These end-of-year lists are usually labeled "Best Albums of the Year." It has been pointed out that calling a list "Best of the Year" is a bit snobby and it's a little ridiculous because there is so much ambient music released that it's impossible to keep up. This list is just my opinion, how can it possibly qualify as the "best"? Labeling these as my favorite albums of the year makes more sense. In this case I called it "2023 Rewind" because I found a cool stock photo for the cover art.
I'm happy that I was able to squeeze in all 30 albums into this 2-hour mix. But these lists & mixes are tough to compile. It's easy for even good albums to get lost in the shuffle. The ones that definitely did not get lost are my top 5 albums of 2023:
1. Crows Labyrinth - Neon Scenes I - Granular Dreams
2. Brendan Eder Ensemble - Therapy
3. Eli Keszler - LIVE
4. The Green Kingdom - Ether Hymns
5. Rod Modell & Taka Noda - Glow World
The rest of the list & the tracklist are in the comments.