“Ambient” is an adjective increasingly used to describe music of all kinds, and the boundaries of the genre the word used to signify are becoming more porous all the time. The primary criterion for ...

Think about what you like to do at home every fall or winter to get warm: crank up the thermostat, wrap yourself in a chunky blanket, and sip on hot cider in front of a blazing fireplace. In other ...

A music room is not just a place to linger; it is a resonating chamber for creativity, emotions, and expression. Those fortunate enough to design such a space create more than just four walls for ...

From soothing drones and chimes to the sound of rain gently tapping on the roof - ambient music is transforming the way people sleep, focus and relax. Once an esoteric 1970s genre, mood music ...

I first discovered ambient music in college, when I was a late-night d.j. My show at the campus radio station started every Thursday at midnight and ran until five. From midnight through two-thirty, I ...

The term "ambient" music was first coined in the late '70s by influential British artist Brian Eno, who described it as music created to "induce calm and space to think." Since then, the genre has ...

Lawrence English is the director of Room40. Brian Eno’s Music For Airports celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. This record is widely regarded as formalising ambient music as we know it today.