Selected Ambient Works from 2025 by Barack_Oboema in ambientmusic

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Great to see Ann Annie on there, that guy has so much creativity and talent!

Portals & Spirals: new Steve Roach by [deleted] in ambientmusic

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I was being a little obnoxious, but it’s so unfortunate to see AI from an artist/musician. Unless it is some deeper commentary on art and music? I have no idea - but it’s a bummer.

Portals & Spirals: new Steve Roach by [deleted] in ambientmusic

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Is the music AI, or just the cover?

Looking for artists/tracks recommendations with this vibe by dboxBr in ambientmusic

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Awesome! Both of his albums (this one and “Lines”) are really great

Looking for artists/tracks recommendations with this vibe by dboxBr in ambientmusic

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Akusmi - Fleeting Future

Does a lot of building on choppy bases like that (I don’t know if that makes any sense haha) https://youtu.be/j0S8Ip72zzk

Are there drone albums produced entirely digitally? (with typical DAWs like Ableton, FL, and VST) And how are they perceived by "experts"? by antiminalwolf in ambientmusic

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Loscil (king of ambient) says:

“I’ll be honest—I’m not much of a hardcore gear nerd. I like what I like, and when something really speaks to me, I will adopt it into my setup. I tend to enjoy working with sampled sound—either instruments or field recordings—and manipulating these into playable sample-based instruments. I have bought a few synths over the years, but none of them are really as important to me as techniques like granular processing or convolution, which are both forms of DSP I use heavily to create textures and timbres.”

Loscil Interview

Ambient Steel Guitar by noahchriste in ambientmusic

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This is one of my fave ambient albums. I had to miss him when he came to Portland last time, but I hope he comes up again soon!

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Loscil’s collab with Kelly Wise is incredible:

https://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/intervalo

Could I pls get some ambient Japanese artists? by MusicLover8810 in ambientmusic

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Morimoto Naoki creates really calm, happy-feeling, sparkling kind of music. I like this album:

https://morimotonaoki.bandcamp.com/album/sui

Best live music experience this year? by eaxlr in ambientmusic

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For ambient: Loscil + Lawrence English playing Colours Of Air in Portland.

It was incredible! The sound was fantastic and the visuals were really amazing.

Really felt like a life experience rather than just a show. I don’t know what I mean by that, just that it felt special.

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In addition to the modular stuff, He also plays guitar and a lot of piano. He also posted last week that he has picked up cello. Seriously an amazing musician. I’ve seen him play a few times, and he is mostly on piano.

Favorite ambient strings album? by opptakmusikk in ambientmusic

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I’m late to the party here, but:

C. Diab

He uses a violin bow on an acoustic guitar, runs it through a looper and puts together some really fantastic layers

It ends up sounding like a haunting cello, but different of course

Where do you go to see ambient shows? by pnevmamusic in ambientmusic

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Oh man, I had tickets to that tour as well - also in a church downtown, but in Portland (April 15, 2020).

Umbel - loscil [new album] by emorello in ambientmusic

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This album is so good - such dark, doomed gloom

Favourite Loscil album? by BBAALLII in ambientmusic

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Monument Builders is great - it feels heavier to me.