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ambient electronica

Last updated: Wed Oct 22 2025 09:29:32 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Description

Ambient electronica blends the spacious, atmospheric qualities of ambient music with electronic production techniques and subtle rhythmic elements. It creates immersive soundscapes that balance meditative tranquility with digital textures, often incorporating downtempo beats, synthesized tones, and processed field recordings. This hybrid style emerged as electronic music technology made it easier to craft contemplative sonic environments that work equally well for focused listening or as sophisticated background ambience.

100 chronological releases

Place	Cover	Date	Artist	Album	Tags	Other places
45		1976	Inga	Riding the Wind	ambient electronica chillout new age
18		1977	Various Artists	Place Language	ambient ambient electronica electronica
99		1977	Various Artists	Hiiro	ambient electronica glitch
95		1980	Various Artists	Pingipung Blows: The Brass	electronica
88		1981	Modus	Modus	alternative alternative dance ambient ambient electronica ambient techno ambient trance celtic chillout classical dance dark ambient disco downtempo easy listening electro electronic electronica ethnic ethnic fusion eurodance fusion goa hip-hop idm illbient lounge meditation minimal techno new age pop psychill soundtrack spiritual techno trance trip-hop world world fusion	illbient # 49 ambient trance # 67 ethnic fusion # 73
43		1985-03-21	Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri	Worlds In A Small Room	ambient electronica
83		1986	Sam Rosenthal	Before the Buildings Fell	ambient ambient electronica
94		1994	Reagenz	Reagenz	ambient electronic ambient electronica glitch	ambient electronic # 74
67		1995-03-20	Seefeel	Succor	ambient	ambient dub # 1
93		1997	Michael Brook	Albino Alligator	ambient electronica instrumental soundtrack
21		1999	Alec Empire	Rauschgold: Alec Empire Plays Staubgold	ambient ambient electronica ambient noise dark ambient drone electronica industrial soundscape
19		2000	Overlap	Repaint EP	ambient electronica dark electro downbeat downtempo electro electronica instrumental soundscape
60		2000	Overlap	FADED	ambient ambient electronica dark electro downbeat downtempo electronica instrumental soundscape
74		2000-07-24	Chroma Key	You Go Now	progressive rock ambient
84		2001	The Bionaut	Lubricate Your Living Room	ambient ambient electronica chillout electronic electronica instrumental
38		2001-10-08	Enigma	Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits	new age	new age # 63
85		2002-09-07	Sabi	Four Thousand Years EP	ambient chillout electronica
53		2003-06-21	Restposten	Aufgeräumt	ambient electronica chillout downbeat downtempo easy listening electronic electronica lobit switzerland trip-hop	lobit # 57
65		2004	Aetherius	The Inevitability of Pain (and the stupidity of those who don't expect it)	alternative dance alternative electronic ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient industrial ambient pop ambient techno canada chillout dance dark ambient downtempo easy listening ebm electro electronic electronica ethereal idm indie electronic indietronica industrial instrumental new age noise piano piano ambient post-industrial psychill steampunk strings synthpop toronto	steampunk # 5 ambient electronic # 14 toronto # 19 ambient industrial # 34 alternative electronic # 52
16		2004	Atarix	:: smooth taste remedy EP ::	ambient electronica breakbeat downbeat downtempo electronic electronica glitch glitch hop hip-hop idm instrumental instrumental hip-hop lobit russia russian trip-hop
64		2004	Remote Spaces	Silos	ambient ambient electronica
68		2004	Polaris	Moo'n'Sequences	ambient ambient electronica electronic electronica
81		2004-04	Gultskra Artikler	Golova	ambient ambient electronica chillout drone electronic electronica glitch idm illbient	illbient # 20
32		2004-04	Phobode	Sogur	ambient ambient electronica chillout electronica glitch idm
89		2004-05-18	Takashi Wada	Meguro	ambient electronica electronica
61		2004-06-20	Talvel	Otsos	ambient electronica electronic electronica estonia europe idm lobit	estonia # 69 lobit # 77
90		2005	PolyGroovers	Moods For Take Out	ambient ambient electronica american california downbeat downtempo easy listening electronica ibiza instrumental jazz lounge san francisco	downbeat # 59 san francisco # 63 ibiza # 83
11		2005	Gultskra Artikler	Golova / Online Bonus Track	ambient ambient electronica chillout drone electronica glitch idm illbient
51		2005	Polaris	Re:Transmission	ambient ambient electronica electronic electronica
69		2005	Formication	Pieces For A Condemned Piano	ambient ambient electronica
54		2005-01-27	serjio hakinen	Jive EP	acid jazz ambient electronica chillout downbeat downtempo easy listening electronic electronica jazz lobit nu jazz russia russian trip trip-hop	lobit # 59 trip # 77
76		2005-02-17	Holden	ten	ambient ambient electronica electronic electronica lobit ukrainian	lobit # 87
97		2005-06-25	Mind Necrosis Factor	Entropy	dark ambient electronica noise industrial ambient ambient electronica ambient industrial ambient noise dark electro dark industrial drum and bass electro-industrial idm industrial noise post-industrial power noise rhythmic noise ritual industrial soundtrack	ritual industrial # 6 rhythmic noise # 63 power noise # 72 dark industrial # 86 ambient industrial # 92 ambient noise # 92 industrial noise # 97
23		2005-11-04	deemage	nothing happens, everything changes
98		2005-12-09	Ambient Generation	Passive Aggressive	ambient electronic ambient electronica electronica	ambient electronic # 83
58		2006-03-05	Sabi	Linedrop Remix EP	ambient ambient electronica chillout dark ambient downtempo electronica glitch glitch hop idm minimal ambient organic electronica	organic electronica # 62
91		2006-03-05	Sabi	Unsui EP	ambient chillout idm
46		2006-04-07	Sabi	Streamable Tracks	ambient ambient electronica chillout downtempo electronic electronica idm techno
82		2006-05-02	Cibelle	The Shine Of Dried Electric Leaves	female vocalists brazilian
57		2006-07-01	Jette-Ives	In the Deep	ambient electronica american american indie downtempo electronica electropop female vocalists indie pop lounge pop trip-hop us indie usa washington	american indie # 13 us indie # 32 washington # 48
72		2007	Iëlo	Calm Before Dawn	ambient electronic ambient electronica electronica instrumental	ambient electronic # 26
41		2007-04-27	old oldman	the tender ass ep	ambient electronica downbeat downtempo electronic lobit trip-hop ukrainian	lobit # 26
29		2007-07-08	Morgen Mittag	Astroglitch	8-bit ambient ambient electronica ambient noise chiptune dark ambient electronic electronica experimental noise glitch idm minimal ambient noise space ambient	ambient noise # 6 experimental noise # 61
49		2007-12-03	Morgen Mittag	Digiwatt Lydt	8-bit ambient ambient electronica ambient noise chiptune dark ambient electronic electronica experimental noise glitch idm minimal ambient noise space ambient	ambient noise # 42 experimental noise # 77
22		2007-12-27	Lee Rosevere	Devils Tower	ambient ambient electronica electronic electronica
7		2007-12-31	Synthetic	Winter EP	ambient ambient electronica america american breakbeat dark ambient electronic electronica lobit usa
86		2008-03-25	Robert Rich & Ian Boddy	React	ambient ambient electronica
9		2008-05-16	Oh Yes, By All Means	A Granma		experimental noise # 27
37		2008-05-16	Oh Yes, By All Means	A Granma (incomplete)		experimental noise # 69
25		2008-05-17	FPRFproject	2.5-D sketch	ambient ambient electronica instrumental
92		2008-05-26	Mind Necrosis Factor	Morphogenesis	dark ambient idm industrial post-industrial rhythmic noise ritual industrial ambient ambient electronica ambient industrial ambient noise dark electro dark industrial drum and bass electro-industrial electronica industrial noise noise power noise soundtrack	ritual industrial # 9 rhythmic noise # 60 power noise # 62 dark industrial # 80 ambient industrial # 85 ambient noise # 87 industrial noise # 94
50		2008-09-08	Apecis	Ao	ambient ambient electronica electronica
62		2008-09-10	Jewish Funerals Burial and Mourning	Espér and Man Theo	ambient ambient electronica electronic electronica idm
80		2009	PolyGroovers	Trips and Ticks	ambient electronica american bay area california easy listening electronica san francisco	san francisco # 26
17		2009	Stray Theories	Drift	ambient electronica chillout house trance
77		2009-11-18	AquaFur	Fuzzy Emotions	ambient electronica chillout didgeridoo easy listening electronic electronica psybient psychill psydub	psydub # 54 didgeridoo # 69
33		2010	Subterrestrial	Event Horizon	ambient ambient electronica berlin school dark ambient electronic electronica krautrock progressive electronic progressive rock soundscape space ambient space rock
34		2010	Subterrestrial	Subterrestrial	8-bit ambient ambient electronica chiptune dark ambient electronic electronica post-rock progressive electronic
42		2010-01-01	Viking Trance	Viking Trance 2	ambient electronica dance edm electronica psytrance trance
12		2011	Byrd/Thompson	Twilight Tipi	ambient ambient electronica boston dark ambient drone electronic ethereal post-rock trance
24		2011-04-27	Twilight Tipi	Twilight Tipi	ambient electronica
13		2011-05-29	Pollux	Music Is My 0²	ambient ambient electronica downbeat electronica trip-hop
26		2011-06-03	Subterrestrial	Plasma Weapon	8-bit ambient ambient electronica dark ambient electronica soundscape soundtrack
47		2011-06-07	ElectricOkra	ClaireRocket	ambience ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient techno brass chill house chillout dance deep ambient diy downtempo electro electronic electronica ethereal house idm indie electronic indietronica instrumental lounge meditation strings techno trip-hop	deep ambient # 3 ambience # 51
8		2011-09-08	Krzysztof Horn	Live Act Night 5	ambient ambient electronica
14		2011-09-08	Krzysztof Horn	Kinematic Air	ambient ambient electronica dark ambient electronica
100		2011-11-14	Steve Hauschildt	Tragedy & Geometry	ambient ambient electronica	progressive electronic # 22
10		2011-12-18	Noisesurfer	Old Autumn Tales EP	ambient ambient electronica dark ambient electronic electronica noise
56		2012-05-31	Harmful Logic	Lies and Distrust EP	ambient ambient electronica downtempo
2		2012-06-11	Vanyamba	Vanyambient	ambient ambient electronica progressive ambient
31		2012-06-25	Viking Trance	Viking Trance 4	ambient electronica dance edm electronica jazz psybient psytrance trance
39		2012-06-25	Viking Trance	Viking Trance	ambient electronica electronic psychill
78		2014	Flaer Smin	Collapse	ambient ambient electronica electronic new age
75		2014-10-06	Sven Väth	The Harlequin, The Robot And The Ballet-Dancer
96		2020-02-14	Sabi	Free Tracks	ambient ambient electronica chillout downtempo electronic electronica idm
15			mizerny	0-1..0-6	ambience ambient ambient electronica dark ambient drone glitch illbient industrial noise soundscape	ambience # 16
28			Shaion	Elements EP	ambient ambient electronica drum and bass dubstep electronic electronica estonia liquid funk	estonia # 27
30			Herdwhite	Self Mutation	ambient ambient electronica big beat dance dark rock downtempo electronic electronica rock trip-hop	dark rock # 5
36			Herdwhite	Despair	ambient ambient electronica big beat dance dark rock downtempo electronic electronica rock trip-hop	dark rock # 11
48			The Network Effect	Down The Wire	ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient techno deep ambient electronic electronica idm industrial	deep ambient # 5
52			Herdwhite	All Out Aggression	ambient ambient electronica big beat dance dark rock downtempo electronic electronica rock trip-hop	dark rock # 29
55			The Network Effect	Down the Wire 2	ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient techno chillout deep ambient electronic electronica idm industrial instrumental psybient	ambient electronic # 4 deep ambient # 10
59			Herdwhite	Lost In The Big City	ambient ambient electronica big beat dance dark rock electronic	dark rock # 37
63			Martin Budd Mono Input	Time Mapped Time V2	ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient techno deep ambient electronic electronica idm industrial	ambient electronic # 12 deep ambient # 22
66			Herdwhite	The Gift	alternative ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica big beat breakbeat chillout dance dark rock downtempo electronic electronica experimental electronic idm manchester shoegaze soundtrack trip-hop	ambient electronic # 16 dark rock # 40
70			Mono Input	Closed Book	ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient techno deep ambient electronic idm industrial psybient	ambient electronic # 22 deep ambient # 32
71			Martin Budd	The Blue Circle Lp Mono Input	ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient techno chillout deep ambient electronic electronica idm industrial instrumental techno	ambient electronic # 25 deep ambient # 38
73			Martin Budd	Weekly Pressure The Mono Input Album Remastered	ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient techno deep ambient electronic female vocalists idm industrial instrumental	ambient electronic # 27 deep ambient # 39
79			The Detroit Escalator Co.	Detroit Escalator Company	ambient electronica ambient techno deep ambient detroit techno	deep ambient # 52
87			Monoinput	Live Feed 2	ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient techno chillout deep ambient electronic idm	ambient electronic # 60 deep ambient # 73
1			Nader Kachmar	20Ten	ambient ambient electronica new age
3			Birdhub	Die_	ambient electronica electronic experimental electronic house idm tech house
4			Spatial Distortion	Unreleased Tracks (2005-2010)	ambient electronic ambient electronica dark electro electro experimental electronic idm
5			Rettward von Doernberg	Ambient Electronica	ambient electronica chillout downtempo
6			Earthmage	Cold Fusion	ambient ambient electronica ambient techno electronic electronica techno
20			Twilight Tipi	PANSTARRS	ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica dark ambient ethereal
27			Herdwhite	Bite Glass	ambient ambient electronica big beat dance dark rock downtempo electronic electronica rock trip-hop
35			Bobbie Boob	Free Toy Inside!	8-bit ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica electronic electronica experimental electronic idm techno
40			Nader Kachmar	Toronto Nites	ambient electronica chillout
44			Martin Budd Mono Input	Trip Art Media	ambient ambient electronic ambient electronica ambient techno deep ambient electronic idm industrial instrumental

Related genres

• ambient
• electronica
• electronic
• idm
• chillout
• downtempo
• dark ambient
• ambient electronic
• instrumental
• trip-hop