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[RE:DISCOVER] #3

Various Artists

In this issue of our ongoing series “RE:DISCOVER,” we look at some projects that have successfully tackled the daunting task of reworking classical masterpieces into the realms of electronic, ambient and avant-garde music…

 
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Max Richter: 10 Years of SLEEP

Max Richter

Max Richter’s seminal 'SLEEP' album turns ten this year. We revisit its phenomenal success and the expansive creative universe it has inspired—still evolving in 2025 with the announcement of the new album 'Sleep Circle' and a return to Richter’s iconic “overnight concerts”.

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Ten iconic soundtracks from the 2010s
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Ten Iconic Soundtracks From the 2010s

Various Artists

Our editors select ten iconic movie soundtracks from the 2010s, featuring some of the world’s greatest film composers, including John Williams, Michael Nyman, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Max Richter, Hans Zimmer, Steven Price—and Daft Punk!

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The grains History of Ambient Music

Various Artists

Part 3/3: The Ambient Boom - Since the mid-2010s, we’ve seen a resurgence of ambient music which some have gone as far as calling an actual “boom”. The third part of our deep dive into the genre history traces back these developments to the pre-pandemic days and explains why the difficult distinction between ambient and ambience might be more important than ever.

 

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Max Richter
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Birds on the Runway

Max Richter

The timeless allure of Max Richter’s 'Spring 1' in fashion

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Album Story

Max Richter: 10 Years of SLEEP

Max Richter’s seminal SLEEP album turns ten this year. We revisit its phenomenal success and the expansive creative universe it has inspired—still evolving in 2025 with the announcement of the new album Sleep Circle and a return to Richter’s iconic “overnight concerts”.

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Joep Beving Releases 'Sleeping Lotus redux' - First Single From Upcoming Album

Joep Beving has released Sleeping Lotus redux, the first single from his upcoming 10th anniversary album Solipsism Redux. The new version reimagines one of Beving’s most beloved early pieces with a slower, more spacious approach that highlights his signature minimalist style.

Joep Beving
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Interview

Gabríel Ólafs Announces 'Polar: Dusk' - A New Aural Chapter in the 'Polar' Universe

Icelandic composer Gabríel Ólafs has announced Polar: Dusk, the next installment in his evolving audio-visual Polar universe. Set for digital release on 22 August, the eight-track album expands on the world introduced in his recent sixth studio release, Polar - a strikingly atmospheric project inspired by an imagined frozen planet of mountain ranges, tundra and the remains of a mysterious lost civilisation.

Gabríel Ólafs
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Max Richter

Max Richter

"I like the idea of a piece of music as a place to think, and it is clear we all have some thinking to do at the moment."

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Jóhann Jóhannsson

Jóhann Jóhannsson

“I try to make music that doesn’t need layers of complexity or obfuscation to speak to people.”

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Ludovico Einaudi

Ludovico Einaudi

"I don’t consider the piano as a job. It’s very connected to my inner feelings.”

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Balmorhea

Balmorhea

“Oftentimes we find ourselves bridging different worlds, which is something I love
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Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars Pt. 2

Max Richter

Sleep Circle, is a newly recorded, abridged version of Sleep informed by those concert experiences and focusing on the movements within the composition that are more in the foreground. This way Sleep Circle becomes a hallucinatory 90-minute trip into the hypnagogic state. 

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