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:
Galaxy Express
Folding Water - Fourth World Excursions
Harold & Durango Budd
Guitarissimo #2 - In a Languid Mood
Warming Trend
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Sunday Morning Music vol. 16 - Daybreak
Slow Motion Universe
Piano Day 2018
Apollo Vermouth
Shimmer - an alternative soundtrack to the film Annihilation
Snowblind
The Sun's Gone Dim - A Tribute to Johann Johannsson
Rusted Tone Recordings Guest Mix
Frontiers of Space
A Mystical Ambience
JAZZ 2017
Best Ambient of 2017
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