Ambient Media Japanese Atmospheres of Self

Introduction: reading the air -- Background music of the avant-garde: the quiet boom of Erik Satie -- The sound of embodied security: imaginary landscapes of ambient music -- Moving with the rhythms of the city: ambient video attunements -- Soft fascinations in shallow depth: compositing ambient space -- Subtractivism: low-affect living with ambient cinema -- Healing style: ambient literature and the aesthetics of calm -- Conclusion