One A.D. (CD 1994) Volume One Ambient Dub Techno Music for Sale

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One A.D. (CD 1994) Volume One Ambient Dub Techno Music For Sale

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One A.D. (CD 1994) Volume One Ambient Dub Techno Music :
$23.16

One A.D. took what I knew about downtempo music (one year knowledge!) and utterly shattered it. On the musical front, Enigma and Deep Forest suddenly sounded corny and commercial. As starting points for further ambient exploration, The Orb and Brian Eno came off obvious and safe. I mean, who were all these guys on this compilation? The Higher Intelligence Agency? Banco de Gaia? Sandoz? I\'d never seen those names on “Must Have Ambient” lists, giving One A.D. a mysterious allure most other chill-out collections of the time couldn\'t compete with. The giants of the genre could wait - I wanted to hear what the less-heralded offered in this exciting new realm of underground ambient house and techno.

I’ve gone on and on and on about Waveform Records’ beginnings, but in case you’re new to this blog (hi, enjoy your stay!), here’s the quick lowdown. Birmingham label Beyond Records kicked off a nifty new sound called ambient dub, and ran a critically hailed compilation series promoting the stuff. Waveform Records opened up shop in America and served as their outlet for a short while. As Beyond had already released three Ambient Dub collections by that point, Waveform had some choice material to recycle for their launch. What they did instead was more interesting.

For sure there were familiar names between both labels: HIA, Banco, A Positive Life, Original Rockers (Rockers Hi-Fi). Somehow though, Waveform convinced these acts to provide fresh material for One A.D., a sweet deal if you already had the Beyond discs. Thus Toby Marks made new mixes of Desert Wind and Shanti (the latter being a far superior version compared to its original incarnation), A.P.L. sends The Calling into a lengthy, floaty Ambient Mix, Original Rockers lend a production hand to kindred dub spirits Templeroy on Dubometer, and HIA made an exclusive track for Waveform in Harmony Angel.

Along with a couple repeats (Original Rockers’ Mecca Of Space, G.O.L.’s Soma Holiday, the original version of The Calling ...yeah, track appears twice on One A.D., but as the original’s quite bangin’ for a supposed ‘chill’ tune, the contrast is welcome), Waveform got in a couple names Beyond never did: Sandoz and Pentatonik. Considering the scarcity of Sandoz’ debut, its remarkable Waveform secured a license for Beam. Even rarer is Pentatonik’s Devotion, first appearing buried as the CD-only last track of his debut Autonomous EP. As a bit of dubby ambient techno though, it’s a good fit.

For some reason, One A.D. was ‘reformulated’ at the turn of the century, jettisoning Shanti and HIA’s Spectral in favour of tunes from Ras Command and Urchin. Both were new artists to Waveform, so I’m assuming it was done as promotion - can’t let Bird and Marks hog the six year old track list. While it nerfs the ‘vintage early ‘90s sound’ of the CD a little, One A.D. remains a great collection of ambient dub of that era. Its well-worth your coinage if you’ve even the smallest hankering for the stuff.

One A.D. (CD 1994) Volume One is an ambient dub techno music compilation featuring various artists. Released by Waveform Records in Canada, the CD comes in a standard jewel case with a blue color design. With excellent CD grading and inlay condition, this collection offers a unique blend of dub and techno music in English language, perfect for fans of the genre.

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One A.D. (CD 1994) Volume One Ambient Dub Techno Music For Sale

One A.D. (CD 1994) Volume One Ambient Dub Techno Music : $23.16

One A.D. (CD 1994) Volume One Ambient Dub Techno Music :
$23.16