Top Ambient albums

Enya returns after a 5-year hiatus with Amarantine. Recorded with producer/arranger Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan, it is typically melodious, replete with Celtic and world moods but accessible despite some tracks being sung in a made up language

A Posteriori has all the hypnotic and celestial sounding of Enigma, and the fans will be glad to hear the legendary opening phrase 'Good evening. This is the voice of Enigma' here. This time vocalists sing of the whole universe

The US musician Moby recorded the ninth studio long-play Wait For Me. This album not only became the artist's return to the early style, but also the best his creation for the last decade

The new album by the Icelandic outfit Sigur Ros called Valtari shows how comfortable they feel playing their original style. The band shows no desire to change, which is but likely to make listeners happy

Sigur Ros' album Hvarf/Heim consists of two parts: Hvarf contains new studio versions of previously unreleased songs that could be heard only on live performances, and Heim is a shorter part offering the acoustic versions of a few compositions