Ambient: An Introduction

byDavid Stubbs
January 18, 2024

From Debussy to Brian Eno, The Orb to Burial, the foundations of ambient are rooted in esoteric, unconventional and often surprising forms and sounds

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UNE: Never Mind The Balkans

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Ambient: An Introduction

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David Stubbs

UNE: Never Mind The Balkans

Gearbox Records: Future Analogue

Space Blanket: That’s A Wrap

Independence Day

Gabi Delgado: The Electro Punk Kung Fu Master

Bluedot 2023: Walk This Way

Craig Armstrong

Orbital ‘Chime’

Delia Derbyshire

Herb Deutsch: Out Of The Ether

Throbbing Gristle: Shock And Awe

Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy

Krautrock: In Good Hans

The Umlauts: Umming and Ahhing

Ambient: An Introduction

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