Yui Onodera & Arovane - Stillform ...sparse motifs, micro-rhythms, attenuated textures, carefully shaped silences... pre-order arovane.bandcamp.com/album/stillform Happy to represent them through our booking. inquiries affinmusic.de/booking-arovane/ affinmusic.de/booking-yuionodera/

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. inverted-audio.com/feature/wolf...

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... joachimspieth.substack.com/p/infinite-v...

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

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...

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. www.cyclicdefrost.com/2026/01/watc...

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

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

Joachim Spieth :: Blended (Affin) igloomag.com/reviews/joac...

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

nice review for Markus Guentner's upcoming album on inverted Audio inverted-audio.com/review/marku...

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... www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/20...

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.. joachimspieth.substack.com/p/the-freedo...

Some bits for my Polish friends.... soundcloud.com/fomo_music/f...

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. www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/01/mark... #music

stream the album opener of Vestige... www.sonofmarketing.com/2026/01/07/s...

Most played albums 2025

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...