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Ambient genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Ambient
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Ambient
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1994
Selected Ambient Works, Volume IIAphex Twin
1978Ambient 1: Music for AirportsBrian Eno
2020
Condemned to LifeSadistic Divine
1992
Selected Ambient Works 85–92Aphex Twin
1990
MCMXC a.D.Enigma
2008Ghosts I–IVNine Inch Nails
1993
The Cross of ChangesEnigma
New in Ambient
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026Cloud Pond Sky RiverRobert Rich
2026InterferenceThe Oscillation
2026Trappings of SleepQasim Naqvi, Caroline Davis & Grey McMurray
2026Ananta: Spirit Of ColtraneMiguel Atwood‐Ferguson
2026While the Flood RagesMax Richter
2026Quieto Enfoque SacudeThe American Dollar
Ambient by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Ambient by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Ambient
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- 808 State
Achim Reichel- AES Dana
- Air
- Alan Hawkshaw
- ANOHNI
- Aphex Twin
- ASC
- Asura
- Biosphere
- Bluetech
- Boards of Canada
- Brian Eno
- Carbon Based Lifeforms
- Code Therapy
- Danna Paola
David Sylvian- Deep Forest
- Delerium
- Dummy
- Erik Wøllo
- Fortadelis
- H.U.V.A. Network
- Hammock
- Hania Rani
- Hello Meteor
- Jam & Spoon
- Jan Hammer
- Jens Buchert
- Jon Hassell
- Jon Hopkins
Klaus Schulze- Liquid Mind
- Loscil
- Mabisyo
Max Richter- Moby
- Mystic Crock
- Ólafur Arnalds
- Oneohtrix Point Never
- Phillip Wilkerson
- Robert Rich
- Ryan Farish
- Sasha
- Schiller
- Simon House
- Steve Roach
- Tangerine Dream
- TEED
- The Album Leaf
- The Future Sound of London
- The KLF
The Orb- Tindersticks
- Transponder
- Trentemøller
- Tycho
Ulrich Schnauss- Эдуард Артемьев
- 坂本龍一
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Ambient is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Ambient originated
Parent genre
Ambient is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Ambient