List of ambient artists

This is a list of ambient music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label, but not limited to such). This list does not include little-known local artists. Artists are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.

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A

* Philip Aaberg
* William Ackerman
* Acoustic Alchemy
* Adiemus
* Aeoliah
* Aes Dana
* Airiel
* The Album Leaf
* Ambeon
* Amp
* Anomalous Disturbances
* Anugama
* Aphex Twin
* David Arkenstone
* Diane Arkenstone
* Ash Ra Tempel
* James Asher
* Atom Heart
* Augustine Leudar
* Australis

B

* Bad Sector
* Bass Communion
* Bruno Sanfilippo
* Peter Baumann
* Bluetech
* Boards of Canada
* Richard Bone
* Thom Brennan
* Michael Brook
* Harold Budd
* Burzum (later works)
* Ray Buttigieg
* Wally Badarou
* Bowery Electric
* Peter Buffett
* Buckethead (trance-ambient)

C

* Carbon Based Lifeforms
* Wendy Carlos
* Clifford Carter (member of James Taylors band)
* Cell
* Craig Chaquico
* Suzanne Ciani
* Clouddead
* Cluster
* Cocteau Twins
* Coil
* B.J. Cole (pedal steel gutairist)
* Colleen
* Contagious Orgasm
* Controlled Bleeding
* Crab Smasher
* Craig Padilla
* Cusco
* Holger Czukay

D

* Deathprod
* De Facto (band)
* Dead Can Dance
* The Dead Texan
* Death Ambient
* Death Cube K
* Stuart Dempster
* Deutsch Nepal
* DJ Spooky
* Delerium
* Kurt Doles
* dreamSTATE
* Malcolm Dalglish
* David Darling
* Constance Demby
* Deuter
* Suzanne Doucet

E

* Earthstar
* Danielle Egnew
* Ludovico Einaudi
* Elisa
* Eluvium
* Emerald Web
* Justin Emerle
* Enigma
* Brian Eno
* Roger Eno
* Karlheinz Essl
* Enya
* Dean Evenson

F

* Don Falcone
* Falling Up
* Falling You
* Fantomas
* Christian Fennesz
* The Fireman
* Tim Floyd
* Focus 23
* Jim Fox
* Christopher Franke
* Freescha
* Robert Fripp
* Edgar Froese
* Ben Frost
* Frou Frou
* Fumio
* Future Sound of London / Amorphous Androgynous

G

* Gas
* Peter Gabriel
* Philip Glass
* Global Communication
* Goldfrapp
* Gandalf
* Manuel Gottsching
* Guru Guru
* Grey Area
* Ruben Garcia

H

* Rob Haigh
* Hammock
* Halo Manash
* Harmonia
* Jon Hassell
* Tom Heasley
* Helios
* Higher Intelligence Agency
* Peter Hammill
* Tim Hecker
* Hum
* Michael Hedges
* Hemisphere

I

* Tetsu Inoue
* Mark Isham
* Ishq
* Ishvara
* Iasos (musician)

J

* Karl Jenkins
* Jean Michel Jarre
* Jeff Johnson
* Jaia
* Michael Jones
* Bradley Joseph

K

* Karl Sanders
* Peter Kater
* Karunesh
* Kevin Keller
* Kevin Kern
* Kettel
* Paddy Kingsland
* Kitaro
* The KLF
* Koan
* Thomas Köner
* Kraftwerk
* Andrei Krylov
* Kuba

L

* Labradford
* Daniel Lanois
* Bill Laswell
* Liquid Zen
* Loscil
* Lull
* Lusine
* Lustmord
* Lydia
* Ray Lynch
* David Lanz
* Laraaji
* Mars Lasar
* Ottmar Liebert
* Lightwave
* Thomas Leer
* Luminaria

M

* Maeror Tri
* Main
* Makyo
* Mana ERG
* Mariae Nascenti
* Matotumba
* Moby
* Morgenstern
* Moodswings
* The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud
* Mythos
* Mannheim Steamroller
* Paul McCandless
* Loreena McKennitt
* Billy McLaughlin
* Robyn Miller
* Marconi Union
* Mirror System
* Roberto Musci

N

* Pete Namlook
* Neptune Towers
* R. Carlos Nakai (Native American flutist)
* Andy Narell
* Loren Nerell
* Kenneth Newby
* Nightingale
* Nightnoise
* Nine Inch Nails (mainly on The Fragile)
* No-Man
* Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai)
* Numina (Numina/Caul)
* Nemuriyume
* Michael Nyman

O

* Omar Rodriguez Lopez
* Ombient
* Omni Trio
* On! Air! Library!
* Open Canvas
* The Orb
* William Orbit (Strange Cargo series)
* Orbital
* O Yuki Conjugate
* Patrick O'Hearn
* Mike Oldfield
* Coyote Oldman
* Vidna Obmana
* Odd Nosdam

P

* Jeff Pearce
* Phish ("The Siket Disc" in particular)
* Pink Floyd
* Plastikman
* Popol Vuh
* Puff Dragon

R

* Radio Massacre International
* Radiohead
* Raison D'être
* Red
* Riceboy Sleeps
* Robert Rich
* Terry Riley
* Francis Rimbert
* Ryuta.K
* Steve Roach
* Kim Robertson
* Hans-Joachim Roedelius
* Emmy Rossum
* Rothko
* Rurutia
* Ricardo Cardenas

* Ryuichi Sakamoto
* Erik Satie
* Conrad Schnitzler
* Neal Schon (from Journey)
* Klaus Schulze
* Scorn
* Seay
* Shadowfax
* Jonah Sharp
* Shinjuku Thief
* Shpongle
* Shulman
* Michael Shrieve
* Sigur Rós
* Montana Skies
* Spiral Realms
* Stars of the Lid
* Michael Stearns

T

* t.A.T.u (best known for their pop, electronica and alteernative rock, though also classified as ambient)
* Hirokazu Tanaka
* Team Sleep
* Terre Thaemlitz
* Robert Scott Thompson
* TimeShard
* Amon Tobin
* Troum
* Tuu
* Tangerine Dream
* 2002
* Henrik Takkenberg
* Devin Townsend

U

* Ulrich Schnauss
* Ulver
* Underworld

V

* Ván and the Orquestra de Cerf
* Vangelis
* Edgard Varèse
* Velvet Cacoon
* VLE

W

* Wavestar (with John Dyson)
* Within Temptation
* Simon Webb
* Windy & Carl
* Jah Wobble
* Woob
* Kit Watkins
* Paul Winter
* Paul Winter Consort
* Tim White

Y

* Kenji Yamamoto
* Susumu Yokota

Z

* Zero 7
* Zoviet France

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