Dance, Sing & Listen (1963)
Dance, Sing & Listen Again (1963)
Dance, Sing & Listen Again &
Again! (1965)
The Way-Out Record For Children
(1968)
The Electronic Record For Children (1969)
The Electric Lucifer (1970)
Together (1971)
Dance To the Music (1972)
Captain Entropy (1973)
This Old Man (1974)
Funky Doodle (1975)
Ebenezer
Electric (1976)
The Electric Lucifer Book 2 (1979)
Here Comes Santa In His New Space Suit (1981)
Bite (1981) (with Ed
Harvey)
Bruce Clinton Haack was born in 1931 in Alberta, Canada. He became slightly known in the early 70's for his attempts to create "children's first electronic music". For this purpose he used only self-built electronic instruments and was often assisted by some "Miss Nelson". He also made some more out-there stuff with occult themes that had some influence on Space Rock and other similar genres that appeared in the 1970's. Bruce Haack died in September, 1988.
Haags Timmerbedrijf (Netherlands)
Weiss (2007)
Schwarz (2007)
Grau (2008)
Eins (2008)
Zwei (2008)
Drei (2008)
Colours (2008)
Vier (2009)
Funf (2009)
Haags Timmerbedrijf translates to "The Hague Carpenter Factory". It's a project of Jos Lieffering inspired by the music of Kraftwerk, Conrad Schnitzler and Pete Namlook.
See also: Phochos, Mindsearch / Mindsearch's Revenge, Work of Honour.
Ceremony (2006)
Bleak Drone / Black Ambient from Ilkka Vekka. Ceremony contains mysterious music, with echoing lows and distant tolling bells. There are other albums that are supposedly more noisy.
Habeeb (2001)
Leviathan (2001)
The Black Ambient Space Jazz Remix (2001)
The Long Joureny On the Arm of Death (2003)
Il Cancello della Morte
(2004)
Hymns of A Celestial Warlord (2005)
Mugshots Vol. 7 (2005)
Lone Star Boot (2006)
Death Ambient by Larry Kerr.
The Other Side (1994)
Sudden Exposure (1995)
Library music:
Soundlets Volume 1 (1996)
Soundlets Volume 2 (1997)
Soundtracks Volume 1 (1997)
Soundlets Volume 3 (1998)
Orchestral Moods Volume 1 (1998)
Orchestral Moods Volume 2 (1999)
Horror, Mystery & Fantasy (1999)
Contemporary Life Vol. 1 (1999)
Drama, Tension & Suspense (2000)
Suspense Vol. 1 (2000)
Drama & Action Vol. 1 (2001)
Dramatic Vol. 1 (2001)
Suspense Vol. 2 (2002)
Moving, Chase & Drive Vol. 1 (2002)
Rhythm & Suspense Vol. 1 (2002)
Drama & Action Vol. 2 (2002)
Suspense Vol. 3 (2003)
Drama & Action Vol. 3 (2003)
Rhythm & Suspense Vol. 2 (2003)
Rhythm & Suspense Vol. 3 (2003)
Suspense Vol. 4 (2004)
Light Suspense Vol. 1 (2004)
Rhythm & Suspense Vol. 4 (2004)
Drama & Action Vol. 4 (2004)
Grieve Vol. 1 (2004)
Suspense Vol. 5 (2005)
Dramatic Vol. 2 (2005)
Suspense Vol. 6 (2005)
Suspense Vol. 7 (2005)
Suspense Vol. 8 (2005)
Crime Information Vol. 1 (2005)
Rhythm & Suspense Vol. 5 (2005)
Horror & Suspense Vol. 1 (2005)
Heavy Drones Vol. 1 (2005)
Low Tone Drones Vol. 1 (2005)
Mid Tone Drones Vol. 1 (2005)
Moving Drones Vol. 1 (2005)
Moving Drones Vol. 2 (2005)
Rhythm Drones Vol. 1 (2005)
Tension Repeat Drones Vol. 1 (2005)
Tension Strings Vol. 1 (2005)
Heavy Drones Vol. 2 (2006)
Low Tone Drones Vol. 2 (2006)
Mid Tone Drones Vol. 2 (2006)
Moving Drones Vol. 3 (2006)
Moving Drones Vol. 4 (2006)
Rhythm Drones Vol. 2 (2006)
Tension Repeat Drones Vol. 2 (2006)
Crime Information Vol. 2 (2006)
Suspense Vol. 9 (2006)
Crime Investigation Vol. 1 (2006)
Drama Vol. 1 (2006)
Drama & Grief Vol. 1 (2006)
Suspense Vol. 10 (2008)
Drama & Suspense Vol. 1 (2008)
Easy Suspense Vol. 1 (2008)
Easy Suspense Vol. 2 (2008)
Tom Habes started his career in Electronic Music circa 1986. He is mostly known for his work as Optical Image, a project in New Berlin School style. Tom's music is very soundtrack-like and was used in many TV productions.
See also: Optical Image
Terra Australis (1992)
Mission (1993)
A one-time member of Weltklang who has also released some solo albums in classic Electronic Music style.
See also: Weltklang
Arise (2003)
Dark, a bit ritual ambience from ex-Mondblut members. Haunting!
Logos (1993)
Analogue sounding tracks from this electronic musician out of Bonn.
Of Eagles And Prophets (1998)
Dark November
(2000)
Holiday In Purgatory (2002)
The Secret Life of Trees (2006)
German synthesist. Analog music in the style of Schulze's classic works.
Le Cycle de la Sequence du Holter (1982)
Electronic Music with minimalist influences from Gilles Peyret.
Seven Seconds After (2003)
Ambient soundscapes.
Reflections On Black (2007)
Dark Ambient from Andrea Marutti (Amon) and Giuseppe Verticchio (Nimh).
See also: Marutti, Andrea, Verticchio, Giuseppe, Amon, Never Known, Nimh.
Hallicrafters (2000)
Ambient Minimalism with hints of Tangerine Dream and Philip Glass from the duo of Brian Locklin and Wes French (Texas, USA).
Se Its En (2003)
Par Antra I: Vir (2004)
Syoma (2004)
rASHnkaRA (2007)
Language of Red Goats (2008)
Caickuwi Cauwas Walkeus (2009)
Taiwaskivi (2009)
Dark Ritual Ambient from Aki Cederberg and Anti Haapapuro.
See also: I.corax, Aeoga, Arktau Eos, Aural Holograms.
Rings of Saturn (1979)
Don't get wrong with Halpern's reputation of a New-Age artist, as this work is sure different, at least the first side of the LP. It's synthesizer Space Music with various electronic sounds and beeps & bleeps as if you are orbiting the gas giant in a spacecraft, taking in the magnificent view of its rings. Side two features Halpern's piano playing and lots of choir & is much more in his usual style.
Concrete And Synthesizer Music (1976)
Bengt Hambraeus was born in Stockholm in 1928 and died in 2000. He had an academic background and released this album of beautiful electronic sounds, among other works.
Hamel, Peter Michael (Germany)
Peter Michael Hamel (1970)
Aura (1972)
The
Voice of Silence (1972)
Buddhist Meditation (1975)
Nada (1977)
Colours of Time (1980)
Bardo (1981)
Transition (1983)
Organum (1985)
The Arrow of Time / The Cycle of Time (1991)
German musician and leader of pioneering World Music ensemble Between. He also guested on the first album of Agitation Free. Peter Michael's own albums contain floating electronics influenced by Minimalism. His primary instruments are synthesizer and organ. Some albums have strong Eastern influence.
See also: Between
Spires Over the Burial Womb (2008)
Nature Mystic (2009)
Ritual / Medieval Ambient from England.
Like Children (1974) (with Jerry Goodman)
The First Seven Days (1975)
Oh Yeah (1976)
Melodies (1977)
Live (1977)
Black Sheep
(1978)
Hammer (1979)
Untold Passion (1981) (with Neil Schon)
Here To Stay (1983) (with
Neil Schon)
Music From Miami Vice (1985) (soundtrack)
Escape From Television (1987)
(soundtrack??)
Snapshots (1989)
Beyond the Mind's Eye (1992)
Drive (1994)
Snapshots
1.2 (2000)
Miami Vice: Complete Recordings (2002) (recorded in 1985)
Famous keyboard player (ex-Mahavishnu Orchestra) who became widely known for his electronic scores to the Miami Vice television series, in which he developed a highly melodic poppish electronic style, not unlike that of Jean-Michel Jarre. His early stuff is supposed to be more interesting, although not as electronic.
Broken Whispers (2005)
Placenta World (2007) (with Kenji Siratori)
Enter Inside (2007) (with Vlad Jecan)
Through the Eyes of A Stranger (2009)
Dark Ambient by one of the best known names in the genre.
See also: Veiled Allusions, Dense Vision Shrine, Defraktor, Museum of Transient Lights.
Hana (1999)
Omen (2001)
A duo of Jeff Greinke and Anisa Romero.
See also: Greinke, Jeff, Land.
Sillage Oblique (1983)
Electronic Music with Progrock moves. The musicians are Bernard Martin (guitar), Pierre Lambert (drums), Yvan Charrier & Frederic Manoukian (keys) and Claude Thirifays (sax, flute).
Crossings (1972)
Sextant (1973)
Dedication (1974)
Although Hancock is mainly known as a Synth-Funk keyboardist, I decided to include these three albums in the encyclopedia for their innovation and / or uniqueness. Crossings and Sextant were the first Hancock albums to feature synths so extensively and although they are still more like Synth-Fusion-Jazz than Electronic Music, there's lots of interesting material to be found. The music on both is very experimental and unique. Patrick Gleeson contributes on synthesizer. Dedication (a rare album recorded in Japan) has two contrasting sides: one with a solo piano composition and one dominated by Hancock's keyboards that include both electric piano and synths.
Vespers (1996)
Melodic, relaxed music from this female synthesist, who's been making EM since the 1970's (mostly under the pseudonym Human Response).
See also: Human Response
The Unusual Classical Synthesizer (1972)
Synthesia (1973)
Mike Hankinson was born in the UK, but it seems like he has relocated to South Africa. The first album contains interpretations of Classical compositions made on an EMS Putney VCS 3 synthesizer. The second I know nothing about at the moment.
Architecture In Sound Vol.1 (1998)
(recorded in 1970 - 1982)
Architecture In Sound Vol.2 (1998) (recorded in 1966 - 1980)
Ambient soundscapes a bit in the style of Steve Roach but more avant-garde from this trained musician and academic composer. Some of the pieces lean more towards contemporary Classical. Roger Durham Hannay (born in 1930) worked in many different fields of music, including EM. It appears that Roger left this world in 2006.
Transmission (1985)
Nudity (1988)
The Dome (1990)
Little known synthesist from Denmark with classic spacey synth excursions, sometimes with a sound ala Klaus Schulze circa X. Ole Hojer Hansen still produces music but has strayed away from EM a bit.
Graviton (2002)
Oxy 2002 (2003)
Realms of Visibility (2003)
Phenomena (2004)
Timeframe (2004)
Babylon (2004)
Atlantiz (2006)
Mood Music (2006)
Sven Hansen (real name - Ivo Keers) is a musician who started composing Electronic Music around 1989. His first project was called Electronic Universe which had two cassette releases, before Ivo switched to his own name and released the well-known album Concerto In Epsilon in 1996. Around 2000 he took the pseudonym Sven Hansen and all subsequent works are released under that name. Babylon features sort of a fictious musical story about the ancient city of Babylon. It's rather diverse musically, with melodic and sequenced tracks dominating the picture. One thing to note is the use of percussion on many tracks. The title track features exactly that: percussive rhythms and wonderful synth solos. "Hurrian Hymn" is based on a score that was found on a clay tablet during archeological digs in the place where Babylon was. It dates back to approximately 1400 BC and is the oldest musical score known to humankind. I imagine how difficult it must've been to translate the score to the contemporary scale so that it could be played on todays' instruments. The melody is used with permission. "Long Ago Lullaby" is very soothing and sounds exactly as the title suggests. Sometimes Sven's music reminds me on Frank Van Bogaert's style - it has a similar sense of thematic development and on this album incorporates some World Music elements, resulting in a melodic kind of stuff that brings some of Frank's work to mind. "Stars" features a nice resonating synth background coupled with cricket sounds and some sparse synth notes. "Gardens" is a relaxed, sequencer-based number and is perhaps the best track on the entire album. "The Coming of the Warriors" is rather dramatic (also sequencer-based). It's sort of a continuation of the previous track. "Kuruwarriors" is a longer track with some heavier moments. On the other hand, I just couldn't get into "Nuujah". The music itself is rather nice but the repeating voice samples I found rather tedious and even annoying. Also the track could've been shorter. "Uzany's Army" is rather triumphant. It's a nice track. The last track, called "Sands of Time", finishes this album on a floating, a tad haunting note. There is also a twelfth track annouced on the sleeve that lasts for 7 seconds. It's there, but in fact it consists of just silence. I will take the risk of recommending this album to fans of Frank Van Bogaert. Even if there is some sequencer stuff here, I think they will find the bulk of this album to their liking. Also read my review of Timeframe in the reviews section.
See also: Ivo, Electronic Universe.
Lord of the Rings (1970)
Magician's Hat
(1972)
Attic Thoughts (1975)
Music Inspired By Watership Down (1977)
Mitt I Livet (1985)
Swedish keyboard player who released a couple of Tolkien inspired albums during the Seventies. I have Magician's Hat. Imagine a mixture of early Mike Oldfield and Ash Ra Tempel with bits of Jethro Tull and the softer side of Zappa. The music is truly progressive (i.e. odd time signatures, rhythm shifts, multiple themes etc.) but not particularly electronic. Probably his subsequent albums are more synth-based (my guess).
The Millennium Bee (1983) (soundtrack)
Cosmic soundtrack. Peter Hapka is a Hungarian synthesist.
Meat Parade (1982) (S)
Resident Alien (1983) (S)
Two Mini-LP's from this band that started as the Neutronics (Edward Bobb, Stephen Nester (Slap), Tommy Newton, Lester Linton and Del Ray Beach). This band released a self-titled cassette album on Duotone and then transformed into Happiness Boys which was essentially a duo of Edward Bobb and Stephen Nester.
See also: Slap
Pleiadian Suite (1988)
The above album is a synthesized work that reminds us on classic German cosmic EM. His other albums are supposedly just bland New-Age or piano solos.
Musik von Harmonia (1974)
Harmonia De Luxe
(1975)
Tracks & Traces (1976)
Live 1974 (2007) (recorded in 1974)
Brian Eno dubbed this trio of Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius and Michael Rother 'the most important Rock group in the world'. The word 'Rock' shouldn't be taken literally, of course, as there are not more Rock influences in the music of Harmonia, than, say, in Kraftwerk's early stuff. This comparison is not accidental, because Michael Rother, as you may know it, is of early Kraftwerk and Neu! fame. And Roedelius & Moebius are of course the legendary 'Cluster' duo. Apart from Harmonia albums themselves, some of the Harmonia stuff can be found on the Roedelius' Theater Works album. There are two Harmonia tracks that date back to 1975. They were made in collaboration with Brian Eno, and, although they were altered a bit by Roedelius in 1992, the essence of the music remained intact. These tracks should be heard to be believed! The first is 'Captured By Letters' and it's a stunning ambient number, on top of which Roedelius plays dramatic piano notes (I believe, the piano was added in 1992). The second one is 'The Long Run' and it is a mind-blowing rhythmic outing, that eventually fades out to be substituted by an ambient soundscape. Very wild and at the same time atmospheric stuff!
See also: Cluster, Kluster, Roedelius, Hans-Joachim, Moebius, Rother, Michael.
Harmonics of Frequency Modulation (Iceland)
Vibes (1997)
Starting as a "healing music" outfit, Harmonics of Frequency Modulation quickly transformed into an ambient act with some Techno influences. On Vibes, however, you'll hardly find any beats, it's mostly formless and abstract droning stuff.
Urban Electronic Music (2006)
UEM Live (2007)
Nuclear Menace (2008)
Former keyboard technician for Gentle Giant and Frank Zappa, William C. Harrington released some solo works with Experimental EM and Ambient-like structures, based on analog & digital synthesizers, samples, acoustic instruments and unlikely objects.
Blind Cinema (2001)
The Cure May Never Come
(2002)
The first album is Ambient / Space Music, the second one contains 99 (!) short tracks of varying moods.
Electronic Sound (1969)
Yes, it's that George Harrison, of The Beatles fame. In fact, this album contains a demo of the Moog synth by Bernie Krause that Harrison recorded without permission and released under his own name. Abstract electronic sounds only. Totally crazy and very rough.
Epiphany (2001)
Velvet Galaxy / Spider Mill (2002)
1975 - 1981 Solo Performances & Early Home Recordings Vol. 3 (2004)
Intense ambient soundscapes from this guitarist and electronic composer (born in 1952). Starting in 1975 with just a guitar and an EMS synthesizer, Kevin Harrison continues his musical journey until this day. He has worked in a variety of styles, from EM to New Wave, Pop, Rock and even Noise / Industrial. An interesting artist that knows no limits.
Elevations (1987)
Vanishing Point (1988)
Abacus Moon (1989)
Shell Game (1990)
Mysterium (1992)
Higher Elevations (1995)
Europa
(1995)
Melodic music from this musician out of Saint-Louis, USA. Said to resemble a mixture of Ray Lynch, Jan Hammer's television soundtracks and Chris Franke circa Pacific Coast Highway. Apart from the listed albums, there's also a solo piano work from 2000, titled Hero's Welcome.
Mental Balance (1986)
Spirit of Life (1986)
Gravitation (1987)
Terra Inco (1989)
Sternthaler (1990)
Meridian (1991)
Vision (1992)
Contiki (1997)
Aurora (1998)
Sommertraum (1999)
Silbermond
(2001)
Songs With the Whales (2001)
Zeitenwende (2005)
Melodic music from this composer (born in 1951 in Germany). Some works are supposedly bordering on New Age territory. Dennis Hart is also known for his TV and movie scores.
Dynamism (1980) (with Francis
Monkman)
Futurism (1981)
Futurism is a library LP of synth themes.
New Green Clear Blue (1989)
A legendary producer, dance music star and songwriter / performer, Dan Hartman released this atypical Ambient album in 1989. The music was heavily influenced by Brian Eno and the material appeared on Peter Baumann's Private Music label. Sadly, in 1994 Dan died of brain tumor.
Faces (1996)
Paul Hartzog released this CD in 2000 (recorded in 1991 - 1996), with music inspired by Vangelis, Patrick O'Hearn and Eddie Jobson. Melodic and atmospheric stuff. The first EM Paul had been exposed to was Tangerine Dream, back in the 1970's. His music is also featured on an Eddie Jobson tribute CD.
Le Reve d'Icare (1992)
In early Boddy / Shreeve style.
The White Sail (1995)
Very melodic electronics, comparable to Erik Wollo.
Ancient Astronauts (2008)
Lawrence Harvey's first album was a mishmash of styles but on Ancient Astronauts he found his niche in the world of melodic and spacey EM.
Nifty Digits (1974)
Pictures In the Mind (1978)
A New Way of Seeing (1978)
A New Way of Seeing contains pretty ambient Electronic Music from this ex-Gryphon musician (he played recorder there). It's a rare 4-track album released as a demo in 1978. Nifty Digits is a library LP on KPM, as is Pictures In the Mind.
Report From An Unknown Planet (2003)
Nexus (2003)
Hashtronaut (2003)
Surface (2004)
The Lambda Variant (2005)
Bottle Universe (2006)
Event One (2007)
Magnetic Shadows (2007)
Through A Year, Darkly (2007)
Sonic Worlds (2008) (with Modulator ESP)
Timó Out of Mind (2009) (with Brendan Pollard and Free System Projekt)
Music similar in style to Klaus Schulze from this Liverpool-based artist. Very cosmic. The Lambda Variant starts with the long title track. Repeating electric piano-like motif develops to include other sounds as well as a mournful synth solo. Another solo joins it and the track settles into a groove for a while with very little in terms of changes to the sound. Ok, the Schulze influence is quite prominent here and a bit too prominent, I must add. Not bad, just lacks originality, IMO. However, things become more exciting as the rhythm kicks in. Mind you, it's still firmly in the Klaus Schulze (circa Body Love / Mirage) school of thought, but there's certain dynamism to the track that's a welcome change from the monotony of the previous section. The rhythm then subsides while the sequences become overall more prominent. The solos are always there, reminding on the great Klaus Schulze, albeit on Hashtronaut's music you can hear (if you have a trained ear that is) that most sounds were made on virtual analogue instruments. The rhythm returns, as EMS-like twitters fly around like comet sparks. One thing I notice is the lack of pads of any kind. Don't know is it was intentional, but the music seems to consist of just the solos, effects, sequences and rhythms. After a while the sound literally goes mad with distorted sequences, harsh effects and totally freaked-out textures. Finally, something vaguely resembling a pad appears and takes center stage. Excellent atmospheric section, this one - all those subtle effects etc. "Church of Lambda / Lambda Ritual" is a live track that occupies the second half of the disc. Organ-like tones dominate the intro and it's quite obvious that the author is (again) trying to sound just like KS. Strange effects give way for an upbeat aggressive sequence. Excellent gritty, Industrial-like stuff and a welcome change from the all-too predictable classic-formula sounds. A high-flying solo compliments the noisy rhythm, often using the Arabic scale (just like KS likes to do it). This stuff must have sounded great live! It's the kind of music a wicked drunken bartender on an interstellar station would play you on a hard night's morning if you get my sick imagery. A bum note here, a missed timing there (heck, it's a live recording after all), Hashtronaut's soloing is extremely pleasant and competent. What makes me happy is also the fact that Hashy does change the sound of the solo on the fly, keeping you interested and not letting you get bored. Intense is the word for this track. The sequence then slows down and disappears, while the synths paint an otherworldly picture. My final verdict: track 1 is OK, although overall pretty forgettable (bar the final section). Track 2 is essential and should be heard. I'd recommend that you get this album, even if for the second track alone.
Future Primitive (1994)
World Without Rules
(1996)
Planetary Traveler (1997)
Score (1999)
Underworld (2003) (soundtrack)
Austrian synthesist and member of Tangerine Dream from 1986 to 1990. Haslinger is a very talented musician and his solo work easily shows this. There are many styles covered in his works and the description would be probably: rhythmic electronics with world influences, although this doesn't say a thing about his stuff. Sampling, ethnic touches, rhythms, everything is done superbly. I've heard his 'Octahedron' from the 1991 sampler and it rocks! Such a strong and interesting music, it assures that any level of mediocrity in Tangerine Dream work during the 1986-1990 era is certainly not Haslinger's fault. All of his albums are highly recommended. Planetary Traveler is a soundtrack to a computer graphics animation movie. It is a mixture of Paul's synthetic textures and orchestral elements. Score from 1999 features so many styles that it is almost impossible to name them all. It is enough to say that the music ventures into such uncommon styles as Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, etc. If you find any of his albums, you can do much worse than spend your money on them. Recently Haslinger has collaborated with the French electronic duo Lightwave on a couple of albums. In fact, Paul and Lightwave have known each other since the Eighties. Paul also creates Dark Ambient music under the project name of Coma Virus, which makes it even harder to believe that the very same person was involved in the creation of such easy-listening albums like, for instance, Optical Race and Lily On the Beach.
See also: Tangerine Dream, Coma Virus.
Over the Top (??)
In the Realm (??)
Gathering At the Oasys (??)
Electric Cafe (2000)
Solo Contenda
(2001)
Sovereign Alchemist (2002)
Sorcerer of Sound (2002)
Shark's Cove (2003)
Painted Desert (2003)
Miles Inland (2003)
Awesome! (2003)
Live (2004)
Dance Yer Pants Off (2004)
Synthesist from northern California. Improvisational EM somewhat influenced by the great German masters, but also by Frank Zappa's Synclavier experiments.
Temple Forest (2000)
Although known as an epic Slavonic Metal / Black Metal band, Hate Forest have also released this completely ambient album.
Inside the Sky (1988)
Steve Haun is a renowned musician who wrote themes to Olympic Games in 1992, 1996 and 2000. It is possible that this album contains Electronic New Age.
Musiche Per Poche Parti (1989)
A little bit on the abstract and minimal side of things, this album will be of interest to fans of Ambient and Experimental EM. The music was realized in the Laboratorio di Informatica Musicale in Milano. The compositions date back to 1974 - 1976 but they were recorded in the 1980's using typical synth equipment of the day.
The Summit (2007)
Eastern Devices / Western Devices (2008)
Rapd For Liquid Minister (2008) (S)
The Stairwell Is Long Gone (2008) (S)
Critique of the Beautiful (2009)
Resplendent (2009) (S)
Synth player from Emeralds with his own droning compositions.
See also: Emeralds
Indian Wisdom (1996)
Epodes (1997)
Moving Into Deep (1997)
Christoph Hausmann is one half of Projekt Erde.
See also: Projekt Erde
Other Worlds (1999) (recorded in 1988 - 1999)
US guitar player from Colorado who on Other Worlds explores Ambient electronic territory akin to some Robert Rich. The music is based on guitar and explores the use of microtonal scales. He has at least one more album I know of, called Acoustic Stick which represents six unusual pieces for acoustic guitar with ethnic influences etc. Not really EM and therefore, not included here.
Niagara Falls (1983)
Anna (1987) (soundtrack)
The Cars keyboard player with his solo electronic works. Niagara Falls is mostly instrumental bar two songs. The 1987 soundtrack consists of Electronic Music that can be generally placed somewhere between Vangelis and Jan Hammer.
Themes (1974) (with Brian Bennett)
Arp Odyssey (1975)
Things To Come (1977) (with Alan Parker)
Contemporary Contrasts (1977) (with Alan Parker)
Terrestrial Journey (1978) (with Steve Gray, L. Hurdle and F. Ricotti)
Frontiers of Science (1979)
Kinetics / Vision (1980) (with Trevor Bastow)
Great Mysteries of the World (1981)
Audio Visual Energy (1982)
Odyssey (1985)
Elements (1992)
Impressions (1992)
The 1975 album is a library LP that contains mostly short electronic tracks played on an ARP Odyssey synthesizer. Alan Hawkshaw is a well-known composer of library music and television / film soundtracks. During the 1970's, he was a member of The Shadows, hence his friendship with Brian Bennett.
The Ice Castle (2008)
With a background in Techno music (and having collaborated with such luminaries of the genge as Delerium, Orbital and DJ Tiesto), Kirsty released this unusual ambient album in 2008, with quiet and peaceful, even a bit romantic compositions.
Hawkwind (1970)
In Search of Space (1971)
Doremi Fasol Latido (1972)
Space Ritual (1973)
Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin (1973)
Hall of the Mountain Grill (1974)
Warrior On the Edge of Time (1975)
Astounding Sounds
Amazing Music (1976)
Quark Strangeness And Charm (1977)
PXR5 (1978)
Hawklords - 25
Years On (1978)
Hawkwind Live (1979)
Levitation (1980)
Sonic Attack (1981)
Church of
Hawkwind (1982)
Choose Your Masques (1982)
Zones (1983)
Stonehenge (1984)
The
Chronicle of the Black Sword (1985)
Space Ritual II (1985)
Live Chronicles (1985)
Out
And Intake (1987)
The Xenon Codex (1988)
Space Bandits (1990)
Palace Springs (1991)
Electric Teepee (1992)
It Is the Business of the Future To Be Dangerous (1993)
The
Business Trip Live (1994)
Alien 4 (1995)
Love In Space (1996)
The 1999 Party (1997)
Distant Horizons (1997)
In Your Area (1998)
The Elf And the Hawk (1998) (recorded in 1972 - 1998)
Epoch-Eclipse
(1999)
Family Box Set (1999)
Year 2000 - Codename Hawkwind (1999)
Take Me To
Your Leader (2005)
Space rockers with really heavy use of synths. A pioneering band in many ways because it showed the world how to use electronics in a Rock context in order to create atmosphere. They have influenced a lot of Rock and electronic musicians. Their music relies very much on electronics, while the structure itself is pretty simple guitar riffs, but because they are drenched in electronic madness the sound is extremely rich and spaced out, with really wild psychedelic jams and sparse sci-fi lyrics. Tim Blake and Harvey Bainbridge were members of Hawkwind at some stages.
See also: Blake, Tim, Bainbridge, Harvey, Nik Turner's Sphynx, Dettmar, Del, Davey, Alan, Spiral Realms.
Fear, Rejection And Beauty (1997)
Mental Pictures (2000)
Inspired by Psychedelic Rock, the Progressive scene, Hawkwind and Tangerine Dream, Welsh musician Mel Hayler began performing Electronic Music in the 1970's, having previously played classic guitar and electric guitar and playing keyboards with a band called Astroxia. In 1977, Mel gave a solo performance as a support act for a Rock band, but unfortunately the recording of that concert got lost. During the 1980's, Mel played in the reformed Astroxia, while the second part of the decade did not bring any significant musical activities. During the 1990's, Mel began playing keyboards again, both in bands and as a solo artist. Little by little he accumulated enough material for an album and thus, by the turn of the century, he emerged as a recording artist with a couple of CD releases.
Lech (1996)
North (1998)
Wood c/w Bridge/Field (2000)
Light (2001)
Wind (2001)
Land (2002)
Bleak, icy ambience from this Morthound side-project (Benny Nilsen).
See also: Morthound
Paisaje Interior (??)
This is grand, epic, orchestral Electronic Music. For Vangelis fans.
Floating Point (1997)
An album almost exclusively based on sequences. The essence of Berlin School Electronic Music. Head Space Technology is Tim Darbyshire.
See also: Cerulean
Music From Peak Experience (2005)
Headshock are Paul Nagle and Tim Rafferty.
See also: Nagle, Paul
Wonderground (2000)
Higher Grounds (2004)
Ambient soundscapes from Michael Andresen who is known for his work in the style of Trance / Goa.
Vintage Dreams (2004)
Heart Head & Soul is the project Thomas Zimmer - a guitar player and synthesist. During the 1970's he was focusing on guitar mostly, but in the next decade got some interest in synthesizers and computer technology. In his compositions, he combines guitar with electronic sounds.
Beneath the Wing of Shadows (1997)
Submitting To the Uprush of the Unconscious (1997)
Arktogaa (1998)
Dark electronics, for fans of Raison d'Etre & suchlike. In 2002, a retrospective album called Pilgrim of the Sublunary World was released on CMI that contains tracks from first two albums.
See also: L.E.A.K.
Heijden, Eric van der (Netherlands)
Lightning Times (1990)
Universal Time Zone
(1991)
Da Capo (1998)
Cosmic Flight No. 3 (2003)
Born in 1960 in Eindhoven, Eric van der Heijden creates very melodic Electronic Music. Interestingly enough, Eric initially had a dislike for synthesizers (bacause of those early Queen LP's). However, he was soon fascinated by the sounds of a Minimoog. In was not until 1985, however, that he was able to buy his own synth. That was also the time when his adventures in EM began. He met Ron Boots in 1989 at the KLEMdag festival. The friendship with Ron brought along many collaborations and helped to set off his own solo career in Electronic Music.
Epoque (2005)
Combination of relaxing and energetic melodic tracks with a contemporary twist, ala Asana or Synthetik.
Strange Delight (1990)
Touch the Sky (1991)
Trancefusion (1992)
Moments of Infinity (1993)
Twilight Voyager (1997)
Probably, New Age-like stuff with Techno mannerisms.
Electronic Memories (??)
The Ancient World (1997)
New Horizons (1999)
Private Sun (2001)
Paul Heinerman was born in 1952. He lives and works in Rotterdam and has released several albums of melodic music. Paul loves playing the piano and was influenced by Elton John's style. Other influences include Yanni, Vangelis, Genesis, Chris Rea, Peter Gabriel and more.
Lost Ways (2002)
Electronic Music in pure 80's Tangerine Dream style. One to look out for. The name of the musician is Tibor Hell.
On Some Road (2002)
Ambient soundscapes.
Zeus' Amusement (1978)
Attack Time (1979)
Euporium
(1979)
Edition Visionova 1 (1980)
Former Birth Control keyboard player (real name - Bernd Held). Apparently, his music is a mishmash of styles, some of which most EM fans could probably do without. Edition Visionova 1 was released together with a 78-page book, and seems to be intended as a soundtrack to an exhibition.
The Wisdom Through the Fear (2001)
Rather dark Italian Gothic music mixed with Progressive Electronic ala Klaus Schulze. Sequencers galore. Possibly contains some English vocals. Includes Claudio Dondo of Runes Order.
See also: Runes Order, Order 1968.
Electronic Guerilla (1974)
Allez Teia
(1975)
It's Always Rock 'n Roll (1975)
Agneta Nilsson (1976)
Un Reve Sans Consequence
Speciale (1976)
Interface (1978)
Stand By (1979)
Only Chaos Is Real (2001)
Live Electronik Guerilla (2006) (recorded in 1975 - 1976)
Well And Alive In France (2006) (recorded in 1979)
French electronic band led by Richard Pinhas. If you're looking for really uncompromising and rough music - this is it. Very neurotic and tough. Highly recommended! It has seen many participating musicians, for instance Patrick Gauthier, Coco Roussel, Georges Grunblatt, Benoit Widemann, Francois Auger and Didier Batard were members of Heldon at some stages. But Richard Pinhas and Patrick Gauthier were usually at the core of Heldon sound. I should probably warn some people here: this is music not for the faint-hearted! It's quite aggressive stuff, usually very alien sounding, with cold and abstract synthetic drive. If you like sweet twittering music for relaxation, you will probably have a heart attack when listening to this. But for an experienced EM listener who prefers his music a bit dark and hard-edged, this can be real fun.
See also: Pinhas, Richard, Gauthier, Patrick, Grunblatt, Georges, Widemann, Benoit, Roussel, Coco, Schizo.
Between Green And Blue (1996)
Sleeping On
the Edge of the World (1999)
Trade Offs (2004) (soundtrack)
The Rarest of
Gifts (2005)
Treasure (2007) (with Jon Jenkins)
Beyond Words: Rare Live Treasures (2008) (with Jon Jenkins)
David Helping's music is comparable to Patrick O'Hearn - dreamy and melodic. He is a self-taught musician who uses guitar and a variety of synths and samplers.
Destination Infinity
(1992)
Outdoors (1994)
Intruders (1995)
Beyond the Darkness (1996)
From Inside the
Cyclone (1997)
Early Reflection 1980 - 1990 (1997)
Liquid Mirror (1999)
Inversion (2000)
Now (2001)
Attachment X (2002)
Beast In the Heat (2003)
Rambling Voyage (2004)
Hemisphere was a duo of Ralf Knappe-Heinbockel and Thorsten Reinhart. Together they created great Dark Ambient / rhythmic / melodic music with some sequences from time to time and a psychedelic twist. After Ralfs' sudden death in January, 2005, Hemisphere ceased to exist.
Floating Point (1997)
Signal To Noise (2003)
Layering Buddha (2006)
Atom / Document (2008)
Indigo_Transform (2009)
This member of laptop Techno project Monolake produced Signal To Noise using Yamaha SY77 synthesizer and processing. It should appeal to fans of Droning Ambient and Robert Rich et al. Layering Buddha is another Ambient-oriented album.
Pure Creative Spirit (2004)
Desert God (2004)
Solace Dance (2006)
Aqua Vista (2008)
The first album is rhythmic and accessible, while Desert God contains ambient soundscapes. Solace Dance is a return to the rhythmic style.
Galerie (1976)
Ondes Gelees (1992)
Belgian composer, synthesist and multi-instrumentalist.
The Tale of the 888 (1986)
A synth opus in the tradition of Jean-Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream from this Classical / New Age artist.
Startling Music (1975)
Educating
Rita (1983) (soundtrack)
David Hentschel is of course a famous producer and engineer. The list of people he collaborated with either as musician / arranger or as producer or engineer is very impressive. Among them: Elton John, Mike Oldfield, George Harrison, Atomic Rooster, Van Der Graaf Generator, Frank Zappa, Genesis, Keith Emerson, Lindisfarne, Al Stweart, Mott the Hoople, Nazareth, Davey Johnstone, Paul McCartney, Queen, Rick Wakeman, The Nice, Jimmy Webb, Peter Hammill, Stevie Wonder, Chris De Burgh, Renaissance, Tony Banks, Andy Summers, Jean-Luc Ponty and many more. His solo works are completely electronic, although looks like the first one contains only electronic versions of the Beatles / Ringo Starr songs.
From A Dark Chasm Below (1999)
Eta
Carinae (2001)
Burried Under Time And Sand (2005)
Live At the WGT (2005)
Snake of Saigon / From Below (2007) (S)
Through Bleak Landscapes (2007) (with Z'EV)
The Gods Are Small Birds, But I Am the Falcon (2008)
Tribal / Ritual Ambient with percussion from Henry Emich and Frank Merten.
Interface (1984)
Escape Sequence
(1988)
1984 - 88 (1994)
Past In Future (1996)
Drugging For M (1996)
Yayoi
Dream (1996)
Osiris, Astral Temple And Heretic (1997)
Heretic is a project of Hiro Kawahara and what you get here is basically the Japanese Heldon. Really, if you are a fan of the French masters you owe it to yourself to check out Heretic. Sequences, drums, distorted electronic guitars and the general neurotic atmosphere characterize most of Heretic material. Except for the first album that is rumored to be more laid-back and on the softer side. On some works Hiro Kawahara is joined by other musicians, such as Tohru Ohta, Yozox Yamamoto (of Ain Soph) and Chihiro Saito (of Lacrymosa and Golden Avant-Garde), but I'm not sure which albums feature contributions from these luminaries of Japanese Progressive scene.
See also: Osiris, Astral Temple, Dr.Jekyll And Mr.Hyde.
Arpeggio (2008)
I don't iknow much about this guy. He seems to have been around for some years and is considered a mainstay of Polish EM scene. However, I always thought of his music as some type of New Age or New Romantic music, not EM. Ok, after listening to the samples of Arpeggio I can say it IS EM, indeed, mixing rhythmic / symphonic tracks and warm melodic / atmospheric compositions. The rest of his output is presumably out of scope for EEM.
New Aeon (1998)
Magique Mistress (1999)
German-inspired American outfit with nods to Ash Ra Tempel, Schulze etc., led by guitar player John Basil.
See also: Non Stop
Sternentanz (1983)
Technodrome
(1992)
Electronic Music by ex-Jane guitarist. Sounds like a more spacey version of Michael Rother which means cosmic electronics combined with echoey guitar playing.
Eurasie (1997)
Synth music with ethnic touches. He was a short-time member of Lightwave, I guess, but I'm not sure on what album(s).
Starscape (2004)
Out of the Darkling Light Into the Bright Shadow (2005) (with Peter Bjärgö)
Primordial Resonance (2005)
Looking
Beyond (1993)
Hommage A Noir (1996)
Tollmanhildenbeutel (1996) (with Tollman)
Lucy's Dream (2008)
Tribal Ambient and Classic Ambient sound with sequencing. On Recycle Or Die label.
Rainbow Dome Musick (1979)
BBC Radio 1 Concert (1992) (recorded in 1976 and 1979)
Famous Gong guitarist whose glissando guitar playing style is easily recognized by guitar connoisseurs. He was actually a great innovator in the field. Although his music is often rich in synths the ones I can recommend for EM lovers are Rainbow Dome Musick (synthesized by Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy) which is an all-time classic of Electronic Music and BBC Radio 1 Concert that contains (among other material) some archived recordings of his duet with synthesist Miquette Giraudy. There may be other electronic pieces as well which should yet be investigated.
See also: Gong, Nik Turner's Sphynx
From Distant Shores (1983)
Ashtar (1984)
Evocations
(1985)
New Horizons (1986)
Timelevels (1987)
Worlds Beyond (1988)
Phases
(1989)
Distant Horizons (1989)
Labyrinth (1990)
Continuum (1993)
Matrix (1994)
Riding the Storm (1996)
Convergence (1999)
Opener of the Ways (2002)
The World Over (2006)
Steve Hillman has been making Electronic Music since the 70's. In the beginning of that decade (1972, after hearing the music of Tangerine Dream) he built a sort of a homemade synth by connecting an oscillator to a battered tape recorder circuit and record player's amplifier. The synth was capable of doing some crazy noises and from there the musical journey of Steve Hillman began. He then bought an electronic organ, along with an echo unit and a new tape recorder, which enabled him to record his music. During the early 80's he acquired more gear (a synth and a new tape recorder) and founded his own cassette label "Eye Tapes". Steve Hillman became part of the growing British synth music scene that carried on traditions laid by Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and other German pioneers of the early 1970's.
Romeo & the Beast (1987)
Nails
(1989)
The Triumph of Death (1990)
Earth Logic (1993)
Heaven's Rust (1997)
Schadenfreude
(1998)
Strange Like A Scented Stone (2002)
Quite dark material. Analog synth sounds soaked in distant reverb and layered on top of ambient background.
Oku No Hosomichi (1981)
Tohno (1982)
Himekami (1982)
Tohno Monogatari (1982) (soundtrack)
Himekami Densetsu (1983)
Mahoroba (1984) (with Yas-Kaz)
Kaido (1985) (with Yas-Kaz) (soundtrack)
Hokuten Genso (1986)
Himekami Special (1986)
Setsufu (1987)
Toki Wo Mitsumete (1988) (soundtrack)
Himekami Fudoki (1989)
Ihatovo Hidakami (1990)
Snow Goddess (1991)
Zipangu Himekami (1992)
Homura (1993)
Tsugaru (1994)
Mayoiga (1995)
Himekami Johdo Mandara (1995)
Kaze No Jomon (1996)
Kaze No Jomon II: Toki No Sora (1997)
Kaze No Jomon III: Jomon Kairyuu (1998)
Shinra Bansho (1998)
Seed (1999)
Sennen Kairo (2000)
Aoi-Hana (2003)
Kamigami No Uta (2004)
Himekami was the project of Japanese musician Yoshiaki Hoshi, sometimes accompanied by other musicians. Hoshi first came into prominence in 1971, winning the Victor Electronic Music contest. He started his musical project in 1980 and named it Himekami Sensation. However, in 1984 "Sensation" was dropped from the name and it became simply "Himekami". The music was basically Electronic New-Age with sounds of nature and elements of traditional Japanese music. Yoshiaki Hoshi died of a heart attack in 2004. The most common album outside Japan is Moonwater which is a compilation and a good introduction to his work.
The Seer
(2000)
Principles of
Peace (2002) (with Giles Reaves)
Alone In Space (2003)
A Hidden Space (2003) (with Giles Reaves and
Tony Gerber)
Space Music from this black musician who has also released some Reggae-inspired works (he seems to be the pioneer of Blu-Reggae - a style that mixed Reggae music with Blues - together with his band Afrikan Dreamland).
Sarah's Crime (1985)
Reality In Love (1986)
Chat d'Ete (1986)
Japanese pianist, composer and songwriter. Several of his early albums (listed) repotedly have a nice synth sound, somewhere along the lines of Synergy. Hinata mainly composes music for movies and television.
The First Incarnation (1983)
Twenty Years Later (2005)
Melodic synth music by the duo of Uli Kutschera and Peter Fischer. Just grand piano and synths, with a Vangelis vibe.
Debut (1999)
Live In Engelsberg (1999)
I Did Egon Oppl (2000)
I Did Anna (2000)
Doll (2000)
Reverse Aleph (2001)
Meyn Geduld Hat Ursach (2001)
Leviathan I - IV (2002)
Die
Schlangenkoenigin (2003)
Leviathan V (2004) (S)
Leviathan 6 Dead In Vienna (2004)
Eurydice (2004)
Le Grand Secret (2006)
Dark, sad and mysterious ambient textures from the man who calls himself Moonchild Erik.
Hive Project, The (USA / Canada)
Conversations With the Queen (2001)
Anthony Paul Kerby (The Circular Ruins) and Jeremy Rice.
See also: Circular Ruins, The, Lammergeyer.
Pain:Noise:March (2005)
Psyko:Stare:Void (2009)
The continuation of Hlidolf project. Same doomy feeling here, with even a hint of Klaus Schulze's electronic epics.
See also: Hlidolf
Void (2002)
Droning soundscape, a bit in the Doom Ambient vein.
See also: Hjarnidaudi
Freedom Day / Synthetic Man (1972) (S)
Some sort of Blues (with singing) accompanied by Electronic Music of Jean-Michel Jarre.
See also: Foggy Joe, Jarre, Jean-Michel.
Visual Image (1984) (with Maurice
Miers)
Within Range (??)
Library records with melodic synth music.
Hymnus (1990)
Universum (2004)
Dark Ambient from Thorn Hoedh who died in May, 2003. The second album was released posthumously a year later.
See also: Delysid
Twilight In the Offing (2004)
Quiet Glow (2005)
Ambient. Mastered by Robert Rich.
Early Water (1976) (with Manuel Goettsching)
Departure From the Northern Wasteland (1978)
Xcept One (1987)
Seventh Sign (1988)
(soundtrack)
The Blob (1988) (soundtrack)
German synthesist and one of the Berlin School legends. Michael Hoenig was a member of Agitation Free during the early Seventies. After that he left the group and continued his career on his own. While experimenting with synthesizers he met some people who were also interested in exploring these instruments' possibilities, thus Michael's collaborations with people like Klaus Schulze (no recorded output, or, maybe, not released??), Tangerine Dream (no records either) and Manuel Goettsching emerged. Says Michael: "At that time Klaus was looking for somebody to form a duo with. We started rehearsing together, and embarked on several concerts in Belgium and France. Our similar interests and passions created some extremely beautiful, floating electronic landscapes unlike anything I had heard at the time." (reprinted without permission from Horizon Music Inc.) It goes without saying that I'd love to hear this music, but some people say there were no recordings made. Too sad, but I still hope that some of this music is still somewhere in the vaults waiting for its chance to be released. Hell, we can dream, can't we? In 1975 Hoenig also replaced Peter Baumann, who had briefly left Tangerine Dream. They made several concerts with the line-up of Froese, Franke and Hoenig and there exists an official release of Tangerine Dream's 1975 concert that took place in April that year at the Royal Festival Hall in London where Hoenig also plays. This concert can be found on one of the CD's from Tangerine Dream's Bootleg Box Vol.1. His collaborative effort with Manuel Goettsching, entitled Early Water is currently available on CD from Spalax records. Hoenig released his first solo album in 1978 and it's one of the staples of the Berlin School electronic sound. Since then he has worked on his second solo album (which was never released and is left to rot in the vaults of Warner Brothers, somebody tell these guys to either let people hear the music, or sell their rights for it. Spalax would be happy to release it), and has made a lot of movie soundtracks, including 'The Blob'. His 1987 album Xcept One was released on the defunct Cinema label and is almost impossible to find.
See also: Agitation Free
Hof, Jasper van't (Netherlands)
Visitors (1982)
Pili-Pili (1984)
Electronic Music with a flair of Fusion from this Jazz musician and concert pianist.
Relativity (1986)
Transience of Love (1987)
American synthesist. Holland started to take some interest in Electronic Music during the early 70's. Since 1973, he's been experimenting in this field. These solo albums were released in the 80's and consist of EM with a unique style, merging German "cosmic" music, Cluster / Harmonia styles and some other trends.
See also: Amber Route, Doppler Shift.
Bardo Thodol (1978)
Promethee...aujourd'hui (1979)
Peaceful Dreams (1980)
Like the Ocean (1990)
Ambient / synthesizer music from this French artist. Bardo Thodol contains rather creepy, flowing synth compositions with a mysterious feel and Classical overtones.
Dog Days of the Holocaust (1998)
A collaboration between Deathpile and Yen Pox members (Michael J.V. Hensley and Jonathan Canady). Grim, disturbing and thick Dark Ambient sounds.
Holo Syndrome (1997)
Steve Baltes and Harald Grosskopf from Ashra. Modern rhythmic music.
See also: Baltes, Steve, Grosskopf, Harald, Ashra, Sunya Beat, N-Tribe.
Holosphere (2002)
A duo of Jose Murcia and Greg Waltzer.
See also: Cranial Mythos, Fringe Element, Symmetry.
Fluidity And Structure (1992)
Stages (1996)
A Different Space (2000)
Without Within (2003)
Hollow Man (2006)
Rhythmic stuff from this guy who is mostly known in club / Chillout circles.
Summer In Town (1984)
The Portrait
of A Boy (1989)
This will be not for EM purists, that's for sure. Basically, a Progrock outfit with symphonic (most of Summer In Town) and RIO/avant-garde (The Portrait of A Boy) sound. Both albums (especially the first one) feature lots of thick and inventive synth work that make them appeal to fans of Experimental EM.
Talven Valkeaan (??)
Cassette release with bright Ritual Ambient inspired by nature.
Horse Palace (2007)
Montreal-based sound artist working in a slightly experimental Ambient mould.
Transreplica Meccano (1989)
Before he plunged with both feet into the world of acoustic-based and computer-aided world music, Laszlo Hortobagyi, one of the premier experimental composers from Hungary, released this little gem of an album that will be of interest to fans of Electronic Prog. There are strange voices, synthesized atmospheres, rudimentary sampling and Neo-Classical moves that render this work pretty unique in the world of EM.
See also: Hyro
Galactic Fantasy / Eastern Reflections (1979)
One side of cosmic synthesizers and one side of pseudo-ethnic music. A rare LP from NY area.
Paraiso (1978)
Pacific (1978)
Cochin Moon (1978) (with Yokoo)
Philharmony (1982)
Video
Game Music (1983)
S-F-X (1984)
Friend Or Foe? (1985)
Nokto de la Galaksia Fervojo (1985) (soundtrack)
Coincidental Music (1985) (recorded in 1982 - 1985)
Mercuric Dance (1985) (recorded in 1983 - 1984)
Paradise View (1985) (soundtrack)
The Endless Talking (1985)
The Tale of Genji (1987) (soundtrack)
Omni Sight Seeing (1989)
Medicine
Compilation (1992)
Mental Sports Mixes (1994)
N.D.E. (1995)
Good Sport (1995)
Naga - Music For
Monsoon (1995)
Box 1969 - 2000 (2000)
Bon Voyage (2001)
Super Xevious (2001) (recorded in 1984)
Presents Strange Flowers 1 (2002)
Monado Box (2002)
Maison Do Himiko (2005)
Yellow Magic Orchestra member. Haruomi Hosono has been active on Japanese music scene for quite some time, starting in the late 1960's, playing guitar bass. He was a member of Happy End and played with members of Tin Pan Alley. After messing around with R'n'B and straight-ahead Rock music, Hosono started to get some interest in the Tropical ("Exotica") style, which led him to jamming with Tin Pan Alley. Several of his contributions to this style were released on LP. His music at that time was non-electronic and therefore, these works are not to be found in the above discography. Starting from Paraiso (1978) he began incorporating synths, often inviting his friend Ryuichi Sakamoto to help with the keyboards. Overall though, Paradiso is still very much influenced by the Tropical style and represents a transition from his non-electronic / Tropical style to the synth / Techno-Pop style of YMO. Subsequent albums were predominantly electronic with (naturally) more than a hint of YMO (which was partly the result of working with synth programmer Hideki Matsutake). During the 1980's he released some ambient albums while in the 1990's he started incorporating Techno and World Music elements. The odd one is his Video Game Music which contains typical computer game type sounds of the time. Note that Hosono does not play or compose this album, he only produces and arranges it. There was also the second volume (titled Return of Video Game Music) that apparently had nothing to do with Hosono.
See also: Yellow Magic Orchestra
Hostia (??)
All Is One (1997)
Dark soundscapes from Paul Hostia.
See also: Delysid
Submarine Immersion Techniques Vol. 1 (2000)
Edward's Lament! (2003)
Chinatown Squalls (2007)
Hollywood Squalls (2007)
Soundscapes with melancholic, dark and abstract edges from Aaron Turner.
Yassasim (1994)
Spiral Galaxy Revisited (2000)
Ex-Hawkwind, High Tide, Bowie and Anubian Lights musician. Yassasim features a mix of synths and violin. Spiral Galaxy is a bit more diverse, although this symphonic Space Rock album, once again, features his violin playing, along with keys. There are three Hawkwind covers, plus original music that ranges from jamming key-based Space Rock to Tangerine Dream-y electronics.
See also: Spiral Realms, Hawkwind, Anubian Lights.
Through A Glass Darkly (1978)
This album was done in collaboration with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (where Howell worked at the time) and consists of long spacey tracks with synths, guitars etc.
Hrefnesvinter (2001) (S)
Wolf (2001)
Heidensturm (2004) (S)
Rabentanz (2005)
Wolfsnacht (2006) (S)
See also: Uruk-Hai
Off-Key Interlude (2004)
Silent Depravation (2005)
Dark Ambient with rhythmic and avant-garde elements.
Diaphania (2002)
II (2003)
Triade (2006)
Music in 80's Tangerine Dream style. Great for those who like some of TD soundtrack work.
Un'Estate Senza Pioggia (2006)
Erimos (2007) (with Maurizio Bianchi and Fhievel)
The Distance (2008)
Hue is Italian sound artist Matteo Uggeri. He creates experimental, droning Ambient.
The Creation of the World (1978)
Procession of the Mortal Kings (1978)
Aktivierung Naturlischer Sanftheit (1993)
Lively Silence (??)
The Secret Ruler (??)
The Great Processions (??)
Concert For Bells & Orchestra (??)
Computer Scene Prologue (??)
The Big Caravans No.1 (??)
The Big Caravans No.2 (??)
Peter Huebner is known as a Classical composer but also as a therapist, researcher and experimentator. It is possible that his works contain Electronic Music for therapy (?)
Retrospace (1998) (recorded in
1986 - 1994)
Organics (1999)
Steve (Stefan) Hug is a Swiss synthesist and on Organics you will find a unique type of modern Electronic Music that can be more or less placed within the New Berlin School definition. I've heard from other reviewers that it was a mixture of Berlin School and Techno but the latter is far from being prominent on the album. In fact, of the 10 tracks, only two - Part Four of the "Symbiotic Cycle" and "Preserve the Rainforest" have a slight Techno vibe to them, the rest is just pure modern EM, sometimes with a steady (but soft) beat and very enjoyable. The music is done with (mostly) analogue gear from Technosaurus, Korg and Oberheim, therefore, you will find plenty of experimental textures here. In spite of being rhythmic and mostly sequence-full, the music is quite sparsely populated with sounds (with a few exceptions) giving you the opportunity to take in every nuance, every turn of the oscillator or filter knob. Steve apparently synthesizes almost every sound on the album himself, often doing so in real time, making Organics a truly unique and rewarding experience. Of the bonus tracks I should note "Timespace Victory" which is a strange track that could easily come from a Laserdance album. For instance, it could sit perfectly on Strikes Back. Needless to say, it is far better than any "Techno" number found on that work of the Dutch group. The album was issued by Manikin Records, so, kudos to Mario for making this music available and of course to Steve for creating an exciting and fresh album of Electronic Music. Recommended!
See also: Polyphonics, The
Sacred Cities (1986)
Ancient
Evenings (1988)
Spacey Electronic Music on Larry Fast's Audion label. Apart from his solo work, Garry Hughes also played live keyboards with people like Bjork, Garbage, The Pink Floyd Orchestral Project and The Art of Noise.
See also: Echo System
Trillium (2002)
Circumflex (2008)
Fluid Ambient sounds.
Balance (1988)
Traveling In Black Space (1979)
Orbit (1983)
Mystique (1991)
Smoking E-Machines (1995)
Euro Sequence (??)
Gravity (1997)
Transparant (1998)
Schimmige Beelden (1999)
Floating
Waves (2002)
Studio Recordings (2003)
Besucher aus dem Kosmos (2007)
Hovenstein (2008)
Von Haulshoven Meets Syndromeda (2008) (with Syndromeda)
Kiko And the Ancient Astronaut (2009)
Rhythmic Berlin School music from Dutch artist who likes to refer to his musical style as "Stone Age Sequencing". Eppie Hulshof (also known as Eppie E Hulshof and Von Haulshoven) has been making music since 1973, both as a member of several Rock bands (he played guitar) and as a solo electronic artist.
See also: Dutch Space Mission
Untitled (2000)
Crux Vitae (2001)
Mistery of Moonlight (2001)
Somnia Ficta (2001)
Germ of Passion (2003)
Radonej (2003) (S)
Roots of Cruelty (2003) (S)
Sleepland Emission (2003) (S)
Ether Rider / Crucible (2004) (S)
Stupefactions (2005) (with Small Town Zombie)
Inner Navigation (2006)
Blade Charm (2006)
Flesh of the Soul (2006)
Lost In White Flame (2006) (S)
Pilgrim On the Way of Negotion (2007)
Caldron of Winds (2007) (S)
Corvine Station II Extra Tracks (2008) (S)
Lambent (2008) (S)
The Spectral Ship (2008) (S)
As the name of the project implies, this is pure Drone Ambient. Hum is Russian sound artist Dmitry Chistov.
See also: Maw, Off the Cuff.
The Golden Hour of the Future (2002) (recorded in 1976 - 1977)
This collection of early cassette demo stuff by the UK masters of Electropop gathers pieces recorded in the Seventies, before their first single was released. Some tracks are credited to The Human League, while others were made by "The Future" which was essentially a collaboration between The Human League guys (Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh) and Adi Newton from Clock DVA. Rather varied material here, from the accessible to the experimental and bizarre. Especially of interest is a 10-minute ambient synth piece called "Last Man On Earth" which was apparently cut down from a longer jam.
See also: British Electric Foundation
Survival (1984 - 1985)
Delirious (2004)
Human Response is actually a pseudonym of Jan Hanford, a female synthesist that's been recording EM since the 1970's in her home studio using primarily a Minimoog, a Crumar Performer and lots of effects. Survival contains the final recordings of her archive, where, along with said analog synths she used a Casio SK-1 and a Casiotone MT-45.
See also: Hanford, Jan
Trilogy (2006) (recorded in 1995 - 2006)
Electronic Music by Dwight Loop inspired by ancient Mayan cosmology.
See also: Loop, Dwight
Sugar Skulls (1995)
The Man Ray Sessions (1997)
Dark Ambient with lots of Tribal / Ritual influences from this San-Francisco-based project of Daniel Lee Hintz.
Gesta Hungarorum (2000)
See also: Foldalatti Alakulat
Cuaderno de Bitacora (??)
Minimalia (??)
Not much information here. Minimalia features flowing ambient tracks with some sequences and is comparable to some of Steve Roach's early works.
Tones Timbre (1988)
Escaping 'O'
Position (1990)
Pointillism (1990)
A Thin Drone Silence (??)
Emulated (??)
Alpha Syntauri (??)
In the Undertow / Music From Distant Days (??)
X Or (??) (with
J. Johnson)
Mainly Ambient music from this synthesist and founder of Poison Plant Records.
Void Logic (2004) (recorded in 1985 - 2004)
Soundscapes by brother of singer Darrin Huss.
Benoit Hutin (1982)
Occitania (1982)
Syntheticmann (1984)
Occitania 2 (1985)
Vie Evasion (1987)
Melodic, colourful music from this French synthesist, akin to Jean-Michel Jarre, perhaps. The first album is also known as "Benoit Hutin Synthetiseur".
Tiefenrausch (1998)
Erinnerung (1999)
Wolkenreiter (2000)
Ambience (2000) (recorded in 1994 - 2000)
Nitrogenium N2 (2005)
Illusions (2007)
Relaxing, melodic music from this synthesist born in 1972. Christian makes music using various synthesizers and computers and is mostly inspired by nature: land, sea and sky.
Majestic Twelve (2000)
Tribal Ambient of the darkest variety, like Steve Roach gone completely evil.
Forbidden World (1982) (soundtrack)
(with Susan Justin)
Genesis Project (1984)
In A Chord
(1984) (with Georgia Kelly)
Quantum Mechanix (1986)
All Sex No Love? (1991)
My Temptation (1992)
2010 New World (1992)
Spontaneous Cosmosis (1992)
Chasing Rain (1993)
Moanin' Lisa (1994)
Skin (1994)
Talisman (1995)
Mirage (1996)
The 1984 album is supposed to be interesting cosmic / symphonic work performed with an impressive setup of classic synths. It contains a Star Trek theme, among others. I don't have much information about this artist but seems like he was the synth programmer on a few early Michael Jackson LP's (like Thriller, for instanse), as well as worked on several film scores, including the aforementioned Star Trek. His other albums I know nothing about.
Absence of Reality (1982)
Capturing
Holograms (1984)
Barcelona 1992 (1986)
Elixir
(1989)
Intimo (1990)
En Busca del Misterio (1991) (soundtrack)
Infinito (1994)
Sonar
(1995)
Astralia (1996) (with Fernando Jimenez del Oso)
Ultracosmos (1999)
Droit Au
Coeur (1999)
Placebo (2002)
Soplo Vital (2004)
Chilled Drive (2005)
Sensorial (2006)
Angkor (2007)
Irawadi (2007)
Probably the best known synthesist from Spain. Michel Huygen is the man behind Neuronium - electronic project nr. 1 in this country. Belgian born, Michel Huygen formed this group in 1976, after being a member of several other bands for some years. Michel's own compositions are mostly very spacey and delicate ("psychotronic") music. Recommended for any EM fan.
See also: Neuronium, Cybernium, Suck Electronic.
Debut! (1996)
Eloquence (1998)
Hybrid Machine is a project of Alexander Guelfenburg (also known for his collaborative effort with Robert Wittek called Danger In Dream). The first album is melodic Electronic Music somewhat in the style of Robert Wittek. Eloquence is very Kraftwerk-ish and even includes a Kraftwerk cover version. If you are looking for quality Kraftwerk-like music, this is it. Lots of cool electronic voices here and the music is also said to be very good. There are some other Kraftwerk "clones" out there, but they are mostly inferior to Hybrid Machine.
See also: Danger In Dream
Hydravion (1977)
Stratos Airlines (1979)
Said to be similar to Jarre, albeit more exotic. Music by Philippe Besombes (Pôle).
See also: Besombes, Philippe
Midnight In Space (1978)
Cosmic electronics from Italy, for the most part gently melodic and bright.
Consuetudines (2009)
General Dark Ambient gloom from this project out of Leipzig.
Ex (2000)
Inevitable (2001)
Live At AmbientLive 2K1 (2002)
If
Shakespeare Had the Bomb (2002)
Handel's Zwanzig Kleine Tanze (2002)
Taverner
And Allwood (2002)
Borodin / Chopin / Vivaldi (2002)
Notting Hill (2003) (with
4m33s)
Remembrance (2003)
Divine Flow With Cold Joy (2005)
Anthem For A Dying Race (2006)
Red Stars (2006)
Slow Burn (2006)
Dark Thoughts In Sunlights Glare (2006)
As Long As It Makes A Noise (2008)
Varied deep ambience from Steve Munslow, ranging from interpretations of works by Classical composers to Dark Ambient. Sometimes with Martial elements (on Remembrance).
See also: Ambient Ashand
Hyperion Circle, The (Costa Rica)
Vortex (2008)
Complex, melodic, dramatic and spacey Electronic Music from Orlando Blanco.
Hypnosis (Italy / Netherlands)
Hypnosis (1983)
Lost In Space
(1992)
Space Disco. The first album contains some covers of other artists' compositions ("Oxygene", "Pulstar") plus original material. Just like Koto, the original Hypnosis was an Italian project that was abandoned somewhere in the late 1980's and the name was later used by Dutch producer Humphrey Robertson for his own compositions (this version of Hypnosis did Lost In Space).
Within the Whirl (2003)
Magnetism (2007)
Hypnosphere are Lambert and Wolfgang Barkowski who forms the project called Alien Nature. Lambert brings in the Berlin School ingredients while Alien Nature takes care of the Dark Ambient atmospheres.
See also: Lambert, Alien Nature.
Star Tracks (1997)
Star Warps (2001)
Star Gates (2007)
This Hungarian band started in the early 1980's, first with self-built synthesizers and then continued adding some commercial instruments. They gave several live concerts, accompanied by laser shows. Their early influences included Kraftwerk (the Dusseldorf quartet had their first concert in Hungary in 1981 and this fact basically kickstarted the appearance of Hypnotix on the scene), Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream and Vangelis. The sole member of the band in the 1980's was Laszlo Gajda. In 1996, Hypnotix transformed into a duo, with Gajda recruiting Leslie Sonny aka Szanyi Laszlo.
Hypothetical Prophets, The (France)
Back To the Burner / Back To
Siberia (1981) (S)
Around the World With the Prophets
(1982)
Person To Person (1982) (S)
A project of Bernard Szajner with Karel Beer in a New Wave-ish, experimental electronic mould. For the first single, the name of the group was just "The Prophets" (spelled in Russian as "Proroki" on the cover).
See also: Szajner, Bernard, Zed.
Sizen Sineido (1997)
Dark Ambient with Laszlo Hortobagyi.
See also: Hortobagyi, Laszlo