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Ambient
- Genre family
- Electronic
- Starting recordings
- 9
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 Mat Zo, Max Cooper and Brian Eno.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreElectronic
Current genreAmbient
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01Impermanence2016 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 02Matta2019 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 03Above Water (Instrumental)2015 · Minimalism · ambientOpen in new tab 04When I Sit Alone. In My Thoughts. I Am Crushed2025 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 05Patterns Emerging2016 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 06Silver Morning2019 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 07The Paleontologist2019 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 08Sleep in the Day2024 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab 09FI3AC25124032025 · Ambient · ambientOpen in new tab
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