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A cartoon scene shows a grinning turquoise zombie floating across a star-dotted, lime-green space while clutching a limp superhero figure in red and blue. Colorful keyboards drift around them beneath a title banner reading Adam Holzman Zombie Apocalypse.

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Keyboard Wizardry With an Ambient and Jazz Edge

Adam Holzman – Zombie Apocalypse (Big Fun, 2025) Adam Holzman’s Zombie Apocalypse transforms the sounds of the era of the “keyboard wizard” with a modern…

The Laconic Carbon artwork. A glowing diagram shaped like a tree rises from a dark background, its branches formed by circuit-like lines and its roots drawn as luminous organic filaments.

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Inside The Laconic’s New Album Carbon

Prog News December 4, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music The Laconic

Electronic music producer The Laconic has released a new album, Carbon, created in collaboration with Kid Arrow. The record is described by its creator as…

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 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…

Steve Roach & Roger King’s - Dust To Dust cover artwork. A photo of saguaro cactus.

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Ambient Meets Southwestern Americana: “Dust To Dust” Returns With 2025 Remaster

Angel Romero November 6, 2025 No Comments ambient Americana electronic music Roger King Steve Roach

Steve Roach & Roger King – Dust To Dust (2025 reissue) Ambient electronic music artist Steve Roach and guitarist Roger King have reissued a 2025…

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 album cover for The Unified Field by All India Radio features a landscape under a deep blue sky, dominated by a massive, reflective sphere hovering above the ground. Two small, robed figures stand below it, gazing upward. The band’s name and title appear in the upper right corner.

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All India Radio Plots The Unified Field: Slowcore Drop for Halloween

Kevin Baker October 30, 2025 No Comments All India Radio ambient post-rock Progressive rock

All India Radio – The Unified Field (self-released, 2025) All India Radio will roll out The Unified Field on October 31, 2025. The self-released set…

The album cover for Sky on the Ground by Markus Reuter and Stefano Castagna features a circular, mosaic-like design resembling a shattered mirror or digital vortex. Shades of blue, silver, and white dominate the image.

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Sky On The Ground: Markus Reuter & Stefano Castagna Bend Time For a 2025 Vocoder Voyage

Kevin Baker October 24, 2025 No Comments ambient Markus Reuter Progressive rock Stefano Castagna

Markus Reuter and Stefano Castagna – Sky on the Ground (2025) Markus Reuter and Stefano Castagna have released Sky on the Ground, a follow-up to…

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…