An easy way to highlight a few favorites on Bandcamp... I'm surprised so few people do it... www.buymusic.club/list/joachim...

great album from the first quarter of 2026 youtu.be/BkZeJU2BOY4?...

For one evening, sound became a place... ▪️Up To Date Festival 2026 ▪️ Salon Ambientu ▪️Photo credit: Krzysztof Karpiński ▪️ affinmusic.de/booking/

From Obreel album...

Our CDs are available on Kompakt as well... kompakt.fm/labels/q-w-z...

...Another highlight was Markus’ return to the stage. After nearly a decade without live performances, he presented a new approach to his live set, focusing on atmosphere, gradual development, and spatial depth. It documents a fragment of that performance markus-guentner.bandcamp.com/album/untitl...

Obreel album review anxiousmagazine.pl/premiery/gal...

Finally out now. affin.bandcamp.com/album/obreel

mix in full-length on YT youtu.be/-fyH2KPEqUE?...

Before our collaborative album "OBREEL" is released this Friday, this lovely review appeared on the Canadian blog Textura. Thanks to Ron Schepper for his detailed engagement with the music! www.textura.org/.../g/galans...

Recall was the final piece of my live set at Salon Ambient​u during the Up To Date Festival on May 29, 2026. Originally released on the album Retrace, this version documents how the track currently unfolds in a live context. youtu.be/If3VGTR9m38?...

Spring notes affin.substack.com/p/spring-notes

Join us tonight to listen the whole Obreel album... affin.bandcamp.com/merch/obreel... youtu.be/zpmaknm4qZw?...

Upcoming album ... youtu.be/1EuZ257BnMY?...

Aeris gathers a curated selection of Markus Guentner’s works released on the Affin label, revisiting pieces that quietly shaped his musical journey over the years. out on Friday... markus-guentner.bandcamp.com/album/aeris

FEATURE // Joachim Spieth reflects on his journey from Cologne’s Kompakt Records scene to founding Affin, tracing early influences from Mo’ Wax and Warp through to Pop Ambient and beyond. Interview by Tom Durston inverted-audio.com/feature/joac...

thanks Peter Van Cooten for reviewing "Affin Ambient Works"... read/follow Ambientblog www.ambientblog.net/affin-ambien...

There is a persistent idea that making music is a continuous process. You sit down, you build, you arrange - and things move forward. Sometimes that is true. But more often, the process breaks into phases... read on Substack joachimspieth.substack.com/p/on-phases

A look back... Ousia, album from 2021. In full length... youtu.be/6v6kfLKAjLI?...

Yui Onodera interview with 15questions 15questions.net/interview/yu...

“Guentner doesn’t save you, he doesn’t give you answers. He just gives you space... this record isn’t bout any strength. It’s about perseverance. And that, these days, is much rarer.” Markus Guentner @affinltd.bsky.social - May ambient at Avopolis. Thx Giannis www.avopolis.gr/albums/inter...

part of Aeris by Markus Guentner (May 15, 2026) youtu.be/b7OEc3kOC2A?...

a new Guentner / Spieth interview with 15questions... 15questions.net/interview/ma...

A look back... Tides, album from 2020. In full length... youtu.be/KY0qCsuTVkk?...

Arovane interview on 15questions... 15questions.net/interview/ar...

...It captures a phase defined less by individual moments and more by their relationships - a field of sound that expands gradually and invites sustained listening... affin.bandcamp.com/album/affin-...

Simone Giudice Alone (2023) www.youtube.com/watch?v=NedQ...

A look back... Irradiance, my first album from 2017. In full length... youtu.be/bfakuvrfZmo?...

Late review of Markus Guentner's album from UK’s The Letter came out today. Some nice words about Markus’ album ”On Brutal Soil, We Grow” ( @affinltd.bsky.social ) theletter.co.uk/markus-guent... #ambient #electronicmusicianhttps://theletter.co.uk/markus-guentner-on-brutal-soil-we-grow

Stillform reviewd on Radioaktiv.it www.radioaktiv.it/yui-onodera-...

Vestige reviewed on anxiousmagazine.pl/recenzje/joa... "...Vestige are deep ambient landscapes that absorb me completely..."

upcoming. May 15. Markus Guentner. Aeris. affin.substack.com/p/markus-gue...

Warehouse Sale Half Price joachimspieth.bandcamp.com/album/nocturna guentnerspieth.bandcamp.com/album/overlay joachimspieth.bandcamp.com/album/irradi... joachimspieth.bandcamp.com/album/tides joachimspieth.bandcamp.com/album/ousia

Booking inquiries Markus Guentner live affinmusic.de/booking-mark...

stillform review on Radioaktiv.it www.radioaktiv.it/yui-onodera-...

out now Yui Onodera & Arovane Stillform arovane.bandcamp.com/album/stillf... kompakt.fm/releases/sti... www.juno.co.uk/products/yui... www.pitp.us/products/yui...

new review on Magazine Sixty

zen sounds: best new ambient march 2026 www.zensounds.de/p/best-new-a...

nice review by the german blog Kallistik... www.kallistik.de/2026/03/26/j...

Excerpts published today from interviews I did for Mike's Headphone Community, where I'm the featured artist for March... can be found here: headphonecommute.com/2026/03/28/i... Many thanks to Mike and everyone who contributed to the Headphone Community and made this month so engaging!

looking forward to this special project...

nice read for a nice album 😀 arcana.fm/2026/03/15/j...

Already a new album from Markus Guentner, and it’s a pleasure to rediscover his deep, dense, and minimal ambient sound. As always, released on @affinltd.bsky.social #ambientmusic #markusguentner #affin www.etherreal.com/spip.php?art...

We are excited to be able to listen to this extraordinary piece of music with you next Saturday via livestream on Bandcamp... RSVP arovane.bandcamp.com/merch/stillf... pre-order arovane.bandcamp.com/album/stillf... kompakt.fm/labels/q-w-z... www.juno.co.uk/products/yui... see you then! affinmusic.de

...a few impressions from our showcase in Prague at the Spectaculare Festival ... affin.substack.com/p/affin-show...

about our last months... read on Substack affin.substack.com/p/winter-notes