Editing Ambient music (section)

====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>