Buzzing and churning, the sound hovers overhead like a fleet of drones hidden beneath a leaden sky. It feels simultaneously close and far away; it has no source, no referent, no direction, no ...

The term "ambient" music was first coined in the late '70s by influential British artist Brian Eno, who described it as music created to "induce calm and space to think." Since then, the genre has ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “Ambient” is an adjective increasingly used to describe music of all kinds, and the boundaries of ...

Ambient is anything but a singles genre. The album form is made for the beatless drifts that define ambient music, which developed meaningfully in the mid-‘70s from a general zeitgeist for a ...

Host Scott Detrow talks with Pitchfork editor Andy Cush about ambient music and the growth in popularity of marketing it as so-called mood music on streaming platforms. And finally today, to create a ...

Ambient music is a common tool people use to help themselves focus when working or studying. Its calming atmosphere makes it ...

Lawrence English is the director of Room40. Brian Eno’s Music For Airports celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. This record is widely regarded as formalising ambient music as we know it today.