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Bernhard Wöstheinrich - Materiaal 080 – Studio Session 20250817 cover atwork. A black and white sketch featuring the grim reaper holding a scythe, sitting on a couch.

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Bernhard Wöstheinrich’s Materiaal 080 Channels the Reaper’s Unlikely Serenity

Bernhard Wöstheinrich – Materiaal 080 – Studio Session 20250817 (self-release, 2025) German electronic music innovator Bernhard Wöstheinrich has released Materiaal 080 – Studio Session 20250817,…

Loren Nerell - Aquaticus cover artwork. A photo of an anemone.

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Loren Nerell Resurfaces With Free Ambient Release

Stefan Bruno July 17, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Loren Nerell

Loren Nerell – Aquaticus (self-release, 2025) Ambient electronic music composer and synthesist Loren Nerell has released Aquaticus, a free long-form track now available on Bandcamp.…

The album cover for Claire Rousay & Gretchen Korsmo – Quilted Lament features a softly abstract composition. A pale wash of cream and off-white forms the backdrop, overlaid with delicate smudges of pastel yellow, blue, and faint lavender. Ghostly silhouettes—possibly human figures—emerge in the haze, blurred to the point of near-erasure.

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Rousay and Korsmo Stitch Sound Into Sentiment

Stefan Bruno May 15, 2025 No Comments ambient Claire Rousay electronic music Gretchen Korsmo

Claire Rousay & Gretchen Korsmo – Quilted Lament (Mappa, 2025) On Quilted Lament, sound designers Claire Rousay and Gretchen Korsmo present a seamless collaboration shaped…

The album cover for Future Loop Foundation – The Planet Dog Years 1996–1998 features a photographic developing tray filled with a reddish liquid, inside which floats a stylized, cutout-like image of a person wearing glasses and a hood. The sink is splattered with colorful paint stains. The title appears in a bold sans-serif font at the top right, with "Future Loop Foundation" in white and "The Planet Dog Years 1996–1998" in maroon, separated for emphasis.

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Future Loop Foundation’s Planet Dog Years Revisited

Stefan Bruno April 4, 2025 No Comments drum and bass electronic music Future Loop Foundation trip hop

Future Loop Foundation – The Planet Dog Years 1996–1998 (Cherry Red, 2025) Cherry Red presents a comprehensive 3CD reissue chronicling Future Loop Foundation’s key releases…

Volker Lankow - Music To Linger Over cover artwork. A simple red and yellow design.

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Volker Lankow’s Absorbing Music To Linger Over

Stefan Bruno March 31, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

Volker Lankow – Music To Linger Over (self-release, 2025) Prolific German ambient electronic music artist Volker Lankow has just released Music To Linger Over. As…

The album cover for Victims of Convenience by Conveniens features a glitchy, distorted aesthetic with bold, overlapping cyan, magenta, and black silhouettes of band members. The typography is similarly fragmented, with a digital or photocopied effect.

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Synths, Jazz, Percussion, Chaos: Conveniens Plays by No One’s Rules

Stefan Bruno February 20, 2025 No Comments

Conveniens – Victims of Convenience (Smith&Maz Music, 2024, originally released by Convenience Records in 1986) Conveniens, an American underground band, emerged in the 1980s. They…

Volker Lankow - Abandoned Land cover artwork. a blue colored photo of an Afghan landscape with rocky terrain and a large mountain range in the background.

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Electronics Beyond Borders: Volker Lankow’s Tribute to Afghanistan

Stefan Bruno February 6, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

Volker Lankow – Abandoned Land (self-release, 2021) German ambient electronic music artist Volker Lankow released Abandoned Land in 2021, an album dedicated to Afghanistan and…

This album cover for Beyond the Sleepy Hills by Rudy Adrian features a breathtaking landscape with a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere. A vivid red foreground contrasts with a misty expanse of rolling hills, where fog flows like cascading waves under a soft, glowing sunset or sunrise.

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Rudy Adrian Explores Serenity with “Beyond the Sleepy Hills”

Stefan Bruno January 13, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Rudy Adrian

Rudy Adrian – Beyond the Sleepy Hills (Spotted Peccary, 2024) New Zealand-based electronic music artist Rudy Adrian has unveiled his latest album, Beyond the Sleepy…

Sam Rosenthal & Vidna Obmana - Terrace of Memories cover artwork.

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Terrace of Memories: A Timeless Ambient Collaboration Revisited

Stefan Bruno December 22, 2024 No Comments ambient electronic music Sam Rosenthal Vidna Obmana

Sam Rosenthal & Vidna Obmana – Terrace of Memories (2024 remaster, originally 1992) The 2024 remaster of Terrace of Memories, originally released in 1992, reintroduces…

Luke Wyland - Kuma Cove cover artwork. a white background with various black lines and a star shaped yellow pattern in the middle.

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Kuma Cove: Luke Wyland Explores Identity and Time Through Ambient Soundscapes

Stefan Bruno November 18, 2024 No Comments ambient electronic music Luke Wyland

Luke Wyland – Kuma Cove (Balmat, 2024) In Kuma Cove, Luke Wyland, an experimental composer from Portland, Oregon, crafts a unique mix of acoustic sounds,…