List of dark ambient artists

The following is a list of notable artists who compose, or have composed, dark ambient music at some point in their careers.

#, A

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 * Θ (Theta)
 * Abu Lahab
 * Actress
 * Adonxs
 * AeTopus
 * Agalloch
 * Giulio Aldinucci
 * Alio Die
 * All Hail the Transcending Ghost
 * Altar of Plagues
 * Alva Noto
 * Amber Asylum
 * Kristian Eidnes Andersen
 * Martin Stig Andersen
 * Peter Andersson
 * Anenzephalia
 * Antimatter
 * Aphex Twin
 * Apollon
 * Arcana
 * Arditi
 * Art Zoyd
 * Ascension of the Watchers
 * Ataraxia
 * aTelecine
 * Atrium Carceri
 * Attrition
 * Aube
 * Austere
 * Autopsia
 * Autumn Tears
 * Daniel Avery
 * The Axis of Perdition
 * Nigel Ayers

B

 * Christoph de Babalon
 * Angelo Badalamenti
 * Bad Sector
 * Kelly Bailey
 * Aidan Baker
 * Blixa Bargeld
 * Bark Psychosis
 * Barn Owl
 * William Basinski
 * Bass Communion
 * Bastard Noise
 * Tyler Bates
 * Bobby Beausoleil
 * Beequeen
 * Michael Begg
 * Beherit
 * Bell Witch
 * Belong
 * John Bergin
 * Eraldo Bernocchi
 * Harry Bertoia
 * Maurizio Bianchi
 * Big City Orchestra
 * Biosphere
 * Birchville Cat Motel
 * Joseph Bishara
 * Black Dice
 * The Black Dog
 * Blackhouse
 * Black Rain
 * Black Tape for a Blue Girl
 * Blood Incantation
 * Bloodyminded
 * Blut Aus Nord
 * Der Blutharsch
 * The Body
 * The Body Lovers / The Body Haters
 * Bohren & der Club of Gore
 * Boris
 * Brighter Death Now
 * Eric Brosius
 * Burzum

C

 * Cabaret Voltaire
 * Ethel Cain
 * The Caretaker
 * Kim Cascone
 * Ben Chatwin
 * Cindytalk
 * Cisfinitum
 * Cities Last Broadcast
 * Coil
 * Continuum
 * Controlled Bleeding
 * CTI
 * Cultus Sabbati

D

 * Deathprod
 * Decree
 * Demdike Stare
 * Deutsch Nepal

E

 * Einstürzende Neubauten
 * Endura
 * HEXA: Lawrence English and Jamie Stewart
 * Brian Eno
 * Esoteric

F

 * Jeffrey Fayman
 * Dominick Fernow
 * Fever Ray
 * Final
 * Robert Fripp
 * Peter Frohmader
 * Ben Frost

G

 * Roopam Garg
 * Gnaw Their Tongues
 * Godspeed You! Black Emperor
 * Martin Grech
 * Jeff Greinke

H

 * Paul Haslinger
 * Jon Hassell
 * The Haxan Cloak
 * Simon Heath
 * Tim Hecker
 * Hecq
 * Hieronymus Bosch
 * Aubrey Hodges
 * Hwyl Nofio

I, J

 * David Jackman
 * Jarboe
 * Jóhann Jóhannsson

K

 * Edward Ka-Spel
 * Kammarheit
 * The Knife
 * Thomas Köner
 * Kreng
 * David Kristian

L

 * Lab Report
 * Lifelover
 * Andrew Liles
 * Love Spirals Downwards
 * Lull
 * Lustmord
 * Lycia
 * David Lynch

M

 * Main
 * Daniel Menche
 * Merzbow
 * Mesektet
 * Midnight Syndicate
 * Mortiis
 * Murcof
 * Mz.412

N

 * Nadja
 * Natural Snow Buildings
 * Nebulon
 * Neptune Towers
 * Phill Niblock
 * Nine Inch Nails
 * Nocturnal Emissions
 * Noisegate
 * NON
 * Nordvargr
 * Not Your Average Hippy
 * Nox Arcana
 * Nurse with Wound

O

 * Pauline Oliveros
 * Oranssi Pazuzu
 * O Yuki Conjugate

P, Q

 * Painkiller
 * Charlemagne Palestine
 * Pan American
 * Pantha du Prince
 * Sandro Perri
 * PGR
 * James Plotkin
 * Popol Vuh
 * Portal
 * Psychick Warriors ov Gaia
 * Fatima Al Qadiri

R

 * Raison d'être
 * Rapoon
 * The Residents
 * Graeme Revell
 * Trent Reznor
 * Robert Rich
 * Bill Rieflin
 * Steve Roach
 * Rome
 * Sam Rosenthal
 * Atticus Ross
 * Ruptured World

S

 * Ryuichi Sakamoto
 * Karl Sanders
 * Matthew Schultz
 * Scorn
 * Seirom
 * Steven Severin
 * Shackleton
 * Soap&Skin
 * Spektr
 * SPK
 * Alan Splet
 * Stars of the Lid
 * Storm Corrosion
 * Andy Stott
 * Stratvm Terror
 * Sunn O)))
 * Swans

T

 * Teho Teardo
 * Techno Animal
 * Toroidh
 * Trepaneringsritualen
 * Triangular Ascension
 * Trust Obey

U, V

 * Darrin Verhagen
 * Vision Eternel
 * VNV Nation

W

 * Wardruna
 * Steven Wilson
 * Adam Wingard
 * Wrekmeister Harmonies
 * Wumpscut

X - Z

 * Luca Yupanqui