Ambient -

electronic music genre, characterized by a d eparture from the linear drop of the melodic line, characteristic of classical electronic music (Vangelis, Kitaro), to loose spots sound composition. Typically, individual patches are constantly repeated phrase associated electronic drums, which organizes track in terms of rhythm. While other types of music - from the serious to punk rock - the axis of the track design is a harmonic process, in ambient music, the song develops mainly by handling timbre. The second basic compositional technique is the use of a constant repetition of short melodic phrases, which, with each repetition is slightly modified or enriched.