In our annual look at the best ambient works of 2018, instead of 50 – we’ve upgraded to the Top 100 releases. Welcome to Part 1 – covering 100 -81.

#100
Track: Pale Plumage
Artist: JOE FUJINOKI
Release: Or Anywhere
Label: Temple of Eternal Music
Time: 01:39 – 6:53

#99
Track: Transient Bliss/Fete
Artist: GLASS HOUSE
Release: External Forces
Label: Oxtail Recordings
Time: 6:53 – 12:07

#98
Track: Drive Time Radio
Artist: NED MILLIGAN
Release: Afternoon Hours
Label: Fluid Audio
Time: 12:07 – 20:29

#97
Track: Tear
Artist: LUIS MIEHLICH
Release: Silences
Label: Archives
Time: 20:29 – 26:46

#96
Track: VVQ-SSJ
Artist: PENDANT
Release: Make Me Know You Sweet
Label: West Mineral Ltd.
Time: 29:21 – 39:50

#95
Track: Light
Artist: OCEAN FLOOR
Release: Redland
Label: Tesla Tapes
Time: 39:50 – 45:21

#94
Track: Bonus Malaise
Artist: GUNTER SCHLIENZ
Release: Liederbuch
Label: Muzan Editions
Time: 45:21 – 52:34

#93
Track: Equinox
Artist: PEPO GALÁN & MAX WÜRDEN
Release: All of A Sudden
Label: Self Released
Time: 52:34 – 59:14

#92
Track: Artemisia (Chapter II)
Artist: LEFTINA OSHA
Release: Too Much For Nothing
Label: Audio.Visuals.Atmosphere
Time: 59:14 – 1:03:57

#91
Track: Migration
Artist: GOLDMUND
Release: Occasus
Label: Western Vinyl
Time: 1:03:57 – 1:07:15

#90
Track: Sightlines
Artist: GRAY ACRES
Release: Gray Acres
Label: Sound in Silence
Time: 1:07:15 – 1:13:42

#89
Track: Sea #2
Artist: MOSS COVERED TECHNOLOGY
Release: And His Many Seas
Label: Fluid Audio
Time: 1:18:06 – 1:23:50

#88
Track: Vozes Encontradas
Artist: WILL SAMSON
Release: A Baleia
Label: Dauw
Time: 1:23:50 – 1:28:17

#87
Track: Slow Down
Artist: STEVEN KEMNER
Release: Little Notes
Label: Facture
Time: 1:28:17 – 1:32:58

#86
Track: Silhouette
Artist: BEDROOM
Release: Moons
Label: Fluere Tapes
Time: 1:32:58 – 1:37:24

#85
Track: Side A 16_25 (excerpt)
Artist: SLOWS
Release: Enormous Pause
Label: Umor Rex
Time: 1:37:24 – 1:45:32

#84
Track: Dimly Lit
Artist: SPHERULEUS
Release: Glimmers
Label: Rusted Tone
Time: 1:49:20 – 1:53:53

#83
Track: VII
Artist: øjeRum
Release: A Certain Grief
Label: Shimmering Moods
Time: 1:53:53 – 2:00:15

#82
Track: Uni
Artist: CRAUN
Release: III
Label: HushHush Recordings
Time: 2:00:15 – 2:04:57

#81
Track: Sunny Ambient
Artist: TOMASZ BEDNARCZYK
Release: Illustrations for Those Who
Label: Room40
Time: 2:04:57 – 2:09:57

Quiet Space Top 100 Countdown — Best of 2018— Part 1

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