is ambient that popular? i don't think i've met anyone in real life who likes it. maybe some of those youtube background study playlists. i'm trying to find mates to go with to this thing Ambient Church and no-one is up for it. actually i met one greenpoint barista who likes grouper, we started talking because he was playing dean blunt in the shop. which was the first and only time i've ever heard anyone play dean blunt anywhere.
someone has probably said it already in the thread (I'm not reading 22 pages to check), but it's one of those genres where no way in hell would i pay 15 pounds for a CD, but i am going to check it out on youtube
also a genre where there's so much of it that its hard to navigate to the best bits