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:
Soalce of the Sea
Autumn Trumpet by Paul Asbury Seaman
The Birdsong Project
Mystical Waterwheel by Paul Asbury Seaman
4th World Excursions - Slow Water
Walk Softly Upon This Earth - A Handpan Journey
Summer Stargazing
Undeniably Ambient
Train Six-56 by Paul Asbury Seaman
That Beautiful Land of Nod Vol. 2
Time to Listen - by Peter van Cooten of Ambientblog
Sunday Morning Music Vol. 22 - Warm Waves
The Beautiful Land of Nod
Guitarissimo Vol. 3
The New World of Deutsche Grammophon
Soothing Sequencers by Paul Asbury Seaman
Maps Without Edges - 90s Tribal Ambient
Stranger Synths 2022
Tears in the Rain - A Tribute to Vangelis
Fractal Panorama - Guitar Space Rock
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