Number 95 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century20th CenturyAmbient
Woob 1194
1994 · ambient · dub · downtempo
em:t · 1194
№ 95 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 20th Century
em:t Records' cornerstone; ambient as jungle documentary
A cult object more than a canonical one, and the cult is right about it. Field recordings, distant voices and slow-moving electronics make Woob 1194 feel less like background ambience than a landscape being assembled around the listener. The dread comes gradually, often from sounds that seem documentary at first and uncanny a few minutes later. By the time it arrives, the scenery has already changed around you.
№ 19 on The 10 Best Ambient Albums
Deep ambient that tells stories rather than setting moods. A cult record that earns the cult.
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Tracklist
- 1On Earth32:13
- 2Odonna13:15
- 3Amoeba1:45
- 4Wuub9:29
- 5Strange Air10:32
- 6Emperor4:28