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Oneohtrix Point Never - Rifts
November 16, 2009
Drone
,
Ambient
Critic Score
85
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Elegi - Varde
January 20, 2009
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Kreng - L'Autopsie Phénoménale De Dieu
May 25, 2009
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
81
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Ben Frost - By The Throat
November 10, 2009
Dark Ambient
,
Electronic
,
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
81
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Hildur Guðnadóttir - Without Sinking
March 30, 2009
Modern Classical
,
Ambient
,
Post-Minimalism
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Leyland Kirby - Sadly, The Future Is No Longer What It Was
September 1, 2009
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
7
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Mountains - Choral
February 17, 2009
Ambient
Critic Score
77
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Tim Hecker - An Imaginary Country
March 10, 2009
Ambient
,
Drone
Critic Score
75
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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White Rainbow - New Clouds
October 20, 2009
Electronic
,
Ambient
Critic Score
72
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Vladislav Delay - Tummaa
September 8, 2009
Ambient
,
Electronic
Critic Score
71
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Nudge - As Good As Gone
July 7, 2009
Ambient
,
Electronic
Critic Score
70
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Gregg Kowalsky - Tape Chants
June 9, 2009
Ambient
Critic Score
66
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Supersilent - 9
November 10, 2009
Free Improvisation
,
Ambient
Critic Score
66
6
reviews
Amazon
14
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Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps
July 21, 2009
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
Critic Score
64
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
1
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