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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’

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 cover presents a blurred field of deep blues, teals, and reds crossed by an orange streak. “Elsehow” appears in the upper right, while Afterimage (Instrumental Edition) sits near the bottom in gold and gray lettering.

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Elsehow Reimagines Afterimage With Voice-Free Instrumental Edition

Angel Romero November 15, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Elsehow Piero Delux

Elsehow – Afterimage – Instrumental Edition (Projekt, 2025) Elsehow, the project of Italian-Belgian composer Piero Delux, has released Afterimage – Instrumental Edition via Projekt, recasting…

The Crisis Knows No Borders features a split composition with a carved-wood style. The upper half presents rolling fields, mountains, a river, and scattered animals under the sky. The lower half shows a dense crowd of protesters holding signs, rendered in deep red. Hand-drawn lettering curves along the river with Gustavo Cortiñas’s name and the album title.

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Gustavo Cortiñas Drums Up a Global Call to Action

Charlie Melville November 14, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz Gustavo Cortiñas

Gustavo Cortiñas – The Crisis Knows No Borders (Desafío Candente Records, 2025) Chicago-based drummer and composer Gustavo Cortiñas tackles humanity’s most pressing challenges with The…

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Infinity Dream’s – Silver Lining

Professor Mark November 12, 2025 No Comments Chris Bennett Chris Harris Dina Altum Infinity Dream’s - Silver Lining John Wooten III Marc Anthony North Carolina progressive metal Progressive rock Steven Raets symphonic metal

North Carolina’s Infinity Dream has returned with a brand-new album, Silver Lining, released October 17th, on Nameless Grave Records Infinity Dream is made up of…

The Beginnings cover shows a dimly lit corner filled with vintage gear, including an amplifier, keyboards, and small plants arranged on and around the equipment.

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Penaguin Digs Into His Archives With A Playful Prog Time Capsule

Angel Romero November 12, 2025 No Comments Canterbury jazz-rock Progressive rock Tom Penaguin

Tom Penaguin – Beginnings (áMARXE, 2025) The fantastic multi-instrumentalist and composer Tom Penaguin returns with Beginnings, a captivating collection of early material that traces his…

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…