dark ambient

Summary

dark ambient is a music genre^[1]. It draws 1,454 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #295 of 1,946).^[2]

Key Facts

• dark ambient's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• dark ambient is a type of ambient music^[4].
• dark ambient is a type of post-industrial music^[5].
• dark ambient's Commons category is recorded as Dark ambient^[6].
• dark ambient's country of origin is recorded as United States^[7].
• dark ambient's country of origin is recorded as Europe^[8].
• January 1, 1988 marks the founding of dark ambient^[9].
• dark ambient's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dark ambient^[10].

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Definition and Type

dark ambient's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3]. Recorded subclass of include ambient music^[4] and post-industrial music^[5].

Origins

January 1, 1988 marks the founding of dark ambient^[9].

Why It Matters

dark ambient draws 1,454 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #295 of 1,946).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[12]

It has been cited as an influence by Portal^[13], a musical group^[14], founded in 1994^[15] and ambient black metal^[16], a music genre^[17].

FAQs

Who did dark ambient influence?

dark ambient has been cited as an influence by Portal^[13] and ambient black metal^[16].