Craig Anderton No writer has done a better job of covering the do-it-yourself world of music electronics than Craig Anderton. He’s written for a variety of music magazines, and covered everything from soldering cables to patching virtual synthesizers. Electronic Projects for Musicians is a great introduction to the DIY world. The Internet has made it… Read More Electronic Music Projects for Musicians
With Fever, Kylie heads to the dance floor without pretensions. Retro-disco and electronica collide to create music for a world that doesn’t care about categories or styles, but just wants to have fun and dance. If all you’re looking for is a collection of sexy dance cuts, with hardly a slow tune in sight, Kylie’s… Read More Kylie Minogue – Fever
The latest release from this former Mouseketeer tries to sex it up, and to move Spears into the world of global dance electronica. For this CD, Spears enlisted a who’s who of dance super producers, including Moby, R Kelly, and The Matrix. The question is, can a gang of superproducers turn Britney into a dance… Read More Britney Spears – In the Zone
Long-time Tangerine Dream fans have suffered as they watched the band churn out CD after CD that never seem to reach the creative peak that the band reached in the late 70’s. In 1974, TD released Phaedra, their first mature work, and a classic electronic rock album . The next few years brought Rubycon, Ricochet,… Read More Tangerine Dream – Bootlegs Volume 1
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. Madonna is one of the few pop artists that regularly crank out albums – completely thought out listening experiences, instead of just… Read More Madonna – Ray of Light
Paul Oakenfold is one of the top DJs in the world, and he’s at the top of his form on Voyage into Trance. This CD is a 12-cut DJ mix of some top trance artists. The emphasis is on instrumental trance, and a lot of the cuts could be considered “goa” trance or psychedelic trance.… Read More Paul Oakenfold – A Vogage Into Trance
This massive book is biblical in proportion, but unfortunately does not qualify as the bible for electronic music fans. This guide to electronica is nearly 700 pages long, and it manages to cover a great deal of territory. The emphasis is one reviews, and the guide manages to fit in about 600 pages of music… Read More All Music Guide to Electronica
This album is one of the strangest in Vangelis’ discography. The pieces on this 1980 work are a concept album, like many of his early works, but it’s not immediately clear what the concept is. The six tracks are songs that seem to about a dystopian future. “I can’t take it any more” basically repeats… Read More Vangelis – See You Later
This 1975 recording is one of Vangelis most important recorded works. It is the earliest example of his richly orchestral style of electronic music. There were earlier recordings, of course, some of which were complex, melodic works, but none demonstrated his ability to create the aural equivalent of an orchestra’s full force. On Heaven and… Read More Vangelis – Heaven and Hell
If you’re looking for a greatest hits of trance package, this may fit the bill. Trance fans, though, may find Pure Trance a little too generic. Pure Trance has a lot of good cuts. ATB’s “You’re Not Alone” is presented in an Air Play mix. Tatana’s “Global Thinking” is a blueprint for trance/dance cut. It’s… Read More Various – Pure Trance
