An introduction to The Ambient Visitor

An introduction, to friends old and new, to the music of The Ambient Visitor, a collection of peaceful generative ambient music.

This compilation includes a taste of each album self-released under this project.

In August 2011, I set about experimenting making generative ambient music, the seed for which is this album - thelovelymoon.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-dreams - by my project The Lovely Moon. I wanted to create minimal, peaceful and beautiful music that was truly ambient: it can be background music or something you intently listen to.

The music is created generatively. Each note plays on a separate loop, each of a different length, so these pieces could, in theory, continue for a very, very long time.

In 2013, I lost interest in this project. I couldn't see what else I could do with this music. I had explored space quite enough.

But then in 2016, with new found confidence and creativity, I came back down to Earth (mostly) and the project was reborn and this time each album had an actual title and everything.

These albums are a joy to create. Thank you to everyone who has supported this project over the years and for your kind words.

There is much more to come.

The Space Between

Whispering night breezes and heavenly choirs.
Generative ambient space music with plenty of space between the notes.

Each note plays in a long loop. The length of each loop is slightly different for each note so the looping layers cascade over each other creating new atmospheres and motifs.

Visions of Summer

A peaceful generative ambient drone.

Flickering sunlight and a warm breeze blowing through the summer meadow.

Across the Big Sky

Ethereal and drifting.

A peaceful generative ambient drone.

A Different Light

A peaceful generative ambient drone.

The mystery of twilight, as the sun sets, the air cools and the stars come out.

The music is generative:
Each note is repeated in a long loop.
The length of each loop is slightly different for each note you hear, so the music gently drifts but never quite repeats itself.

Evensong

A slow, drifting, plaintive ambient drone.

The music is generative:
Each note is repeated in a long loop.
The length of each loop is slightly different for each note you hear, so the music gently drifts but never quite repeats itself.

This Miracle Called Life

A slow, drifting and peaceful ambient album inspired by the wonders of nature.

The music is generative:
Each note is repeated in a long loop.
The length of each loop is slightly different for each note you hear, so the music gently drifts but never quite repeats itself.

Through Clear Skies

One continuous generative ambient drone available on CD and download.

Quietly drifting through the clear night sky.

A cool breeze rustles through the trees and the stars shine brightly.

The glassy sound you hear on this album is just that, a recording of a Chimay beer glass that produces an amazing clear and prolonged tone when struck.

Drifting Through Space

Slow, gentle and majestic.
Drifting music to accompany our collective journey through space.

One continuous generative ambient drone.

From our viewpoint, in our little bubble of air around the Earth, we can feel like the totality of existence.
When we look up at the night sky, especially on a clear night, we can see that we are a very small part of something much bigger.

I'm an amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. Recently, I have started filming timelapses of the night sky, such as this film
Suddenly, you realise just how dynamic the night sky is, and remember, this stuff is happening all around in the daytime too, we just can't see it!

Origin

In the high desert, a beautiful stretch of water is bathed in glorious sunlight.
The air is clear. The water is inviting.
We are far from the city landscape I am used to.
I like it here very much.

A slow, drifting but epic generative ambient drone.

Under a Blanket of Fog

I really like fog. There is something magical and welcoming about it.
It happens so rarely around here but with the trees and streetlights, it always looks good.

This is a peaceful ambient soundscape with lots of space and room to breath.

The music is generative:
Each note repeats in its own loop. Each loop is a slightly different length so the music varies little but never quite repeats itself.

Winter Crossing

A relaxed and warm generative ambient drone inspired by winter in Idaho.

I spent Christmas 2017 in Boise, Idaho.

They get proper seasons there. Winter is cold and, as you can see, they get snow.
The clouds move slowly there (clouds above Manchester race across the sky in comparison).
The place is friendly, warm and more relaxed.
This album is inspired by all of that.

The music is generative, as with all other The Ambient Visitor albums.
This album is based in the mysterious locrian mode (a personal favourite of mine) although, with the way this music is created, I could claim it was in any of several modes. It just is, OK?!

A Meeting of the Spirits

A warm and welcoming place.
The cool air and the hot sun.

One continuous, peaceful ambient drone.

Division & Conjunction

One continuous generative ambient drone.

Slow and drifting, deeply ambient and peaceful.

The way this music is made, the way it sounds, there could be no better cover - as the planets drift (well, seemingly drift - they're going very, very fast) around the sun, on one cold November morning, just before sunrise, and just for a few moments, Venus, Jupiter and Earth lined up. It was a magical thing to witness.

Whispers in the Wind

A peaceful generative ambient drone in two parts.

Each note plays in its own loop. The length of each loop is slightly different so the notes interact in different ways, creating motifs and swells, but never quite repeating itself.

This album is slightly different in this regard. There are two distinct sections and they each start at the very beginining so you hear the original run of notes that create the whole track.

The Journey Continues

A sombre nighttime reflection.

One continuous generative ambient drone split into two parts.

The music is generative:
Each note repeats in a long loop. The length of each note loop is slightly different so the music never quite repeats itself.

The View From The Quinta

Slow moving and calm as the night sky.

One continuous generative ambient drone.

The music is generative:
Each note plays in a loop. The length of each loop is slightly different so while the music may vary slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

A Light To Guide Us

Slow and drifting ambient soundscape.

Almost 70 minutes of atmospheric ambient music in one continuous generative drone.

Each note repeats in a long loop. The length of each note loop is slightly different so the music never quite repeats itself.

Sentinel

The beauty and mystery of the sunset, as day turns into night.
Darkness falls and mystery surrounds us but the sun will return.

Each note is played in a long loop. Each loop for each individual note is a slightly different length so although the music changes little, it never quite repeats itself.

Singularity

The fifteenth album is a sombre piece of longform generative ambient music.

Each note is played in a long loop. Each loop for each individual note is a slightly different length so although the music changes little, it never quite repeats itself.

Relativity

After almost three years, The Ambient Visitor is back with a new longform ambient album.

The music is generative: each note plays in its own loop. The length of each loop os slightly different so the music does not vary significantly but never exactly repeats itself.

Thirteen

Slow and drifting ambient soundscape.

Almost 70 minutes of atmospheric ambient music in one continuous generative drone.

Each note repeats in a long loop. The length of each note loop is slightly different so the music never quite repeats itself.

Twelve

Twelve is a single track album of peaceful longform ambient music.

The music is generative:
Each note is played in a long loop. The length of each loop is slightly different for each note, so although the music may vary only slightly, it will never exactly repeat itself.

The single track is named after 4486 Mithra, an Apollo near Earth asteroid, continuing the tradition from previous albums.
More details: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4486_Mithra

Eleven

Our eleventh album of deep and mysterious longform ambient music.
One continuous ambient drone.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note, so although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

The original version of this album was split into seven parts entitled Wilson-Harrington, Vishnu, Toutatis, Cuno, Ubasti, Poseidon and Pan.

Ten

Our tenth album of deep and mysterious longform ambient music.
A continuous 80 minute drone.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note. So although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

The original version of this album was split into 8 parts entitled Hephaistos, Orthos, Eger, Phaethon, Syrinx, Orpheus, Camillo and Epona.

Nine

The original unreleased album, extended and remastered.

While there were albums called Eight and Ten, Nine was mysteriously absent.

However, a version of the album was remixed and had some strange stereo jiggery pokery going on and was released as part of the Complex Silence series.
Details at archive.org/details/Complex_Silence_24

So what you have here is something that has never been available, until now.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note, so although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

Complex Silence 24

I am very happy that my ninth album is part of the Complex Silence series, released by Treetrunk and overseen by Phillip Wilkerson.

The music on this album started out as part of one long generative piece.
Each note plays in its own repeating loop. Each loop is of a slightly different length, so the music never quite repeats itself (or at least, not for a very, very long time).
I then slowed down the left channel of the stereo mix ever so slightly so that on the second track, 'Interamnia', the music starts of at the same point but slowly drifts apart. On the first track, 'Ceres', the music starts off drifted apart but meets in the very middle of the track, only to drift apart again by the same degree by the end of the track.

The two tracks follow my tradition of naming tracks after objects in the Solar System. Ceres and 704 Interamnia are large asteroids.

The original version of this album, entitled Nine was eventually released 3 years after this album. You can find more details and download that here.

Eight

Our eighth album of deep and mysterious longform ambient music.
One continuous 80 minute ambient drone.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note. So although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

The original version of this album was split into 7 parts entitled Icarus, Geographus, Toro, Apollo, Antinous, Daedalus and Cerberus.
This version has been extended and remastered.

Seven

Our seventh album of deep and mysterious longform ambient music.
One continuous 80 minute ambient drone.

The music evolves very slowly and is very spacious.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note, so although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

The original version of this album was spilt into 8 parts entitled Dioretsa, Rhadamanthus, Cyllarus, Deucalion, Ceto, Phorcys, Bienor and Altjira.
This version has been extended and remastered.

Six

Our sixth album of deep and mysterious longform ambient music.
One continuous ambient drone.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note. So although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

The original version of this album was split into six parts entitled Echeclus, Borasisi, Pabu, Okyrhoe, Quaoar and Weywot.
This version has been extended and remastered.

Five

Our fifth album of deep and mysterious longform ambient music.
One continuous generativeambient drone.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note. So although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

The original version of this album was split into 8 parts entitled Charon, Nix, Hydra, Salacia, Actaea, Amycus, Damocles and Hidalgo.
This version has been extended and remastered.

Four

Our fourth album of deep and mysterious longform ambient music, now extended and remastered.

The original version was split into nine parts entitled Chiron, Pholus, Nessus, Asbolus, Chariklo, Hylonome, Elatus, Thereus and Pelion.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note. So although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

Three

Our third album of deep and mysterious longform ambient music, now extended and remastered.

The original version was split into eight parts entitled Eris, Dysnomia, Crantor, Makemake, Haumea, Hi'iaka, Namaka 09:18 and Varuna.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note. So although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

Two

Extended and remastered version of the second album. The original version was split into seven parts entitled Sedna, Narcissus, Chaos, Logos, Zoe, Typhon, Echidna.

One continuous drone of deep and mysterious longform ambient music.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note. So although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

One

Extended and remastered version of the first album.
The original version was split into seven parts entitled Orcus, Vanth, Ixion, Pluto, Teharonhiawako, Sawiskera and Huya.

The music is generative:
each note is played in a long loop, the length of each loop if different for each note. So although the music may seem to vary only slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

About The Ambient Visitor

Deep and mysterious longform ambient music.

The music is generative:
Each note plays in a loop. The length of each loop is slightly different so while the music may vary slightly, it never quite repeats itself.

I also make music under the name Bing Satellites, The Lovely Moon, Ghost Harmonics, Kowalski Room, Ethereal Ephemera and Blocker.