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The album cover for Tomo Nakaguchi – Out Of The Blue features a colorful painting framed by a bright blue border. The artwork depicts an underwater-inspired scene with flowing, organic shapes in deep blues, oranges, yellows, and reds. The artist’s name appears in small light blue text on the upper left, while the album title, also in lowercase, sits on the upper right.

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Tomo-Nakaguchi Rises “Out of the Blue” With Expansive New Sound

Tomo-Nakaguchi – Out Of The Blue (Audiobulb, 2025) Tomo-Nakaguchi’s third release on Audiobulb, Out Of The Blue, represents a marked expansion of his sound. He…

The album cover features metallic beams crisscrossing in a dark, industrial pattern, with human hands gripping through the gaps. At the bottom, the word Bakelit appears in a rugged, stenciled style.

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Bakelit – No Fear of Drowning

Professor Mark September 24, 2025 No Comments ambient Bakelit – No Fear of Drowning Carl Westholm Cia Backman electronic music Jonas Källsbäck Öivin Tronstad Progressive rock psychedelic rock Ulf Edelönn

Swedish progressive rock band Bakelit, is back with a new album, No Fear of Drowning, which will be released on the Swedish label: FOSFOR Creation,…

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AlphaLine – Electromagnetic

Professor Mark September 22, 2025 No Comments Aaron Cilia AlphaLine – Electromagnetic ambient Anne Emmerson Caroline Yardley fusion jazz jazz-rock Progressive rock Stuart Crawford-Browne UK Prog

AlphaLine is out with their debut album, Electromagnetic, which was released last July, but is worthy for review whenever, because of the distinct quality of…

The cover of Formless by Volker Lankow features a blurred surface in muted gray tones, creating a grainy effect. At the bottom, a taupe strip carries the artist’s name and album title in simple white lowercase text.

New CDs and Digital releases

One Track, No Breaks: Volker Lankow Releases “Formless”

Prog News September 21, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

German electronic music artist Volker Lankow has released Formless, a stand-alone album outside his Ambient Journal series. The project presents a single, long piece that…

The album cover features a design with a large, bright yellow circle on the right side against a soft blue gradient background. On the left, the text reads: volker lankow ambient journal 3: ambient excavation in lowercase, with part of the title in bold.

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Volker Lankow Launches Ambient Excavation

Prog News September 9, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

German electronic music artist Volker Lankow has released Ambient Excavation. This digital album is the third part of the Ambient Journal, a short two–part ambient…

Mathias Grassow playing synths on the cover of his album The Ambience of Silence - Live from Gut Saunstorf 08-01-2024

Obituaries

Mathias Grassow, German Ambient Composer, Dies At 62

Prog News September 2, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Mathias Grassow

German ambient electronic musician Mathias Grassow died on 13 August 2025 in a drowning accident while swimming in the Rhine River. He was 62. Grassow…

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

Stefan Bruno September 2, 2025 No Comments ambient Bernhard Wöstheinrich electronic music

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

The album cover shows a neon roadside sign glowing in the desert night. It reads "Hoopy Frood" at the top and "Mostly Harmless" in a retro cursive font below, with a lit arrow pointing left. There is a starry sky and faint shooting star in the background.

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Hoopy Frood – “Mostly Harmless”

Professor Mark August 28, 2025 No Comments Adam Hampton ambient Andy Aust Chris JD Read Douglas Adams' “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy featured Hoopy Frood – Mostly Harmless jazz-rock Myshell Higgins Ott and Shpongle Ozric Tentacles Progressive rock Rich Walgate Ruari Hignell Steve Varman uk progressive rock

Hoopy Frood, a UK band, has returned with a new album, Mostly Harmless, which was released on August 8th, of this year. The band has…

The album cover shows an observatory dome under a star-filled night sky, with the Milky Way stretching above. A single figure stands silhouetted at the glowing entrance, facing a long pathway that leads outward. At the bottom, the title "Ambient Den" appears in bold, glowing letters.

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Ambient Den – Self-Titled Debut

Professor Mark August 27, 2025 No Comments ambient Ambient Den Ambient rock Ben Cravens Dean Povey Desert Comb Music Progressive rock Tim Bennetts

Ambient Den, is a progressive rock band from Australia. They released their self-titled debut album on July 28, of this year; on the Desert Comb…

Interviews

Mission Jupiter “Aftermath,” Interview

Professor Mark August 24, 2025 No Comments “Aftermath ” Interview ambient Belarus Eugene Zuyeu Mission Jupiter Progressive rock progressivemetal Vladimir Shvakel

I had a great time talking today, with Mission Jupiter in The Noble Shire for Progressive Discussion at Progressive Rock Central! Vladimir Shvakel, lead guitarist,…