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Volker Lankow Unveils Slow Music 2.0

German electronic music artists Volker Lankow has released a new ambient soundscape album titled Slow Music 2.0. The recording is envisioned as a space for…

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Padilla And Allen Aim For The Stars On ‘Unfolding Skies’

Stefan Bruno March 14, 2026 No Comments ambient Craig Padilla electronic music Marvin Allen

Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen — Unfolding Skies (2026) Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen have released their fourth album, Unfolding Skies. The project builds on…

A black cover with a grayscale abstract image that looks like translucent ribbons or smoke drifting across a dark field. Tiny dotted letters spell “FAMILIARITY UNFOLDED” across the top, “III” in the center, and “AUTISTICI” at the bottom.

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Familiarity Unfolded Wraps Autistici’s Collab Trilogy

Stefan Bruno March 12, 2026 No Comments ambient Autistici electronic music experimental

Autistici & Collaborators — Familiarity Unfolded (Audiobulb, 2026) Autistici & Collaborators has released Familiarity Unfolded. This electronic music recording completes a three-part project focused on…

Leila Abdul-Rauf - Andros Insidium cover artwork. The cover centers on a giant eye with a glowing, flame-like pupil that resembles a vertical figure or portal. Pale tears and bead-like droplets spill downward into a molten stream, while root- or antler-like forms spread across the lower half, framing a small cloaked figure beneath the eye.

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Dark Rituals Rise: Leila Abdul-Rauf Announces Andros Insidium

Prog News March 10, 2026 No Comments ambient dark folk Leila Abdul-Rauf

Leila Abdul-Rauf will release her sixth solo album, Andros Insidium, on April 17 through 20 Buck Spin. The record is her first solo release with…

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Volker Lankow Launches Ambient Journal 09 Looped Air

Prog News March 1, 2026 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

Berlin-based electronic music artist Volker Lankow has just rolled out Ambient Journal 09: Looped Air. Lankow shared: “Looped Air is built from repeating fragments shaped…

Johan Agebjorn - Southern-Forest cover artwork. A misty landscape fills the frame, tinted in deep teal and magenta hues. In the center, a tall glowing rectangular prism emits rainbow light, casting faint reflections onto the grassy ground. A dark hill rises in the background while a silhouette of trees stands at the right edge, partially swallowed by fog.

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Johan Agebjörn’s Enchanting Ambient Electronica Inspired by the Deep Woods of Sweden

Angel Romero February 18, 2026 No Comments ambient electronic music Johan Agebjörn

Johan Agebjörn – Southern Forest (Constellation Tatsu PURR 0151, 2025) Swedish electronic music composer returns with Southern Forest, his first solo album of new material…

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…

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Volker Lankow Reveals Uninterrupted 30:49 Ambient Track

Prog News January 21, 2026 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

“Deep Field” is a single, uninterrupted ambient work by German electronic music artist Volker Lankow. It was developed from deep, slowly evolving electronic sound designs.…

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Volker Lankow Unveils Drone Album November Drones

Prog News January 16, 2026 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

Prolific German electronic music artist Volker Lankow has released a new two-track ambient album, November Drones. The artist describes the release as “a journey through…

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Electronic Music Artist Volker Lankow Reveals ‘Quiet Conditions’

Prog News January 13, 2026 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

German ambient electronic music artist Volker Lankow has released a new album titled Quiet Conditions. Lankow shared: “This album explores stillness as a space rather…