Ambient Albums reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 109 Reddit reviews across 3 subreddits and 6 posts to rank the best Ambient Albums brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/ambientmusic, r/fantanoforever, r/Techno. Top-rated brands include Gas (5.0/5), Tetsu Inoue (5.0/5), Chihei Hatakeyama (4.8/5).
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Reviews109
Subreddits3
Posts6
Brands66
Products90
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#1
Gas
5.0
(4)
"GAS - Pop"
"Gas: first album"
"Gas - Königsforst"
"Gas - Pop (has nature sounds and some techno beats sometimes)"
#2
Tetsu Inoue
5.0
(4)
"Tetsu inoue - world receiver"
"Tetsu Inoue has many other albums that are truly top tier. A few standouts for me: Slow And Low"
"Tetsu Inoue has many other albums that are truly top tier. A few standouts for me: Organic Cloud"
"Tetsu Inoue has many other albums that are truly top tier. A few standouts for me: Inland"
#3
Chihei Hatakeyama
4.8
(4)
"Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan and Chihei Hatakeyama"
"Chihei Hatakeyama - Void XIV"
"Mirror - Chihei Hatakeyama Even more lonely and droning, some field recording mixed in; I esp love the simple art, matches the sound perfectly, peaceful and foreboding"
"I’d go for ‘chihei - hot summer night’"
#4
Susumu Yokota
4.8
(4)
"Susumu Yokota - Symbol / Sakura"
"Sakura - Susumu Yokota"
"My personal top 3 would probably be: The Boy and the tree by Susumu Yokota"
"Other artists: Susumu Yokota"
#5
Global Communication
5.0
(3)
"Global Communication 76:14 though it's more straight up ambient than techno."
"Global Communication - 76:14"
"Global Communication - 76:14"
#6
Hiroshi Yoshimura
5.0
(3)
"I literally listen to these albums while anxious, only good vibes imo. Heres some great stuff to space out to. Hiroshi Yoshimura - Music for Nine Post Cards"
"Not all are Japan , but they have similar vibe to it But specifically Music For Nine Postcards is wonderful."
"My favorites are Through the Looking Glass by Midori Takada and Music for Nine Postcards by Hiroshi Yoshimura."
#7
Boards of Canada
5.0
(3)
"Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest"
"Boards of Canada, Daniel Avery, Jon Hopkins. All great."
"Albums: Boards of Canada - Geogaddi, (this is pretty much "ambient")"
#8
Stars of the Lid
5.0
(3)
"Stars of the lid- and their refinement of the decline"
"Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan and Chihei Hatakeyama"
"Stars of the Lid \_ The Tired Sounds Of (very minimal and 2 hours long)"
#9
Autechre
5.0
(3)
"Autechre - amber"
"Amber & Garbage EP are my favorites of them."
"I feel like Autechre’s Chiastic Slide is the perfect soundtrack for this."
#10
Harold Budd
4.7
(3)
"Harold Budd, Abandoned Cities"
"Pavilion of Dreams - Harold Budd"
"I have a lot of Budd(with other people too) and think it's all pretty good."
#11
The KLF
5.0
(2)
"KLF - Chill Out"
"The KLF - Chill Out"
#12
Tim Hecker
5.0
(2)
"Tim Hecker Virgin"
"Tim Hecker - Virgins"
#13
William Basinski
5.0
(2)
"William Basinski’s Disintegration Loops are the albums that really got me into ambient music. The first one is a masterpiece."
"The Disintegration Loops"
#14
Kitaro
5.0
(2)
"Oasis- Kitaro"
"Not all are Japan , but they have similar vibe to it Kitaro - Oasis"
#15
Richard H. Kirk
5.0
(2)
"Richard H Kirk Virtual State. Absolute masterpiece."
"One of my all time favorites is Richard H. Kirk's Electronic Eye - Closed Circuit."
#16
NTHNG
5.0
(2)
"NTHNG - Unfinished (lp) (a masterpiece), Shine (ep), Return to Gaia"
"Nthng - Unfinished"
#17
Steve Roach
5.0
(2)
"Steve Roach - Structures From Silence (genre classic)"
"Steve Roach - Artifacts"
#18
Loscil
5.0
(2)
"Loscil - Plume"
"Loscil. "Stases" and the recent collaborations with Lawrence English ("Chroma" & "Colours of Air") are my favorites."
#19
Aphex Twin
5.0
(2)
"Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works"
"Selected ambient works volume I"
#20
Brian Eno
5.0
(2)
"Brian Eno - On Land"
"Brian Eno - Music For Airports"
#21
Kankyō Ongaku
5.0
(2)
"Not all are Japan , but they have similar vibe to it Kankyou Ongaku - Light in the Attic"
"I literally listen to these albums while anxious, only good vibes imo. Heres some great stuff to space out to. Kankyō Ongaku - Japanese Ambient 1980-1990"
#22
David Sylvian
5.0
(2)
"David Sylvian - Gone To Earth"
"David Sylvian - Alchemy: an index of Possibilities"
#23
Abul Mogard
5.0
(2)
"Abul Mogard - Drifted Heaven"
"Abul Mogard - Abul Mogard"
#24
Grouper
5.0
(2)
"Grouper - Cover the Windows and the Walls"
"Grouper - Alien Observer (has vocals)"
#25
Rafael Anton Irisarri
5.0
(2)
"Rafael Anton Irisarri - A fragile Geography"
"Anything by Rafael Anton Isarri"
#26
How To Disappear Completely
4.5
(2)
"The artist goes by How To Disappear Completely, i'd recommend the albums Seraphim, Seraphim II, Midnight Elegies, and The Quietus"
"How To Disappear Completely is good for this"
#27
Rival Consoles
4.5
(2)
"Rival Consoles - Persona"
"Other artists: Rival Consoles"
#28
The Black Dog
4.5
(2)
"The Black Dog - Music for real airports"
"Check out The Black Dog. They have a load of ambient mixes up for download on their website."
#29
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
4.0
(2)
"More like post-rock ambient, but Godspeed You! Black Emperor comes to mind."
""The Dead Flag Blues" by Godspeed You! Black Emperor should be appropriate for the times."
#30
Dog in the Evening
5.0
(1)
"My personal top 3 would probably be: ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ♡ by dog in the evening"
#31
Anna Roxanne
5.0
(1)
"I literally listen to these albums while anxious, only good vibes imo. Heres some great stuff to space out to. Anna Roxanne - ~~~"
#32
Ebi
5.0
(1)
"Ebi - Zen"
#33
Tangerine Dream
5.0
(1)
"Tangerine Dream - Zeit (before the genre had a name)"
#34
Clams Casino & Jazztronik
5.0
(1)
"Winter Flower Reimagined - Clams Casino & Jazztronik"
#35
Celer
5.0
(1)
"Celer - Torn to Ribbons. A long tape loop piece made from a recording of The Star-Spangled Banner."
#36
Midori Takada
5.0
(1)
"My favorites are Through the Looking Glass by Midori Takada and Music for Nine Postcards by Hiroshi Yoshimura."
#37
Vapourspace
5.0
(1)
"Vapourspace - Themes From Vapourspace"
#38
Lustmord
5.0
(1)
"Lustmord - the place where black stars hang"
#39
Richard D. Ruttenberg
5.0
(1)
"Not all are Japan , but they have similar vibe to it Richard D. Ruttenberg - The Outer Limits (bandcamp) 2020"
#40
Geoff Bastow
5.0
(1)
"Not all are Japan , but they have similar vibe to it Geoff Bastow - The Av Conception Vol 1 2 and 3"
#41
Jeff Newmann
5.0
(1)
"Not all are Japan , but they have similar vibe to it Jeff Newmann - Technospheres Nature And Technology"
#42
Biosphere
5.0
(1)
"I literally listen to these albums while anxious, only good vibes imo. Heres some great stuff to space out to. Biosphere - Substrata"
#43
Edgar Froese
5.0
(1)
"Not all are Japan , but they have similar vibe to it Edgar Froese - Stuntman"
#44
Lustmord & Robert Rich
5.0
(1)
"B. Lustmord and Robert Rich - Stalker"
#45
Nala Sinephro
5.0
(1)
"Space 1.8 - Nala Sinephro"
#46
Mica Levi
5.0
(1)
"Look into Mica Levi Soundtracks like "Under the Skin" or "Jackie""
#47
Ambient Heaven
5.0
(1)
"For Ambience music w bit more field recording vibe check "Ambient Heaven: Sounds of Forest". It's not Japan its from UK but one of my favs of minimalistic simple ambience w various nature sounds !"
#48
Nurse With Wound
5.0
(1)
"Nurse With Wound - Soliloquy For Lilith"
#49
CTatsu
5.0
(1)
"Https://purelink.bandcamp.com/album/signs"
#50
Michael Stearns
5.0
(1)
"Michael Stearns - Sacred Site (compilation), Planetary Unfolding, Encounter, Storm"
#51
Alex Paterson
5.0
(1)
"Return to the source - ambient meditations vol.2 (mix by Alex Paterson) more ambient than ambient techno i guess, but probably the best very chilled mix I’ve ever come across"
#52
Adam Michalak
5.0
(1)
"Adam Michalak - Return to Essence"
#53
Warmth
5.0
(1)
"Retrospective (2016-2021) by Warmth is my go to and has been for over a year. I continually find new parts that send my brain on a comfy journey to sleep."
#54
Murcof
5.0
(1)
"Murcof - remembranza"
#55
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders
5.0
(1)
"Promises - Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders"
#56
Raul Lovisoni & Francesco Messina
5.0
(1)
"Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo- Raul Lovisoni & Francesco Messina"
#57
John Serrie
5.0
(1)
"John Serrie - Planetary Chronicles"
#58
Klaus Schulze
5.0
(1)
"Klaus Schulze - Picture Music, Timewind (again, before genre had a name)"
#59
Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia
5.0
(1)
"Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia - Ov Biospheres And Sacred Grooves"
#60
Ethik (Burger/Ink)
5.0
(1)
"Ethik (Burger/Ink) - Music for Stock Exchange"
#61
Hedge Wizard
5.0
(1)
"Hedge Wizard - More True Than Time Thought"
#62
Deathprod
5.0
(1)
"Deathprod - Morals and dogma"
#63
Laszlo Bencker
5.0
(1)
"Not all are Japan , but they have similar vibe to it Laszlo Bencker - Lady Robot"
#64
VFTL
5.0
(1)
"I got my copy of the VFTL LP repress yesterday. One of the great electronic albums in my mind."
#65
Meitei
5.0
(1)
"My personal top 3 would probably be: Kofū by Meitei"
#66
Takeshita Kokubo
5.0
(1)
"Takeshita Kokubos Ion Series Albums are the most beautiful things you’ll ever hear!"
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