Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep.
| Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | February 25, 2016 (2016年02月25日) |
| Genre | Ambient |
| Length | 244:47 |
| Label | Little Idiot |
| Producer | Moby |
| Moby chronology | |
Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. is the twelfth studio album by American electronica musician Moby. It was released on February 25, 2016, as a free download on his Little Pine restaurant Web site and his own Web site.[1] [2] The album consists of around four hours of recordings Moby produced for his own personal listening, which he subsequently made available for downloading and streaming without cost or licensing.[2] In March 2019, Moby released a follow-up ambient album, Long Ambients 2 .
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Critical reception
[edit ]Paul Simpson of AllMusic viewed the album positively, calling it an "incredibly beautiful, immersive listening experience". He felt that the tracks were easy to "get lost in, or maybe succumb to, as it feels like there's no way out", while working "magnificently" as sleeping or relaxing music to calm listeners down.[3]
Track listing
[edit ]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "LA1" | 20:52 |
| 2. | "LA2" | 19:00 |
| 3. | "LA3" | 22:52 |
| 4. | "LA4" | 17:30 |
| 5. | "LA5" | 35:40 |
| 6. | "LA6" | 19:12 |
| 7. | "LA7" | 18:04 |
| 8. | "LA8" | 20:06 |
| 9. | "LA9" | 27:32 |
| 10. | "LA10" | 23:40 |
| 11. | "LA11" | 20:24 |
| Total length: | 244:47 | |
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] | 198 |
| US New Age Albums (Billboard )[5] | 2 |
See also
[edit ]- Sleep, album by Max Richter created to fit a full night's sleep
- Music and sleep
References
[edit ]- ^ "Little Pine Restaurant". Little Pine . Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Moby. "Long Ambients1: Calm. Sleep. by Moby". Moby.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. – Moby". AllMusic . Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Moby – Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep." (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ "Moby Chart History (New Age Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved April 10, 2019.
External links
[edit ]- Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. at Discogs (list of releases)
- Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. at MusicBrainz (list of releases)