For a single ambient piece that runs over 90 minutes, there’s always something going on… should you choose to listen close enough.

Sound in Silence’s 100th release is an excellent introduction to their curated ambient aesthetic.

Aarktica’s eleventh album is characterized by a peaceful, contemplative interplay between guitar, cello, and viola.

Inspired by Navajo culture and spirituality, these six ambient pieces are filled with otherworldly drones recorded in the Utah desert.

The Chicago-based ambient/shoegaze duo pay tribute to Low’s Mimi Parker with a pair of covers.

The Swedish duo release their most austere and purely ambient album to date.

With the Sustain series, ambient artists repurpose old and unused material, with uniformly excellent results.

Those expecting more pouty ’80s-esque pop may be disappointed, but for the more atmospherically minded, it’s pure, shimmering bliss.

This ambient collaboration composes highly atmospheric music inspired by fictional cinematic narratives.

An hour’s worth of ambient dub techno that takes the listener on a journey through the interstellar void.

These seven short ambient pieces possess a sense of impermanence that heightens their melancholy effect.

A collection of richly textured and highly atmospheric pieces composed entirely on guitar.

The former Hood member’s latest is an ode to underground garage, techno, and ambient music from the ’90s.

The band’s latest transcendent cosmic metal journey features contributions from members of Oceans of Slumber, Aeonian Sorrow, and Lycia.

The prolific ambient composer presents a more condensed and structured version of their style.

Arguably the finest release yet from the prolific and enigmatic ambient composer.

The enigmatic Swedish artist’s debut album is dark, shadowy, and veiled, the perfect music for long, lonely winter nights.

The vaporwave duo returns with another release that moves far beyond “traditional” vaporwave ideals.

Michael Cottone’s tribute to his neighborhood uses lush, pastoral soundscapes to evoke a sense of wonder.

When I think of my ideal ambient music, I imagine the sort of tones and atmospherics that drift through this album.