A beginner's guide to The ambient drones of Bill Baxter - volume two

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1.	Organised Vibrations 09:26	info	buy track
2.	Songs of the Ocean 12:47	info	buy track
3.	The Mystery of Twilight 11:22	info	buy track
4.	In my dreams, I am flying 16:05	info	buy track
5.	City of Tiny Lights 10:02	info	buy track
6.	Emerging 10:39	info	buy track
7.	Music for The Drifting Sky 10:48	info	buy track
8.	Juno 13:34	info	buy track
9.	The Thin Air 09:32	info	buy track
10.	The Colours of Dusk 09:20	info	buy track
11.	In Search of Underwater Music 09:20	info	buy track
12.	Rock Music 09:33	info	buy track
13.	Slow and Drifting 12:39	info	buy track
14.	Of Roses & Thorns 09:43	info	buy track
15.	Into The Trees 09:43	info	buy track
16.	A Dreamlike State 12:53	info	buy track
17.	Mysterious Shadows 10:31	info	buy track
18.	Lost In Ancient Ruins 10:32	info	buy track
19.	By The Warmth Of The Fire 13:00	info	buy track
20.	Of the Ocean and Sky 13:28	info	buy track

about

A second introduction to the experimental atmospheric soundscapes of The ambient drones of Bill Baxter, a side project of the prolific ambient musician Brin Coleman, who makes music under many guises, including Bing Satellites, The Lovely Moon, The Ambient Visitor, Theta Wave Orchestra, Kowalski Room, Infinity Wave, Ghost Harmonics and Ethereal Ephemera.

This album features a tastes of albums 21 to 40, released from July 2016 to February 2017.

"I started The ambient drones of Bill Baxter as a secret project, probably sometime in 2015. I was already experimenting with music that was more minimal, that lacked beats or any particular melody. I wanted to experiment further with sounds, to create something deeply ambient and satisfying that didn't always sound musical. I was inspired by my urban surroundings - the constant noise and busy-ness around my house near the centre of Manchester nearly 24 hours a day. While I was inspired by this, I think I subconsciously wanted something that could overpower that constant noise and block it out. That something would have to be loud and would have to last a long time.

"I started experimenting, creating soundscapes that fit the bill very nicely and quickly I amassed a collection of longform, deeply ambient drones.

"The music can be loud. It can be noisy. It can be gentle and almost silent. My feeling is to treat it like classical music where wide variations in volume are commonplace. And where much of my other music can seem like it's floating high in the air, this muci is rooted deep underground.

"In March 2016, I started to share these with the world, quite anonymously. After a while, the music started to attract an audience. Listeners seems to like the long, deep, slow, noisy drones I was creating.

"After a couple of years, a number of people started to realise who was behind this and in 2019, I decided to quietly admit I was behind this project - no fanfare, just adding my name to the credits.

"At time of writing, there have been 99 albums (and one radio session) released by The ambient drones of Bill Baxter. I thought it might be a good time to start to help listeners new and old navigate an already bewildering back catalogue.

"I know full well that this won't be to everyone's taste - it will be too long, dark and noisy for some people - but for others, there is a wealth of ambient drones to explore and to keep exploring."

Brin Coleman, MCos, Manchester, November 2019

All tracks have been edited for this compilation.
The full versions can be found below.

1. Organised Vibrations
17 July 2016
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2. Songs of the Ocean
21 July 2016
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3. The Mystery of Twilight
1 August 2016
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4. In my dreams, I am flying
10 August 2016
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5. City of Tiny Lights
19 August 2016
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6. Emerging
26 August 2016
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7. Music for The Drifting Sky
9 September 2016
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8. Juno
17 September 2016
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9. The Thin Air
27 September 2016
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10. The Colours of Dusk
6 October 2016
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11. In Search of Underwater Music
15 October 2016
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12. Rock Music
24 October 2016
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13. Slow and Drifting
2 November 2016
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14. Of Roses & Thorns
16 November 2016
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15. Into The Trees
30 November 2016
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16. A Dreamlike State
14 December 2016
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17. Mysterious Shadows
4 January 2017
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18. Lost In Ancient Ruins
18 January 2017
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19. By The Warmth Of The Fire
31 January 2017
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20. Of the Ocean and Sky
15 February 2017
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credits

released February 24, 2020

All music written, performed and produced by Brin Coleman
at MCos, Manchester, 2016 and 2017.

Cover design and photography by Brin Coleman.
Cover photograph: Aberdyfi, Wales, October 2019.

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