David Sylvian left synth-pop to work with experimental artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Robert Fripp and Can’s Holger Czukay
What is it?
Some might say that ambient has little right being in a pop magazine. Pop, they’d argue, is all about formula, rules and the shimmering beauty of a taut, three-minute nugget that’s destined to work either your feet or your heart. Ambient, on the other hand, is about spaciousness and atmosphere more than melodies and rhythm, music that’s meant to evoke a mood, music that you can daydream or meditate to.