Sacred Skies is the second “best of” collection from AD Music, a UK label that specializes in melodic electronica. Their artists vary from new age to electronic world music to new age. AD’s first “best of” collection, Ocean of Light, managed to introduce listeners to a wide range of artists, but the tracks were effectively… Read More Various – Sacred Skies
Balance 010 is a new massive 3-CD DJ compilation from Jimmy Van M. Balance 010 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. Throughout the sets, Van M does… Read More Jimmy Van M – Balance 010
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. The group, made up of Lauren Baird – Vocals, Chris Qualls – Synthesizers, Programming, Tim Floyd – Guitar, Kelly Cairns –… Read More A Kiss Could Be Deadly – Pink Noise
The first single from Paul Oakenfold’s latest CD A Lively Mind, Faster Kill Pussycat, featuring Brittany Murphy on vocals, is scorching hot. It puts Murphy’s sexy vocals on top of a great electro beat. Unfortunately, the rest of the CD doesn’t come close to rising up to the level of the first track. Oakenfold brings… Read More Paul Oakenfold – A Lively Mind
Paul & Price are back with Sounds Like Sex 2, a sequel to Sounds Like Sex, one of CD Baby’s top CDs to have sex to. We’re not sure what that means, other than that maybe CD Baby customers like to have sex to mid-tempo house tracks. Guest vocalists include Angela McCluskey on I Adore… Read More Paul & Price – Sounds Like Sex 2
With Continuum, David Wright has released a beautiful work of melodic space music that recalls classic electronic music of the seventies and eighties. Wright creates melodic space music that combines pure ambient sound and more melodic elements. His music draws on the best aspects of ambient, new age and space music. In addition to releasing… Read More David Wright – Continuum
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 VIII is one… Read More Rick Wakeman – The 6 Wives of King Henry VIII
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. Ekova makes music at the edge of recognition. Vocalist Dierdre Dubois vocalizes on most of their music using her own… Read More Ekova – Space Lullabies and Other Fantasmagore
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. Soulwax kicks of the CD with a cover of Daft Punk’s Teachers. In… Read More Soulwax – Nite Versions
Joey Fehrenbach’s Mellowdrama is a very welcome set of ambient/downtempo tracks. At its best, the CD mixes the beautiful otherworldliness of Brian Eno’s ambient classics with mellow beats, creating a future chill-out classic.
