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Slowspace

Slowspace

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Since about 1998, I’ve been very interested in the little-known genre of beatless ambient music.  In its purest form, it contains no rhythms, no melodies, and no vocals or lyrics.  Since most musical genres contain at least one of these elements, beatless ambient music is therefore very special and unusual.

You’ve probably heard a fair amount of beatless ambient music without realising it, in movies, TV shows and computer games.  For example, the work of Brian Eno, a great pioneer of ambient music, has been featured in computer games such as Spore and Bloom, and dozens of films including Heat, Traffic and 28 Days Later.  Ambient music also features heavily in films such as Solaris, Sunshine, The Prestige and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

In 2002, I started learning to play the acoustic guitar, and in 2004, I began experimenting with my guitar to create my own beatless ambient music, under the name of Slowspace.  I released my debut album, The Eternal Realm, in July 2005, and I have also created several other tracks which are available on my SoundClick page: Good introductions to ambient/space music in general can be found here: A more specific introduction to beatless ambient music can be found in the album booklet text of The Eternal Realm.


My collection

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Here is a complete listing of my collection of beatless ambient albums.  This includes CDs, CD-Rs and MP3s bought from record stores (such as Hypnos and AtmoWorks), and MP3s downloaded free (legally!) from netlabels (such as TZP Drone Company, Dark Winter, Musictrade and One).  Note that not all of these albums are strictly beatless ambient – some contain tracks of rhythmic ambience, space music or noise music.

Albums which are available to buy on the iTunes Store are marked with iTunes.  Click on the symbol to visit the album’s page on the iTunes Store (which includes a 30-second preview of each track).

Hover your mouse over an album’s star or name to view the CD cover and read my comment.  Click on an album’s name to view its webpage.

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A Produce & M Griffin
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A Produce & M Griffin – Altara

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Altara   iTunes
Aegri Somnia
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Aegri Somnia – Nothingness

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Nothingness
Austere
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Austere – Pulse

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Pulse
Between Interval
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Between Interval – Secret Observatory

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Secret Observatory   iTunes
Brannan Lane
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Brannan Lane – Hypnotic Drift

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Hypnotic Drift   iTunes
Bruno Sanfilippo & Mathias Grassow
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Bruno Sanfilippo & Mathias Grassow – Ambessence Piano & Drones

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Ambessence Piano & Drones   iTunes
Daniel Menche
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Daniel Menche – Field of Skin

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Field of Skin   iTunes
Deep Chill Network
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Deep Chill Network – Heart of the Tundra

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Heart of the Tundra
Diatonis
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Diatonis – The Convolving Universe

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The Convolving Universe   iTunes
Diatonis
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Diatonis – Landscape of a Dream

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Landscape of a Dream   iTunes
Disturbed Earth
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Disturbed Earth – Dreamswept

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Dreamswept
Disturbed Earth
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Disturbed Earth – Edge of Evening

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Edge of Evening
Disturbed Earth
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Disturbed Earth – Life Amidst Dreams

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Life Amidst Dreams
Doc featuring Lena Selyanina
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Doc featuring Lena Selyanina – Distant Transmissions

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Distant Transmissions
Eidvlon
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Eidvlon – Idolatriae

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Idolatriae
Exuviae
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Exuviae – Echoes in the Emptiness

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Echoes in the Emptiness
Föy
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Föy – Mandala

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Mandala
Föy
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Föy – Undercurrent

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Undercurrent
Isomorph
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Isomorph – The Black Chasm

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The Black Chasm
Jeff Pearce
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Jeff Pearce – The Light Beyond

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The Light Beyond
Joe Stone
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Joe Stone – Hittin’ The Bottle

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Hittin’ The Bottle
Joe Stone
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Joe Stone – Melting Into The Blackness

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Melting Into The Blackness
John Broaddus
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John Broaddus – Four at Eighteen

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Four at Eighteen   iTunes
Jonn Serrie
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Jonn Serrie – Century Seasons

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Century Seasons   iTunes
Lähtö
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Lähtö – Shadows Of What We Were

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Shadows Of What We Were
Loscil
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Loscil – Stases

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Stases
Lustmord
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Lustmord – Metavoid

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Metavoid   iTunes
M Griffin
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M Griffin – I Am Breathing Dreams Out Of The Air

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I Am Breathing Dreams Out Of The Air
M Griffin
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M Griffin – Sounds Are Hidden Inside Objects

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Sounds Are Hidden Inside Objects
M Griffin
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M Griffin – Speaking From The Dream

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Speaking From The Dream
Mathias Grassow
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Mathias Grassow – Awaken the Empire of Dark Wood

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Awaken the Empire of Dark Wood
Mathias Grassow
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Mathias Grassow – Dissolution

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Dissolution
Mathias Grassow
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Mathias Grassow – Himavat

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Himavat
Mathias Grassow
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Mathias Grassow – Mind Riders

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Mind Riders   iTunes
Mathias Grassow
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Mathias Grassow – Silent Lucidity

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Silent Lucidity
Mathias Grassow & Amir Baghiri
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Mathias Grassow & Amir Baghiri – Restless

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Restless
Mathias Grassow & Klaus Wiese
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Mathias Grassow & Klaus Wiese – Holy Domain

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Holy Domain
Mathias Grassow & Klaus Wiese
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Mathias Grassow & Klaus Wiese – Mercurius

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Mercurius
Mathias Grassow, Klaus Wiese & Jim Cole
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Mathias Grassow, Klaus Wiese & Jim Cole – Cosmic Chasm

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Cosmic Chasm
Matt Borghi
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Matt Borghi – December Impressions

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December Impressions   iTunes
Matt Borghi
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Matt Borghi – Huronic Minor

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Huronic Minor   iTunes
Max Corbacho
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Max Corbacho – Far Beyond the Immobile Point

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Far Beyond the Immobile Point
Max Corbacho
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Max Corbacho – The Talisman

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The Talisman   iTunes
Max Corbacho
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Max Corbacho – Vestiges

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Vestiges   iTunes
Merzbow
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Merzbow – Venereology

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Venereology   iTunes
Michael Mantra
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Michael Mantra – A/B

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A/B
Microwave Drugs
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Microwave Drugs – Microwave Drugs

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Microwave Drugs
Necropolis
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Necropolis – Necrosphere

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Necrosphere   iTunes
Nikita Golyshev
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Nikita Golyshev – Solaris

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Solaris
Numina
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Numina – Haunting Silence

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Haunting Silence
Numina
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Numina – Transparent Planet

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Transparent Planet
Oöphoi
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Oöphoi – Athlit

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Athlit
Oöphoi
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Oöphoi – Behind the Wall of Sleep

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Behind the Wall of Sleep
Oöphoi
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Oöphoi – Mare Imbrium

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Mare Imbrium   iTunes
Oöphoi
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Oöphoi – Rustling of Leaves

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Rustling of Leaves
Oöphoi & Paradin
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Oöphoi & Paradin – Nocturnes

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Nocturnes
Oöphoi & Tau Ceti
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Oöphoi & Tau Ceti – Celestial Geometries

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Celestial Geometries
Palancar
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Palancar – Elysium Planitia

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Elysium Planitia   iTunes
Pete Namlook
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Pete Namlook – Seasons Greetings: Winter

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Seasons Greetings: Winter   iTunes
Peter Warren & Matt Samolis
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Peter Warren & Matt Samolis – Bowed Metal Music

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Bowed Metal Music   iTunes
Phaenon
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Phaenon – Submerged

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Submerged
Quiet Covenant
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Quiet Covenant – Underneath

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Underneath
Robert Rich
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Robert Rich – Sunyata

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Sunyata   iTunes
SleepResearch_Facility
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SleepResearch_Facility – Dead Weather Machine

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Dead Weather Machine
SleepResearch_Facility
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SleepResearch_Facility – Dead Weather Machine_Re:Heat

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Dead Weather Machine_Re:Heat
SleepResearch_Facility
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SleepResearch_Facility – Deep_Frieze

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Deep_Frieze   iTunes
SleepResearch_Facility
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SleepResearch_Facility – Nostromo

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Nostromo   iTunes
Solyaris
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Solyaris – Cellardoor

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Cellardoor
Spacecraft
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Spacecraft – Summer Town

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Summer Town   iTunes
Stephen Philips & Isomorph
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Stephen Philips & Isomorph – Cave of the Wind

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Cave of the Wind
Steve Roach
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Steve Roach – A Deeper Silence

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A Deeper Silence   iTunes
Steve Roach
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