Ambient Music

Mother Earth's Plantasia by Mort Garrison (1976)

The Plantasia lore is strong. The "Mother Earth" in the album's title refers to Lynn and Joel Rapp, a couple of fern correspondents who had authored plant care books and were friends of composer Mort Garson. The music on this album was composed specifically for plants to listen to (!!). Garson was initially inspired by his wife, who grew many plants in their home. The album had very limited distribution upon release, only being available to people who bought a plant from a store called Mother Earth on Melrose Avenue in LA or those who purchased a Simmons mattress from a Sears, both of which came with the record (!!). Try playing one of the tracks to your corresponding plant sometime and watch it thrive. Stream on Spotify Stream on Apple Music Buy Vinyl

Sleep Concerts - Robert Rich

Robert Rich's Sleep concerts are an intrepid example of artistic ambitions to shape dreams.

brian eno airport

A little rude my first idea didn’t post !!! This has been my cry car soundtrack this week

Ever New - Beverly Glenn-Copeland

Beverly Glenn-Copeland was a musician on Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. This song also was reworked by Bon Iver - both the original and the reworked versions are gorgeous.

Endlessness, by Nala Sinephro

This is really lovely. Thanks to @Sam for the rec.

Discreet Music - Album by Brian Eno

Discreet Music - Brian Eno 1974

Themes for Dreams, Resavoir

beautiful ambient friday night.

Floating Into the Night - Julee Cruise

Purelink - Live [KZU003]

This was great, strong co-sign. h/t @dazy chains

Brian Eno's liner notes to Discreet Music (1974)

Discreet Music and the birth of Frippertronics is a really interesting milestone to consider for dream inducing lullabies.

Tower of Silence - Roberto Musci

And Their Refinement of the Decline (Stars Of The Lid)

One of my all time favorite albums for sleep or for working or for whenever you want two hours of beautiful listening

ELEVATOR MUSIC ™

Featured in The Wonderlyst #48 Going up, never coming down from the sounds of Elevator Music.

This kind of smooth jazz ambient music without lyrics

It makes me feel like I’m in a video game completing tasks but also very calm. I lock in like nothing else.

On the Nature of Daylight (Max Richter)

This song may be overused at this point but I still love it. It's got a sense of beauty and sadness. Poignant. Soothing. Haunting. Vast.

Plantasia (Mort Garson)

A beautiful album to have on in the background of a spring day

SOUNDBATH Theta Waves 4 Hz (REM SLEEP)

TOP TIP. Either on headphones or in the room - via phone with timer to stop in 1hr or on Sonos with the same - this is Pavlovian and it works anywhere anytime manta mask, loop earbuds or over nothing headphones and I am down in 15 mins always.

William Basinkski - The Disintegration Loops

A complete masterpiece of ambient. IYKYK

8+ Hour Forest Stream Videos

i'll put one of these forest videos on all day, and not only do i love it, but so do my cats. the sound of water flowing over rocks and birds chirping in the background is so calming.

Traces of Time - Emerald Web (1986)

cosmic, textured minimoog album that feels vaguely mystic (fairy princess music)

Robert Turman - FLUX

Starting this new collection off with a bang. I think Flux is my favorite ambient album ever. It’s the absolute perfect combination of soothing, minimal, repetitive, eerie, and warm lo-fi tape hiss. Robert made this album in 1981 and all exp music makers have basically been trying to catch up since. Turman is known for being a member of Boyd Rice’s NON band among other legendary industrial acts, but when I was in college at Oberlin he was working as a dishwasher in our dining hall and would play noise shows in the chapel every couple weeks. I feel blessed to have seen so much from truly one of the great experimental musicians of all time. Much love to Turman, idk this music is amazing enjoy.

Sounds Of The Dawn

Ambient Abracadabra w/ Sofie Birch

beautiful intro by Sophie Birch on flowers, their sense and their beauty to remind us of beauty and life. they are beings of our connection to the ether. more on subtle energy of flowers. flower essences. flower energy. rare flowers. meditation with flowers.

Air and Hole

Ok, I have two. First up: the song La femme d'argent by Air because it makes me feel like I'm the main character in a movie, moving slowly across a casino floor and about to unwittingly fall in love with the villain. Secondly, the album Celebrity Skin by Hole because I'm having an intense moment with Courtney Love right now.