Ambient is an electronic music genre which originated in the United Kingdom. Developing in the 1970s, ambient stemmed from the experimental and synthesizer-oriented styles of the period, while being influenced by Kraftwerk and Klaus Schulze; nevertheless, the dance and techno music of the 1980s also played an important role in the genre. Brian Eno is regarded as ambient's main founder. The concept of background or furniture music had already exis...
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Albums:
- Cast from the Platform ,
- Winter Chill 2 ,
- The Drop ,
- Neroli ,
- Cho Oyu 8201m – Field Recordings From Tibet ,
- Discreet Music ,
- Torn From Black Space ,
- Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks ,
- Orgship ,
- Killer7 Original Sound Track
Subgenres:
- Chill out music ,
- Psybient ,
- Ambient industrial ,
- Drum and bass ,
- Illbient ,
- Dark ambient ,
- Lowercase ,
- Ambient house ,
- New Age music ,
- Drone music
Parent genres:
- Psychedelic rock ,
- 20th century classical music ,
- Krautrock ,
- Techno ,
- Minimalist music ,
- Electronic art music ,
- Space rock
Also known as:
- Ambient
