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Great place to start with this Instinct ambient sampler box!

bobby devito | flori-duh | 11/13/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"ah, Instinct. one of the premier ambient labels, on the same level with FAX, WARP, and several others. the type of label where you can feel confident buying any release because you know they don't put out crap...the new 4 CD box set covers a lot of ground, and provides a great primer for the new ambient lover, or especially for those of us who don't want to pay outrageous prices for the out of print Instinct stuff on ebay.most of the artists that have released ambient music on Instinct are represented here in this set. great intro essay as well in the booklet that comes with the set.highly, highly recommended. 21st century thinking music."

An outstanding collection!

Jens | Montréal | 03/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"None of the mono-thump-thump here. Disc 3 has the earthiest depth, reminding me of Biosphere or Robert Rich, and equally varied. Other disks can be what people tend to call experimental, but then all real music is experimental. Maybe it's not even music, but atmospherics or (I'll say it) "ambient." I keep coming back to this, just as I keep going back to Biosphere's "Substrata" for my fix of strange inner goings on. This four-disc set is worth every penny at twice the price. This is not just a good place to start; it's a great place to revisit regularly. This "box" set should get 5 stars just for its unique, innovative package.



Update, Dec. 6, 2009: This set remains one of my favorite collections of ambient electro-acoustic sounds. If you like these sounds, you'll also probably like "...to Abort Transmission" by Control X and "Ambient Intermix, another fine collection from Instinct Records."