AMBIENT-TECHNO: A BRIEF HISTORY AND TIMELINE - PART I - by Funky Jeff

                               
                     

                                                        Introduction:

Our dear friends, we proudly share with YOU something special, and that is knowledge about something from past, but actually, it is something from the past about the uture...
Our friend Funky Jeff aka Jeff Chill, beside he is corporate drone who works for corporations, nine-to-five as we all, but Jeff is also the DJ, and lover of the music, specially House/Techno, but one thing he prefer more: he loves 90's special music labeled IDM, which stands for Inteligent Dance Music.

You all know, if you liked Techno or hHuse at the end of 90's, at least some of us, used to defend us and our music, cause we are (trust me it used to happen all the time). Ok house/techno and every post 70's dance music enthusiast had to defend that typical non-sense: "your music is just dum-dum-dum-dum, there is nothing, melody or harmony", " ha, I know a drummer that can beat better then that rhythm you are listening", and "that is music made by machines, there is nothing human in it. Is it music at all?" - to all those people who said that to you: who cares!

Dear readers, I bet you who are younger than most of us at datzee.blogspot, I bet in 20 euros, that now, people in your surroundings, that you had that contact maybe once or twice in your life... simply cause people are used to basic 4/4 rhythms, and other things that are same used in House/Techno/etc... actually it became pop music, in some way.

Jeff wrote history of MUSIC that WE used to play to those people, to demonstrate that there is quality and "inteligent" behind that "dum-dum-dum-dum" music: that you can easily listen while you work or do something else, even sleep, you do not need to dance to enjoy it, right!?

He has wrote, with such a precision, knowledge and authority about IDM, and the age when that kind of subgenre was, let's say, invented (it isn't but...) and became popular. I have learned couple new artists, and tracks, so trust me. And some of those artist he wrote about even crossed that line of genres - people who loved, for example, Hard Rock or Jazz could say "This is nuts, this is great man, I don't know what to say, I'm impressed."

His passion for that kind of music goes beyond then just love, it is his life, and in second part, of this brief history text, we will post his mixes - a passion that he have. Now you will be able to listen his two mixes, and lot of links in the text, where you can hear that tracks.

Please be patient, for part II, cause it will be released next week. So until then, enjoy in most beautiful examples where man and machine colaborate, and even make glitches, just to keep your attention. 

Enjoy!!!

Datzee

Chill - Out, man.

In 1990, Chill Out was released. A masterpiece of beat less ambiance by Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond a.k.a. KLF, it triggered a post-modern era of electronic music and most importantly, the idea that Techno music could be used as much as a DJ tool but also for home listening. As a matter of fact, this was written on the compilation Artificial intelligence, the first proper IDM LP (strictly IDM), released in 1992, on Warp records.

  

V.A. Artificial Inteligence (Warp 1992)

But furthermore, a rarefied, more specific reorientation of Ambient House, dubbed Ambient Techno triggered some of the most amazing electronic records from 1992 to 1998 when the genre morphed into Drill n’ Bass, Jungle, Drum and Bass and a more rhythmic based approach.
During that span, artists such as B12, early Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works vol 1- 1991), The Black Dog (Bytes – 1992), Higher Intelligence Agency, and Biosphere (Microgravity – 1991) clearly distinguished themselves by combining the melodic and rhythmic approaches of Techno and Electro -- use of 808 and 909 drum machines but also by merging this approach with well-produced, thin-sounding electronics.
Concordantly, Microgravity and Patashnik (1994) used minor-key melodies and alien-sounding samples and sounds -- with the soaring, layered, aquatic atmospheres of beat less and experimental ambient. Most often associated with labels such as Apollo, GPR, Warp, and Rising high, the terminology morphed into "intelligent techno" after Warp released its Artificial Intelligence series (although the music's stylistic references remained largely unchanged).

The household artists are well known: Aphex Twin, Global Communication, Future Sound of London and The Orb. But let’s not eschew the more anonymous outfits that were just as essential. In this article, I will tackle the essentials, the unknown gems but also the year 1994 which marked a revolution in electronic music, and specifically Ambient Techno. Let’s start with the less known gems just as essential as the stars of EM who made it to the big circus:

The lesser known gems: TOP 20 overlooked ambient-techno albums:

    

Air Liquide - Nephology / 1994 / Rising High

If there is one electronic that never got its props, it certainly is German outfit Air Liquide. A bit of acid, techno, ambient, downtempo, bleak voice samples or all of the afro-mentioned elements, they were truly a product of the 90’s: a pre-internet era obsessed with technology and its impact on humans, Ufology, people undergoing therapy, or just high on drugs. Sheer eclectic diversity.
But above all I think ‘’If There Was No Gravity’’ stood the test of time as the ultimate anthem of ambient techno IMO. A sultry female voice is layered of a delicate synth line, it’s almost as if Sade took some acid and sang over techno music. Just incredible music.

                                                

B-12 - Time Tourist / 1995 / Warp

Like many British producers, B12's Mike Golding and Steve Rutter are obsessed with the music and mythology of Detroit. While their music draws primarily from European electronica, their sounds are unabashedly steeped in the rough textures and urban sci-fi concepts of the Motor City. On Time Tourists, the follow-up to 1993's acclaimed Electro-Soma, B12 show a more evolved and mature side of this aesthetic.
Crystalline melodies reminiscent of Vangelis are pushed to the forefront, while a clattering background of percussion keeps time from a respectful distance. In keeping with the album's concept (time travel and retro-futurism), they project electronic music 200 years into the future, where all the gimmicks have worn thin and solid production reigns supreme. Although the featured artist for the album is B12, on the packaging, each track is associated with one of B12's aliases: CMetric, Redcell, or Musicology.

The track title "VOID/Comm" refers to "VOID/Comm R&D", a fictional 22nd-century company whose "B12 Systems" division developed "WorldCOM", a shared-mind technology which frees humans from physical interpersonal contact and the need to use very much of their brains. "VOID/Comm" is likely in reference to the Voigt/Kampf test administered in Blade Runner. The album's packaging makes reference to a number of other science fiction names corrupted over two centuries — Phettt (Boba Fett), Hein Len (Robert A. Heinlein), Seaclarc (Arthur C. Clarke), A.C Mov (Isaac Asimov), and Kaydich (Philip K. Dick) — as well as to the Roddenberry and Lucas "Sacred StarTexts".

         

Beaumont Hannant – Texturology / 1994 / GPR (General Production Recordings) 

 

Beaumont Hannant was an eclectic producer who released four LPs during 1993-94 but then all but retired his solo work for a place in the trip-hop duo Outcast. Texturology continues and expands Beaumont Hannant’s explorations of sound, from the long swirls and breaks of “Teqtonic” to the sedate but no less complex “Vague.” Hannant oftentimes holds back his melodies until the midway point (as in “Shades of Haze), establishing the mood first. “A Summer Spent” is a warm slice of melancholy, while the modulated voices in “Oblique” adds a certain eeriness. The tracks also show careful development: the various iterations of “Crouton” flow into one another. Texturology seems to have more consistency than Hannant’s previous long player and holds together better as an album. “Latur” drifts quietly at the start, only to introduce some acid-laced waveforms midway and a delicate piano line towards the end.

In 1994 Hannant recorded three full-lengths (Texturology, Bitter Sweet, Sculptured) for GPR, each possessing a variety of styles. By 1995, however, Hannant had begun to diversify his talents, providing remixes for Autechre, Björk and Ned's Atomic Dustbin.

Bytes

Black Dog – Bytes / 1992 / Warp --- Spanners / 1995 /  Warp

For me you can't compare Bytes to Spanners or vice-versa. Both albums are completely different with different objectives, both stand equally but in vastly different places. Surely this must be the Black Dog's greatest work. A masterpiece from start finish, it's very hard to categorize the music, but there is a definite Egyptian feel to some of the tracks. A must have album. I bought this when it came out (as I was and am a huge admirer of 'Bytes,' and the GPR Black Dog and their many aliases) and in truth, it's never far from my record deck.

                                                                                

Spanners

True electronic Soul. And the more I think about it, the more it sounds like the future and vastly superior to so much electronic music being made today. If some producers put a fraction of the effort, wit, soul and love into their music that these tracks have, we would have far more sonically adventurous ideas to listen to. Inspiring and inspirational. Chase the Manhattan refers to Roswell U.F.O. crash (another ufology reference) and was used in a number of ads when it came out in 1994.

                               
Bola – Soup / 1998 / Skam

Bola’s first album send a shockwave through the realms of electronic music. A brooding piece of atmospheric soundscapes, to this day it still sounds amazing. Darell Fitton had already released music, most notably on the Artificial Intelligence compilation volume II that is, in 1994. On his first and best endeavor to date, he manages to stay sharp with his chilled beats and those sounds are quite simply magnificent. IDM and ambient techno perfection & combination. ‘’Glink’’ is one the most perfect atmospheric tracks ever conceived.

                                       

 Carl Craig – Mind Of A Machine / 1995 / Blanco y Negro

If only for the title track which features electric guitar played by Carl Craig himself! This track was featured on my highly personal mix of favorite in the genre  and is quite simply breathtaking.





 It features a rhythmic pulse and shifting moody melody very Derrick May-ish (one can see why Craig was the pupil of May. He is to May what Anakin Skywalker was to Obi-wan Kenobi: his recent music became twisted and evil) This album still sounds tremendously avant-garde despite being released in 1995. 
At the time of its release, the label it was released on, Blanco y Negro, didn’t know how to properly market it and it became quickly forgotten. I remember seeing the manager of the record store in Québec City having a spare copy and him telling me: ‘’No one wants this, they don’t know what to do with it’’. How much are you selling the CD? 50 $.’’ 1995 mind you! The other songs are equally as gorgeous.


                                                

F.U.S.E. – Dimension Intrusion / 1991 / Warp / Plus 8

Dimension Intrusion is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic music producer Richie Hawtin, released under the alias F.U.S.E. Originally released on Plus 8 in June 1993, it is the fifth release in Warp's ArtificialIntelligence series. Dimension Intrusion has been described as "a record which really demonstrates Hawtin's range as a producer" and "one of his most melodic, immediate works". In 2012, Fact placed it at number 38 on its list of the "100 Best Albums of the 1990’s.


                                                     

                                       
Higher Intelligence Agency – Colorform / 1993 / Beyond

The first HIA aka Bob Bird and Dave Wheels connected Birmingham to the Ambient Techno era with an album that starts strong, bridging the "gap" between bleep Techno and ambience. Soft pads and hooks intertwine with blips, bleeps, quirky percussion, electro flavourings and distinct proto-IDM-tinged atmospheres.
The same goes for Freefloater. Both are mid-90s ambient classics but their reach extends beyond that of an insomnia cure, mostly because they escape easy pigeonholing. It’s music at slow speed and with a space density that does emanate calm and melodic grace. Very underrated and overlooked.

Irresistible Force - Flying High (Rising High 1994)

Irresistible Force – Global Chillage / 1991 /  &  Flying High / 1994 /  Rising High

Global Chillage brings The Irresistible Force around for another round of ambient bliss, as "Natural Frequency" brings in the sustained tones, filling the track with layered chords and arpeggios. "Downstream" brings in some steel pan tones for a momentary island excursion, while "Moonrise" sweeps up and down the spectrum, as if searching for just the right tone, and "Sunstroke" stretches out like a digital sunset, even as the chorus hums its way into being. But for a more melancholy, icy trip, "Waveform" sounds samples Terence Mc Kenna, and the short "Manifesto" closes things one a dubby note. Another extraordinary listening experience.

Irresistible Force - Global Chillage (Rising High 1991)

Easily as good as The Orb's debut, Flying High remains something of a watershed moment in Ambient; this was a golden age for the music and seemed to peak in 1994, when labels such as Virgin decided that 'head music' was going to be the next big thing .

A single violin starts off Symphony In E and loops its way through the track, but "Mountain High (Live)" eases into the more pure ambient you've been waiting for. A blissful trip. Amazing album, still a favourite- Flying High and Symphony in E - samples - Spacemen 3 - Ecstasy in Slow Motion. With tongue-in-cheek samples from new age guides, and drifting, spacey drones, it had enough forward momentum (thanks to subtle pulses which kept one nodding to the music rather than nodding off) to avoid stagnation- which is a trap many who made 'ambient' material fell into. Symphony in E is a stellar mind trip, and unashamedly psychedelic recalling the Komische Musik of the 70's. The other tracks too are gems. Pretty much essential if you are a fan of this genre.

James Bernard – Atmospherics / 1994 / Rising High

Euph starts the CD with a deep, ominous and eerie beginning to what will be a wonderful trip into space.
Complete Nonsense changes that. Your ship just went on remote auto pilot and you get redirected into a sci-fi interference like you landed on the wrong planet. Last minute of that song bridging to Helix sounds like Brian Eno Apollo release. Helix takes you out of harm’s way and back on your original mission. 
As it floats you about in awe it then cuts and Phosphorous begins to build. More eerie sci-fi melodics and voice samples like "it just won't stop singing in my head" and "the most difficult thing I've ever tried is to clear the mind". Acid line comes out over bassline nearly making this a trance track without the beat.

Mars Rain is exactly how it sounds. As the song progresses the thunder sounds like bombs a little bit which makes the track even more eerie.
Odyssey gives you time to reflect and recount your journey in your journal. James Bernard's Atmospherics is one of the best ambient works of 1994. My favorite year in electronic music. Rising High delivered some excellent ambient and trance during those days. This album is widely known as one of the best.

RELOAD - A Collection of Short Stories / 1993 / Infonet

Industrial beats and dark spacey melodies makes this concept album, a real space journey with an amazing booklet. Samples from the film 2001 (among others) probably seem a bit passé nowadays, but make no mistake, this is a real classic release.
I remember reading William Gibson's Neuromancer at the same time as I bought this and the two are forever linked in my head. Sci-fi soundscapes, quality melodies and then occasional moments of industrial madness all add up here. A great recording of early '90s IDM, dark and brooding with a distinct sci-fi feel, alternating with beautiful, soaring Reload-trademark lushness.

Robert Leiner - Visions of the Past / 1994 / Apollo

‘’From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space; these are stories of the future, adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand may-be worlds" is the intro to the US 1950's sci-fi radio-play series X Minus One but also to the magnificent album Visions of the Past by Swedish producer Robert Leiner.

Track 3 contains a sample from the movie 2010 (sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey).  "Something’s going to happen - something wonderful". This album stands out amongst quite a lot of release in that it feels more cohesive and melodic in part because Leiner, a.k.a. Source Experience made beautiful Progressive Trance, here in a more Ambient kind of John Digweed meets Banco de Gaia; less pulsating and with more ambient soundscapes. Again a completely overlooked album of very high quality.

Speedy J - G-Spot / 1995 / Plus 8
After Ginger (1993) released in the A.I. series, Speedy J aka Jochem Paap release the sumptuous album G-Spot. A double CD release on both Warp records and Plus 8 records (Richie Hawtin’s old label) it feature a live PA and his album from which the title track, G-spot, came through. This is pure funky Ambient-Techno: as much atmospherics as it is groovy. The best stuff he ever put out as this album has a lot of mellow tunes and some Ambient gem. Essential!

 

Sun Electric- 30.7.94 Live / 1994 / R&S

As I write this, Sun Electric's 30.7.94 is over 13 years old and it endures as one of the majestic achievements of Ambient electronica.
 In this listener's opinion, it's up there near the best, along with Global Communication "76:14", Deep Space Network Earth To Infinity, Atom Heart & Tetsu Inoue Datacide 2, Dr. Atmo & Deep Space Network I F and Biosphere Patashnik. Throughout this live recording, the music shimmers - nothing I have ever heard has had this peculiar quality. There are complex loops, subtle drum programming, and seamless samples that lead to several breathtaking climaxes that induce goosebumps. As many times as I have heard this record it is always a thrill. This is absolutely essential for any serious electronica fan.
 A seriously mesmerizing combination of ambient techno, warm basslines, and classic space music sequencer work.
The B-side goes through three distinct movements, all underpinned by the same fuzzy, cycling bassline. A kick drum breaks out partway through, but you may not even notice, so engrossing is the combination of elements at work. But the A-side is just splendid: a brooding, bubbling 21-minute piece which breaks out into a gentle shuffle reminiscent of classic Detroit Techno. Wonderful music from the very first listen, and it hasn't aged a bit. Chase this one down and you won't be sorry!

  

V.A. Trance Europe Express & Trance Europe Express 2

Microglobe – Trust samples the movie The Abyss but the whole of those two compilation were awfully essential at the time and while some have aged well, such as the quintessential Semi-Detached by Orbital, the majority of those tracks still bear either nostalgia feeling or just plain artistic craftsmanship.  Speedy J – Fun Equations from the G-Spot album, The Irresistible Force – Lotus Position, FFWD – Lucky Saddle all makes up for a superb compilation. The booklet was gorgeous!

V.A. Apollo 2 - The Divine Compilation / 1995 / Apollo

The 90's produced some fantastic and timeless electronica. This compilation really showcases some of them artists. Here was displayed for the first time the many variants of IDM, showing that there was much more to Ambient than just atmospheric instrumental tracks: from the deep moody electronica of David Morley or Biosphere, to the dub-influenced collages of The Orb's remix of Electrotete, and the Detroit Techno of Model 500 at its most subtle, every track here is a gem, making it an unrivalled release. Opens your ears, refreshes your mind.

Global Communication - Remotion Remix Album / 1995 / Dedicated

The remix of Wild Horse from Nav Katze builds and builds with layers of swirling ambience, vocals, reverb and the kitchen sink but manages not to sound overcrowded and just works. Their best remix in my opinion.
And the Global Communication guys offer a rougher, Detroit-edged slant on Crazy Dream, but take the cake with Wild Horse a long, melodic journey into ambiance. In the mid- to late-90s, Global Communication was at the top of their game, and this remix shows why. Warp 69 - Natural High gets a jazzy and almost loungy remix from GC that last almost 9-10 minutes.
 It’s one aspect truly missing about tracks nowadays. You don’t have tracks with 4 minutes intro like Vapourspace or slow build ups, every kick has to come up quickly, not subtlety. This album also features 2 tracks from The Chapterhouse remix album, easily their best material – also released in 1994. 

VA. New Electronica Compilations / 1993 - 1996 / New Electronica

UK electronic music label owned by Tim Millington which released several compilations showcasing the best of Techno from around the world, often licensing material from other labels such as Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART) and Eevo Lute Muzique but also releasing many original works. Now defunct but utterly essential mellow ambient techno especially the gorgeous track ‘’Reload: The Biosphere (Global Communication remix)’’.

                           

 V.A. Chill Out Or Die!  / 1993 / Rising High

A real spacey album; a prime slice of ambient brilliance selected and mixed by Morris Gould, aka Mixmaster Morris. Opening with Pete Namlook's brilliant Sequential project- all rumbling drones and skeletal harmonies; and then mingling with Morris' own Space Is The Place.
 I was surprised that I didn't know many of the acts on here (apart from the two above and the ever-excellent Bedouin Ascent ); but Morris has chosen well and they are all little gems. Genuine chill-out! Essential, really!!!

 

69 - The Sound of Music / 1995 / R&S

Carl Craig used numerous moniker over the course of his career. R&S compiled the 1994 EPs Sound on Sound and Lite Music, released by Carl Craig as 69, for this 1995 collection. It spotlights his most consistently funky, lo-fi material with classics like "Jam the Box," "My Machines" and "Microlovr" leading the way.
 Very overlooked material here from Carl Craig, and some of his best. The tracks on this disc are funky and have a bit of an electro vibe, closer to his Paperclip People stuff than the music he releases under his own name. This music is more intricate and has cleaner production values than the Paperclip People material though.

Basically, you get some icy synth melodies over some skittering drum patterns with some spidery sequencer loops laid over it. Very well done and way ahead of its time. The peak of his career may be the track Desire languish Detroit moody ambient techno track that features some decrescendo and arpeggio. Highly recommended, and not just for fans of Detroit Techno. Too bad the more expanded vinyl boxset isn't available on CD.

                       

      

Let me see, the following albums and EP’s were released in 1994: Orbital’s Snivillisation, 76:14, Selected Ambient Works Vol.2, the EP On, Robert Leiner - Visions of the Past, FFWD (Fast Forward Weston aka Dr Alex Paterson); the timeless and best remix of Richard D. James Time To Find Me from SeeFeel – AFX Fast mix, on the Too Pure label, the second volume to the Artificial intelligence series on Warp with the sultry and timeless beauty of Utuba by Beaumont Hannant. Also released the same year: James Bernard: Phosphorous, Global Hillage, Autechre’s Amber, If there was no gravity by Air Liquide, ISDN and of course, Lifeforms by Future Sound Of London. For some elusive reasons, the scene of not only Ambient but also Techno, and Trance and Electronica reached a truly artistic peak in 1993 and 1994.

                              

It reminds me of something I read in Mrs. FlanneryO’Connor’s short stories some years ago: "Everything That Rises Must Converge". The title Everything That Rises Must Converge refers to a work by the French philosopher Pierre Teilhardde Chardin titled the Omega Point: "Remain true to yourself, but move ever upward toward greater consciousness and greater love! At the summit you will find yourselves united with all those who, from every direction, have made the same ascent. For everything that rises must converge." And things did converge in 1994 J

100 essential tracks of ambient-techno

1.    The Irresistible force : Space is the place (Intergalactic Ambient Mix)

2.    James Bernard : Phosphorous

3.    Microglobe : Trust

4.    Richard H. Kirk : The number of magic

5.    David Morley : Evolution

6.    Saint Etienne : Skin up you're already dead Autechre remix (1994 EP) 

7.    808 State : Pacific state

8.    Leftfield : Song of life

9.    Gescom : Puzl 

10. Air Liquide : Liquid air 

11. Opus III - It's A Fine Day

12. Speedy J – G spot (J Spot mix)

13. Orbital : Chime crime 

14. Transform : Transformation (The The Irresistible force mix)

15. Carl Craig : Science fiction 

16. Vapour Space : Gravitational arch of 10 

17. Underworld : Dark & Long (Dark Train mix) 

18. Higher intelligence agency : Speedlearn

19. Photek : Kanei / T-reanon (1996)

20. Kinetic : Golden girls (David Morley's Apollo mix)

21. The Irresistible force : Waveform

22. LFO : Helen 

23. Claude Young : Gates of the afterlife

24. Beaumont hannant : Utuba

25. Autechre : Eutow (1996)

26. D-Breeze - Crazy For Love - remixed Autechre (1999)

27. FSOL : Her face forms in summertime (1996)

28. FSOL : My kingdom part 1 (1996) 

29. FSOL : Papua new guinea (Monson remix) [1991] 

30. Leftfield : Space shanty (1995)

31. Links : Chameleon (1995) 

32. Global communication : Maiden voyage (1994)

33. Aphex twin : On (Reload remix) (1993)

34. Reload : Le soleil et la mer (1993) 

35. Leftfield : Release the pressure (1992)

36. The 7 th plain : To be surreal

37. Plastikman : Glob (1993)

38. Age of Love : Age of love (Jam & Spoon – 1990)

39. Jam & Spoon : Stella (1992)

40. Spacetime continuum with Terence Mc Kenna : Speaking in tongues (1993)

41. Carl Craig : A wonderful life (1995) 

42. Irresistible force : Sunstroke (1994)

43. LFO : Advance (1996)

44. Black dog : Raxmus (1994)

45. FSOL : Domain (1994)

46. Merck : Balil (1992)

47. F.U.S.E. : Dimension intrusion (1991) 

48. Reload : Event horizon (1993) 

49. Reload : The enlightment (1993)

50. Reload : Teq (1993) 

51. Biosphere : The third planet (1994)

52. Bola : Glink (1998) 

53. FSOL : Papua new guinea [Long 12 mix] (1991)

54. L.F.O. : LFO [Leed warehouse mix] (1991)

55. Autechre : Clipper (1998)

56. Nav Katze : Wild horses [Global communication mix] (1994)

57. Sister Love : The hypnotist [1991 ambient mix] (1991)

58. Darell Fitton : Blipsalt

59. 69 aka Carl Craig : Desire (1994) 

60. Air Liquide : If there’s no gravity (1994) 

61. Robert Leiner : To places you’ve never been (1994) 

62. System 7 : Altitude [Mayday mix] (1992) 

63. Slam : White shadows (1996) 

64. Orbital : Lush [1926 Trancendance mix ] (1993)

65. Speedy J : G spot (1995) 

66. Carl Craig : At les (1997) 

67. Leftfield : Song of life (1992)

68. Link : Amenity ( 1998) 

69. Max 404 : Infinite legs (1995) 

70. Detroit Escalator company : Force (1996) 

71. Sean Deason : Interlude (2000)

72. Speedy J : Lanzarote (1995) 

73. Reload : Rota link – 1993 / 624 try 621 – 1991

74. Aphex Twin : Tha – 1993

75. The Orb : Little fluffy clouds – 1991

76. Jedi Knights : The thruth – 1996

77. Reload : The biosphere (Global communication remix) – 1993

78. Robert Leiner : Out of control – 1994

79. The Black dog : Chase the Manhattan – 1996

80. Orbital : Halcyon on + on – 1992

81. Orbital: Out there somewhere? – 1996

82. Boards of Canada : Aquarius – 1998

83. Carl Craig : Mind of a machine – 1994

84. Autechre : Lowride – 1993

85. AFX : (CAT 00897-AA1) – 1993

86. L.F.O. : Simon from Sydney – 1991

87. Cmetric aka B-12 : Void / Comm – 1996

88. F.S.O.L. : Smokin japanese babe – 1994

89. Warp 69 : Natural high (Global communication remix) – 1995

90. John Beltran : Collage of dreams – 1996

91. Leftfield : Melt – 1995 

92. Orbital : Semi-detached (1994)

93. Speedy J : Symmetry (Live - 1995)

94. The Higher Intelligence Agency : Hubble (1995) 

95. The Black Dog : Psil Cosyin (1995) 

96. Move D : Amazing Discoveries (1995) 

97. Tournesol : Orange planet (1994) 

98. Biosphere : Novelty Waves (Biosphere Arctic Mix - 1995) 

99. Orbital - Lush 3 (Euro Tunnel Disaster '94) Walk About (John Peel Sessions 1994) 

100.  Speedy J - G-Spot (J Spot Mix - 1995)

                                                                               
                                                                                       Funky Jeff

       

     


So Funky Jeff gave us another present, another mix, top 50 tracks of Ambient Techno, so go on and listen,Till the AMBIENT-TECHNO: A BRIEF HISTORY AND TIMELINE - PART II. Enjoy!!!: