The ASM-1 home page is a great site for anyone interested in DIY analog synthesis. It is the unofficial homepage for the ASM-1 synth, an analog modular synthesizer built around a custom-designed and manufactured PCB. The site is put together by Magnus Danielson, who has invested a lot of time into detailing his synth-building. The… Read More ASM-1 Home Page
This live release from Cluster captures performances from around the United States, including New York, Portland, Chicago and Phoenix. The pieces are each named after the location where they were performed. The music is a collection of mellow, drone-based ambient work. Cluster isn’t well known, but their music is important and has been influential over… Read More Cluster – First Encounter Tour 1996 Live
This sprawling book traces the development of ambient music over the past 100 years, from composers like Mahler and Satie, to current musicians like Moby and Aphex Twin. It covers a huge amount of territory, and serves as an easy introduction to many of the significant composers and musicians of the twentieth century. The Ambient… Read More Mark Prendergast – The Ambient Century: From Mahler to Moby – The Evolution in Sound in the Electronic Age
Cyndustries makes some of the most interesting analog synthesizer components available. They are in Modcan format, but are electricly compatible with most other modular equipment. Cyndustries has many unique modules that are certifiably drool-worthy: Dual Sawtooth Animator 4 Channel Analog Switch Milton Voltage-Controlled Sequencer Synthacon Filter StereOSpace Super Psycho LFO Octal Inverting Attenuator Quad Bandpass… Read More Cyndustries
This CD is a treat for anyone with open ears. Slack Key Guitar is a collection of some of the best guitar music of Hawaii. It features solo guitar pieces played by seven well-known slack key guitarist. It is a beautiful introduction to the music. Hawaiian slack key guitar is one of the great styles… Read More Various – Slack Key Guitar
This 1992 release is complex ambient music at its best. The music has a mystery and edge about it, even a little uneasiness. The double-cd collection of dark ambient music is one of the finest works Roach has released, and is a classic piece of ambient electronic music. The cover of World’s Edge shows lightning… Read More Steve Roach – World’s Edge
Cox delivers a mixed bag of techno and house dance tracks on Phuture 2000. At its best, Phuture 2000 is state-of-the-art minimal dance music. Even at its worst, the music sounds just sounds like Cox needed a couple of tunes to pad out the album. “Phuture 2000”, the title track, is a futuristic techno track… Read More Carl Cox – Phuture 2000
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The Korg Electribe ER-1 is an analog modeling drum synthesizer that combines great sounds, fantastic flexibility and hands-on control. Like other Electribes, the ER-1 is covered with knobs and buttons, making it easy to program rhythms and fun to tweak. The ER-1 is one of Korg’s first generation series of Electribes. This include the Electribe… Read More Korg Electribe ER-1
