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Ambient
- Genre family
- Electronic
- Starting recordings
- 6
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, Ulver and Fennesz.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreElectronic
Current genreAmbient
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Continental Europe · Ambient
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Above Water (Instrumental)2015 · Minimalism · ambientOpen in new tab 02Bored of Canada2016 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 03Theatre of Nature2020 · Minimalism · ambientOpen in new tab 04Der lange Marsch 42021 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 05Der lange Marsch 32021 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 06Erie2025 · Minimalism · ambientOpen in new tab
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