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Rick Wakeman’s Jane Seymour
Not a lot of keyboardists got away with wearing capes, even in the 70’s, but no one seemed to question it when Rick Wakeman cut loose.

Brian Eno just made my day. 
He’s released an ambient music application for the iPhone - Bloom (App Store link). 
“Bloom is an endless music machine, a music box for the 21st century. You can play it, and you can watch it play itself.” - Brian Eno
Description:
Developed by ambient pioneer Brian Eno and musician / software designer [...]

This is the “teaser” video promo for an upcoming Stars of the Lid feature film. 
Stars of the Lid is an Austin ambient music group, made up of Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie.
According to McBride, the band’s name refers to “your own personal cinema, located between your eye and eyelid”, suggesting the colors and patterns one [...]

Noteflight today launched a very cool Web-based application that lets you create and edit music, in standard notation, using a standard Web browser.
The score can be played directly from the browser, shared with individuals, published online or printed as sheet music for use by live musicians. Scores may also be embedded in other pages such [...]

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Depeche Mode announced today its 2009 Tour of the Universe, which includes 28 stadium dates worldwide beginning May 10 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Dates:

May 10: Tel Aviv, Israel (Ramat Gan Stadium)
May 12: Athens (Terra Vibe Park)
May 14: Istanbul (Santral Istanbul)
May 16: Bucharest, Romania (Parc Izvor)
May 18: Sofia, Bulgaria (Vasil Levski Stadium)
May 20: Belgrade, Serbia (USCE Park)
May [...]

Arturia has announced that it’s now shipping Origin, a hardware DSP system that recreates and expands on several vintage synthesizers.
“We are extremely proud to be shipping Origin”, says Frederic Brun, President of Arturia. “The project has taken much longer than we initially thought and, since we had announced the product early, Origin has been eagerly [...]

 

 Arturia Origin Demo [1:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Fatboy Slim has announced that he will be releasing a 10th anniversary version of his release, You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby. 
Can it have been 10 years already?
Disc 1 is a rerelease of the original release, while Disc 2 is a bonus disk with tracks from Blade 2, Moulin Rouge and even a Kraftwerk cover. 
Sounds [...]

I’ve written several times before (tripping the universe, 3d acoustic rendering, interactive 3d holograms) about virtual music worlds - generative 3D ambient worlds, where your exploration and interaction changes the music you hear. 
Visual Space Music is an example of that futuristic music experience I’ve been talking about.
It’s “a musical instrument, a unique space-based arrangement tool, [...]