Moog Music – News, history, and the latest electronic music equipment from the mind of Bob Moog. Moog makes a broad line of devices, including the PianoBar, MiniMoog Voyager, Theremins, and Moogerfooger pedals. Dr. Moog is one of the most important figures in the world of electronic musical instruments. He’s been the leading provider of… Read More Moog Music
Why would anyone create a virtual synth that runs on the Commodore 64? Some things just must be done, and the Prophet 64 is one of them. Prophet 64 software turns an old 64 into a monophonic synthesizer, with a TB-303 style sequencer. The Prophet 64 looks like the illegitimate offspring of a 303 and… Read More Prophet 64
Brian Eno‘s 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. Their second CD, The Pearl, is even more beautiful.
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. Neroli oil is known to have therapeutic effects, including as being… Read More Brian Eno – Neroli
This classic new age release was originally released in 1984, but it sounds as fresh today as it did when it was then. Braheny used state-of-the-art instruments of the time with rare artistry and inspiration. There are two pieces on the CD, “The Way Home”, and “Perelandra”. Both are new age/space music pieces with a… Read More Kevin Braheny – The Way Home
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 album emphasis pop song forms within a trance context. The result is cuts that are well-crafted, but that… Read More Paul Van Dyk – Reflections
In the early eighties, Vangelis helped redefine the world of soundtrack music with his scores to films like Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner. Chariots of Fire won him an Oscar, but his music for Blade Runner is even better.… Read More Vangelis – Blade Runner
The First Seven Days is one of the great early works of popular electronic music. 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… Read More Jan Hammer – The First Seven Days
Conquest of Paradise is a sumptious combination of orchestral electronica, folk melodies, choral vocals and renaissance influences. Vangelis is the Tchaikovsky of electronic music; he’s a fountain of beautiful melodies and an innovative orchestrator, but occasionally more concerned with style over substance. Like Tchaikovsky, Vangelis’ best known work is programmatic. On 1492: Conquest of Paradise,… Read More Vangelis – 1492 Conquest of Paradise
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. Danna is a hugely prolific Canadian composer. His work is of uniformly high quality, and draws… Read More Mychael Danna – Sirens
