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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Memories From The Floating World III 10.06.2019 8:13

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

The Tenth Wave (Longwave - Collab with A Spot On The Hill) 06.03.2019 9:37

The third collaboration piece done with A Spot On The Hill (aka Dan Cook). This track is a reword/remix - the title track off his album The Tenth Wave album. You can find Dan's excellent work at: @aspotonthehill The The Tenth Wave album is at: aspotonthehill.bandcamp.com/

Memories From The Floating World II 17.01.2019 9:01

Memories From The Floating World II by TheOxfordAmbientCollective

Parallelograms 1 (Prelude - Warming The Oscillators) 30.12.2018 3:30

Created by recording three notes (and tweaking the cutoff and resonance knobs) from my Stylophone Gen X1 (all done as separate takes as the Stylophone is monophonic) into Audacity. These were then loaded as clips into FL Studio for mixing and effects. I know a very dry explanation but I had great fun doing this :)

Parallelograms (Demo) 22.12.2018 2:03

A short demo of me playing with the Stylophone Gen-X1 and Pocket Operator Sub.

The Toy Box IV (Disappear Inside) 14.12.2018 5:20

This is part of an album/concept that I have been working on for the last year or more. I am never sure what the next steps are with this!

TheOxfordAmbientCollective And Owen - Remembrance 18.11.2018 5:16

A collaborative piece with a music friend called Owen (who hails from Nebraska). Hopefully the first of many. Check his work out at: https://soundcloud.com/help-help-help

Memories From The Floating World I 02.11.2018 9:45

A drone piece initially played on my Early Learning Centre keyboard and recorded onto my IPad an manipulated in Audacity on my laptop.

Repeat After Me (Spirit Fades - Collab with A Spot On The Hill) 26.09.2018 7:06

The second collaboration piece done with A Spot On The Hill (aka Dan Cook). This track is a reword/remix of his track Repeat After Me off his album The Tenth Wave album. You can find Dan's excellent work at: https://soundcloud.com/aspotonthehill The The Tenth Wave album is at: https://aspotonthehill.bandcamp.com/

The North Sea Part III (Kalasadad) 19.07.2018 5:17

Contains recordings of the North Sea from July 2018. These sounds were mixed with some existing synth samples of mine in the app AUM and utilising effects such as Freezeverb, Duplicat and FAC Chorus.

The North Sea Part II (Lained) 18.07.2018 4:50

Contains recordings of the North Sea from July 2018. These sounds were mixed with some existing synth samples of mine in the app AUM and utilising effects such as Freezeverb, Duplicat and FAC Chorus.

The North Sea Part I (Meri) 17.07.2018 6:16

Contains recordings of the North Sea from July 2018. These sea sounds were morphed in the grnaular synthesis app SpaceCraft and then mixed with some existing synth samples of mine in the app AUM and utilising effects such as Freezeverb, Duplicat and FAC Chorus.

Lost Tapes 2:Meld 26.05.2018 10:58

A drone piece played in the awesome Animoog