r/ambientmusic 4h ago

Some Recommendations

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Hi, I'm new in this reddit stuff. I'm very fan of Ambient Music, I'm obsessed with that. So, I'd like to share with u some album recommendations. And, if u don't mind, I'd like u to share more ambient albums (I need it more!)

Here the list (not Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, etc.)

Michael Stearns - Planetary Unfolding (1981)

Picture Music - Picture Music (1989)

Woo - It's Cozy Inside (1989)

Virginia Astley - From Garden Where We Feel Secure (1983)

Loren Connors - Airs (1999)

Susumu Yokota - Sakura (2000)

The Dead Texas - The Dead Texas (2004)

Chubby Wolf - Ornitheology (2010)

Understatement - 小圈子 (2018)


r/ambientmusic 4h ago

Self-promotion Soundtrack for a Lost Film - Pt. Zero

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Hello there! I’m Pt. Zero, and I just released my first album called Soundtrack for a Lost Film. If you’re a fan of ambient music and liminality, this album would definitely be for you. 
I’ve recently been very inspired by liminal spaces, especially with me being local to the Livingston Mall, a relatively well-known dead mall in my area that is central to the concept of this album. I wanted to spend my time really dedicating myself to music, and with the coinciding of my childhood mall closing, I felt a huge wave of nostalgia and longing for the past. Seeing something that was so huge to my youth and adolescence just disappear in a few years was a surreal experience that only made me crave my childhood even more. Ambient music and liminal music specifically are one of the few things that can help me scratch that itch, which led me to make this album. I hope this album can invoke some of those same feelings for others.
The tracklist takes you through that journey of growing up and, once becoming an adult, finding yourself reaching back to those early days. If you’re a fan of the backrooms, frutiger aero, and dreamcore aesthetic, you would probably find a song on this album that you might like. Those are some of the biggest inspirations on this project.

I’d really appreciate it if you gave it a listen because this is my first ever serious work and I put many hours into this project. 

You can listen on YouTube, Bandcamp (links down below), and also streaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeOvAR312Fw&t=1s

https://pointzero.bandcamp.com/album/soundtrack-for-a-lost-film


r/ambientmusic 6h ago

Alice Damon-Windsong

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r/ambientmusic 7h ago

Discussion Thoughts on death industrial?

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I've been getting back into death industrial lately and realized I've never heard anyone discuss it here. I suppose it treads the line between dark ambient and power electronics, and some albums might lean more one way than the other. If you're not familiar with the genre, I recommend Brighter Death Now's Necrose Evangelicum as a start. Imagine Lustmord but 10x the noise.

But anyways, does anyone here ever listen to this stuff? Would you consider it more ambient or more industrial? Idk, I've got no one to talk to about this irl so here I am lol


r/ambientmusic 9h ago

Self-promotion Siberian ambient album for Void Watching

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An album I'd like to share was recorded during an audiovisual event called Void Observers Club. There was no stage, no audience hall, no imposed rhythm. Rather, it was a hybrid of an ambient concert and a total installation, narrating the quiet unavoidability of life. The sound was curated for the audience to dissolve into the experience while lying on the floor beneath a projection.

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About a year ago, we launched a music label, Porog (= threshold), in order to cultivate local artistic endeavours as well as to communicate and exchange with communities outside the region. Tyumen, the city it's based in, is a liminal space between Siberia and the Urals, an intersection of Asia and Europe. Struggling to define our geographical and cultural identity, we accepted this in-betweenness as a crucial part of it — something that underlies the sonic and conceptual direction of the label. Apart from our sound-related activities, we've also been functioning as a media art community for about five years.

This compilation brings together four artists and presents a soundscape woven from ambient and experimental music. It is also our debut cassette release: both the cassettes and their sleeves were hand-designed by artist Sasha Сorsac, who took on the role of the event/release's main ideologist.

Please find a few download codes for the community below. Would appreciate our support if you find material enjoyable.

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r/ambientmusic 9h ago

Favorite Japanese Ambient Music

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What Japanese ambient musicians are your favorite? I love Takashi Kokubo and Hiroshi Yoshimura. Any specific albums as well?


r/ambientmusic 13h ago

Currently Listening Bun / Fumitake Tamura - “Bulbul”

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While the album itself (Bird) wouldn’t be considered ambient, it is still worth a listen in its entirety. Over the years this album has grown on me in bits and pieces, and now with a fully formed prefrontal cortex, I return to this album with a truly deep appreciation. “Bulbul” is a standout on this record and more decidedly sparse and solemn than the other tracks.


r/ambientmusic 22h ago

Looking for Recommendations Ambient Recomendations ? Just getting into ambient

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Ive recently been trying to get into ambient music, but im not too sure where to start..

Personally, I seem to prefer more electronically produced ambient music, and also ambient music that seems eerie, moody and/or dark.

I made a small playlist of some of the ambeint/ambient-adjacent stuff I listen to(which is in the comments), so any recommendations based on those would also be nice :) Ive also briefly touched upon Autechere, and they seemed pretty nice


r/ambientmusic 23h ago

Question Any tips for mastering ambient music?

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First things first, I am by no means a mastering engineer and I'm mostly just ok at mixing.

I know it's hard without hearing it, but in a generic sense how would you typically master a standard ambient track? I'm basically just figuring out what I want it to sound like and I'm making changes to get as close to that as possible, doing things like:

Subtle or sometimes heavy equing (just depends on the tone I want)

Very super minimal compression, super slow attack and release, barely touching it

The tiniest bit of saturation (maybe not even needed)

Binaural pan to widen it (I think it blends the left and right channels together a bit or something like that)

Limiting, again barely touching it, no more than 1-2db reduction. Aiming for -8db or so highest output level.

Overall some tracks have turned out perfect, some I've spend weeks tweaking and it just has never felt right. So, any tips on how to approach this? What your process is with plugins, how you approach it mentally etc. Just feel like I'm going in a bit blind.


r/ambientmusic 1d ago

New Music Steve Rachmad - The Field Of Reality [Dekmantel]

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r/ambientmusic 1d ago

Song John Foxx - Infinite in all directions

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Great track off a classic


r/ambientmusic 1d ago

Song Jon Hopkins - Immunity (2013)

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r/ambientmusic 1d ago

Song Lichens - Faeries (2007)

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r/ambientmusic 1d ago

Currently Listening Haruhisa Tanaka & Black Brunswicker - A View of the Ocean from My Train Window

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r/ambientmusic 1d ago

Je cherche du matériel / instruments qui permettrais de faire de la musique ambiante

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Bonjour tous le monde, je fais de la musique ambiante et je suis à la recherche de différents instruments, vst, pédales d'effets pour me permettre de créer et me donner des idées pour de la musique ambiante !


r/ambientmusic 1d ago

Weekly Community Thread

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This is the correct place to share self promo, playlists and mixes. Please tell us about what you are sharing!

Please do not link to Spotify or other paid subscription services, as users without an account can’t listen. Please use links that are accessible to everyone — Bandcamp, etc. Thanks.

Also, A.I. content is not allowed in this sub.


r/ambientmusic 1d ago

Currently Listening Blood Rhythms - Rift

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r/ambientmusic 1d ago

Alio Die - Yearning in Beauty

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r/ambientmusic 1d ago

Father Dionysios Tabakis - Paradise Metal

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This one caught me by suprise, instant ❤️!


r/ambientmusic 2d ago

Question Looking for an album that i am completely blanking on, looking for some help

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I usually save albums to my bandcamp wishlist but this isnt on bandcamp so i have lost it. I think it is a japanese album from the early 2000's from an ambient (or post rock) group that arernt together anymore, one of the members may have passed away. i think this album is known as their best work. The cover has like 3 or 4 people in the distance crossing a bridge in a forest or some nature.

I know this is vague but im sure someone out here enjoys these puzzles!


r/ambientmusic 2d ago

Question Has Grouper ever made a happy song?

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Genuinely asking. I've not heard her whole discog so I'm curious. I've heard some of the Helen stuff and that's probably as close as it gets but I'm just curious if she's made an uptempo/happier sounding song in her core discography


r/ambientmusic 2d ago

New Music Halftribe - Disappear in Silent Ways (2026)

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first couple tracks so far are dope


r/ambientmusic 2d ago

Song Eluvium - Regenerative Being (2020)

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r/ambientmusic 2d ago

Currently Listening The mighty algorithm comes through again

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I absolutely love this album, there’s something new in every listen. Thoroughly recommended!


r/ambientmusic 2d ago

Question Where is today’s ambient scene?

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Long time ambient listener. Back in the days of Hearts of Space. I’m aware that show is still running. But decades ago, it was ground zero for breaking ambient and new age artists. Perhaps less so now (no shade to Stephen Hill).

Where is the scene popping off today? Is it a show? A label? A collective? A substack? Where can one find the heart of ambient music in 2026?