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The Sound of Ambient Pop · Playlist · 156 songs · 1.1K likes.
Oct 4, 2019 · The Best Ambient Pop Albums of All Time. View reviews, ratings, news & more regarding your favorite band.
By the early 1990s, artists such as the Orb, Aphex Twin, Seefeel, the Irresistible Force, Biosphere, and the Higher Intelligence Agency gained commercial success and were being referred to by the popular music press as ambient house, ambient techno, IDM or simply "ambient".
Ambient Pop combines elements of the two distinct styles which lend the blissed-out genre its name -- while the music possesses a shape and form common to conventional pop, its electronic textures and atmospheres mirror the hypnotic, meditative qualities of ambient.
Ambient Pop. 3,488 releases. Emphasizes texture and atmosphere with a degree of structural experimentation, drawing on Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, and Post-Rock while tending towards more minimal, repetitive arrangements which may incorporate elements of Electronic or Krautrock.
Playlist · The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time · 37 items · 23.3K likes.