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 open.substack.com/pub/affin/p/...

🔹 Chitra Digest: December 2025 🔹 Ten selected ambient releases from the last month of the year. www.chitrarecords.com/post/chitra-... @marenostrumlabel.bsky.social @ambientdroner.bsky.social @affinltd.bsky.social

@ambientdroner.bsky.social zakè - Low harmonics review www.nowamuzyka.pl/2025/12/28/z...

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... joachimspieth.substack.com/p/between-st...

Markus Guentner On Brutal Soil, We Grow. album pre-order markus-guentner.bandcamp.com/album/on-bru... booking affinmusic.de/booking-mark...

upcoming Markus Guentner - On Brutal Soil, We Grow 30th January 2026 CD in metal case, hand assembled... and limited.

Some Booking updates to announce... upcoming label showcase and new artists read on Substack affin.substack.com/p/booking-up...

Congrats to Markus Guentner as his album “Black Dahlia” on AFFIN @affinltd.bsky.social appears on the Best Ambient albums in 2025 by Pop Matters @popmatters.com 🙏🏻 🖤 www.popmatters.com/the-15-best-...

Today, my set from this year's Monument Festival was released on the Deep Breakfast series. If you'd like to listen again, you can find it here: soundcloud.com/deepbreakfastseries/dblive-joachim-spieth-monument-festival-2025

“Rephrase” is out today on Bandcamp - available as name your price. This piece began during preparations for a live set, built from fragmented elements of previously released tracks... joachimspieth.bandcamp.com/album/rephrase

#welovezakè youtu.be/8VXyHYA549Y?...

Layers of Continuity - Echoes of a year in motion read our 2025 review on Substack affin.substack.com/p/layers-of-...

#throwback 6 years ago... youtu.be/SiXpuMT6y7U?...

Amazing visualizer by Markus Guentner for @ambientdroner.bsky.social Low Harmonics Part 1. youtu.be/mNkiX7zjgW0?...

Over the past months, we’ve realigned our booking to better reflect the core of our catalog: live performances of ambient and experimental music. Today, we’re excited to welcome Arovane, Yui Onodera, and Pepo Galán to our roster! affinmusic.de/booking/

🌟 Just published a new piece on the blog diving into Conversion, the latest album from Guentner + Spieth on Affin. This collaboration feels like a slow-burn portal: drifting drones, restrained motion, and that unmistakable sense of weight and clarity both artists share.

Year in Review - 2025 open.substack.com/pub/joachims...

I recently had the pleasure of contributing to Hyperborea, a Greece-based platform that features podcasts alongside in-depth interviews with artists such as Rafael Anton Irisarri and Markus Guentner. futurenevercomes.net/hyperborea/J...

Weirdo Rippers #20 Ft. Saapato, Holy Scum, The Bug & @ghostdubs.bsky.social, @kingklangmusic.bsky.social, Ben Brown & Stefan Christoff, Laura Fisher, Guentner & @joachimspieth.bsky.social, Isobel Waller-Bridge, @departurestreet.bsky.social, Prado, Secret Sorcery & more. sun-13.com/2025/12/02/w...

There was a time when discovering music required intention. The thrill of following a label, of noticing an artist, of finding something before anyone else - these were acts of engagement, small victories of curiosity... joachimspieth.substack.com/p/what-we-ch...

With Low Harmonics, our last regular album of 2025 is released today. zakè has created three extended tracks here, unparalleled in their complexity, paintings in the most beautiful colors of autumn... Available here: zakedrone.bandcamp.com/album/low-harmonics-2 kompakt.fm/releases/low_harmonics

taken from rhubiqs.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...

In recent months, several Affin projects and collaborations have been featured in various magazines, podcasts, and reviews, each highlighting different aspects of our joint work. Here is an overview. affin.substack.com/p/echoes-and...

out now rhubiqs – Spectral Passage An immersive journey from turmoil to clarity -synths, pianos & field recordings blend into shifting soundscapes of reflection and renewal. It flows as one continuous narrative of transformation. rhubiqs.bandcamp.com/album/spectr...

An exciting interview I recently had the pleasure of conducting with Public Pressure... www.publicpressure.io/articles/wha...

7 years of Irradiance Released on Nov 7th, 2017, Irradiance marked a turning point in my musical journey - a work that shaped how I approach sound, space, and atmosphere. Seven years later, I remain grateful to everyone who has accompanied this path, whether from the beginning or along the way...

now shipping Reshape CD incl alva noto, ASC, bvdub, Markus Guentner, zakè, Warmth, Simone Giudice... reworks joachimspieth.bandcamp.com/album/reshap...

Our recent release Conversion unfolds not only in sound but also in image. Each composition has been visually interpreted by Markus Guentner, whose video work mirrors the subtle shifts and layered atmospheres of the album... affin.substack.com/p/conversion...

German electronic duo Guentner + Spieth have released the complete series of visualisers for their new album “Conversion”, released earlier this month on the AFFIN label... www.chaindlk.com/news/release...

Out now: Conversion, our 2nd album as Guentner | Spieth. Ambient layers meet dub-tinged particles, pads & subtle rhythms - a dialogue of silence + depth. A reduced, organic, unfolding intensity in a space that keeps transforming. bit.ly/42l6yPY

great review on Conversion!

read affin.substack.com/p/joachim-sp... pre-order joachimspieth.bandcamp.com/album/reshap...

Next week, there will be an aural get-together for Guentner Spieth's second album, "Conversion," on Bandcamp... We invite you all to join this live stream and listen to the album with us and discuss it! You can register here: guentnerspieth.bandcamp.com/merch/conver...

Our latest releases are also available on Kompakt Records kompakt.fm/releases?fin...

Track premiere on Delayed today...

Booking inquiries affinmusic.de/booking-joac...

Almost five hours of Markus Guentner sound experience on the Memoir, an autobiographical podcast series hosted by the Hypnus label... soundcloud.com/hypnus-memoi...

In this podcast, Andrew Thomas and I talk about the creation of our album "Nocturna," which was released in April... www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNV8...

Recently in Regensburg Joachim Spieth & Markus Guentner affinmusic.de/booking-guen...

Headphone Commute introduces Chrysalis from Guentner / Spieth's upcoming Conversion album... headphonecommute.com/2025/08/14/g...

My 2022 album "Terrain" will soon be available as a 6-panel digipak CD. Pre-orders here: joachimspieth.bandcamp.com/album/terrain Some press reviews of the album: linktr.ee/terrain_album If vinyl, you can still purchase a copy here: www.spacecadets.world/release/1676119898/Joachim-Spieth-Terrain

Thank you for a wonderful weekend in a natural environment! In the end, we are left with a feeling of gratitude. Thank you to the Monument team, who created a human environment for all the experiences we absorbed...

"This time our good friend and amazing artist Joachim Spieth guides us into his subtle ambient universe. Full of depth and atmospheric bliss. Immerse yourself." (Velvet Vortex)

At Liquid Club Malta few days ago... Booking inquiries (ambient live / DJ) affinmusic.de/booking/

Booking Inquiries Markus Guentner (ambient live) affinmusic.de/booking-mark...

"A sound bath that evolves in slow motion..." Album review: @ambientdroner.bsky.social, @joachimspieth.bsky.social & Markus Guentner's 'Arcadia' - out now via @affinltd.bsky.social. sun-13.com/2025/07/01/z...