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Magazine Sixty Interview with Joachim Spieth (Affin) > Magazine Sixty Magazine Sixty Interview with Joachim Spieth, the brilliant musician and Affin's lead protagonist, about his journey between Techno and Ambient

Magazine Sixty Interview with Joachim Spieth (Affin)
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Tracing One’s Own Path: Vestige A step back to move forward

After completing my upcoming album Vestige, I've written down some thoughts about it, which explain a little about how the album came about, what its predecessors were, etc...

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Yui Onodera & Arovane - Stillform

...sparse motifs, micro-rhythms, attenuated textures, carefully shaped silences...

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Wolfgang Voigt Reflects on the Enduring Legacy of Pop Ambient - Inverted Audio Wolfgang Voigt reflects on Pop Ambient, examining how Kompakt’s longstanding series resists trends through continuity.

Talk with Wolfgang Voigtvia @invertedaudio.bsky.social

Glad being part of this from the start: my track You Don’t Fool Me opened the first edition, + several works incl. collab pieces with Markus Guentner, Pepo Galán, zakè and Głós, alongside solo contributions.

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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Markus Guentner > Magazine Sixty Magazine Sixty Music Review with Markus Guentner and his collection of sublime tones forming On Brutal Soil, We Grow released on Affin

New review of Markus Guentner's new album, "On Brutal Soil, We Grow", (@affinltd.bsky.social) at Magazine Sixty. Thanks @gregfentonuk.bsky.social 🙏 www.magazinesixty.com/magazine-six...

A warm, thorough review from Textura’s Ron Schepper that recognizes Markus Guentner's contribution to #ambient & #electronicmusic over the past 25 + years. Read the full review of Markus Guentner’s new album “On Brutal Soil, We Grow” (out on @affinltd.bsky.social): www.textura.org/archives/g/g...

We live in an age in which cultural production is more accessible than ever before. Music, texts, images, films - all of these can now be produced and published with minimal technical and financial investment. The means of...

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YouTube video by Joachim Spieth Joachim Spieth - Residual

opening my upcoming album (6th March 2026) called "Vestige"...
pre-order link in decription.

DreamScenes “For Want Of Spring” A non-stop mix of ambient soundscapes, experimental electronics and modern classical music.

A track from Markus Guentner's new album, "On Brutal Soil, We Grow" (@affinltd.bsky.social) was featured on @concertzender.nl's Dreamscenes show by Peter Van Cooten. Replay here: www.concertzender.nl/programma/dr...

Watch Markus Guentner’s expansive new ambient work German DJ and producer Markus Guentner has released his music on Ware, Warner, A Strangely Isolated Place, Moodgadget, and Sending Orbs, also Kompakt where he often featured on their Pop Ambient se…

Markus Guentner’s new album “On Brutal Soil, We Grow” on @affinltd.bsky.social is in the news at Cyclic Defrost today. Highlighting the track “The Silver Path” and the slow-moving visualiser that Markus made for it.

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YouTube video by Affin Markus Guentner - Whispers In Nebula

Markus Guentner's new album "On Brutal Soil, We Grow" has been published today!

Issue 93 / 30 January 2026 The essential DIY electronic music lowdown: Track Of The Week: Hannah Hu + Album Of The Week: James Adrian Brown + Laura Cannell + Stuart Cook + Markus Guentner + so much more...

Lovely review of new Markus Geuntner album in @moonbuilding.bsky.social today 🌕🎉 open.substack.com/pub/moonbuil... @affinltd.bsky.social

Joachim Spieth :: Blended (Affin) Joachim Spieth’s Blended is a slow-burn study in restraint, where cavernous low-end, suspended atmospheres, and negative space converge into a deeply immersive, late-night listening experience.

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Fantastic review on Markus Guentner's new album on @affinltd.bsky.social in @invertedaudio.bsky.social this week! Big thanks to Ryan Pivovar 🖤

Review: Markus Guentner: On Brutal Soil, We Grow - Inverted Audio Markus Guentner’s On Brutal Soil, We Grow is an epic ambient journey of choral light, Ligeti-like shadows, grief, hope and release.

nice review for Markus Guentner's upcoming album on
inverted Audio
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Recently, we had an in-depth conversation with Ben from Juno Daily. The discussion reflected on past releases and artistic developments, while also looking ahead to the upcoming albums...

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YouTube video by Affin Markus Guentner - Weltschmerz

2 weeks to go until the next Markus Guentner album will be released...

Some thoughts about limiting options to gain more freedom on the production of music..

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[FOMO_TRANSMISSION] 002 - Joachim Spieth Listen to [FOMO_TRANSMISSION] 002 - Joachim Spieth by FOMO_music #np on #SoundCloud

Some bits for my Polish friends....
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Markus Guentner: On Brutal Soil, We Grow A blog about music. The good stuff only.

He stretches notes until they almost become transparent, stacking layer-upon-layer to create a sonic carpet consisting of overlapping filigrees. This quiet intensity slowly takes over, until the noises of the outside world are completely gone.

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[Streaming]: Joachim Spieth - "Residual" - SonOfMarketing German producer and composer announces a new album

stream the album opener of Vestige...
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Most played albums 2025

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Blended, by Joachim Spieth 10 track album

This compilation traces fragments and developments of my musical work between 2011 and 2026. Loosely connected by dub as both attitude and sonic language, the material moves between ambient, stripped-down club music and timeless in-between spaces.

The first part of a two-volume project.

Markus Guentner - On Brutal Soil, We Grow upcoming album in January

Markus Guentner - On Brutal Soil, We Grow
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Chitra Digest: December 2025 Ten selected ambient releases from the last month of the year.

🔹 Chitra Digest: December 2025 🔹

Ten selected ambient releases from the last month of the year.

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zakè - Low harmonics review
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Much of my musical work takes place indoors. In front of screens. In a controlled environment of room lighting, cables, interfaces, and decisions that often differ only in nuances. It is a form of concentration that easily tips into tunnel vision...
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Markus Guentner
On Brutal Soil, We Grow.

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