Craig Padilla’s The Light In The Shadow, a recent release on Spotted Peccary, is a gorgeous ambient CD that features one long-form track, the title piece. The Light In The Shadow has the floating, blissful quality of classic ambient/new age work of early Steve Roach, Michael Stearns or Kevin Braheny. The music bathes you in… Read More Craig Padilla – The Light In The Shadow
UK-based IDM/breakbeat artists Dogmixer offers some sample-laced techno on Bong 93, an EP on Replicant Society. The music is straight-ahead techno/big-beat, with some tasty sci-fi oriented samples from the likes of The Prisoner & Dune. The samples are ear-catching on first listen, but after several listenings one wonders if the songs could work even better… Read More Dogmixer – Bong 93
Yoko Solo, aka Brandon LaSan, claims influences ranging from Public Enemy to “Billy Jean Is Not My Lover She’s Just A Girl Who Claims That I Am The One”, and describes his music as Disco House / Thrash / Shoegaze. I’m not sure that’s an accurate description, but on the other hand, I’m not sure… Read More The Beeps – Yoko Solo
Belgian composer and synthesist Frank Van Bogaert’s latest CD, One Out of Five, is a greatest hits collection that brings together tracks from his five previous CDs, Colours (1998), Geographic (1999), Docking (2000), Human (2002) and Closer (2004). Bogaert’s music is in the symphonic electronica tradition of synth artists like Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre and Deep… Read More Frank Van Bogaert – One Out Of five
Midomi is a new site, now in beta testing, that lets you search for music by singing the tune into a microphone. The site lets you search for a song by singing, humming or whistling a bit of the tune. The site then offers search results that include commercially recorded tracks or versions of the… Read More New Site Lets You Find Music By Singing Tune; Not So Good For Electronica
Many listeners will be most familiar with keyboardist Roger Powell from his days with Utopia. While he’s been relatively silent in terms of releases, Powell has been active, doing everything from developing early software sequencers to consulting for Apple’s pro audio area. Fossil Poets, Powell’s latest solo CD, finds him paired up with producer Gary… Read More Roger Powell – Fossil Poets
Paul Avgerinos is a prolific composer and performer. He’s released a series of ambient/new age CDs, played on other artist’s releases, and composed for film and TV. Avgerinos’ latest release, Gnosis, falls into the world of ambient and new age music, but has also has a strong Greek influence. The title Gnosis comes from a… Read More Paul Avgerinos – Gnosis
Futureworld, the latest CD from Miles MacMillan, features melodic synth music in the tradition of Jean-Michel Jarre and early eighties Tangerine Dream.From the title of the CD and the track names, it’s clear that MacMillan is aiming for a futuristic, sci-fi sound. The instrumentation is entirely electronic. Macmillan doesn’t list his keyboards, but is credited… Read More Miles MacMillan – Futureworld
Richard Bone’s Serene Life of Microbes is a tranquil dark ambient release that blurs the lines between electronic music and ambient sound. The CD is Bone’s first album on the AD Music label, and seems to represent a bit of new direction for the label. AD’s releases tend towards the new age, melodic electronic. Serene… Read More Richard Bone – Serene Life of Microbes
DiN has released Elemental, the latest CD from prolific UK synthesist Ian Boddy. Boddy keeps busy. His label, DiN, has released a variety of ambient/electronic artists over the last seven years. Boddy has collaborated musically with Robert Rich, Shreeve and Throbbing Gristle member Chris Carter.And Body is a leading sound designer, creating distinctive soundsets for… Read More Ian Boddy – Elemental
