Ambient reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 109 Reddit reviews across 3 subreddits and 8 posts to rank the best Ambient brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/ambientmusic, r/MusicRecommendations, r/ipadmusic. Top-rated brands include Steve Roach (5.0/5), Tim Hecker (5.0/5), Stars of the Lid (5.0/5).
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Reviews109
Subreddits3
Posts8
Brands70
Products93
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#1
Steve Roach
5.0
(6)
"Steve Roach - Mystic Chords and Sacred Spaces"
"Steve Roach - Mystic Chords and Sacred Spaces"
"I recommend to anybody."
"Steve Roach - Structures from silence"
"Steve Roach has lots of longform stuff."
"Dreamtime Return- Steve Roach"
#2
Tim Hecker
5.0
(6)
"Tim Hecker - Mirages 2004"
"Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972"
"Tim Hecker - Harmony In Ultraviolet"
"My favorite is mirages or harmony in ultraviolet."
"My favorite is mirages or harmony in ultraviolet."
"Tim Hecker - The Piano Drop"
#3
Stars of the Lid
5.0
(5)
"Stars of the Lid - The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid"
"I would reccomend: Celer, En, Stars of the Lid"
"Stars of the Lid - Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline"
"Stars of the Lid"
"Obvious answer but Stars of the Lid"
#4
William Basinski
5.0
(5)
"I would also check out Basinskis A Red Score in Tile if you haven't, the loop doesn't evolve at all but it's so somber and beautiful it doesn't need too"
"William Basinski’s Disintegration Loops are the albums that really got me into ambient music. The first one is a masterpiece."
"On Time Out of Mind - Robert Basinski"
"William Basinski - Lamentations"
"William Basinski - Melancholia II"
#5
Tangerine Dream
5.0
(4)
"Tangerine Dream - Zeit (before the genre had a name)"
"I also concur with the two tangerine dream albums "Rubicon""
"I also concur with the two tangerine dream albums "Phaedra""
"Rubycon- Tangerine Dream"
#6
Harold Budd
5.0
(3)
"I recommend to anybody."
"Anything Harold Budd"
"Harold Budd, Ruben Garcia, and Daniel Lentz - Pulse, Pause, Repeat"
#7
Tor Lundvall
5.0
(3)
"Tor Lundval’s use of reverb in his ambient works like ‘the shipyard’ albums."
"Tor Lundval’s use of reverb in his ambient works like ‘the ice’"
"Tor Lundval’s use of reverb in his ambient works like ‘empty city’"
#8
Loscil
5.0
(3)
"Most of Loscil... A lot of Tim Hecker... Music for psychedelic therapy by Jon Hopkins."
"Loscil - Plume"
"My favorite ambient artist is the prolific Loscil. "Stases" and the recent collaborations with Lawrence English ("Chroma" & "Colours of Air") are my favorites."
#9
Celer
5.0
(3)
"I would reccomend: Celer, En, Stars of the Lid"
"Malaria by Celer is a phenomenal album that is very similar. One of my all time favorites."
"Capri by Celer"
#10
Drambo
5.0
(2)
"Drambo for drone is incredible. I have this patch with all these lfos all modulating each other, it’s so fun to play with a launch control xl."
"I’ve made some sweet ambient drones with Drambo. You can really layer up LFOs to create movement."
#11
The Future Sound of London
5.0
(2)
"Their Lifeforms album is an absolute classic"
"Future Sound of London - Lifeforms. Still my all time favorite."
#12
Brian Eno
5.0
(2)
"Brian Eno - Thursday Afternoon"
"Thursday Afternoon - Brian Eno"
#13
The Dead Texan
5.0
(2)
"The Dead Texan's s/t is still my fave ambient album of all time."
"The Dead Texan - When I See Scissors I Can't Help But Think Of You"
#14
Kali Malone
5.0
(2)
"Kali Malone - The Sacrificial Code"
"Kali Malone - spectacle of ritual"
#15
Pan American
5.0
(2)
"Pan-American - The Cloud Room"
"Pan American"
#16
Biosphere
5.0
(2)
"Its legendary. Probably top 3 ambient albums of all time."
"Biosphere's Autour De La Lune"
#17
Paul Reidl
5.0
(2)
"Check out Quintessence and Ocean of Peace for some great unwinding!"
"Check out Quintessence and Ocean of Peace for some great unwinding!"
#18
Kaito
5.0
(2)
"Kaito - Nokton"
"Kaito - Less Time Until The End"
#19
Pallette
5.0
(2)
"I care about you so much"
"Awake Always No.II"
#20
Vermilion Rhombus
5.0
(1)
"You’ll See Me Through the Fog by Vermilion Rhombus is fairly similar but not the exact same. Still great and has those shimmering notes that you’re looking for."
#21
Healer
5.0
(1)
"Healer - Wonderground"
#22
Ulla
5.0
(1)
"Tumbling Towards a Wall - Ulla"
#23
Drew MacDowell
5.0
(1)
"Also Time Machines by drewmacdowell and coil"
#24
Hollan Holmes
5.0
(1)
"Hollan Holmes - The Spirits of Starlight"
#25
Lustmord
5.0
(1)
"I recommend to anybody."
#26
CV313
5.0
(1)
"If you are looking for truly inspired, uplifting minimal, long evolving and wonerous music, then you should check out the CV313 album "The Other Side""
#27
Monolake
5.0
(1)
"The Gobi EP by monolake"
#28
Aix Em Klemm
5.0
(1)
"Aix Em Klemm - The Girl With The Flesh Colored Crayon"
#29
Mark Tamea
5.0
(1)
"Tessellation by Mark Tamea."
#30
Robert Rich
5.0
(1)
"Tactile Ground - Robert Rich"
#31
Scanner
5.0
(1)
"I recommend to anybody."
#32
Sunkings
5.0
(1)
"Sunkings "Soul Sleeping""
#33
Cliff Martinez
5.0
(1)
"Solaris- Cliff Martinez"
#34
Gavin Bryars
5.0
(1)
"Gavin Bryars sinking of the Titanic"
#35
Lucette Bourdin
5.0
(1)
"Lucette Bourdin "Silver Moon""
#36
Exuviae
5.0
(1)
"Exuviae - Settling Density"
#37
Hiemal
5.0
(1)
"Road of Pioneers by Hiemal is extremely similar and easy to get lost in."
#38
Jónsi & Alex Somers
5.0
(1)
"Probably the first album that really got me into the genre Riceboy Sleeps - Jonsi & Alex Somers"
#39
GAS
5.0
(1)
"GAS - Pop"
#40
Ariel Kalma
5.0
(1)
"Ariel Kalma Osmose"
#41
Belong
5.0
(1)
"October Language by Belong"
#42
Christina Vantzou
5.0
(1)
"No. 1 and No.2 by Christina Vantzou"
#43
Jon Hopkins
5.0
(1)
"Jon Hopkins - Music For Psychedelic Therapy"
#44
Masakatsu Takagi
5.0
(1)
"Marginalia III masakatsu takagi"
#45
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
5.0
(1)
"Love is a Stream by Jefre Cantu-Ledsema"
#46
Echochord
5.0
(1)
"Echochord's "Liumin""
#47
Arovane
5.0
(1)
"Arovane’s album Lilies"
#48
Stellardrone
5.0
(1)
"Stellardrone - Light Years"
#49
Meitei
5.0
(1)
"Komachi - Meitei"
#50
Éliane Radigue
5.0
(1)
"Éliane Radigue- jetsun Mila"
#51
Skee Mask
5.0
(1)
"ISS007 - Skee Mask"
#52
Horizontal Excursions
5.0
(1)
"Horizontal Excursions - Higher States"
#53
Hiroshi Yoshimura
5.0
(1)
"Green by Hiroshi Yoshimura"
#54
David Sylvian
5.0
(1)
"Two albums that I like but I never hear mentioned are David Sylvian - Gone To Earth"
#55
Philip Glass
5.0
(1)
"Philip Glass "Glassworks""
#56
Irresistible Force
5.0
(1)
"Irresistible Force- Fly high"
#57
Wrekmeister Harmonies
5.0
(1)
"Wrekmeister Harmonies’ “Flowers in the Spring” record is amazing."
#58
Alio Die & Mathias Grassow
5.0
(1)
"Expanding Horizon - Alio Die & Mathias Grassow"
#59
Lawrence English
5.0
(1)
"Lawrence English’s “Even The Horizon Knows Its Bounds” could fit the bill! It’s piano centric but has this drone and hiss to it that’s pretty incredible."
#60
James Johnson
5.0
(1)
"James Johnson - Entering Twilight"
#61
Michael Stearns
5.0
(1)
"I recommend to anybody."
#62
Labradford
5.0
(1)
"Labradford - El Lago"
#63
Roedelius, Kasar
5.0
(1)
"Roedelius, Kasar - Einfluss"
#64
Public Radio
5.0
(1)
"Public radio in US used to broadcast a program called "Echoes." One hour of ambient/ electronica. Worth checking out if you need inspiration."
#65
Emeralds
5.0
(1)
"Does it Look Like I’m Here — Emeralds."
#66
Sleep Research Facility
5.0
(1)
"Sleep research facility - Deep Frieze"
#67
Cluster & Brian Eno
5.0
(1)
"Cluster & Eno- Cluster & Eno"
#68
The Black Dog
5.0
(1)
"Black dog "Black Daisy Wheel""
#69
2814
5.0
(1)
"2814 - Birth of a New Day"
#70
Porter Ricks
5.0
(1)
"Porter ricks "Biokinetiks""
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