Chemistry (1981)
Outlaw (1984)
The Song of the Stars (2002) (recorded in 1971 - 1974)
Uncertain Alchemy (??)
Two Faces (??)
Pour Mes Amis (??)
Eighties (2007) (recorded in ??)
M.A.L. is Belgian guitarist and experimental composer Daniel Malempre. During the 1980's he released a few cassette tapes. Some of those tracks were later re-pressed on CD as the Eighties compilation, along with a couple of compilation-only tracks and one unreleased piece. The new millennium also saw the release of The Song of the Stars that contained archived pieces recorded in the early 1970's. Daniel Malempre is strongly in the Manuel Goettsching school of thought most of the time, pioneering echoing cosmic guitar style along with Goettsching / Ashra, Gunther Schickert and Achim Reichel.
Subtle Sabotage (1982)
Retro Picnic (1991)
Living With Tupicco
(1998)
See also: Martin, Alan
Live At the Logan Beach Cafe (1999)
Live At the Feast (2000)
Live At the Nervous Center (2001)
String Vibrations (2002)
Live From the Bunker (2002)
Survival Machine (2002)
M.E.M.E. stands for Midwest Electronic Music Ensemble and is dedicated to live performances of Electronic Music, using modular synthesizers, samplers and digital / analog keyboards & controllers. The core members include Michael Firman, Darwin Grosse, Jack McCarthy, John Papiewski and Nick Wilson. The group also saw participations from Grant Richter, Brian Wensing & Andre Stordeur.
The Dreams of M.Kourie (2006)
Ambient project of Nathan Berlinguette.
Noctilucent Threnody (1999)
Dreams In the Orchards of Saturn (1995)
Imaginarium (1998) (with Vir Unis)
Live Under A Harvest Moon (2000) (with James Johnson)
Seed (2001) (with James Johnson)
Silence Speaks In Shadow (2001)
Ambient soundscapes by Paul Vnuk Jr. and Christopher Short, sometimes with tribal rhythms.
See also: Short, Christopher
Zyklus (2002) (with Anofele)
No Survivors For the New World (2005)
Melodic and dark ambience from Marco Ramassotto.
Human Electricity (1996)
Futurebound (1996)
Aphasia (1999)
Dining Room (2002)
The Road (2003)
Spaceship
Deneb (2004)
The Electric Man (2004)
Life Is
Strange (2004)
A Deceitful Hand (2005)
Black Light (2005)
Hides In the Fog (2005)
Space Station Happiness (2005)
Space Cargo Atlantis (2005)
A Deceitful Mind (2006)
The Comet Fish (2006)
Tales of Bodies And Souls (2006)
Tales of Bodies And Souls 2 (2006)
The Presence (2006)
The Metallic Planet (2006)
Space Diplomacy (2006)
Justice (2007)
Winters (2007)
The Last City (2007)
Grey Light (2007)
Years of A Lifetime (2007)
A Deceitful Smile (2007)
Silent Seas (2007)
A Fake Live Album (2007)
MegaRobot Moonblade (2008)
Life Is Strange (2008)
Space Cargo Atlantis - 300 Years Later (2008)
Solar Mission (2008) (with Stockman)
Another Season (2008)
Aelectroid (2009)
Genesis of Alpha Nebula (2010)
Sleep (2010)
Member of BIOnighT. Human Electricity is sequencer music recorded in 1995 - 1996. Futurebound is a collection of upbeat futuristic Synth-Rock pieces a bit in the style of Tangerine Dream's 80's soundtracks. Aphasia and Dining Room are very diverse musically, but definitely electronic. Please, NOTE that Human Electricity, Futurebound, The Road, The Electric Man and Life Is Strange are no longer available in their original form. However, in the near future, newer, re-recorded versions of these albums will be available.
See also: BIOnighT
Void Spirit (1979)
Back From Beyond (1980)
Classic Electronic Music. One track on Back From Beyond features Geoff Green of Cybotron.
Machinery of Life (Netherlands)
Run 2 (2003)
Michel van der Kuy's project.
See also: Rygar, Laserdance, Area 51.
Lizard Music (1998)
Caos Sensible (2001)
Cielo Profundo (2006)
Original Galadriel guitarist. His works mainly consist of guitar-based electronics of the Frippian variety but he employs other techniques as well.
Chimera (1974)
Score (1976)
Visa (1980)
A Picture of Sound (1990)
Songs To Fall In Love To (1997) (with Neil Lockwood)
Duncan Mackay was born in Leeds, England but during the 1960's he emigrated to South Africa and that's where most of the events related to his solo music career happened (that's why he is listed as a South African artist anyway). His music is a synthesis of several styles, most notable the Symphonic Rock of the 1970's (like Yes, ELP etc.) and Electronic Music. Chimera is very much influenced by the Symphonic Rock, while on later efforts he developed a more synthetic approach. Duncan Mackay played keyboards on albums of some well-known acts, including 10cc, Camel, Kate Bush and Alan Parsons Project.
Alienated (2003)
Futureworld (2006)
Independent electronic composer / musician (and ex-bass player) based in Ontario, Canada. Melodic / rhythmic and sequential Electronic Music in the vein of Jarre and Tangerine Dream.
First Mission (2002)
Second Voyage
(2005)
A synthdance / spacesynth duo of Anders Lundqvist and Marco Rochowski.
See also: Lundqvist, Anders
Darlia Microtonica (1976) (S)
El Concierto Para Ir en Globo (1978)
El Regreso a las Botellas de Papa Nodulus (1984)
Macromissa (1985)
Espejo Rapidisimo Qinqen (1986)
Gelateria: los Poderes del
Chichoner (1987)
Tolosago Banda Munizipalak Interpretatzen Dio Macromassari (1989)
La Isla de la Tortuga (1989)
Banda Municipal de Tolosa Interpreta
Macromassa (1991)
Los Hechos Perez (1992)
ZOG Live (1993)
Las Flores Amarillas Tambien dan Entradas Nuevos a los Perros (1995)
Umyu (1995)
Puerta Heliogabal (1997)
Basically a duo formed in 1976 in Barcelona by Victor Nubla and Juan Crek. Nubla is a composer, videoartist and writer who started his musical adventures as a clarinetist. During the 70's, he became involved in the whole experimental scene and created Macromassa as an outfit that would allow him to explore the possibilities of electronic wind instruments. Juan Crek, on the other hand, came from a Psychedelic Rock background. Many a musician collaborated with Macromassa, including some luminaries of Spanish Progressive / Electronic scene, such as Albert Gimenez. The latter's interest in German Electronic Music of the time and his own unique methods and style contributed to some of early Macromassa material. Apart from releasing records and CD's, the band also released tons of videos and participated on numerous compilations.
See also: Naïf
Millenium Mash (1998)
Metallic Limits (1999)
Mike Madden is the drummer of Joe Albarran's Matter. On these albums he uses drums, percussion, Theremin and Mellotron.
See also: Matter
Le Komuso A Cordes (1976)
La Chambre
Nuptiale (1978)
Canadian musician from Quebec area. The first album features a full-band sound. The music is instrumental and is somewhat influenced by Gong (you know, the Jazzy sort of thing). The second one features different music altogether: it's spacey and ethereal and is in essence a solo electronic effort of Michel. The work on both albums started in 1975 but the second one took 3 years to complete. After these two releases Michel Madore mostly acted as a painter and sculptor.
Flowers For Solomon (1999) (S)
A Thousand Petals (2001)
Flowers... contains apocalyptic Dark Ambient with mutating synths over a collage of late-night Christian Radio sounds. Maenad is a New-Jersey-based project from Christine M. Uberti.
Dedicated To A New Dawn (1988)
Perception Kills (1988)
Peak Experience (1989)
Peak Experience (1990) (different)
Ambient Dreams (1990)
Sensuum Mendacia (1991)
Subliminal Forces (1991)
Hypnobasia (1991)
Ultimate Time (1991)
Venenum (1992)
Multiple Personality Discorder (1993)
Yearning For the Secrets of Nature (1993)
Mind Reversal (1993)
Archaic States (1993)
Ultimate Time (1994)
Myein (1995)
Ambiguitas (1995)
Mort Aux Vaches (1996)
The Beauty of Sadness (1996)
Language of Flames And Sound (1996)
Emotional Engramm (1997)
Hypnotikum I (1998)
Hypnotikum II (1999)
The ultimate in Drone Ambient. Maeror Tri were a German trio that used only electric guitars and tons of processing devices to create their floating and static droning soundscapes. The group is now disbanded.
See also: Troum
Symphonia (1996)
Corsican electronic musician with a Rock-based, melodic style.
Sounds of Meditation (2000)
Autobahn Musik (2002)
Space Exploration (2002)
Sounds From Outer Space (2002)
Dreams of Tomorrow (2002)
Earthview (2002)
Back To the Roots 1 (2003)
Back To the Roots 2 (2003)
Bewegung (2003)
Cosmic Events (2003)
Endless Floating (2004)
Dreamscape (2004)
Reflections (2005)
Astrophobia (2005)
Skywalker (2006)
Quite a prolific German artist with a cosmic, Berlin School-inspired sound.
Unfold (1998)
Uplift Drift (2002)
Freedom Star (2004)
Observer (2009)
Ambient and chill-out music, sometimes with modern rhythms. Magic Sound Fabric is Cameron Akhunaton.
See also: Mind Transport Tools
Next Millennium Vibrations (1993)
I am not sure how much of this Japanese psychedelic legend's music could be classified as EM, but at least the above mentioned album is supposed to be electronic. Further investigation is needed.
Magma (1970)
1001 Centigrade (1971)
Mekanik
Destruktiw Kommandoh (1973)
Kohntarkosz (1974)
Hhai / Live (1975)
Udu Wudu (1976)
Inedits (1977)
Attahk (1978)
Retrospektiw Vol. 1 & 2 (1981)
Retrospektiw Vol. 3
(1981)
Merci (1984)
Mythes Et Legendes Vol. 1 (1985)
Mekanik Kommandoh (1990)
Le Voix
- Concert 1992 - Douarnenez (1992)
Theatre Du Taur - Concert 1975 Toulous (1994)
Concert
Bobino 1981 (1995)
Concert 1971 Bruxelles Theatre 140 (1996)
Floe Essi / Ektah (1998)
BBC 1974 Londres (1999)
Theusez Hamtaahk (2001)
Kohntarkosz Anteria (2004)
Uber Kommandoh BBC 1974 (2004)
A relic of French Progressive scene. Magma were the creators of musical style known today as "Zeuhl" music. The band's drummer, Christian Vander, invented his own language called the Kobaian, in which the band sang sci-fi stories about a peaceful race living on a distant planet Kobaia and their relationships with the people of the Earth. With it's shattering bass lines, super eccentric vocals, darkish keyboard sounds and heavily repetitive structure, Magma's music is nothing for the faint-hearted. The band has influenced a host of musicans, not only in Rock music, but also in the electronic camp, the good example being Peter Frohmader. For their more electronic sound, check out Udu Wudu.
See also: Weidorje, Gauthier, Patrick, Widemann, Benoit.
Elements - La Terre (1978)
Elements No.2 - L'eau (1980)
Classiques Synthetiseurs (1982)
Michael Magne (1930 - 1984) is mostly known as a soundtrack composer who has also released several Electronic Music albums (they are listed above). The rest of his output ranges from symphonic music to vocal / chansons and a bit of early experimentation (as on Musique Tachiste).
Divine Force (1997)
Imagens (??)
Apparently, this artist (Daniel Klimek) mixes melodic Progressive Rock with jazzy / symphonic tendencies and psychedelic / cosmic Electronic Music.
Romance (1994)
Treaktor (2001)
Lanterns (2002)
Evebuildingbomb (2003)
Pane (2003) (with Stone Glass Steel)
Selected Songs 2001 - 2003 (2004)
Drone Ambient from David Sullivan (Potland, Oregon).
If Dreams Were Clouds (2004)
Imprint (2006) (with Michael Peck)
The Gallery of Subtle Smiles (2007) (with Michael Peck)
Beyond the Vaulting Sky (2009)
A Life Incandescent (2010) (with Michael Peck)
Ambient musician and a founding member of The Amaranth Signal.
See also: Amaranth Signal, The
In the Beginning (1991)
On the Way
(1991)
German synthesist.
Inlandsis (2005)
Strategie Lunaire (2007)
French synthesist with classic style.
Firmament III (1996)
So far I have included here only one album by this well-known UK experimental band, consisting of Scott Dowson and Robert Hampson. I am not sure if it fits in stylistically, or if there are other albums out there begging of inclusion. On Firmament III processed guitar was used along with a lot of samples (Paul Schütze provides samples for two of the tracks). The music is supposedly Ambient of the darker variety. This project was put on hold in 2006.
Tenants of the Lattice Work (1983)
A concept album of Electronic Music (with some Synth-Pop traits) made with Moogs, Rolands, Apple II computer and more. Mainframe consisted of Murray Munro and John Molloy.
From the Mothership (1999)
Telluric Waves (2003)
.74 (2004)
Space Music by Simon Lomax who is the founder of British Council of Nine label.
Majestibo is Polish composer Marcin Borkowski who participated in the creation of EL-PROJEKT sampler. He composes melodic and climatic spacey EM.
Timespan (2010)
Stark Electronic Music from Zombi drummer A.E. Paterra.
See also: Zombi
Life - 4 Billion Years of Music (1990)
Strange New Worlds (1991)
Meeting With the Sea (1984)
In Other Regions (1986)
Forms of Life (1990)
Electronic Music, produced by Gandalf.
Paranorm (1988)
Music in symphonic and at times bombastic Vangelis style, with voices and all. This album was re-released in 1992 as Paranorm Opera Totale.
En Skattkista Längst Nere På
Botten Av Ett Stort Hav (2002)
Den Gåtfulla Människan
(2005)
Verklighet & Beat (2007)
Young artist strongly influenced by the Dusseldorf School (Cluster, Kraftwerk...) and Minimalism. Bo Hansson appears on synthesizer on Verklighet.
Trancetronics (1998)
Supposedly, rhythmic, mechanical music in Kraftwerk vein.
2023 (1975)
A New Day (1979)
Sozum Meclisten Disari (1981)
Baris Manco is one of the earliest Turkish Rock'n'Roll musicians. He studied in Belgium and during the 50's and 60's formed several groups in both popular and experimental fields. During the 70's, he released some EM works. After that he dissapeared from the experimental scene and acted more as a popular artist. Manco died in 1999. Note that A New Day was released in Turkey as "Baris Manco Kurtalan Express Yeni Bir Gun".
Sky Music (1978)
Utopia Parkway (1980)
Synthesizer / Fusion.
Ignition (1995)
1000 Ships At the Bottom of the Sea (2000)
Latvian Suite (2002) (S)
Seasons (2002)
Auf Tauchfahrt (2005)
Thorns (2008)
Evolution (2009)
Dark Ambient from Philipp Münch.
Serenade For Anton (1992)
Drinking Out the Hourglass (1993)
The Death of Sweetness (1993)
Hair, Lock And Lore (1994)
Grace (1995)
Food For the Moon (1997)
The Drone (1999) (EP)
Of Foreign Lands And People (2003)
Exploratory ambient soundscapes from Grant Miller and Neville Harson (who use mostly processed guitars). One album of Folk / Pop songs was omitted from the above discography.
Earthdance (1992)
Mandragora was formed in 1984 by Simon Williams. The nucleus of the group is Williams and keyboardist Phil Thornton (known for his solo New Age records) plus a host of guest musicians. The music of Mandragora can be placed alongside bands like Hawkwind, Ozric Tentacles and Gong. You know, sort of Space-Rock / Psychedelic kind of thing. The reason I include them is their 1992 album Earthdance where, among other interesting bits, you will find "Xylem" - an instrumental song that sounds surprisingly close to Klaus Schulze's Miditerranean Pads. There are other albums by them, including Over the Moon (1990) and Head First (1991). I don't know anything about these works.
See also: Thornton, Phil
Eternal Dimension (1993)
Annihilation On
Earth (1995)
3=4 (2000)
Escape Over Needles (2010)
Very energetic music, sometimes a mixture of Progrock and electronics.
Manifesto (2000)
Nailed To the Floor (2001)
Core (2008)
Insomnia (2008)
Absolution (2009) (S)
Barren (2009) (S)
Black Swan (2009) (S)
Dark / Martial Ambient from the guy formerly of the Noise act Supremacy (M. Zetterberg).
Manipura (1999)
Ambient soundscapes.
All Points North (2007)
The music of this Detroit-based artist can be described as Industrial-tinged, mysterious urban soundscapes.
Cephalization (2006)
Isbjorn (2008)
Ambergris (2009) (S)
North Wales-based musician Benjamin Powell creates ambient atmospheres punctuated by sparse digital rhythms.
Equinox (2003)
Wichman And Other
Pieces (2004) (with Spielerei)
Cold War (2007) (with Spielerei)
A project of Dutchman Jeroen Vermeent on Databloem's sub-label Dataobscura. Somewhat in Pete Namlook / Biosphere mould, but not quite.
RNA - Ribonucleic Ambience (1994)
Sonic Alter (1994)
Sonic Continuum (1998) (with Roderick Julian
Modell)
Radio Fore (2003) (with Roderick Julian Modell)
Boolean Languages (2005)
A/B (2005)
Cerulean Transmission (2007) (with Charlz de la Casa)
Band Smore (2007)
D#m / Gm (2008)
Mobius Logic (2008)
A.L.B.E. (2009)
Long-drawn drones in a Dark Ambient setting from this Oakland-based (California, USA) artist.
Dreams Like Mine (1998)
The Barrier of Skin (1999)
Across For Show (1999)
Live At the Ambient Ping 03.02.05 (2005)
The Last Night Is the Hardest (2005)
mt96061 (2007)
Varied melancholic / Ambient music by Rick MacLean.
Spiritual Awakening (2000)
Keyboardist of Progressive Rock band Chronos Mundi delivers a solo CD of which the first half is bombastic and symphonic while the second half is flowing, melodic and electronic.
Marathon Life (1983)
Electronic Music by Alan Shearer, Robert Lueben and Serge Bulot. Francois Jeannin plays drums.
See also: Bulot, Serge
Wind of Moors (2005)
Ambient music from this Black Metal project.
Electrotherapies (2008)
Dubbed "one-man French Kraftwerk", Marboss aka Stephane Marchal from Metz started creating his own synthesizer compositions during the late 1980's. In the 1990's, he became involved in the whole club scene and released two albums in Techno style - Musica Electronica (1999) and e-music (2002). However, in 2008 he returned with an album released on Musea's Dreaming sublabel, which had his Kraftwerk influences to the fore and the Techno elements taking a back seat or disappearing completely. This rhythmic, driving, vocoder-laden music will certainly be enjoyed by fans of the Dusseldorf School.
A Time And Space For Everyone
(1972)
The Politics of God (1973)
Valley Flutes (1973)
Dreams &
Reflections (1974) (with Sam Sellars)
For Those Peak Moments (1975)
The Gentle
Art of Seeing Reality (1976)
Psychedelic Side Effects (1978)
Music For Space
Colonies (1980)
Optimystical Heights (1980)
Paradoxical Dreams (1980)
Silent
Circuits (1980)
Islands In Space (1981)
10,001 Dreams (1982)
A Sound Vacation
(1982)
Airbrushing Galaxies (1983) (with Andre Martin)
Mystical Myxtures
(1984) (with Trevor Inkpen)
Ether (1984) (with Miles Lowrey and KC Tebbutt)
The Mirage You Hear (1984)
Metal And Ice Sdreams (1985)
Data Sdreams (1985)
Sdreams of Sdreams (1985)
Return of the Comet (1986)
Vectors For Violins
(1987)
Crosswinds Through the Forest (1987)
Ancient Animal Memory (1988) (with Craig Harris) (soundtrack)
Turn On the Viewscreen (1988)
Fractallucinations (1989) (soundtrack)
Songs From the Gene Pool (1990)
Thesuvius D-Zone (1991) (soundtrack)
Universe
In A Box (1992)
First Time Back (1993) (with Andre Martin)
Isle of Views
(1995)
Climax (1997)
Coastal Curios (2002)
Tofino Royale (2003) (with Josh Clarke)
Synthasia
(2003)
Synthasia II (2005)
Beyond One (2007) (with Marcia Meyer)
I believe the only work of this artist that was officially released is 1981's Islands In Space (under the artist name "Lightdreams"). I have no idea about the musical style of this or any of his other works, but it seems like he works within the realm of cosmic synthesizer music and Space Rock.
Imagination (1985)
Contemplation
(1985)
Inspiration (1985)
Transformation Suite (1985)
Trans-Sphere (1985)
Visual Energy (1986) (with Jurgen Volbeding)
Intuition (1986)
Der
Schimmelreiter (1987)
Mundus Pictus (1989)
Verloren Im Paradies (1991)
Eiderland Suite (1993)
Marktfrieden (1994)
The Dreamtime Cycle (1994)
Beyond
the Mirrors (1996)
NecroMantra (1998)
Ex-Trance synthesist, whose solo music has been getting more and more symphonic and New-Agey with the passage of time. His newest albums are (probably) the least interesting and the least electronic ones.
Ostinato (1985)
Electronic Music with sometimes a Jazzy flair. Patrick Marcel plays synthesizers and guitar with Roger Lasalle helping out on synths, drums and percussion.
Portrait d'Un Glacier (2001)
Lionel Marchetti is a French composer of Musique Concrete. This release contains Ambient music that blends field recordings with electronic drones and other sounds.
Souvenirs du Futur (1979)
Sylphe (1980)
D. G.
Portrait (1982)
Voyage vers l'Harmonie (1983)
Video Screens Control (1984)
Four French Forms (1986)
Six Synthetic Suites (1986)
Seltae Beat -
Up And Down (1996)
Unity In Diversity (2009) (recorded in 1970 - 1980)
Early works are great for fans of Brian Eno, Richard Pinhas and maybe also the Industrial scene. The 1996 album contains different type of music and will probably appeal to those into Pink Floyd circa Dark Side of the Moon. Unity In Diversity is a 8-disc box with unreleased material.
Frisbee (2002)
Heijastu, Katoa Ja Ole Valmiina (2005)
Melodic, soundtrack-like EM.
Austria (1994)
Seasons of Mind
(1995)
John Mark is a pseudonym. Real name of the musician is Johannes Meier. Austria contains melodic synth compositions, probably made by order from an Austrian traveling company.
The Standing Stones of Callanish (1988)
World Music from member of Mark-Almond duo. Reportedly, after this album his music softened considerably. The dark shades present on Standing Stones... gave way to a more direct, bright, sweet and New-Agey approach. Although originally from the UK, Jon Mark is always refered to as a composer from New Zealand, but as a matter of fact he only relocated there in the 1980's. The rules tell me I should list him as an UK artist, but no. Let me leave it as it is. For now...
Le Desert Noir (1977)
Platock (1978)
Contemporus (1979)
Live (1981)
Le Desert Noir is in the Space Rock mould, while Contemporus is a very synth-oriented effort. I don't know anything about Platock and there were also at least two more albums released prior to Le Desert Noir. Both contain Pop-oriented music and supposed to be of no interest to serious Prog / EM collector.
Temps X (1979) (S)
Space Opera (1982)
Ex-Space musician. Melodic music, but somewhat repetitive.
See also: Space
Intolerance (1997)
The Harmony of
the Ecstasy (2005)
Melodic electronics inspired by Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, The Art of Noise and others.
Visitor Parking (1976)
Industrial
Sabotage (1980)
Live & Unrehearsed 1978-79-80 (1980)
US band whose early incarnation (around 1976 - 1978) had strong roots in the classic Berlin School sound. The band at that time consisted of Barney Jones, Ernie Falcone and Tom Fenwick. Later they expanded their line-up and acquired a more Space Rock-oriented sound.
Marselje, Robert (Netherlands)
The Force of Music (1993)
Waves In the Sky
(1995)
The Blue Team (1996)
Melodic electronics. Robert's career is similar to many other electronic musicians of his generation. Starting with an organ in the early 1980's, he acquired his first synthesizer in 1985. That's when he made his first steps in EM. After that, Robert worked in many different genres, both as a solo musician and in groups. He was involved in Pop music, the dance scene and, more recently, Symphonic Rock. In the early 1990's his first solo CD with instrumental synth music appeared.
Noir Ambience (2007)
Ambient album from this sound engineer and film soundtrack composer.
Ankh (1998)
Marshall was the engineer of Vangelis on Direct and The City. He creates very energetic, melodic music.
Ashra Rising
(1990)
Well Done! (1992)
Night Lines (1993)
New World Nomad (1994)
Our Younger Days (1995)
Melodic guitar-based music on IC label with one album amusingly titled Ashra Rising. I am not sure that this artist should be in EEM, as I don't list "Smooth Jazz" or "Contemporary Instrumental" releases.
Finis (2004)
Vigila (2004)
Habashira (2005) (with Hollowing)
Ultionis (2005)
Vigila is Martial Ambient. Finis is more in the style of Drone Ambient. Marspiter is the project of Michael Todd from Colorado, USA..
See also: Transcendent Device
Concert de l'Imaginaire (1998) (S)
Melodic music from this pianist, synthesist and keyboard player. Concert... is a mini-CD.
Akaba (2004)
Pyrrhogaster (2008)
German synth duo. The band consists of Michael J.J. Allert and Wolfgang Rohdenburg. Akaba starts with "Festival of Light" - a modern piece with drum machine rhythms, some sequences, melodic pads and a piano melody. I suppose if you like contemporary Tangerine Dream, you may enjoy this. Some tasty melodic solos are added to the mix, making this track a nice fast-paced piece suitable for traveling, although a bit generic for my taste. The second part of the track I found a tad boring, with unimaginative (dare I say so) use of the fanfares and other similar brass sounds and nylon string guitar samples. The title track is next and we are immediately treated to ethnic percussion and Arabic melodies. Sounds fine to me, although terribly naive, especially that male voice that I could probably do without. In spite of the mentioned drawbacks, the track does manage to convey a sense of mysterious, incense-drenched Arabic night. "Dante's View" heralds its coming with atmospheric pads and other soundscapes. Soon enough a great tinkling sequence enters and another bass sequence joins it a few seconds later. This is a fine atmospheric and rhythmic sequence-full track that will be enjoyed by all lovers of the Berlin School sound with a modern twist. The trumpet-like lead sound I didn't like at first hearing but after listening closer I realized it fits in very well. Again, there's a lot to recommend to a modern Tangerine Dream lover. Some textures do remind me on those "Dream Mixes" tracks. "Occupational Disease" starts with an aggressive drone and mysterious pads. Unidentifiable percussive sounds can be heard as well as the strange sequences. Unfortunately this track is ruined by the voice which isn't bad; it just doesn't fit well with the rest of the music. The lyrics are ok. Another gripe would be the way too simple 4/4 Techno rhythm that just dominates and on this particular track doesn't sound very organic. Still, a nice try at a darker type of piece. "Flying Walls" comes next and it's all about rhythmic combination of floating pads and beepy lead sounds plus piano & harpsichord chords. The playing is somewhat sloppy but overall it's a good track, albeit it does drag on for too long with very little variation. "Always A Pleasure" has once again ethnic percussion rhythms and darkish pads. A nice and unique reflective World Music piece. The last track "The Dustscape Dance" suitably has dance rhythms and overall it's a nice, but not outstanding, track.
Dancing / Static (1990) (with
Tranceport)
Desert Spirits (1990)
Storming Heaven (1990) (with Tranceport)
Flux (1991)
Inside Curve (1999)
See also: Tranceport, M.A.O.
Carnet De Bord (1998)
Synthesist. Mixture of rhythmic and ambient sounds.
Under the Moon (1995)
Ancient Power (1998)
(with Steve Gordon)
Deep Roots, Hidden Water (1999)
Convergence (2002) (with Greg Klamt and Mark Rownd)
Tibet (2004) (with Cheryl
Gallagher)
Anno Domini (2007) (with J. Arif Verner)
Between Worlds (2009) (with Erik Wøllo)
Ambient musician who uses a lot of Ethnic instruments in combination with atmospheric electronics.
Psychedelic Chronicles Vol.3
(1974)
Solar Magnetude (1975)
Psychedelic Chronicles Vol.2 (1975 - 1976)
Psychedelic Chronicles Vol.1 (1971 - 1977)
Terrestrial
Nightmares (1974 - 1978)
Meditational
Sequences (1990)
Hypnosis (1992)
Music From the Kosmos (1992)
Spheres
(1992)
Legends (1993)
Music For
Film (1991 - 1994)
Tokyo Nights (??)
The
Lost Years (1997) (recorded in 1977)
Berlin Impressions Vol. 1 (2000)
Berlin 73' Vol. 2 (2000)
Essential Experiment (2000) (recorded in 1975 - 1989)
Psychedelic
Chronicles Vol.4 (??)
Ambient Delight (??)
Berlin 73' (??)
Star Turn (??)
Symphonic Dreams (2001)
Fires of Our Destiny (2001) (recorded in 1977)
Music For Deep Space Explorations (2001)
Over Lands of Dreams (??)
Berlin Impressions Vol.2 (2002)
Berlin Impressions Vol.3 (2002)
Crystal Voyage (2002)
Beyond Ultraviolet (2004)
Transparent Shadows (2004)
Psychic
Beacons (2005)
Ken Martin is of course one of the veteran UK synthesists who was from the very beginning influenced by what was happening in Berlin at around the same time. As a result, his own solo works contain Schulze-like Berlin School electronics. See my review of Beyond Ultraviolet in the reviews section.
Viaje A Las Pleyades (??)
Rare electronic album by this enigmatic composer. After releasing Viaje A Las Pleyades he devoted himself to music research and teaching.
Universo da Ilha (1986)
Atlantic Memories (1991)
Quiet
Moments (1992)
Ritual Perifrico (1993)
Eternal Cycle (1994)
Island of the
Secret Sounds (1995)
Sublime Delight (1997)
Apeiron
(1999)
Lunario Perpetuo (2001)
Benlibem (2003)
Vasco is known as a Classical composer but he has released some electronic albums (listed) in the style of World Music / Space Music with island ambiences. Vasco Martins was born in 1956 in Portugal. When he was 9, he migrated to Cape Verde (his father's homeland). In 1979, Vasco Martins released his first solo LP, Vibrações (for solo piano). Among his major symphonic works are Dancas De Cancer (1998) and Sarva Mangalam (2004).
Mikhailo Lomonosov (1987) (soundtrack)
Vladimir Martynov, along with Edward Artemiev was at the forefront of Russian electronic Avant-Garde starting from the late Sixties. His music was always influenced by ethnic and ancient cultures and he tried to combine the ancient with the modern. He formed the Rock band Outpost in the 70's. Martynov has a career too prolific to describe here. Let us just say that his musical oeuvre spans a territony much larger than just EM. He has composed numerous works in the Ancient, Baroque and Ethnic music fields, but also Classical music, Avant-Garde and Rock.
The Pillory (1978)
The Battle
(2004)
The Pillory is an electronic / orchestral work. Something like a cross between Art Zoyd and Tangerine Dream. Essential for Mellotron fans. Interesting facts about Jasun Martz: 1) Jazun Martz is not only a musician but also a painter and sculptor. 2) He played synthesizers on Michael Jackson's Dangerous and History. 3) He toured and played synthesizers with Frank Zappa in 1977. 4) He played synthesizers with the Far East Family Band. 5) He once climbed up to the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador (the tallest volcano in the world). 6) He co-arranged "We Built This Planet" by (Jefferson) Starship. 7) He graduated from or studied in no less than five (!) universities.
Frontiere (2001) (with Raffaele
Serra and Atto)
Traces 94-95 (2001) (S)
Seven To Go (2005) (S)
Lab12, 29.04.2005 (2006)
Scatole Sonore, 2 Marzo 2006 (2006) (S) (with Madame P and Roberto Bellatalla)
Untitled_12_2006 (2006)
The Brutality of Misbreathing (2007)
The Subliminal Relation Between
Planets (2008)
Turra (2008) (S) (with Tommaso Cosco)
Abysmal soundworlds from the mastermind behind Amon and Never Known.
See also: Amon, Never Known, Hall of Mirrors, Sil Muir.
Fractals (1992)
Ron Marvin is a pseudonym of German musician Martin Buntrock. He had at least one album released in the early 1990's on IC label. The music is ambient, dreamy and psychedelic.
Mars (1983)
Electronic Music / Fusion. I think Steve Masakowski is the creator of the Keytar (the instrument) which is heavily featured on Mars.
Heaven Machine (2001)
The 4th Wave (2001)
The Maskit Chamber is the project of Djam Karet synthesist Gayle Ellett. Mostly analog electronics with the focus on the Moog. Ranges from symphonic electronic ala Dave Greenslade to Berlin School ala Tangerine Dream circa Phaedra, to Ambient.
See also: Djam Karet
Isle of Eight (2001)
Colin Masson is the lead guitarist of Folk-Rock group The Morrigan. On Isle of Eight he finds himself in the Oldfield mode, with lush arrangements and floating guitar. The last track, the 12-minute "Return To the Northern Wasteland" is more electronic, though, and sounds rather Tangerine Dream-y.
Mermaid In the Mist (1996)
Two vocal tracks from this late Progrock / electronic musician and the rest is instrumental with hints of Steve Hillman, Vangelis and Tangerine Dream. Very Rocky stuff. Bombastic!
Matauszek, Korneliusz (Poland)
Zycie (1993)
Melodic and meditative EM.
Electro Rendez-Vous (2006)
Magnetic Moments (2006)
Boreal Light (2007)
Melodic Electronic Music by this synthesist, influenced mainly by Jarre and Vangelis.
Obsolete Man (??)
Galaxyagogo
(1994)
Amtek (1995)
Avenue of the Gods (??)
Endless Flights (??)
Deviations
(??)
Cataclipse (??)
Technical Ancestors (??)
Monitoresy (??)
Stranger (??)
AM Bandstand (2002)
Amrak (2002)
Critical Mass (2002)
Cosmic Memory
(2003)
American synthesist of Alien Planetscapes fame who explores a hell of a number of styles on his album AM Bandstand. The influences include Vangelis, Tangerine Dream and Synergy, among others. Check him out.
See also: Alien Planetscapes
Supreme Balloon (2008)
An all-synthesizer album from this eccentric American band.
d-less-car, d-en (in between +&) (2001)
Electronic album for the adventurous listener, full of freaked-out bubbling video game stuff. A few *vocal* songs.
Matsutake, Hideki, Kondoj, Chojuro & Komatsubara, Masashi (Japan)
Edo (1978)
Mix of traditional Japanese music and electronics. A bit similar to 70's Tangerine Dream, but not that rhythmic.
See also: Logic System
Matter (1993)
Lunar Chateau (1998)
Music in Heldon style by Joe Albarran.
See also: Albarran, Joe, Madden, Mike.
Aksu (1980)
Freewheel To Freedom
(1980)
Intervention 87 (1980)
East / West (1982)
Iridescence
(1983)
Call For World Saviours (1984)
The Bather (??) (soundtrack)
Quid Rides (1987)
The Zodiac Suite (1988)
Nuance (1988)
Old & New (1988) (recorded in 1980 - 1988)
Last Word From Mothership (1989)
Col (1992)
Ixion's
Wheel (2001) (with Paul Nagle)
Profile '79 - '89 (??)
UFO Seeker (??)
The
Escher Experience (2003)
Life Force (2004)
Veteran UK synthesist with a spacey, rhythmic and melodic style of Electronic Music. Carl Matthews has collaborated with Paul Nagle on Ixion's Wheel as well as released some cassettes on Mirage, ICR and Electronical Dreams labels and CD's on Neu Harmony and Sandpiper Records. Beware that some of his 1980's cassettes were released under pseudonyms "Aspiration" and "CAM".
See also: Rheged
Näärmed (1987)
Read (1995)
Ajaga Silmitsi (1997) (recorded in 1985 - 1991)
Facing the Time (1997)
Roheline Muna (1999)
Synthesist with a fairly unique sound. Alo Mattiisen was the keyboard player of great Estonian Prog band In Spe. I should warn here that some of his works contain lots of vocals, choir and various other acoustic / classical instruments, so not all of his works will immediately appeal to fans of EM. Roheline Muna is one of his most Classically-oriented ones, basically representing a normal Rock opera with various parts sung by real singers. Sadly, Alo Mattiisen died in the summer of 1996 and therefore, the music for Roheline... was re-recorded for release without Alo's assistance.
Deliverance (1989)
Midnight Sun (1992)
To Beat the Feeling (1993)
Spatial Images (1994)
Songs of Sorrow And Love (1995)
Beyond Hope (1996)
Undertow of Darkness (1996)
Dark Rooms (1997)
Temple of the Ash of Ra (1998)
Quiet, meditative, melacholic, dark, floating, abstract and other electronic styles. Temple of the Ash of Ra was inspired by Manuel Goettsching's E2-E4.
Masquerade (1995)
Before Reality (1997)
Brainstorm (1999)
Ambient. (for want of a better term)
Maurice Jarre Electronic Ensemble, The (France / USA)
Firefox (1984) (soundtrack)
Dreamscape (1984) (soundtrack)
Witness (1985) (soundtrack)
Enemy Mine (1985) (soundtrack)
Fatal Attraction (1987) (soundtrack)
No Way Out (1987) (soundtrack)
Gorillas In the Mist (1988) (soundtrack)
Maurice Jarre, Hollywood film composer (born in Lyon, France, 1924) and father of Jean-Michel Jarre, created this ensemble in the 80's (probably following his son's example) to help him out in his soundtrack work. The above mentioned soundtracks (not sure that all of them were released, though) and probably some others, contain compositions by his electronic ensemble. After fooling around with synthesizers during the 80's, he returned to his usual orchestral (kitsch) style.
Dark Flowers (1990)
Stray
Apparitions (1990)
Mauve Sideshow (1993)
Meet Me In the
Wasteland (1993)
The Girl (1994)
Blood Will Tell (1997)
Superb duo from Seattle. Dusty Lee takes care of electronics and Treva sings (wordless vocals) and whispers ala Gong's 'space whisper'. Together they create Neo-Classical Ambient with spacey synths, effects, hypnotic voice and TONS of Mellotron! Very spacey and hypnotic music, sometimes beautiful and sometimes dark (and even more beautiful at that).
See also: Blessed Oblivion, Minus Infinity, Mistress of Strands, Steeple of Fyre, Thistle, Angel Provocateur, Torn Curtain, Kangaroo Kourt.
Fresh Tracks (1998)
Gatefinder (2003)
Report From the Lake (2009)
Helsinki-based Ambient musician whose real name is Mac Hirvi.
Maw (2001)
Pallid Light Nocturne (2002)
Autumn Sun (2002)
Melancholy Drop (2006) (recorded in 2001)
Side-project of Dmitry Chistov aka Hum. Ambient music.
See also: Hum, Off the Cuff.
Oubliette (2005)
Dark soundworlds.
Maxwell Von Braund, Steve (Australia)
Monster Planet (1974)
Polarize (2000)
Classic cosmic electronics from member of Cybotron.
See also: Cybotron
Landscapes (1995)
Electrixx (2001)
The Sequel (2003)
Contact (2004) (with Axess)
Authenticity (2005)
Offroad (2006)
Ultra (2010)
This artist (real name - Max Schiefele) creates a mixture of Electronic Music and guitar-based styles. Max started recording his own compositions during the 1980's, going two parallel routes. One was Rock music of the mainstream kind that bands like AC/DC played. The other was completely electronic instrumental music inspired by German EM of the 1970's. All of this was recorded in his home studio using a 2-cassette rack. His notable achievements of the period include winning an annual Roland synthesizer song contest and the "White Waves Award" of the first "Frankfurter Synthesizertage". He also won the "Homerecording contest" of German "Keyboards" magazine with a Jan Hammer-inspired composition. Later both of his influences merged into a single hybrid style of powerful guitar playing and synthesizer backgrounds.
Plateaus (1997)
Electronic Music in the style of Vangelis and Tangerine Dream with a touch of Native American traditions.
Distant Skies (1977)
Electricity & Magnetism (1981)
Shaking the Dreamland Tree (1988)
Very diverse musician. From ambient electronic sound of Distant Skies to more rhythmic stuff of Electricity & Magnetism, with guitar riffs, drum machine etc. Shaking... is more or less a return to the style of the first one. There was also an album of cover versions and another one, released around 1998, that's supposed to be guitar dominated.
Mayordom (??)
Electronic Music by Pierre Porte and Joel Fajerman. A bit funky, a bit Disco-like...
See also: Fajerman, Joel, Contact.
Energy (1999)
Berlin School music with bright, crisp arrangements.
See also: Loibant, Joseph, AT-Mooss.
60 Minutes of Laughter (1982) (with
Deborah
Jaffe)
In A Foreign Film (1983) (with Deborah Jaffe)
Swamp Patrol 84 (1983) (with
Deborah Jaffe and David Mattingly)
Occupant: No Specific Answer (1984)
A Whole
Universe of Horror Movies (1984) (with Deborah Jaffe)
Who Is This One (1984) (with
Deborah Jaffe)
Hot And Cold (1985) (with Deborah Jaffe)
An Organized Accident
(1985) (with If Bwana)
Coffee Spleen & the Barking Dog (1985)
Black Body
(1985)
Trompeur et Sournois (1985)
Brash Pussy (1985)
Get In the Action
(1985) (with Deborah Jaffe)
Sweat (1986) (with Deborah Jaffe)
Five Feuilletons
Outlined In Red (1986)
Places Without Air (1986)
Sheets of Cruelty (1986)
Conduit (1986)
Untranslatable (1986) (with If Bwana)
Pure Torture (1986)
Green (1986)
Corroboree (1986)
Dog Food (1986)
Club Sandwiches (1986)
Snot
(1986) (with Deborah Jaffe)
Incidental Vibrations (1986) (with Jabon)
The
Splendor (1987)
Live In Pittsburgh (1987)
Incidental Vibrations 2 (1987) (with
Jabon)
Joint Venture (1987) (with If Bwana)
Sacrifice of Reason (1987) (with
If Bwana)
Live In Toronto (1987) (with If Bwana)
Live In Memphis (1988)
Painting (1988) (with If Bwana)
A Fish Devoid of Memory (1988) (with David
Prescott)
Devices And Mechanisms (1988)
Weed (1988)
Usufruct (1989) (with Chris Phinney)
Heads (1990) (with Chris Phinney)
Shell
(1990) (with Chris Phinney)
Maneuvers (1990) (with Chris Phinney)
Skull (1990)
(with Chris Phinney)
Ditch (1990) (with Chris Phinney and Michael Jackson)
Peat (1990) (with If Bwana)
Goonz (1990) (with Nomuzic)
Quake (1991) (with
Chris Phinney)
Dimdogmentalasanguishmastershinething (1991) (with Chris Phinney
and Dimthingshine)
Miami Noise (1991) (with Dimthingshine and friends)
Coincidence (1991) (with Chris Phinney)
Cobra (1991) (with Chris Phinney, Roger
Moneymaker and Robert Henson)
B12 (1995)
Fester (1996) (with Chris Phinney)
Gnarl
(1996) (with Chris Phinney)
Krispeee (1996) (with Phinney, Martin and Bramhall)
Knot (1996) (with Chris
Phinney)
Preoccupations (1996) (with Brian Noring)
The Room (1996) (with
Hagstrom, Hofferber and Noring)
Pig (1996) (with Chris Phinney)
Caesura
(1996) (with Thomas Sutter)
Cry of the Banshee (1996) (with L.G. Mair)
VA10
(1996)
Florizona (1997) (with Jeph Jerman)
F5 (1997)
Sonic Holiday (1997) (with
Brian Noring)
6J (1997) (with L.G. Mair)
Sounds From MicroLounge (1997) (with
Keith Nicolay)
Goonz 2 (1997) (with Nomuzic and friends)
Liquid Kumquat
Generator (1997) (with Dave Wright)
Receding Hairlines In Brooklyn (1997) (with
If Bwana)
When We Wake Up... (1997) (with Big City Orchestra)
Straphanger's Ball (1997) (with Jon Burgos, Keith Nicolay, Ed Rollin,
Bruce Waid and Doug Walker)
Tofu & Tobacco (1997) (with 360 Sound)
Summit
(1997) (with Brian Noring,
Shawn Kerby, Phil Klampe and Charles Rice Goff III)
Cryptomnesia (1997) (with
Charles Rice Goff III and Brian Noring)
Solid State Life (1997) (with Brian
Noring)
Homemade Alien Music Vol.1 (1997) (with EHI and
Separation)
Homemade Alien Music Vol.2: Ancient Astronauts (1998) (with Chris
Phinney)
Homemeade Alien Music Vol.3: Alien Progeny (1998) (with Phil Klampe)
Unholy Trinity (1998) (with Charles Rice Goff III and Phil Klampe)
Lobhia Aur
Khumbi (1998) (with Charles Rice Goff III)
H8 (1998)
1909E (1998)
Pursuits
(1998) (with Brian Noring)
Anvil And Stirrup (1998) (with Brian Noring)
I Am A
Black Hole (1999)
Pollution And Decay (1999) (with Brian Noring)
Invisible In
the Midwest (1999) (with Brian Noring)
Wrinkled Gray Blob (1999) (with Brian
Noring)
Material Events (1999) (with Brian Noring)
Execution / Operation
(2000) (with Brian Noring)
Wired For Sound (2000)
Maps of Nowhere (2000)
New Music For Shortwave
Receiver And Tape Recorder (2000) (with Brian Noring)
Audio Trash Sculpture
Exhibition Part One (2000) (with Brian Noring)
Audio Trash Sculpture Exhibition
Part Two (2000) (with Brian Noring)
Abfall Man (2001)
Big Audio Scrap Heap
(2001)
Sedimental Music (2001)
Fortuitous Happenstance (2001) (with Brian
Noring)
Shill (2001) (with Phil Klampe and Brian Noring)
March 28, 2001 (2001) (with
Klampe, Noring and Wren)
Music In the Key of Whatever (2001) (with Brian Noring)
Music For Schizo-Affective Schizophrenia (2001)
Guided Tours (2001) (with Day,
Klampe, Noring and Wren)
Mistaken Identities (2001) (with Phil Klampe and Brian
Noring)
Random Sound Generator (2001) (with Brian Noring)
Stranded On Earth (2002) (with
Chris Phinney)
Deep
Space Search Engine (2002)
Meshed Mixages (2002) (with Bret Hart and Charles
Rice Goff III)
Blue
Planet (2002) (with Brian Noring)
Surveying the Wreckage (2002) (with Brian
Noring)
Antenna Club (2003) (with Chris Phinney)
Verve of the Void (2003) (with
Charles Rice Goff III)
Hoax (2003) (with Don Campau)
My Brain (2003)
Synergistic Deconstruction (2003) (with Dave Fuglewicz)
Orion the Hunter (2005)
Factor IXX (2006)
Remember "Space Odyssey"? Well, you can sort of consider Hal McGee to be the human incarnation of Hal 9000. He pierces your brain with harsh noise electronics, then lets you drift in space on top of floating synth textures with equal ease. He provides you with a healthy dose of experimental minimalist sounds and spoken word weirdness. His more space electronics oriented albums are the ones he made with Chris Phinney, while his collaborations with Brian Noring seem to be more avant-garde and harsh. Overall, I think his works will appeal to fans of early Cluster, Conrad Schnitzler and Tangerine Dream, The Residents, vintage sci-fi flicks and Pierre Henry (Wired For Sound and Maps of Nowhere, among others, seem to be abstract collages of concrete sound). Bear in mind, that Hal's solo works during the Eighties appeared under the name 'Dog As Master'. And his collaborative works with Deborah Jaffe were released as 'Viscera'. As for his collaborative efforts with If Bwana, there was a name for them as well: they were called 'Bwana Dog'! Some of his early stuff is very harsh, approaching the Noise / Power Electronics territory. So, hardcore EM fans, be afraid. Be very afraid!
See also: Analog Synthesizer Ensemble, The
DNA Music (1983)
DNA Suite (1983)
Obscure. This synthesizer music is based on the DNA structure. The actual musician is Riley McLaughlin but the works revolve around the theoretical research of Dr. David Deamer. May appeal to fans of Brian Eno.
The Nature of the Universe (2001)
Former member of Double Fantasy. Supposedly, *boring* New Age-like music.
See also: Double Fantasy
Shatterday (1995)
Joe McMahon is an electronic musician residing near Washington, DC. His only (so far) album of soft melodic music supposedly comparable to Kitaro was released on Mike Metlay's "Atomic City" label. An interesting fact is that the album was recorded entirely with an Ensoniq VFXsd synthesizer.
The Two Sides of Tony McPhee (1973)
A surprising diversion for Groundhogs guitarist, The Two Sides of Tony McPhee featured one side of traditional Blues Rock pieces and one side of Electronic Music.