Of all the electronic music genres, it’s probably ambient music that is the most overlooked. And… that’s kind of the point of ambient anyways. So much of electronic music is designed to be in your face. Dance will always want to make you move, dubstep will try to nod your head and industrial has a certain crushing quality to it. Ambient is a different kind of animal; a genre designed to exist in the background, to be taken in subconsciously. Brian Eno’s Music For Airports, landmark recording in the genre that it is, truly was inspired by Eno’s experience waiting for flights in airport terminals; the record is meant to be looped continuously in a public space (or any place where you could have sound continuously looping, really). Ambient received a boost in popularity during the ’90s as it was played in clubs as a sort of comedown for all the ravers that had partied a little too hard. Maybe that ‘s the job it does best then; settling you down and chilling you out. That doesn’t mean that it still can’t engage you, that you won’t fall under the bubble and sway of some of these songs. Ambient music just wants to make sure you’re getting on with your life.

Picture yourself on a Sunday afternoon. The weekend is almost over, the work week is just around the corner with the afternoon sun setting in the west. You should kick back and relax and what better way to do that then with this playlist? If you like what you’re hearing then you should consider checking out our Ambient/Chill Channel.