Just months after the stunning Black Dahlia, we find #markusguentner once again—this time joined by @joachimspieth.bsky.social , who adds subtle dub touches. A beautiful album released on @affinltd.bsky.social #ambientdub #ambientmusic #musicblog www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Forest Dweller is the new project by @juliendemoulin.bsky.social , revealing a brighter, more melodic side of ambient. Slow cascades of crystalline notes and long resonances await. Available on cassette via Peak. #ambientmusic #musicblog www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

This is the first time we’re featuring @mjsage.bsky.social , a multi-instrumentalist from Colorado who skillfully blends jazz and electronics, with subtle hints of folk. Discover his work on @rvngintl.bsky.social #musicdiscovery #futurejazz www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Once again, here’s a post to share reviews of two recent concerts: • October 10 at L'Archipel, featuring performances by Delawhere_ and Michael A. Muller • October 12 at Lafayette Anticipations, with Elizabeth Vogler and Titanic #livemusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?rub...

After discovering him as a solo artist, we find Andrew Ostler in The Shell, a saxophone/synths/drums trio that creates a compelling blend of krautrock, post-rock, and jazz. Discover their sound on @expert-sleepers.co.uk #krautrock #postrock #jazzmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Today, we rediscover Australian artist Lawrence English on his own label, @room40.bsky.social , exploring uncharted territory for him: field recordings. This work features sounds captured in Antarctica in 2010. #fieldrecordings #ambientmusic #musicblog www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

It’s a pleasure to return to a release from @dragonseyerecordings.com and discover the work of Arvin Dola, steeped in minimal ambient. #ambientmusic #arvindola #musicdiscovery #musicblog www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

múm is back, still on @morrmusic.bsky.social , after a 12-year break, delivering once again their signature gentle pop—blending acoustic warmth and electronic touches #indiepop #musicblog #albumreview www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Dark, damp, and heavy atmospheres set the tone for this album by DarkSonicTales, blending field recordings, digital processing, crushing post-rock guitars, and metronomic piano. A doomsday ambiance to discover on @hallowground.bsky.social #experimentalmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

what we do… is a new ensemble featuring Nicola Ratti, Alessandra Novaga and Enrico Malatesta playing in beautiful harmony while staying true to improvisation and experimental music. A kind of abstract ambient, released by Holidays Records. #improvisationmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

EtherREAL also covers live performances! Here’s a double feature with sets by Walt McClements and @melodieblaison.bsky.social at FOLIA (Paris) on September 11, followed by Nina Garcia and Caroline at Petit Bain on September 15. #livereports #concertreviews www.etherreal.com/spip.php?rub...

First presented by @marjaahti.bsky.social at the Festival for Other Music in Stockholm, "Touch This Fragrant Surface Of Earth" is now available on this album. Available on the label Fönstret, it blends contemporary and electro-acoustic music #contemporarymusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

As the title suggests, Moving Images are like sonic vignettes designed to accompany visuals. In a neo-classical vein, @emilfriis.bsky.social crafts atmospheres and evokes emotions. Available on 130701 Records. #musicdiscovery #neoclassical www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Here is the recording of two live performances by Larum in New York, where the duo was joined by @taylordeupree.bsky.social. A sonic exploration at the crossroads of electronic ambient and contemporary jazz. Released of course on the 12k label. #electronicmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Christian Wallumrod explores the piano in countless ways, delivering with Percolation an album both rich and refined—somewhere between minimalism, jazz and contemporary music. Available at Sofa Label. #contemporaryjazz #musicdiscovery www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Here’s already the second album by Liv Andrea Hauge Trio for the Hubro label, in a contemporary jazz style—bright and structured around a piano/bass/percussion trio, occasionally highlighted with subtle vocalizations #contemporaryjazz #musicdiscovery www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

New album by Benedicte Maurseth, still deeply rooted in Norwegian folklore, intimately blending recordings of animals—especially reindeer—with stripped-down instrumentation. Available as always on Hubro. #musicdiscovery #folkmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Darkness is on the agenda with this album by Relay for Death, a duo with a telling name. Metallic resonances, breath from beyond the grave, dull hammerings, but also a hidden clarinet. Available on vinyl only at @helenscarsdale.bsky.social #darkambient www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Our first feature of an album by Meitei, even though it’s already his fifth release for Kitchen Label . This ambient work is deeply infused with his Japanese roots, enhanced by field recordings captured in thermal baths. #ambientmusic #musicdiscovery www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

This time, Sylvain Chauveau returns to the cover album with the band Astrid reimagining tracks by Kate Bush, Lana Del Rey, Portishead, or Nina Simone. Available on the label @falsewalls.bsky.social #albumcovers www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

The debut album by Disiniblud, released on @smugglersway.bsky.social is born from the meeting of two worlds: the electronics of the duo formed by Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith, paired with vocals from guests like Julianna barwick and Tujiko Noriko #musicdiscovery www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Fast loops of synths or sampled guitars, an insistent repetition, and a sense of wild gallop when the machines take off—this is the bold, driving proposal of Primeiro, released by In:Ex #musicdiscovery #electronicmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Molly Joyce’s first physical album is an intimate and cathartic record, inspired by her childhood accident. With reverberated voices, and sharp electronic touches, each track traces a step in her recovery journey. Published by 130701 Records. #experimentalmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

@capgrasman.bsky.social revisits old piano recordings from Iran, his home country, crafting an arid, haunting reimagining that leaves only a faint memory. The album is available at @room40.bsky.social #musicdiscovery #experimentalmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

The 4th installment of Benoît Pioulard's "Stanza" series, this time balancing original ambient compositions with reworks by artists like Arovane, Clarice Jensen and Markus Guentner. The album is available on Disques d'Honoré, the musician’s own label. #ambientmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Coming in pairs, here’s another release from sound in silence, this time featuring the duo of Yellow6 and @thecorruptingsea.bsky.social . Together, they weave hypnotic guitars with subtle electronic and experimental textures. #musicdiscovery #ambientmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Summer 2024, Wil Bolton was in residence in Belgrade. This album released by **sound in silence** is the result, blending field recordings and electronic drones/textures. #ambientmusic #electronicmusic #musicdiscovery #musicblog www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

New release in the Mind Travels collection from @icidailleurs.bsky.social , featuring a collaboration between French artist Melaine Dalibert and David Sylvian for a duo of piano and subtle electronic treatments. #ambientmusic #musicblog #musicdiscovery #neoclassical www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

As the title suggests, here is an album of 6 harmonium compositions by Swiss artist Zimoun. The concept is both seductive and repetitive, playing with irregular or regular vibrations, depending on the layers. Available on the label @room40.bsky.social #ambientmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Like a dialogue between acoustic instruments on an electronic carpet—or simply between acoustic and electronic—Amosphère crafts a kind of minimal electroacoustic ambient, released by @hallowground.bsky.social #musicdiscovery #electroacousticmusic #ambientmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

A guitar-piano duo, minimal ambient, sparse notes stretching into infinity, such is the soft, crystalline, and contemplative proposal of @senufoeditions.bsky.social and @rdwmusic.bsky.social published by @hallowground.bsky.social #ambientmusic #musicdiscovery www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Here is a new collaborative album involving the Italian Giovanni Di Domenico, this time for a mirrored work with @machinefabriek.bsky.social , creating a dialogue between piano and electronics. Available on vinyl at @movingfurniturerecords.com #musicdiscovery www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Cascades of acoustic instrument notes and electronic manipulations, such is the proposal of the young Gabriel Brady for this piece that already shows a certain maturity. Available at @tonalunion.bsky.social #musicdiscovery #experimentalmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Here is a new ensemble composed of 4 Scandinavian musicians. Beiggja naturally plays in a very pronounced jazz style, with an avalanche of notes and a beautiful balance between the musicians. It's available at the label Hubro. #jazzmuzic #musicdiscovery www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Here is the result of a new collaboration between Francis Gri and Wil Bolton, still in an ambient style blending acoustic, electronic, and some field recordings. It also marks the beginning of releases on the new label Gri Projects #musicdiscovery www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

A confidential release with this cassette published in 50 copies by the label Sbire Music , a true crossroads between jazz improvisations and electronic experiments, it's the work of the very convincing Swiss duo Plasma d'Arc. #musicdiscovery #experimentalmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

It's a first for this Norwegian trio who offer us an ambient/jazz music with Anja Lauvdal on keyboards, Christian Winther on guitar, and Espen Reinertsen on saxophone. Album available at Sofa Label #ambientjazz #musicdiscovery #ambientmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

We always find Rebecca Foon at Constellation Records, but this time with his younger sister Aliayta Foon-Dancoes for a violin/cello duo 🎻 somewhere between ambient and neo-classical #musicdiscovery #neoclassical www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

After a long break, @goldmundmusic.bsky.social is back, still in a neo-classical style, this time highlighted by the violin of Scott Moore. Album available at @westernvinyl.bsky.social #neoclassicalmusic #musicdiscovery www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Between arrhythmic ambient and dancing pulsations, @jasonvanwyk.bsky.social finds the perfect balance. A superb album available at @n5md.com #ambientmusic #musicdiscovery #electronicmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Arid and fragile are the words that might initially describe the music of Elisabeth Klinck. But it is this screeching violin, this breathless voice, that give this album its experimental aspect. Available at @hallowground.bsky.social #musicdiscovery #violin www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

It's been a long time since we last heard from the Deaf Center. On the occasion of a concert for the 15th anniversary of Sonic Pieces, this (live) album was recorded, alternating between neo-classical and experimental drones. Available on Sonic Pieces. #musicblog www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Previously encountered in collaborations with Rafael Anton Irisarri or Grand River, here is a solo production by @abulmogard.bsky.social to discover on his own label Soft Echoes, in a pure ambient style. #ambientmusic #electronicmusic #musicblog www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

This is the 4th album by Geir Sundstøl that we discuss on these pages. Accompanied by numerous musicians, he always delivers a kind of very lively orchestral folk, and it's always available to listen to at Hubro. #musicblog #folkmusic #bluesfolk www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

First collaboration for this Italian duo composed of Alice Kundalini under the name She Spread Sorrow and @lucasigurta.bsky.social a familiar face on our pages. The result is a kind of minimal ambient-industrial, available at @helenscarsdale.bsky.social #musicblog www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Saxophone and modular synths, this is the encounter proposed by Arborra on the 12 tracks that make up this album released by the label 7K!, a division of the renowned label !K7 Records #musicreviews #electronicmusic #futurejazz www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Eddie Corman and Jules Marcon make up the duo Eddie Marcon, whom we discover through this album that we would describe as Japanese pop-folk. A tender sweetness to be found at @morrmusic.bsky.social #musicdiscovery #popfolk #musicblog #indiepop www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Akousma evening by @inagrm.bsky.social focusing on electro-acoustic music and diffusion through the acousmonium. Our visit tonight was motivated by the presence of @mariawhorn.bsky.social , who presented her new piece, 'All Solids Melt Into Aether'. #LiveReview www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

First review for a record from Injazerorecords and also from its founder under the pseudonym Sinemis. Inspired by an earthquake that shook her native Turkey, she delivers a committed, political album, blending IDM and electronica, of sheer beauty. #electronicmusic www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

Inspired by the 2023 megafires in British Columbia, @loscil.ca offers us a superb musical interpretation, like a fog of smoke and ashes. Available as usual on @krankyltd.bsky.social #ambientmusic #electronicmusic #musicblog #albumreview #loscil #kranky www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...