/r/ambientmusic
A subreddit for fans of ambient music and all its sub-genres.
Ambient Music Overview
Here is a loosely organized overview of ambient music featuring some notable artists and releases. Huge thanks to this sub's ambient community and the book Ambient Century by Mark Prendergast which were extremely helpful putting this together.
Composers
Tape & Recording Manipulation / Musique Concrète / Early Electronic
Minimalism
New Age
Rock/Prog/Metal
Synthesizer Music
Electronic
21st Century Indie ambient & Modern favorites
r/ambientmusic Top 10 ambient albums of 2022
r/ambientmusic Top 10 ambient albums of 2023
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so, ive been trying to get into as many kinds of music as i can. i think its super intersting to see the historical aspect of music, too. truly is incredible.
im sure you guys, ambient fans or not, remember back in like 2019-2021 when we would get "strangely familiar places" videos on youtube n stuff, and theyd have music playing over it. well, i was talking to a friend about this and i sometimes wonder if the whole liminal space thing revived ambient music, or encouraged/popularized a wave of some sort. not so say ambient music wasnt already popular before, ofc.
so, what are your thoughts on this? for example people like instupendo, REPULSIVE, nowt, how to disappear completely, no love in the house of gold, etc.
as well, if youd like to bring up any other historical cool facts about ambient music, PLEASE!! drop them:) i love learning about this stuff
I have had an interesting discussion with others who also make ambient that minimal and berlin sound like Phillip Glass do not qualify as ambient and some say the generative ideas of more recent `Brian Eno also do not ”qualify“. I would really enjoy hearing what others in the space think about this, and how are you quantify ambient music in your head. I appreciate any on our thoughts that are on topic. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.
Hello. Today I'm releasing my second record, Acouxtic Volume 1 exclusively on Bandcamp. As the title suggests, the record has only acoustic sounds on it, but is in the dark ambient space and sounds are heavily processed. This is not tinkly piano stuff, although there is lots of piano on here. I've really tried to approach this as writing electronic music, but using acoustic sounds instead of oscillators and other synth-y stuff.
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“Les estampes” contains improvised soundscape sketches in limbo that were recorded in the jam space during the pandemic. It was rushed to completion in anticipation for its Canadian summer tour June/July 2024, with Eastern Canada dates with the likes of Drowse (The Flenser) and Locrian (Profound Lore).
thisquietarmy is an experimental guitar-based project created by Eric Quach. Revolving around improvised drone music, he pushes his sound experiments further by adding textural and structural elements of post-punk/shoegaze, krautrock/spacerock and black/doom metal. The results can be described as dark, melodic, expansive and engaging landscapes. Since 2005 he has released nearly 50 albums on more than 30 different labels and has accumulated nearly 600 performances in some 40 countries.
Hi everyone, I ended up with an extra ticket for the sold out Laraaji show in Lafayette (between Boulder and Denver) this evening at 7:00. If anyone is looking for one, let me know. Selling it for face value - $45. Hoping it won't go to waste.
What is going on my ambient warriors, I recently started a side project called "mdntfntsy" and would love for you all to be apart of the ride! I put out my first song "grieving eyes" I just wanna build a cool fan base and an active community, so hopefully you enjoy !
Heard one of the track from this album on hong kong community radio and thought it was super fire 🔥
The only one I can think of is aspidistrafly but does anyone know others?
Here’s the audio in question: https://youtu.be/wgFwSQgwQq0?si=I-TcmJdzPylHvWPJ
Jute Gyte (one man Missouri black metal project of Adam Kalmbach) is mainly known for their microtonal approach to black metal, but to solely focus on that side of their work would be to dismiss how wonderfully prolific they are. Deep and beautiful drones envelope the listener in a type of interstellar bliss. Please have a listen. Adam is one of the more prolific artists working today, and every single offering is very different from the last.
What ambient sets do you listen to for a good long reading session? I especially want good background music for comics and graphic novels.
Preferrably without any drums or beats in them. The longer the soundtrack the better :)
Say what you think.
Hey all, for a few days now I've been trying to find a certain album and was hoping someone here could possibly help. As far as I remember it was called Float, or Flow, or Stream or something like that. It was by an Adam or Jeff something and the album art was a king of light blue/green swirl pattern. I know this isn't a lot of information so any help or direction is greatly appreciated.
The songs Soaring X, Limerence, Held, as that kid flew... - All I presume fit this category that doesn't have a definition, and all feel to be 1 in a million.
Oliver Coates - Soaring X (feat. Malibu) (youtube.com)
Yves Tumor - Limerence (Official Audio) (youtube.com)
Argo Nuff - as that kid flew... (youtube.com)
Ambient songs with a verse-chorus via poetry seem incredibly scarce? I've seen people been calling (especially yves tumors - limerence) 'revolutionary' and 'new wave'. Is this why ambient songs with these formats are hardly ever to be shared/found? Or is it because the people who enjoy ambient music surrounded by poetic vocals a small % of ambient listeners?
This song goes so hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0OzIcj6kJI
Wondering about similar stuff.
Composed/Performed/Recorded by GINKO ULTRA
it was titled "Music to think about life 10 hours". It had only one picture the whole time - it had a nice lake, and some natural beauty surrounding it. The pic was rather gloomy and it looped the same music over and over for 10 hours. It was solely instrumental, didn't have any words. It was deleted previously and someone re-uploaded it. If anyone know the actual name of the piece of music or have the video - please let me know.
"Today commemorates the inaugural year of SBR! A monumental thank you goes out to the artists, listeners, supporters, friends, labels, zines, and radio programs who've fueled our journey, propelling us beyond all expectations. As we press onward, anticipate an abundance of dark and otherworldly releases ahead as this is just the beginning! Many cheers to all and here's to many more years ahead!"
– Slithering Black Omen (Founder and Owner of Slithering Black Records)
I heard this song on Spotify smart shuffle while almost falling asleep...I remember it was ambient music with a girl taking to someone but it was only the girls voice that present....like she vlogging something