Suggest me some ambient music!

[Akkush]

Would you suggest me some ambient songs/music?

I'm not interested in one hour long drone sounds, more like were there's real instruments and some kind of structure.

A few examples for creepy:


I know this has a short vocal line, but it would be cool if something similar would exist without vocals and a bit longer:


And some more chill:

 

[mpexus]

 

[Dwellingers]

Steve Von Till (Neurosis) released three records as Harvestman this year. All are really, really great records.

Check em you here:

 

[iamaom]

Might be interested in Dark Folk.

 

[Crungy]

I feel like @wheresthefbomb is going to have a big drop for this thread

 

[budda]

Video game soundtracks?

 

[JDB123]

Most of the stuff listed here so far isn't really "ambient" music, just more so instrumental music...

 

[somethingsomething]

I think you would enjoy this album of metal and metal-adjacent artists covering one of Lustmord's albums:



Dark ambient in general is great for the type of vibe you're going for, but much of it is more "droning" in nature.

 

[Cnev]

More of an electronic bent, but you might like Keosz. Both of his No Future albums are similar in sound, but he also does some more aptly named ambient music under the Cryochamber label.



Aes Dana is another one; droney and silky smooth with a subtle beat.



Video game music in general is a great place to look, but off the top of my head this track from WoW:



On the more noisy side, I'd recommend Gnaw Their Tongues:

 

[gunch]

little bit of everything. I still don't know shit from fuck about actual ambient like Brian Eno, Gas - Pop etc

 

[JDB123]

Used to love that Tim Hecker album. “Dungeoneering” is probably my favorite track of his these days

 

[col]

I don't know about ambient, but instrumental

 

[TheBloodstained]

I recently found a great YouTube channel called Futurescapes with a lot of dark ambient and sci-fi inspired ambient music. I find it great for relaxing or background music for reading. Maybe check that out?



I also used a YouTube channel called Rest for the Wicked which also has a lot of dark ambience. I used the following track as background music when I read a graphic horror novel called "78 degrees", and it made the experience A LOT scarier

 

[Hoss632]

Anything by the band Distant Dream

 

[Rimanah]

 

[Rimanah]

 

[Suho]

For years now I've used "The Intercontinentals" album by Bill Frisell and collaborators as excellent background music while I work on my computer. It's very different from the usual Frisell jazz albums.



I couldn't find a link with the whole album but the above is one of the tracks. Not sure if it's what you are looking for but I tried it and was instantly taken with it.

 

[Seabeast2000]

Check the PsyChamber playlists on YT or Spotify. I personally put on the "Bladerunner 2049" playlist on lately, its "inspired by" so not really all square and triangle waves.

 

[apoplexia.music]

Would you suggest me some ambient songs/music?

I'm not interested in one hour long drone sounds, more like were there's real instruments and some kind of structure.

A few examples for creepy:


I know this has a short vocal line, but it would be cool if something similar would exist without vocals and a bit longer:


And some more chill:

Tangerine Dream. I’m just getting into them but they have really great albums, even their newer ones!

 

[wheresthefbomb]

Some really good recommendations so far. @TheBloodstained Futurescapes has some really excellent stuff. Very cinematic.

This album from Pyramids and Nadja is sometimes on the weirder/heavier side but ambient through and through.



Amos Roddy's Citizen Sleeper soundtrack is also excellent. This is my go-to "getting stuff done" background music.



I'll think of more as the day goes on.