TheOxfordAmbientCollective

TheOxfordAmbientCollective

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The Oxford Ambient Collective (OAC) is the solo musical alter-ego of David Smith, an artist who began his compositional journey in his early thirties using software such as Buzz, FL Studio and Reason. He has a focus on a aesthetic of crafting immersive "ambient drones and ethereal soundscapes." Intentionally grounding his work in the history of the genre, Smith’s creative output reveals a clear artistic lineage, with albums like Berlin Vol. III acknowledging the "subtle German EM influences" and paying thematic homage to the pioneering Berlin School of electronic music. While deeply reverent t...

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Jul 9, 2026

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Incantations 2 29.07.2022

The second Incantations track played on my Harley Benton SC-550 II guitar ). The track was recorded via an Audient Sono Guitar interface into AUM on my iPad. Effects used were Nembrini Delay 3000, Gauss (a looper/sequencer), Kosmonaut and Bleass Slow Machine.

Incantations I 12.07.2022

This is one the first times that I have done a track with guitar (in this case a Harley Benton SC-550 II ). The track was recorded in the Roxsyn app from Yonac and further embellishments were added in AUM.

Project Adzan (with Pete Swinton) -3- Ghost Nebula 05.06.2022

This is the third track of a new collaboration with my music friend Pete Swinton. I will be re-working some of his tracks from his excellent Project Drone Adzan Maghrib album. peteswinton.bandcamp.com/album/projec…dzan-maghrib This track is a re-work of the Project Adzan 6. It was mixed in the AUM app on my iPad and used the excellent apps VHS Synth, Stria, Eventide Blackhole, Kosmonaut, Bleass Re...

Journey Through The Event Horizon (with Didier de la Rose ) 27.05.2022

A collaboration with a new music friend Didier de la Rose. Didier sent me some stems from one of his tracks and here is the result! The track was mixed in AUM apps such as Eventide Crystal, Bleass Delay, Kosmonaut, Bleass Chorus, Rymdigarre, Eventide Blackhole and Barricade. You can find Didier's excellent work at:

Project Adzan (with Pete Swinton) - 2 - Eternia 15.05.2022

This is the second track of a new collaboration with my music friend Pete Swinton. I will be re-working some of his tracks from his excellent Project Drone Adzan Maghrib album. peteswinton.bandcamp.com/album/projec…dzan-maghrib This track is a re-work of the Project Adzan 3. It was mixed in the AUM app on my iPad and used the excellent apps Mononoke and VHS Synth.

Project Adzan (with Pete Swinton) - 1 - Shortwave 23.04.2022

This is track is start of a new collaboration with my music friend Pete Swinton. I will be re-working some of his tracks from his excellent Project Drone Adzan Maghrib album. https://peteswinton.bandcamp.com/album/project-drone-adzan-maghrib This track is a re-work of the Project Adzan 1. It was mixed in the AUM app on my iPad and used the excellent apps Bleass Slow Machine, WebSDR, Magic Dice, au...

Music For Schools Vol 2 (4 - The Dynamo) 20.03.2022

This track used a Behringer Pro-1 synth (kindly on-loan from a friend), and played using the arpeigiator on my Arturia Keystep. It was mixed via a Behringer Xenyx 502 and Behringer UCA202 into Audacity (with some additions of numerous effects and stuff).

Music For Schools Vol 2 (3 - Electromagnetism) 04.03.2022

The original idea for this track came when I took delivery of a new toy a EMF v1.2 which is a handheld device that lets you listen to electromagnetic fields. I used this to record (using an old Olympus dicataphone) the sounds coming from my Android phone and with the EMF connected up to my Behringer Neutron synth to filter the sounds. This sample was then loaded up into the AU app on my iPad and t...

Music For Schools Vol 2 (2 - Nuclear Reactors) 05.02.2022

Recorded in AUM using apps WebDSR (which lets you play online radio stations across various wavelengths), Stria (a synth), Beatcutter (creates lots of crazy glitch sounds). Effects came from Dubstation 2, Bleass Slow Machine and Barricade (a limiter/compressor).

Music For Schools Vol 2 (1 - Molecules) 27.01.2022

Back in 2016 I released my Music For Schools album. I thought that I would start work on volume 2. As with the first volume these tracks will try and get some of the feel of the soundtracks from the schools TV programmes that I grew up with in the 70s and 80s. This track is all mixed in AUM and makes use of the apps Fundamental, auGENx, ID700, Fugue Machine and Rozeta LFO. Effects came from Eventi...

Conjunctions VII 23.01.2022

A track created with sounds from my Behringer Neutron synth and apps such as AnimoogZ, Mononoke and Ripplemaker, all mixed in AUM. The last Conjunctions track.

Themes From Forgotten Films X: Finally We Are No One 13.01.2022

The last of the Themes From Forgotten Films tracks..played in the Model 15 app from from Moog.

Themes From Forgotten Films IX: Shadows on Callisto 26.12.2021

This track was mixed in AUM using Ripplemaker, PPG Infinite and Mononoke.

Themes From Forgotten Films VIII: Circles of Light 16.12.2021

Sounds recorded in Thumbjam and mixed with Bleass effects Slow Machine, EQ Motion and Delay in AUM.

Conjunctions VI 16.11.2021

This is another piece for the Conjunctions series of tracks. I recorded some sounds from my Moog Theremini onto the Koala Sampler app on my phone which I used to mash up sounds which were then uploaded into the Auria app on my iPad for further tweaks.

The Ariel School Incident (Collab with A Spot On The Hill) 11.11.2021

I have worked with Dan Cook (aka A Spot On The Hill) a few times now and I love creating reimaginings of his tracks. The piece is a rework of his track "The Ariel School Incident" from his new album - Unguarded(link below). https://aspotonthehill.bandcamp.com/

Ghosts In The Shell I (TOAC vs PANGEA3000) 02.11.2021

A track created with https://soundcloud.com/help-help-help (pangea3000).The track was mixed in AUM using a drone sample that pangea3000 sent me and using tha apps Borderlands and ID700 with some effects frpm Bleass. The track was mastered in Auria.

ὁ γὰρ καιρὸς ἐγγύς (TOAC Rework) 15.10.2021

A rework of the excellent track from Marco Lucchi https://soundcloud.com/marcolucchi/20210929-alt-version?in=marcolucchi/sets/g-r-kair-s-ggys This piece was mixed and reworked in AUM using the awesome Spacecraft app and Monono app and Bleeas effects.

Themes From Forgotten Films VII: Memories of Yesterday 06.10.2021

A track played in AUM and made with the SampleTron and Hillman apps.

Radioland IV (Sullom Voe 444 MHz) 14.09.2021

The final Radioland track, This has some sounds that were created on my Behringer Neutron synth which were then managled with various Bleass effects on my iPad in AUM with additional tones from the ID700 app.

Radioland III (Telč 398 MHz) 17.08.2021

A new Radioland track. This uses synth sounds from my Behringer Neutron synth recorded into FL Studio. Sounds were also recorded using the Koala Sampler app on my Android phone.

Radioland II (Teufelsberg 394 MHz) 06.08.2021

A mix of old samples of mine and the Sounscaper app and using BLEASS Slow Machine - all mixed in AUM

Radioland I (Vilnius 550MHz) 09.07.2021

The first in a new series of tracks - Radioland. This track makes use of my Behringer Neutron synth and Arturia Keyboard. plus some long wave radio samples from free sound.org. The sounds mixed/layered up in Audacity and FL Studio using delays and filter effects.

Voyage To Ultima Thule IV (collab with Encym) 22.06.2021

A collaboration with a music friend Encym (Roland). I have done a few collaborations with Roland now and it is always a pleasure to work with him. This is the last track of the Voyage to Ultima Thule series of tracks and are has made use of some wonderful guitar samples/tracks that Roland has sent me. The track was put together in AUM ans used apps such as Thumbjam, Spacecraft, Bleass Slow Machine...

Voyage To Ultima Thule III (collab with Encym) 06.06.2021

A collaboration with a music friend Encym (Roland). I have done a few collaborations with Roland now and it is always a pleasure to work with him. This particular track features a guitar sample/track that Roland sent me. The track was put together in AUM.

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