"Centered in New York City (Brooklyn in particular), illbient is a distinctly and consciously urban form of electronic music, aiming to express both the cultural variety and grimy decay of its surroundings. So dubbed by DJ Spooky (the style's defining artist), Illbient's eclectic, atmospheric pastiches are rooted foremost in ambient music, but may incorporate (in particular) dub, hip-hop, and drum'n'bass, plus occasional ethnic musics that blend well with whatever is already in the musical stew pot.
In keeping with the moods suggested by its environment, illbient can be eerie and a little dark, or unpredictable and cloaked in noise, but nearly always retains its deliberate pace and nocturnal vibes. Performance venues for illbient are often selected for how well they evoke the atmosphere of a city's dirty underbelly, which speaks to the music's underlying conceptual (and intellectual) nature.
The Brooklyn scene is also marked by a sense of cooperation and community that leads to frequent collaborations, both on an individual and group basis, and fluidly shifting commitments. The Asphodel and WordSound record labels provide the settings for most illbient scene projects; the former is home to the excellent introductory compilation Incursions in Illbient, which features DJ Spooky, We, Byzar, and Sub Dub. Other major illbient artists include Tipsy, Spectre, Rob Swift, and Badawi".
source: AllMusic.com
SUB DUB - (Self-titled)
Label: Instinct Ambient – AMB-6001-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Date: 07 Feb 1996
Illbient, Dub, Tribal, Experimental
Tracklist:
1.Intro
2.Backup
3.Rising Dub
4.Jihad (Desert Storm Mix)
5.Drifting
6.Assunni
7.Jihad (Sub Dub Meets the Opiated Hash Assassins)
8.Ambient Syndrome
9.Elastic Dub
10.Deserted Dub
11.Ambrosia
12.19.6
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BADAWI - Bedouin Sound Clash
Label: ROIR – RUSCD 8229
Format: CD
Country: US
Date: 17 Sep 1996
Illbient, Dub, Experimental
Tracklist:
1.Suspicions
2.Suspicious Dub
3.Pressurizor
4.Big Foot
5.Attack of the Giant Fruit Flies
6.FX-57 Missile
7.Lack of Oxygen to the Brain
8.Lack of Dub to the Brain
9.Cyborg Stepper
10.Hi Fashion Version
11.Audio Bomb Squad
12.Turbo Auto Drive
13.Badawi Dub
14.Chamber of Dub
15.Snake Charmer
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