space rock

Here’s a treat for fans of old-school Berlin school synth music.

This video, by Quintin Hewlett, captures Electroluminescent (Ryan Ferguson) as part of the New Harbours Music Series vol. 2 Christ’s Church Cathedral, Hamilton, Ontario, Spring 2009.

This series of videos looks at the making of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon – not only one of the most popular albums of all times – but one of the most influential. Read more…

Cybotron – Raga In Asia Minor Pt 1 (1977)

Cybotron, not to be confused with the American group, was an electronic/experimental music band from Australia formed in 1975 by Steve Maxwell Von Braund and Geoff Green.

The band was formed after the release of Braund’s 1975 album, ‘Monster Planet’ which Green contributed to; along with Gil Matthews (Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs), Henry Vyhnal and Jim Keays (The Masters Apprentices).Cybotron released a self-titled album in 1976 containing mainly synthesizers and saxophone. Stylistically,

Cybotron were similar to their contemporaries; innovative bands such as Ash Ra Tempel, Hawkwind and Tangerine Dream. They were creating minimalist, repetitive electronica at the same time that Kraftwerk released Autobahn.

Part 2 below. Read more…

Here are a couple of space rock Moog synth jams by Bunmei Ogawa. Read more…

Free Music Friday: Like the classic “Berlin School” synth music of early seventies’ Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream?

Then you’ll want to check out this free EP download by Recompas, an electronic ambient-space-psych band project centered around Travis Thatcher:

My group, recompas, initially started as my solo laptop project, but now has transformed into a 2-6 person live improv space/psych/ambient group. sometimes it sounds like hawkwind, sometimes faust, and sometimes cluster or tangerine dream. anyway, there’s a ton of live and recorded music of ours on my blog.

Get it here or here!

Give it a listen and let us know what you think!

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