Metal Reviews

I want to get into this kind of music. Anyone know any good bands?

Basic Channel
Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works, probably some other stuff but that's the only minimal stuff I've heard of his so far.

That's all I've got.

Brian Eno, Ben Frost, Velvet Cacoon (Atropine only; the rest is black metal), Nurse With Wound...

I like old stuff better
Popol Vuh, Cluster, Klaus Schulze, Steve Roach, Tangerine Dream

You could try Coil for newer material.

fuck it man im just going to keep listening to darkthrone all day

hahaha

Shame on me for forgetting about him...

Off the top of my head, I'd suggest Monolake, Vainqueur, Vladislav Delay for the "minimalist techno/dub" aspect. For pure drone or minimalism, I've enjoyed the output of Celer. But I tend to find that drone minimalism can get old rather fast.

At the other end of the spectrum, you could always have Venetian Snares pummel you into submission.

http://www.myspace.com/carbonbasedlifeforms

http://www.ultimae.com/en/sounds/index.html

Good stuff. I like this in the evening when I want some mellow on while making dinner.

Another recommendation: Murcof.
http://www.myspace.com/murcof

I'm looking for some music along the same lines as Ulver's more experimental electronic stuff. Any suggestions?

Dark ambient can sometimes be heavier than metal: Lustmord, KK Null, Nurse With Wound, Merzbow, Robert Rich etc.