Sounds And Effects has announced Synths of the 1970s for Kontakt. Source material was recorded at 24 bit from the Mini Moog, ARP 2600, Moog Opus 3, ARP Odyssey, and Oberheim SEM.Developed by Terry Grame, who was a sound developer for many of E-Mu Systems’ hardware sound modules, the intent here is to be much [...]

 

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The 70’s were a rich time for pop music. Heavy metal, disco, punk rock, and electronica all emerged in the decade. It was a time of extreme variety, when Boston had a hit with Long Time, the Cars with Let the Good Times Roll, King Harvest with Dancing in the Moonlight, Chic hit it with [...]

With Fever, Kylie heads to the dance floor without pretensions.
Retro-disco and electronica collide to create music for a world that doesn’t care about categories or styles, but just wants to have fun and dance. If all you’re looking for is a collection of sexy dance cuts, with hardly a slow tune in sight, Kylie’s Fever [...]

Larry Fast recorded under the name Synergy in the 70’s and 80’s and created some influential rock/pop electronica. His album “Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra” was released in 1975, and featured staples of 70’s electronica: Moog, Mellotron, Oberheim, and sequencers.

Klaus Schulze is a musician, composer, player and performer, a producer and record artist who was one of the pioneers of popular electronic music.
His site documents all of his prodigious output, his equipment, and his current activities.
Check out Synthtopia’s artist feature on Klaus Schulze, too!