I Burn (Italy)

I Burn (1998)
Infraharmonies, Scald Cavities (1998)
3rd Degree Burns Ambience (1999)
Il Riequilibrio Delle Risorse (2002)

Dark music by a duo of Maurizio Landani and Gabriele Santamaria. Very good.

 


I Dream No More (Belgium)

Fade - Die (2002)

Varied Ambient material.

See also: Until Death Overtakes Me, Dreams of Dying Stars, Fall of the Grey-Winged One, In the Mist, Forbidden Fields.

 


Icebreaker (UK / USA)

Distant Early Warning (1999)
Trein Maersk (2000)
Into Forever (2003) (with Manual)

The first album contains chilling Noise Ambient with minimal pianos and organs written for and comissioned by NATOarts (!) as a kind of soundtrack for their distant radar stations in Alaska and northern Canada. More melodic than you'd think it is. The second album is more rhythmic. Icebreaker is the duo of Alexander Perls (New York, USA) and Matthew Simpson (London, UK). The group is now renamed into Icebreaker International.

 


I.corax (Finland)

Suns (1999)
The Cadaver Pulse I (2003)
The Cadaver Pulse II (2003)
From Golden Flesh To Silver One (2003)
Kuilu (2004)
Spectral Metabolism (2005)

Finnish Dark Ambient. Most of the time involves electronic istruments, but The Cadaver Pulse I consists of just organic sources and manipulated samples. I.corax consists of Antti Haapapuro, Jaakko Vanhala and Ari Kukkohovi. 

See also: Depther, Zoat Aon, Halo Manash, Arktau Eos, Aural Holograms.

 


Iasos (USA)

Inter-Dimensional Music (1975)

Greek-American musician and a pioneer of New Age genre. Yes, a New Age artist in the EM encyclopedia. Most of his output is typical "anti-stress" music and his debut (listed) is in a way similar to that, albeit more diverse. Inter-Dimensional Music is considered by some to be the first "true New Age" album but it's actually more than that. The reason I include it here is, among other things, its pioneering status and the way in which it mixes field recordings with gentle electronics. I even recommend it to fans of Ambient such as Brian Eno or Steve Roach. And, yes, not everything is sickly sweet here, there are some great darker moments.

 


Id (Russia)

Galaxys (2004)

Cosmic Ambient from Oleg Khurvatov, like a more sedate Bad Sector.

 


Ideation (UK)

Adrift (2009)

A duo of Paul Nagle and Peter Ruczynski (ex-AirSculpture). A diverse bunch of electronic tracks.

See also: Nagle, Paul

 


Igneous Flame (UK)

Intox (2003)
Tolmon (2003)
Oxana (2004)
8 Shades of Sound (2005)
SATU (2005)
Astra (2006)
Hydra (2007)
Flicker (2008) (with Achromus)
Halo (2008) (with Achromus)
Electra (2009)
Harmonium (2009) (with Disturbed Earth)

Chilly, droning ambience from Pete Kelly based in Leeds, UK.

 


IKO (Canada)

Iko '83 (1982)

Normally I would not include any "minimal synth" acts in the encyclopedia but these guys (an obscure Quebecois trio with all members using strange pseudonyms) at times sound more Kraftwerk than Kraftwerk themselves, which is a curiosity. If you like simple, repetitive synth riffs, clinical drum machines and cold, deranged vocals, then go for it. However, the rarity factor makes this a tough one to find.

 


Il Creatore (Italy)

La Gente Comune (2007)
Animali da Riproduzione (2007)
Venite dal Creatore (2007)
La Testa, Che Pensa? (2007)
Sei Soltanto Un Uoma (2007)
Il Mondo e Belle Il Mondo e Brutto (2008)

Fans of Kraftwerk are sure to enjoy this. Il Creatore uses Korg and Elektron synthesizers, old Commodore computers and vocoder to craft rhythmic melodic compositions with that early 1980's Electropop flair.

 


Il Guardiano del Faro (Italy)

Il Gabbiano Infelice (1972) (S)
He (1972) (S)
L'Uomo
e il Mare (1972)
Domani (1977)

Il Guardiano del Faro was one of the aliases of Italian composer and producer Federico Monti Arduini. He made a name for himself playing commercial tunes on synthesizers and was quite well known in the Italian Pop music scene. However, he apparently also did some more experimental instrumental works which I'll try to list here.

 


Ildfrost (Norway)

Autumn Departure (1994)
Natanael (1997)
You'll Never Sparkle In Hell (2000)
2-Pole Drift (2003)

Dark Ambient by Jens Petter Nilsen and Jane Christina Aasterud.

 


Ildjarn (Norway)

Landscapes (1996)
Hardangervidda (2002) (with Nidhogg)
Hardandervida Part 2 (2002) (with Nidhogg)

This Black Metal artist and former bassist of Thou Shalt Suffer (real name - Vidar Vaaer) has released several Ambient works (listed above).

 


Ilhevs (France)

Land of Ruins And Eternal Mist (1995)
The Inner Decline (1998)

Supposedly, Ritual Ambient from France.

 


Ilic, Sanja & Markovic, Slobodan (Serbia)

Delta Project (1987)

Electronic Music. Both Sanja Ilic and Slobodan Markovic are fairly respected producers / arrangers for popular artists and film / TV composers. This album had considerable success in former Yugoslavia when it came out.

 


Ilijin, Djordje (Serbia)

Zabranjeno Prisluskivanje (1983)

Solo album from flute and keyboard player of Prog band Tako. Naturally, it's dominated by flute and keyboards with some environmental sounds and real drums. The music has a sedate, pastoral feel and seems to be influenced by Pink Floyd, Camel, Oldfield and sometimes Tangerine Dream.

 


Ilitch (France)

Portraits (1977)
Periodikmindtrouble (1978)
10 Suicides (1980)
P.T.M. Works (1980)
Culture (1980) (S) (with Edouard Nono)
D. Prune Tributes Volume 1 (1989)
D. Prune Tributes Volume 2 (1990)
D. Prune Tributes Volume 3 (1991)
Ilitch Tapes (2003) (recorded in 1974 - 1979)
Hors Temps - Out of Time (2004)
Rainy House (2005) (recorded in 1978)
Lena's Life & Other Stories (2007)
Dark Summer (2009)

Ilitch is Thierry Muller who's been making music since the ealy 1970's, first with a harmonium, guitar and tape recorders. However, by 1975 or so, he switched to electronic devices and was joined by Ruth Ellyeri - an off and on second member of Ilitch. Thierry then recruited his brother Patrick (on EMS synthesizer and processed guitar) for a live performance of Ilitch in 1976. More performances followed and the first LP (not counting the strictly limited Portraits from 1977) was issued a bit later. During his career, Thierry Muller has collbaorated with many experimental and electronic musicians. Musically, Ilitch is a bit like the avant-garde version of Heldon with New Wave influences.

See also: Ruth

 


Ilyin, Gennady (Russia)

Muzyka Rozhdestva (1999)
Moogomania (??)

Little Tragedies' keys man surrounded himself with Moogs and performs warm and virtuoso passages influenced by both Electronic Music and Progressive Rock.

See also: Little Tragedies

 


Imaginary Landscape (Germany)

Private Collection (1995)
Holiday Pictures (2001)
Aaron Tapes (2005)

Started in 1986, Imaginary Landscape was initially a live electronic project of Hans-Dieter Schmidt with Bernd Hruby, but I believe that it is now reduced to a solo project of Schmidt.

See also: Spurensicherung

 


Imberg, Alan (USA)

A Collection of Thoughts (2001)
Polarity (2002)
I Am (2006)
You Are (2006)

Guitar-based Ambient soundscapes.

 


Immersion Theory (USA)

The [Icarus] Foray (2007)

Deep Ambient / Space Music by Los-Angeles-based musician John-Mark Austin. Mastered by Robert Rich.

 


In Death's Throes (USA)

Ritual Sadistica (1998)
Infernal Deities Transcending (1999)
Natural Selections (2000)
Live Executions 1998 - 2001 (2001)
Tactical Disorder (2003)

Dark soundscapes by Stephen Petrus (Umbra).

See also: Umbra, Murderous Vision.

 


In Meditarium (The Ukraine)

Les Fleurs du Mal (2002)
Uterus (2004)
Mare Internum (2005) (S)

Dark Ambient ala Lustmord by Oleg Kolyada and Sergey Svistelnik.

See also: Old Monk's Saga, Filius Macrocosmi.

 


In the Mist (Belgium)

Lost (2002)

Bass guitar-based drones.

See also: Until Death Overtakes Me, Dreams of Dying Stars, Fall of the Grey-Winged One, I Dream No More, Forbidden Fields.

 


In the Nursery (UK)

When Cherished Dreams Come True (1983)
Twins (1986)
Stormhorse (1987)
Koda (1988)
L'Esprit (1990)
Sense (1991)
Duality (1992)
An Ambush of Ghosts (1993) (soundtrack)
Anatomy of A Poet (1994)
Deco (1996)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1996)
Asphalt (1997)
Praha 1 (1997)
Lingua (1998)
Man With A Movie Camera (1999)
Groundloop (2000)
Hindle Wakes (2001)
Engel (2001)
Cause + Effect (2002)
Praxis (2003)
Electric Edwardians (2005)
A Page of Madness (2006)
Momentum II (2007)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (2008)

Klive and Nigel Humberstone, twin brothers from Sheffield create dark, menacing soundscapes. 

See also: Jumeaux, Les

 


Inade (Germany)

Schwerttau (1992)
Burning Flesh (1992)
Burning Flesh / Seelenhain (1993)
Aldebaran (1995)
Inade (1997) (recorded in 1994 - 1997)
Colliding Dimensions Tour 1999 (1999)
The Crackling of the Anonymous (2001)
Peryt Shou (2002) (with Turbund Sturmwerk)
Colliding Dimensions (2002) (recorded in 1995 - 2002)
Samadhi State (2004) (recorded in 2001 - 2002)
Deep Space Illumination (2007) (with Circular)
The Incarnation of the Solar Architects (2009)

Dark Ambient from Rene Lehmann and Knut Enderlein.

 


Inanna (Sweden)

Dark Zounds (1992)
Order of Fecundation (1992)
Sodom (1992)
Oeuvres Completes Tome I - XVI (1992)
Day of Torment (1992)
Project Inanna Dead Inanna (1993)
Storm I - III (1993)
Not.hing (1994)
Signal / Or / Minimal (1999)

Deep & dark sounds from this Archon Satani side-project (Mikael Stavöstrand).

See also: Archon Satani, Desiderii Marginis.

 


Indeed (USA)

Inter Dimensional Space Commander (1996)

It's a one-man electronic project. Think Fonya and Tangerine Dream.

 


Indra (Romania)

Turning Away (1993)
Kingdom of Light (1993)
Parallel Time (1993)
Space (1993)
Plenitude (1994)
Magic Collection (1994)
Seven (1994)
Cosmic Sound (1994)
Colosseum (1994)
Self Game (1995)
Tales From Arabia (1995)
Maharaj (1995)
The Way Out (1996)
Flux (1996)
Helios Arena (1997)
Disco Rustic (1997)
Echo In Time (1998)
Star Traveller (1999)
Ocean of Silence (1999)
Sideral Music (1999)
Whispers of Nature (1999)
Millennium Live 2000 (2000)
Pleasure (2001)
Ultimate Nexus (2002)
Signs (2005)
The Call of Shiva Vol. 1 (2005)
The Call of Shiva Vol. 2 (2006)
The Challenge (2006)
Generation (2006)
Kali (2006)
Tara (2007)
Tripura Sundari (2007)
Bhuvaneshvari (2008)
Chinnamasta (2009)
Dhumavati (2009)
Bagalamukhi (2010)

Cosmic and Classical-influenced EM from this Romanian artist. Some albums are pure Berlin School fests with more than a hint of classic Schulze material. Some other works are more subtle and ambient, tending, dare I say it, towards New Age.

 


In-Existence (Netherlands)

Moonwater (1993)
Private Rituals (1998)
Vow of Silence (2005)
Of Truth, Eternal Beauty And Nought (2006)
De Verkenningen (2006)
High Intolerance Towards Low Energies (2007)

For fans of Tribal Ambient ala Steve Roach, Vidna Obmana, Paul Schutze etc. In-Existence is Maarten van der Vleuten.

 


Infamis (Poland)

Papiez Widm i Widziadel (1999)
Cardinal of the Daemons (2002)
Upior - Qualis Rex Talis Grex (2004)

Neo-Classical Black Ambient. For fans of Mortiis.

 


Infinitæ (France)

Solar Crisis (2008)
The New Gods Chronicles (2009)

Atmospheric synthesizer and Berlin School artist from Normandy, who'd been previously playing guitar in various obscure Progressive Rock bands. The last track of the first album is a Techno number. On The New Gods Chronicles a more sedate style is introduced, very much influenced by Ashra's New Age of Earth. If you know and love this work, be sure to check out Infinitæ. It will give tons of warm, floating pads, cosmic effects and gentle, restrained electric guitar strumming.

 


Infinity Window (USA)

Trans Fat (2008)
Artificial Midnight (2009) (S)

Droning Ambient duo of Daniel Lopatin and Taylor Richardson.

See also: Oneohtrix Point Never

 


InfraRed Uforia (USA)

Moonflowers I (2005)
Moonflowers II (2005)

Electronic side-project from members of Neo-Psychedelia band UltraViolet Uforia. Diverse music from ambient floaters via sequencer and experimental realms to strange electronic ballads. Beware the vocals on the first track of Moonflowers I.

 


Ingle, Marten (USA)

Specific Pacific Archipelagos (1985)

Cassette box with experimental EM.

 


Inner-Voice (Netherlands)

First Light (2005)

Melodic and rhythmic music that brings to mind some 90's work by British synth musicians (Boddy, Pickford etc).

 


Inoue, Tetsu (Japan)

Datacide (1993) (with Atom Heart)
Datacide 2 (1993) (with Atom Heart)
2350 Broadway (1993) (with Pete Namlook)
Shades of Orion I (1993) (with Pete Namlook)
Flowerhead (1994) (with Atom Heart)
Cymatic Scan (1994) (with Bill Laswell)
Ambiant Otaku (1994)
Zenith (1994) (with Carlos Vivanco)
2350 Broadway II (1994) (with Pete Namlook)
Electro Harmonix (1994) (with Jonah Sharp)
Organic Cloud (1995)
Shades of Orion II (1995) (with Pete Namlook)
Second Nature (1995) (with Atom Heart and Bill Laswell)
Slow And Low (1995)
62 Eulengasse (1995) (with Pete Namlook)
World Receiver (1996)
2350 Broadway 3 (1996) (with Pete Namlook)
Instant Replay (1997)
Psycho-Acoustic (1998)
Waterloo Terminal (1998)
Active / Freeze (2000) (with Taylor Deupree)
Audio (2000) (with Charles Uzzell-Edwards and Daimon Beail)
Fragment Dots (2000)
Field Tracker (2000) (with Andrew Deutsch)
Object And Organic Code (2001)
pict.soul (2001) (with Carl Stone)
Humming Bird Feeder Ver. 0.2 (2002) (with Stephen Vitiello and Andrew Deutsch)
Shades of Orion III (2003) (with Pete Namlook)
Installation Sound (2004) (with Andrew Deutsch)
Yolo (2005)
2356 Broadway IV (2006) (with Pete Namlook)
Inland (2007)
Slow And Low (2007)
Time2 (2009) (with Pete Namlook)
Datacide 3 (2010) (with Atom Heart)
62 Eulengasse (2010) (with Pete Namlook)
Zenith (2010) (with Carlos Vivanco)

Ambient and Chill-Out. Tetsu Inoue is one of the best-known names from Japan. He was born in Tokyo and started playing music pretty early in his life, first in a Rock / Pop cover band. A bit later he began experimenting with synthesizers, inspired by Kraftwerk, YMO and Pink Floyd. Tetsu Inoue currently resides in New York.

 


Inoyama Land (Japan)

Danzindan Pojidon (1983)
Self Control Music (1995)
Inoyama Land (1997)
Music For Myxomycetes (1998)
1984 Pithecanthropus (1999) (recorded in 1978 - 1998)

Inoyama Land was formed by two members of Avant-Pop collective Hikashu - Yasushi Yamashita and Makoto Inoue. Here, they explore an ambient, synth-based sound.

 


Inquisitor Betrayer (USA)

Space Elevator (2006)

A duo of Dale Kay and Wes Antczak with Lorraine Kay as third member. Symphonic Electronic Music with influences from Tangerine Dream and Jarre. The album has great artwork done by Paul Whitehead (www.paulwhitehead.com

 


Insiememusicadiversa (Italy)

Insiememusicadiversa (1979)

Rather experimental collective of Angelo Petronella, Paolo Piselli and Terzilio Mancinelli. They used voices, homemade electronics, oscillators, synths and various found sounds to create dense, avant-garde compositions. They performed in several venues and art galleries and had one LP pressed privately, later re-issued on CD with two bonus tracks. Fans of Experimental EM will enjoy this.

 


Insomnia (Belgium)

Sketches In Sound 1989 - 1999 (1999)
When Evening Falls (2003)
At Night (2003)
A New Dawn (2005)

Sketches is a cassette box with Ambient music for fans of Robert Rich, Steve Roach and Vidna Obmana.

See also: Beyond Infinity, Simulacra.

 


Insphera (Poland??)

Shape (2003)
Insomnia (2004)

Dark / Ambient Noise with factory ambiences.

 


Instincts (Canada)

The Mystery Visions (2002)

Dark, Neo-Classical.

See also: Visions

 


Institute of Sound Performance (Germany)

Starbird (1989)
Soft Hymns (1991)

Electronic duo of Georg Brasch and Thomas Katsch, mostly influenced by the Berlin School. Institute of Sound Performance was formed in 1988 in Berlin.

 


Insuffer (Poland)

Virus Dei (2004)

Loop-based Dark Ambient with touhes of Industrial. Insuffer are Robert Marciniak and Marcin Bachtiak

 


Intelligentsia (Netherlands / UK)

Federation (1994)
Zonderland (1997) (soundtrack)
The Signal To Off World (1999) (S)
Civilizations (2003)
The Other Side of the Screen (2007)
Music For Motherships (2010)

Energetic and sometimes danceable music, something like a cross between Jarre and Pickford. Zonderland is a soundtrack to a video game. The Signal To Off World was recorded with Victor Cerullo. Intelligentsia is basically a duo of John van der Stap (Netherlands) and Mirai (a mysterious musician from the UK now residing in Japan) plus whatever artist that comes along and contributes. The idea for Intelligentsia came in 1989. Since then, the group gave many shows (with lots of visuals) and released some albums, apart from working on music for video games.

 


Intence (Switzerland)

A Fond Perdu (1981)
Out of Blue Fashion (1983)
Triade (1985)
Visions And Stories (1994)
In the Deep (??)

Swiss synth trio of Rudiger Glaser, Helmut Brunner and Clemens Glaser.

 


Interconnected (Greece / Germany)

Current Flow (2010)

A duo of Bakis Sirros and Ingo Zobel creating a mixture of contemporary and vintage styles.

See also: Parallel Worlds

 


Interface (Germany)

Signs of Life (1992)
Circles And Squares (1993)
Slow Colours (1994)
Next Area (1995)
Range of Vision (1996)
Trance-In-Action (1998)

On IC label. Some works are melodic, some rhythmic, approaching Trance territory, complete with modern rhythms. Interface was initially a duo of Michael Gross and Marcel Thebach but starting from 1994 it's a solo project of Gross.

See also: Thebach, Marcel

 


Intergalactic Touring Band, The (international)

The Intergalactic Touring Band (1977)

A one-off huge project of Steven Galfas. Included Larry Fast (Synergy), Anthony Phillips, Arthur Brown and a huge number of other musicians. As you probably guessed, lots of different styles here, some of them we all could probably do without.

See also: Synergy, Brown, Arthur, Phillips, Anthony.

 


Interstellar Cementmixers (UK)

Zircon 87 (1989)
Rod of the Tropical Dishcloth Goude (1990)
Hysteresis Calyx (1993)
Phobos (1993)
Webbed Penduluum Vapour (1994)
Catacomb Discord (??)
Magnetic Subsidence (??)
Mannequin Ambergine (??)
Encapsulated Turquoise Void (??)
Dislodged Resonance (1998)
Monochrome Gravity (1999)
Night Radiation (2001)
Dimension Y (2004)
Red Earth (2005)

This group was formed in 1987 in Nottingham by two guys, Dump (Stephen Martin) and Rich (Richard Collins). Both basically play synthesizers and nothing more. Quite experimental Black Space, comparable to Lightwave or Tangerine Dream circa Zeit.

 


Interstellar Electric Gnome Band (USA)

Interstellar Electric Gnome Band (2006)

Interstellar Electric Gnome Band are electronic artist Nuada plus Kelly and Bunny Sheets who were both members of Gravity Hill project. Some of the music resembles that style, with sequences and spacey textures, although there's also some dire 4/4 Techno stuff that's totally useless and just plain silly. Why ruining a fine album is beyond me, but I hope they don't repeat this "experiment".

See also: Gravity Hill, Nuada.

 


Interstitial (USA)

Temporal Arc (2001)
Live At the Miramar (2002) (with Vir Unis)

Ambient music that mixes Berlin School pulsations with some glitchiness, beats and weird droning soundscapes. Interstitial is John Koch-Northrup.

 


Intersystems (Canada)

Number One (1966)
Peachy (1967)
Free Psychedelic Poster Inside (1968)

Bizarre psych with electronics by John Mills-Cockell. Other members of the band were Blake Parker, Michael Hayden and Dik Zander.

See also: Mills-Cockell, John

 


Intravene (UK)

Flotation Toy Warning (1998)

UK duo of Steve Pitts and Stephen Meixner that sounds like a cross between Steve Roach's Ambient output and pure Ritual Ambient sounds of Alio Die.

See also: Band of Pain, Contrastate.

 


Introversion (USA)

In the Garden of Asmodeus (2004)

Soundscapes with environmental sounds, influenced by German EM and Krautrock of the 1970's.

 


Invercauld (USA)

Stormy Night (2001)
Tiamhaidh (2004)
Deamhan (2008)

Dark and somewhat Martial ambience from Doyle Finley.

 


Inverno (Portugal)

Gateways To Darken Worlds (2002)

Bleak ambience.

 


Invisible Band!, The (UK)

Sunburst Earthrise (??)
Occam's Razor (1991)
Inner Mind Travel Agency (1992)
Off Cuts 'n' Out-Takes (1993)
Lo-Fi Funnies (1994)
Ignore Alien Orders (1996)
Welcome To the Llamadome (1997)
Legend In A Lunchtime (1999)
Red Squirrel, Grey Squirrel? (2000)
Interplanetary Vibe (2000)
Galactic Citizen (2002)
The Queen of Memes (2002)
Castles In the Sky (2003)
It's Music, Jim. But Not As We Know It (2004)
Some Days Are Meant To Last Forever (2005)
Iaxartes Tholus (2008)

The music of Alazarin Mobius (aka Rory Cargill - the man behind The Invisible Band!) will appeal to fans of Steve Hillage, Tangerine Dream, Tomita and maybe also Synergy and vintage computer game music. Some tracks are orchestral and flowing, others rhythmic with lots of guitar, but, overall, a very cosmic (and energetic) affair. The project exists since around 1981 but the early releases were supposedly full-band efforts.

 


Invisible Universe (UK??)

Echoes & Views (??)
Transient Age (??)

On Electronical Dreams.

 


Ion (UK)

Future Forever (2007)

Ion is David J. Hughes from T-Bass UK and here he developed a more sedate, relaxed and romantic style, influenced by Vangelis.

See also: T-Bass, Skin Mechanix.

 


Ion And Sophus (Russia)

Mini Mum (2007)
The First Step Towards the Abyss (2007)
Three (2008)

Atmospheric Ambient made from processed field recordings and gentle synthesizer sounds.

See also: Exit In Grey

 


Ionosphere (Germany)

Sliced Matter (2003) (S)
Angular Momentum (2004)
The Stellar Winds (2007)

Dark soundscapes from Erik H. Sander.

 


Irem of Pillars (Germany)

As the Sun Darkens (2003)
Occident (2005) (S)

Dark, rutualistic ambience.

 


Irezumi (France)

Endurance (2008)

Irezumi is a young French Techno artist who ventured into the realms of melodic Ambient with Endurance. The album is inspired by British Antarctic expedition led by Ernest Shackleton that ended tragically (several crew members froze to death, trapped in ice).

 


Irrlicht (Switzerland)

Swiss duo, apparently inspired by Klaus Schulze. They played as a supporting act during Klaus' French tour in Spring, 1975.

 


Isham, Mark (USA)

Vapor Drawings (1983)
Film Music (1985)

Mark Isham was born in 1951 in New York. He began his career as a trumpet player but during the 70's he was introduced to Electronic Music and started working as a synthesizer programmer. In 1980 he founded Group 87 with ex-Zappa bass player Patrick O'Hearn. Although his main output is somewhat different from what I'd normally review in EEM, I decided to include these two albums. If you like Electronic New Age, you may like these. Mark Isham has written a lot of film soundtracks.

See also: Group 87

 


Ishq (UK)

Orchid (2001)
Timelapse In Mercury (2007)
Spiritual Silence / The Voice From Home (2009) (with Steve Brand)

Ishq is basically British musician Matt Hillier. His music is difficult to pin down. It's mostly of ambient nature, with slightest Downtempo influences.

See also: Elemental Journey

 


Isierte, Jordi (Spain)

El Tacto de la Luz (2003)
A Traves de la Conciencia (??)
El Curioso Viaje de la Manzana de Newton (??)

 


Isomer (Australia)

Serpent Age (2002)
Sedation (2004)
Semblance of Perfection (2004)
The Lotus Eaters (2004)
The Way of the Transgressors (2004)
Zero Lounge (2005)
Ovarium (2008) (with Kenji Siratori)
Face Toward the Sun (2009)

Dark Ambient from David Tonkin. Mysterious, at times tribal soundscapes.

 


Isomorph (USA)

The Black Chasm (2001)
In Absence of Light (2001)
Cave of the Wind (2001) (with Stephen Philips)
Dreams 4 (2001) (with Stephen Philips)

Dark minimal ambience. Isomorph is Bill Kendall.

 


Isothesis (France)

Cocoon of Red Light (2007)

Dark Ambient.

 


Istvan, Cziglan (Hungary)

Seven Gates of Alhambra (1999)

Posthumous release by this late musician and founding member / guitarist of Progrock / EM band Solaris. The music was completed by band members. Several styles, including EM.

See also: Solaris

 


Iszoloscope (Canada)

Aquifere (2002)
Les Gorges des Limbes (2004)

Dark Ambient by Yann Faussurier. Some of his works contain rhythmic Industrial / Noise music.

 


It (Spain)

Viaje (1976)

Free Electronic Music from Eduardo Polonio and Horacio Vaggione.

See also: Polonio, Horacio Vaggione.

 


Itoh, Akira (Japan)

Inner Light of Life (1978)
Bosatu & Mugen (1978)
Seion No Hibiki (1979)
Akira Ito (1981)
Japanesque (1981)
Hiisurutokoro No Tenshi (1982) (soundtrack)
Mugenko (1982)
Buddha (1982) (soundtrack)
Mind Music (1983)

Floating electronics from former Far East Family Band member. Variants of spelling: Akira Ito, Akira Itoh.

See also: Far East Family Band

 


Itto (UK)

Sound On An Empty Road (2006)

One long Drone Ambient track from Neil Rowling and Ian Holloway.

 


Iverson & Walters (USA)

First Collection (1984)

Rare LP with ambient electronics from California.

 


Ives, Chris (UK??)

Solar Wind (??)

Synthesist on Electronical Dreams.

 


Ivo (Netherlands)

Concerto In Epsilon (1996)
Altiplano (1999)
Meet Ivo Now (1999)

Rhythmic music with sequences and atmospherics. Recommended.

See also: Hansen, Sven, Electronic Universe.

 


Ixohoxi (USA)

Sommus-A (1998)
Sommus-B (1998)
Spiritus Quantus (1999)
Caverns of the Loa Govi (2000)
Sacred Ground (2000)
Continuum (2001)
The Future of the Future (2001)
Luxon (2001)
Regenesis (2002)
Starfarer's Tales Vol. 1 (2002) (with Numina)
Somnabulae (2002)
Ambient Tone Poems Vol. 1 (2003)
Ambient Tone Poems Vol. 2 (2003)
Ambient Tone Poems Vol. 3 (2003)
Chronologic (2004)
Starfarer's Tales Vol. 2 (2004) (with Numina)
Micronicom (2004)
Simulated Universe (2005) (with Stephen Philips)
Megaliths & Monoliths (2006) (with Numina)

Ambient artist whose real name was Dan Russo. His music is at times comparable to some Alpha Wave Movement material. Sadly, Dan passed away on the 15th of January, 2007.