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This is a list of ambient music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as those who have been on a major label).
Space music, also called spacemusic or space ambient, is a subgenre of ambient music and is described as "tranquil, hypnotic and moving". It is derived from new-age music and is associated with lounge music , easy listening , and elevator music .
Laraaji – “Trance Celestial” (1983) Though best-known for attracting Brian Eno’s attention while busking in New York, Laraaji was already deep into pursuing his own vision of ambient music ...
Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. It is often "peaceful" sounding and lacks composition, beat, and/or structured melody. [5] It uses textural layers of sound that can reward both passive and active listening [6] and encourage a sense of calm or contemplation.
Hearts of Space is an American weekly syndicated public radio show [4] featuring music of a contemplative nature [5] drawn largely from the ambient, new-age and electronic genres, while also including classical, world, Celtic, experimental, and other music selections.
New Age of Earth is a solo album by Manuel Göttsching.While originally released under Göttsching's name and Ash Ra Tempel in 1976, [5] the releases that followed in 1977 and onward were under the name Ashra. [6]
In late November 2014, Steve Roach was selected as Echoes Radio's #1 Artist [11] and Structures from Silence was voted as the #2 album. [12]Fact listed Structures from Silence as the tenth best album of the 1980s, calling it a "thoughtful, slow-paced study in synthesizer" and one of the most important ambient albums of all time. [13]
Steve Roach (born February 16, 1955) [2] is an American composer and performer of ambient and electronic music, whose recordings are informed by his impressions of environment, perception, flow and space.