Berlin-School Ambient
tagStarted 1973Peak 1974–1983Last big hit still activeFrom Berlin, Germany
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Berlin-School Ambient softens classic Berlin School sequencing into a more floating, less propulsive form, keeping the long-form electronic architecture while reducing rhythmic insistence and hard climactic drive.
History
It sits at the atmospheric edge of the Berlin School tradition associated with Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Michael Hoenig, and Ashra, where sequencers and synth shape still imply journey but ambience increasingly outweighs momentum.
Defining artists
Essential listening
Sources
- Berlin School and kosmische reference material
- artist pages for Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Hoenig, Ashra, Harmonia, and Cluster. citeturn24search24turn3search11turn25search0turn25search4