Music
Albums
“Conversion bears testament to shared provenance and lineage as well as artistic evolution.” – Igloo Magazine
“If ever there was a case for deep listening, this is it.” – Magazine Sixty
“Conversion stands as a finely tuned exploration of texture, tone, and emotional space that is equally suited for introspective listening or late-night immersion.” – Chain D.L.K.
“If you also love [as much as I do] their solo works, you will find that here, together, the multiplier is higher. They’re truly at the top of their game here, …” – Headphone Commute
“If you also love [as much as I do] their solo “Deep, rhythmic, and bathed in texture, it marked the next musical evolution and a harbinger of what is to come.” – Delayed
“Three renowned representatives of modern-day ambient music and textured atmospherics join forces to release a meticulously crafted album, where tonal colors flow gently, adorned with sinuous micro-details and subtle variations, inviting the listener to immerse themselves in a revitalizing spiritual bath..” – Igloo Magazine
“This really is quite the meeting of heavyweights.” – Moonbuilding
“It’s interesting to hear that all of the remixers (reworkers) on this album stay close to the sound of the original tracks, while also adding a layer of their own signature sounds..” – Ambientblog.net
“Questing for the ephemeral and elemental rather than the infinite, beauty is all in the moment.” – Electronic Sound Magazine
“The record is a fresh example of a timeless sound sought by so many ambient and instrumental artists.” – Melted Form
This album sits on the threshold between ambient and contemporary classical music, featuring sound design elements that invite deep, contemplative listening. – Rmas.mx
It is a sonic impressionism, focused not on building a narrative, but rather an impression and mood. – Nowamuzyka.pl
“The joint work by Spieth and Mena consists of seven short recordings which, true to their title, seem like fragments of a larger whole. They are an almost benedictine exercise in discrete modulations of minimalist sound.” – Nowamuzyka.pl
“These contradictory associations serve as a fitting introduction for this immersive, spellbinding album of immersive arctic ambient, which is alternately steamy warm and frosty, soft yet cutting, alien yet somehow earthy and organic.” – Micro Genre Music
“The divisions between the tracks become irrelevant when you fully immerse yourself in the album, which begins to permeate your consciousness” – Radioaktiv.it
“There’s a stunning resonance here, and with both playing off each other’s strengths, the results are something beautifully overpowering” – Sun 13
“An album in which Spieth’s crystal clear compositions find new ground in his ever-evolving world of sound. ” – Sun13
“Perfectly curated as a soundtrack for any time of your day, these seven pieces will guide you back into the meaning of this reality” – Headphone Commute
“Spieth’s compositions should be regarded as several chapters of a single stream of sound, a narrative that has an almost supernatural emotional power, capable of evoking a sense of permanence and infinity” – Radioaktiv
“The result is a short but successful album that recalls the best achievements of glitch dub at the beginning of the 21st century” – Nowamuzyka
“Oozing with narcotized and eroticized romantic impulses, Overlay feels like a living revenant from a voluptuous dream. One hopes that Guentner and Spieth’s new series will give Pop Ambient a run for its money” – A Closer Listen
“an album that captures a time and pulls you out of your present state, teleporting you out to far off places.” – Sun13
“a solid portion of music typical of both of these producers – spacious and monumental” – Nowamuzyka
“a harmonious blend between Güntner’s ethereal, atmospheric textures and Spieth’s pulsating rhythms” – Radioaktiv
“It shows not only Spieth’s spectacular work but also that of his contributors including interpretations by alva noto, ASC, bvdub, Warmth, Markus Guentner, Simone Giudice, zakè, and Głós.” – Igloomag
“Reshape is everything that’s good about Affin, all wrapped up in a neat sunset bow. The sound design is second to none, with the fiercest bass this side of a Ben Frost record, while still sounding as airy and elegant as Nils Frahm or Scott Morgan at their most accessible.” – Spectrum Culture
“the album cannot be defined as a collection of remixes, but rather as a real transformation, a different reading that comes from the different background of each musician involved.” – Radioaktiv
“Quite related and on a par with Alva Noto’s album Xerrox Volume 2.” – Groove
“It is a work of conceptual and emotional beauty, evoking a form of spatial imagery that is as grounding as elevating.” – Headphone Commute – Best of 2022
“The sound has incredible depth. And width. Even with the accents that give these sounds the necessary tension, the music induces an incredibly relaxed state” – Ambientblog.net
“Terrain is a masterclass on ambient intimacy and spatial texturing” – Tone Harvest
“the German artist signs an hour of dreamy and profound ambient music in which we are fascinated by the imaginative character of the compositions and Spieth’s ability to fill and inhabit the space with his music.” – Radioaktiv
“Ousia plays firmly inside the pocket of modern ambient electronica while finessing and polishing the spatial and aural possibilities of the sphere.” – Backseat Mafia
“The album is so effective that it sucks you in, stopping time and freezing you in your tracks (pun intended!).” – Delayed
“Tides is a masterpiece of dark ambient music.” – 5Mag.net
“What you do get is lush, ever moving soundscapes that provide layers of sound and temperature, that move in different ways.” – Drifting, Almost Falling
“Spieth’s ambient is of XL size, pretentious and powerful that you just can’t ignore.” – Terminal313
“The entire album has a cool, lush beauty to it, rewarding the listener at any time of day or night with a sonic excursion to other lands” – Igloomag
“The German composer created beautiful and epic music, skillfully combining the power of techno with the calming atmosphere of the atmosphere.” – Nowamuzyka
“Spieth moves between contemplative ambient and deep techno, including the genre-typical soundscape layers, with such craftsmanship that body and mind are satisfied in perfect balance” – Groove
Sound Libraries
EP’s (excerpts)
“Spieth and Tozzi, two of techno’s distinguished artists, join forces and deliver a creme de la creme dub techno release” – Delayed
“Guentner and Spieth conjure up a powerful oceanic force and make room for it to surge and bloom and rush in its brief, four-minute frame” – A Closer Listen
“This piece is appropriately titled “Prologue,” and I think it perfectly sets up our anticipation of what we can expect from this duo” – Headphone Commute
“Kompakt, buy it, steal it, caress it, love it… Mozart for the 21st century.” – The Orb
“You Don’t Fool Me was such an absolutely seminal work for me. I don’t think a set went by that it didn’t find it’s way into. The track is so simple, yet so hypnotic and powerful; it’s one of those tracks that quietly changed history” – bvdub




























































