I’m not one to start to listen to new music just to seem more inclusive but I dont really listen to many woman ambient artists. Not a fan of Grouper (although im willing to be won over) and not really fond of the vocal landscapes of Julianna Barwick and I dont really know many more woman artists in the genre (or at least in my own personal categorisation of the genre). Im clearly missing out on some people here.
Given the question-marks of Pitchforks list being largely male dominated, and knowing that my own such list would fall for the same traps, I would just like to know who they would have put in? Hopefully I will discover some great new music on the way! (im already going to check out Éliane Radigue tonight)
Okay just relised that the criticism was on the gender of the reviewers, not the artists. Still a chance to discover more music in what seems like a largely male dominated genre.
April Larson - extensive back catalogue, would recommend starting with the following though it it’s a little on the noiser end of the spectrum When You Fall Asleep | April Larson
Her double album ‘AIA’ has some of her most ambient stuff on it, I think; and ‘Ruins’ is a bit of a departure of sorts (not massively, but the predominant focus on just piano and voice makes it distinct from much of her work). I’d also recommend her album with Jesy Fortino (Tiny Vipers) as a good starting point – it’s called ‘Mirrorring’ (also the name of their collaborative project).
