# Reccomend some nice ambient continuous loop music. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 26, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752 "2007-11-26T00:46:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/1 "2007-11-26T00:46:53Z")
I have a music collection the enjoyment of which has been exhausted by over-playing. I have a new computer. I would like something to play as ambience while I use it. I don’t want to use my ‘real’ music for the above reason. Right now I have ‘Music for a Great Castle’ playing which I bought on a whim, after visiting (you’ll never ever guess this in a million years) \*a castle! :eek: \* (Ok I overdid the sarcasm. The castle in question was Castle Rushen, in a town called _Castle_town, which was the ancient capital of the IOM) Anyway, it does the job. I would like more ambient music to fulfill this role ongoing. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/2 "2007-11-26T01:39:55Z")
Can’t go wrong with Brian Eno. He’s got a number of ambient albums. I highly recommed his _Apollo_ which is the soundtrack for the film _For All Mankind_. ---
**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/3 "2007-11-26T01:43:29Z")
I think DJ Food fits your interests. I’ll think of others & check back. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/4 "2007-11-26T03:44:19Z")
Godspeed you Black Emperor! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/5 "2007-11-26T03:52:12Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] Can’t go wrong with Brian Eno. He’s got a number of ambient albums. I highly recommed his _Apollo_ which is the soundtrack for the film _For All Mankind_. [/QUOTE] Good taste. I happen to have some Brian Eno (‘Music for Airports’ and ‘On Land’) which I dug out after posting this thread. I’ll check out Apollo on amazon. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/6 "2007-11-26T03:57:07Z")
> **[Top ambient artists | Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/tag/ambient/artists)** > > Browse the top ambient artists to find new music. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks you'll love. Brian Eno’s #5 on that list, for what it’s worth. I love last.fm. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/7 "2007-11-26T04:03:13Z")
[QUOTE=Aesiron] > **[Top ambient artists | Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/tag/ambient/artists)** > > Browse the top ambient artists to find new music. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks you'll love. Brian Eno’s #5 on that list, for what it’s worth. I love last.fm. [/QUOTE] “Brian Peter George St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Eno” 😃 Long name. “Another Green World” is one I actually recognise! Edit: The first sample is off ‘Apollo’ All the more reason to buy it (which I have) ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/8 "2007-11-26T04:04:57Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] Good taste. I happen to have some Brian Eno (‘Music for Airports’ and ‘On Land’) which I dug out after posting this thread. I’ll check out Apollo on amazon. [/QUOTE] And pick up the DVD of the film, while you’re at it. If you’ll pardon the pun, the visuals are out of this world. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/9 "2007-11-26T04:10:48Z")
It occurs to me now that this On Land music would be just the perfect soundtrack for a space-sim game like Eve, or Freelancer. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/10 "2007-11-26T04:11:32Z")
Baroque music. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/11 "2007-11-26T13:31:38Z")
Any of the **John Ellis** (ex-Stranglers) _Gallery Music_ releases - titles and samples [here](http://www.mapoflimbo.co.uk/PAGES/merchandise.html#). I have a couple of them (#2 & 3) and enjoy them a lot. They were created to be background for specific art exhibitions… ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/12 "2007-11-26T13:43:58Z")
In a thread a couple of days ago I mentioned the work of [Philip Glass](http://www.philipglass.com/) which has huge slabs of stuff from 6 of his albums, streaming for nothing. Personally I find it absolutely hypnotic stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/13 "2007-11-26T14:11:43Z")
How about some Classical Indian music? Maybe something by sitar-maestro Vilayat Khan. - Or some Dhrupad-song by the Dagar brothers. ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/14 "2007-11-26T19:50:49Z")
Check out **Windy & Carl** ’s [The Dreamhouse](http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6968500/a/Dream+House+%2F+Dedications+To+Flea.htm) ep. They actually have a lot of great ambient stuff, but this is a good place to start. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/15 "2007-11-26T20:17:32Z")
The Cure - Carnage Visors This is a single song about a half-hour long, no vocals. I have been listening to it obsessively lately. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/16 "2007-11-26T21:51:02Z")
Perhaps you might like [this](http://www.myspace.com/moescafe1)? (part 1 is perhaps less in the spirit of the OP than the others). ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/17 "2007-11-26T22:13:20Z")
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**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-some-nice-ambient-continuous-loop-music/427752/18 "2007-11-26T23:43:35Z")
Any of numerous collections of Miles Davis. If you’re going to listen to something soft without vocals, listen to something good [Miles Davis](http://www.google.com/musica?aid=_lPEsTewd9H&sa=X&oi=music&ct=result)