There is a group of improvisational artists right now who are sometimes called "ambient" but are more in the spectrum of early Eno ambient and early "new age" ... arguably with a jazz-ish tinge. Folks like Nino and Mercereau, for instance.

The ambient you're referring to is decidedly different, hinting at a very specific vein of electronic music.

Even though "ambient" is used in both cases, it's a definite categorical distinction. It doesn't make sense to compare this to BoC or other ambient-ish IDM acts; they're not doing anything remotely similar.

-thebigfunk

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