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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SRIGALA with TOAC (Radiowaves) 12.06.2020 9:06

Another track created by - for the JM Basquiat collaboration with @peteswinton. This my adaption of his original drone piece that many other music friends have created their own interpretations. The version was created with the Soundscaper and Crystal apps and was recorded in AUM. A track created by - for the JM Basquiat collaboration with @peteswinton. This my second adaption of his original dron...

The Toy Box VI (Dance of The Four Toy Birds) 04.06.2020 1:40

Another Toy Box piece (that I dip into every few months). Composed in the Notion app using a Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Flute and a Bassoon.

Themes From Forgotten Films IV: The Quantum Principle 31.05.2020 3:54

A drone track recorded in AUM using the apps Bebot, Hillman and Droneo.

Themes From Forgotten Films III: Electric Sea 26.05.2020 2:16

A piece recorded in Audacity by using the Android phone app Common FM synth.

SRIGALA with TOAC (Audiorenderererror) 22.05.2020 8:48

A track created by - for the JM Basquiat collaboration with https://soundcloud.com/peteswinton. This my adaption of his original drone piece that many other music friends have created their own interpretations. The track was created with the Soundscaper, Spacecraft and Samplr apps and recorded in AUM.

Themes From Forgotten Films II:The Subterranean 08.05.2020 6:53

A meditative drone piece played in Sunrizer and Audiokit SynthOne

Themes From Forgotten Films I: Lost Signals 01.05.2020 3:03

A piece played in an app called Moonbeam (has lots of lovely LoFi sounds).

The Inner Light IV 18.04.2020 6:58

A synth drone played in Thumbjam with Droneo and Moog Model 15 all mixed in AUM.

The Inner Light III 13.04.2020 4:36

A jamming session in my old friend Thumbjam.

The Oxford Ambient Collective and Marco Lucchi - Eine Kleine Elektronische Meditation 04.04.2020 6:10

A reworking of "Eine kleine elektronische Meditation" by Marco Lucchi for his "Elektronische Meditationen" project. Marco is a music friend from Modena in Italy. Marco has many fellow Soundcloud and music friends and his music output is immense and truly wonderful. https://soundcloud.com/marcolucchi https://soundcloud.com/musichevirtuali

The Inner Light II 29.03.2020 5:53

Played in the Alchemy synth in Garageband.

Queen Of Waters 28.03.2020 2:39

I am part of an amateur drama group called St Peter's Players and we are hopefully going to start to record some poems/monologues etc to share on Facebook

I'm On Another Diet - St Peter's Players 22.03.2020 1:39

I am part of an amateur drama group called St Peter's Players and we are hopefullu going to start to record some poems/monologues etc to share on Facebook

The Inner Light I 20.03.2020 9:27

A track the Audiokit Synth One App making use of of the in-built presets called BB Aquatica Arp, as well as the awesome app Spacecraft.

Estuary Fog (collab with Encym) 08.02.2020 7:48

A collaboration with a music friend Encym (Roland Reinke). I have done a few collaborations with Roland now and it is always a pleasure to work with him. This particular track features some guitar sounds from Roland which I have done my ususal trick of weaving my own sounds around his. The track was mixed in AUM but also used the obligatory delays and reverbs and the Soundscaper app. It also fetau...

Assembler6502 #1 LDA #$01 STA $0200 17.01.2020 3:58

A live jam on the awesome Pocket Operator Arcade. https://teenage.engineering/store/po-20

Astrophysique V 24.12.2019 6:14

The fifth Astrophysique track mixed in AUM and it uses Fugue Machine, Kelvegrand Hillman and Waveshaper.

The Toy Box V (The Lid Closes) 21.12.2019 3:46

The fifth track in The Toy Box seires of songs (started a couple of years ago and pretty much a work in progress). This piece was composed and mixed in Notion. The sounds you are hearing are meant to be Oboes, Cellos, Double Bass, Viola and a drum! It is the first track I have composed like this for well over a year..I might be more then rusty...:)

Astrophysique 4 30.10.2019 6:42

Recorded in AUM using WaveShaper.

Astrophysique 3 29.10.2019 4:08

The third Astrophysique track recorded in Edinburgh using the Propellerhead Thor app plus a tape effect.

Astrophysique 2 28.10.2019 5:00

Astrophysique 2 by TheOxfordAmbientCollective

Astrophysique I 27.10.2019 2:56

Created in Nanostudio 2

Memories From The Floating World V 26.08.2019 5:12

Recorded in Coventry Cathedral. During my visit there was a choir practice in progess whick I blended in with the track, there is also a nun in there somewhere.

Parallelograms 2 (diagnol d2) 04.08.2019 4:21

A jam session on my new Craft Synth 2.0

Memories From The Floating World IV 08.07.2019 7:02

Played on the piano at Wolvercote Village and then timescretched in Audacity.