At the moment, I think Alio Die is making the best pure ambient. His music is extremely organic, bright and flowing, so it's quite different from, say, Eno's rather academic sound or Roach's cavernous sound.
Vir Unis also makes some beautiful ambient - check out Aeonian Glow, Henry Hud and The Drift Inside to start.
If you want something that's downright psychedelic, check out Matt Hillier's releases under various guises (Ishvara - Magik Square of the Sun, Elve - Infinite Garden, Colourform - Visions of Surya, Ishq - Orchid, Indigo Egg - Ixland).
For some good dark ambient, check out Ionosphere, in particular 'The Stellar Winds'.
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Headphones Sennheiser HD650, Audio Technica ATH-W2002, ATH-W11JPN, Sennheiser PX100, Audio Technica ATH-ES7, Sony MDR-SA5000
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Music Electronica, ambient, IDM, beats, fractal groove, psychedelic, progressive house/trance/breaks, jungle, cinematic soundscapes, avant-garde, abstract, minimal, sonic forms of beauty, light and darkness.
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