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Volker Lankow - Landscapes cover artwork. A minimalist blue design.

Volker Lankow’s “Landscapes” Paints Nature in Ambient Tones

Released on May 11, 2025, Landscapes is the latest ambient album by electronic music artist Volker Lankow. Rooted in the tradition of atmospheric composition, the…

The Kontraster album cover by Jordsjø & Breidablik features a black-and-white photograph of a still water surface reflecting a forest of tall trees, scattered with floating lily pads. Framing the photo is a pale mint-green border, with the band names in ornate, medieval-style black lettering at the top and the title Kontraster in matching type at the bottom.

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Split Decisions: Jordsjø & Breidablik Find Harmony in “Kontraster”

Angel Romero May 2, 2025 No Comments Breidablik electronic music Hakon Oftung Jordsjø Kristian Frøland Morten Birkeland Nielsen Progressive rock psychedelic rock symphonic rock Trond Gjellum

Jordsjø & Breidablik – Kontraster (Apollon Records Prog, 2025) To celebrate a decade of outstanding musical exploration, two of Norway’s most noteworthy progressive acts, Jordsjø…

The album cover for New Moon by Billy Yfantis features a sci-fi landscape enclosed in a glassy sphere. A glowing blue planet dominates the sky, surrounded by smaller celestial bodies, while jagged mountains and winding rivers stretch across an alien terrain. The artist's name appears in bold, stylized yellow text in the top right corner, with the album title in clean, white font at the bottom.

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Lunar Tunes: Billy Yfantis Phases Into a New Musical Orbit

Angel Romero May 1, 2025 No Comments Berlin School Billy Yfantis electronic music

Billy Yfantis – New Moon (self-release, 2025) Greek electronic music artist Billy Yfantis returns with New Moon, a masterful electronic music concept album inspired by…

Theo Croker - Photo credit Bruno Baretto. Theo wearing glasses, holding a trumpet.

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Trumpet Meets Electronica: Theo Croker Presents “High Vibrations (feat. Malaya)” Single

Prog News April 24, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz electronic music fusion Theo Croker trumpet

(headline image: Theo Croker – Photo by Bruno Baretto) American trumpeter, composer, producer, and vocalist Theo Croker has announced his upcoming album Dream Manifest, set…

The album cover for All Living Things by Park Jiha features a collage of monochromatic, nature-inspired photographs. Textures of stone, water, leaves, and shadows.

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Park Jiha’s Mesmerizing Circle of Life

Kevin Baker April 21, 2025 No Comments electronic music Korean music minimalism world music

Park Jiha – All Living Things (tak:til, 2025) Gifted Korean composer and multi-instrumentalist Park Jiha returns with All Living Things (tak:til, 2025), a meditative, conceptually…

The album cover for Lateral by Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe features at its center a bright blue circle surrounded by a soft, glowing yellow-green halo, all set against a deep green background. The artists' names appear in uppercase at the top, while the album title "Lateral" is spaced evenly along the bottom.

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Space Oddities: Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe Explore Sound in “Big Empty Country”

Prog News April 18, 2025 No Comments ambient Beatie Wolfe Brian Eno electronic music

Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe have released “Big Empty Country (Edit),” a preview from their upcoming joint project Lateral, due June 6, 2025, alongside its…

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 Aether's Trans-Neptunian Objects features an abstract, cosmic-inspired design. A textured teal-green background fades into a darker, almost black lower edge, evoking a deep-space or underwater aesthetic. Delicate, thin black lines crisscross the image, connecting small black dots, suggesting orbital paths or celestial mechanics. Two prominent spheres—one dark and the other a rusty red—anchor the composition, resembling planetary bodies or distant celestial objects.

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Beyond Neptune: Aether’s Ambient-Prog-Fusion Takes Flight

Angel Romero February 12, 2025 1 Comment Aether ambient Andrea Ferrari Andrea Grumelli Andrea Serino electronic music jazz-rock Progressive rock Teo Ravelli

Aether – Trans-Neptunian Objects (Self-Released, 2024) Aether’s Trans-Neptunian Objects is a musical voyage propelled by the breathtaking expanse of space and the limitless imagination of…

The album cover for iota by AeTopus features a textured red wall with a weathered white panel mounted on it. The panel contains four illuminated buttons, each adorned with a cryptic symbol— a looped arrow, an eye, a mountain range, and a bird in flight. Above, the artist's name, AeTopus, is displayed in a sleek, modern font, while the album title, iota, is placed below against a dark background with glowing city lights and streaks of motion.

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AeTopus Unveils “Wave Hello” Ahead of iota

Prog News February 8, 2025 No Comments AeTopus electronic music

Electronic music artist AeTopus introduces “Wave Hello,” a track from the upcoming album iota, set for release on Spotted Peccary Music. iota continues the sound…