The Spotted Peccary label has been consistently putting out great ambient, space and synth music albums. Their latest release, Below The Mountain, by Craig Padilla, is no exception.
We’ve reviewed a couple of other albums by Padilla, The Light In The Shadow & Genesis. While his last two releases had more of an ambient or space [...]

René van der Wouden’s Universal Quiet is a collection of retro synth music that is a treat for fans of 70’s Berlin School music.van der Wouden is a Dutch composer and synthesist who describes his style as retro, Berliner Schule and progressive. van der Wouden builds on Klaus Schulze’s pioneering mid-seventies sound, modernizing it and [...]

 

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Tangerine Dream is a seven-time Grammy nominated German electronic music group band, and a phenonemon of synth music.
The group, founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese, right, has gone through multiple changes over the years, but has managed to stay active and relevent in the world of synth music, releasing 100+ CDs, including studio, live and [...]

Mota Atma is a 2003 soundtrack by Tangerine Dream to a very obscure movie. While the movie may have disappeared into oblivion, though, the soundtrack is classic Tangerine Dream.
On first listen, Mota Atma seems like it could be a long-lost recording from TD’s glory days. The tracks strongly recall TD’s classic soundtracks from 20-25 years [...]

Here’s a great video that features Klaus Schulze in his 70’s heyday:

Beyond Silence is the latest CD from electronic/ambient artist Alpha Wave Movement. The album is a set of modern electronica instrumentals, infused with the sounds and forms of classic synth music.
Alpha Wave Movement is one of the recording names of Gregory Kyryluk, who also records as part of Thought Guild. As Alpha Wave Movement, Kyryluk [...]

The Tenth Planet is the latest CD from synth artist David Wright, and captures the music from two live planetarium performances that he did earlier this year.
Wright is a UK keyboardist, synthesist and composer, and his style grows out of the classic tradition of Berlin-school synth artists like Tangerine Dream and the more melodic approach [...]

Spheric Music, Das Label für Elektronische Musik, recently sent us a “best of” CD by Lambert Ringlage, Essential.
Lambert (Ringlage performs under his first name) has been creating and publishing music since the late 1980’s. He published several solo cassette tapes independently early on, and since the early 90’s he has published multiple CDs. Lambert’s not [...]

Zero-G’s Analogue Sequencer Loops (ASL) is a sound library by Ian Boddy, a synthesist that carries the torch for classic 70’s Berlin-school style electronic music.
The library is presented in Native Instruments Intakt format, which means that it’s a pain to register, but compatible with just about anything (it supports VST 2.0, DXi, ASIO, AU, RTAS, [...]

Beyond City Light is another great CD from Spotted Peccary Records. If you’re not familiar with the label, check out the Spotted Peccary podcast. It features music and interviews from musicians on the label.
Beyond City Light is gorgeous collection of ambient/space music tracks from Jon Jenkins. The music on Beyond City Light is uplifting and [...]

Alpha Wave Movement is one of the recording guises of synthesist Gregory Kyryluk. Kyryluk invokes the synth gods on Drifted Into Deeper Lands, and has put together a great CD that is a must-have for fans of ambient, synth, and space music.
Alpha Wave Movement’s CDs explore classic synth music genres, but make them sound fresh [...]

WFMU’ s Beware of the Blog has posted an interesting article on Tangerine Dream, it’s history at the station, and some hard to find live MP3s:
The passage of time is a great quantifier in the arts, and music that may have seemed to be the exclusive province of geeky stoners in its original historical context [...]

Ocean of Light is an excellent introduction into the music of A.D. Music, a label that has released a series of melodic electronica albums. While the CD is primarily a compilation of previously released tracks, it has a coherence defined by the label’s vision and style.
The largely instrumental tracks on Ocean of Light explore new [...]

Ashok Prema’s Matter captures a live electronic music concert performed at the  Jodrell Space Center by Ashok Prema and Rob Jenkins in 2002. While a live recording, this is only betrayed by the occasional applause between tracks.
Prema is a UK electronic music artist who’s been performing for twenty years. Rob Jenkins, also known as Red [...]

Gulan has published a variety of free electronica MP3s available for free download. The tracks range from ambient electronica to more of a Berlin-school feel.
Gulan is the pseudonym of a young composer from Latvia who creates wide-ranging electronic music – new age, ambient and progressive electronica. His work is inspired by the music of Klaus [...]