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… Read More BT – Movement in Still Life
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. This self-produced CD displays a stylistic boldness and confidence that is unusual for first releases. SourceCodeX makes no concessions to popular tastes. The music is devoid… Read More SourceCodeX – Codex Hypnos
Roland has been making leading electronic music instruments for thirty years. Their classic include the TB303 and TR909, staples of electronica, the Juno series of synthesizers, and the SH-101, a classic analog synth. Their current lineup includes the wicked Fantom-X keyboards and V-Synths. Established in 1972, Roland immediately made its mark in the world of… Read More Roland Keyboards and Electronics
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! Skeptics… Read More Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells 2003
Both musicians contribute their fair share of ‘glurp’, which can’t really be explained, but accurately describes some of the ‘submerged’ organic sounds they make.… Read More Robert Rich and Steve Roach – Strata
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… Read More Dick Hyman – Moog – The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman
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. Body Language follows her global hit, Fever. On Fever,… Read More Kylie Minogue – Body Language
Beautiful, wonderfully recorded, and moving, Feels Like Home proves that Norah Jones is not a one hit wonder. Norah Jones is the real thing. So what’s Norah Jones, acoustic chanteuse, doing on Synthtopia? Every now and then, even electronica fans need to disconnect from the power grid and listen to some clean, simple, heartfelt music.… Read More Norah Jones – Feels Like Home
I was a little skeptical when I saw this CD. A reggae version of Dark Side of the Moon? What were they smoking? This is the sort of concept CD that is all to often botched. Fortunately, Dub Side of the Moon is a masterful reworking of the original. Pink Floyd’s recording has been played… Read More Easy Star All-Stars – Dub Side of the Moon
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. The CD is a Sonic360 release. They are releasing it exclusively online – it’s available through iTunes… Read More Various – Beatwave Argentina
