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Ambient
- Genre family
- Electronic
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.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreElectronic
Current genreAmbient
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