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:
Under Eno's covers
Infinite ambient
a leaf on the wind - field recordings & ambience 2013
Sunday Morning Music - 1970s Recollections
Sci Fi Adventures - All These Worlds
Rivers Flow
Ambient by Non-Ambient Artists
Sunday Morning Music vol. 5 - Chasing Ice
dubscapes & dreamscapes
Headphone Commute ...and darkness came
asleep at the piano
Sunday Morning Music vol. 4 - To Speak of Solitude
s t r e t c h e d beyond recognition
illusions of autumn
Favorite Ambient Artists
daylight fades
Music for a Mars landing
The God Particle
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