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1
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David Holmes - Late Night Tales
September 13, 2016
Electronic
,
Ambient
Critic Score
86
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things: Volume One
August 12, 2016
Synthwave
,
Ambient
,
Cinematic Classical
Critic Score
85
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Ian William Craig - Centres
July 8, 2016
Ambient
,
Tape Music
Critic Score
82
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Huerco S. - For Those Of You Who Have Never (And Also Those Who Have)
June 10, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
81
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Roly Porter - Third Law
January 22, 2016
Dark Ambient
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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XAM Duo - XAM Duo
November 4, 2016
Ambient
,
Drone
Critic Score
80
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Tim Hecker - Love Streams
April 8, 2016
Ambient
,
Glitch
Critic Score
80
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Bitchin Bajas & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Epic Jammers and Fortunate Little Ditties
March 18, 2016
Ambient
,
Folktronica
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
9
.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - EARS
April 1, 2016
Ambient
,
Progressive Electronic
,
Folktronica
,
Electronic
Critic Score
79
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Steve Hauschildt - Strands
October 28, 2016
Electronic
,
Ambient
,
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Loscil - Monument Builders
November 11, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
78
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
65daysofstatic - No Man's Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe
August 5, 2016
Post-Rock
,
Ambient
,
Electronic
Critic Score
78
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Eluvium - False Readings On
September 2, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
78
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Julianna Barwick - Will
May 6, 2016
Ambient
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
76
21
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Clark - The Last Panthers
March 18, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
75
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Wrekmeister Harmonies - Light Falls
September 16, 2016
Ambient
,
Post-Rock
Critic Score
75
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
MMOTHS - Luneworks
March 11, 2016
Electronic
,
Ambient
Critic Score
75
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Mark Pritchard - Under the Sun
May 13, 2016
Ambient
,
Electronic
Critic Score
74
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Brian Eno - The Ship
April 29, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
74
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Raime - Tooth
June 10, 2016
Dark Ambient
,
Ambient Dub
Critic Score
73
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Woodkid & Nils Frahm - Ellis
July 8, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
73
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Daniel Lanois & Rocco DeLuca - Goodbye to Language
September 9, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
The Album Leaf - Between Waves
August 26, 2016
Electronic
,
Ambient
Critic Score
72
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Christian Fennesz & Jim O’Rourke - It’s Hard for Me to Say I’m Sorry
June 24, 2016
Ambient
Critic Score
71
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
25
.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani - FRKWYS Vol. 13: Sunergy
September 16, 2016
Electronic
,
Ambient
,
Progressive Electronic
Critic Score
71
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
2
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