Nine Inch Nails latest release, Ghosts I-IV, has generated a tremendous amount of hype, more for NIN’s distribution approach than the music itself. The group is offering the release in a variety of versions, and is giving away a selection of free tracks, Ghosts I, as a teaser. You can also download the collection officially… Read More Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IV Review
I picked up a copy of Jean Michele Jarre’s Oxygene: Live In Your Living Room DVD recently and it’s a must-have for fans of classic synth music. The package captures a 30th-anniversary live multimedia performance of Oxygene, and features a 5.1 DVD of the performance, a 3D video version of the performance, the new version… Read More Jean Michel Jarre’s Oxygene: Live In Your Living Room
DJ Dolores is back with a new CD of Brazilian house music – 1 Real. 1 Real combines traditional Brazilian pop arrangements with DJ-style mixing. The tracks are full of afro-Brazilian percussion, brass and chants. More Sergio than Suba. While Dolores’ sound is fairly traditional, it’s clear from the start of the CD that Dolores… Read More DJ Dolores – 1 Real
German electronic music artist Robert Schroeder has been producing music since 1979. He was discovered by Klaus Schulze, and to this day, his music bears a Schulze/Berlin School influence. Schroeder’s music on SphereWare is in the classic synth music vein of 70’s synth artists, but with enough modern touches to make it appeal not only… Read More Robert Schroeder – SphereWare
Hypnosphere’s Magnetism CD is a fantastic collection of Berlin-School synth music that fans of classic Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream will love. The music, composed and performed by Lambert Ringlage & Wolfgang Barkowski, features wonderful warm analog sounds, evolving digital synth textures, interlocking sequences, phased pads, ambient interludes – all the stuff that made those… Read More Hypnosphere’s Magnetism CD Features Classic Berlin-School Sounds
Angels Voices is a polished new chill-out collection from Sequoia Records that is themed around the female voice. You may know the Sequoia label for its Buddha Lounge or Hotel Tara chill-out albums. This set isn’t far off from those series, but the vibe is closer to new age than downtempo electronica. The tracks on… Read More Various Artists – Angels Voices
The Shukar Collective offers something a little bit different than the average electronica on their latest CD, Urban Gypsy. Urban Gypsy features ursari music – Romanian bear tamer music – combined with breakbeats and dub effects. The tracks prominently feature folk instruments like spoons, wooden barrels and darabuka. Just as prominent, though, are drum machines,… Read More Shukar Collective’s Urban Gypsy Offers Bear Taming Music & Breakbeats
In Between, the latest artist album from Paul van Dyk, builds on his strengths both as a DJ/mixer and a producer. The album is a continuous mix of new tracks, including collaborations with artists ranging from David Byrne of Talking Heads, to Jessica Sutta of the Pussycat Dolls to Ashley Tomberlin from Luminary. It also… Read More Paul Van Dyk – In Between
Adam Freeland turns in an progressive two-disc DJ mix set for the latest in Global Underground’s respected DJ mix series. The two discs feature a wide variety of artists: Carl Craig, DJ Mehdi, Evil 9, Gui Boratto, Andrew Weatherall & Adam Freeland himself are joined by lots of new names. The tracks tend towards synth-heavy… Read More Adam Freeland – Mexico City GU032
The Chemical Brothers are back with a new release, We Are The Night, and we’ve got it in heavy rotation. If you’re into big beats and classic analog synth grooves, The Chemical Brothers deliver with We Are The Night. It’s a quirky album that manages to be sonically experimental within a dance-friendly rhythmic framework. The… Read More The Chemical Brothers – We Are The Night
