Akiaura is a Russian electronic musician, producer, and sound designer whose work spans genres such as witch house, ambient, darkwave, downtempo, and corecore. Born on December 6, 1997, he has been fascinated by sound, visual art, and atmospheric aesthetics since childhood. Akiaura’s music immerses the listener in dark yet tender soundscapes filled with emotion, ethereal melodies, and hypnotic rhythms.
Concept and Style
The defining feature of Akiaura’s work is the creation of a unique audiovisual universe where every track feels like a memory and every visual looks like a fragment of a dream. He frequently employs slowed tempos, melancholic synths, subdued vocals, and field recordings. His compositions are often accompanied by VHS-inspired videos, glitch-art visuals, and aesthetic edits that reflect feelings of solitude, detachment, and inner reflection.
Rise in Popularity
Akiaura gained recognition with tracks such as “anbu”, “deep black sea”, “veil”, “Silence”, and “away”, which resonated deeply with fans of underground and alternative electronic music. His tracks are regularly featured in curated playlists on Spotify and Apple Music and are widely used in short video edits and TikTok content.
The 2023 release “Sleepwalker”, created in collaboration with LONOWN and STM, became especially popular. The track, featured on the album “Ketamine Girl”, turned into one of the artist’s signature works, bringing him recognition beyond the indie scene.
Discography (Selected)
Albums / EPs:
- Aura Season 1 & 2
- Destruction Age
- Fake Everything (EP) — released on June 13, 2025, showcasing the artist’s evolving sound with enhanced ambient-core and experimental downtempo elements.
- Ketamine Girl (2023) — a conceptual release in collaboration with LONOWN and STM, which gained wide traction on digital platforms and within the TikTok community.
Singles and Notable Tracks:
- anbu / anbu 2
- veil
- deep black sea
- Silence
- DISPERSIA
- luvGhost
- pussypodium (and slowed version)
- deathwish
- If You Care (Slowed)
- Sleepwalker
- Stay Strange
Akiaura often releases slowed versions of his own tracks, emphasizing their atmospheric nature and reinforcing the concept of “slowed perception.”
Collaborations
The artist collaborates with key figures of the dark and hypnotic scene, including LONOWN, STM, and DVRKLXGHT. These partnerships enhance the project’s mystical sound and expand its genre boundaries. The collaboration Sleepwalker marked a breakthrough moment, solidifying Akiaura’s reputation as one of the defining artists of the witch-ambient movement.
Image and Philosophy
Akiaura rarely gives interviews, preferring to communicate through music and visuals. His art serves as an emotional confession without words—a blend of dark romanticism and digital abstraction. The artist consciously remains behind the scenes, focusing on artistic expression rather than personal fame.
He is active on SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music, as well as visual platforms like YouTube and Instagram, where he shares artwork, aesthetic edits, and short video clips. In 2024–2025, Akiaura continues to evolve his visual style, integrating elements of glitch-core and digital surrealism.
