| Ambient 2: Imaginary Landscapes | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Ambient | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Ambient 2: Imaginary Landscapes is a 1993 compilation album released by Virgin Records as part of its Ambient series. The compilation was issued as a double CD.
| No. | Title | Performing artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Call to Prayer" | Baaba Maal | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Tal Coat" | Brian Eno | 5:06 |
| 3. | "In Mind" | Amorphorous Androgynous | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Rubycon, Pt. 2" (Edit) | Tangerine Dream | 6:32 |
| 5. | "The Healing Place" | David Sylvian | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Crystal Clear" (The Orb Remix: Clear, Like An Unmuddied Lake) | The Grid | 6:12 |
| 7. | "Nuages" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 2:08 |
| 8. | "Wind on Water" | Fripp/Eno | 5:15 |
| 9. | "Wildlife" | Penguin Cafe Orchestra | 8:11 |
| 10. | "When Things Dream" | Jansen/Barbieri | 2:39 |
| 11. | "Magick Mother Invocation" | Allen, Gong | 1:33 |
| 12. | "Bringing Down the Light" | Sylvian/Fripp | 8:14 |
| 13. | "Not Another" | Jah Wobble | 3:12 |
| 14. | "One Flower" | The Guo Brothers & Shung Tian | 1:31 |
| 15. | "Black Jesus" | God | 6:34 |
| 16. | "Mountain of Needles" | Eno/Byrne | 2:33 |
| No. | Title | Performing artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Are Here" | Phil Manzanera | 1:46 |
| 2. | "Bendel Dub" | Prince Far I | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Slow Kaliuki" (Edit) | The Dimitri Pokrovsky Ensemble | 0:29 |
| 4. | "Euterpe Gratitude Piece" | Daevid Allen | 9:21 |
| 5. | "Water Music" | Fripp | 1:16 |
| 6. | "New Moon at Red Deer Wallow" | Rain Tree Crow | 5:01 |
| 7. | "Attack of the 50 Foot Drum Demon" | Bass-O-Matic | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Mekong" | Jam Nation | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Endless Life" | The Verve | 5:15 |
| 10. | "Nachtmusik Schattenhaft" | Klaus Schulze | 6:31 |
| 11. | "Arrival" (Edit) | Voyager | 7:14 |
| 12. | "Specific Gravity of Smile" | Edgar Froese | 9:29 |
| 13. | "Orovela" | The Tsinandali Choir | 4:54 |
| 14. | "Dance #3" | Laraaji | 3:02 |
| 15. | "Premonition (Giant Empty Iron Vessel)" | Sylvian/Czukay | 6:37 |
| 16. | "Island" | The Edge | 6:37 |
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