Black Tape For A Blue Girl (USA)
The Rope (1986)
Mesmerized By the Sirens (1987)
Ashes In the Brittle Air (1989)
A Chaos of Desire (1991)
This
Lush Garden Within (1993)
The First Pain To Linger (1996)
Remnants of A Deeper Purity
(1996)
With My Sorrows (1997)
nameless maxi-CD (1998)
As One Aflame Laid Bare By Desire
(1999)
The Scavenger Bride (2002)
Halo Star (2004)
10 Neurotics (2009)
Black Tape For A Blue Girl is Sam Rosenthal plus additional musicians and singers that tend to vary from album to album. Not at all ‘wallpaper’ music as one could expect, this is quality Gothic Ambient electronics. Ethereal, dark music. Very cool in a depressive and dark sort of way. Sometimes features ethereal female vocals. I guess it’s one of the most introspective dark bands out there, but I need to confirm this presumption by listening to their music.
See also: Rosenthal, Sam, As Lonely As Dave Bowman.
C:>Spacewalk (2002)
Cosmic music from this duo of Zero Scratch and David Weintraub bringing to mind some TD material.
Proxima (2010)
Ex Proxima (2010)
Secret Astronomies (2011)
Stephen Bradbury aka Black Tempest uses analogue synthesizers and acoustic / electric guitars to craft his long, cosmic compositions that strongly remind on the early solo work by Edgar Froese, with bubbling sequences, long-drawn pads, mellotron choirs and tons of effects.
Transport (??)
Scottish musician. This cassette was released by members of Altres.
Sintesis Intemporal / Sintesis Intemporal II
(1977) (S)
Crystal Machine (1977)
Generator Laserbeam / Woodland Voice (1978) (S)
Blake’s New Jerusalem (1978)
Magick (1991)
Tide of the
Century (2000)
Caldea Music II (2002)
British synthesist, member of Gong and Hawkwind at some stages. He began experimenting with synthesizers very early and is one of the pioneers of Electronic Music. He was also one of the first to use laser shows during his concerts, because he collaborated with Patrice Warrener who was a great innovator in the field. His first two works are all-time classics and well worth seeking. I have Crystal Machine and it’s great although the second one (Blake's New Jerusalem) is reportedly more song oriented, complete with vocals (baaah!). Although still I’d like to listen to it for the music alone. I also have Magick and it’s a complete failure, from my point of view. Although featuring some decent instrumental work, there are still vocal songs that leave much to be desired. I don’t actually think Blake should ever open his mouth for singing, because, to put it politely, I’ve heard far better voices in my life. And now imagine this man putting out romantic stuff of the ‘I love you baby’, ‘Tonight is our night’ kind and sounding as if he is serious about it. I cannot help but laugh. The 2000 album Tide of the Century is no better, as it also contains vocals, but this time not only his own voice is used. You can buy it, of course, that is if you don’t mind straight-forward vocal songs in your Electronic Music, but for me it was a sheer pain to listen to. Better grab his first two albums, if you can find them.
See also: Hawkwind, Gong, Nik Turner's Sphynx, Saratoga Space Messengers.
Le Chemin de l’Ermite (1987)
L’Harmonie des Mondes (1991)
Les Voilers de
l’Espace (1992)
Starsailing (1998)
His music has been compared to Jarre and Kitaro. Also has choral elements reminding of Constance Demby.
Art Video Music (1985)
Rare LP with Electronic Music composed for use in TV programs.
Events (1988)
1991 (1991)
Asia (1994)
Electronic Music band formed by Richard Gaisbauer circa 1986 after his two previous bands (that also played Electronic Music) The Silent Sun and Phaeicon split. Richard later became known as Agent Error and today he releases music in MP3 format as "Baumbach".
See also: Silent Sun, The, Phaeicon, Agent Error.
Bluezone 1 (2002)
Pluma De Piedra (2002) (with Jorge Reyes)
Piet Jan Blauw is a unique artist who crafts his own unique instruments and MIDI controllers.
Southern Spirit (1987)
Electronic musician with an ambient sound and some tribal influences.
La Vogue (1980)
Magazin Frivole (1981)
Fracture Interne (1982)
Plaisir Ardent (1985)
La Dimension Prochaine
(1986)
Les Architectes du Temps (1987)
Equateur (1988)
Cosmos (1990)
Babylone (1991)
Liberation (1992)
Symbolique (1993)
Vision et Poesie (1995)
Amour (1996)
Ars Oratoria (1999)
Virtualis (2001)
Miroir de Soi (2004)
Musique de Chambre (2008)
French musician who lives and works in Germany. He began experimenting with electronics in 1975 and in 1978 he gave his first concerts of Electronic Music. La Vogue and Magazine Frivole, his first published albums, are said to be Berlin School based, while in the latter ones he developed his own unique style. I know that Blenner is also a poet and sometimes puts his own verses on top of his music - a fact which doesn’t really sound very inspiring for me. Moreover, I have a slight suspicion that most of his music would sound too ‘sweet’ and ‘romantic’ for my ears. Well, we’ll just have to see about that.
Blessed Oblivion (2001)
A Mauve Sideshow offshoot with Dusty Lee, Amanda Christina and Dana Devereaux. In the same vein as MS.
See also: Mauve Sideshow, Minus Infinity, Mistress of Strands, Steeple of Fyre, Thistle, Angel Provocateur, Torn Curtain, Kangaroo Kourt.
The Rise And Fall of Passionate
Sanity (1991)
The Tide Turns (2000)
Blezqi Zatsaz is the project name of Brazilian keyboardist Fabio Ribeiro. His instrumental music (on which he's joined by a few guest musicians) ranges from the more typical Symphonic Rock to accessible melodic Electronic Music in the style of Jean-Michel Jarre.
Crowned For Sound (1992)
Clouded (1993)
Source (1994)
Subsistence (1995)
Torn Soul And Other Locations (1995)
Other Locations (1996)
Slow Escape From Sorrow (1996)
The Brighter the Moon, the Darker the Shadows (1996)
Newer Unknown Breeds (1998)
The Demon Haunted World (1999)
The Holistic Approach (2000)
Dark Ambient from Robert Salchak.
Walking Between Raindrops (1985)
Beneath A Hidden Sky (1986)
Farther Than Tomorrow (1988)
IV (1990)
K (1993)
Organizing the Struggle (1994)
After (1995)
Either (1996)
A Science of Forget
(1996)
The Anatomy of Waves (2008)
Solo Electronic Music by a synthesist who would later become known as Synthetic Block. Sequential, cosmic, Berlin School-like.
See also: Synthetic Block
From Marum To Clackmas (2008)
Dutch synthesist with a rhythmic, vibrant style. Gert first appeared on the scene with a track on Groove's "Analogy Vol. 3" sampler (reviewed here).
Victim Selection (1994)
A World of Hurt (1997)
The Iron Dream (2004)
Dark Ambient from Michael J. V. Hensley.
See also: Yen Pox, Hollow Earth.
Thorn (1995)
Coitus Interruptus (2000)
Completly (2001) (EP)
Krawedz Swiatow (2001)
Horyzont Zdarzen (2003)
Tulipany (2005) (soundtrack)
S.O.S. Kosmos (2010)
Polish synthesist with a fairly traditional, Berlin-based style, spiced up by new elements.
See also: Paralogic, Krawedz Swiatow.
Als Traum-Töters Knecht (1982)
Djenkuje Poland (1983) (with Klaus Schulze)
Drive Inn
(1984) (with Klaus Schulze)
Drive Inn Vol.2 (1984)
Ampsy (1984)
Aphrica (1984) (with
Klaus Schulze and Ernst Fuchs)
Drive Inn Vol.3 (1998)
German electronic musician who worked with Klaus Schulze on some albums during the Eighties and also toured with him from time to time. He is very skilled at piano playing and therefore his music with Schulze is a mixture of Klaus’ melodic side and a good dose of electronic piano thrown in. Drive Inn Vol.2 is done without Schulze and seems to be more melodic. Not as convincing as the first ‘Drive Inn’ but still pleasant enough to listen to. Recommended for those who like melodic Electronic Music without too much ‘depth’ and ‘philosophizing’ and for those who like a bit of ‘easy-listening’ in their EM.
Blue Chip Orchestra (1988)
Blue Danube (1991)
White River Red
Spirit (1997)
Red Sky Beat (1998)
Bognermayr & Zuschrader’s musical project where they delve deeper into the ‘orchestral’ electronic sound realms. While it may be interesting from the technical point of view, musically it is not necessarily so. The latest works deal with native American culture and represent a fusion of electronic instruments and Indian musical traditions.
See also: Bognermayr & Zuschrader, Eela Craig.
Wine Songs (2000)
In the Heart of the Old City (2000)
Seshen And the White Jasmine Comission (2003)
Eastern Evening (2005)
Eve Songs (2008)
World Music project of Stephen Palmer that emphasizes the ethnic side of his oeuvre. Synths, combined with guitars ala Ash Ra Tempel, flutes, tablas, percussion and more. Sometimes a Techno influence shows up but is not upfront.
See also: Palmer, Stephen, Mooch.
Love All Life (1975)
German-born keyboardist named Lindsay Bourke released this album of psychedelic and religious electronics / voice / percussion / nature sounds.
Flight of the Solstice Queens (2010)
Trance Warfare (2011) (recorded in 1986 - 1989)
Negative Space (2011)
Experimental formation by Washington, D.C. based Chester Hawkins, who's been around since 1986. Combines elements of Noise, Krautrock, EM and Space Rock.
Blue Sky Machine (1985)
Pre-Nemesis Electronic Music from Ami Hassinen.
See also: Nemesis, Ashen Simian, Moonwagon.
Entre El Sueño y La Vigila (2003)
Blue Universe is a pseudonym of Argentinean musician and Chapman Stick player Sebastian Woscoboinik. This album represents a mixture of direct melodic Progrock songs (with lyrics) and some atmospheric / melodic Electronic Music. One track is a dubious rendition of a Beatles song.
Physics (1995)
A duo of David Salvi and Martin Lee-Stephenson. Mystic Ambient, looped textures.
Alien Calling (1986)
Collage
Abstracte (1988)
Ground Your Ears! (??)
Little known synthesist from Bremen, Germany. The music is a bit on the experimental side and might appeal to fans of Conrad Schnitzler.
Fear And Rebirth (??)
Human Liberation (??)
Snow Falling Through Open (??)
Star Forest (??)
Dawn of Mars (2008)
This Iowa-based electronic duo was formed in 2008 by two guys Jeff Hutchison and Jim Duede. The music is quite flowing and atmospheric, recalling early 1970's works by Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.
Cycles (1980)
Biscaya Sunset (1995)
Mettle Water (1997)
The first album is a classic sequencer feast. Latter works contain very melodic romantic Electronic Music.
Excursions By the Bank of the Black
River (2002)
The Sound of Black Cloggs (2003)
The Haunting Curse of Skogs-Sara (2006)
This one is curious. Both men that participate on this album are named Peter Andersson. One is the man behind well-known Dark Ambient project Raison d'Etre and the other leader of Deutsch Nepal. This, and the fact that they both grew up in the same town (Boxholm - hence the name) have led to a collaboration. Mainly Noise Ambient material here.
See also: Andersson, Peter, Raison d'Etre, Deutsch Nepal.
Voyages (1992)
Lumania (1994)
Melodic music.
Eclipse (1977)
Voyage Cerebral (1978)
Sequences (1980)
Pictures of Life (1982)
Initially a drummer, Didier Bocquet released several albums of Electronic Music in Klaus Schulze vein during the 70's and 80's after which time he left music business for good.
Paradia (1977)
Robot Rose (1982)
Robot Bleu (1983)
Solo Electronic Music by former leader and keyboard player of French Progressive Rock group Catharsis.
Images (1980)
Elements of Chance (1981)
Options (1982)
The Climb (1983)
Spirits (1984)
Phoenix (1986)
Jade (1988)
Odyssey (1990)
Drive
(1991)
The Uncertainty Principle (1993)
The Deep (1994)
Symbiont (1995) (with Andy
Pickford)
Continuum (1996)
Rare Elements (1997)
Phase 3 (1997) (with Ron Boots)
Box of
Secrets (1999)
Distant Rituals (1999) (with Markus Reuter)
Caged (2000) (with Chris
Carter)
Triptych (2001) (with Reuter & Mullaney)
Shrouded (2001)
Outpost (2002)
(with Robert Rich)
Aurora (2002)
Jodrell Bank Planetarium (2002) (with Markus Reuter)
Chiasmata (2004)
Pure (2004) (with Markus Reuter)
Moir (2005) (with Bernhard
Wostheinrich)
Lithosphere (2005) (with Robert Rich)
Elemental (2006)
React (2008) (with Robert Rich)
Slide (2008)
Dervish (2009) (with Markus Reuter)
Shifting Sands (2009) (with David Wright)
Trinity (2010) (with Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock and David Wright)
Exit Strategy (2011) (with Parallel Worlds)
Library music:
Developing Technologies (1997)
Space, the Unknown & UFO’s (1998)
Waterworlds
(2000)
Drones (2001)
Sci-Tech (2002)
Living Planet (2002)
Soundscapes (2002)
The Unexplained (2004)
Ambient Atmospheres (2006)
Future Tech (2007)
The Elements (2008)
Dark Drones (2009)
Light Drones (2009)
Space (2011)
One of the leading British electronic musicians, Ian Boddy appeared on the scene in the late 1970's, experimenting with analogue synthesizers and releasing several cassettes during the 1980 - 1982 period. These went largely unnoticed, but in 1983 Ian performed at the first UK Electronica festival and his performance was met with a lot of enthusiasm. That same year saw the release of Ian's first vinyl album - The Climb. It got positive reviews from specialized press and had considerable success among EM fans. Since then, Ian has released a lot of solo and collaborative works in a variety of styles. He is also the founder of DiN Records - one of the leading British EM labels. Ian's music is hard to pin down, as he's done everything, from Ambient to rhythmic classic EM. Very good and highly recommended.
See also: ARC, Dub Atomica.
Shtrihi Trepeta (2004)
Pokamest (2009)
Golden Dissaciative Trip (2010)
Experimental ambient soundscapes from Evgeny Savenko aka Lunar Abyss.
See also: Lunar Abyss Deus Organum
Beregite Khleb (1982) (soundtrack)
Vozvraschenie So Zviozd (1982) (soundtrack)
Teleglaz (1982) (soundtrack)
Unreleased electronic soundtracks for cartoons by member of "Boomerang" group.
Bognermayr & Zuschrader (Austria)
Erdenklang Sinfonie (1982)
Bergpredigt (1983)
Sternenklang (1991)
Former members of Eela Graig, a Symphonic Rock band. Their music is one of the first examples of digital sampling technology. Therefore, it’s not necessarily interesting from the musical point of view, but technically, this is certainly of some interest. Historical stuff. Sternenklang contains Christmas songs performed on the Fairlight.
See also: Blue Chip Orchestra, Eela Craig.
Reflex (1978 - 1982)
Orbiter (1984
- 1993)
Voices (2001)
Synthesist, one of Cyborg members.
See also: Cyborg
Through the Tube (2005)
First Things Last (2010)
Peter Bolander is an ambient artist whose album Through the Tube was preceded by a couple of download-only releases.
Smoking Music (2008)
8 Atmospheres (2009) (with Faryus)
Quiet Songs From Misty Places (2011) (with Faryus)
Vadim Bondarenko is a sound artist from Saint-Petersburg. He works in various genres such as Ambient, New Age and Folk. On Smoking Music he presents his more ambient material that will be enjoyed by fans of Brian Eno and Harold Budd.
Bone Idol (2004)
Upbeat rhythms / sequencers, melodies and mellotron plus some darker atmospheric pieces with spoken word passages.
Bone (1979) (S)
Quiz Party (1980)
Life In Video City (1980)
Digital Days (1981) (S)
The Beat Is Elite (1982) (S)
Emerging Melodies (1982)
Brave Tales (1983)
Joy of Radiation (1983) (S)
Alternate Music For the Hindenburg Lounge (1984)
Living In Partytown (1984) (S)
Exspectacle (1985)
Quickwork (1993)
X Considers Y
(1994) (S)
Ambiento (1994)
Vox Orbita (1995)
The Eternal Now (1996)
Metaphysic Mambo
(1996)
A Survey of Remembered Things (1997) (with John Orsi)
Electropica (1998)
The Spectral Ships (1998)
Coxa (1999)
Etherdome (1999)
Ascensionism (2000)
Disorient (2001)
Tales From the Incantina (2001)
Alternate Worlds Vol. 1 (2001)
Indium (2002)
Alternate Realities (2003)
Untold Tales (2004) (recorded in 1979 - 1985)
The
Reality Temples (2004)
Saiyuji (2005)
Vesperia (2006)
Serene Lives of Microbes (2006)
Via Poetica (2007) (with Lisa Indish)
Songs From the Analog Attic (2007) (recorded in 1992 - 1998)
Infinite Plastic Creation (2007)
Connection Failed (2008)
Short Waves (2008)
Sudden Departure (2008)
The Ghosts of Hanton Village (2009)
Beleaguered Blossoms (2010) (recorded in 1993 - 2009)
Xessex - The Palindrome Project (2011)
American musician who was introduced to EM during the 1970's. Some of his early releases contain pretty wild and experimental music, while others venture into weird New Wave / Synthpop realms. In the late 1980's Richard disappeared from the scene, only to emerge several years later as an Ambient musician. Richard’s got a fame of the musical chameleon because of so many styles covered in his works. None of his albums is like the other. From classic Ambient in the Eno / Budd vein to weird rhythmic stuff with distorted voices and God knows what else. Recommended for those who are already bored with the ‘ordinary’ EM. The first single contains tracks "Pirate the Islands" and "The Headlines Have It" and is sometimes referred to by its track names.
Blackstatic (2001)
Bonechurch (??)
Burning, Drifting (??)
Ghosts In Silt (??)
Nebenstation (??)
The Soul Blight (??) (EP)
Within Empty Spaces (??)
World's End (2006)
Hell's Iron Gate / Echoing Dust (2007)
Mistworks (2009)
A mixture of classic Dark Ambient and Ambient Noise.
Cybernetic Circus (1972)
Moog Mandolins & Moonlight (1973)
Sounds Electronic (1973)
A New Sensation In Sound: Fantastic, Futuristic Vol. 2 (1973)
A New Sensation In Sound: Relaxing Themes Vol. 2 (1974)
Electronic Sound (1974)
Light Electronic Scene (??)
Synthetics (??)
Rare Electronic Music by this pioneering Italian composer. A lot of his stuff was released as part of the CAM library series.
Flights (2000)
The Space In Your Eyes (2000)
Eve Eve Eve (2001)
Melodic EM, I think.
Ahead (1996)
Mini-album from this drummer / keyboardist / singer in EM / Progrock style. The only instruments used are keys, drums and voice. At times the sound is a bit similar to Patrick O'Hearn.
Uklad Sloneczny - Naszyjnik Boga (1996)
Sen Paranoika (2000)
Analogy (2002)
Book of Sky (2006)
Tangerine Dream style.
See also: Geiger Box
The Key To the Other Half of the Answer (??)
Synthesist. Louis Boone joined Doug Walker's Alien Planetscapes in 1982.
See also: Land of Guilt & Blarney, The, Alien Planetscapes.
Worlds of Another Color Vol. 1 &
2 (1992)
Embryonic Dreamstates (1993)
Swimming In the Clouds of the Summit
(1994)
Tim Boone's music seems to evoke images of Klaus Schulze. There are even the sounds of a cello if you know what I mean. Tim Boone appears on one track off Elemental's Thee Divine Imagination and it also says on the back cover that Tim left this world in 1998.
See also: Square Wave
Linear Waves (1987)
Dream Weaver (1987)
New Dream (1987)
Wind In the Trees (1988)
Moments (1988)
Bookworks (1989)
Hydrythmix (1989) (with Bas Broekhius)
Dreamscape
(1990)
Offshore Islands (1990) (with John Kerr)
Ghost of A Mist (1991)
Different
Stories And Twisted Tales (1993)
By Popular Demand (1993) (with friends)
Detachment of
Worldly Affairs (1994)
Backgrounds (1994)
Too Many Secrets (1994)
Cutting Branches
(1995)
Schloss Burg (1995) (with Demo Art)
Screaming Whispers (1996)
Of Desolate Places
& Urban Jungles (1997)
Current (1997)
Phase 3 (1997) (with Boddy & van der
Heijden)
Tainted Bare Skin (1998)
BAH! Live In Sweden
(1998) (with Aerts & van der Heijden)
E-Live 98 (1998) (with Aerts & van der
Heijden)
Joie de Vivre (1999) (with friends)
Close, But Not Touching (2000)
The 80’s
Box (2000)
Livelines (2002) (with
Aerts & van der Heijden)
Liquid Structures In Solid Form (2002)
Across the
Silver River (2003) (with Rudy Adrian)
Area
Movement (2003)
Fanta Magic 2005 (2005)
Acoustic Shadows (2005)
See Beyond Times And Look Beyond Words (2008)
Mea Culpa (2008)
Beyond the Boundaries of Twilight (2009)
Boundary Tales (2009)
Derby! (2009) (with Frank Dorittke and Harold van der Heijden)
Refuge en Verre (2010) (with Synth.nl)
La Caida de Hormigon (2011)
Ante Oculos (2011)
From the Forgotten Rooms of A Lonely House (2011)
Dutch synthesist. Originator of the so called ‘Eindhoven School of Electronic Music’. A very talented musician who creates melodic dynamic music in the best traditions of the masters of the genre. He has also composed some Ambient works like, for instance, Of Desolate Places... released on Amplexus label. Boots himself is the man behind famous Groove Unlimited label that has released a lot of quality Electronic Music during the last several years. So, the music. It’s full of sequences and brilliant synth solos, that’s exactly what you would normally call ‘Electronic Music’ or ‘Synthesizer Music’. Some people may find it a bit too sweet for their tastes, but I don’t think that anyone with a taste for synthetic music should miss this artist. Even I cannot resist such music and I’m far from being a man who likes easy melodic EM. You should definitely check him out. Liquid Structures has many nods to classic era Schulze. By the way, Ron Boots along with Steve Roach, Vidna Obmana and Pete Namlook is a musician who probably has more collaborations with other synthesists than any other.
See also: MorPheusz
Music For Amplified Keyboard
Instruments (1981)
Anatidae (1983)
Migration (1988)
The Continuing Story of
Counterpoint 9-12 (1988)
The Continuing Story of Counterpoint 5-8 (1990)
The Continuing Story of Counterpoint 1-4 (1990) (recorded in 1987 - 1990)
Double Portrait / In Double Edge (1992) (recorded in 1987 - ??)
Cayuga Night
Music (1993)
Places, Times & People (1994)
Night And Day (??)
David Borden is an American musician and synthesist with strong minimalist influences. He’s the man behind Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co.
See also: Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co.
Inner Geometry (2001)
Liquid Symmetries (2002)
Bad Ground (2006)
Peripheral Vision (2007)
Xenomorphic (2008)
Diverse Ambient / electronics from this Italian composer. The 2007 album Peripheral Vision was created with nothing but electric guitar and processing. The first track, titled "Emergence" follows the classic Ambient formula, with long, drawn-out tones and cloudy masses of guitar drones. This is minimal and soothing music, somewhat hypnotic and very relaxing. There's nothing dark or neurotic about it; it's just pure sonic balm. "Floating Sequence" continues in similar fashion. In fact, you'd have a hard time trying to separate the two by just listening to one-minute excerpts of both. The chill continues until the next track titled "Cloudlike" takes things to darker realms, while retaining the general feel of the previous compositions. The sound has more richness to it and the tones of Ascanio's guitar are much more diverse. There's also a metallic element to the textures that was largely absent on "Emergence" and "Floating Sequence". "Everything Inside" continues where previous track left off, adding a heavier bass element to the proceedings. The sound is still extremely monolithiñ and yet somehow liquid and constantly moving. "Discovery" is more icy, hypnotic and out-there. The track corresponds to its title in that it's much more active than the rest of the material and there's something of a nature-inspired atmosphere to it. Yet, instead of marine discoveries and tropical islands, one gets the impression of snowy, wind-swept landscapes, icebergs and vast glaciers. "Forgotten Medicine", however, is more meditative and emotionally neutral. It is basically pure guitar-based drone with a bit of a mystic aura about it. "The Big Sleep" is introduced with a few mysterious bass notes. This three-note motif is then repeated throughout this track, complimented by a few droning textures. The last several minutes introduce new sounds and the mood lightens up a bit. This music is cyclical, minimal and hypnotic. I think Peripheral Vision is an album for those who like their ambient music on the stark, minimal side. These long drones and ice-cold minimal atmospheres would serve well as a soundtrack to some mystery / exploration movie. Otherwise, they are well suited for active and passive listening alike.
For Running Time (2000)
Huronic Minor (2000)
December Impressions (2001)
Intercepted
Transmissions (2001) (with Cyber Zen Sound Engine)
Red Ambience / Kensington Hall (2002)
Moving Through (2002) (with
Brannan Lane and Jason Sloan)
Elegy For Time (2002)
Ashes (2003)
Meditation Cycles Vol. 1 (2003)
Guilford (2004) (with Jason Sloan)
Images (2004)
Undercurrents (2005) (with Aidan Baker)
The Phantom Light (2005)
Johnson McCready's Morning Breaks In And Settles (2006) (S)
Kensington Hill / Fallen (2006)
Olagra (2006)
What the Night Leaves Behind (2007) (with Ben Fleury-Steiner)
December Impressions (2008)
Matt Borghi is an interesting character from East Lansing, Michigan, USA, who creates mostly droning Ambient using guitar, synthesizers and processed samples. A lot of his music was inspired by Michigan landscapes and the surroundings of the Great Lakes. Some of his works have a slight Psych Folk influence. Sometimes his music is very minimal but always with either dark or reflective / melancholic undertones.
The Final Sign (1992)
On the Fields
of Nowhere (1994)
Polaris (1996)
Conjurer (1997)
Nuclear (1998)
Project
Journey (1999)
Beyond Dreams And Reality (2000)
Resurrected (2000)
Fear 2001
(2001)
Snowblind (2001)
Endless (2002)
Leaving Earth (2003)
Transformed (2007)
Synthesist. He makes melodic and rhythmic (often cosmic) Electronic Music since 1988. Eckhard has a warm, rich sound thanks to the use of analogue synthesizers.
Reve Abyssal (1979)
Oxygen (1982)
These are electronic library albums.
Garden of Earthly Delights (1989)
Strange Attractor (1992)
Space Music by a group formed by Sanford Ponder.
See also: Ponder, Sanford
Synthesizer Sound (1980)
Slovak keyboard player who released at least two LP's: Organ Fascination in 1976 and this monstrosity in 1980. It's basically a bunch of nasty Pop tracks played on synthesizers but one of them stands out. It's called "Random" and it's the real deal. In the credits it is stated that on this track he just let his synthesizer play "by itself" and the results are quite nice. There's something genuinely Kraftwerkian about it, with a steady mechanical beat supporting sparkling clusters of synth arpeggios and wiggles. A pity it's too short, though.
Non Fiction (1979)
Christian Boule played guitar with Clearlight, Gong and Lard Free. This is his second solo album. It contains guitar-fronted Space Rock / synthesizer music. It offers a lot for an EM fan.
Emospheres (1995)
Melodic, Jarre-like electronics with a few dance influences from this Queensland-based artist and studio engineer.
Bounty (1977)
Mini-LP with fusion and synth music.
Soaring Above the Thunder (2005)
Oceanic Space (2006)
Raven's Dream (2006)
The Mystery of the Midnight Sun (2006)
Rising Fog (2007)
Stories From the City (2007)
Seeking Ganesha (2008)
Ancient Memories (2008)
Tiemeless Shore (2008)
Drums And Repercussions (2009)
Drum-Atic Atmospheres (2009)
Under Currents (2009)
A Thousand Voices (2010)
Lucette Bourdin was a French female painter and Ambient musician who lived and worked in the USA. Sadly, she died on February, 17, 2011.
Bourgeois Magnetic (1981) (S)
Eugene Bowen is a California-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. This small 45-rpm record was released in 1981 on Harold Budd's short-lived Cantil record label and is a forgotten gem of early Ambient and Post-Punk / Art Pop minimalism. It features vocal songs and instrumental tracks. Harold Budd plays processed piano and synthesizers on it. The record was re-released on CD in 2007 by Amorfon records of Japan.
Of Mary's Blood (1995)
Transgression (1997)
Eternal Ghosts (1998)
Pilgrim (1999)
Cinematic Dark Ambient from this musician, painter and sculptor.
Low (1977)
Heroes (1977)
For Low, David Bowie teamed up with Brian Eno and, as a result, this album is split in two parts where the first one features experimental / cold Electro-Pop / Rock songs with sparse vocals, while the second one is filled with Eno-like ambient EM. Same goes for Heroes although there's not as much instrumental stuff as on its predecessor.
Solstice Dreams (1993)
Inner Space (1993)
Blue Cosmos (1996)
Night Sun
Journey (1996)
Places Where Rivers Meet (1997)
From the Dark Earth (1999)
A Quiet Light (2011)
Space Music. Jonn Serrie would be the closest comparison.
Niebieskie Przesrzenia (1997)
Sekwesencja (1997)
Olympus Mons
(1997)
Across
the Continents (1998)
The Presence (1999)
Sonabilis (1999)
Angels of
the Seas (2000)
Dive Into Subconscious (2000)
Eter (2000)
Epicentre (2000)
Time Replicated (2001)
Artificial Life (2001)
Basis (2001)
Trajektoria X (2001)
Apogeum (2001)
The Presence (2001)
Perigeum (2001)
Vega (2002)
Phoebe (2002)
Silentium Universi (2002)
Hydrosfera (2002)
Aura (2002)
The Storm Is Here (2002)
Zlote Dzieci (2002)
Magma (2002)
Zmysly (2002)
S Andromedae (2002)
Antares
(2002)
... a chmury pod nami (2003)
Smak Sztuki (2003)
Hyperion (2003)
Psalmy
(2003)
Marzenia Twe (2003)
Rozowa Magia (2003)
Equilibrium (2003)
Ekliptyka
(2003)
As the Moon Shines (2003)
Code of Life (2003)
Apokalipsa (2004)
Dimensional Scales (2004)
Earth
(2004)
Sun (2004)
Vocalia (2004)
Signs (2005)
I Awoke In A Dream (2005)
Mars Global Inspiration (2006)
A New Life (2006)
Contemplation (2006)
Epicentre (2006)
Glassicism (2007)
Supernova (2007)
Olcztyn - Elblag 2008 (2008) (with Andrzej Mierzynski and Piotr Krupski)
Metanoia (2008)
Red Planet (2008)
...And Life Goes On (2008)
Adam Cetramen Bownik (sometimes referred to as simply "Certamen") is a Polish synthesist with a lot of albums to his credit. His music can be described as traditional electronics while some works are more in the mould of Ambient (Silentium Universi, Smak Sztuki). He also has a few works in the Techno / Trance vein, not included in the above discography. I have Zlote Dzieci which consists of three long classic Berlin School opuses. For the most part you won't find any surprises here, just all classic elements nicely put together. The exception is the second track, slow and atmospheric (for the most part). For fans of classic Schulze, Tangerine Dream, and especially Patrick Kosmos, this is a must!
The White Heads (2007)
Ambient soundscapes.
Shamanic Extra-Terestrial Initiation (2009)
Electronic album from this flute player.
Control And Paralysis (2006)
The Central Point of the Nine Planets (2009)
I must admit I was a bit hesitant about including this project in EEM, as some tracks off Control And Paralysis are basically rhythmic experimental Industrial based on loops. However, other tracks are pure Ambient, not very dark really, and remind me on Dwight Ashley's solo stuff. Brachial Palsy is a project of John Birch and rose out of the ashes of his previous group LA Comunidad that played rhythmic Electro.
Paul Bradley (??)
All That Was (2003)
Behind Your Very Eyes (2003) (with Colin Potter)
Twenty Hertz (2003)
Confluence (2004) (with Colin Potter)
Sepulchral (2004)
Sometime Today (2004) (with Darren Tate)
Immure (2004)
Anamnesis (2005)
Anoxia (2005) (with Adam Sonderberg)
Liquid Sunset (2005)
Live (2005) (with Colin Potter)
Sophia Drifts (2005)
Moraines (2006) (with Cria Cuervos)
Memorias Extranjeras (2006)
Notes From Past (2006)
Sketches From Dust (2006)
Chroma (2007)
Somatic (2007)
Moraines II (2007) (with Cria Cuervos)
Searching For the Way (2007) (S)
Mas Memorias Extranjeras (2008)
Sirens (2008)
Special Edition (2008)
Live (2010)
The Simple Plan (2010) (with Colin Potter)
Veil of Dawn (2011) (with Darren Tate)
Paul Bradley is an English drone / ambient musician who's been quite prolific since around 2000. He mostly uses processed sounds and subtle instrumentation (guitar and keyboards) to create subterranean rumbles and drones. Paul's music is often quite dark.
Space Time (2010)
Way Home (1978)
Lullaby (1980)
Western Spaces (1987) (with Steve Roach & Richard
Burmer)
Galaxies (1988)
Desert Solitaire (1989) (with Steve Roach & Michael
Stearns)
Secret Rooms (1990)
Rain (1995) (with Tim Clark)
The Spell (1996) (with Tim
Clark)
American musician. Quiet Ambient music, sometimes melodic and always pleasant. Kevin Braheny uses the EVI (electronic valve instrument) in his music and has mastered this device to a great degree, hence the abundance of electronic ‘wind’ sounds (flutes etc) in his work. Has collaborated with Steve Roach and Tim Clark, among others.
Access & Amplify (1996)
This CD was released on the Hypnotic label and represents a mixture of rhythmic (including some modern beats) and floating analog electronic styles.
Aquarium of the Deep Sea (2004)
Aquatic electronics from one Hidemasa Kondo.
1.1 (2011)
Seattle-based duo with a Dusseldorf-influenced sound. Vintage synths galore and drum machine rhythms straight from Kraftwerk's Autobahn.
In the Land of Power (1989)
Not Far From A Distant Sun (1995)
Brain Laughter is Howard Givens. Pulsating sequential electronics ala Schulze and TD. The second album is more dreamy and ambient and features contributions by Steve Roach and Deborah Martin, among others.
Early electronic band from Cleveland, Ohio, featuring Alan Howarth.
See also: Pi Corp
Celestial Ocean (1973)
Adventure (1979)
Voyage (1980)
Alchemic Universe (2001)
An international formation that has seen many members coming and going during the years, but always revolved around Belgian born Joel Vandroogenbroeck. It has seen Swiss, Italian and American musicians boiling within its pot. The band was formed somewhere around 1968 and consisted at that time of Vandroodenbroeck, Ron Bryer and Wolfgang Paap. The music of that era had nothing much to do with electronics. After that they got caught by a ‘Krautrock fever’ and their first two albums Cottonwoodhill (1971) and Psychonaut (1972) are typical examples of psychedelic jams, sometimes hinting at early Hawkwind. After the 'pure psych' phase was over, they became more electronic and their subsequent albums are the ones to grab. Completists, of course, would want to have all of them. EM fans, beware the female vocals on Psychonaut.
Notes 18.05.2003. A few words about Alchemic Universe. This is a very good album (composed entirely by Joel Vandroogenbroeck) with unique style, lots of changes and unusual techniques etc. The rhythms are modern, although the Techno elements never become prominent enough to be irritating. Some tracks feature female voice reciting (mainly) random phrases and words. In contrast to some of Software's works (Syn-Code) where such voice just got on my nerves and made me reach for the "skip" button, here it seems to work somehow, maybe because it fits better to the music, or maybe for some other reason (doesn't sound like New-Age bullshit, you know)... Who knows! Anyway, a very pleasant modern EM album.
See also: Vandroogenbroeck, Joel
Sunrise (1991)
Brainotronic (1992)
Back To the Roots (1993)
Rhythm Base (1994)
V
Melodie & Ambience (1995)
Live & Unreleased (1996)
Sensual Reflections (1997)
Stollwerck '96 (1997) (with Strange Inside)
Back To Future (2003)
Soundclouds (2006)
Ten (2008)
Dreamland (2009)
Earcatcher (2010)
City Lights (2011)
Electronic project of Uwe Saher from Cologne, Germany. Very energetic music with some beats in New Berlin School style.
See also: Element 4
Dynamism (2007)
Emergence (2008)
Bramble is Scott Wehman from Toledo, Ohio, who also makes Breakcore musiñ under an alias BLÆRG. Bramble, however, is ambient and dark.
Aloft In A Balloon (1981)
Obscure double LP of experimental EM and psychedelic music that is somewhat spacey and minimal. There are vocals and the whole thing has something of a Peter Gabriel air to it or maybe also early Battiato.
Paesaggi Intravisti (1987) (with Mauro Bortolotti)
See also: Musica Elettronica Viva
The Quiver of Dreams (2004)
One Hour As the One Who Watches (2005) (with Jonathan Benham)
Awakensong (2006)
Looking Into the Other (2007)
Twilightmind (2007)
Cahokia (2007)
Bridge To Nowhere (2008)
SoulSpiral (2008)
Broken Gold (2008) (with Disturbed Earth)
Because We Were Once Covered In Gold (2008)
Children of Alcyone (2009)
Spiritual Silence / The Voice From Home (2009) (with Ishq)
Coniunctio (2010)
Circular Scriptures (2010)
What Is Memory (2011) (with Disturbed Earth)
Avatara (2011)
Upwelling (2011)
Formerly known as Augur, Steve Brand has been doing experimental electronic / electro-acoustic compositions since the mid-1980's. At the start of the New Millennium, he began releasing works under his real name, delving deeper into the ambient realms. His works combine elements of Classic Ambient with desert ambience of artists like Steve Roach and Robert Rich and often Tribal / Ritual elements, with percussion, flutes, tropical forest ambiences, etc.
Synthi Storm (1986)
The Return of the Marshmallow Man (1997)
Cyborg member.
See also: Cyborg
Sons Optiques (1978)
Voyeur Extra-Lucide (1979)
Keyboard Prog / Electronic Music. Excellent studio wizardry and some guest musicians. At times hints at Zeuhl.
Undercurrents (1990)
Stones (1991)
The Border (1992)
Alternative 1 (1992)
Darkside
(1993)
Summer Perfect (2010)
Synthesist who had several cassette-only releases in the early 90's. The 10-track CD-R demo I received reveals a highly versatile and talented musician who loves his guitar just as much as he loves his synths. "All Round the House" is a Dream Mixes-type piece. Really good if you like that late 90's Tangerine Dream sound, although the similarity is mostly in style, not in the textures themselves. It's an upbeat and melodic piece. "Undercurrents (1998 Mix)" is more atmospheric, with laid-back rhythm and strong melodic hooks. "Blue" sounds like a recent piece to my ears with a vaguely jazzy atmosphere and a relaxed, funky vibe to it. "Becoming the Alien" is a spooky (and really intense towards the end) number, that, despite having some rather cheesy voice samples, will give you the creeps.. "Earthrise" is a true cosmic trip, featuring a lot of spacey guitar work as well as some tasty synth solos. Think Ashra and Pink Floyd meet is space! My favorite track here - great stuff, indeed. "Pagan" is dominated by distorted guitar and is a very Rocky number. Not really my cup of tea, this one. "Stones" is rhythmic / melodic and very synthy, with some guitar in there as well. A nice one! "Incantation" is, I'd venture, the newest track here. It's a "Techno" track, although it's much more enjoyable than most of what I've heard in the genre. Once again, if you are a fan of the Dream Mixes series, I think you will find this to your liking. When I listen to "Waverider" I notice that Greg's guitar sound is a bit similar to that of Edgar Froese from the 80's / 90's, although Greg's performing style is different. The track has an Underwater Sunlight-era TD vibe to it. "Heading Home", the last track, is a very mundane piece - perfect music for an evening highway. Greg Breden is certainly an artist to look out for. In 2005, Greg released "Stones", a new album for which he took the title of one of his old cassettes. It contains some remixes and new material. Read my review of this album.
Fadu und der Unterschied (1999)
Dark and spacey, tribal but with sequenced rhythms. Complex electronic work. A project of Gerald Paetsch and Thomas Brassel.
See also: Eko.
Mountains (1987)
Mohave I (1989)
The Dragon's Dream (1993)
The Path Not Taken (1995) (S)
Beneath Clouds (1996)
Vibrant
Water (2000)
Formation of Storms (2001)
Mist (2001)
Shimmer (2001)
Strange Paradise (2001)
Satori (2002)
The Secret Faith of Salamanders (2002)
Signals In Moonlight
(2003)
Silver (2004)
Stories From the Forest (2008)
During the 70's, Thom Brennan developed an interest in Electronic Music. Inspired by the music of Edgar Froese, Klaus Schulze, Terry Riley and many others, he started playing keyboards, using his double-manual electric organ as a sound source. Soon the first synthesizer followed and from there on he started building his electronic studio piece by piece. In the early 80's, Thom met Steve Roach - another Electronic Music enthusiast and musician. He learned a lot from Roach about the studio wizardry. Soon Mountains was released to critical acclaim, featuring great sequencer patterns and captivating atmospherics. Steve Roach hepled with the production. His early work behind, Thom's style started to drift towards the ambient side of things. After a brief hiatus during the 1996 - 2000 period, Thom returned to music making and since then he has released several albums in the Ambient mould.
Signals (1985)
Stellar Tunel (1985) (with Peter Gulch)
Nachtmusik (1986)
Metropolis
(1989)
Quantum (1989)
A Dark Hour For History (1990) (with Peter Gulch)
Cybernetic
Dancing (1990)
Canadian synthesist and Peter Gulch collaborator. Classic Electronic Music.
See also: Vernal Equinox
Ofrenda (1978)
I Belong (1981) (with Paulette Dogier)
Estoy Como Quiero (1982)
Vytas (1983)
El Vals del Mar (1986)
Amazonia (1989)
El Dorado (??)
Venezuelan musician of German origin. He was the leader of Seventies' progressive band La Ofrenda. After the band called it a day, Vytas Brenner gave several solo performances of Electronic Music. I am not sure how much of his recorded output could actually qualify as EM, though. Sadly, Vytas Brenner died in 2004 in Salzburg, Austria.
See also: La Ofrenda
Okefenokee Dreams (1999) (with Free System
Project)
Phase Shift (2000)
Harmonic Resonance (2004)
Piano Solo At the Edge of the Swamp of Okefenokee (2010) (EP)
Berlin School synthesist.
Without Reason (1982 - 1988) (with
Brian Smith)
Year By Year (1985) (with Brian Smith)
Standing On A Beach (1987) (with Brian Smith)
One Step Forward (1991) (S)
Five Weeks East (2006)
Unique artist who combines orchestral textures with Berlin School pulsations, resulting in an exciting EM brew.
Au-dela des Nuages... (1988)
Live ’96 (1996)
Flibustieres (1999)
Neuronal Trance Mission (??)
Libourne Dreams 2005 (2005)
Crystal Tears (2010)
French synthesist.
Sounds Digital (1993)
Bang! Tick... Tick... (1997)
Energetic, Mark Shreeve-like music. I haven’t heard it yet. Allister Brimble is mostly known as a video game music composer with quite an experience in the field.
British Electric Foundation (UK)
Music For Stowaways (1981) (recorded
in 1978)
Music For Listening To (1981) (recorded in 1978 - 1981)
Experiments in rough electronics from Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh (The Human League, Heaven 17). Music For Listening To compiles tracks from Music For Stowaways cassette and adds some unreleased material.
See also: Human League, the, Clarke, Vince & Ware, Martyn.
Minions of Chaos (1988)
Dreamscape
(1989)
Terminal (1989)
Xenomorph (1989)
Solo Electronic Music by Corporation member.
See also: Corporation
Destierro y Cielo (1980)
Academic composer from Chile who has been living in exile in Barcelona since 1974. This particular album features synthesizer music (with added viola on side two) of an avant-garde, but Prog-influenced nature.
4 At 18 (2003)
The artist formerly known as Laocoon. Ambient.
See also: Laocoon
Zones / Processed (1983) (S)
Earthed To the Ground (1984)
Agents of Chaos (1987)
Strange Trips & Pipe Dreams (1995)
Memos And Demos (2001)
Hawkwind founder and leader who would release an odd solo album once in a few years. They are basically a mixture of electronic tracks and some guitar in Space Rock style. Beware the vocals.
See also: Hawkwind
Face Behind the Mask (1988)
Hydrhythmix (1989) (with Ron Boots)
The Escher Drawings
(1991)
The Synchronicity of Life (1996)
Wet Dreams (1997) (with John Kerr)
The Annazaal Tapes (1999) (with Keller,
Schonwalder & friends)
Project-Inter.com (1999) (with Keller, Schonwalder and Braun)
Vier Drei Zwei (2000) (with Keller, Schonwalder and Braun)
Wolfsburg (2002) (with Keller
& Schonwalder)
Live @ Dorfkirche Repelen (2006) (with Keller & Schonwalder)
Space Cowboys @ Jelenia Gora (2007) (recorded in 2004) (with Keller,
Schonwalder, Spyra and Fox)
Orange (2007) (with Keller & Schonwalder)
Blue (2009) (with Keller & Schonwalder)
Musique des Machines (2011) (with Keller & Schonwalder) (recorded in 2005)
The Hampshire Jam (2012) (with
Keller & Schonwalder) (recorded in 2005)
Dutch synthesist and drummer. He usually collaborates with other artists. His own albums are delicate melodic electronics.
Broken Harbour (2009)
Gramophone Transmissions (2011)
Minimal ambient soundscapes from Blake Gibson.
Xtro (1983) (soundtrack)
Synth soundtrack for low-budget sci-fi horror movie.
Hybrid (1985)
Sleeps With the Fishes (1987) (with Peter Nooten)
Cobalt Blue (1987)
Live At the Aquarium (1993)
Dream (1995) (with Upalappu Srinivas)
Night Song (1996)
(with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)
Star Rise (1997) (with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan)
Albino
Alligator (1997)
Black Rock (1998) (with Djivan Gasparyan)
Rock Paper Scissors (2006)
An Inconvenient Truth (2007) (soundtrack)
BellCurve (2007)
Into the Wild (2007) (soundtrack)
Canadian musician and innovative guitar player who makes Ambient and ethnic music. The first album was recorded with the help of Brian Eno and stylistically it is very similar to Brian's own Ambient works.
Steps From Beyond (1978)
Electronic Music.
Early Out Takes (1983 - 1984)
Fragile Shoreline (1985)
Sacred Voyage (1986)
At UK Electronica '86 / Outtakes (1986)
Dangerous Visions (1987)
Shadows of Humanity (1988)
The Lyme Experience (1990)
Mindshadow (1992)
Bringer of the
Dawn (1995)
Time Walk (??)
Bay of Solitude (??)
Shaolin (??)
Realms of Darkness (??)
Floating, atmospheric synth music.
A Sound Like Wailing Winter Winds Is
Heard (2009) (S)
Diving Into the Pineapple Portal (2009) (S)
Nellie (2009)
ITCZ (2010)
VSS-30 (2010)
Eagle Vision (2010)
Timewinder (2010) (S)
Brother Raven is basically a duo of Jamie Potter and Jason E. Anderson (a Noise musician). Under this moniker they explore floating Ambient realms, with some experimental touches.
Galactic Zoo Dossier
(1971) (with Kingdom Come)
Kingdom Come (1972)
Journey (1973) (with Kingdom
Come)
Faster Than the Speed of Light
(1980) (with Vincent Crane)
The Complete Tapes of Atoya (1981) (with Craig Leon)
Requiem (1982)
Jam (1995) (with Kingdom Come)
One of the best Rock singers of all times (for me - probably the best). A very talented artist. He is known to the Electronic Music fans for his collaborations with Klaus Schulze. Also his 1980 album with Vincent Crane (of Atomic Rooster fame) is very interesting (although it's not EM). This man has an incredibly broad range of voice, from low roaring and growling to high-pitched screams. The energy that emanates from him is impossible to describe. Although I’m not very keen on singers in Electronic Music, I cannot resist this one. By the way, he uses his voice as a musical instrument, rather than as a medium to transmit thoughts, so text is not important, just the sound. And energy. Recommended: his work with Schulze and Faster Than the Speed of Light. EM fans should also check out Journey, which is a great work! For instance, listen to the first track. You can easily hear how bands like The Rockets tried to copy this sound some years later. As usual, the energy that radiates from Arthur is overwhelming and although he rarely sings on the album, the last track is a very good example of his characteristic schizophrenic vocal style where he goes from one mood to another in a particle of a second. Mindblowing stuff!
See also: Intergalactic Touring Band, The, Ceremony of Innocence.
Bull In A China Cabinet (1981)
Privately pressed LP from Ohio with Electronic Music played on a E-Mu controller keyboard with Prophet 5, Oberheim expander modules and ARP 2600 synthesizer. The author describes the inspiration for this music as a "very unpleasant stay in the hospital with a kidney stone".
Endless Mind Portal (2011)
A massive 3-tome set of recordings by German synthesist and composer Michael Brueckner. The music pays homage to the (mostly German) EM classics of the 1970's and is available as a download or on CDR discs directly from the artist. Michael Brueckner has released a lot of music over the last several years, most of which can be obtained as downloads. Michael is primarily an artist who is experimenting in the fields of ambient soundscapes, Space Music and classic, Berlin-tinged EM.
Action (1988)
Le Vent (1997)
La Nature S’endort (1997)
Au Bord du Ruisseaux (1997)
L’orage et
la Pluie (1997)
Le Voyage en Mer (1997)
La Tempete (1997)
Dauphins et Baleines (1997)
Sous la Mer (1997)
Les Chants de la Glace (1997)
French musician who has contributed a lot of his music to the ‘La Collection Oxygene’ sampler. Ambient.
Early / Unreleased Tracks (1992) (recorded
in 1981 - 1988)
Transports (1997) (with Nomuzic)
Industrial / Noise artist (real name - Christian Renou) who's been making music (mostly within the realm of musique concrete with Industrial flair) since the 70's. In 1979 he got his first synth after many years of working with processed organs and tape recorders. Early / Unreleased Tracks has some archive material that comes close to what I normally cover in EEM, i.e. cosmic synthesizer music.
Brunnmeier, Andreas Maria (Germany)
Several Moments In A Different World
(1987)
Silence (1991)
Cyberspace (1994)
Elements, Textures, Vision (1996)
Space, Underwater, Slow Motion (1999)
Animations &
Inspirations (??)
Most of this artists's output consists of library releases. I don't know if his sound is ambient or rhythmic but I guess both are to be found.
Arctic Circle (1993)
Intarsia (1991)
Cape West (1994)
Dreamy, melodic music with environmental samples.
Asleep While the Rain Falls (1992)
Under Every Sky
(1994)
Thorn (??)
Irish composer from Guildford. During the 80's he played in several bands and then went on to write solo instrumental music. The first CD album was released through Dox music in 1992 and then re-released on Disky in Holland. The second album was released a couple of years later, although it never got the distribution of the first work. The third album is on its way.
Jerm Warfare (1986)
Member of Altres, Jeremy Bryning appeared on the experimental scene in the early 1980's. In Dundee, he played in many psychedelic and New Wave bands of the time and started his own solo project Jerm Warfare, using early samplers for sculpting sounds. Unfortunately, somewhere at the start of the New Millennium, Jeremy disappeared without a trace and is still missing as I write this.
See also: Altres
Imprinted Season (2009)
Cassette release with a rather uplifting type of EM from Joseph Raglani and Mike Pollard.
Hand Made (1974)
Journey (1979)
Second Journey (1982)
La Via (1995)
The Mirror (2001)
The View (2002)
The Call (2005)
Italian synthesist. Fans of Klaus Schulze will go nuts over this one. Classic synthesizer excursions with a schulzian flair.
Blue Prism (1983)
News (1985)
Reportages (1986)
These are supposedly electronic library records. Jean-Louis Bucchi also has a solo album from 1978 called Sunflower. It represents a mixture of Jazz and RIO-type Rock. Besides, Bucchi worked as an arranger and co-composer for the band Quartz.
Daireikai (2010)
Dontoyare (2010) (S)
Message From Space (2010)
1958 - 2009 (2010) (S)
Yutairidatsu (2010) (S)
Seireikai (2011) (S)
Happy New Age (2011)
New Astral Projection (2011)
A difficult artist to describe. A lot of his music falls into the category of Ambient, especially the droning type. Then there's the experimental angle, with noisy bits and subtle collage. At other times, he goes for melodic, even new-agey sound, with uplifting synths supported by acoustic guitar and other instruments. All of the above are limited cassette releases.
Autoportrait (1989)
Yuri Buchma released an album of material similar to the music of Tangerine Dream of the late 80's. In 1990, he moved to Belgium to write music for movies and theatre performances under the pseudonym G. Bossart.
The Oak of the Golden
Dreams (1970) (with Richard Maxfield)
Harold Budd (1971)
Pavillion of Dreams (1978)
Plateaux of Mirrors (1980) (with Brian
Eno)
Serpent / Children of the Hills (1981)
Abandoned Cities / Dark Star (1982)
Pearl
(1984) (with Brian Eno)
The Moon And the Melodies (1986) (with Cocteau Twins)
Lovely
Thunder (1986)
La Nouvelle Serenite (1987) (with Jon Hassell and Gavin Bryars)
The White Arcades
(1988)
By the Dawn’s Early Light (1991)
Music For 3 Pianos (1993) (with Ruben Garcia
& Daniel Lentz)
She Is A Phantom (1994) (with Zeitgeist)
Through the Hill (1994)
(with Andy Partridge)
Glyph (1995) (with Hector Zazou)
Walk Into My Voice (1996) (with
Daniel Lentz & Jessica Karraker)
Luxa (1996)
The Room (2000)
Agua (2002) (recorded in 1989)
Three White Roses & A Bud (2002) (with Bill Nelson and Fila Brazillia)
Translucence / Drift Music (2003) (with
John Foxx)
La Bella Vista (2003)
Avalon Sutra (2004)
Mysterious Skin (2005) (with Robin Guthrie)
Music For 'Fragments From the Inside' (2005) (with Eraldo Bernocchi)
After the Night Falls (2007) (with Robin Guthrie)
Perhaps (2007)
A Song For Lost Blossoms (2008) (with Clive Wright)
Candylion (2009) (with Clive Wright)
Bordeaux (2011) (with Robin Guthrie)
Little Windows (2011) (with Clive Wright)
In the Mist (2011)
Winter Garden (2012) (with
Robin Guthrie and Eraldo Bernocchi)
American composer and a pioneer of Ambient music, along with Brian Eno. And his music is similar too. But Budd’s works are focusing even more on piano. The piano is usually sinked in heavy reverb so the overall feel is very ethereal. Harold Budd was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Mohave Desert. This special environment served as an early inspiration for young Harold to start his research in sound. His career as a composer began in 1962. First he made a name for himself in the academic / Avant-Garde circles. Graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in music composition, Harold Budd started to drift more and more towards the minimal, ambient aspects of music. Among his earliest drone pieces was "The Oak of the Golden Dreams", composed in 1970 on a Buchla synthesizer. Taking a break from composing, Budd spent the bulk of the 1970's teaching music before he made a stellar comeback in 1978 with the seminal Pavilion of Dreams. From then on, Budd continued to release ambient works, some of which got spectacular reviews in specialized press. Besides that, Harold Budd has collaborated with a lot of artists, all of whom brought something new and personal to Budd's soundscapes. I can recommend Harold Budd's works for Ambient fans and for those who like this kind of meek, quiet stuff or piano-based music.
Dreamsequence (1992)
Mental
Illusion (1993)
First cassette releases by Danny Budts (Syndromeda) under his own name.
See also: Syndromeda, Amin.
The Waiting (1986)
One By One
(1989)
Lost Frontier (1991)
Yonnondio (1992)
500 Nations (1994) (soundtrack)
Star of Wonder (1996)
Spirit Dance (1997)
Wisconsin: An American Portrait (1999)
Spirit Live (1999)
Triathlon (2000)
Songs From An Eastside Attic (2001)
Ojibwe - We Look In All Directions (2002)
Spirit - the Seventh Fire (2004)
Inside Looking Out (2006)
Melodic synth music (that often crosses into ordinary New Age) from this musician and son of Warren Buffett.
Sanctuaire d'Eole (1980)
Les Legendes de Broceliande (1981)
Spacey Electronic Music.
See also: Marathon Life
The Cyber Factor (1991)
See also: Hycrania House
Dream Jungle (1987)
This rare album by Bob Marley and The Who collaborator (he played keyboards with them) was released in the mid 80's. All I know is that the music is electronic and features David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) on guitar. Looks like James Asher had a hand in this one as well.
Just Landed Cosmic Kid (1977)
Neon (1979)
Electricity (1980)
Michael Bundt was born in Mannheim in 1949. After spending some time with Peter Seiler in a duo called "Sirius", Michael Bundt (ex-Medusa) went on to record several solo electronic works that resembled both the space majesty of early Jean-Michel Jarre and the quirky Krautrockish kinetics of Moebius & Plank. The first album is known to feature old friend Peter Seiler.
See also: Sirius
Light In Extension (2006)
Returning (2007)
This Florida-based artist, influenced by Coil, Steve Roach, La Monte Young and a couple of others, creates drone-based works that can be classified as Ambient.
Initiations (2008)
Wisconsin-based Burial Hex aka Clay Ruby is mostly known to fans of Dark Noise / Power Electronics, but on this album you'll find enough ambient material (mostly of the "evil", darker variety) to warrant a satisfying listening experience. Scattered across this album are even shades of Vangelis, of all things.
Fantasy Nights In Xanadu (2008)
One More Night In Xanadu (2008)
Absorbent Lens (2009)
Autumn Shift (2009)
Imagination Pt. II (2009) (S)
Imagination Pt. III (2009) (S)
Imagination Pt. IV (2009) (S)
Empty Channels (2009) (S)
Speaking With Each Dancer (2009) (S)
Upwards (2009) (S)
42 (2009) (S)
Crosstalk (2009) (S)
Network (2009) (S)
Breathe (2009) (S)
Passion (2009)
Centered Perception (2009) (S)
Quartz (2009) (S)
Recovery Orb (2009) (S)
Underwater Recovery (2009) (S)
Fours (2009) (S)
Exist (2009) (S)
As We Grow Older (2009) (S)
Imagination (2009) (S)
Quiet Light (2009) (S)
Metadata (2010) (S)
Adapt (2010) (S)
Vista (2010) (S)
Sense Palace (2010) (S)
Universal Water (2010) (S)
Wherever You Are (2010) (S)
Shared Lucidity (2010) (S)
Prana (2010)
Envision (2011) (S)
Cloned I (??) (S)
Cloned II (??) (S)
Levels (??) (S)
Prolific ambient synth artist from Chicago, with most releases on 20 to 30 minute cassettes but some CD / CDR's too.
See also: White Prism
Alien Radio (2002)
Ambia (2007)
Mainly Space Music from this Florida-based artist.
Synestezja (2007)
The project of Marcin Burminski in Dark Ambient / experimental mould.
Mosaic (1984)
Bhakti Point (1987)
Inventions (1987)
Western Spaces (1987) (with
Steve Roach and Kevin Braheny)
On the Third Extreme (1988)
Shining By the River (1995)
Treasures of the Saints (1996)
Early albums are fairly rhythmic, featuring complex electronic compositions. Later he started composing more Ambient-oriented material. Richard Burmer has collaborated with Steve Roach and Kevin Braheny. He died on the 9th of September, 2006.
Watching the Burning Bride (1986) (with
Asmus Tietchens)
The
Whispering Scale (1989)
Burning the Watching Bride (1998) (with Asmus Tietchens)
Terry Burrows is a singer / songwriter from London and a collaborator of Asmus Tietchens, with whom he experimented in Ambient music genre during the late Seventies.
The Awakening Time (??)
Music influenced by Vangelis, Tangerine Dream and Australian folk stuff.
Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows (2000) (soundtrack)
Dark Ambient soundtrack.
Filosofem (1995)
Daudi Baldr's
(1997)
Hlidskjalf (1999)
After being sent to prison for murder, Varg Vikernes (aka Count Grishnack) continued to make music. Straying away from the original Black Metal sound, he approached Ambient music. Using just synth, he made several albums with a shadowy Dark Ambient sound, heavily influenced by Classical music but also with some Gothic influences. Filosofem was mixed and assembled without participation of Varg. It's only partly ambient. The next two are completely keyboard based. Hlidskjalf has been even compared to Vangelis! Note that some other, earlier albums also contain Ambient pieces, one or two per album.
Computer Energy (1983)
Library LP with a variety of styles, ranging from pure synth / EM to Jazz Rock / Fusion. The music was performed with a cast of guest musicians.
Race Against Time (2002)
The Path At the Parting of the Ways (2002)
With Your Ear Down To the Ground (2002)
Around Borderline (2004)
Stream: In City (2005)
Stream Endlessly (2005)
A Walk To the Sea (2005)
Hidden (2007)
Stream Come In (2008)
Soundscapes by Piotr Jurczak.
Deep Energy 1 (2008)
Flowing soundscapes and darkish Space Music from this New Hampshire-based Folk musician.
Compucircuit 0.008ms (1981)
The Essential Transition: Symphonic Poem No.1 (1982)
Sounds of Transformation: Symphonic Poem No.2 (1982)
Etere (1983)
Nearing the Millenium: Symphonic Poem No.3 (1984)
Agriculture Architecture & Astronomy (1984)
Mechanism of Thought (1984)
Quantum Mechanics (1985)
Music For Computers (1985)
Music For Movies (1986)
Music For Video (1986) (recorded in 1980 - 1986)
Codes: Diary of An Earthling Vol. 1 (1987)
Perpetual Energies (1987)
Sequence: Symphonic Poem No.4 (1987)
Messages (1988)
Spirit of the Soul: Symphonic Poem No.5 (1988)
Selected Works Vol. 1: Excerpts & Movements (1988) (recorded in 1977 - 1988)
Etenoha: Earthnoise No.1 (1989)
In Dreams Passages (1990)
Almost Pure Vision: Symphonic Poem No.6 (1991)
The Musical Instincts of Nature (1993)
Deus Meus. What Are They Doing?: Symphonic Poem No.7 (1993)
Ir-Rahal: Earthnoise No.2 (1995)
Procyon: Symphonic Poem No.8 (1995)
The Methuselah Chamber (1996)
Spheric (1998)
Selected Works Vol. 2: Themes & Suites (1998) (recorded in 1988 - 1998)
Roswell 1947. Alien Debris: Symphonic Poem No.9 (1999)
In Rebellion (1999) (with Jason Barnes) (recorded in 1988 - 1989)
Born on Gozo, Malta, in 1955 as Raymond Francis Grazju, Ray Buttigieg became known after moving to New York thanks to his poetry and numerous solo electronic works. Initially a guitar player, Ray formed a Rock group called Cykx somewhere in the mid 70's. The group released one single in 1976 that had considerable success. By the late 70's, Ray became interested in Electronic Music and built a large state-of-the-art studio "cykxsoundlab". It was the start of a long journey that continues to this day. Ray's music is likened to that of Klaus Schulze.
We Were the Sun (2009)
A Prayer To False Gods (2009)
A Silent Reign (2010)
The Art of Dying Alone (2010)
Tribes At the Temple of Silence (2011)
One Last Look At the Sea (2011)
Resistance Is Beautiful (2011)
The Truth Hurts (2011) (with Ian Hawgood)
Songs For A Friend I Left Behind (2011)
I Remember (2011)
Despite the name, most of this project's output consists of beautiful ambient soundscapes and drifting drones / textures with only slight dub elements from time to time. However, the earliest works (circa 1999 - 2007) that are supposed to be more rhythmic and dub / techno-oriented were omitted from the discography. Bvdub is the project of US musician Brock Van Wey who currently resides in China.
The American Metaphysical Circus
(1969) (with The Field Hippies)
A Christmas Yet To
Come (1975)
Yankee Transcendoodle (1975)
Former leader of The United States of America, Joe Byrd formed another group that included up to 12 extra musicians and released an album in 1969 that was somewhat similar to the original USA work, complete with female vocals (three different vocalists this time). After that he continued on his own and released some solo albums full of progressive synth explorations.
See also: United States of America, The