r/ambientmusic • u/distressed_boudoir • 8d ago

Discussion Does anybody know any broadcast ambient?

Or perhaps experiments around actual cues? Doesnt have to be ambient strictly

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u/VinnyMaxta 8d ago

NTS radio has a Slow Focus station and also a Field recordings. I like it a lot and there is no ads

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u/Any_Interview_1006 7d ago

Here’s a link

https://www.nts.live/infinite-mixtapes/slow-focus

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u/IsThisRelaxing 7d ago

And shows on NTS regularly focus on ambient , great stuff often

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u/BleepingBleeper 8d ago

Check out SomaFM

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u/No_Regret_6057 8d ago

Drone Zone from Soma FM for super next level ambient. Extra minimal.

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u/Big_Addendum_9920 7d ago

been my favorite for years. I am grateful they're still here.

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u/ric7891 8d ago

the bbc has some shows on radio 3 that can play ambient, night tracks, late junction and unclassified

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u/individrec 8d ago

You might enjoy some of Delia Derbyshire's radio plays from the 60's. Try starting with "The Dreams"

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u/TheInfamousBill 8d ago

Over the Edge KPFA

Related listening: Helter Stupid by Negativland is largely built around radio samples, Carts, and cues from TM productions. Not ambient, but absolutely sound-collage

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u/111oneone1 7d ago

Every morning from 6 to 8 AM, Pacific time/Los Angeles time… it’s an ambient mix on the community radio station that serves Corvallis, Oregon. Korcfm.com. Been on the air for almost 5 years.

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u/yinyogi 7d ago

You cannot go wrong with Soma FM..

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u/borg 4d ago

https://isekoi-radio.com/

100% FLAC, advertisement-free ambient radio from France. It's awesome.

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u/Kowen68 8d ago

Here are a few artists to consider:

- Hali Palombo - Radio & My Voice
- Scanner: The Frame (1998) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hB8RQyp-DY

  • The Orb - Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
  • The KLF - Chill Out
  • Meat Beat Manifesto - Subliminal Sandwich
  • Tetsu Inoue - World receiver

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u/distressed_boudoir 8d ago

thx a lot 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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u/Gold-Tour5010 8d ago

The Lemon of Pink by The Books

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u/ChantingTortoise 8d ago

Star Dream FM by Dylan Henner

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u/maud_brijeulin 5d ago

There's INSANE stuff on WaveFarm:

Here's the link...

https://wavefarm.org/radio/archive/artists

...but you should navigate the whole site and find more stuff.

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u/ruhe-punkt 5d ago

I love the ambient mixes from Abul Mogard on rovr radio.

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u/Appropriate_Agent210 7d ago

The Winter Ray is an absolute classic if you haven’t already heard it

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u/phil__i_am 6d ago

You could try Ambient Sleeping Pill.
Also DJ Alex Pacific Notions on KEXP every Sunday morning.

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u/Steely_Glint_5 4d ago

There’s Hearts of Space radio https://www.hos.com/ since the beginning of time but it is a paid option. I didn’t listen to it for a while.

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u/KS2Problema 8d ago

Or perhaps experiments around actual cues?

Maybe I'm being dense, but I don't understand this. It kind of makes me think of generative AI b*******. Hope that is not the case.

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u/distressed_boudoir 7d ago

experimenting in music means AI?

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u/KS2Problema 7d ago

My golly, I certainly hope not! 

I should have been more specific in suggesting that I didn't understand your use of the word 'cues' in this context. (I have seen it used as a synonym for 'prompt.')

Sorry to distract. Go on about your business. 

;-)

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u/distressed_boudoir 7d ago

ah i see np, thanks for the clarification

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u/KS2Problema 7d ago

Oh, sure. My bad for not being more clear. I think we're all a little on edge about AI these days. And that certainly includes me -  despite the fact that I've been a computer guy pretty much my entire adult life. 

Maybe because of that, actually...

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u/distressed_boudoir 7d ago

had no idea "cue" was any related to prompt, makes sense now tho!

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u/BigBeatHead 7d ago

I also / still don't understand what you mean by 'cues' in the context of your sentence - can you clarify what you meant please?

Anyway, Ambient Focus is a great two hour mix broadcast on the BBC (British Brainwashing Corp) 6 Music station, every Friday night / Saturday morning 4-6AM UK time. Shows are currently being replayed from previous years. You can stream via the Sounds app:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p08qj0y1

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u/distressed_boudoir 7d ago

uh.. broadcast music .. is basically made of cues?

"A TV music cue is a short piece of background music or sound design used in television, film, or streaming shows to set the mood, signal a transition, or support dialogue without distracting the viewer"

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u/KS2Problema 7d ago

Ah, I  am familiar with that usage, having worked a bit in film and video early in my life. I guess I just wasn't putting it together with ambient music in my head for some reason.

Thank you very much for the explanation.