why is ambient so popular now

[wektor]

on a serious note, I see myself very often coming back to releases of elsewhere:

elsewhere

elsewhere music is a US-based record label founded in 2018 by Yuko Zama, focusing on new trends in contemporary classical music and beyond, specifically composed works.

elsewheremusic.bandcamp.com

 

[sufi]

Some nice lightning on the horizon to the west in ldn right now, and distant thunder, well ambient

 

[wektor]

Some nice lightning on the horizon to the west in ldn right now, and distant thunder, well ambient

just getting to here in SE

 

[Corpsey]

No tune, no words, no dancing: why white noise is the music industry’s newest hit

The sounds of bonfires, waves and rainfall are helping us relax – and making millions

www.theguardian.com

 

[luka]

to what extent is it permissable to conflete ambient today with eg herb ellis

 

[luka]

and to what extent is it fulfilling the same function ie after work wind down

 

[luka]

im quite interseted in the wind down period. where you are so adrenalised that it takes 3 hours to return to a baseline state

 

[Benny Bunter]

The chill out room in raves was more or less this wasn't it? Nice comfy cushions.

 

[luka]

is ambient herb eliss yes or no?

 

[Benny Bunter]

I listen to it on headphones to get me off to sleep, but it doesn't really matter what it is. The more unintrusive the better.

 

[Benny Bunter]

is ambient herb eliss yes or no?

Good tip, I could definitely fall asleep to that, might try it tonight

 

[Murphy]

Work, usually, getting around with ltd time. Feel my pulse, isn’t that incredible, keels over

Seriously, work, techniques for altering time thread, focus in chaos

 

[line b]

last year I built a small catalog of ambient and ambient adjacent albums that I actually like and will listen to reguarly. Ive been back in the mood for it recently so heres a few:



kitsch, bargain bin sounds, accidental vaporwave sounding stuff. this guy composed for tv in the 80's and 90's



a 'pop' ambient album, some of these tunes arent even ambient at all. feel many here will be familiar with her, she was a Wire (the band not mag) collaborator



probably the most traditional pallet with what comes to mind when thinking of a modern ambient album- one that might get picked up by cool kids as opposed to the other ambient base of electronic music fanatics.



this is another one like the westerheimer album where many of the songs are more like atmospheric audio detours then pure ambient but theres alot of interesting ideas and sounds and melodies here



this ones sounds a bit like an ambient album made by a former rock band who now hates rock music. like only the 'weirdest' bits of the ac marias album



just organ.Any one whose droned away on an organ pressing only the white keys knows its very fun and thats what this album is

 

[sus]

just organ.Any one whose droned away on an organ pressing only the white keys knows its very fun and thats what this album is

This is real nice

 

[Leo]

these are favs, all from this year, and all from Portugal. great stuff, a slight free jazz element with drifting sax.

 

[Murphy]

this ones sounds a bit like an ambient album made by a former rock band who now hates rock music. like only the 'weirdest' bits of the ac marias album

blokes too

 

[droid]

 

[Corpsey]

droid either do us an ambient mix or give us an ambient mix please will ya

 

[Corpsey]

a frostbitten winter ambient mix to listen to as i cycle around in the snow and try not to brain myself on dry ice

 

[droid]

Sure, this one is pretty cold: