Tag: 2025

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Martin Stürtzer – Protostar

First off, this is a great ambient record. This has been my go-to focus music for the past week the mindset it creates for me is just awesome.

On the other hand, one feeling I can’t shake off is how much of a generated music this could potentially be. I really don’t know anything about Stürtzer, his past work, and process, I just feel like music like this could exactly be the type that can be generated by AI today. I feel bad to think this, it feels like such an asshole thought to have, but this is just what the ambient genre is plagued with today. And if I look at an artist’s discography and I see several records published yearly that kind of confirms the idea; either that this is generated music or music that’s produced on a conveyor belt.

And after having these ideas at the back of my mind I’m going back to listening to the record and think: I still like it, I find it pleasant to listen to, it helps me focus and work and create stuff. So what does that mean? What if this is generated music really? Am I happy with generated music? No, I shouldn’t be. I want to value a true artist’s human output and genuine creativity. But still… What if this just works? Ahh, I don’t know. I hate the AI generated problems of our lives when it comes to art.

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Terminal Serious – Tear You Away

Post-rock goth vibes with that classic deep male voice. My only complaint is the drums, which falls in that uncanny valley of not being played live, but mimic that just too closely while not getting there. Something that sounds more like classic programmed drums would work better, or just playing the whole thing with a live band would as well, of course.

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Warfare (2025)

I didn’t like to watch this, per se, but it was a visceral experience, I have to give it that. Also interesting how straightforward the message felt to me, and then it turned out that my wife and I understood it differently. Anyways, if it has to be A24 and a war theme, I’m team Civil War all the way.

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28 Years Later (2025)

I was so confused first. I expected a typical Hollywood zombie movie and this was, well, I’m not sure what this was. Zombie arthouse cinema? It’s a weird one. I needed some time to settle and process it, but after a week I still went back thinking about it and it grew and matured as a memory. Now I think it’s a unique zombie film, and it’s a lot better that it’s that than a run-of-the-mill popcorn flick.

That chanting of the poem while the old war scenes are playing—it still just pops into my mind every now and then, months after watching it.

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Sinners (2025)

I was going in as “let’s give it a shot” and come out “omg yes”. The style, music, cinematography, vibes, and Jordan’s acting were all on top. The story was not that strong though, but how it was done won me over still.

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TOKiMONSTA – Eternal Reverie

Soulful hiphop, lounging r&b, quality chill-out electronics. It’s such an understated and elegant album, so good to listen to. Perfect soundtrack to a day when I’m just going about my things and want something to keep me smoothly sailing along.

This has quickly become one of the soundtracks of this year, and by yet another fantastic female artist; this is a women’s year, no question about that.

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Jimmy Svensson – Beyond The Black

Atmospheric dark ambient. It’s like a movie soundtrack and spans a wide range: creepy, eerie, wondering, whimsical. Makes my imagination run rampant.

I’m currently preparing to GM a Mörk Borg adventure and this is an amazing soundtrack to that setting. It’s dark enough to fit the grim world, but also has so much more layers than just the usual doom metal soundtrack that the canon usually suggests, makes the game atmosphere more versatile.