Masterpieces of ambient music. Recommended popular tracks.

Ambient music—a term popularized by the English composer Brian Eno—is a genre often referred to as “environmental music,” though its definition is quite ambiguous.

Put simply, rather than music that reaches out directly to the listener, it’s said to be music that gently envelops them; yet due to that ambiguity, its styles vary widely.

This time, I’ve selected some classic tracks of ambient music.

Please take your time and enjoy until the end.

Playlist

Masterpieces of ambient music. Recommended popular tracks.
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	An EndingBrian Eno		Brian Eno’s classic ambient music
2	Chill OutThe KLF		Drummond and Cauty create the chillout genre
3	In CTerry Riley		Terry Riley’s signature piece, In C
4	Little Fluffy CloudsThe Orb		The Orb’s signature track, ambient house
5	Melancholia IIWilliam Basinski		William Basinski's experimental ambient music work
6	Popgas		Gas’s signature album Pop is a masterpiece of minimal techno.
7	The RacesGrouper		Grouper's ambient sadcore
8	OtoRyuichi Sakamoto		Ryuichi Sakamoto creates ambient music
9	Appalachian Grove ILaurie Spiegel		Lauri Spiegel’s ambient music works
10	A Love SongPauline Oliveros		Introduce Pauline Oliveros’s compositions
11	Come To DaddyAphex Twin		Aphex Twin’s intense ambient music
12	Ballad of Distances, Pt. 1Stars of the Lid		Introducing a delicate masterpiece of ambient music
13	Virginal IITim Hecker		Introduction to Tim Hecker's Noise Music Works
14	All You Are Going to Want to do is Get Back ThereThe Caretaker		The Caretaker, nostalgic music
15	Unforeseen EventsDavid Behrman		An ambient music piece with jazz elements
16	Joe’s HarpFolke Rabe & Jan Bark		Improve concentration with Joe’s Harp
17	Lake LighceousIasos		Iasos’s Relaxation Music Works
18	In Light ft. JónsiJulianna Barwick		A looper-gear performer releases a classic
19	Fib01aKeith Fullerton Whitman		Characteristics of Keith Fullerton Whitman’s ambient works
20	Lost But Never AloneOneohtrix Point Never		An excellent introduction to the works of avant-garde music composers
21	Om RamaAlice Coltrane		African-flavored ambient
22	1/1Brian Eno		Brian Eno's music for airports
23	Electric CounterpointSteve Reich		Steve Reich's minimal masterpiece
24	Piano AquieuStars of the Lid		Stars of the Lid cinematic
25	RhubarbAphex Twin		Track from Aphex Twin’s masterpiece album
26	Perpetuum MobilePenguin Cafe Orchestra		Introduction to the Penguin Cafe Orchestra
27	SunrainAshra		Ashra's Solar Meditation Music Work
28	The Dance #1LARAAJI		An electronic zither work by Laraaji, produced by Eno
29	DevotionAeoliah		A classic meditation music album by Aeoliah
30	ForestMartin Schulte		Minimal techno music by a Russian DJ
31	JunoHarold Budd		A meditative piece for piano and marimba
32	d\|p 1.2William Basinski		A minimal ambient music piece
33	PlateauThe Orb		The Orb's 1995 work
34	She Loves Me That WayGrouper		Grouper's unique ambient music
35	The Expanding UniverseLaurie Spiegel		Laurie Spiegel’s warm electronic music works
36	Micerino Alap / Micerino TemaAlejandro Franov		Argentine acoustic musicians
37	Rainbow CanyonIasos		A masterful debut album by the progenitor of New Age music
38	Switch ItTwo Lone Swordsmen		Electronic music by a British duo
39	The Tamburas of Pandit Pran NathLa Monte Young / Marian Zazeela		A 1982 work using the Indian instrument tambura
40	Automatic WritingRobert Ashley		Electronic voice works by Robert Ashley
41	You Know Way Too Much About Flying SaucersWilliam Orbit		William Orbit 2006 work
42	CharanamAlice Coltrane		Alice Coltrane 1982 works collection
43	Sembahyang PagiJalan Jalan		A relaxing music duo for walks
44	Satz: EbeneKlaus Schulze		The first track of German composer Klaus Schulze’s solo debut
45	Do WhileOval		Signature song of Oval “94 Diskont”
46	1st Chakra_ Keynote CSteven Halpern		New Age music for stress relief
47	Around the World in a Tea DazeShpongle		Shpongle, a leading figure in ambient psytrance
48	A Rainbow in Curved AirTerry Riley		Representative piece of Terry Riley's minimal music
49	Madrugada EternaThe KLF		KLF produces the chillout genre
50	DungeoneeringTim Hecker		Tim Hecker’s fantastical ambient