Here’s my 22nd annual music roundup — bigger and more ridiculously obsessive than ever. colly.com/journal/twen...

2025 in music

Here’s my 22nd annual roundup: sixty short reviews across five categories, plus shows, stats and playlists. It gets more ridiculous every year, but I do it to myself, I do.

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Thank you to @xylander.bsky.social for highlighting my track 'Take It In' on the excellent Forgotton Futures show. Some great music included on this list from the likes of @socool.bsky.social , @veryanmusic.bsky.social & @onidyl.bsky.social Listen back HERE> www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

Xylander@xylander.bsky.social · 8mo ago

In the final Forgotten Futures of 2025 I have 11 tracks of exciting electronic delights to brighten the darkest of winter days. I hope you enjoy listening to these tracks as much as I do. Merry Christmas one and all! #electronicmusic #ambient #podcast www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

Quite chuffed to find out my album made the Space Is The Place top 50 for this year. You can hear their end of year show on mixcloud at www.mixcloud.com/SpaceIsThePl... And you can hear my album at: xylander.bandcamp.com/album/happy-... #electronica #idm #podcast #radio

Space Is The Place Top 50 2025 pt 1 11/12/25

First broadcast on CandoFM on 11/12/25

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We've had a great 2025, to say thank you, these 4 are free or pay what you want as a thank you for all the support we've had. We may even leave the house in 2026! theblackdog.bandcamp.com

I played a couple of tracks from this on my latest podcast and can heartily recommend the compilation. If you like Christmas and ambient music it should be right up your street.

Passed Recordings@passedrecordings.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Available NOW for pre-order: 'The Ghost Of Christmas Passed', a festive mega compilation by artists and friends of the label. 35 seasonal tracks to listen to by the fireside with 4 ready to listen now. Full release on 19th December. passedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-gh...

Really recommend pressing play on this radio show by @xylander.bsky.social of @audiointerface.bsky.social. Very excited to see one of mine included alongside music by great artists including @veryanmusic.bsky.social, @wilksmusic.bsky.social & @onidyl.bsky.social. Thanks again & always, Xylander!

Xylander@xylander.bsky.social · 8mo ago

In the final Forgotten Futures of 2025 I have 11 tracks of exciting electronic delights to brighten the darkest of winter days. I hope you enjoy listening to these tracks as much as I do. Merry Christmas one and all! #electronicmusic #ambient #podcast www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

In the final Forgotten Futures of 2025 I have 11 tracks of exciting electronic delights to brighten the darkest of winter days. I hope you enjoy listening to these tracks as much as I do. Merry Christmas one and all! #electronicmusic #ambient #podcast www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

Forgotten Futures

The best in unsigned and independent electronic music

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My final #Ambient Hour podcast for 2025 has just released. Beautiful, introspective music from start to finish with a featured release by @audioobscura.bsky.social and new music from @daveclarkson.bsky.social Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at www.audiointerface.org/shows/the-am...

The Ambient Hour

Sixty minutes of relaxing music to unwind, de-stress or just sleep to

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Includes the track 'Mahogany and Ice (Into the Darkness' Mark SaFranko and myself - acoustic guitar loops and my poetry combined

Xylander@xylander.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I'm back with a new episode of #forgottenfutures to showcase exciting and varied electronic music. There's #ambient, #experimental, #techno and #noisemusic. If you enjoy discovering new music by unsigned and independent artists you're in for a treat. www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

I'm back with a new episode of #forgottenfutures to showcase exciting and varied electronic music. There's #ambient, #experimental, #techno and #noisemusic. If you enjoy discovering new music by unsigned and independent artists you're in for a treat. www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

Forgotten Futures

The best in unsigned and independent electronic music

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It's my great pleasure to bring you a special guest mix from @socool.bsky.social — an hour of amazing #electronicmusic starting with melodic IDM breakbeat, relaxing into a bit of ambient before building back up into a full on dnb and jungle rinseout. www.audiointerface.org/shows/guest-...

Audio Interface Guest Mixes

A selection of special shows and mixes from friends of Audio Interface

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Thanks to @xylander.bsky.social at @audiointerface.bsky.social for featuring Ganymede on this week’s episode of The Ambient Hour 🙏🏼

The Ambient Hour

Sixty minutes of relaxing music to unwind, de-stress or just sleep to

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Aurora’s Awakening by Paul Beaudoin and Street Lights (Reworked) by Dionisaf in the new The Ambient Hour mix: www.audiointerface.org/shows/the-am... @paulbeaudoin.bsky.social @xylander.bsky.social @audiointerface.bsky.social

The Ambient Hour

Sixty minutes of relaxing music to unwind, de-stress or just sleep to

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Audio Interface@audiointerface.bsky.social · 11mo ago

After a well deserved break last month C.Circo is back with a new #TransverseTempo show. Featuring Synaptyx, The Phoenix Trap, she hacked you, and more! #Fedimusic #Downtempo #Electronica #Ambient #Radio www.audiointerface.org/shows/transv...

I've not had much time for new music recently but my album from earlier this year is still fresh and all proceeds go towards running @audiointerface.bsky.social so your purchase is much appreciated! #BandcampFriday #ElectronicMusic xylander.bandcamp.com/album/happy-...

Happy New Dystopia!, by Xylander

14 track album

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📻 Big ups to Xylander & #TheAmbientHour on @audiointerface.bsky.social for featuring 2 tracks from The Precious Dark as #ReleaseOfTheWeek! www.audiointerface.org/shows/the-am... #ShoutoutSaturday #radioshow #ambientmusic Congrats @davidhelpling.bsky.social & Eric "the" Taylor!

The Ambient Hour

Sixty minutes of relaxing music to unwind, de-stress or just sleep to

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Thanks Pete @xylander.bsky.social for including a track by Pope John Paul Van Damme on the latest #ForgottenFutures show 😀 www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot....

Forgotten Futures

The best in unsigned and independent electronic music

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There's a track from @mvorak.bsky.social's fantastic Acrobatizm / Prepared Wave included in the latest #ForgottenFutures along with loads of other great #ElectronicMusic — if you've not had a listen yet, perhaps now is the time? www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

Forgotten Futures

The best in unsigned and independent electronic music

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My record of the week is @daveclarkson.bsky.social's awesome album called Was Life Sweeter? which uses confectionary themed #FieldRecordings to fantastic effect. I play two tracks from the record in this month's #ForgottenFutures #ElectronicMusic #Radio www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

Forgotten Futures

The best in unsigned and independent electronic music

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Many thanks to Forgotten Futures for making ‘Was Life Sweeter?’ release of the week on the show x www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

Forgotten Futures

The best in unsigned and independent electronic music

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Big thanks @xylander.bsky.social for including Villainous Nature 'Distracted' on the latest Forgotten Futures 🐲🔥 Check it out here 👇🏻 www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot...

Forgotten Futures

The best in unsigned and independent electronic music

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Look, another cool-ass radio show! Independent and unsigned electronic music from our badass pal @xylander.bsky.social! I'm the closing track for this episode, but they're all pretty great. www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot... #music #musicsky

Forgotten Futures

The best in unsigned and independent electronic music

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How about a little #DrumAndBass #djmix for your Friday? This one is pretty special, you won’t have heard all these tracks before but I suspect you’ll like them. www.audiointerface.org/shows/guest-...

Audio Interface Guest Mixes

A selection of special shows and mixes from friends of Audio Interface

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Both are fantastic tracks!

Chitra Records@chitrarecords.bsky.social · last yr.

Waiting for Connection by Dionisaf & KapTep and Shard by Soloi Sounds in the new episode of The Ambient Hour: www.audiointerface.org/shows/the-am... @soloisounds.bsky.social @xylander.bsky.social @audiointerface.bsky.social

Audio Interface shows are now listed in major #podcast directories so you can subscribe with Apple, Pocket Casts and Overcast. Each show has it's own feed and there a site feed with everything. Why not jump in? #electronicmusic #IndependentArtists #podcasts www.audiointerface.org/subscribe/

Audio Interface

Unsigned and independent electronic music radio

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Hey guess what! C.Circo is back with a new episode of #TransverseTempo and it's another fantastic selection of downtempo, uplifting electronic music. Perfect to lift your spirits on a drizzly (in the UK) bank holiday Monday: www.audiointerface.org/shows/transv...

Transverse Tempo

Downtempo, trip-hop, chill wave, and tracks that sit somewhere above ambient

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Thanks to Pete Xylander and @audiointerface.bsky.social for including ‘drama[mine]’ by alka / Nero’s Tongue on their Ambient Hour show: www.audiointerface.org/shows/the-am... Available at mortalitytables.bandcamp.com @magicksquare.bsky.social

The Ambient Hour

Sixty minutes of relaxing music to unwind, de-stress or just sleep to

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This new episode of Forgotten Futures Includes 'The Eyes Of Evening' from the upcoming new album by @simonheartfield.bsky.social - available this Friday! Thanks for the play @xylander.bsky.social 😀

Audio Interface@audiointerface.bsky.social · last yr.

The new episode of #ForgottenFutures is up now and features some amazing #ElectronicMusic music. There's beats, there's ambience and there's an exclusive live set from TrainDeer recorded at last week's Chester #EMOM www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot... #ElectronicMusic #IndependentArtists

The new episode of #ForgottenFutures is up now and features some amazing #ElectronicMusic music. There's beats, there's ambience and there's an exclusive live set from TrainDeer recorded at last week's Chester #EMOM www.audiointerface.org/shows/forgot... #ElectronicMusic #IndependentArtists

Forgotten Futures

The best in unsigned and independent electronic music

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