Welcome to the main section of Ambient Music Guide.

In this A-Z Essential Albums & Artists section you'll find my reviews of an ever-growing selection of what I consider some of the best album and e.p. releases in various ambient and downtempo sub-genres since the early 1960's.

Note that this guide is not, and never will be, comprehensive.

Instead, it concentrates on a more selective but wide range of releases and artists that I think are fantastic and worthy of discovery. There are few complete discographies, except on rare occasions where every release by an artist, series or label is in my opinion a great one.

Points are further illustrated with quotes from interviews done over the years by both myself and other sources.