Various - Virtual Dreams (Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, 1993-1997) (VINYL 3x12" Music From Memory) | NEW Mint (M) Mint (M)

Artist: Various
Title: Virtual Dreams (Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno...
Label: MUSIC FROM MEMORY
Catalog Number: MFM050
Format: 3x12inch Vinyl
Release Date: 02/13/23
Features: Repress

Styles: House, Electronica, Ambient, Beats, Pop

Tracklist:
A1: MLO - Birds & Flutes

A2: Pulusha - Isolation (part two)

A3: Space Time Continuum - Fluresence

B1: David Moufang - Sergio Leone's Wet Dream

B2: LA Synthesis - Frozen Tundra (dub)

C1: Richard H Kirk - Oneski

C2: A Positive Life - The Calling (Loved'Ub mix)

D1: Sideral - Mare Nostrum

D2: Primitive Painter - Levitation

D3: Sun Electric - Love 2 Love

E1: LFO - Helen

E2: Dubtribe Sound System - Sunshine's Theme (Sunshine remix)

E3: Human Mesh Dance - 8 (Infinit) (Infinit)

F1: Link - Arcadian (Global Communication remix)

F2: The Arc - Orphic Mysteries

F3: Bedouin Ascent - Joyriding III

Music From Memory is delighted to be turning 50 with a special release: MFM050 - V/A - Virtual Dreams: Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, 1993-1997 (3xLP/2xCD). The first in a series of compilations, alongside more in depth artist-focused releases, Virtual Dreams will delve into music produced during the 1990’s that redefined the boundaries of ‘Ambient’. This was music that explored the possibilities of Ambient music within a new setting, created often by House & Techno music producers for a world beyond dance floors but made very much with the pre and post-clubbing listener in mind.

When House and Techno exploded out of America in the mid 1980s a whole generation was redefined not only musically but also culturally and chemically speaking. Peaking, quite literally, with a second ‘Summer of Love’ in 1988, millions of young people across the world would experience the life-changing ups of a brave new world but with it of course came the downs; enter the concept of a ‘Chill-out’ room. Whilst early Chill-out rooms lacked a specific sound and were often soundtracked by music such as reggae and soul, slowly young Techno and House producers themselves would become increasingly interested in developing a futuristic ‘Ambient’ soundtrack to a world beyond the thud of the main room.

‘Ambient’ in this new age now though had sharper teeth than in Brian Eno's key text for ‘Music for Airports’, instead here the sounds were the mode of transport rather than the backdrop. While the melodies were pretty, the soundscape steered away from the pastoral, dreaming of outer-space and technology as opening up exciting new dimensions. Much like in the first Summer Of Love; the musicians were again exploring psychedelic, mind-altering and transcendental possibilities of music. And also much as in the first Summer Of Love, a psychedelic visual language would accompany the music. Though now the tracks could be accompanied by music videos, utilising early CGI techniques, they would look almost entirely to the future: envisioning technology, nature and humanity intertwined in a new Utopian future. Virtual Dreams of a better world.

From Ambient and early Chill-out classics, to lesser known one-off projects, as well as Ambient deviations by some of House and Techno’s leading producers, Volume One of Virtual Dreams features tracks by Bedouin Ascent, LA Synthesis, LFO, Marc Hollander, Mark Pritchard & Kirsty Hawkshaw, Richard H. Kirk and more.

To celebrate our 50th release the first 1000 copies include a holographic 'Virtual Dreams' sticker plus a special insert poster with artwork by Victoria Pacheco and design by Steele Bonus.

• Condition: NEW
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Internal ID: 731628580543
• Genre: DOWNTEMPO
• Label: MUSIC FROM MEMORY
• Catalog Number: MFM050
• Format Type: 3x12"
• Released: 02/13/2023