Best Ambient of 2022 part 1

 

 

Man, these lists are tough to assemble. So why do I does this? Mostly because I enjoy the exercise of reviewing the tons and tons of music that is released over the year. It's a more active and intentional listening mode that I switch to at this time of year. I love checking out other lists to see what I may have missed. But mostly I'm just a music dork who likes lists. So here it is my favorite ambient music of 2022.

 

My Top 10 Ambient Albums of 2022

1. Ecovillage - The Road Not Taken [Laaps]
2. Snufmumriko - Radio Mnemosyne [Dronarivm]
3. Man Watching the Stars - The Sextant of a Blind Seafarer
4. Gylden - Island Friend [Seil]
5. Nils Frahm - Music For Animals [Leiter]
6. Glåsbird - Himalaya [Whitelabrecs]
7. Alio Die & Dirk Serries - The Chapters Of The Eclipse [Projekt]
8. Tapani Rinne & Juha Maki-Patola - Open [Hush Hush Records]
9. Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werliin - Ghosted [Drag City]
10. Tapes and Topographies - Modalities [Simulacra]

 

Here's the rest of the list in alphabetical order:

• 't Geruis - Bain D'Étoiles [Laaps]
• 't Geruis - Slow Dance on Moss Beds [Lost Tribe Sound]
• Adrian Copeland - If This Were My Body [Lost Tribe Sound]
• Alio Die - Distillation of Time & Spirals of Light [Hic Sunt Leones]
• Austin Rockman - Our Own Unknown [Krysalisound]
• Calm Whale - Awaken Earth
• CELL - Onwards System [Ultimae]
• Deepchord - Functional Designs [Soma]
• Glåsbird - Cinéma Noir [Whitelabrecs]
• Harry Towell & Guy Gelem - Restful Spaces [Polar Seas]
• Heavenchord - Field Recordings #4 [Secret Domain]
• Inhmost - Space & Awareness [Tonight’s Dream Records]
• Jarguna - Neogene [Projekt]
• Jason Kolàr - Liquid Rhythm [Dauw]
• Jens Pauly - 1989 [Whitelabrecs]
• Johann Johannsson - Drone Mass [DG]
• Louigi Verona - Journeys on Google Earth
• Michael Scott Dawson - Music For Listening
• Moss Covered Technology - Brick & Air [Audiobulb]
• Oren Ambarchi - Shebang [Drag City]
• Pan-American - The Patience Folder [Kranky]
• Polaroid Notes - Cloud Anthems [Whitelabrecs]
• Romeo Poirier - Living Room [Faitiche]
• Ruven Nunez - Untitled #51 [Longform Editions]
• S. van der Toorn - vervlogenheden i-xi [Aural Canyon]
• Scattered Light - D.A. #017 A.D. 2022 [Dust Archive]
• Seabuckthorn - Of No Such Place [Laaps]
• Son of Chi & Arthur Fink - The Fifth World Recordings [Astral Industries]
• State Azure - Nova Sonus [2022]
• Steve Tibbetts - Hellbound Train [ecm]
• Tapani Rinne & Juha Maki-Patola - Open [Hush Hush Records]
• Tapes and Topographies - Amplitudes [Whitelabrecs]
• Taylor Deupree - Harbor [Laaps]
• The Lonely Bell - Kingdoms Of The Deep
• Toàn - Phonolite [Krysalisound]
• William Basinski & Janek Schaefer - “ . . . on reflection [Temporary Residence]

 

I've done three separate mixes to celebrate the best ambient music of 2022 and I will post one a day.

Cheers!

 

T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Ecovillage - Silent River(ft. Henrik Meierkord & Ruven Nunez) (The Road Not Taken - Laaps)
• 03:10    Jens Pauly - Vast (1989 - Whitelabrecs)
• 08:40    't Geruis - la petite riviere (Slow Dance on Moss Beds - Lost Tribe Sound)
• 13:00    William Basinski & Janek Schaefer - . . . on reflection(one) (“ . . . on reflection " - Temporary Residence)
• 19:41    Scattered Light - A.D. 2022 - SP#086 (D.A. #017 - A.D. 2022 - Dust Archive)
• 23:36    Man Watching the Stars - Sakkyoku • 55 Cancri (The Sextant of a Blind Seafarer)
• 29:10    Harry Towell & Guy Gelem - Montague's Creek (Restful Spaces - Polar Seas)
• 36:05    Inhmost - So Far Away (Space & Awareness - Tonight's Dream Records)
• 40:12    Glåsbird - Vansa (Himalaya - Whitelabrecs)
• 44:30    Johann Johannsson - To Fold & Remain Dormant (Drone Mass - DG)
• 47:54    Tapes and Topographies - The First of Many Moons (Modalities - Simulacra)
• 51:54    S. van der Toorn - vervlogenheid i (vervlogenheden i-xi - Aural Canyon)
• 55:08    Michael Scott Dawson - Summerfallow (Music For Listening)
• 57:51    Pan•American - Swimming in a Western Hotel (The Patience Fader - Kranky)
• 60:30    end