John Sherwood
"Longform Ambient" albums

John started out by re-making some older albums 
in the longform format, and then moved to new ideas
and concepts specifically created as a result of his 
enthusiasm for longform ambient. 
These releases are packaged in slim jewel cases. 
Huge in concept and totally immersive. 
You'll know you've been there..



"Music for Plants" series
Music for Plants is a whole project, much more than two albums.
It is early yet, but more will be coming in this exciting area
Volume 1
Music for Houseplants
Volume 2
Music for Cacti

Tracks
 


Tracks
 
1. Music for Houseplants

65:55

1. Music for Cacti

73:29

"The Ritual" series
Huge tracks on these multi-disc sets continuing the themes of 
The Ritual and expanding them into a vast longform ambient journey
Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4

CD 1
 


CD 1
 

CD 1 

CD 1 
1. Space

65:20

1. Mystic Ritual

78:21

1. Space Elegy

12:43

1. Ritual of Life part 1

67:43

2. Earth Elegy 23:06

CD 2

CD 2

3. Man in Time 18:33

CD 2

1. Earth Epilogue 72:11

1. The Time Machine 76:07

1. Ritual of Life part 2 70:29

CD 2 

CD 3

1. Ritual in Time 66:48

1.Man 61:58

CD 4

1. Ritual 71:04

"The Saturn Suite"
A completely new work, these multi-disc sets explore the mysteries 
of this the most enigmatic of the planets, travelling through deep space
into the Saturn region and beyond, Very spacey ambient, as you'd expect
Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3

CD 1
 


CD 1
 

CD 1 
1. Saturn Approach

61:41

1. Jupiter from Saturn

66:00

1. Returning to Saturn

72:03

CD 2

CD 2

CD 2

1. Saturn 72:01

1. Uranus 73:53

1. Saturn to Earth 71:25

CD 3

1.Saturn to Neptune 69:11

"Beyond Andromeda" Suite
These two-disc sets travel to the distant Andromeda galaxy, where 
time and space could be quite different. Again spacey ambient
Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3

CD 1
 


CD 1
 

CD 1 
1. Beyond Andromeda

76:34

1. What Lies Beyond

66:04

1. A for Andromeda

67:53

CD 2

CD 2

CD 2

1. Andromeda 76:04

1. Return to Andromeda 71:07

1. The Andromeda Strain 70:44

"Aldebaran" Suite
These three-disc sets are inspired by that distant star Aldebaran. 
Long passages of drift-away ambient and of course very spacey
Volume 1 Volume 2

CD 1
 


CD 1
 
1. Journey to Aldebaran

61:51

1. Back to Aldebaran

67:11

CD 2

CD 2

1. Aldebaran 68:08

1. Aldebaran Mon Amour 71:51

         
CD 3 CD 3
1. Farewell Aldebaran 72:04

1. Aldebaran Elegy 72:00

"Mystical Time Machine" series
Mystical Time Machine is the second part of The Ritual quadrilogy.
These multi-disc sets continue the themes of that album and take
them into another realm of longform ambient 
Volume 1 Volume 2

CD 1
 


CD 1
 
1. Paul Delvaux

26:04

1. Rrose Sélavy part 1

68:45

2. Salvador Dali 43:44

CD 2

CD 2

1. Rrose Sélavy part 2 76:31

1. Max Ernst 79:23

CD 3

1.Yves Tanguy 74:40

CD 4

1. Giorgio de Chirico 35:12
2. Marcel Duchamp 44:32

"Dark/Light" series
Dark/Light was the album immediately before The Ritual
These multi-disc sets continue the themes of that album 
and take them into a longform ambient dimension
Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3

CD 1
 


CD 1
 

CD 1 
1. Marsh-wisps

30:38

1. Krell Power

40:05

1. Then Time Stopped

40:46

2. Waves 44:00 2. Krell Machine 34:41 2. Power of the Atom 30:43

CD 2

CD 2

CD 2

1. Spirits Dancing 72:48

1. Solaris 77:12

1. Trance 70:39

CD 3

1. Light and Darkness 25:31

2 Gateway to Forever 52:48

"Steel" series
Steelphony was the first one, followed by The Steel Suite,
which got so long that it needed two sets to contain it.
These multi-disc sets take you into a world of steel 
Steel Suite part 1 Steel Suite part 2 Steelphony

CD 1
 


CD 1
 

CD 1 
1. Bluelight

74:10

1. Steel Spirit

33:40

1. Steelphony part 1

72:21

2. Steel 39:43
CD 2

CD 2

1. Blue Steel part 1 72:16

CD 2

1. Steelphony part 2 68:30

1. Steel Storm 73:48

CD 3

CD 3

1. Blue Steel part 2 75:00

1. Steelphony part 3 (i) 64:22

CD 4
1. Steelphony part 3 (ii) 72:08

"Time" series
Time was the album immediately after The Ritual
These multi-disc sets continue the themes of that album 
and take them into a longform ambient dimension
Volume 1 Volume 2

CD 1
 


CD 1
 
1. A Foreign Field

73:00

1. Picoseconds

77:01

CD 2

CD 2

1. John Cage 75:34

1. Rift in Time 50:12

     2. After Time Ended 21:16
CD 3
1. Elegy for the End of Time 65:02

"Biographical" series
A series of albums painting a musical portrait of some pivotal
people from history. In a longform ambient way of course
Alan Turing Mark Rothko Nikola Tesla

CD 1
 


CD 1
 
1. Colossus

71:47

1. No 46

69:56

CD 2

CD 2

1. Enigma 65:33

1. Saffron 68:30

    
CD 3 CD 3
1. Turing part 1 42:03

1. White Center 71:16

2. Turing part 2 32:51

Individual Longform albums
These albums are not part of any series, so they stand up on their 
own subject, usually based on a film, book, or natural phenomena
Blade Runner Atmosphere Report on 
Probability A
Alien Fly-By

CD 1
 


CD 1
 

CD 1

CD 1
 
1. Dreaming of Electric Sheep

76:15

1. Troposphere

39:38

1. Recursive Music 67:25 1. Alien Fly-By part 1

43:12

2. Stratosphere 25:23

2. Alien Fly-By part 2 32:12

CD 2

CD 2

1. Tannhauser Gate 70:08

CD 2

1. Infinite Regression 74:12 CD 2

     1. Ionosphere 53:23 1. Alien Fly-By part 3 72:02
CD 3 CD 3
1. Tears in the Rain part 1 32:00

1. Probability A 72:30

2. Tears in the Rain part 2 43:19

Clouds Lutton Skyline Darkness is Falling

CD 1
 


CD 1
 

CD 1
 
1. Mountain Clouds

72:32

1. Lutton Skyline part 1

75:13

1. Darkness is Falling part 1

32:29

2. Darkness is Falling part 2

45:25

CD 2

CD 2

1. Desert Clouds 67:39

1. Lutton Skyline part 2 77:18

CD 2

     1. Darkness is Falling part 3

75:20

CD 3
1. Forest Clouds 71:47