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:
Driving All Night
Summer Sleeps
Halftribe ambient mix
Always & Forever - Americana Vol. 1
Favorite Ambient Tracks Of All Time
Sunday Morning Music Vol. 8 - slow mornings
things left unsaid
Across the Water
Ghosts in the Score
Reflecting the Hybrid - by Chris Fraley, a member of the Hypnos Recordings Forums
a frozen world
Late Night Encounters Vol. 1
A winter's dub
Deep Sky Time - music for stargazing 2013
Favorite ambient albums of all time
distant crossroads
Sunday Morning Music vol. 7 - The Sun King
dub transmissions
A Glitch in Time
Movement & Location - music for biking
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