Of the many labels that purvey ambient music there are three that I track closely because of (i) their high average quality, (ii) the tested assumption that I will like/want whatever they release, and (iii) their ability to hit my sweet spot between too sweet and too atonal.
One is 12k (I think I own about two thirds to three quarters of their 137 releases).
Another is Dronarivum (On a quick count I have bought 46 of their 54 releases).
A third is Eilean Rec. Thankfully I only own about ten Eilean Rec releases, because they have put their discography on sale on bandcamp for 98 Euros for 96 albums. So some time in the next day or two, maybe this evening if I get time, I will have the full set of Eilean Rec releases for a little over a dollar an album, and enough good listening to keep me going for a little while :-).
^^^ Pro tip: When I searched the site for "Jazz Fest" (with or w/o space) , it did not readily appear. (Lots of albums appeared in search results, but the desired one was so buried that I wasn't sure the site had the boxed set). But when I searched "The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival", it popped right up. @Doofy is correct, it's a great deal - over 5 hrs of live Jazz Fest recordings culled from 1974-2016, all for $10.49 on the site our eMusic friends migrated to when there was nothing left to burn down for their own business. ;-)
Thanks for that soulcoal, I've now found it. £8.49 here, an absolute bargain. Interestingly, if it had come up at emusic it would have been £22.26, so even with a 50% booster it would have still cost more!
Lo compilation mix by Susuma Yokota. 4.99, 45 tracks, 138 minutes. Various tracks from the Lo Recordings label, curated presumably by Yokota who is one of the artists. Generally electronically-infused chaotic stuff, with some slow dreamstuff thrown in
In search of Sunrise 1 by Tiesto. Classic edm/trance from 1999. 15 tracks. 4.99, 90 minutes (and long mix). Emusic has lots of Tiesto’s catalog including ISOS sequels.
I endorse that Voices of Mississippi collection. Two excellent discs' worth of blues and gospel field recordings, plus a third disc of spoken word narratives
In search of Sunrise 1 by Tiesto. Classic edm/trance from 1999. 15 tracks. 4.99, 90 minutes (and long mix). Emusic has lots of Tiesto’s catalog including ISOS sequels.
S.E.I., this year's new album by La Maschera di Cera, Italian prog band, is $2.67 at 7digital US. thefirenote.com placed it at #11 on their best prog albums of 2020 list. It's quite retro and quite enjoyable.
Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest 1937-1946. Compiled by James P Leary, 7.49, 174 tracks, 290 minutes. Major compilation of immigrant songs (many in English or pidgeon English. Contains Native American, Irish, German, East European, French, Swedish, etc). This was originally part of a book-dvd-audio package, but the songs stand out on their own. Another gem from Dust to Digital .
This was probably already posted some time ago, but I just happened across it again: Thomas Köner's Tiento de las Nieves is one of those albums that is a single hour-long track, and is priced as a single track at Amazon, and at 7digital, and is good.
Happened to check in on the Capitol repackaging of Mosaic Select sets - I have most of these, but some are very low-priced, no-brainers if at all interested in the artist. Several 3+ hr sets for <$15. Search Amazon for "Capitol Vaults Jazz"
MILES IN FRANCE 1963 & 1964: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.8
The 6 cds are something like £78 on Amazon and £70 plus I know not what shipping at Presto Jazz. However you can buy the FLACS for just £11.52 in the UK at least. I thought long and hard and decided I'd rather spend the difference on beer. Nice quality remastering so far and George Coleman was no slouch on sax despite what some critics would tell you.
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I've got the Fonotone box set and can recommend. Now to dig it out for a spin. A ridiculous bargain at $7.49
Search Amazon for "Capitol Vaults Jazz"
Unfortunately that "mistake" isn't duplicated on the UK version of the site.
MILES IN FRANCE 1963 & 1964: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.8