Comments on: Another Batch Of Great Electronic Music From Synthtopia Readers!

By: squirrelbuttkin

squirrelbuttkin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:01:09 +0000

Really liking the Synthetrix track.

By: thorn

thorn — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:11:51 +0000

About “Violet” and “Chakra Pop”:

I felt like I was getting stuck in a rut musically, and needed to set a rule or two for myself to help me bust that cycle. I decided to use the tones associated with the chakras (in spectrum order, of course) to determine the key of each track. This was to force me away from the 2 or 3 keys I seem to write in most often. As for the title – given the poppy flavour of the music, “Chakra Pop” just seemed to make sense.

By: thorn

thorn — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:04:25 +0000

Thanks for sharing one of my Hybiscus tracks! Including Chakra Pop, we’ve got five albums and a handful of individual tracks available. Most of our stuff can be downloaded for free at our website: http://members.cox.net/thehybiscusjournals

Our stuff mostly falls into any one of the following categories: sugary instrumental synthpop, ambient, Glass/Reich style minimalism, and experimental soundscapes.

By: Torley

Torley — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:19:22 +0000

Pretty kewl to see how you’re using SoundCloud — I’ve found their service to be very slick so far. I hope to check out these reader submissions soon, and I’m going to mention Synthtopia @ AUDIOTUTS as a fine example of making it easier to encourage community participation!

By: Torley

Torley — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:18:59 +0000

Pretty kewl to see how you’re using SoundCloud — I’ve found their service to be very slick so far. I hope to check out these reader submissions soon, and I’m going to mention Synthopia @ AUDIOTUTS as a fine example of making it easier to encourage community participation!

By: Bob Smith

Bob Smith — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:16:50 +0000

Hi there thanks for the posing -the album Dawn light will be out next year under the Average Man moniker on distant noise records – if you like it drop by at http://www.myspace.com/bobletmusic for updates on release dates and tour info.

By: Synthetrix

Synthetrix — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:54:35 +0000

Thanks for the posting. Those interested in hearing more from Synthetrix can find me on iTunes or Amazon.com

By: Streams of Europe

Streams of Europe — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:26:25 +0000

Hey, thanks for posting one of Streams of Europe’s tracks! You can listen to more music on europeaftertherain.com, the almost-finished-yet already-online official website (everything is streamable and/or downoable via SoundClouds embed players).

By: synthhead

synthhead — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:58:46 +0000

Merlijn – I love the colors and it looks like a very cool building.

By: Merlijn Hoek

Merlijn Hoek — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:49:50 +0000

Thanks for using my picture and give me the proper credits.

cheers, Merlijn Hoek

http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlijnhoek/