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1
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Burial - Tunes 2011 to 2019
December 6, 2019
Future Garage
,
Ambient
,
Dubstep
Critic Score
94
10
reviews
Amazon
2
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Various Artists - 環境音楽 (Kankyō ongaku): Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980–1990
February 15, 2019
Ambient
,
New Age
Critic Score
88
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Shackleton - Music For the Quiet Hour / The Drawbar Organ EPs
April 30, 2012
Experimental
,
Electronic
,
Tribal Ambient
Critic Score
87
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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David Holmes - Late Night Tales
September 13, 2016
Electronic
,
Ambient
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Nils Frahm - Spaces
November 18, 2013
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
,
Minimalism
,
ECM Style Jazz
Critic Score
85
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things: Volume One
August 12, 2016
Synthwave
,
Ambient
,
Cinematic Classical
Critic Score
85
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
K Á R Y Y N - The Quanta Series
March 29, 2019
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Ambient
Critic Score
85
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Nils Frahm - Felt
October 11, 2011
Ambient
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Winged Victory for the Sullen
September 13, 2011
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
Critic Score
84
9
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
10
.
The Haxan Cloak - Excavation
April 15, 2013
Drone
,
Dark Ambient
,
Electronic
,
Ambient
Critic Score
84
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Ryuichi Sakamoto - async
April 28, 2017
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
Critic Score
84
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Jon Hopkins - Immunity
June 3, 2013
Microhouse
,
IDM
,
Ambient
Critic Score
84
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Raime - Quarter Turns Over a Living Line
November 26, 2012
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
84
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972
February 14, 2011
Ambient
,
Drone
Critic Score
84
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Tim Hecker - Virgins
October 14, 2013
Ambient
,
Electroacoustic
,
Drone
Critic Score
83
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Fennesz - Bécs
April 28, 2014
Electroacoustic
,
Ambient
,
Glitch
Critic Score
83
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
October 29, 2012
Dub Techno
,
Ambient Dub
Critic Score
83
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Ian William Craig - Thresholder
November 2, 2018
Ambient
Critic Score
83
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Various Artists - Mono No Aware
March 17, 2017
Ambient
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Bobby Krlic - Midsommar
July 5, 2019
Ambient
,
Cinematic Classical
,
Chamber Music
Critic Score
82
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Ian William Craig - Centres
July 8, 2016
Ambient
,
Tape Music
Critic Score
82
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Pauline Anna Strom - Trans-Millenia Music
November 10, 2017
Space Ambient
,
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Jon Hassell - Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One)
June 8, 2018
Ambient
,
Tribal Ambient
Critic Score
82
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal
June 21, 2010
Ambient
Critic Score
82
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - The Revenant
December 25, 2015
Ambient
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
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