I came upon ambient/chillout music when I drifted over from New Age. I still love New Age, nothing really does it for me like it, but I try not to listen to it so much that it gets ...

Discover five lesser known ambient music albums from the 1990s to take your mind off things. At the beginning of the year, the essential Music from Memory label issued Virtual Dreams: Ambient ...

Made this uplifting chillout track as light started to brighten my dark music dungeon again. Summer is here! Inspired by the warm weather, and reminiscing about Japan for some reason. I'll go back ...

Denver-based Sacred Society Music Group is a partnership between executives from the music audio tech and wellness industries. By Katie Bain Go to any given spa or yoga studio and you’re likely to ...

Now that we’re collectively social distancing for the foreseeable future, it can feel like the perfect time to catch up on things around your house that you’ve been meaning to do. You might be ...

Some might argue that chillout isn’t so much a style of music as a state of mind. The concept originated in the late ’80s, as the rave scene took hold in Britain and acid house ruled clubs. With ...

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Christmas is here, and here is our present for you! A music present with the best traditional songs and carols for holidays.

Ambient music events have been described as “a stew of a psychedelic collage.” They have a rich history going back to the 1960s and are again having a moment in Los Angeles. Why it matters: “Life is ...

One way to track the evolution of popular music is to examine its subgenres. Think of how “rock” begat “punk rock,” which begat “post-punk,” as a simple example. Electronic and ambient music include ...