These end-of-the-year lists are usually labeled "Best Albums of the Year" - Best Ambient, Best Jazz, Best Indie, etc. I have been doing that for years. It has been pointed out that calling a list the "Best of the Year" is not only a bit snobby, it's also a little ridiculous because there is so much ambient music released every week that it's impossible to keep up. Plus this list is just my opinion, how can it possibly qualify as the "best"?
With that in mind I was moving towards labeling these as my favorite albums of the year. In this case I called it "2023 Rewind" simply because I found a cool stock photo for the cover art. Anyway, on to the mix.
These lists and mixes are tough to compile. It's so easy for even good albums to get lost in the shuffle. The ones that definitely did not get lost are my top 5 albums:
Story Time by Paul Asbury Seaman
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Communiqué '77 - '86
The Passing Of Time by Old Amica
We Are Vaporized - The Music of Adam Wiltzie
A Quiet Way - Mysterioso Vol. 2
Summer Stargazing '24
Electric Highway - Khruangbin Mood Mix Vol. 1
A Letter From Home - 2000s Nostalgia
Deep Curents
Solstice Prelude, Fading Spring by Rafael Anton Irisarri
In Space No One Can Hear Your Guitar Scream
Ghosts of the Gardiner Expressway by Kilometre Club
Focus on Tranquility
More Train Tracks by Paul Asbury Seaman
Khôra - Grammars Of Emanation
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Arboreal Ambient
SLOW/FORM by Tewksbury
Transforming Sorrow by Paul Asbury Seaman
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