You need to listen to this compilation of ‘80s Spanish ambient and electronic music
TL;DR
La Ola Interior compiles 1980s Spanish ambient and electronic music that remains surprisingly modern, blending experimental sounds like drones and synths, distinct from the era's New Age trends.
Much of La Ola Interior (Spanish Ambient & Acid Exoticism 1983-1990) sounds shockingly contemporary for a collection of tracks recorded in the mid to late '80s. Ambient as a genre was already relatively well established by the time many of the artists on this compilation recorded their songs. But as we neared the end of the century, much of the scene in the US and Japan was beginning to push into New Age territory. These artists from the Spanish peninsula were trafficking in something much more experimental.
La Ola Interior covers a lot of stylistic ground. There's despondent drones, classic analog synths excursions, detached chants, field …