What is ambient music?
• Where do I start? In general, a good ambient music starting point is Brian Eno’s Music For Airports, one of the earliest “ambient” albums in the classical sense of the word. More recent, and still readily available, is The KLF’s Chill Out, which is generally spoken of as a great prototypical ambient album. Join the Ambient music mailing list and ask around…people are very willing to share their opinions. The archives are a great source of information, as a number of “Top Ten” lists have gone through tie mailing list in the past few years. A good starting point for FAX, especially if you live in the US, is to search for the Instinct double disc re-releases of Air 1/2, Alien Community 1/2, and Silence 1/2. Word on the street, now, is that some of these titles may be out of print, so you may not be able to find them new. The compilations are also a good place to start, especially the Genetic Drift compilation, which is a nicely mixed two-disc set. Beyond that, the new releases should
