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

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

The electro-funk duo tackles the pandemic and quarantine life with their trademark grooves and cheekiness.

One of synthwave’s finest concludes his Blade Runner-inspired series of EPs with a tribute to Rutger Hauer.

Knight Sabers’ future funk is the perfect music for relaxing after a hard day of fighting rogue mecha on the streets of Mega Tokyo.

This four-hour collection of improvised ambient/electronic music is as spacious and expansive as its cosmic cover art suggests.

Johnathon Ford’s instrumental rock outfit enters its third decade with its heaviest and most assured album to date.

The Swedish duo evoke the universe’s vastness with a spell-binding blend of metal, shoegaze, goth, ambient, and electronica.

A dreamy, contemplative release existing at the liminal space between synthwave and vaporwave.

Ogre’s latest EP pays tribute to the world — and soundtrack — of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner.

The “chill-hop” producer blends hip-hop beats, melancholy atmospheres, jazzy riffs, and other elements for supreme chill-out material.

The album’s blurred washes of ambience conjure a sense of growing dread — but there’s beauty to be heard, as well.

The prolific French producer has released some of the year’s best dark ambience.

Some of the enigmatic vaporwave producer’s funnest, and funkiest, music to date.

This remarkably strong debut is filled with simple-yet-affecting tales of love at its best and worst, all wrapped in gorgeous pop arrangements.

Originally released in 1997, these eight ambient pieces put much of modern dungeon synth music to shame.

Kiriyama Family’s soulful pop definitely has a retro sense about it, but it’s far more than just a nostalgic retread.

While certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, I consider this one of 2017’s most fascinating and compelling albums.

Sorrow Plagues’s blend of black metal and shoegaze contains a few sonic surprises along the way.

This ambient reimagining breaks down Vangelis’ original score and weaves it back together in new, intriguing ways.