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Eric Hilton (Thievery Corporation) Unveils Elegant Trip-Hop Album ‘A Sky So Close’

Eric Hilton – A Sky So Close (Montserrat House Music, 2026) Eric Hilton, co-founder of downtempo duo Thievery Corporation, will release his new album A…

The cover centers on a vertical beam of bright light cutting through a smoky, amber-red atmosphere. On both sides of the glowing line, plant forms or seed heads appear illuminated in gold, as if lit from within. The artist name “Chris Russell” sits near the top in small red lettering, while the title Lumen appears at the bottom in spaced gold text.

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Chris Russell’s Lumen Lights Up Ambient Music Scene

Stefan Bruno February 12, 2026 No Comments ambient Chris Russell electronic music

Chris Russell — Lumen (Spotted Peccary, 2026) Ambient music composer Chris Russell has released Lumen, his fourth solo album on Spotted Peccary Music. The eight-track…

A single pastel-purple rock sits on a flat pink background, casting a long shadow to the left. White lettering at the top reads “minerals form the crust,” while the bottom credits “Strangebird Sounds.”

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Strangebird~Sounds Digs Into Minerals Form The Crust

Stefan Bruno January 12, 2026 No Comments ambient electronic music microsound modern classical psycho-acoustic Strangebird~Sounds

Strangebird~Sounds – Minerals Form The Crust (2026) Strangebird~Sounds, the recording project of electronic producer Gregory Geerts, has a 2026 release titled Minerals Form The Crust.…

Raphael Groten - Inner Sanctum cover artwork. An illustration of a brown bear.

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Inner Sanctum: 22 Chilly Guitar Spells From Vermont

Stefan Bruno January 8, 2026 No Comments ambient electronic music Raphael Groten

Raphael Groten – Inner Sanctum (self-released, 2025) Vermont musician and composer Raphael Groten has released Inner Sanctum, a bewitching 22-track album built around electric guitar…

A black-and-white image with a weathered stone arch suspended between two old structures, viewed from below against a pale sky. Soft vignetting darkens the edges, while a few sparse plants emerge from the masonry.

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Dirk Serries Goes Long on Infinite And Unbound

Stefan Bruno January 7, 2026 No Comments ambient Dirk Serries electronic music

Dirk Serries – Infinite And Unbound (Projekt., 2025) Belgian composer and guitarist Dirk Serries (also known for work under the alias vidnaObmana) has released Infinite…

The cover of Curandero centers on an ornate altar filled with ritual objects. A carved skull surrounded by smaller skulls sits beneath a warm golden glow, flanked by candles, folk figurines, and devotional images

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Ambient Pioneer Meets Overtone Ritual In A Cross-Cultural Journey

Stefan Bruno November 26, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Soriah Steve Roach tribal

Steve Roach & Soriah – Curandero (Projekt, 2025) Ambient electronic artist Steve Roach and throat singer/ritual performer Soriah announce Curandero (healer), their first collaborative album.…

A misty mountain range rises through swirling clouds, framed by deep red and purple borders. The artist’s name appears at the top in white lettering, while the title Along The Coppermine Ridge sits centered at the bottom in golden text.

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Rudy Adrian Maps Quiet Landscapes With ‘Along The Coppermine Ridge’

Stefan Bruno November 20, 2025 1 Comment ambient cinematic music electronic music Rudy Adrian

Rudy Adrian – Along The Coppermine Ridge (Spotted Peccary, 2025) Ambient composer Rudy Adrian returns with Along The Coppermine Ridge, a landscape-inspired album that draws…

The album cover for Einaudi vs Einaudi features a grid of images depicting blurred underwater scenes and sunlit movement. At the center, a beige band carries the title in serif lettering—“Einaudi vs Einaudi” with the subtitle “Ludovico Einaudi’s The Summer Portraits reworked by Leo Einaudi.”

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Ludovico Einaudi’s ‘Summer Portraits’ Reimagined by His Son

Stefan Bruno November 10, 2025 No Comments Einaudi Vs Einaudi electronic music Leo Einaudi Ludovico Einaudi minimalism The Summer Portraits western classical music

Ludovico Einaudi — Einaudi Vs Einaudi: Ludovico Einaudi’s Summer Portraits Reworked By Leo Einaudi (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025) Einaudi Vs Einaudi is a striking project that…

The cover of Liminal by Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe features a soft gradient target pattern: a deep pink center radiating outward through pale pink into a turquoise background. The artists’ names appear in purple at the top, and the album title rests in the same color at the bottom.

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Dark Matter Dreaming: Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe Unveil Liminal

Stefan Bruno October 31, 2025 No Comments ambient Beatie Wolfe Brian Eno

Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe – Liminal (Decca, 2025) Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe have released Liminal on Decca Records, the third entry in a…

The cover of Transmissions by Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo features a deep maroon circle centered against a pale background. Sharp horizontal lines extend from the circle’s edges

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Boddy & Wøllo Tune In with Transmissions

Stefan Bruno October 15, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Erik Wøllo Ian Boddy

Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo – Transmissions (Din, 2025) Transmissions captures the live synergy between the great Norwegian groundbreaking ambient guitarist Erik Wøllo and UK…