Genre

Ambient

Ambient on LoudQuietLoud: about 60 artists, including Dead Can Dance, Harold Budd and Colleen. It runs alongside new age, minimalism and dark ambient.

Cover of X’s by Cigarettes After Sex

Cigarettes After Sex

dream pop · shoegaze · slowcore

Cover of Remember the Humans by Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene

indie rock · indie · post-rock

Cover of Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? by Deerhunter

Deerhunter

shoegaze · experimental · psychedelic

Cover of Echo45 Sound System by Nightmares on Wax

Nightmares on Wax

trip-hop · chillout · downtempo

Cover of The Universe Smiles Upon You ii by Khruangbin

Khruangbin

funk · psychedelic · psychedelic rock

Cover of Dionysus by Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance

ambient · ethereal · darkwave

Kid Loco

trip-hop · downtempo · chillout

Cover of Another Flower by Harold Budd

Harold Budd

ambient · minimalism · piano

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Cornelius

electronic · japanese · shibuya-kei

Cover of The Classic Christmas Album by Earth

Earth

drone · doom metal · drone doom

Colleen

ambient · experimental · electronic

Tender

indie pop · electronic · indie

Cover of Our April Tigers by Michael Brook

Michael Brook

ambient · instrumental · ethereal

Cover of Danceteria by Cell

Cell

ambient · psychill · chillout

Matt Johnson

post-punk · alternative · funk

White Noise

experimental · electronic · psychedelic

Mountains

ambient · experimental · drone

Uniform

noise rock · industrial · industrial rock

Cover of Refuge For Abandoned Souls by Rothko

Rothko

post-rock · ambient · experimental

Cover of They Blind the Stars, and the Wild Team by Decoder Ring

Decoder Ring

post-rock · australian · electronic

Cover of Wake the Dead by The Third Eye Foundation

The Third Eye Foundation

electronic · idm · experimental

Cover of Nations to Flames by A Storm of Light

A Storm of Light

post-metal · sludge · doom metal

Pure

power electronics · black metal · noise

Cover of The Singing Places by Virginia Astley

Virginia Astley

ambient · dream pop · ethereal

Cover of The Brotherhood of the Bomb by Techno Animal

Techno Animal

industrial · hip-hop · dub

Cover of Debut Album by Sammy

Sammy

lo-fi · indie · indie rock

Broadcast and The Focus Group

experimental · psychedelic · electronic

Radian

experimental · post-rock · glitch

Cover of 1 0 0 1 by Dustin O’Halloran

Dustin O’Halloran

contemporary piano · piano · ambient piano

So

glitch · ambient · experimental

Cover of Manifestations in the Shadow of an Uncertain Land by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

ambient · electronic · drone

Cover of Day of the Doug by Volt

Volt

noise rock · noise · ebm

Cover of Tape Stash by Jack Dangers

Jack Dangers

dub · electronic · industrial

Cover of Frisson by Fizzarum

Fizzarum

idm · ambient · electronic

Cover of Evening Air by Loren Mazzacane Connors

Loren Mazzacane Connors

experimental · avant-garde · ambient

Cover of Someone There by Pieter Nooten

Pieter Nooten

ambient · downtempo · electronica

Cover of II by Windmills by the Ocean

Windmills by the Ocean

post-metal · post-rock · sludge

Cover of Era by In Camera

In Camera

post-punk · cold wave · post punk

Charles Hart

all · ambient · oldies

John Boswell

new age · piano · ambient

Cover of Meine Unterkunft ist die Unvernunft by Schlammpeitziger

Schlammpeitziger

idm · electronic · sonig

Ghastly City Sleep

post-rock · shoegaze · ambient

Cover of Destroy Me, Lover by Pain Teens

Pain Teens

noise rock · post-punk · experimental

Cover of Aspirin by Dieter Moebius

Dieter Moebius

electronic · krautrock · experimental

Cover of Idiots by Bruce Gilbert

Bruce Gilbert

experimental · electronic · noise

Sink

drone · drone doom · sludge

Cover of Up Above by Town and Country

Town and Country

12 · 11 · experimental

Cover of Still Moves | three by Russell Mills

Russell Mills

ambient · electronic · chillout

Turn On

electronic · ambient · hard rock

Cover of The Golden Years by Trapist

Trapist

experimental · jazz · austria

Andrew Coleman

experimental · electronic · ambient

Cover of Earth Mirror by Hawthonn

Hawthonn

drone · ambient · ritual ambient

Cover of The Bells Of Sh'ang Sh'ung (A Soundpoem) by Henry Wolff & Nancy Hennings

Henry Wolff & Nancy Hennings

ambient · meditative · new age

Kptmichigan

ambient · experimental · dub techno

Sea Power & Change

indie rock · ambient · alternative rock

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Ambient artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Remember the Humans Broken Social Scene KRCL, KUTX, The Current · 5 days on chart	KRCL, KUTX, The Current	5	20 spins
2	Con Todo El Mundo Khruangbin KCRW, KEXP, WXPN · 1 day on chart	KCRW, KEXP, WXPN	1	3 spins

Press

Recently reviewed

LatestAquarium DrunkardAug 24, 2026

Cornelius :: Refractions (opens in new tab)

Categorization of any capacity is simply elusive for the restless, genre-warping musician Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada).

Aquarium DrunkardAug 24, 2026
John Foxx & Harold Budd :: Translucence + Drift Music (opens in new tab)
Music to listen to with your eyes closed.
Shop Harold Budd
New NoiseJun 9, 2026
Album Review: Turnover – Down On Earth (opens in new tab)
I’ve long been a fan of Virginia’s Turnover.
Shop Earth

Labels

Labels in this genre

Thrill Jockey

Home to Colleen, Mountains & So

4AD

Home to Dead Can Dance, Harold Budd & Michael Brook

Related genres

New Age Minimalism Dark Ambient Drone Chillout IDM Contemporary Classical Glitch