Editing Ambient music (section)

===2010s–present===
====YouTube====
[[File:Mindfulness Meditation - Art4Good.jpg|thumb|Ambient music can be a tool for [[stress reduction]], [[mindfulness]] and meditation.]]
From the early 2010s to present, ambient music gained widespread recognition on [[YouTube]], with uploaded pieces, usually ranging from one to eight hours long, getting over millions of hits. Ambient videos assist online listeners with [[yoga]], [[Education|study]], [[sleep]] (see [[music and sleep]]), [[massage]], [[meditation]] and gaining [[optimism]], inspiration, and creating peaceful atmosphere in their rooms or other environments. Such videos may be titled "relaxing music".<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Yehuda | first1 = Nechama | year = 2011 | title = Music and Stress | journal = The Journal of Adult Development | volume = 18 | issue = 2| pages = 85–94 | doi=10.1007/s10804-010-9117-4| s2cid = 45335464 }}</ref>

Many uploaded ambient videos may also be influenced by [[biomusic]] where they feature [[Natural sounds|sounds of nature]], though the sounds would be modified with [[reverb]]s and [[Delay (audio effect)|delay units]] to make spacey versions of the sounds as part of the ambience. Such natural sounds oftentimes include those of a [[beach]], [[rainforest]], [[thunderstorm]] and [[rainfall]], among others, with [[List of animal sounds|vocalizations of animals]] such as [[bird songs]] being used as well. Pieces containing [[binaural beats]] are common and popular uploads as well, which provide [[music therapy]] and [[stress management]] for the listener.<ref>How Music Works by David Byrne, McSweeney's, 2012.</ref><ref name="nyt_ambience">{{cite news |last1=Brooke |first1=Eliza |title=The Soothing, Digital Rooms of YouTube |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/style/ambience-videos-asmr-youtube.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/style/ambience-videos-asmr-youtube.html |archive-date=2021-12-28 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |date=16 February 2021 |access-date=23 October 2021 |ref=nyt_ambience}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{efn|One notable exception is [[the Caretaker (musician)|the Caretaker]]'s ''[[Everywhere at the End of Time]]'', an ambient series of albums featuring over 22 millions views as of {{Date}}. It is widely considered to evoke strong negative emotions due to its musical representation of [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/style/tiktok-caretaker-challenge-dementia.html |title=Why Are TikTok Teens Listening to an Album About Dementia? |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=21 April 2021 |website=[[The New York Times]] |last=Ezra |first=Marcus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408232712/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/style/tiktok-caretaker-challenge-dementia.html |archive-date=8 April 2021 |url-status=live |url-access=limited }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ra.co/reviews/23649 |title=The Caretaker – ''Everywhere At The End Of Time (Stage 6)'' Album Review |date=12 April 2019 |access-date=31 March 2021 |website=[[Resident Advisor]] |last=Ryce |first=Andrew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413213656/https://residentadvisor.net/reviews/23649 |archive-date=13 April 2019 |url-status=unfit }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/29098-the-caretaker-tiktok-everywhere-at-the-end-of-time-interview |title=''Everywhere At The End Of Time'' Becomes TikTok Challenge (Leyland James Kirby gives us his reaction) |date=19 October 2020 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[The Quietus]] |last=Clarke |first=Patrick |url-status=live |archive-date=14 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714034114/https://thequietus.com/articles/29098-the-caretaker-tiktok-everywhere-at-the-end-of-time-interview }}</ref>}}

====Digital releases====
[[iTunes]] and [[Spotify]] have [[digital radio]] stations that feature ambient music, which are mostly produced by [[independent label]]s.<ref name="Mark Prendergast 2003"/>

Acclaimed ambient music of this era (according to ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' magazine) include works by [[Max Richter]], [[Julianna Barwick]], [[Grouper (musician)|Grouper]], [[William Basinski]], [[Oneohtrix Point Never]], and [[the Caretaker (musician)|the Caretaker]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9948-the-50-best-ambient-albums-of-all-time/?page=2|title=The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time – Page 2|website=Pitchfork.com|date=26 September 2016 |access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9948-the-50-best-ambient-albums-of-all-time/?page=3|title=The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time – Page 3|website=Pitchfork.com|date=26 September 2016 |access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9948-the-50-best-ambient-albums-of-all-time/?page=4|title=The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time – Page 4|website=Pitchfork.com|date=26 September 2016 |access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9948-the-50-best-ambient-albums-of-all-time/?page=5|title=The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time – Page 5|website=Pitchfork.com|date=26 September 2016 |access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> In 2011, American composer Liz Harris recording as [[Grouper (musician)|Grouper]] released the album ''AIA: Alien Observer'', listed by Pitchfork at number 21 on their "50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time".<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{Cite web|title=The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time – Page 3|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9948-the-50-best-ambient-albums-of-all-time/?page=3|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Pitchfork| date=26 September 2016 |language=en}}</ref> In 2011, Julianna Barwick released her first full-length album ''The Magic Place''. Heavily influenced by her childhood experiences in a church choir, Barwick loops her wordless vocals into ethereal soundscapes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Julianna Barwick {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/julianna-barwick-mn0002418851/biography|access-date=2021-01-05|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> It was listed at number 30 on Pitchfork's 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> After several self-released albums, Buchla composer, producer and performer [[Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith]] was signed to independent record label Western Vinyl in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith|url=http://kaitlynaureliasmith.com/js_artist/kaitlyn-aurelia-smith/|access-date=2021-01-05|language=en-US}}</ref> 

In 2016, she released her second official album ''EARS''. It paired the [[Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments|Buchla synthesizer]] with traditional instruments and her compositions were compared to [[Laurie Spiegel]] and [[Alice Coltrane]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's Existential Synthesizer Music|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/9834-kaitlyn-aurelia-smiths-existential-synthesizer-music/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Pitchfork|date=15 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref> Kaitlyn has also collaborated with other well-known Buchla performer, [[Suzanne Ciani]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Suzanne Ciani collaborate on Sunergy for RVNG|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/35384|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Resident Advisor}}</ref> ''[[Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep.]]'' was released by American [[electronica]] musician [[Moby]] in 2016, as a free download.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.littlepinerestaurant.com/ |title=Little Pine Restaurant |publisher=[[Little Pine (restaurant)|Little Pine]] |accessdate=February 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name="info">{{cite web |url=http://moby.com/la1/ |title=Long Ambients1: Calm. Sleep. by Moby |publisher=Moby.com |accessdate=February 25, 2016 |author=Moby |authorlink=Moby}}</ref> In March 2019, Moby released a follow-up ambient album, ''[[Long Ambients 2]]''. [[Iggy Pop]]'s 2019 album ''[[Free (Iggy Pop album)|Free]]'' features ambient soundscapes.<ref name="rs">{{cite news |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |title=Iggy Pop Previews New Album With Meditative Title-Track 'Free' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/iggy-pop-new-album-free-860520/ |accessdate=5 December 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=18 July 2019}}</ref> [[Mallsoft]], a subgenre of [[vaporwave]], features various ambient influences, with artists such as [[Cat System Corp.]] and Groceries exploring ambient sounds typical of malls and grocery stores.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/the-mall-nostalgia-and-the-loss-of-innocence-an-interview-with-corp |title=The Mall, Nostalgia, and the Loss of Innocence: An Interview With 猫 シ Corp. |date=8 March 2017 |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=[[Bandcamp Daily]] |last=Chandler |first=Simon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303080310/https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/the-mall-nostalgia-and-the-loss-of-innocence-an-interview-with-corp |archive-date=3 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>