A familiar face on our pages, it’s always a pleasure to rediscover the cottony ambient of Ekin Fil, who finds a bit more light here by weaving her voice—sometimes submerged—into her instrumental layers. Available on Dronarivm
#ekinfil #dronarivm #ambientmusic
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After a performance at Sulfure Festival, here’s our first review of an album by Jon Porras, offering ambient with muted guitars, crackling textures, and electronic layers. Available on @shelter-press.bsky.social
#ambientmusic #jonporras
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2 evenings at the Maison de la Radio for the Présences Électronique festival, organized by @inagrm.bsky.social . This year’s lineup featured between others @peteswans.bsky.social , @janawinderen.bsky.social , @ssskdist.bsky.social
#livereview #experimentalmusic
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The debut solo album by Paolo Tortora arrives as a cassette, blending post-rock and ambient with luminous guitars, electronic touches, and field recordings—starting with the sound of the sea. Discover it on @calomito.bsky.social
#postrockambient #paolotortora
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Discover Cécile Seraud with her third album, rooted in neo-classical foundations but featuring contrasting voices, trumpet, and samples. A surprisingly self-produced album, full of gentle beauty.
#neoclassical
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What a surprise to find aus playing the koto, returning to tradition while enriching the sound with piano and aquatic textures. It’s out on @flaurecords.bsky.social —for sure! 😎
#ausmusic #japanesemusic #flau
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A regular in improvised music venues, it’s only fitting that Anouck Genthon’s debut album—blending violin and ethnic traditions—falls into deeply experimental territory. Her minimalist, often syncopated playing is available on Sbire Music.
#anouckgenthon #sbiremusic
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And here it is: the second album by Zimoun, released in December on 12k—this time with label head @taylordeupree.bsky.social . The duo’s ambient sound is now more varied, less minimalist, and brighter.
#ambientmusic #zimoun #12klabel #taylordeupree
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Still on 12k, and still recorded on that same organ in Bern, Zimoun returns—this time solo—layering long, soft, and slightly dark organ chords.
#zimoun #12klabel #ambientmusic #ambientorgan
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We hadn’t featured them since 2017, but here’s the latest from Dictaphone—richer than ever, blending electronica, jazz, and Middle Eastern experimental snippets. Available on Denovali Records.
#electronica
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Following their "Footfalls" in 2019, here’s the new collaboration between Gareth Davis and @scannerdot.com blending their unique worlds. Available on @movingfurniturerecords.com
#ambientmusic #experimentalmusic #robinrimbaud #garethdavis
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After spotting him last year alongside Ojerum, we now find Peter Knight flying solo, weaving his trumpet notes into electronic layers and granular textures. It’s surprising, stunning, and available on @room40.bsky.social
#ambientmusic #peterknight #room40
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Longtime friends and past collaborators, @fdufourd.bsky.social and @juliendemoulin.bsky.social reunite on this stunning cassette, blending orchestral ambient and post-rock, with hints of jazz, pop... Available on Three:Four Records
#ambientmusic #experimentalmusic
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Nearly 3 years after "Mt. Hadamard National Park", Matthias Puech returns—still on @hallowground.bsky.social —with a surprising and exhilarating album that bridges electroacoustics and minimal techno.
#electroacousticmusic #matthiaspuech #minimaltechno
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Trained as a clarinetist, Michiko Ogawa switches to keyboards (piano, organs, synths) for this floating, abstract ambient album. Released by @futuraresistenza.bsky.social
#ambientmusic #experimentalmusic #michikoogawa
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We discover a stunning collaboration between the legendary Robert Lippok and Georgian artist Anushka Chkheidze, creating a kind of instrumental pop/electronica—exactly what you’d expect from a To Rococo Rot member now on @morrmusic.bsky.social
#electronica
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Often seen in bands like Huntsville and Finland, Ivar Grydeland returns solo—10 years after his last album—experimenting with guitars between ambient rock and repetitive minimalism. Available at the Sofa Music label.
#experimentalmusic #ivargrydeland #sofamusic
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A committed artist, Jessica Moss releases her new album against the backdrop of tensions in the Middle East, evoking diverse cultures through her violin. The result is stunning—available on Constellation Records.
#experimentalmusic #jessicammoss #constellation
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We were pleasantly surprised to discover the music of @trondkallevag.bsky.social , a blend of American blues and Scandinavian folk, all sprinkled with a touch of jazz. The album is fittingly released on Hubro, of course.
#bluesfolk #scandinavianmusic #hubro
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Japan is often described as a crossroads of tradition and modernity—this is precisely the essence of @ryuuta-takaki.bsky.social ’s debut album, blending electronics and traditional instruments. Available on Kitchen. Label.
#electronicmusic
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Here is the debut album by Ruth Maine, featuring 16 short piano pieces in a contemplative neo-classical style. It naturally finds its place in the catalog of Sonic Pieces.
#neoclassical #ruthmaine #sonicpieces
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Faithful to the Greek label Sound in Silence, Jon Attwood released a new album at the end of the year as Yellow6, returning to simplicity with soft guitars—crafting a kind of cottony, ambient post-rock.
#ambientmusic #postrock
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Songlines by Gareth Davis & Scanner now reviewed over at Etherreal
Check it here in French
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Less than a year after our last review of an album by @anewlinerelated.bsky.social , he’s back with a 4-track EP, each piece with its own distinct style, beautifully sequenced. Once again, it’s available on Sound In Silence.
#electronicmusic
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Two years after Before The Last Light Is Blown, Shedir returns with her powerful, dense, and crackling ambient—still overlooked by @n5md.com
#ambientmusic #n5md
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Back to solo work for Clarice Jensen and her cello—sometimes sweeping, sometimes agile, but always deep and assertive—resulting in a truly inhabited album. Available on 130701 Records.
#neoclassicalmusic #claricejensen #130701records
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Two years after “Matt”, @martinaberther.bsky.social and Philipp Schlotter are back with a similar vibe (ambient, drone), but with richer instrumentation—even incorporating the zither for brighter pieces. Once again, out on @hallowground.bsky.social
#ambientmusic
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Discovered last spring during Variations Festival, Raphaël Loher is now on record with this double vinyl released by @hallowground.bsky.social . A muffled piano, like endless heavy droplets falling into the void.
#ambientmusic #pianosolo
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After a 6-year hiatus, Steve Hauschildt is back with a rich album, blending ambient and minimal electronica—sometimes pure, sometimes granular, like when the cello emerges. Discover it on the apparently new label Simul Records.
#stevehauschildt #ambientmusic
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Des installations à la fois imposantes et minimalistes, contemporaines mais aussi en écho à l'Histoire, c'est le travail du Suédois Tarik Kiswanson qui est exposé jusqu'au 11 janvier à l'Institut Suédois (Paris)
#exposition #contemporaryart
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