r/SpaceMusic

9.1K archived posts · Mar 2010 – Sep 2026

SpaceMusic: Musical space exploration

r/SpaceMusic

Archived posts from r/SpaceMusic, Mar 2010 to Sep 2026.

Created Mar 16, 2010

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Several things have been described as "space music" (though with common characteristics), this is a subreddit for all of them. A more detailed explanation of space music can be seen under the posting guidelines.

Playlist

This will play every song without interuptions. (Once the page loads, just click "Play" in the top right-hand corner.)

Posting Guidelines

Link directly to music. Blogspam will be removed.
Excessive reposts (under 1 month old) may be removed, please check with Karma Decay.
Only links from Soundcloud or Youtube (not youtu.be) will work with the playlist but any URL is accepted.
It is preferable if genres are stated in submission titles.
This is space music not space videos, for music videos which are only related in visual nature, please post over at r/SpaceVideos.

What is space music?

Taken/edited from the last.fm Space Music group:

Defining 'space music' is nearly impossible because composers and engineers in many different genres of music have used this term to define their creations.

In its most recognized form, space music utilizes deep, floating synths and waves of alien chord progressions, which may be accompanied by echoing rhythmic textures or airy, choir-like synth tones. Vocals are rarely incorporated, but distant (often indistinct) voices can sometimes be heard.

Space music has expanded over the years, infiltrating and influencing many musical styles since its earliest incarnation. Elements of space music can be heard in new age, world, jazz, ambient, and electronic music, psychedelic rock, even video game and movie soundtracks. It is considered by some to be a sub-genre of electronic ambient music.

Selecting criteria to categorize a piece as space music in this subreddit would be pointless. For some, it's about immersion in the space outside and inside of ourselves, while others ask the more literal question: Does it sound like outer space? In the end, space music is simply about imagination and exploration of extraordinary soundscapes.

Any interpretation of space music is welcome here, as long as their compositions retain the essential nature and spirit of space music.

Links

Last.fm Group
Space Music on Wikipedia. Mostly about the New Age/ambient genre.
Internet Radio: Echoes of Blue Mars | Soma FM Space Station | Soma FM Mission Control | Soma FM Drone Zone | di.fm Space Dreams

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