Various Artists - Ambient, Vol. 2: Imaginary Landscapes

The second volume in Virgin's priceless Ambient series is a bit of a retread from the first, alternating classics from Virgin's rich back catalog with the new school of ambient electronica (of which, the label's store is much harder to come by). The result is an Orb remix (of the Grid) instead of a normal Orb track; the only other contemporary acts are the Future Sound of London project Amorphous Androgynous, William Orbit's Bass-O-Matic, Tony Thorpe's Voyager, and such intriguing but obviously label-centric acts as Verve and U2's The Edge. As far as classic ambient tracks go, Virgin is tops -- Eno, Sakamoto, Robert Fripp, David Sylvian, Phil Manzanera, Klaus Schulze -- though the lack of more up-to-date acts can be frustrating. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adams Producer Amorphous Androgynous Performer Baaba Maal Performer Barry Clempson Producer Bassomatic Performer Brennan Producer Brian Eno Producer, Performer Buggy G. Riphead Art Direction Daevid Allen Producer, Performer Dave Watts ? David Byrne Performer, Producer David Sylvian Performer, Producer Dmitri Pokrovsky Producer, Arranger Edgar Froese Performer, Producer Gabriel Producer Gerard Talbot ?, Liner Notes God Performer Gong Producer, Group Guo Brothers & Shung Tian Performer Holger Czukay Producer Jah Wobble Performer, Producer Jam Nation Performer John Gosling Producer Jones Producer Kevin Martin Producer Klaus Schulze Performer, Producer Laraaji Performer Mark Rutherford Producer Nye Producer Orbit Producer, Group Penguin Cafe Orchestra Performer Phil Manzanera Producer, Performer Philip Pin Producer Prince Far I Performer Rain Tree Crow Performer Richard Barbieri Performer, Producer Robert Fripp Producer, Performer Ryuichi Sakamoto Producer, Arranger, Performer Simon Heyworth Producer, Editing Simon Hopkins Sleeve Notes, Editing, Compilation Simon Jeffes Producer Steve Jansen Performer, Producer Tangerine Dream Group, Performer, Producer The Edge Performer, Group, Producer The Grid Performer The Orb Producer, Group The Verve Performer Tony Thorpe Producer Tsinandali Choir Performer Voyager Performer Williams Producer