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:
Ocean Echoes
Vox Eterna - A Wordless Hymn to a Luminous World
The Memory of Trains
Pale Blue Dot - Earth Day 2017
Guitarissimo
Sunday Morning Music vol. 14 - Early Bird
Off_Worlder
City Centre Offices - Impact & Inspiration
a slow thaw 2017
Sci Fi Soundtracks
Gently Falling Snow
Best Ambient of 2016
Cinematic Headspace
Mysterioso
endless ambient
still falls the rain 2016
Stranger Synths
Luminouspaces
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