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Ambient
- Genre family
- Electronic
- Starting recordings
- 70
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, Haruka Nakamura and Mat Zo.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreElectronic
Current genreAmbient
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01GardenAmbient · ambientOpen in new tab 02Priestess of the Goddess2014 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 03Matta2019 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 04And Then We Disappeared2025 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 05Impermanence2016 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 06Sleep in the Day2024 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 07Melancholia VIII2014 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 08Melancholia VII2014 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 09Visible Light2024 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 10When I Sit Alone. In My Thoughts. I Am Crushed2025 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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