Genre

Dark Ambient

Dark Ambient on LoudQuietLoud: more than 200 artists, including Coil, Nothing and David Lynch. It runs alongside illbient, martial industrial and dark jazz.

Grouper

ambient · drone · shoegaze

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Akira Yamaoka

ambient · soundtrack · japanese

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Angelo Badalamenti

soundtrack · ambient · instrumental

Biosphere

ambient · electronic · experimental

Tim Hecker

ambient · drone · electronic

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein

soundtrack · synthwave · electronic

Coil

industrial · experimental · dark ambient

Nothing

shoegaze · dream pop · dark ambient

Antent

ambient · chillout · russia

Bohren & der Club of Gore

jazz · ambient · doom jazz

David Lynch

experimental · dark ambient · avant-garde

Giles Corey

folk · ambient · shoegaze

Giles Corey

folk · ambient · shoegaze

Throbbing Gristle

industrial · experimental · noise

Current 93

neofolk · apocalyptic folk · experimental

Dan Salvato

soundtrack · video game music · ambient

Rome

neofolk · martial industrial · dark folk

Rome

neofolk · martial industrial · dark folk

Andrew Prahlow

video game music · ambient · soundtrack

Merzbow

noise · experimental · japanoise

Arcana

dark ambient · neoclassical · darkwave

Ben Frost

ambient · drone · experimental

Ben Lukas Boysen

ambient · dark ambient · idm

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ambient · downtempo · melancholic

Lustmord

dark ambient · ambient · industrial

Black Tape for a Blue Girl

darkwave · ethereal · dark ambient

Leviathan

black metal · depressive black metal · usbm

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Sophia

martial industrial · dark ambient · singer-songwriter

Charlie Clouser

soundtrack · industrial · electronic

Avith Ortega

ambient · electronic · trip hop

Atrium Carceri

dark ambient · industrial · ambient

Brad Fiedel

soundtrack · instrumental · electronic

Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows

darkwave · gothic · medieval

Christina Vantzou

ambient · contemporary classical · cello

Muslimgauze

experimental · ambient · industrial

Nurse With Wound

experimental · industrial · noise

Scorn

industrial · dub · dark ambient

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Sarah Davachi

ambient · electronic · minimalism

Uboa

noise · experimental · dark ambient

Nadja

drone · ambient · drone doom

Dark Sanctuary

neoclassical · dark ambient · ethereal

Caterina Barbieri

electronic · ambient · minimalism

CLANN

electronic · ambient · canadian

Klein

experimental · electronic · ambient

Klein

experimental · electronic · ambient

Rock Burwell

ambient · soundtrack · dark ambient

Michael Stearns

ambient · space ambient · new age

Beherit

black metal · dark ambient · finnish black metal

Jacaszek

ambient · electronic · experimental

Syndrome

ambient · post-rock · visual kei

Jason Graves

soundtrack · video game music · ambient

Alessandro Cortini

ambient · electronic · drone

Akuma Kira

dark ambient · industrial · japan

Matt Uelmen

soundtrack · dark ambient · ambient

Cusp

indie pop · indie rock · acid

Cusp

indie pop · indie rock · acid

Prurient

noise · power electronics · harsh noise

Mark Snow

soundtrack · ambient · instrumental

Richard Devine

idm · glitch · experimental

Brian Reitzell

soundtrack · ambient · experimental

Artesia

ethereal · neoclassical · darkwave

Bobby Krlic

ambient · soundtrack · drone

Kali Malone

drone · ambient · minimalism

Atticus Ross

ambient · soundtrack · dark ambient

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idm · electronic · experimental

Miles

techno · dub techno · electronic

SPK

industrial · noise · experimental

1000 Eyes

industrial · ambient · soundtrack

Thomas Köner

ambient · dark ambient · drone

Darkspace

black metal · atmospheric black metal · ambient black metal

Aidan Baker

ambient · drone · experimental

Andreas Rönnberg

dark ambient · ambient · swedish

Blood Axis

neofolk · martial industrial · dark ambient

Darkwood

neofolk · dark folk · apocalyptic folk

Petri Alanko

soundtrack · ambient · video game music

Abul Mogard

ambient · drone · dark ambient

Trigg & Gusset

dark jazz · jazz · ambient

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The Third Eye Foundation

electronic · idm · experimental

Ian William Craig

ambient · electronic · drone

Eyeless in Gaza

post-punk · new wave · experimental

Alexander Lewis

noise · drone · industrial

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Techno Animal

industrial · hip-hop · dub

Controlled Bleeding

industrial · noise · experimental

Cremation Lily

noise · power electronics · ambient

Bass Communion

ambient · experimental · dark ambient

Schacke

techno · trance · ambient

Boyd Rice

industrial · neofolk · noise

Puce Mary

noise · power electronics · industrial

Christian Henson

contemporary classical · soundtrack · score

Loke Rahbek

ambient · industrial · post-industrial

Irons

ambient · post-rock · experimental

Cole Pulice

ambient · electronic · experimental

Circular

ambient · dark ambient · electronic

Jeff Danna

soundtrack · ambient · movie score composers

Allerseelen

neofolk · martial industrial · dark ambient

Black Funeral

black metal · dark ambient · raw black metal

Press

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LatestPitchforkSep 1, 2026

The Will of Tongues (opens in new tab)

A mammoth compendium of compositions for choir, chamber ensemble, and pipe organ captures the minimalist composer’s work at its most gloriously austere.

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Beats Per MinuteAug 18, 2026
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It was 2:00 am when I had finally found my way to Nakano.
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