Best Ambient of 2022 part 1

    Man, these lists are tough to assemble. So why do I does this? Mostly because I enjoy the exercise of reviewing the tons and tons of music that is released over the year. It's a more active and intentional listening mode that I switch to at this time of year. I love checking out other lists to see what I may have missed. But mostly I'm just a music dork who likes lists. So here it is my favorite ambient music of 2022.   My Top 10 Ambient Albums of 2022 Ecovillage - The Road Not Taken [Laaps] Snufmumriko - Radio Mnemosyne [Dronarivm] Man Watching the Stars - The Sextant of a Blind Seafarer Gylden - Island Friend [Seil] Nils Frahm - Music For Animals [Leiter] Glåsbird - Himalaya [Whitelabrecs] Alio Die & Dirk Serries - The Chapters Of The Eclipse [Projekt] Tapani Rinne & Juha Maki-Patola - Open [Hush Hush Records] Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werliin - Ghosted [Drag City] Tapes and Topographies - Modalities [Simulacra]   Here's the rest of the list in alphabetical order: 't Geruis - Bain D'Étoiles [Laaps] 't Geruis - Slow Dance on Moss Beds [Lost Tribe Sound] Adrian Copeland - If This Were My Body [Lost Tribe Sound] Alio Die - Distillation of Time & Spirals of Light [Hic Sunt Leones] Austin Rockman - Our Own Unknown [Krysalisound] Calm Whale - Awaken Earth CELL - Onwards System [Ultimae] Deepchord - Functional Designs [Soma] Glåsbird - Cinéma Noir [Whitelabrecs] Harry Towell & Guy Gelem - Restful Spaces [Polar Seas] Heavenchord - Field Recordings #4 [Secret Domain] Inhmost - Space & Awareness [Tonight’s Dream Records] Jarguna - Neogene [Projekt] Jason Kolàr - Liquid Rhythm [Dauw] Jens Pauly - 1989 [Whitelabrecs] Johann Johannsson - Drone Mass [DG] Louigi Verona - Journeys on Google Earth Michael Scott Dawson - Music For Listening Moss Covered Technology - Brick & Air [Audiobulb] Oren Ambarchi - Shebang [Drag City] Pan-American - The Patience Folder [Kranky] Polaroid Notes - Cloud Anthems [Whitelabrecs] Romeo Poirier - Living Room [Faitiche] Ruven Nunez - Untitled #51 [Longform Editions] S. van der Toorn - vervlogenheden i-xi [Aural Canyon] Scattered Light - D.A. #017 A.D. 2022 [Dust Archive] Seabuckthorn - Of No Such Place [Laaps] Son of Chi & Arthur Fink - The Fifth World Recordings [Astral Industries] State Azure - Nova Sonus [2022] Steve Tibbetts - Hellbound Train [ecm] Tapani Rinne & Juha Maki-Patola - Open [Hush Hush Records] Tapes and Topographies - Amplitudes [Whitelabrecs] Taylor Deupree - Harbor [Laaps] The Lonely Bell - Kingdoms Of The Deep Toàn - Phonolite [Krysalisound] William Basinski & Janek Schaefer - “ . . . on reflection [Temporary Residence]   I've done three separate mixes to celebrate the best ambient music of 2022 and I will post one a day. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Ecovillage - Silent River(ft. Henrik Meierkord & Ruven Nunez) (The Road Not Taken - Laaps) 03:10    Jens Pauly - Vast (1989 - Whitelabrecs) 08:40    't Geruis - la petite riviere (Slow Dance on Moss Beds - Lost Tribe Sound) 13:00    William Basinski & Janek Schaefer - . . . on reflection(one) (“ . . . on reflection " - Temporary Residence) 19:41    Scattered Light - A.D. 2022 - SP#086 (D.A. #017 - A.D. 2022 - Dust Archive) 23:36    Man Watching the Stars - Sakkyoku • 55 Cancri (The Sextant of a Blind Seafarer) 29:10    Harry Towell & Guy Gelem - Montague's Creek (Restful Spaces - Polar Seas) 36:05    Inhmost - So Far Away (Space & Awareness - Tonight's Dream Records) 40:12    Glåsbird - Vansa (Himalaya - Whitelabrecs) 44:30    Johann Johannsson - To Fold & Remain Dormant (Drone Mass - DG) 47:54    Tapes and Topographies - The First of Many Moons (Modalities - Simulacra) 51:54    S. van der Toorn - vervlogenheid i (vervlogenheden i-xi - Aural Canyon) 55:08    Michael Scott Dawson - Summerfallow (Music For Listening) 57:51    Pan•American - Swimming in a Western Hotel (The Patience Fader - Kranky) 60:30    end