Ambient favorites


I would appreciate some of our members ambient music favorites... Music that is there, but not getting in the way of reading, talking etc etc ...I seem to remember Brian Eno delving in this back in the seventies, but am frankly clueless to it evolution since then. Thank you.
goldenear1948
I've always been an Eno fan, but in the past 2 years have really expanded my Ambient catalog. Some of my favorite artists:

Eno - he has a lot out - everything in his catalog is worth having and most is even better than "Music for Airports"

Harold Budd - like everything I have by him
Frip and Eno - especially "Evening Star"
Michael Brook
John Foxx
Robin Guthrie - not totally ambient - some is a little more lively.
Klaus Schulze - more electronic, but ambient
Tangerine Dream - really more electronic, less ambient

Also - some Jazz "ambient" I like a lot:

Tord Gustavsen Trio - all of their catalog
Bobo Stenson Trio - Cantando, War Orphans
Ralph Towner and Gay Burton - "Matchbook"
Here are some mixes I have on 8tracks.com:

Introduction to Pete Namlook & Fax Records
http://8tracks.com/synthfreek/synthfreek-s-introduction-to-fax-records-pete-namlook

ECM Records Mix for fans of electronic/ambient music
http://8tracks.com/synthfreek/synthfreek-s-intro-to-ecm-records-mix-for-electronic-music-listeners

Deep Ambient Pt. 1
http://8tracks.com/synthfreek/synthfreek-s-deeper-than-deep-ambient-mix-part-1

Deep Ambient Pt. 2
http://8tracks.com/synthfreek/synthfreek-s-deeper-than-deep-ambient-mix-part-2

Ambient Dub Techno
http://8tracks.com/synthfreek/synthfreek-s-ambient-dub-techno-mix

Some Mid-90s Chilout
http://8tracks.com/synthfreek/some-mid90s-chillout-classics
Boards of Canada "Music Has a Right to Children" & "Geogaddi"
Aphex Twin "Selected Ambient Works 85-92" & "Selected Ambient Works Vol. II"
Future Sound of London "Lifeform"
Nicolas Jaar "Space is Only Noise"

Check out http://www.ambientmusicgude.com for more suggestions.
Check out the site "MixCloud". a TON of ambient there. See mixes by LowLight Mixes and also Chronaut. To add a little to Bdgregory's reply...give a listen to the "Mysterious Skin" movie soundtrack collaboration between Guthrie and Budd. Can be found on YouTube.

Others to try: Loscil, Helios, Jasper TX, & Tycho.

If you haven't heard them yet, you might enjoy STARS OF THE LID very much.

Brian Eno remains continues to be active in this area. Search him on YouTube and you are sure to find something more you will enjoy. Thursday Afternoon comes to mind.