Posts Tagged: Top Ten Ambient
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Ambient
The best ambient albums of the year include a set of short stories, an ode to a remote island, a celebration of sailing, a score to ice diving and an expression of hope from Ukraine. Fans of classic ambience will
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Ambient
The best ambient albums of the year include a set of short stories, an ode to a remote island, a celebration of sailing, a score to ice diving and an expression of hope from Ukraine. Fans of classic ambience will
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Ambient
This year’s picks emphasize the variety of ambient music through poetry, field recordings and home diaries, featuring children and cicadas, time and seasons, dedications to loved ones and even a celebration of those who do nothing. This year, many of
ACL 2021 ~ Top Ten Ambient
This year’s picks emphasize the variety of ambient music through poetry, field recordings and home diaries, featuring children and cicadas, time and seasons, dedications to loved ones and even a celebration of those who do nothing. This year, many of
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Ambient
A Closer Listen received over 10,000 submissions this year, 7000 of them valid, and we listened to at least a segment of every one. Now we’ve chosen 70 of them ~ one percent ~ to include in our year-end lists. The competition has never
ACL 2020 ~ Top Ten Ambient
A Closer Listen received over 10,000 submissions this year, 7000 of them valid, and we listened to at least a segment of every one. Now we’ve chosen 70 of them ~ one percent ~ to include in our year-end lists. The competition has never
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Ambient
And now, the first of the Big Seven Lists! We receive more ambient music than anything else, at times equal to all the other genres combined. This makes the field our most competitive, which is ironic considering the fact that
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Ambient
And now, the first of the Big Seven Lists! We receive more ambient music than anything else, at times equal to all the other genres combined. This makes the field our most competitive, which is ironic considering the fact that
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Ambient
2018 was a particularly strong year for ambient music. We received over a thousand albums for consideration, in some weeks more than all other genres combined ~ and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. While composing this introduction, we
ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Ambient
2018 was a particularly strong year for ambient music. We received over a thousand albums for consideration, in some weeks more than all other genres combined ~ and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. While composing this introduction, we
ACL 2017 ~ Top Ten Ambient
After a long, hard day, there’s nothing like a beautiful ambient album to soothe the savage breast. Whether one is dealing with heartbreak, the loss of a loved one or the state of world affairs, this is music to come
ACL 2017 ~ Top Ten Ambient
After a long, hard day, there’s nothing like a beautiful ambient album to soothe the savage breast. Whether one is dealing with heartbreak, the loss of a loved one or the state of world affairs, this is music to come
ACL 2015: Top Ten Ambient
We received and reviewed more ambient music in 2015 than any other genre. Yet conversely, we also received and didn’t review more ambient music than in any other genre. Ambient is a tricky form, so often eager to melt into the background.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Ambient
We received and reviewed more ambient music in 2015 than any other genre. Yet conversely, we also received and didn’t review more ambient music than in any other genre. Ambient is a tricky form, so often eager to melt into the background.
ACL 2014: Top Ten Ambient
This year, A Closer Listen continued to receive more ambient music than any other type, over 500 releases in all. The ambient field is so competitive that only the most distinctive releases manage to break through and to form a lasting impression.
ACL 2014: Top Ten Ambient
This year, A Closer Listen continued to receive more ambient music than any other type, over 500 releases in all. The ambient field is so competitive that only the most distinctive releases manage to break through and to form a lasting impression.
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