Kristian Pettersson sends word that he’s released a trove of electronic music as free MP3 downloads. “I decided to release all music I´ve ever done for free,” notes Pettersson. “Moosick” is available from several groups, including Descent, Mindpop and Scent.The music ranges from electronic pop to ambient and experimental. Check out Pink as Floyd and… Read More More Free Electronica MPs
This CD arrived in an unimpressive package – a hand-labeled CDR in a blank CD case and a floppy disk with the cover art on it. The music, though, was a welcome surprise. Van and Borner is a duo of electronic musicians out of Poland. The band, made up of Barbara Zielinska Van & Sabina… Read More Van and Borner – Miracles
Alpha Wave Movement is one of the recording guises of synthesist Gregory Kyryluk. Kyryluk invokes the synth gods on Drifted Into Deeper Lands, and has put together a great CD that is a must-have for fans of ambient, synth, and space music. Alpha Wave Movement’s CDs explore classic synth music genres, but make them sound… Read More Alpha Wave Movement – Drifted Into Deeper Lands
Solo Elektronika is a project of electronica artist Matthew Cahoon, who’s also been involved with an electronic rock group Everpresent. With his Solo Elektronika release, Cahoon explores an area he calls “danceable soundscapes and groove hypnosis”. He says the music is designed to create “a futuristic dream-like atmosphere”. The CD EP features a collection of… Read More Solo Elektronika
WFMU’ s Beware of the Blog has posted an interesting article on Tangerine Dream, it’s history at the station, and some hard to find live MP3s: The passage of time is a great quantifier in the arts, and music that may have seemed to be the exclusive province of geeky stoners in its original historical… Read More WFMU: Tangerine Dream Bootlegs No Longer Just for Stoner Geeks
ES Posthumus’ debut CD, Unearthed, is a collection of world orchestral dance electronica, not foo far from the territory pioneered by groups like Enigma and Deep Forest. E.S. Postumus manages to top both these predecessors with convincing orchestral writing, dynamic percussion work and creative synth work. While Enigma’s best-known work combines gregorian chant with dance… Read More ES Posthumus – Unearthed
We recently received a package of CDs from the Spotted Peccary label that included a collection of great ambient and new age music. One of these CDs was Craig Padilla’s Genesis, a gorgeous set of ambient space music. If you’re familiar with American ambient classics like Michael Stearn’s Planetary Unfolding or Kevin Braheny’s The Way… Read More Craig Padilla – Genesis
Ocean of Light is an excellent introduction into the music of A.D. Music, a label that has released a series of melodic electronica albums. While the CD is primarily a compilation of previously released tracks, it has a coherence defined by the label’s vision and style. The largely instrumental tracks on Ocean of Light explore… Read More Various – Ocean of Light
Ashok Prema’s Matter captures a live electronic music concert performed at the Jodrell Space Center by Ashok Prema and Rob Jenkins in 2002. While a live recording, this is only betrayed by the occasional applause between tracks. Prema is a UK electronic music artist who’s been performing for twenty years. Rob Jenkins, also known as… Read More Ashok Prema – Matter
Record label Shima has posted free electronica MP3s from the Greek electronica group Parallel Worlds. Parallel World’s music is a combination of dreamy/atmospheric textures with pure analogue electronic rhythms and sequences, combining the feel of 70s electronic music with modern electronica and ambient music. For Parallel Worlds, melody is essential, but most important is emotional… Read More Free Electronica MP3s from Parallel Worlds
