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Ambient

Genre family: Electronic
2020s recordings: 7

ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

Meet Ambient

Ambient is a branch of the Electronic family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Ambient is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with Anna von Hausswolff, Max Cooper and Gas.

GENRE FAMILY

Its place in the genre family

Parent genreElectronic

Current genreAmbient

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2020s · Europe · Ambient

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2020s Europe Ambient

ESSENTIAL LISTENING

2020s starting recordings

7 recordings

01When I Sit Alone. In My Thoughts. I Am Crushed2025 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 02Theatre of Nature2020 · Minimalism · ambientOpen in new tab 03Der lange Marsch 42021 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 04Der lange Marsch 32021 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 05Sleep in the Day2024 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 06Erie2025 · Minimalism · ambientOpen in new tab 07FI3AC25124032025 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

2020s artists

Artist·Minimalism

Aleksi Perälä

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

2020s albums

Album·2021

Der lange Marsch

Album·2025

On Being

Album·2024

Vega

Album·2025

GRACE 4

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main styleGasAmbient and Gas share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleEmikaAmbient and Emika share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleMax CooperAmbient and Max Cooper share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleAleksi PeräläAmbient and Aleksi Perälä share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toElectronicAmbient is a subgenre of Electronic.
genreSleep in the DaySleep in the Day is connected with Ambient.
genreWhen I Sit Alone. In My Thoughts. I Am CrushedWhen I Sit Alone. In My Thoughts. I Am Crushed is connected with Ambient.
genreDer lange Marsch 4Der lange Marsch 4 is connected with Ambient.
genreDer lange Marsch 3Der lange Marsch 3 is connected with Ambient.
genreFI3AC2512403FI3AC2512403 is connected with Ambient.

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GenreElectronic