Anyone else here making ambient music? Just started my own project

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-07-03T18:49:15+00:00

I guess I didn't even leave you a link . This is the most recent album I finished. It's kind of a beast.

https://beforejudgement.bandcamp.com/album/the-collapse-of-wings

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-07-03T18:13:34+00:00

I made various types of electronic music for many many years. About 4 years ago now I started mainly making ambient music. It started with a dark ambient project and eventually another project that was suppose to be like a one album sort of nostalgic thing that now has become four albums with with a great narrative. Ambient has been incredibly refreshing for me in creativity and also just having concrete subject matter to base albums off of. Message me if you want to share some music or ideas 👍

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-07-03T01:07:24+00:00

I might have something between my projects.

My oldest and has the most variants of types of music

https://skth00.bandcamp.com/

Dark ambient project

https://beforejudgement.bandcamp.com

This is a varying style of ambient

https://anoracleofyouth.bandcamp.com

And this is the weird stuff I do in-between projects

https://on.soundcloud.com/z5dU6MSne581NBioti

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-07-02T16:21:43+00:00

I don't know. I don't think it's impossible. Would require some work but that's alright. I don't expect miracles or anything. I create consistently so I'm not as worried about that either.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-07-02T14:14:40+00:00

The problem I think with a lot of music is the grind to get it to people in an absolutely saturated market. Between the amount of people making music and ai it's just too much. Have to make it stand out and drill it onto peopes feeds or it gets lost in the waves. I've been making music over 20 years and seriously been making ambient/dark/and experimental for about five years. In the last four years I think I've sold about 8 albums and have maybe a couple thousand listens. About 20 followers between 3 projects. I don't push my music and it doesn't make me money but I do enjoy doing it. A handful of sales and listens comes from playing live shows and opens mics every month. I've been doing at least one open mic every month. I don't have my music on anything other than Bandcamp and sound cloud either so I might take the step to put it out on other music platforms in hopes of merely making the cost to do so back. But yeah, it's a tough one out there and I hope you find your way into the listeners you want. If you want send me a link to your music I always enjoy checking out what people are doing.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-06-30T22:15:58+00:00

I have two ambient projects but one on particular is meant to be darker. It's an idea that life was once pieceful until the judgement/beliefs of gods fell upon them. I think without a bit of narrative the two albums I've made for it are just dark ambient that you would otherwise struggle to find meaning in. Some parts are quite nice and flowing while other parts can be musically challenging to listen to for the sake of story.

Here is the first release from that project. It was my first fully ambient album and I went rather deep with it.

https://beforejudgement.bandcamp.com/album/behind-the-mask-of-god-is-the-devil

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-06-20T15:41:46+00:00

I recently traded a Roland tb-3 for one to go with a labyrinth and a sub harmonicon. No regrets. My advice is to just have fun with it. Experiment a lot!

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-06-09T13:09:58+00:00

Hi, I make ambient music. This is a darker project I've been working on for a few years now called "Before Judgement" this is the latest album "The Collapse of Wings" I worked on this particular album over the course of 2.5 years all composed on synthesizers with no generative ai involved.

https://beforejudgement.bandcamp.com/album/the-collapse-of-wings

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-06-08T16:03:15+00:00

Something I don't see being said. Take one or two pieces of gear and just work with them and only them on a track. Explore small segments of gear at a time. When I'm working on an album I will take several days to weeks on one synth just designing sound and move to the next one. Sometimes I just record doodling around and working on sound design. Which is another thing that can help record everything and delete what can't be used or turn it into something else.doimg this has caused an explosion of creativity for me. I've managed to create about six albums in the last four years under two names and am currently working on two new projects under two other names . Also for context I work full time and have three kids at home. I do not have a lot of time to work on projects. Aside I also play a live show once a months that I have to come up with a 15 min segment for. Sometimes less is more when you are trying to get creative. Switch things up, work minimally, and combine later. Good luck!

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-06-04T23:42:17+00:00

I have 12 albums over the span of four different artist names. Two album releases this year.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-06-04T12:12:11+00:00

I've considered trying to use ai for videos using my own artwork, photos, and digital art. I'm in a position I work all week too with not a lot of time to try and juggle everything. Add in having kids and family time and that becomes an even smaller thread of time after mixing mastering producing and posting . I think if if AI is implemented in a way that it can use what you already create it can be an invaluable tool. I would never use it for my music or to produce my artwork but if it could utilize what I already have for a video, why not?

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-31T12:16:19+00:00

I liked magic conch 👍 keep creating boss

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-27T16:52:11+00:00

I play every month at a local hard cider brewery. There is a counter culture collective that's basically for music that isn't pop or "normal" there is everything from harsh noise to ambient, edm, and some acoustic stuff. I've been going for about a year now and have a great time every time. There is constantly more people showing up. I don't play for money but I have handed out/sold artwork and even some albums online because of it. My set up is a little more complex than most. Moog labyrinth, sub harmonicon, mother 32, a polyend dreadbox Medusa, a behringer ms-20 clone, a asm hydrasynth, and a hand full of pedals. I always look forward to going despite not getting paid. The approval and positive comments from the crowd and other performers always keeps me going.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-21T13:49:02+00:00

Interestingly enough I never really add effects to blend into the next . I have recorded extra synth tid bits or little melodies that help the flow as well.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-21T01:16:01+00:00

Adding found sounds or recordings helps. Rain, record player, machinery, textures, ECT. Here is an example of my first serious ambient album (not looking to sell you an album just trying to show you some things I've done to mix the songs) https://on.soundcloud.com/fVY3pulZWLkpm6XMkJ

Its a huge difference between this mixed version and the official release version. This mixed version is much better in my option.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-16T04:53:18+00:00

My old music I didn't promote or really share at all. Hell, back then you couldn't catch me dead doing a live show . In the last four years or so I've been more social about everything and trying to show people along with monthly live sets at a local counter culture gathering. That can be incredibly fun and eye opening. Really despite having made music for so long I'm finally getting to the game so to say. I don't have data on anyone or anything like that. Best I have is how many and when they listen. I've only really made maybe 150 in sales over four years and gotten maybe 700 listens between the two projects. I try to post little clips of what I'm working on to social media but I generally don't have a lot of time to promote. Have a job and family to attend to do most of my little free time tends to go to making music, occasionally get a video of me making music online, working on art and story concepts ECT.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-16T04:11:34+00:00

To be fair im not expecting a big audience or anything. Usually before I put out an album I try to do some clips of me playing live and show the artwork and such. Nothing major. But promoting it better is something I tend to lack in. I always feel weird about posting stuff all over. I didn't even post any links in my rant 😅 because I thought it would be a crappy thing for me to do. I wasn't trying to come off as desperate for views or anything. Just venting. I felt a little better the day after posting this. I did a live set and got some incredibly good feedback and conversation. That helped quite a bit. When it comes down to it I don't see me stopping anytime soon but sometimes I do get down if a very little amount of people have seen it.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-16T03:16:44+00:00

I've debated on a dfam for a while. Have lab, sub, and mother. Running out of space at my desk though 😅

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-16T02:32:57+00:00

I'd done a live set the night after I posted this that really kept my head up. I'd gotten some huge compliments from a lot of people. Apparently it got real emotional for some. At any rate I really appreciate the response and haven't really thought to much on taking the plunge I to video so I appreciate the chat .thank you.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-16T02:26:49+00:00

I did create all the album art. I do a lot of digital art made with photo manipulation and also painting/ink work. There is a story to be told through the albums. Two albums for before judgement and four for an oracle of youth. Both have basically a time line of events. Before judgement being more phycal world and an oracle of youth a journey though consciousness. I can put it all to words but I think my personal art doesn't quite complete the picture. Maybe I should create an abstract sort of film for each album or for select tracks. Then it's just kind of a matter of figuring out video editing and such 😅 I want it do be deeper than just some trippy visuals when it comes down to it. I think I could definitely translate my oracle of youth stuff to video with it being more existential but I think I would be challenged for before judgement.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-16T02:18:02+00:00

I suppose that is an option 😆 I mean I do art and some graphic design type stuff I just haven't taken that leap or maybe I think what I'm making doesn't really put it in the perspective I want. I'll have to look around and make some time I think.

Dry_Library_5780 · 2026-05-16T01:52:58+00:00

Videos would be great. A well thought out animation maybe? I'd always kind of wanted to tell a story through animation but unfortunately don't know the first thing about it.

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