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> [Ambient means the natural center or atmosphere of a space. All music has that in it- a space or center. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/ambient-means-the-natural-center-or-atmosphere-of-a-space-all-music/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

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> [If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/if-you-listen-to-really-deep-ambient-records-that-don-t-move-too-much/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/bill-laswell-27185_ambient_if-you-listen-to-really-deep-ambient-rec_2570521.jpg)

> [Obviously, it's had a huge effect on repetitive music or dance music or house music. Ambient in the last ten years has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/obviously-it-s-had-a-huge-effect-on-repetitive-music-or-dance-music/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

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## Other authors on Ambient

## More by Bill Laswell

> [Miles Davis fully embraced possibilities and delved into it. He was criticized heavily from the jazz side. He was supposed to be part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/miles-davis-fully-embraced-possibilities-and-delved-into-it-he-was/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [Ambient means the natural center or atmosphere of a space. All music has that in it- a space or center. I think it just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/ambient-means-the-natural-center-or-atmosphere-of-a-space-all-music/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [Engineering producers who don't play and have technology as a background may be the reason why there's a lot of cold non-musical music, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/engineering-producers-who-don-t-play-and-have-technology-as-a/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [The atmosphere defines the environment of sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/the-atmosphere-defines-the-environment-of-sound/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [I don't think technology is viable unless the person applying it has something to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/i-don-t-think-technology-is-viable-unless-the-person-applying-it-has/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [I put projects together. I put people together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/i-put-projects-together-i-put-people-together/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [I think everything's experimental whether you like it or not. I think that people who do generic pop are experimenting with cliches. It's no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/i-think-everything-s-experimental-whether-you-like-it-or-not-i-think/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [I think if you look at exactly where you are, you can't really focus without looking back and forward at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/i-think-if-you-look-at-exactly-where-you-are-you-can-t-really-focus/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [What I'm dealing with is sound. I don't pretend to be dealing with music. I'm just dealing with sound elements, textures and sounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/what-i-m-dealing-with-is-sound-i-don-t-pretend-to-be-dealing-with/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [Nothing was a style first. Everything started as an idea. A guy did something with an idea. Someone copied him. Some copied all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/nothing-was-a-style-first-everything-started-as-an-idea-a-guy-did/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [I've never used ethnic music as decoration for profit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/i-ve-never-used-ethnic-music-as-decoration-for-profit/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [People are afraid of things they don't understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/people-are-afraid-of-things-they-don-t-understand/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [In all the music that deals with experimental repetition, drum and bass, dub, various kinds of house music, there's always been a quality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/in-all-the-music-that-deals-with-experimental-repetition-drum-and/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [People who play conventional music are threatened by electronica and don't consider it to be as valuable as what they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/people-who-play-conventional-music-are-threatened-by-electronica-and/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

> [If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-laswell/if-you-listen-to-really-deep-ambient-records-that-don-t-move-too-much/)

[Bill Laswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-laswell/)

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