This beautifully packaged compilation brings together some of the best chill out tracks from some popular names, like Moby and Fila Brazillia, and some unfamiliar names, like Nitin Sawhney and Phobos. Pure Chill Out is a good introduction to the chill out genre, a pleasant compilation and a overview of many interesting artists. The compilation… Read More Various – Pure Chill Out
Future Retro calls this analog beast the 777, but be warned! It should have been called the Future Retro 666, because its combination of sinful sounds and tempting knobs is highly addictive. The 777 seems innocent enough, until you find yourself wide awake at three in the morning, tweaking the perfect bassline in a cold… Read More Future Retro 777 – Evil Incarnate, or Just an Awesome Synth?
Who Can You Trust? is the debut release for Morcheeba. It combines downtempo electronica grooves with traditional soul instrumentation and the delicious vocals of Skye Edwards. Morcheeba’s music is great for dancing or for just chilling out. The music is consistently chilled, with slow grooves, mellow lyrics, and Edward’s soulful voice. The instrumentation on Who… Read More Morcheeba – Who Can you Trust?
Debut was released in 1993, and it sounds as adventurous and free-spirited as ever. Bjork sings fearlessly, turning her relatively weak voice into one of the strongest voices in electronic pop music. Though the CD is over ten years old, few artists have caught up with Bjork. She explores all types of songs, arranging each… Read More Bjork – Debut
This release captures ambient space music improvisations from a 1985 concert by Robert Rich. The eight tracks showcase a variety of ambient environments that explore different moods and sound, while also blending together into a 73 minute soundworld. Inner Landscapes was recorded live at one of Rich’s long improvised concerts. This concert was about three-hours… Read More Robert Rich – Inner Landscapes
Ready to get your freak on? No reason not to, because Reason freaks have their own site! ReasonFreaks.com is, you guessed it, an online community for users of Propellerheads’ Reason software. ReasonFreaks is the brainchild of two musician/producers that are fans of Reason, and decided to work together to create an online meeting place for… Read More Reason Freaks
If you’re interested in building analog synthesizers, this is a great place to look. Music from Outer Space has a large collection of DIY synth projects, including oscillators, filters, amplifiers, noise sources, envelope generators, even sequencers. Music from Outer Space is the home of Ray Wilson, his band ADHD Boy, and his collection of DIY… Read More Music from Outer Space
Banned Music is a web project that promotes music activism, especially the non-commercial distribution of works that major record labels have driven underground. The site is one of several that are raising important questions about the role that the law plays in determining what we can experience. The site is a project of Downhill Battle,… Read More Banned Music
With this book, Eric Tamm takes one of the deepest looks ever put to paper about an electronic musician. Tamm’s book, Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color of Sound, is divided into two main sections. The first is a review of Brian Eno and his work in the context of modern music. This… Read More Eric Tamm – Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color of Sound
Aquaria: A Liquid Blue Trancescape is light new-age music in the style of Enigma. The music is polished, professional and produced, but also a little ponderous. This light new-age trance pop tries to be sexy, but fails to generate much heat. It cops a feel, in a groove sense, from Enigma, to the point that… Read More Diane Arkenstone – Aquaria: A Liquid Blue Trancescape
