{"id":71767,"date":"2025-02-06T16:05:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/ambient-music\/collected-vol-2-dj-olive-a-strangely-isolated-place\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:05:50","slug":"collected-vol-2-dj-olive-a-strangely-isolated-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=71767","title":{"rendered":"Collected: Vol 2 &#8211; DJ Olive \u2014 A STRANGELY ISOLATED PLACE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/54f7ac3be4b029ca044cd2a6\/1724967344557-T0XCI2M4J2KH06AQU3YE\/R-670140-1173802756.jpg?format=1500w\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I love the beginning of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iDJB9U8hwkI\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> and the sentiment from DJ Olive that describes how music and art can often be perceived. I find it especially relevant when it comes to how some artists try and describe the creation and performance of ambient music. <em>It isn\u2019t something to be looked at and judged, but instead, something to become a part of\u2026<\/em> <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I somehow missed out on deep diving into the works of <strong><em>DJ Olive<\/em><\/strong>. He seems to be one of those artists that, if you know you know, kind of thing\u2026 Well, it turns out for me at least, it was one of those names always on the periphery of what I was listening to &#8211; recommended here and there, skimmed on labels I knew, or compilations I listened to. But for one reason or another, I never took a breath and said, <em>ok, let\u2019s go deep<\/em>. That was until recently, when I ransacked the DJ Olive Bandcamp page and in particular, his ambient works. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">DJ Olive is responsible for coining the term, <em>illbient<\/em> (according to an impressive and illustrious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/11254-DJ-Olive\" target=\"_blank\">Discogs bio<\/a> at least). His influence and presence seem to focus on the East Coast of the US, which may be one reason why I never really went deep with his music in a big way. But diving in recently, there\u2019s lots to admire amongst his more beat-driven, dub styles. It all feels extremely innovative and timeless, perhaps as expected, by someone also noted as an experimental turntablist. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">But it\u2019s his ambient works that need shouting out here. A trifecta of albums released on the inimitable label from <em>Lawrence English<\/em>, <em>Room40 <\/em>forming a series called <em>Sleeping Pill.<\/em> <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8220;This is a sleeping pill&#8230;<br \/>Listen to it as quietly as you possibly can.<br \/>Mainly two things are going on at once.<br \/>One is a metaphor.<br \/>Buoy &#8211; an anchored marker that maps the passing waves.<br \/>Boringly singular, but never the same twice. There for you in a storm.<br \/>The other is an environment.<br \/>A sleep over, early morning light across the room, a screen door occasionally whispers as someone moves about.<br \/>Light fingers touch something.<br \/>Curled in a cosy corner friends near by at the edge of sleep&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen these albums on any <em>best ambient music<\/em> or <em>best music for sleeping<\/em> lists &#8211; which by no means is ever an indication of success or popularity, but partly why I feel the need to call them out here, as I\u2019ve certainly been road testing them lately for their intended purpose. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Minimal, textured, storied, and experimental, at any one time, and staying true to his sentiment in the video &#8211; <em>an experience to become a part of.<\/em>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love the beginning of this video and the sentiment from DJ Olive that describes how music and art can often be perceived. 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