Within all of my Bandcamp collection, I’ve decided on 20 releases that probably had the most impact on my person in 2025.

In no particular order (besides the playlist I’m linking at the bottom) these are the releases I may well have gotten the most from in 2025:

PAIN IS BEAUTY by chelsea wolfe

ÓMINSJÁ by skynbrögð

DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT, NO ONE CARES by the black cube

ALONE AT THE END OF THE WORLD by markus francois

ONYX by apocryphos, kammarheit, and atrium carceri

Нелюбов by evitceles

COLLAPSE OF THE SIGHTLESS AGE [SUBTERRANEAN AGES #2] by the primary phase principle

ENGLAR OG DJÖFLAR by skynbrögð

DREAMTIME RETURN (HIGH DEFINITION EDITION) by steve roach

GHOSTS by jack phantom and the exquisite corpse cabaret

NUANCE by data rebel

REAL MONSTER by mombi yuleman

AN EXTRA PIECE by distance prefix

MECHANICAL EMPATH by n e u r o s h o c k

THE DRUID QUEEN by embracing discomfort

MAYFLY RADIO - VOLUME ONE by various artists

ASLEEP AND WELL HIDDEN by kammarheit

ABOVE ALL, I HAVE SEEN DOGS DIE by ghost orange

KNIGHT OF FAITH by ophion

I BECAME THE VOID THAT SHE CREATED TO DESTROY ME by gregory ritchey

Share in the comments music you deem remarkable from 2025; I so love being introduced to new music!

Cheers,

Benjamin Murray/Arcane Synthetic