Ps. 150 (1996)
Experience Headland (2001) (with Tomasz Kubiak)
Polish artist with an individual, sometimes Berlin School-inspired style.
Les Temps des Moissons (1975)
Osmose (1978)
Music For Dream And Love (1979)
Interfrequence (1979)
Bindu (1984)
Serenity (1988)
One of the unsung pioneers of Ambient, Ariel Kalma created his sound paintings using meditative textures, sounds of nature and lots of treated / looped instruments.
Emotional Backlash (2006)
Melodic, easy-on-the-ear music from this artist originally out of Mexico, now residing and working in Miami, Florida. Part 1 of Emotional Backlash starts with a bass throb and a solemn synth theme. Very nice percussion arrangement is a welcome extra to an otherwise very Jarre-like (in mood, not in sound) anthemic piece. Part 2, on the other hand, is much more atmospheric, with fat bass synth runs and reflective pads. The melodies are very tasty and overall it sounds like a classic piece of EM that Jarre never did. Part 3 brings in yet another great melodic theme, while the music stays profoundly synthetic, at the same time retaining its wider appeal. The marching drums give this track sort of a Vangelis flair (reminiscent of "To the Unknown Man"). The fourth part starts with a tour-de-force one-note bass sequence, over which a Vangelis-like melodic theme plays. One is reminded on the Chariots of Fire soundtrack. At the same time, there are some weirder sounds & bits here. Nice piano theme at the end! Part 5 is more dramatic with desert howls and fat, almost symphonic synths. After the drums kick in, it transforms into a stingy electronic ballad. The sixth part is heavy on the bass, but the melodic element is still there, although the theme itself is not as strong as on some other pieces. Personally, I found this track a bit bland and nondescript. On Part 7 the author tries to convey the atmosphere that was present on Jarre' first couple of albums. Whether he succeeds is for listeners to decide. The atmospheric section then gives way for an aggressive upbeat sequence that drives the rest of the track along. Nice composition that will be enjoyed by most EM fans! An unusual sequence greets us as we enter Part 8. The track once again has a distinctive Jarre flair in the melodic department. However, the rhythms are heavier and quite original. Part 9 starts with a dramatic and soundtracky piano theme. Another theme is introduced while the sound pallette expands to include more synthesizers. Several other melodic themes come and go, true to the suite-like character of this 16+ minute piece, sometimes venturing into almost Classical realms. Emotional Backlash is a fine album that will be enjoyed by fans of melodic and tuneful Electronic Music.
Shockwork (2000)
Among the Ruins (2001)
At the Heart of Destruction (2001)
Somewhere Concealed (2002)
The Downfall And the Arising (2002)
The Northern Hymn (2002)
Asleep And Well Hidden (2003)
The Starwheel (2005)
Dark Ambient from Par Bostrom, mostly in the classic tradition ala Lustmord, with drones, rumbles etc. but somewhat melancholic.
Kanaan Live 1975 (2000) (recorded in 1975)
Peter Frohmader's band from the 70's that mixed Jazz Rock and Electronic Music.
See also: Frohmader, Peter
Panocean (??)
Primavera (1994)
Sonata Belzebuba (1996)
Sen Nocy Letniej (1998)
Karaibi (1999)
Pasja Gorecka (??)
Tsunami (??)
Daje Ci Nadzieje (??)
Polaczeni Kolorowa Tecza (??)
Nowa Nadzieja (??)
Biale Golebie (??)
Robert Kanaan is a Polish composer with an individual style. He started with Electronic Music already in the 1980's. Since then he has written many soundtracks, including many for theatre productions, and released some albums on cassette and later on CD.
Kangaroo Kourt (1988)
Interstellar Static (1989)
Messages In Ether (1989)
Distortions (1991)
Pre-Mauve Sideshow experimental project from Dusty Lee influenced by both Nurse With Wound and the Ambient scene. As a result, each album features one side of experimental collage and one side of ghostly atmospherics.
Mauve Sideshow, Blessed Oblivion, Minus Infinity, Mistress of Strands, Steeple of Fyre, Thistle, Angel Provocateur, Torn Curtain.
First Results (1989 - 1991)
Electronics Theme (1991) (maxi)
Theatre of Illusion (1993)
Synthesist from East Germany.
Slider (2001)
Guitar-based Ambient. Like Jeff Pearce?
Elektronische Mythen (1977)
Electronic LP by former bass player for Wolfgang Dauner. Made with four EMS synthesizers and other electronics.
Diabolic (2004)
The Haunted (2008)
Subtitled "Soundtrack For My Nightmares", this album by Russian Black Metal act takes you to ethereal and shadowy Dark Ambient territory, with long synthesized drones, bells and occasional female voice. The Haunted is more in the style of Martial Ambient.
Pandataria (2000)
Droning Ambient. Quite dark. Mastered by Robert Rich.
Alarme! (1979)
Histoire Cruelle
(1982)
Rare Electronic Music from Switzerland by Patrice Guenat and Henry Dubelly. Like Cybotron, Tangerine Dream and such. Some sources refer to it as a French band which is not true. Sometimes they sing (in French) and their style approximates that of the band Pulsar. Note that Alarme! was re-released in a repackaged form (with white cover) as Je Suis...
Planetary Voyage (1994)
The Space
Experience (1999)
Space Music very much in the Michael Stearns vein.
Red Canaries (1990)
Guinness Record (1990)
Music of the Tuesdays (1993)
Portraits (1993)
Portraits 2 (1993)
Improphonies (1994)
World Messages (2000)
Yuri Kassyanik is a composer, musician and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his solo and ensemble improvisations using both electronic means (synthesizers, processed voice) and acoustic / electric instruments. Yuri Kassyanik was born in Leningrad (now Saint-Petersburg) and studied Classical piano. He has a massive background in Jazz and improvised music in general. He is also one of the founders of International Association of Independent Composers. His career includes a lot of achievements in both musical (concerts, performances, studio work) and organizational (promotion of artists, releasing albums, organizing sessions etc) fields.
Violet Fire (2006)
Orion Symphony (2007)
Home (2008)
Floating, symphonic Space Music.
Katsura, Bunchin & Katsura, Sanshi (Japan)
Rakugo Gendaiha Sengen (1981)
This is a story telling record, so unless you understand Japanese, it is of no big interest. The reason I include it here is for the occasional background EM. I don't know who the Moog player is but looks like it's Katsura Bunchin.
Psychedelic Noise Freak (1978)
4 Tunes (1981)
Sunday Morning (1981)
Your Voice From the Moon (2005)
The first album is solo synthesizer dabblings by the future member of Acid Mothers Temple. Rather abstract and naïve. 4 Tunes sees him using effects pedals only. Sunday Morning is (more or less) a return to synthesized structures.
See also: Dark Revolutionary Collective, Baroque Bordello.
Oczekiwanie (1994)
Machines And Dreams (1998)
Synesthesis
(2001)
Where Abandoned Pelicans Die (2007)
This music sounds like a cross between Jarre and Oldfield. Kayanis first took guitar lessons in 1982 (aged 10). He then formed his first group in 1987. Three years later, however, he left the band (despite its relative success) and decided to concentrate on his solo career. Sending his demo record to Kawai in 1991, Kayanis got a grant and a possibility to get more gear. Later that year he gave his first solo performance in Slupsk which was quite successful. Since then he has been working out of his studio, releasing albums on CD and playing keyboards in several bands.
Beyoglu'nda Gezersin-Pencerenin
Perdesini (1973) (S)
Magician-Universe (1973) (S)
Not being satisfied with constantly changing players in his Shadows-inspired 60's Rock / Pop band, Kaynatan made a decision to make music without human players at all. Thus, one of the first experimental electronic musicians was born. By the late 60's, he was giving live Electronic Music concerts at various locations in Istanbul. He recorded a great deal of his works but he first published them only in 1973.
Trancedancer (1998)
Willingen
(2000)
encores@ home.de (2001)
Metropole Disease (2002)
Monologue
Interieure (2004)
Transformation: The Last Journey (2006)
Dutch artist whose first CD album (Trancedancer) is dedicated to Klaus Schulze, though nothing is known about the style of music presented on this release. Before that, Kazz had been playing and performing in various Rock bands as a keyboardist and singer. In 2004, a 4-CD set was released that includes many musical styles including that typical 70's style Electronic Music that we all love. One track by Kazz was included on the album A Tribute To Klaus Schulze.
See also: Casse
The Wide Vessel (??)
Experimental electronics.
Planet of Lovers (1984)
Legerdemain (1986)
The Present Link (1987)
Outward Signs (1988)
Autofocus (1988)
The Age of the Inventor (1990)
Trapped In the
Hi-Fi Zone (1991)
Playing Fields (1992)
Keeler was the pseudonym for synthesist Keith Walsh of Port Said. His music ranges from Cluster & Eno-like vignettes to full-blown epic Schulzian spaciness. Keith Walsh died of AIDS in 1992.
See also: Port Said
Sleep Well (2001)
Journey To
Nowhere (2002)
Dance of the Arpeggiators (2002)
Kein Kaufzwang! is in fact Oliver Ganz, who plays classic EM in early TD / Jarre tradition. The project is discontinued.
See also: Ganz, Oliver, The Ollies.
Klanggedanken (1992)
The Story of the Clouds (1994)
Ways To the Rainbow (1996)
The Other Face (1997)
EM-Weihnacht (1998)
Masquerade (1998)
Behind the
Tears (1999)
Different Faces (2002)
Harmonic Steps (2005)
German synthesist who has released several albums on the Manikin label. While some of his stuff (The Other Face) is said to feature great Berlin School Electronic Music, what I've heard from his earlier stuff so far, hasn't impressed me at all. Melodic (almost sweet) electronics that were a bit on the boring side for me. However, I have to admit that I haven't heard much, so try anything at your own risk. Or stick to his collaborations with Schonwalder, a lot of which are very good.
See also: Keller & Schonwalder
Keller & Schonwalder (Germany)
Loops & Beats (1996)
Sakrale Tone
(1997)
Concerts (1998)
More Loops (1998)
The Two Piece Box (1999)
The Annazaal Tapes
(1999)
Project-Inter.com (1999) (with Braun and Broekhius)
The Reason Why...
(2000)
Vier-Drei-Zwei (2000) (with Braun & Broekhius)
The Reason Why... Part Two (2001)
Wolfsburg (2002) (with Bas Broekhius)
Noir (2003)
Live @ Dorfkirche Repelen (2006) (with Bas Broekhius)
Space Cowboys @ Jelenia Gora (2007) (recorded in 2004) (with Broekhius, Spyra
and Fox)
Orange (2007) (with Bas Broekhius)
Live @ Dorfkirche Repelen 2 (2008) (with friends)
Blue (2009) (with Bas Broekhius)
Now this is much better than the solo stuff of both, I guess. The music is mostly great New Berlin School synthesis. Still, approach their mid-90's works with caution. Along with some nice mid-paced electronic tracks, there are fast chuggers to be found that sound dangerously close to primitive and boring Techno drek. How can they combine these two in one album is beyond me. Just beware. At least it is known for sure that they can produce great music.
See also: Keller, Detlef, Schonwalder, Mario, Fanger & Schonwalder
The Mask of
Memory (1993)
Intermezzo (1995)
Pendulum (1999)
Across the Sky (2002)
Santiago's Dream (2006)
Ambient with chamber music influences and dark moments. Sort of like Tim Story maybe? The Mask of Memory has spoken word introduction lasting a couple of minutes and the rest of the CD is reportedly great. Kevin Keller started in the 1970 with free improvisations on a grand piano. At that time he was heavily influenced by the Prog Rock artists and German Electronic Music (mostly TD). A bit later he got some interest in Impressionism and classic ambient works of Brian Eno and Harold Budd. These influences pretty much shaped his sound that is characterized by a combination of electronic and some acoustic instruments.
Light From Orion (2003)
Lagoon of Eternity (2004)
Light of the Pleiades (2008)
This New Age artist has started "Deep Skies" - a series of CD's dedicated to the night sky (listed). These will be enjoyed by fans of Space Music, namely Jonn Serrie, Michael Stearns, Telomere and the like. The music consists of just atmospheric synths and glissando guitar. Imagine Steve Hillage playing with Jonn Serrie and you get the picture. Kevin's main output is of no interest to fans of Electronic Music.
Distant Landscapes (1998)
Tribal Ambient with lots of drumming somewhat in the O'Hearn / Roach vein.
Japanese Go To War (1996)
Promise (1997)
Dark soundscapes from Eric Metz and Stefan Roigk.
Dark Matters (2008)
Dark soundscapes from Jeff Sampson and Byron Paladin.
See also: SanRenSei
A Planet's Symphony (1996)
Bon Voyage
(1997)
The Beautiful Sadness (1999)
Metamorphosis (2001)
Carola Kern (formerly Jurgen) is a German synthesist and member of Traumklang. Supposedly, very good Space Music.
See also: Traumklang
Far Beyond, Before the Time (1999)
From the Depths of Haron (2001)
Master of horror / Black ambience.
Cathedral (1983)
Knights (1984)
Three By Three Plus Two (1986)
Reflections (1987)
Citadel (1988)
Offshore Islands (1990) (with Ron Boots)
Synphonic Voices
(1991)
Norland (1992)
Castles In the Sky (1993)
Forbidden (1994)
Vintage (1995) (recorded in 1980 - 1981)
Imminent Shadows (1995)
Imminent Sunshine (1995)
Harbours of Life (1996)
Amid the Angels (1996)
Life On Earth (1997)
Wet Dreams (1997) (with Bas Broekhius)
Moon (1998)
Gentle Angels (1999)
Out of the Blue
(2000)
Born in England in 1948, John Kerr is a synthesist who creates melodic symphonic music. He began studying music at the age of 7, first with a piano, organ and bass. At one point in his life, he almost quit music completely to concentrate on his graphic design talent. However, in 1980 he bought himself a synthesizer and, thanks to an advice from a friend, he started all over again with a privately pressed LP. At that time he was residing in the Netherlands (he moved there in 1978) and that's mostly where his debut album was promoted among connoisseurs of Electronic Music. At the same time, it got little exposure in John's homeland. More albums followed, with John switching to CD in the late 1980's.
Into the Infinite (2008)
Voice of the Ancients (2010)
Both darker Ambient and brighter Space Music from this former trumpet player. Mostly quite accessible though. Assisted by Steve Roach.
The Mirror Darkens (1984)
Orange (1985)
Agnes of God (1985)
Offering (1986)
In the Land Beyond Dreams (1986)
Shadowbox (1986)
In Concert 25 Feb. '87 (1987)
Kanji (1988)
Live With Lauri Paisley & David Prescott 5 Mar. '88 (1988)
Fantasies of Flight (1988)
Seascape (1989)
Rites of
Passage (1992)
Notebook (1993)
Reflections (1994)
Journey (1996)
Music For Film And Theatre (1997)
Some of this synthesist's albums were mastered by Colin Potter and co-produced by Steve Roach. Music more or less in the classic EM style, I guess. Ben Kettlewell has a solid background in Jazz and Rock music but his main passion has always been Electronic Music. Apart from being a studio musician, Ben is also a critic, soundtrack composer, painter and a graphic designer.
Lakefront (1998)
Canvas (1999)
Into Orbit (2001)
A Sampler (2003)
Return To Lakefront (2006)
Digital (2007)
KevOz is synthesist Kevin R. Osborn (hence the nom-de-plume) and with Into Orbit he created an album with lots of German influences. It features two tracks that are at odds with the rest of material: one outright Techno piece and one poppish tune. Lakefront features easy-listening New-Agey music.
Key (1988)
Light, rhythmic electronics from East Germany (former GDR). This duo of Frank Fehse and Andreas Fregin was formed in 1984. The album contains a cover of Jan Hammer's "Crockett's Theme" and a cover of Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F.". The rest is original material.
Plugged Minds (1996)
Electronic Music with a touch of Tangerine Dream from this duo.
Born Again (2005)
24bit Memory (2007)
Cold Ambitions (2007)
A new project by Andrei Morgunov (ex-New Collection), mixing melodic and rhythmic styles.
See also: New Collection
10 GMT (1979)
A duo, comprised of a multi-instrumentalist and a drummer. Varied, melodic electronic pieces influenced by Rick Wakeman's "Sympho Rock" style.
Polety vo sne i nayavu (1981)
Unreleased electronic soundtrack.
Mythological Tales (1996)
Kinda electronic-progressive-orchestral crossover.
Earthed (1987)
Steve Kilbey is a member of The Church. On this album he has crafted an unusual instrumental blend that will be interesting for fans of Eno or Bill Nelson.
Wirren der Zeit (1989)
Electronic artist, possibly with an ambient sound.
Insects (1991)
East Meets West (1984) (with John Keliehor)
Atypical 1980's library album on Bruton music, this one sees composer Orlando Kimber collaborating with percussionist John Keliehor, resulting in the music with a genuine ethnic (mostly gamelan and Japanese) flair. On the first side they go all minimal percussion, reminding on Steve Reich even, while on the second one they drift towards more ambient and relaxing realms, with floating synths, gongs, etc. An interesting find for fans of World Music and Ambient alike.
Swimming the Amniotic (??)
Despite the somewhat wishy-washy concept about it being destined for mothers to help them meditate and stimulate their unborn children, the music on this album is supposed to be in a decent, gently rhythmic synth style. Jeffrey Kinart is mostly known as a maker of music videos.
The Burning Issue (1995)
Refined (1997)
Re-Generations (1999)
Modem Times (2007)
Music in the style of Kraftwerk. Kinetik was formed in 1994 and nowadays consists of Colin Jordan, Shirleyann Davies and Andrew Slegt.
Much Silence (1986)
Although born in Germany and raised in Palestine, Gershon Kingsley (real name - Götz Gustav Ksinski) is listed as a US artist because his musical career had only kickstarted after he moved to New York. In the late 1960's he became the pioneer of the Moog synthesizer, collaborating with Jean-Jacques Perrey and forming "The first Moog Quartet". He is the author of the well-known theme "Popcorn", which has been sampled, covered and used in different media as many times as probably no other composition. However, by the 1980's he developed an interest in New Age and Space Music. Hence, this album was released, featuring quiet, spacey and meditative compositions with synths and piano. Selections from this album were featured on the "Hearts of Space" radio show. In 1990, Much Silence was re-released as Anima.
Music From the Sky (1987) (with Charles
Crevier and Jean-Francois Crevier)
Calypso (1989) (with Charles Crevier)
Francois Kiraly has been experimenting with Ambient genre since 1984. At that time he was primarily influenced by Brian Eno, Vangelis and Mark Isham. His main output is comparable to Eno and Roach, with an extra cinematic touch.
Kirchenkampf (??)
Dancing Toward the Light of Heaven (??)
Exodus (??)
Jacob's Ladder (??)
The Gravity of Grace (??)
Lazarus Rising (1992)
The First Circle (1995)
Probe (1997) (S)
Nebula / Parasite (1997) (S)
Entropy (1998)
M 103: A Cosmic Peregrination In Four Parts (1999) (with The Implicit Order)
Erewhon (2000)
Transmissions (2006)
Island of the Dead (2006)
Babel (2007)
Sleep - Night - Death (2008) (with Caul)
Dark Planet (2008)
Well of Souls (2009)
Kirchenkapf is John Gore. Some of this project's music (Probe, Nebula) falls into the category of Dark Space, comparable to some atmospheric moments on Tangerine Dream's Phaedra. Some other albums (Lazarus Rising, The First Circle) are more religious-based works of dark electronics.
See also: Gorehallreider
This Is She (1991)
In the beginning of the 90's, the music of this artist was often used on Russian television and radio. Slightly comparable to New Collection in style.
Brick Circus (2006)
Seep (2007)
Instrumental ambient music, with synths, piano, percussion, voice, woodwinds and samples. The artist states that he is influenced by Vangelis, as well as by Ambient artists Tim Story and Dwight Ashley.
Where Shadows Lie (1990)
King of the
Golden Hall (1990)
Middle Earth (1990)
Tales From A Melnibone Tavern (1991)
Souls That Dance On the Edge of A Sword (1991)
Nightshade In Eden (1991)
Master of Dragons (1991)
Uruk Hai (1992)
Ancient
Fields (1992)
Castles of Sand (1993)
Through A
Dark Glass (1993)
Lord of the Dreaming (1993)
Tower of Darkness (1993)
Celtoi (1994)
Pilgrim On A Crooked Path (1994)
The Serpents Kiss (1994)
Beyond
the Fields We Know (1995)
Dancing the Dark Power (1995)
Sisters of the Web (1995)
Weaving the Red Thread (1995)
Haminja (1995)
The Age of the Wolf (1996)
Heljaruna (1996)
Bones of the Earth (1999)
Twilight of the Celts (2000)
Blood And Feathers (2002)
Shroud of Many Colours (2002)
Liber Obscularium Praedictionum (2003)
The Blessing of Shadows (2003)
Communion of the Damned (2003)
Hawksmoor (2003)
The Darkening Hour (2004)
Voices From the Edge
of Night (2004)
House of the Crowman (2004)
In the
Deep Places of the World (2005)
Corvis Christi (2005)
Foxhalt Edge (2005)
Ine Amongst the Fallen (2005) (different)
Hecate Vol. 1 (2006)
Hecate Vol. 2 (2006)
Rituals of Intelligent Design (2006)
Queen of the Golden Wood (2006)
After the Fire (2006)
Canterbury Black (2007)
Nightshade In Eden (2007) (different)
Where Shadows Lie (2007) (different)
We Are Nightingales (2007)
Widdershins To the Way of the World (2007) (EP)
Foxhalt Marsh (2008) (EP)
The Distant Light (2008) (EP)
The Legend of Sam Gangee (2008) (EP)
Morningstar Part 1 - Revelations of the Fallen (2009)
Morningstar Part 2 - The World Behind the Mirror (2009)
Morningstar Part 3 - Helmsman On A Ship of Dreams (2009)
Jim Kirkwood is a very interesting character who creates Berlin School Electronic Music with a dark twist. And on dark themes too. Sort of Gothic synthetic drive if you like. Maybe it's not very original musically, but thematically it is, as well as in execution. I highly recommend it, but then again, I love dark music. It's not as scary as some of the Dark Ambient stuff, but still not for the faint-hearted. Lot's of raw energy here, sort of like Phaedra but usually more energetic. Some of his music is released under "Lucifaere" pseudonym. Some of Kirkwood's early cassette tracks were released on the following CD's (being samplers of previously released material, they are not listed in the discography): The Gates of Horn And Ivory (released in 2000), Yggdrasil Vol. 1 and Hammer of the North.
See also: Lucifaere, Ancient Technology Cult, Section 37, Violence In Eden, Emerald Eye.
Stigma (1998)
Dogma (1999)
Karma
(1999)
Flux (1999)
In Aeternum (1999)
Rituals (2000)
Bo ai (2000)
Shore of
Darkness (2000)
Obscurity (2000)
Melting Point (2001)
Initial Flow (2002)
Fade Out (2003)
Elements In Motion (2003)
Isolated Landscapes (2004)
Limbo
(2004)
Sleeper (2004)
Friday Evening Burial (2008)
Dancing Sequences (1984)
Music From Outer Space (1985)
Romantic Times (1986)
Head-Visions (1986)
Wake Up In the Sun
(1987)
Kaleidoscope (1989)
Outlines (1990)
Live And Studio Tapes (1992)
Starting Again
(1994)
Thoughts (1996)
Compiled Dreams (1997) (recorded in 1988 - 1997)
Contrasts Vol.1 (1998)
My Little Universe (1999) (recorded in 1985 - 1999)
Contrasts Vol.2 (2000)
Un Viaggio Attraverso L'Italia (2001)
Celestial Movements (2009)
Beyond the Deep (2010)
German synthesist born in 1960. Bernd Kistenmacher has been involved in the production of Electronic Music since the early 1980's, when he got his first synthesizer. He had been at the forefront of EM scene for almost two decades, releasing several albums of Berlin School electronics with a Schulzian flair. He deliberately eschewed the short-song format and digital synthesizers that were the order of the day in the 1980's, to create epic, flowing and long compositions, full of analogue solos, sequences and cosmic atmospheres. Bernd Kistenmacher has collaborated with Harald Grosskopf, resulting in two album releases. In the early 1990's, Bernd created "Musique Intemporelle" - a label, which, although didn't last long, managed to gain a cult status among EM connoisseurs. My Little Universe is a 8-CD box set that gathers music from a couple of cassettes and adds some previously unreleased archive material.
See also: Kistenmacher & Grosskopf, Nightworkers.
Kistenmacher & Grosskopf (Germany)
Characters (1991)
Stadtgarten Live (1994)
Collaborative albums between German synthesist Bernd Kistenmacher and Harald Grosskopf. The results are not unlike Grosskopf's sessions with Schulze, or, say, Ashra from the late Seventies. If you like Berlin School Electronic Music, you may want to check these albums out.
See also: Kistenmacher, Bernd, Grosskopf, Harald.
Benzaiten (1974)
Osamu (1976)
Masterless Samurai (1978)
Dragon King (1979)
Face To Face (1981)
The Source (1984)
FM Shrine (1986)
In Mind's Way (1986)
California Roll (1988)
Sweet Chaos (1989)
Behind the Light (1991)
Mandala (1991) (soundtrack)
Beyond the Circle (1996)
Breath of Jade (2006)
This guy is somewhat New Agey and uses a lot of traditional instruments, along with electronics.
Astral Voyage (1978)
From the Full Moon
Story (1979)
Oasis (1979)
Silk Road (1980)
Silk Road II (1980)
In Person (1980)
Silk
Road Suite (1980) (with London Symphony Orchestra)
Ki (1981)
Silk Road III (1981)
Millennia (1982) (soundtrack)
India (1983)
Silver Cloud (1983)
Asia (1984)
Toward the
West (1985)
Tenku (1986)
Light of the Spirit (1987)
Ten Years (1988)
Kojiki (1990)
Live In America (1991)
Dream (1992)
Heaven & Earth (1993) (soundtrack)
Mandala
(1994)
An Enchanted Evening (1995)
Peace On Earth (1996)
Cirque Ingenieux (1997)
Gaia-Onbashira (1998)
Thinking of You (1999)
Ancient (2000) (soundtrack)
Ancient Journey (2002) (soundtrack)
The Soong Sisters (2002) (soundtrack)
Asian Cafe
(2002)
Daylight, Moonlight Live In Yakushiji (2002)
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai
(2003)
Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 2 (2005)
Spiritual Garden (2006)
Journey To the Heart 4 (2008)
Toyo's Camera (2009) (soundtrack)
Impressions of the West Lake (2009)
Famous New Age musician (real name - Masanori Takahashi). During the Seventies, Kitaro was a member of Far East Family Band and during the production of several albums, he learned a lot from Klaus Schulze (who was the producer) about utilising synthesizers in music. After he left the group, he started writing melodic music using various synths. Some people call his early solo music "Electronic New Age". This description is not far from the truth. Kitaro found some sounds on his synths which he liked and played with these sounds over and over, thus, his early albums all sound the same. Still, it's nice music to hear and I would recommend the following: Astral Voyage, From the Full Moon Story, Oasis, Silk Road and Silver Cloud, the latter being a bit different from the rest. If you like these albums, you may check out some other albums by him as well. His more recent New Age works are nice, as far as New Age music goes, but unfortunately, it's just that: New Age. As for me, I haven't heard his latest works, because after hearing Gaia-Onbashira I lost my interest completely.
See also: Far East Family Band
Doubutsukai No Chinou (1981)
Practical Encyclopedia of Kingdom Plantae (2008)
Makoto Kitayama is known as the leader, vocalist and songwriter of Japanese Prog band Shingetsu. After the band called it a day (they had only one official release in 1979), Makoto continued to write solo compositions, some of them in pure Progressive Rock tradition, others instrumental and keyboard-based.
Galactic Tornado (2008)
An oddity in the discography of this Japanese Noise legend and leader of Zeni Geva. This album still has some aggresive beats and noisy sections but mostly relies on different atmospheres, some rough, some spaced out and clearly inspired by classic and experimental Electronic Music from the 1970's.
Fulcrum (1993)
Fluxus Quo (1996)
Convergence (2002) (with Deborah Martin and Mark Rownd)
Symphonic electronics on Spotted Peccary label.
Immerland (1997)
Inkiek (1997) (S)
Koln-Olpe (1998)
Zwei (1999)
Stadtlandfluss (2008)
Ambient electronic soundscapes by Timo Reuber and Markus Detmer. Often dark, brooding and machine-like.
See also: Reuber
Weltweit (2002)
The Age of Numbers
(2003)
XOIO (2006)
Klangwelt is Gerald Arend who creates very good melodic music. I haven't heard a whole album yet, but what I've heard so far was very exciting and quite interesting EM. Recommended.
Timesharing (1983) (with Thomas
Girke)
Solodreams (1986)
Transcental Medication
(1995)
Electronic Impressions (1995)
Improvised Eternity (1996)
Red And Black (1997)
(with Artemiy Artemiev and Bernd Kistenmacher)
First Works (solo 81-85) (1997)
Soundtrack For Dreams (1998)
Analogic (1998)
Green
Dream (1998)
Klal! (1999)
Klare Extreme (1999)
The Remix Compilation (1999)
Area 2000
(1999)
Modular Music (2000)
Berlin Sequences (2002)
Memorial Dreams (2003)
Berlin Parks (2003)
Berlin Clubs (2004)
Berlin
Nightlife (2004)
Monumental Dreams (2004)
Berlin Moods (2005)
Moods (2006)
Digitalic (2007)
German synthesist and former leader of Synco. Mainly classic improvised Berlin School Electronic Music.
See also: Synco, Traumklang.
Cielos Moviles (1997)
Metales
Perfectos (2000)
Antologia 1994 - 2004 (2006)
This duo of Ernesto Romeo and Alejandro Vazquez was formed in 1988 in Buenos Aires. The name was inspired by the actor Klaus Kinski in the film "Nosferatu". Taking their roots from the classic Berlin School of Electronic Music, they create floating and rhythmical cosmic compositions with long, unfurling ambient passages. They make use of a wide variety of (mostly) analogue synths and are sometimes considered "the Argentinean Tangerine Dream". Their music is largely based on improvisation and is chock full of symphonic textures and otherwordly "cosmic" analogue sounds and sequences.
Legende (1990)
Voyager's Journey (1990)
The
Aegean Sea (1990)
Contrary Action (1992)
Live In the Red Gate (1996) (with Roman Kalinin)
Milky Way (1997)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1997)
Dedicated To
the Challenger's Crew (1998)
Spheric Concert (1998)
We Continue the Search (1999)
In
Curled Space (1999)
Moon Odyssey (1999)
Martian Concert (1999)
Andromeda (1999)
Lyra (1999)
On the Edge of the Galaxy (1999)
Under the Starry Night of Spain (1999)
Birth,
Life And Death (1999)
Scarlet Sails (2000)
Inner Cosmos (2000)
Heart of the
Universe (2000)
Star Triangle (2001)
On the
Edge of Dream (2001)
Beyond the Edge of Dream (2001)
Journey To the East (2001)
Corona Borealis (2001)
All
Oscillators On (2002)
Two Oceans (2002)
Music of the Stars III (2002)
Sad And Soli Music (2003)
Star Journey (2003)
Cassiopeia (2003)
Music of the Stars IV (2003)
Music of the Stars V (2003)
Mercury (2004)
Evolution (2004)
Extremal Forsage (2005)
Planet Parade (2005)
Between the Sky And the Earth (2006) (with Julia Lomanova)
ElectroDinamica (2006) (with Julia Lomanova)
Russian synthesist with a melodic style. Andrei has always been interested in all things related to space and astronomy, while music was not something he wanted to be teached as a teenager. However, things changed when he knew about the concept of "cosmic" music. It all started in 1984 when, while studying at astronomy courses in Moscow Planetarium, Andrei formed the band "Alrado" with a couple of freinds. The group mostly covered compositions of French group Space, but Andrei did write a few original tunes for the band. They gave several concerts in the Planetarium that were very well received by the public, especially the original material. At that time, Andrei still wanted to be an astronomer, but his love for cosmic music has won the battle, so to speak. Since 1989, Andrei acted as electronic musician only, without breaking his good partnership with people in Moscow Planetarium. Andrei has his own label NEANE records that has released quite a few of his own works as well as those by several other up and coming artists in the electronic / cosmic / ambient scene. Please, note that Legende, The Aegean Sea and Contrary Action were released under the project name "NEANE". The first one was initially intended as a soundtrack for planetarium shows. See my review of Andrei's album From Dusk Till Dawn in the reviews section.
Barnes Habot (1997)
Klood (1997)
X. Masse (1997)
Gag-Hamin (1999) (S)
P4.2 A Collection of Drones (2001)
Aversion (2003)
Retraction (2003)
Negation (2006) (S)
Ambient soundscapes by Emmanuel Haubry.
Klopfzeichen (1970)
Zwei-Osterei (1970)
Eruption (1971)
CMO (2008)
Admira (2008) (recorded in 1971)
Vulcano (2008) (recorded in 1971)
Representative of the early German Krautrock scene, Kluster consisted of Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius and Conrad Schnitzler. In comparison with mid and late-Seventies Cluster works, this one is very rough and experimental, as well as abstract and bizarre. Industrial-like noise music. The "re-union" 3-CD set from 2008 does not have much to do with the original Kluster, as all music was recorded by Conrad Schnitzler, Michael Thomas Roe and Masato Ooyama. Same for Admira and Vulcano, both of which were recorded in 1971 by a trio of Schnitzler, Klaus Freudigmann and Wolfgagng Seidel. It is beyond me as to why Conrad has chosen the Kluster name for the release of these recordings.
See also: Cluster, Roedelius, Hans-Joachim, Moebius, Schnitzler, Conrad.
What About the Past I (2003)
What
About the Past II (2003)
Endless Sea (2004)
Rob Knetsch's solo music. What About the Past albums contain unreleased archived material from 2002 - 2003, while Endless Sea is all new music. He has also released a series of CD's with experimental soundscapes that were created using various processed sounds (no synthesizers).
See also: Beudeker / Knetsch, Novo Sibirsk, Electrance, Rok, Yaffin.
Laudanum (2007)
Knudsen, Christian Hoy (Norway)
Hav (2000)
Dark Ambient from Norway. Supposedly, very good.
Old Boat House (2005) (S)
Silence (2006) (S)
This Ambient artist so far has released only two mini-albums.
Frontiers (2000)
Transcendental Dark Ambient.
Total Existence Failure (2004)
The Kobalt Project is Dave Massey. The music was released on AD label. Traditional EM with a modern edge.
See also: Callisto
Kocab, Michael (Czech Republic)
Odysseus (1987)
Black Light (1989) (with
Michal Pavlicek)
Michael Kocab is known as a multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer. He formed (and was member of) several groups (mostly in Rock and Jazz-Rock fields) and collaborated with many musicians. He has also released some albums of instrumental EM. An interesting fact is that since 1990 Michael Kocab is mainly known as a politician rather than a musician. He even was a member of federal Parliament for two years. After that he organized several concerts (one of which saw guest performance of Michael's friend Frank Zappa) and released several works that are stylistically out of scope for EEM.
Etherea (2003)
Momentium (2006)
Sequentaria (2008)
Luminosity (2009)
Radiance (2009)
Quadranteon (2009)
Etherea was produed by Steve Roach and the style represented here is based on analogue electronic pulsations and warm atmospheres. Koepper's inspiration is classic Electronic Music of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and Jean-Michel Jarre. Jeffrey Koepper is active on the EM scene since 1985. He was also member of groups Pure Gamma and Immortal.
Volk von Bauhaus (1985)
Giant Gord
(??) (soundtrack) (with Nobuyoshi Koshibe)
BMW Cyber-Tech Sound (1992) (S)
Quiet Comfort (2007)
Experimental Ambient. The concept of the first album is similar to that of Computer Experiments by Synergy. Several electronic instruments are connected to a computer which sends them signals to generate different ambient tones. Takashi Kokubo also released several CD's with environmental sounds which he recorded in various parts of the world using cutting-edge digital technology.
Subtle Matter (1999) (recorded in 1980)
Solo album of Frippertronics-style music from this member of King Crimson-influenced Progressive Rock band St. Elmo's Fire. The music was recorded live in 1980 and used as background music during various St. Elmo's Fire performances. Stylistically, one can draw parallels between Paul Kollar, Fripp & Eno and Tangerine Dream.
Kolvenbach, Floris (Netherlands)
Inspiration For Mas (1988)
Listen To the
Future (1988)
Personal Music (1988)
Not much is known about this electronic composer, but apparently he worked with IBM back in the 1980's, releasing a sort of a promotional album for them (Personal Music) made with the help of IBM computers.
Civilization Here (2004)
Ambient music by one Brad Hall. Very atmospheric.
Ynos - Chill Out Sector (1995)
This atypical CD by well-known Techno producers Ralph Fritsch and Detlef Hastik is a must for Bladerunner fans. Strong, atmospheric synth tracks with some sequences and textures reminiscent of the great Vangelis.
Wladyslaw Komendarek (1985)
Dotyk
Chmur (1985)
Antystres (1986)
Planeta Smiechu (1989)
Promenada (1989)
Hibernacja Nr. 1 (1990)
Fruwajaca Lalka (1991)
Tajemnice Horyzontu (1991)
Powrot z Materii
Miedzygwiazdowej (1992)
Polawiacze Sumien (1993)
Parabola Muz (1994)
Kupcy
Czasu (1995)
Infomania (1995) (with Tomasz Kubiak & Marek Manowski)
Szafirowa Chimera (1996)
Klasykotronika (1998)
Zeta Reticuli IV (2000)
Manipulator (2001)
Syndrom Cywilizacji (2002)
Rycerze Ciemnosci (2007)
Poisoners of Consciousness (2009)
Wladyslaw Komendarek is a Polish synthesist. In the 70's he was a keyboardist of Progrock band Exodus and around 1983 he started his solo career. He is very diverse stylistically, but generally quite original. Sometimes he makes some weird things like putting in samples of Rap verses, some shouting voices or vocoded speech etc. Overall, a lively, energetic affair. Promenada and Klasykotronika contain synth versions of Classical compositions. Later stuff tends to incorporate lots of modern Techno elements.
Market Led (1996)
The World of Tomorrow
(1997)
Synthetik (2007)
This Kraftwerk "copy" was formed in 1995 in London by Simon Leonard, David Baker and Jane Brereton. During the 80's, both Leonard and Baker were founders of proto-Techno groups I Start Counting and Fortran 5, both released by Mute Records.
Speech From the Shadows (2006)
A collaborative project between Andrea Freschi (Subinterior) and Gabriele Panci (New Risen Throne). Dark Ambient.
See also: Subinterior, New Risen Throne.
Nunatak Gongamur (1990)
Teimo (1992)
Permafrost
(1993)
Nuuk (1994)
Aubrite (1995)
Kaamos (1998)
Unerforschtes Gebiet (2001)
Daikan (2002)
Zyklop (2003)
La Barca (2009)
Dark Ambient master.
See also: Kontakt Der Junglinge
Memories of Trees (2004)
Ex-Hoelderlin musician Bernd Konig.
Konkrete Kantikle (2001)
I suppose, it's top-notch Medieval Ambient, with lots of doomy church organ, various echoing sounds, choirs etc. Konkrete Kantikle is Kelly Thistle.
See also: Thistle, Dream Radiation.
Submerging (1992)
Spirit Cave (2007)
Mario Konrad was born in 1973 and began his first experiments with synthesizers in 1989. His first album appeared in 1992 on Musique Intemporelle. He then collaborated with several ambient artists, including Amir Baghiri, and released a new album in 2007, called Spirit Cave. Mario makes somewhat ambient EM with traces of Steve Roach's style and those of other ambient composers.
Kontakt Der Junglinge (Germany)
Kontakt Der Junglinge 1 (1999)
Kontakt Der Junglinge O (2001)
Kontakt Der Junglinge - 1 (2002)
Kontakt Der Junglinge n (2003)
Thomas Koner's project with Asmus Tietchens. Dark Ambient sounds.
See also: Koner, Thomas
Demos (1983)
It's A Gun (1985)
A project by Peter Felippi.
See also: Felippi, Peter
Till Kopper (1987)
Till Kopper '90
(1990)
Synthesist.
See also: EL-KA
Sign of Eternal Return (2006)
Mysteries of the Greylands (2010) (with Phragments)
Neo-Classical Ambient of a rather intense nature.
King's Crime (1981)
Dinner (1982) (with Klaus Fischer)
Mixture of Electronic Music and Progrock from member of Changing Images.
See also: Changing Images
Kosmos (2007)
Kosmos is a "Space Rock" group formed by Michel Langevin - a drummer for the band Voivod. They cover a lot of ground here, including guitar / synthesizer jams heavily influenced by 1970's Krautrock, motorik rhythms and a completely electronic track ("Septial").
The Soundtracks (1984)
The Concert (1987)
Lophophora (1987)
Monument (1988)
The Laser Project (1988)
Morphic Resonance (1988)
The Visitor (1988)
Planet News (1989)
Kingdom Come (1990)
Cosmic Resonance (1991)
A Comet's Tale (1991) (recorded in 1990)
Virtual Reality (1993)
Trance Neutral Zone (1999)
Lucid Dreams
(2000)
The Healing Breath (2001)
Spiritual Dream (2002)
Patrick Wille "Kosmos" started his career in the 1970's, when he began combining traditional Eastern music (mainly Indian / raga / sitar works) with the latest in synthesizer technnology. Since then, he's given many concerts in unusual (but fairly traditional for EM) places such as cathedrals, planetariums, castles etc and released some cassette / CD albums, many of which contained music recorded live during various performances. I haven't heard much yet but his early stuff from the Eighties is excellent and highly recommended. In the late 1980's / early 1990's, IC / Digit label re-released on a series of CD's some of his tracks that were previously only available on cassette (these three CDs were Planet News, Cosmic Resonance and Comet's Tale). In 2000 a compilation CD of Patrick's music from 1984 - 1990 was released, called Monuments Vol. 1. The Chronicles box set followed in 2002, presumably containing music from all of Patrick's cassettes. His music from the New Millennium is supposedly much more New Age-like and is of no big interest.
Catch Wave (1975)
Member of Taj Mahal Travellers who's been experimenting with electronic and concrete textures since the early 1960's. Catch Wave will be interesting to fans of both hard-core academic EM and the early experiments of German Electronic / Kraut musicians. He has some other albums that range from Jazz improvisations to processed violin sounds.
Midnight Mood 1 (1982)
Midnight Mood 2 (??)
Midnight Mood 3 (??)
Bulgarian musician. Angel Kotev graduated from the State Academy of Music in 1977. He composed a lot of works in various genres, including some interesting electronic works during the 1980's.
Ajatuslapsi (1976)
Solo LP from Wigwam keyboardist.
Masterpieces (1990)
Plays Synthesizer Hits
(1991)
Plays Science-Fiction Movie Themes (1992)
From the Dawn of Time (1993)
Space Disco music. It was an Italian project from the early Eighties, but later Michel van der Kuy from Laserdance wrote music for Koto. It is also similar in style, albeit Koto is often a tad more laid-back and not as driving as Laserdance. But, generally, if you like Laserdance, you will also like this.
Izmedju Svetlosti i Tame (1977)
Sampled Moon (1986)
Kornelije Kovac is one of the pioneers of Yugoslavian Electronic Music. He made mysterious synth compositions with a dash of guitar, perhaps a bit similar to Edgar Froese. Kovac is pretty well-known in former Yugoslavia as a composer for TV / movies and member of several groups (including Korni - a Prog Rock band).
Clon (1995)
Works '95 - '98 (1999)
Leonard (2005) (with Sam Vitoulis)
Synthesist from Argentina living and working in Barcelona, Spain. Electronics.
Deranged In Space (1996)
Electric
Dimension (1996)
Retroish (1998)
I think the name pretty much says it all and you are already guessing that it's a 'tribute' band. However, as some people have pointed out, in trying to recreate the Kraftwerk sound, they at times end up sounding more like Tangerine Dream instead, which means long, sequencer-based pieces.
Kraftwerk (1970)
Kraftwerk 2 (1971)
Ralf
And Florian (1973)
Autobahn (1974)
Radio-Activity (1975)
Trans-Europe Express (1977)
The Man-Machine (1978)
Computer World (1981)
Tour De France (1983) (S)
Electric Cafe (1986)
The Mix (1991)
Concert Classics (1998) (recorded in 1975)
Expo 2000 (1999) (S)
Tour De France Soundtracks (2003)
Minimum-Maximum (2005)
Famous German band that is considered internationally to be the pioneers of Techno music. Kraftwerk started as a duo of Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider. Before releasing their first Kraftwerk album they released a work of experimental music under "Organisation" name. The album was called Tone Float and is now very difficult to find. Musically it was a mixture of weird flute playing, guitar and electronic effects. Some have compared it to early Pink Floyd. The first two Kraftwerk albums continue in this direction, featuring (at times really weird) electronic excursions with some flute playing and cool motorik rhythms. The motorik aesthetics of these early albums were shared at that time and also later by some other German experimental bands, like Neu! and Cluster, for instance. After several personnel changes (Michael Rother of Neu! was briefly with Kraftwerk), the duo rejoined and recorded Ralf And Florian, which is the only Kraftwerk album that I haven't heard. But it is said to be a substantial improvement over previous efforts, featuring a nice mix of electronics and some acoustic touches. The same applies to Autobahn which was a big hit in Europe. (of course they had to cut the title track down to 3 or 4 minutes to be able to play that on radio) the last track on that album sounds as if it was created with acoustic instruments, nevertheless even these acoustic elements sound very unusual, as if they were processed or something like that. The rest of the album is completely electronic. I have never actually heard something like this from other musicians. It is quite unique and, overall, the album is pretty good, in spite of its outright poppish nature at places. the next was Radio-Activity, which is probably my favourite Kraftwerk album of them all, although for an unexperienced listener it can be a bit of a pain to get into. By that time the classic Kraftwerk lineup of Hutter, Schneider, Bartos and Flur already took shape. Ok, to make the long story short: what I like about Kraftwerk is their ability to describe and transmit certain atmosphere, like, for instance, in Trans-Europe Express where they managed to capture the atmosphere of the night train ride perfectly and this work is pure genius with its simple and basic, but still strong and profound theme. In conclusion I'd like to mention that Kraftwerk are probably the most extravagant electronic band in history, with their robotic image, their famous "pseudo-concerts" and totally industrial and technological concept. There are many Kraftwerk clones out there, but none of them sound exactly like Kraftwerk.
See also: Electric Music, Bartos, Carl, Yamo.
Aquanaut (1999)
For Lisa (2003)
Amore (2005)
Chagrin (2006)
Drift (2007)
Nachtschade (2008)
Beautiful and mysterious, aquatic ambient sounds from Ricardo Gomez and Joris Vermost.
Andromeda (1980)
Odyssey (1982)
Electric Dreams (1983)
The first album is in Space style, the second more complex but less melodic. Electric Dreams is an attempt to combine the styles of the first two.
This musician got some fame in the mid 1970's for his spontaneous live performances in New York's Central Park. These featured a set of modular synthesizers running from a generator and were called "the Electronic Music Mobile". Gregory Kramer studied at the California Institute of the Arts and briefly worked for a company that sold Buchla synthesizers.
See also: Electronic Art Ensemble
Places of Peace And Freedom (1994)
On the
Wings of the Cranes (1996)
Melodic music, I think.
Kratochvil, Martin (Czech Republic)
Elegie (1976)
Hodokvas (1979)
Asteroid (1981)
Hvezdon (1984)
Old Acquaintance (1986)
Ornament
(1988)
Together (1990)
Moravian Concerts (1990)
Chiaroscuro (1993)
Czech musician and founder of the band "Jazz Q" that pioneered some sort of electronic Jazz.
Citadels of Mystery (1970)
The New Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music (1981)
One half of the renowned duo Beaver & Krause, in 1970 he released an album of quiet and a bit symphonic Electronic Music (Citadels...). After that he had many other (supposedly, very good) albums released that dealt with his wildlife experiences and can be roughly labeled as "musique concrete", bar one LP - a sequel to Beaver & Krause's The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music in 1981.
See also: Beaver & Krause
Live (2001)
A supergroup featuring Daniel Bloom, Dariusz Stawicki, Michal Dudek, Marek Szulen and Robert Blaszczyk (all on synthesizers). Mateusz Ozyra helps on bass, while Tomasz Bernarz and Tomasz Zur play guitars.
See also: Bloom, Daniel, Szulen, Marek.
East German synthesist.
Religion Is War (2003)
Vast sonicscape.
Riva (1994)
Weekend (1996)
Fechterin (1997) (EP)
Mort Aux Vaches (1997) (EP)
Appearance And
the Park (1998)
Kreidler (2000)
Circles (2000) (EP)
Eve Future (2002)
Eve Future Recall (2004)
Mosaik 2014 (2009)
Recommended for fans of Cluster, Neu! and Harmonia. Hypnotic motorik rhythms with mucho experimental beeps and bleeps. Kreidler are Thomas Klein, Ansreas Reihse and Detlef Weinrich.
Ansiana (2000)
Voices And Movement (2002)
Kreitchi is one of the pioneers of Russian Electronic Music. He was experimenting with ANS already in the 60's, together with Edward Artemiev. The two recorded the soundtrack to the movie "Cosmos" which was a very unusual electronic work, melodic and abstract at the same time. Kreitchi's 2000 album Ansiana, released on Electroshock Records, was created on the ANS and ovaloid, an acoustic instrument, and this is one of the strangest albums I have heard in the last several years. Parts of it are just abstract noises mixed with found sounds ("Tryptich Ocean"), parts are crazy vocal transformation experiments ("Six Days of Creation"), that sound extremely hypnotic, parts are almost exclusively ovaloid playing, which can get pretty dull at places. This album is very difficult to classify, but I would certainly recommend it for an adventurous listener. It's a great album simply because it's very daring and experimental, and in a world full of clones and stagnation of ideas, this certainly brings some fresh air.
Krozier And the Generator (Australia)
The Quirkshop Tapes (1979)
Tranceformer (1980)
Krozier's Krusaders (1980)
Orbital Circus (1980)
Basically Jeffrey Crozier (voice) with members of Rainbow Generator plus some guests. Crozier, a magician, illusionist and poet, apparently died in 1981, accidentally hanging himself while preparing one of his new tricks.
See also: Rainbow Generator, Generator, The, Mojo.
One Is One (1981)
Zwischenmischung (1982)
German drummer and electronic musician. He participated on Tangerine Dream's Cyclone and Force Majeure albums. His solo stuff was released on the IC label and I have never heard this music, although it is said to be (not surprisingly) very rhythmic stuff.
See also: Tangerine Dream
Out of Dreams (2001)
Synthesist.
Swiatlo Prawdy (2000)
Planeta RX (2003) (S)
Kombimus (2005)
Elbing 1904 (2008)
Olsztyn - Elblag 2008 (2008) (with Adam Bownik and Andrzej Mierzynski)
Polish synthesist with a melodic style along the lines of Jarre and Kraftwerk. Kombimus is a "best of" selection with re-arranged and re-recorded pieces.
Leaves Laughter (1985)
Any Water
Knows (1987)
Shaken At the Sun (1992)
Inner Whirl (1996)
No Age (1999)
Mainly Psych / Space Rock, but more or less every album has a couple of electronic tracks.
See also: Olographic Landscapes
Magnus Luctus In Ergastulo (1998)
Apsychastenia (1999)
Impresje Szeptow (2000)
Polish musician based in Torun. Ambient electronics, sometimes dark.
Kshatriy (2005)
Listopad Vot On (2007) (with Lunar Abyss Deus Organum)
Drones (2008)
Uak-Kib (2008)
Slepok Soznaniya (2009)
TaeT (2009) (with Vresnit)
Out of Environment Space (1994)
Infomania (1995) (with Komendarek & Marek Manowski)
Some of Random Realities (2001)
Experience Headland (2001) (with Dariusz Kalinski)
Rhythmic, Berlin School-like Electronic Music.
The Case (1999)
The Cube (2000)
The
Singularity (2001)
Exeter (2004)
Nightshade (2006)
Kubient (2006)
Entropy's Evolution (2010)
Great Berlin School electronics. Kubusschnitt are Andy Bloyce (UK), Tom Coppens (Belgium), Ruud Heij (Netherlands) and Jens Peschke (Germany) who left the band after the release of The Singularity.
See also: Weird, Navigator, Patchwork.
Eniel (1993) (with Jan Kunovsky)
Unique melodic electronics.
Unit 23 (1991)
Harmonic Luminosity (1993)
Metachoral Visions (1997)
Electrochoral Dreams (1998)
Unit 25: Dark Red (1998)
Digichoral Blue Portraits (1999)
Unit 28: Blue Motion (1999)
Computer Choral Green
Prints (2000)
Techno Unit 30: Audiochrome (2000)
Techno Unit 32: Miscellaneous Tracks
(2001)
Ambient Red Washes (2003)
Ambient Green Washes (2005)
Bridge Mix 37 (2005)
Electro Engravings (2006)
Blue Drawings And Text (2008)
Minimalist Ambient works, sometimes comparable to Music For Airports by Brian Eno. Larry Kucharz started composing in the 1970's. A bit later, he began transcribing and re-recording his old works using electronic technology (mostly Fairlight computers but also Roland D-50 and a few other instruments).
Vita Contemplativa (1993)
Sny Polskie (1993)
Cosmo (1994)
Suita Tatrzanska (1996)
Echa Gor (1996)
Babie Lato (1997)
Live (1998)
Waltornium (1999)
Bezkresne Laki I i II (2000)
Wrzosowiska (2003)
Venta (2003)
Soporus (2003)
Nagrania Bardzo Archivalne 1986 - 2004 (2004)
Tracks (2005)
Litania (2005)
Raw Material (2008)
Railroad Paths (2008)
Sleepwalk (2009) (with Kulka)
Electronic Music in Berlin style. Some works are more ambient.
Atemnot (1981)
Timeless
(2000)
Energetic, sequential electronics.
See also: A La Ping Pong, Beatboys 2000.
Pallada (2000)
Songs of the Silver Forest (2003)
Vyacheslav Kulikov is also known as Moon Rainbow. Symphonic electronics on the verge of New Age.
See also: Moon Rainbow
Beeldklank (2001)
Knowledge And Not Knowing (2001)
North-West (2002)
Aviatore (2003)
Time Average (2004)
Tingel-Tangel Ernste Musik (2005)
Perpetual Flux (2006)
Born in 1962 in Amsterdam, Hans Kulk is an analogue synthesis enthusiast and synth repair shop master. He uses huge modular systems and analogue computers.
First Recordings (1992) (recorded
in 1977 - 1982)
First Recordings & More (1992) (recorded in 1982 - 1992)
The Return of the Morlock (1992) (recorded in 1982 - 1985)
The Return of the Morlock Part II (1996) (recorded in 1992 - 1996)
The Morlock Runs Again (1997)
The Electronic Millennium (2001)
Improvisation For Guitar & Synthesizer (2001) (with Jonas Kunze)
The Best of (2001) (recorded in 1981 - 2000)
St Martin (2006) (with
Jonas Kunze)
Synthesist who was born in 1958 and has been making Electronic Music oficially since 1981. He works almost exclusively with analogue synthesizers.
Inventio - Outventio (1970) (S)
Recordings 1963 - 1973 (2002)
Finnish Electronic Music pioneer. His solo historic stuff may not be for everyone as it is mostly of very experimental nature. Kurenniemi was the founder of Helsinki University's Electronic Music Studio in the 60's. He worked with many famous and not-so-famous people in the Avant-Garde, Academic and Progressive Rock fields. The collection mentioned above contains music that was mostly written during the 1968 - 1971 period. A curious fact: one of the compositions, called "Dance of the Antropoids" can also be heard (in a different version) on the Wigwam album Tombstone Valentine. Erkki Kurenniemi designed his own custom synthesizers, among them the DIMI series synthesizers that were (and still are) used by the Swedish musician Ralph Lundsten.
Call To the Deep (2001)
Ethnic Ambient with lots of dark moments by Nicolas d. Faure and Alex Demtez (ex-Asmorod).
See also: Asmorod
Cult of Melancholia (2008)
Die Ruhe (2008)
I suppose, Lawrence Kurten is a pseudonym. The first album is Classically influenced, with some Mellotron textures. The second one is more atmospheric.
Unidentified Feathered Object
(2003)
Skywave (2008)
Pulsing ambient soundscapes from Simon Bennett out of Perth, Australia. This music brings to mind some early 90's releases on Pete Namlook's FAX label.
Ephemeral Highways (2004)
Tranquil EM from the man behind Alpha Wave Movement. Good for traveling.
See also: Alpha Wave Movement