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"Slider" by The Future Sound of London ("ISDN", 1994)

#Illbient #TripHop #DarkAmbient #AmbientTechno
Slider
YouTube video by The Future Sound Of London - Topic
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September 23, 2026 at 4:37 AM
jpb.bsky.social
pointing the way to the long-heralded illbient revival
fluxblog.bsky.social Matthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social · Jun 23
New playlist "abstract funk from the turn of the century" - a moody set of instrumental hip hop, trip hop, electronic music, turntables, etc from the 90s and very early 00s

📠 Spotify open.spotify.com/playlist/0OW...

🎛️ Apple music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

📺 YouTube www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
June 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
alanranta.bsky.social
☞︎ILLBIENT DNB '90-'05 (11 hrs)
This loose 5-part, 11-hour survey of drum and bass that was produced between 1990-2005, generally made by trip-hop artists who don’t primarily make DnB. Not strictly illbient, per se, but a vibe from the golden age of sampling.

☞︎☞︎☞︎DROPBOX LINK: bit.ly/illbient1990
☞︎ILLBIENT DNB '90-'05 (11 hrs) This 5-part, 11-hour mix is a survey of a nebulous sub-genre known as illbient. According to wiki, "illbient is a genre of electronic music and an art movement that originated among hip hop-influenced experimental musicians from New York City in the early 1990s." The word "illbient" is a combination of "ill" and "ambient," but that hardly describes what the genre actually is. When I think of illbient music, I imagine a blend of experimental trip-hip and liquid drum 'n' bass. For my money, DJ Wally is the quintessential illbient artist, alongside the likes of DJ Olive's We™ and DJ Soul Slinger. For the purpose of this mix, illbient is going to be basically any track that sounds like drum 'n' bass made by an act that does not primarily make drum 'n' bass, but rather artists typically more trip-hip, big beat, and turntablist related, as is the focus of this 1990-2005 series. As such, this mix is not strictly what purists would call illbient or DnB, but rather a distinct vibe from a past generation, from the golden age of sampling. A whole bunch of these tracks are songs that I've always thought should be on a DnB mix, but I doubted anyone else would put them on such a thing, so I did my best. Anyway... SUPPORT ARTISTS WHILE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE! BUY THEIR MUSIC, MERCH + SHOW TICKETS!
July 23, 2026 at 12:17 AM
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com
Ooh - illbient, a term I haven't heard in some time

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getmusic.bsky.social GetMusic @getmusic.bsky.social · Jan 20
Spectre Horsemen, Pale With Dust - Dub For The National Health

"Heavy dub, illbient darkness. All hail Scorn."

#experimental #darkambient #noise #industrial #dark #dub #postindustrial #illbient #music

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January 20, 2026 at 2:21 AM
funkentechno.bsky.social
Skylab - #1

floating in orbit this morning with this illbient/triphop classic from 1994, first listen. 1000% up my alley, keeping me warm while it's 9°F / -13°C today
January 20, 2026 at 2:45 PM
rustingrecords.bsky.social
Crystal World is a dirty illbient stomp with dub basslines and a sci-fi horror vibe. A little bit about quartz crystal frequency regulation, and a lot about rock-pushing charlatans and their shiny snake oil. Now with moving pictures.
#triphop #illbient #MPC #crystals
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Incandescent Sage - Crystal World (MPC Illbient)
YouTube video by Rusting Records
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May 29, 2026 at 8:07 AM
aquariumdrunkard.com
Dub never disappeared... it seeped into everything. From post-rock and trip-hop to illbient, dub techno and beyond, The Afterlives of Dub, 1995–2025 traces three decades of echo, atmosphere and low-end pressure in one mixtape. Dubwise summer continues.

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July 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM
boomkat.com
Our favourite SYR, Kim Gordon with illbient oracle DJ Olive x improv legend Ikue Mori - Jim O'Rourke gets involved behind the desk.

Double Vinyl reissue otw -->> bit.ly/426Hxa2
March 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
sierkje.bsky.social
#AuralVisualConnection #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

"Metalhead" by AIR LQD ("Repeat Itself", 2019)

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#MinimalSynth #IndustrialTechno #Illbient #Electro #Breaks
May 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
sierkje.bsky.social
#SweetKeys #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

30 favorite piano/organ/keyboard/synth songs | 19

"Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul)" by DJ Shadow ("High Noon", 1997)

#InstrumentalHipHop #Plunderphonics #Illbient #TripHop
April 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
boomkat.com
Pharaoh Sanders, Graham Haynes and Bill Laswell’s illbient dub album, 2003, pressed to vinyl for the first time - a generational ace sure to pique interest FFO Jon Hassell to Talvin Singh, Lászlo Hortobágyi to Material

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July 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
philipsherburne.bsky.social
Back from two weeks in the U.S., I rounded up my 20 favorite albums from the first half of 2025. futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr124-the-...
FR124: The Best Albums of 2025 So Far
Hothouse kosmische, slanted enchantments, illbient sex music, and more.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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#TechnoThursday #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

"Vex" by Seefeel ("Succour", 1995)

#IndustrialTechno #AmbientTechno #Illbient #IDM #Techno
Vex
YouTube video by Seefeel - Topic
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January 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
sierkje.bsky.social
#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Adrian "Tricky" Thaws | Day 01 of 15*

"Poems" by Nearly God featuring Terry Hall & Martina Topley-Bird ("Nearly God", 1996)

#TripHop #ExperimentalHipHop #Illbient

(* not ranked, not a best of, not a greatest hits)
April 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
vintageobscura.net
Sensational - Thick Marker [US, Abstract Rap/Illbient] (1997)
https://redd.it/89stkb
https://youtu.be/WOTnX9mhZJQ
Sensational - Thick Marker [US, Abstract Rap/Illbient] (1997)
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November 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
boomkat.com
industrial & illbient dubs by Simon Shreeve (Mønic, Cub, Kryptic Minds) & Brum berserker Scorn, arriving at a logical, mutual conclusion of halfstep terror

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April 23, 2026 at 12:40 PM
elmattic.bsky.social
Laswell also produced “Change The Beat,” lent Skiz Fernando $1,000 to start the key illbient label Wordsound, produced crucial and crazy compilations including “Intonarumori” with Mr. Len.

Dude is like a time traveler in the background at Troy, Waterloo and the moon landing.
thetonearm.com The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · Jul 14
"Laswell’s profile within the underground and world music scene saw a serious upgrade when he co-wrote and produced the hit instrumental 'Rockit' by Herbie Hancock. It’s perhaps this collaboration that opened the door for Laswell to work with various Black music giants …"
The Funky Adventures of Bill Laswell
Producer Bill Laswell shook things up in the worlds of rock, funk, jazz and rap. A look at some of his innovative projects.
www.culturesonar.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
thetonearm.com
“When most hip-hop artists were still sampling James Brown drum breaks, Sensational was freestyling over Karlheinz Stockhausen tracks. The Guyana-born, New York-raised MC and producer made many rap fans feel as if they were bebop enthusiasts hearing free jazz for the first time.”
Style Wars over Stockhausen: In Memory of Sensational (1974-2026)
Remembering the boundary-breaking hip-hop artist and illbient pioneer
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August 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
sierkje.bsky.social
#MeatBeatMonday #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

"Yes, I am one with you now..."

"Hail to the Bopp" by Meat Beat Manifesto ("Actual Sounds + Voices", 1998)

#Illbient #BigBeat
Hail To The Bopp
YouTube video by Meat Beat Manifesto - Topic
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March 9, 2026 at 10:46 PM
vintageobscura.net
Sensational - Thick Marker [US, Abstract Rap/Illbient] (1997)
https://redd.it/89stkb
https://youtu.be/WOTnX9mhZJQ
Sensational - Thick Marker [US, Abstract Rap/Illbient] (1997)
youtu.be
May 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
iridescent0ilrat.bsky.social
2000
illbient
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Z9...
As If
YouTube video by Scorn - Topic
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February 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM
ckhesq.bsky.social
Illbient, now there’s a word I haven’t seen in a while.
December 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
vintageobscura.net
Sensational - Thick Marker [US, Abstract Rap/Illbient] (1997)
https://redd.it/89stkb
https://youtu.be/WOTnX9mhZJQ
Sensational - Thick Marker [US, Abstract Rap/Illbient] (1997)
youtu.be
June 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
mindyourlizness.bsky.social
tipsa om triphop, illbient, dub, downtempo & andra Dunkla Beats
May 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
sierkje.bsky.social
#NationalDaySounds #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

08.08 | National Dollar Day

"The Dollar" by Artery (1995 single / "Wall of Sound: The First XI", 1996)

#Illbient #DeepHouse #TripHop
August 8, 2026 at 4:08 AM