{"product_id":"various-artists-virtual-dreams-ambient-explorations-in-the-house-techno-age-1993-1997","title":"Various Artists - Virtual Dreams: Ambient Explorations In The House \u0026 Techno Age, 1993-1997","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarious Artists\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirtual Dreams: Ambient Explorations In The House \u0026amp; Techno Age, 1993-1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusic From Memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Netherlands 2021\u003cbr\u003e3LP (2026 repress)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=473006292\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/music-from-memory.bandcamp.com\/album\/virtual-dreams-ambient-explorations-in-the-house-techno-age-1993-1997-digital-version\"\u003eVirtual Dreams: Ambient Explorations In The House \u0026amp; Techno Age, 1993-1997 (digital version) by Various Artists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Digital tracklist differs slightly from the vinyl.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE LABEL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusic From Memory is delighted to be turning 50 with a special release: Virtual Dreams: Ambient Explorations In The House \u0026amp; Techno Age, 1993-1997 (3xLP\/2xCD).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first in a series of various artist 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 within a new setting, created often by House and Techno producers for a world beyond dance floors but made very much with the pre-clubbing and post-clubbing listener in mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen House and Techno exploded out of America in the mid 1980s a whole generation was transformed not only musically but also culturally and chemically speaking. Peaking, quite literally, with a second ‘Summer of Love’ in 1988, millions of young people would experience the life-changing ups of a new world but with it of course came the downs; enter the concept of a ‘Chill-out’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e room. Whilst early Chill-out rooms lacked a specific sound and were often sound-tracked by music such as reggae and soul, slowly young Techno and House producers themselves became increasingly interested in developing a futuristic ‘Ambient’ soundtrack to a world beyond the thud of the main room.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘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 soundscapes steered away from the pastoral, often dreaming of outer-space and technology as opening up transformative 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. Now though the tracks would be accompanied by music videos, often utilising early CGI techniques, and they would look almost entirely to the future: envisioning technology, nature and humanity intertwined in a new Utopia. These were the Virtual Dreams of a new world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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, David Moufang, LA Synthesis, LFO, Marc Hollander, Mark Pritchard \u0026amp; Kirsty Hawkshaw, Richard H. Kirk and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seasonal Work","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44206065385606,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/3874\/2150\/files\/Various_Artists_-_Virtual_Dreams_Ambient_Explorations_In_The_House_Techno_Age_1993-1997.jpg?v=1785611846","url":"https:\/\/seasonalworkrecords.com\/products\/various-artists-virtual-dreams-ambient-explorations-in-the-house-techno-age-1993-1997","provider":"Seasonal Work","version":"1.0","type":"link"}