Grandious, over-the-top, out-of-date, overblown and synfully fun, Wobbler’s Hinterland is a massive slice of prog-rock that will come as a godsend to fans of 70’s bands like Yes, ELP and Gentle Giant. Wobbler is a Norwegian group that plays prog music in the traditional style, with no real attempt to update it for the new… Read More Wobbler – Hinterland
French DJ Fredric Gervais has been a top Miami DJ for years. On Experiment, his debut release, he showcases his skill with hard, retro-80’s dance electronica. Gervais kicks the CD off with Experiment. The lyrics give you a hint of what the CD is about: “It’s an experiment of sound. It’s an experiment of music;… Read More Cedric Gervais – Experiment
Spheric Music, Das Label für Elektronische Musik, recently sent us a “best of” CD by Lambert Ringlage, Essential. Lambert (Ringlage performs under his first name) has been creating and publishing music since the late 1980’s. He published several solo cassette tapes independently early on, and since the early 90’s he has published multiple CDs. Lambert’s… Read More Lambert – Essential
Janosch Moldau recently sent us his latest CD, Redeemer. It’s a very rare example of Christian electronica. With titles like Bleed On, Baptized, My Father & Redeemer, it’s obvious that the music is going to be Christian music. What’s unexpected is the bitcrushed drum sounds, bizarre synth sounds, and original synth orchestration. On Reloved, Moldau… Read More Janoush Moldau – Redeemer
Motown Remixed is a fun collection of remixes of Motown hits from artists like the Jackson 5, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. The remixes do a good job of providing an updated look at some familiar hits, while not veering off so far from the originals to be distracting. Most… Read More Various – Motown Remixed
Asura’s latest CD, Lost Eden, blends dance, trance, ambient and world music elements into a musical gumbo. Asura is a French electronic group, made up of producer Charles Farewell, flutist Christopher Maze, and bassist/guitarist Alex Ackerman. There are echoes of artists like Peter Gabriel, Tangerine Dream and Banco de Gaia in Asura’s global groove style.… Read More Asura – Lost Eden
Sorry SynthTech. Studio-quality modules, 1/8″ thick aircraft aluminum panels, Bourns pots and Switchcraft jacks are great and all, but they don’t have the personality of the Thingamagoop, an ugly monster analog synth from Bleeplabs. Yes….it’s got cheap electronics, it looks like they built it in a napkin dispenser and it is limited to making bleeps… Read More Bleep Labs Thingamagoop – Ugly Monster Synth
Gear4music has launched several new on-line quotation facilities on their web site, allowing PC-based customers to put together a complete line-up of instruments or PA equipment and get a quote. Similar on-line quotation systems have been used by computer retailers for many years, letting people assemble a custom PC system in virtual form and get… Read More Gear4Music Lets You Build Band Online
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
