Excursions in Ambience: Third Dimension

1. Floatilla - Spacetime Continuum

2. Birth Son

3. Charlotte's Mouth [Avant Garde Mix] - Seefeel

4. Pulse Drone (Neon Sigh) - Spectrum

5. Trip No. 2 - Air

6. Ancient Evenings (Najm-Al-Din) - Divination

7. Deep into Your Subconscious I Slide - The Future Sound of London

8. Express God - Steve Fisk

9. Slow Boat to China - Michael Kandel

10. No. 19 - Aphex Twin

Tracks:

Floatilla - Spacetime Continuum
Birth .Son - Grain
Charlotte's Mouth (Avant Garde Mix) - Seefeel
Pulse Drone (Neon Sigh) - Spectrum
Trip #2 - Air
Ancient Evenings (Najm-Al-Din) - Divination
Deep Into Your Subconscious I Slide - Future Sound Of London
Express God - Steve Fisk
Slow Boat To China - Mike Kandel
#19 - Aphex Twin

Customer Reviews:

Variety of Ambient Music that failed to captivate me.......2007-08-06

Like many of the other reviewers here, my attention was drawn to this CD for the presence of Aphex Twin's missing track, "Stone in Focus". I was hoping the rest of the CD would engross me as much as Aphex Twin's Track, but unfortunately, it did not.

This CD is comprised of many different types of Ambient Music. Some of them I liked; most I did not. My favorite track of this CD is #10, for obvious reasons. It is, after all, the reason why I purchased this CD. Tracks #1, 4, and 9 are darker Ambient, which is more enjoyable for me. Track #4 even reminded me of something that Tangerine Dream would compose. The rest of this CD was quite treacherous. Track #2 was too odd for my taste, and tracks #5-8 were just not my cup of tea at all. Rainsticks, Congo Drums, Humming, and other such sounds that you expect to hear in the World Music station are used extensively in the last part of the CD. This was not at all appealing to me. I have been able to sit through some pretty bad Ambient music in the past without skipping, but I just couldn't bear to listen to Track #8. I skipped small parts of #8 to see if it would get any better, but it didn't. Annoying voices, whispering, and terrible drums and beats ensued throughout the entire track. The moment I heard the incredibly annoying voice at the start, I knew #8 was going to be the worst Ambient Track I had ever heard.

It's hard for me to give this album 2-stars. Track #10 is one of my favorites, but it just can't make up for the bad parts of the CD. It seems to be nothing more than an experimental compilation of Ambient Music. If you think you can bear listening to World style music, or if you think the bad parts of this CD are worth it for Aphex Twin track, then go ahead and give this album a try. If not, then I'd strongly recommend moving on to other Ambient CDs, like those created by Tangerine Dream, Steve Roach, Aphex Twin, and Brian Eno.

Aphex Twin track.......2007-03-26

Just the ultra rare Aphex Twin track #19 (aka "Stone in Focus") is worth the price of admission on this Astralwerks compilation. The only other place this is available on the limited 10,000 brown vinyl pressing of Selected Ambient Works II. It is missing from the SAW II CD release.

Buy this for the Aphex Twin track!.......2004-02-25

Okay, I pull this out of the CD case only to hear the 10th track, called, "No. 19" by Aphex Twin. It's a slow, simple sad ambient track, with a beautiful warm analog synthesizer sound that keeps repeating in a wonderfully soft way. Must be heard to be appreciated.

I'm one of those Aphex Twin fans from when he FIRST STARTED (I almost have ALL of his releases, even the vinyl only stuff he did under pseudonyms...) and even though I applaud where he's taken his sound (check out Come to Daddy EP and the Drukqs album) I find myself skipping past most of the harder stuff to appreciate his soft, ambient stuff.

BONUS FACT: This track, "No. 19" was before only accessible on the Aphex Twin album titled: Selected Ambient Works 2. But the CD doesn't have this track it's only on the VINYL IMPORT release (Warp records) - that's why it doesn't have a name because all of the releases on SAW2 were not named, they instead have pictures that he named them with, on the inside sleeve of the cd (like Mr. Eno used to do...)

So the only other release with this is THIS CD, "Excursions in Ambience 3". Get it & feel lucky you found this brilliant beutiful track!

Would you like your music served chilled ?.......2001-01-19

WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!! This is by far my favorite ambient cd of all time, and I might add the cd that first got me into ambient as well, around three years ago. Be sure to check out track number 3 by Seefeel and track number one by Spacetime Contiuum. Very dreamy. Not for impatient people.

piece of art.......2000-08-08

Perfect,brave & non-bored form, poetic,smart...not for tekno freakz & easy-listeners. I'm 23 years old.I purchased excursions in ambience 3 in 94 when it was relased. One of my favorites.6 years from then,it's still a masterpiece Defenitelly not a sample cd!