, 1993) **
Botanica
- Garden Of Earthly Delights (Deep Music, 1989) ***
- Strange Attractor (Deep Music, 1991) *
Meg Bowles
- Blue Cosmos (Kumatone, 1996) *
Joseph Bradley
- Hear the Masses
- Rapture (Narada, 1997) ***
- Solo Journey
- One Deep Breath
- The Journey Continues
Anouar Brahem
- Barzakh (ECM, 1991) *
- Conte De L'Incroyable Amour (ECM, 1992) *
- Madar (ECM, 1994) * with Jan Garbarek
- Khomsa (ECM, 1995)
Kevin Braheny
- Lullaby (Hearts Of Space, 1981) ***
- Perelandra (Hearts Of Space, 1984) ****
reissued as The Way Home (Hearts Of Space, 1987)
- Western Spaces (Innovative Communications, 1987) ** with Steve Roach and Richard Burmer
- Galaxies (Hearts Of Space, 1988) ****
- Desert Solitaire (Fortuna, 1989) ** with Roach and Stearns
- Secret Rooms (Hearts Of Space, 1990) **
- Rain (Hearts Of Space, 1995) * with Tim Clark
- The Spell (Hearts Of Space, 1996) * with Tim Clark
Rain
(Hearts Of Space, 1995) *** with Tim Clark
-
Spell
(Hearts Of Space, 1996) ** with Tim Clark
Thom Brennan
- Western Spaces (Innovative Communications, 1987) **
- Mountains (LAN, 1987) (Rubicon, 1993) ****
- The Path Not Taken (Amplexus, 1995) **
- Beneath Clouds (Arya, 1996) **
- Vibrant Water (mp3.com, 2000), 6/10
- Mist (Space for Music, 2001), 6/10
- Shimmer (mp3.com, 2001), 6/10
- The Secret Faith Of Salamanders (mp3.com, 2002), 5/10
- Satori (Zero, 2002), 6.5/10
- Signals In Moonlight (Peacework, 2002), 5/10
Steve Brenner
-
Stellar Tunnel
(cassetta autoprodotta, 1985) *
-
Quantum
(Synkronos, 1989) *
-
Synbion: Cybernetic Dancing
(Synkronos, 1990) **
-
Kolab: A Dark Hour For History
(Synkronos, 1990) *
Spencer Brewer
- Cinderella (Perfect Pitch, 1977) * with Billy Ray MacCauley
- Stellar Notion (Perfect Pitch, 1979) *
- Where Angels Dance (Willow Rose, 1982) (Sona Gaia, 1983) ***
- Shadow Dancer (Willow Rose, 1983) (Sona Gaia, 1983) **
- Emerald (Narada, 1984) ** with Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel
- Portraits (Narada, 1985) ***
- Dorian's Legacy (Narada, 1987) *
- Forward Motion (Sona Gaia, 1988) ** with Craig Anderton
- Piper's Rhythm (Narada, 1990) **
- Romantic Interludes (Narada, 1992) *
- By A Rainbow (Eureka, 1993) *
- Tea And Honey (Laughing Coyote, 1994) *
- Laughter In The River (Laughing Coyote, 1994) *
- Cinematic (Laughing Coyote, 1994) * with Paul McCandless
- Natural Sax (Northword Press, 1995) * with Paul McCandless
- Sentimental Sax (Nature Quest, 1995) * with Paul McCandless
- What A Mystery (Wordsong, 1995) * with Robert Hall and Teja Bell
- Close To The Heart (Narada, 1995) *
- Torches On The Lake (Access, 1996) ** with Paul McCandless
Jim Brickman
-
By Heart
(Windham Hill, 1994) ***
-
No Words
(Windham Hill, 199#) **
-
Picture This
(Windham Hill, 1997) *
Michael Brook
- Hybrid (Editions EG, 1985) ***
- Sleeps With The Fishes (4AD , 1987) * with Pieter Nooten
- Captive (Virgin , 1987) * with The Edge
- Cobalt Blue (4AD, 1992) ***
- Live At The Aquarium (4AD, 1993) *
- Dream (Real World, 1995) ** with Upalappu Srinivas
- Night Song (Real World, 1996) ** with Nusrat Fateh Ali
- Star Rise (Real World, 1997) * with Nusrat Fateh Ali
- Albino Alligator (4AD, 1997) **
- Black Rock (Real World, 1998) * with Didjan Gasparyan
Harold Budd
- Pavilion Of Dreams (Obscure, 1978) *****
- Plateaux Of Mirror (Obscure, 1980) ** with Brian Eno
- Serpent/ Children Of The Hills (Cantil, 1981) ****
- Abandoned Cities/ Dark Star (Cantil, 1984) ***
- Serpent/ Children/ Dark Star/ Abandoned Cities (Cantil, 1984) ***** CD
- Pearl (EG Records, 1984) ** with Brian Eno
- Lovely Thunder (EG Records, 1987) ***
- Moon And The Melodies (4AD, 1986) * with Elizabeth Frazer and Robin Guthrie
- White Arcades (Land, 1986) (Opal, 1988) ***
- By The Dawn's Early Light (Opal, 1991) **
- Music For 3 Pianos (All Saints, 1993) ** with Ruben Garcia, Daniel Lentz
- She Is A Phantom (New Albion, 1994) ** with Zeitgeist
- Through The Hill (All Saints, 1994) ** with Andy Partridge
- Glyph (Made To Measure, 1995) * with Hector Zazou
- Walk Into My Voice (MaSo, 1996) * with Daniel Lentz, Jessica Karraker
- Luxa (All Saints, 1996) *
Peter Buffett
- The Waiting (Narada, 1986) ***
- One By One (Narada, 1989) **
- Lost Frontier (Narada, 1991) **
- Yonnondio (Narada, 1992) **
- 500 Nations (Epic, 1995) * soundtrack
- Spirit (Hollywood Records, 1999) **
Sandy Bull
- Fantasias For Guitar & Banjo (Vanguard, 1963) ***
- Inventions For Guitar And Banjo (Vanguard, 1965) remastered as Inventions (Timeless, 1995) ***
- E Pluribus Unum (Vanguard, 1970) ***
- Demolition Derby (Vanguard, 1972) *
- Essential (Vanguard, 1974) * anthology
- Jukebox School Of Music (ROM, 1988) ***
- Vehicles (Timeless, 1991) *
- Steel Tears (Timeless, 1996)
- Re-inventions (Vanguard, 1999) *** anthology
Richard Burmer
- Mosaic (Fortuna, 1984) ***
- Bhakti Point (Fortuna, 1987) ***
- Western Spaces (Innovative Communications, 1987) ** with Steve Roach with Kevin Braheny
- On The Third Extreme (Gaia, 1988) **
- Invention (American Gramaphone, 1993) **
- Shining By The River (Audio Alternatives, 1995) ** anthology
- Treasures Of The Saints (Miramar, 1996) *
Terry Burrows
- Watching The Burning Bride (Hamster, 1986) **
- The Whispering Scale (Hamster, 1989) **
Ray Buttigieg
- Compucircuit (Cykxincorp 6001, 1981) *
- Etere (Cykxincorp 6036, 19##) *
- Agriculture Architecture & Astronomy (Cykxincorp 6042, 19##) *
- Nearing The Millenium (Cykxincorp 6048, 19##) *
- Quantum Mechanics (Cykxincorp, 6066, 19##) *
- Music For Movies (Cykxincorp 6072, 19##) *
Richard Buxton
- Exotic Simplicity (Higher Octave, 1991) **