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Ambient Music

Ambient Music is a genre. Ambient Music grew out of Neoclassicism (music), Post-minimalism, Musique Concrète and Postminimalism. Its influence carried into Downtempo, Post-rock, Chillwave, Vaporwave and new age, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 12 connections around Ambient Music. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Ambient Music came from and where it led.

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Ambient MusicNeoclassicism (music)Post-minimalismMusique ConcrètePostminimalismDowntempoPost-rockChillwaveVaporwavenew ageDrone MusicIsolationismAmbient techno

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Ambient Music connections

Ambient Music grew out of Neoclassicism (music), Post-minimalism, Musique Concrète and Postminimalism, went on to shape Downtempo, Post-rock, Chillwave and Vaporwave. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Ambient Music

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Sounds and acts that shaped Ambient Music.

What Ambient Music shaped

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Where the influence of Ambient Music travelled next.

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