Music for the early hours? (Ambient etc)


Krusseldorf - Medeltid


Germind - Secret Signs


Puremusic - Endless


Ralphie B - Ragnarok Lounge Mix.

Honourable mention:


Alphawezen - Rain (Can't actually find the version of it I have in my playlist which is a bit more chilled out and polished).
 
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Ambient music is very much my forte so I can probably help with a few links!

Ambient internet radio run by the label A Strangely Isolated Place (mostly their own releases I believe):
9128.live

9128

24-7 free ambient electronic and deep techno online radio stream featuring curated ambient and electronic music from ASIP and friends
9128.live 9128.live

Some of my favourite ambient labels/artists on Bandcamp:
Archives:https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/
Dronarivm: https://dronarivm.bandcamp.com/music
Sound in Silence: https://soundinsilencerecords.bandcamp.com/music
The Green Kingdom: https://thegreenkingdom.bandcamp.com/music
Quiet Details: https://quietdetails.bandcamp.com/music
Past Inside the Present: https://pitp.bandcamp.com/music
Whitelabrecs: https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/music
Home Normal: https://homenormal.bandcamp.com/
Paperbark: https://paperbark.bandcamp.com/music
Jacob Newman: https://jacobnewman.bandcamp.com/music

I can also highly recommend Kompakt's annual Pop Ambient compilation, they've been releasing them for many years but this is the latest:
kompakt.bandcamp.com

Pop Ambient 2024, by Various Artists

16 track album
kompakt.bandcamp.com kompakt.bandcamp.com


A few Spotify playlists from ambient artists/labels I'm a fan of:
ASIP: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/03dKcHn85oE1vHuhjlfhLN?si=6d8dcdc3586c4c38
Halftribe - Vibe: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4JLSqMPBO0UTYfCdRnaczE?si=a28bf26732d14692
36's ambient playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6WPzVhcFhtUo9qKLz7cTcJ?si=02ba9c86afbd4dd9
 
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This one has a few good tracks like Infinity and The Moment - a few tracks which also fit with the theme of those two:



 
I listen to a lot of ambient music and nature soundscapes these days, it helps shut out distractions while working and helps relax for sleep.

Here's a few musicians who produce some great ambient / electronic / relaxation music:

Martin Stürtzer
Check out his live streamed Home Concerts and Ambient Nights series. They're all good.

State Azure
Eclectic mix of ambient and electronic music inspired by the likes of Tangerine Dream, Vangelis and Jan Hammer. His live improvisations are really special.

Spacewave
A very prolific producer of some really good ambient for mood setting. Lots of different styles, but he does tend to favour the Bladerunner vibe a lot.

Ólafur Arnalds
Probably my favourite go-to artist at the moment for relaxation. His live performance from Hafursey in Iceland is amazing. As well as the beautiful music, the visuals are stunning.
www.youtube.com

Ãlafur Arnalds live from Hafursey, in Iceland for Cercle

â@olafurarnalds performing live with his band from the volcanic wilderness of Iceland, in Hafursey, Myrdalssandur, Kötlujökull, Katla, Iceland for Cercle. â ...
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Had to pop specific thanks to you @Shamikebab, Carbon Based Lifeforms have become a firm favourite, even house wide i've been quite surprised!

Any fresh suggestions :)
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Glad you like it!

Other similar stuff, H.U.V.A. Network is the duo project between Aes Dana and Solar Fields guys. The Carbon Based Lifeforms guy has another project he releases music under called Sync24 too.
 
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I keep chillout a playlist which I use after I've had a mad day or night of clubbing. It's not all ambient, but the main idea is that they're slow tracks. Some of it is r'n'b, and lesser known tracks from well known artists. This is not a complete list as a lot of my tracks are from unsigned artists on Soundclick. Would take weeks to link all of their pages.

Brownstone - Grapevine
Beyoncé - Gift From Virgo
De La Soul - Eye Know
Everything But The Girl - Flipside
Blur - Sing
Zero 7 - Destiny
Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
JoJo - Baby It's You
Mario Galaxy Orchestra - Stardust Road
Freakpower / Fila Brazillia - New Direction
Clanned - Robin The Hooded Man
Tia Carerre - Aloha 'Oe
Apollo 440 - Rope, Rapture & the Rising Sun
Soul II Soul - Universal Love
Shanice - I Love Your Smile
Nik Kershaw - Human Racing
Pogo - Sugarella
The Revenge · Sister Sledge - Stay a While
Ali Campbell - That Look In Your Eye
The Brand New Heavies - Sometimes
Mark Ronson - Stop Me
Michael Jackson - Stranger In Moscow
Enya - Anywhere It Is
10 CC - I'm not in love
Bjork - Isobel (Deodato Mix)
JT & The Big Family - Moments In Soul
Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy
Ace of Base - Experience Pearls
Org Lounge - Lokrev Aaraaki
The Orb - Afterlife Aftershave
Wagon Christ - Harmoney
Kate The Cat - Sigh
SWV - Right Here
 
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Biosphere (Substrata a favourite)
Marconi Union
Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan (Yes that's a real artist) - The Nation's Most Central Location
Woob
Lord of the Isles
Boards of Canada
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works
A stream called Groove Salad via SomaFM (or even Drone Zone if it's 3 am lol)
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I can't believe Groove Salad is still going.

I was in a surf shop in Truro about 20 years ago and was enjoying the music, so I asked the owner what she was listening to, and she told me about it.

I was a regular listener for a few years but stopped and forgot about it. I've just fired up SomaFM and started listening again, it brings back memories. Thank you! :)
 
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I can't believe Groove Salad is still going.

I was in a surf shop in Truro about 20 years ago and was enjoying the music, so I asked the owner what she was listening to, and she told me about it.

I was a regular listener for a few years but stopped and forgot about it. I've just fired up SomaFM and started listening again, it brings back memories. Thank you! :)
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There are two channels these days, 'Groove Salad Classic' and 'Groove Salad'. I suspect you'll hear the same tracks from 20 years ago on classic :)
 
Was just experimenting with Suno AI music generation and threw together an ambient tune - can do them fairly well, with a bit of effort could probably produce something decent - might even mess about with AI video as well though the best options for that aren't cheap, invite only or complicated to setup :s


Irish_Tom said:
I can't believe Groove Salad is still going.

I was in a surf shop in Truro about 20 years ago and was enjoying the music, so I asked the owner what she was listening to, and she told me about it.

I was a regular listener for a few years but stopped and forgot about it. I've just fired up SomaFM and started listening again, it brings back memories. Thank you! :)
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Just seen this - used to listen a fair bit to Groove Salad years ago when working late at night, had forgotten all about it - didn't it used to be on di.fm though? years ago contributed some streaming servers for a bit but then got concerned about potential copyright issues.
 
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