Ambient music is not for everybody, in much the same sense that Death Metal or Dubstep isn't.
Yes, certainly true.
Okay, I've tried working, studying, and relaxing with this music in the background. So here are comments in that regard:
Liquids - It's perfectly fine as a background until the drum starts. The drum to me feels like somebody thumping on my brain - it really annoys me and distracts me from what I am doing. Later on the drum quiets down (or the rest of the music becomes louder), which helps to remove the negative effect.
Snow - Ahhhh. Sooo soothing. I think I see now how this music should be appreciated.
The percussion is a little distracting, but not bad.
Dusk - This tracks sets a neat atmosphere. I like the percussion in this one. It works well for background music and relaxing music.
Fields - The drum beats are soft, but something about them makes my ears feel weird (listening with earbuds). It's kinda annoying, like somebody is tapping on my ear drums. (Maybe the music volume drops with each drumbeat, like from compression?) The drumbeat also makes me feel nervous for some reason.
Stars - Very relaxing, though the drums again feel like they are tapping on my ear drums.
All in all, personally for me, they are all great for relaxing except for the percussion parts of some of them. I think it is good to have percussion join the track at some point, but for some reason the particular percussive effect bothers me. It is a very strong, active feeling percussion, that interrupts the slow, chill atmosphere. That's how I feel. Somebody tell me that I'm crazy.
My favorite is "Snow".
I tried listening to the music while reading portions from "The Chronicles of Narnia", but the music seemed to lock my mind in an atmosphere not compatible with the story. Grin.
Edit: I should mention that I'm not finding fault in the arrangement, only in the mixing.