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”.

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.

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.