Futureworld, the latest CD from Miles MacMillan, features melodic synth music in the tradition of Jean-Michel Jarre and early eighties Tangerine Dream.
The latest release by Richard Bone, Serene Life of Microbes, is a tranquil dark ambient release that blurs the lines between electronic music and ambient sound.
The Pink Noise Sessions, an EP from punk/electropop band A Kiss Could Be Deadly, reworks the eighties sounds of bands like Berlin but throws in punk and even goth elements to create something new.
Pink Floyd meets Kraftwerk and Burt Bacharach on 10,000 Hz Legend, as Air combines the strengths and quirks of various styles into psychedelic pop electronica.
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 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.
Fans of Aphex Twin's harder side will be surprised by this collection of dark ambient music. On this classic release, Aphex Twin explores moody, even scary, electronic soundscapes.
Matter captures a live electronic music concert by Ashok Prema and Rob Jenkins from 2002. The music ranges from atmospheric, ambient tracks to more driving and melodic sequence-driven ones.
The cover of Basement Jaxx's debut, Remedy, shows naked bodies packed tightly together. The music is likely to pack people tight on the dance floor, too.
Four years ago, Bebel Gilberto had a surprise hit with Tanto Tempo, bringing bossa nova rhythms to electronica fans and a mainstream audience. Her latest CD is less electronic, but just as listenable.
Debut was released in 1993, and it sounds as adventurous and free-spirited as ever. Bjork sings fearlessly, turning her relatively weak voice into one of the strongest voices in electronic pop music.
Jay Denis wants you to get it on. As founder of Naked Music, Denis has released a lot of sensual music that is equally at home on the dance floor and in the bedroom.
With Geogaddi, Boards of Canada continue in the style they defined on their debut album, Music Has the Right to Children. This oblique, psychedelic pop electronica has no immediately catchy tunes or hooks, but if you give it a chance, it will seep into your head nonetheless.
Piano Dreams and Nightscapes, the latest CD from electronic/ambient musician Brannan Lane, is one of the most relaxing and lovely ambient CDs released this year.
Ambient 1 is simply one of the most important pieces of electronic music ever created. On Ambient 1, Eno set out to create something new, music that could be ignored as well as listened to. He succeeded wildly, and spawned a generation of imitators, inspired by the timeless beauty of Music for Airports.
Neroli oil comes from the white blossoms of the bitter orange tree, and is an expensive pale yellow oil used in fragrances. Neroli is also the name of a 1991 ambient work by Brian Eno that is as exotic and ethereal as the fragrance.
Brian Eno first collaboration with minimalist composer Harold Budd, Ambient 2: Plateau of Mirror, was a groundbreaking classic of ambient music. Budd and Eno created beautiful soundscapes, haunted by melancholy piano themes. There second CD, The Pearl, is even more beautiful.
Day of Radiance is an excellent addition to Eno's series. Ambient 3 staked out new territory and new emotions for ambient music. The music is happy, even blissful, while remaining reflective and timeless. These pieces serve as an important counterpoint to the darker and sometimes disturbing music of Ambient 4.
For her latest release, this former Mouseketeer enlisted a crew of electronica and dance superproducers, including Moby, R Kelly and The Matrix. The question is - can a gang of superproducers and some sexy club tracks turn Britney into a global dance diva?
10 Years in the Life is a double-CD collection of some of the finest tracks and remixes by BT. While it is not a greatest hits compilation, it collects radio edits and rare versions of some of his best tracks.
BT is at his strongest on trance tracks, but on Movement in Still Life he takes on a new genre with every song. His hyperkinetic production style reaches new extremes as he slices and dices the sound with ginsu aplomb. Not the pure trance album that many listeners may want, Movement in Still Life is a great album nevertheless.
The soundtrack to Stealth, an action movie about 3 top gun pilots dealing with a robotic fighter plane gone bad, seems promising, because it provides BT with the opportunity to mix his trademark hyperkinetic production style with full-on orchestral power.
Cox delivers a mixed bag of techno and house dance tracks on Phuture 2000. At its best, Phuture 2000 is state-of-the-art minimal dance music. Even at its worst, the music sounds just sounds like Cox needed a couple of tunes to pad out the album.
The Chemical Brothers are back and, unlike some of their contemporaries, they refuse to fade away. On Push the Button, they enlist a interesting set of collaborators, giving the album a variety of sounds without sounding fragmented.
This live release from Cluster captures performances from around the United States, including New York, Portland, Chicago and Phoenix. The pieces are each named after the location where they were performed. The music is a collection of mellow, drone-based ambient work.
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.
On this release, Benedictus deftly mixes a wide variety of sounds, ranging from the clearly synthetic to the acoustic sounds of cello, drums and voice.
Deep Forest have always walked the line between making polished world pop and making soulless pap. Their latest CD, Music Detected, occasionally strays to the wrong side of this line, but fans of the Deep Forest sound are sure to find tracks to enjoy.
Aquaria: A Liquid Blue Trancescape is light new-age music in the style of Enigma. The music is polished, professional and produced, but also a little ponderous.
Dick Hyman. Tell me this guy did not get beat up in school because of his name! Yet, somehow he managed to survive and become a prolific musician, multi-keyboardist, and film composer. Though he is best known for his talent at capturing the keyboard sounds of the past, some of his earliest work was with giant Moog synthesizers.
DJ Sandra Collins handles the mixing duties on the third incarnation of the excellent Tranceport series. Previous disks, mixed by Paul Oakenfold and DJ Dave Ralph, effectively established the Tranceport identity - interesting trance mixes for dancing or listening. Collins delivers another winner with this smooth collection of trance and techno sounds.
The Berlin school of electronic music lives on....in Poland! The latest CD from E=Motion showcases the interlocking sequences originally made popular by artists like Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze. While the Berlin style originated years ago, E=Motion keeps it relevant by incorporating elements of trance and other more recent styles.
On Space Lullabies and Other Fantasmagore, Ekova creates an exciting potpourri of world influences. The music is danceable and melodic, but also explores new territory by recombining the elements of world music into something new.
Solar Promenades, the latest release from Enterphase, is a strong set of new age/space music tracks that are dreamy and melodic, but that also carry an undercurrent of mystery and darkness.
Erasure rethinks some classic pop songs with Other People's Songs. Vince Clarke's percolating synth work is a good match for these tunes, and demonstrates how synth-pop is at its heart, about great pop songs.
ES Posthumus debut CD, Unearthed, is a collection of world orchestral dance electronica, not foo far from the territory pioneered by groups like Enigma and Deep Forest. E.S. Postumus manages to top both these predecessors with convincing orchestral writing, dynamic percussion work and creative synth work.
Slim's loop-based style is in abundance on this CD, and there's more than enough beats, 303 bassline, and catchy hooks to keep dance electronica fans happy.
Fatboy Slim delivers the big-beat techno sounds that he is famous for. This Funk Soul Brother may be a middle-aged white guy named Norman Cook, but on this release, he proves that he can lay down the beats with the best of them.
On Headhunters, you can hear the beginnings of hip-hop and acid jazz. Headhunters has been sampled for use in rap and hip-hop tunes, especially the first cut, Chameleon. This album is a classic fusion album, and a great example of electronics in jazz.
On this creative collaboration, Japanese producer Hoppy Kamiyama joins avant-bassist Bill Laswell to create a groove-filled jazz electronic experiment.
The debut CD from multi-instrumentalist Hypnotique, The Hanging Garden, is a daring and challenging CD, combining influences of classical electronic music, electronica, cabaret, gothic lyrics and English folk music.
The First Seven Days is one of the great early works of electronica. Released nearly 30 years ago, the music is a set of seven rock-fusion tone poems inspired by the idea of the seven days of creation. It was a head-trip when it was released, and the remastered CD re-release makes it sound better than ever.
Jean Michel Jarre was one of the first generation of synthesists to break through to broad public appeal. His pioneering work on Oxygene captures the style that he would refine on future albums. It also has a unique place for many fans, because it was one of the earliest albums of synth music to capture the imagination of listeners around the world.
Jean-Michel Jarre was one of the early pioneers of popular electronic music. Along with artists like Tangerine Dream and Vangelis, Jarre brought electronic music and popular music together, making music that was artistic but fairly accessible. Les Chants Magnetiques, Magnetic Fields, is a set of 5 synth tracks that capture Jarre at his peak.
Jamestown, the latest CD from actor, singer, songwriter, recording artist, cabaret performer and dance music diva Jimmy James, is an oddity in already odd world of dance electronica.
Balance 010 is a three disc compilation that explores a different world of electronica with each CD. Disc 1 explores ambient and downtempo tracks; Disc 2 picks things up a little with midtempo tracks; finally, Disc 3 moves into uptempo progressive electronica.
Here's something for the jazz lovers - John Scofield's Überjam mixes jazz fusion with world music and electronica and creates a new path for the future of jazz. The result is a record that may not appeal to all jazz fans, but should win him a few listeners that love jam bands and electronica.
Stronger is a polished set of dance/trance tunes from the divalicious Kate Ryan. If this set doesn't breathe some life into the vocal trance genre, the category may need defibrillation!
This classic new age CD was originally released in 1984, but sounds as fresh today as it did when it was released. Braheny used state-of-the-art instruments of the time with rare artistry and inspiration.
"Body Love" had inauspicious beginnings as the background music of a erotic movie by Lasse Braun. Instead of the cheesy jazz typical of 70's adult movies, Klaus Schulze pumped out a masterpiece of throbbing electronica.
This slice of dance-pop is a confection that is hard to pass up. Kylie says that she is a red-blooded woman on her latest CD, Body Language, and her mix of sex appeal and catchy retro dance beats is enough to make even jaded critics believers.
Retro-disco and electronica collide on Fever to create music for a world that could not care less about categories or styles, but just wants to dance and have fun.
Essential is a collection of tracks of in the classic synth-music style. Most of the tracks are taken from earlier albums, but there are also two previously unreleased tracks, Floating In Magic and Glider.
The latest CD from Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor, has been called a return to form. While nothing on the CD reaches the peaks her best work, Confessions is good enough to be a guilty pleasure for electronic dance fans.
Madonna has always been fearless in her passion for adopting elements of cutting edge electronic dance music, and making them more accessible with her pop ear and sexy attitude. On Music, she puts wannabe dance divas in their place by continuing her hot streak of bringing new underground sounds to dance music.
The latest music from dance divas Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears vear off into electronica territory, but they never rise to the level of work that Madonna has been putting out for years.
On Ray of Light, Madonna works with electronica artist William Orbit, and the result is one of the best combinations of the electronica and pop worlds ever put to CD.
On this release, the band covers some of the same territory as their 1998 release, Mezzanine. While it may not break new ground, the sound is epic, and lives up to the name Massive.
Tubular Bells, the best selling instrumental album of all times, gets re-recorded by Mike Oldfield for the 30th anniversary of the original. Oldfield recreates Tubular Bells using a combination of the latest recording technology, software synthesizers, and vintage instruments, including many of the instruments used to record the original. Tubular Bells 2003 sounds great!
Futureworld, the latest CD from Miles MacMillan, features melodic synth music in the tradition of Jean-Michel Jarre and early eighties Tangerine Dream.
Who can you trust? is the debut release for Morcheeba. It combines downtempo electronica grooves with traditional soul instrumentation and the delicious vocals of Skye Edwards.
Sirens is an interesting mix of space music and classical programatic music. It is minimal orchestral electronica, with occasional acoustic instrumentation added to provide interest and flavor. Fans of new age music and Danna will enjoy this 1991 release.
This is a set of minimal tone poems that feature instruments combined with electronic arrangements. These pieces won't leave you humming memorable melodies, but if you like new age minimalism, you'll find yourself playing this often.
The latest album from UK electronica pioneers Orbital, entitled the Blue Album, finds the Hartnoll brothers returning to their roots. The brothers make no concessions to current trends, instead staying close to the sound they created on their earliest CDs. The new CD, which said to be their last, is a fitting finale..
The latest CD from Paul Van Dyk puts the emphasis on vocal trance. The result is a mixed bag, because Van Dyk delivers the goods on several tracks, but there are others that sound like filler.
The latest release from Peter Peas McEvilley is a quirky collection of chilled out tracks. In a unique twist, Peas built each track based on samples from the work of Japanese synth music pioneer, Kitaro.
Peter Gabriel has been tremendously influential in promoting musicians from around the world. His work with WOMAD and Real World Music has brought sounds of the world to millions of listeners, and even more significantly, to the ears of the world's musicians. His music for The Last Temptation of Christ, a film by Martin Scorsese, mixes electronics with middle-eastern rhythms and instrumentation, fusing the elements to make music that is timeless.
This CD is a gift for fans of the music of Philip Glass. The music captures the lyricism of his best work, and showcases the full range of his style within a collection of short piano pieces.
This 1984 release is a classic of lighter new age electronica. The music on Deep Breakfast is relentlessly catchy, with soothing sounds and attractive melodies.
Ready to go Back in Time? Silver Plastic Records has something for fans of eighties-style synth-pop with its compilation album Return of the Permanent Wave. The CD features tracks from 10 artists that are creating new music that draws on elements of classic synthpop.
Feedback Machine is a mini-CDR release of experimental electro-acoustic music. The three tracks on Feedback Machine combine synth, saxophone, theremin and extensive electronic processing.
The latest release by Richard Bone, Serene Life of Microbes, is a tranquil dark ambient release that blurs the lines between electronic music and ambient sound.
Thirty years ago, before most of the genres of popular electronic music had evolved, there were only a few musicians that incorporated electronic instruments into their music. One of those early pioneers was Rick Wakeman. Wakeman pioneered the use of synthesizers in the world of progressive art-rock. The Six Wives of Henry VII is one of the best examples of his work.
Robert Miles' 1996 album is a set of upbeat, melodic trance cuts. These are targeted to a mainstream dance audience, and are filled with catchy melodies. These tunes sound great at the club, but are equally at home at the dance floor as the are in the chill-out room.
Robert Rich's latest CD, Calling Down the Sky, captures a 2003 concert performance. The CD documents a house concert Rich performed in Denver, Colorado.
This release captures ambient space music improvisations from a 1985 concert by Robert Rich. The eight tracks showcase a variety of ambient environments that explore different moods and sound, while also blending together into a 73 minute soundworld.
Propagation is a deep ambient album featuring music that explores the idea of life spreading itself. Robert Rich submerses you in a soundscape that has an organic and primitive electronic feel.
Two of the masters of ambient music released this ambient space music classic in 1991. The CD brings out the best of both of their styles, the ambient soundscapes of Roach, and the electro-acoustic murkiness of Rich. This is a great colloboration that is equal to anything released by either of the two artists.
Bloom brings together an A-list of remixers and gives them all a chance to work with some great material. The remixers include Sly & Robbie, DMC, DJ Talvin Singh, Junky XL, and Thievery Corporation.
This album by DJ Sasha is a bit of a surprise. Sasha has made a name for himself with his dance cuts and remixes, so you might expect airdrawndagger to be full of fast dance and trance songs. Instead, Sasha delivers a wide-ranging set of electronica cuts that will please all types of electronic music fans.
One of the most delicious aspects of this EP is its pace. Sasha isn't afraid to take his time to build his music up. He lets the sounds and rhythms have some space. This makes Xpander less frenetic than some trance, and makes it a great listen for electronica fans.
Soulwax lets you know right off the bat with Nite Versions what its music is about. The CD is a collection of remixed, mashed-up and remade tracks, mixed as a DJ mix, that explore the space between classic rock and dance music.
Codex Hypnos, the debut release of SourceCodeX, explores ambient spaces somewhere between music and chaos. This release is a treat for fans of experimental electronica and dark ambient music.
Reich Remixed is an interesting experiment. Nonesuch, a label well known for edgy music from the sixties through today, asked nine electronica artists to remix some of the best work of Steve Reich. Brilliant, or just a way to expose Reich to a larger audience?
Places Beyond is the fourth release by Steve Roach that collects what he calls his lost pieces. By the fourth collection, how good can these "extras" be?
The theme of this cd is refraction, the idea that a wave of light can pass into various forms, and change into a radiant display. The combination of tribal percussion, sequences, and Roach's synth washes make this an interesting example of dark ambient music.
This 1992 release is complex ambient music at its best. The music has a mystery and edge about it, even a little uneasiness. The double-cd collection of dark ambient music is one of the finest works Roach has released, and is a classic piece of ambient electronic music.
Dust to Dust blazes a new trail for Steve Roach. On many of his albums, he has explored integrating electronically generated sounds with acoustic percussion and didgerido to create tribal electronica. On Dust to Dust, he collaborates with guitarist Roger King to create music inspired by the dreams and memories of the people that have lived in the American West.
This 1987 release was inspired by the landscapes of the American Southwest. Both Roach and Braheny enjoy the freedom and wildness of the California wilderness, especially the Mohave Desert. This inspired the music on CD, which has become a classic ambient space album.
Nighttime Calls is full of uptempo dance tracks. The production is solid throughout, the tracks are full of hooks and Sylver seems to be intent on keeping the dance floor moving.
Long-time Tangerine Dream fans have suffered, as they watched the band churn out CD after CD that never seem to hit the creative peak that the band reached in the late seventies.
This 1981 release is an upbeat set of tunes that highlights some of the best qualities of Tangerine Dream's music: atmospheric sounds and driving sequencers.
This 1995 album put 'big beat' into the lingo. Plenty of sampled loops, squelchy TB303 basslines, and a compressed kick that won't quit add up to upbeat, danceable techno.
The first album from The Orb had a distinctive sound when it was released. It mixed ambient music with downtempo grooves, creating a pop ambient style that has helped move ambient music into the mainstream.
The Cosmic Game captures Thievery Corporation doing what they do best - delivering trippy downtempo grooves. Dub-style audio manipulation abounds on the CD, adding to the spacey feeling.
Thievery Corporation's Eric Hilton and Rob Gaza lay down the mellow grooves with The Richest Man in Babylon. The latest tracks from this duo draws respectfully from a variety of influences, including jazz, world music, soul and electronica.
The latest CD from Thought Guild, [context] is an exciting retro-synth CD that showcases their talent for creating live electronica and an extensive knowledge of classic synth music.
The latest CD from Canadian artist Tiga, promises to take you to planet Sexor, where imagination rules the nation....and sexy lighting always strikes twice.....
This 2002 release combines the surface sheen of European dance music with a darker undercurrent. While Loud isn't a perfect album, it has some great tracks on it, and manages to avoid any clunkers.
This stunning album of Debussy classics is a tour de force of modular synthesizer orchestration. It features lively performances that served as a contrast to the drier arrangements of Tomita's contemporary, Wendy Carlos.
Beaucoup Fish is not the ultimate Underworld album that fans may dream of. Instead, it is a challenging, sometimes messy album that seems richer with each listening. The uncompromising approach Underworld takes on Beaucoup Fish keeps the music a little edgy, and makes it a treat for electronica fans.
Alexander, the soundtrack to the Oliver Stone biopic, features Vangelis at his best. It is a rousing score, a satisfying album, and a likely Oscar contender.
This is one of Vangelis' most daring and experimental pieces. Listeners that love Vangelis experimental side will love it, while listeners that like his new age side will be covering their ears.
When Chariots of Fire was released in 1981, it came with a unique soundtrack by Vangelis. At that time, putting a soundtrack of electronic music on a period film was unheard of. The music worked, though, because of the simple, beautiful melodies and the way Vangelis used synthesizers in an orchestral way.
If you're interested in a real fusion of Chinese and western musics, this isn't it. But if you like the music of Vangelis, China is work from one of his creative peaks.
This 1988 Vangelis CD is a bridge between the symphonic electronica sound that Vangelis made popular in the eighties and is current, more dense orchestral sound. Direct is a mixture of electronica, new age, space music, and folk sounds, mixed together in the unique style of Vangelis.
This 1975 recording is the first time Vangelis fully realized his lush orchestral style. The music contrasts images of heaven and hell. After nearly 30 years, it holds up as a classic of electronic music.
Oceanic is a collection of tone poems with Ocean themes. On this 1996 release, Vangelis creates a soothing 50 minute journey through deep oceanic spaces, sounding a bit like a Hearts of Space show. The new age music showcases his wonderful ear for melodies and lush synthetic orchestration, but does not have the edge or sense of experimentation that marks his best work.
This CD is one of the strangest that Vangelis has ever created. The music is the soundtrack to a dystopian future, or maybe just the ugly side of the present. This cult record is not for the new age fans, but Blade Runner freaks and people who like the darker side of electronic music will find a lot to like.
If you thought the two Matrix sequels were overhyped, you're not alone.
On the other hand, if you missed the animated feature The Animatrix, you missed some of the most exciting visuals and storytelling of the series. The soundtrack CD is exceptional, too.
Beatwave: Argentina, a new compilation of electronic dance music from Argentina, features 10 tracks from 10 artists. The CD is an interesting mix of styles and influences, and should appeal to fans of world music and latin electronica.
Matt Darey delivers a greatest hits mix of euphoric trance tracks with The Very Best of Euphoria. The CD promises to be the very best, but does it live up to its name?
Best of Moog is bad enough to be good, and good enough to be great, and great enough to make you want to kick your shoes off, mix a martini, and dream of a time when spaced-out bachelors could get away with listening to the switched-on music of the Moog.
Classics Regrooved is new compilation that features electronica arrangements of 15 themes from classical music. The tracks range from remixes to electronica-styled arrangements to new works based on the original themes.
Freeride is an great collection of previously unreleased trance electronica. The CD is an eclectic set, but it leans towards straight-ahead instrumental trance and psy-trance
komposi003 is the third compilation from Positron! Records, and features tracks from Aizome, Amish Rake Fight, Atomica, Bounte, Micronaut, Milkfish, s.sturgis, and Scanalyzer.
Israel is not well known as a source of trance music. However, if Loud Frequency, a compilation CD from Drugless Records, is representative, this may soon change
Merry Mixmas is an album of remixes of Christmas lounge classics, that includes new versions tracks by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Earth Kitt, Julie London and Vince Guaraldi.
Motown Remixed is a fun collection of remixes of Motown hits from artists like the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.
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.
Perfecto Chills Volume 1 is a chill-out collection that brings together some popular downtempo tracks and a some cool tracks by less well-known artists. The two-CD set captures the current sound of chill-out, including both instrumental and vocal tracks.
For a lot of electronic music fans, the pioneers of electronic music would be Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze, or Vangelis. For younger fans, they might be Derrick May, Juan Atkins, or Jesse Saunders.
This CD really goes back in the days to the early years of electronic music. It collects works created at the Columbia-Princeton Music Center, one of the more important early centers for electronic music.
This beautifully packaged compilation brings together some of the best chill out tracks from some popular names, like Moby and Fila Brazillia, and some unfamiliar names, like Nitin Sawhney and Phobos. Pure Chill Out is a good introduction to the chill out genre, a pleasant compilation and a overview of many interesting artists.
If you're looking for a greatest hits of trance cd, this will fit the bill. Hardcore trance fans, though, may find this collection a little to mainstream.
Reinterpretations is an interesting compilation that features electronica artists doing remixes of classic tracks by new age electronic music artist Kitaro.
Sacred Skies brings together previously released tracks and a couple of new tracks from a wide selection of artists, including Bekki Williams, Code Indigo, Robert Fox, David Wright, Witchcraft, Enterphase, Callisto and others.
This CD is a treat for anyone with open ears. Slack Key Guitar is a collection of some of the best guitar music of Hawaii. It features solo guitar pieces played by seven well-known slack key guitarist. It is a beautiful introduction to the music.
South Beach Sounds-Miami Music Week Vol. 1 is a CD/DVD collection that takes viewers on a trip to one of the top electronic music/dance events in the world, Miami Music Week.
The Ziriguiboom label is a leading source of modern Brazilian music. The Now Sound of Brazil brings together some great tracks from this label, providing a satisifying introduction to some artists you may not be familiar with, and Brazilian electronica.
This album, the third in the Verve remix series, is an interesting collection of reworkings of classic jazz tracks. The series takes cuts from the Verve archives and pairs them with top remixers, including Brazilian Girls, Sugardaddy, Adam Freeland, Danger Mouse and Carl Craig.
World Groove, the latest release from Putumayo, features 10 tracks of electronic dance music from around the world. The CD is full of upbeat and fun songs that highlight how people everywhere are creating music that mixes traditional regional influences with electronic dance beats and synth grooves.
Grandious, over-the-top, out-of-date, overblown and synfully fun, Hinterland , the debut release by Norwegian band Wobbler, is a massive slice of prog-rock that will come as a godsend to fans of bands like Yes, ELP and Gentle Giant.
