short feature on Pete Namlook

[Bahamut]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv3iD86hSpc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd3OVdqzT8M

 

some stuff about his inspiration from nature, the definition of ambient, the different music he makes, the tools he uses etc.

it's quite interesting

[seraph]

Brilliant stuff ! Thank you Bahamut.

[Drosophila]

Thanks for sharing this

 

I want to have a place like that when I grow old

[Bahamut]

So would I.

 

I think some of us dream of having their own retreat like that... a studio stacked with synths and equipment, in a nice setting and with plenty of time to spend in complete solitude, just making sounds and music. How cool is that.

 

This reminds me of Steve Roach, who has his studio somewhere in the Arizona desert, so he is close to nature and can draw inspiration from it.

 

These guys practically live for (and off) ambient(ish) music. They are living their dream.

[Drosophila]

Haha yeah I was thinking of Steve too, wonder if there is any videos from his retreat?! Wait a minute.. quite easy to search youtube

[snowball]

very nice vid! ibet theres some interesting stuff growing in that garden as well

[needle ninja]

Pete Namlook makes the kind of music they called trance in the 1990s and I still consider trance ('cus I'm oldskool).

Brian Eno's definition of ambient is mine too. It's a subtle difference, but

is journey music.

This is big for me because I don't like most ambient, but I like journey music.

[Bahamut]

He makes so much different music it can't be classified under one or two genres. There's something for everyone.

Some of his stuff is indeed not much more than wallpaper ambient, while other music is (much) more melodic and/or rhythmic. It also depends who he collaborates with. He can play a nice jazz guitar too. Surely one of the most versatile and diverse artists in electronic music.

 

Speaking of the journey

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSxX4xxBclM :clapping: