BT’s soundtrack to Stealth, an action movie about 3 top gun pilots that have to deal with a robotic fighter plane gone bad, seems promising, because it provides BT with the opportunity to mix his trademark hyperkinetic production style with full-on orchestral power. Unfortunately, the soundtrack CD is a bit of a disappointment. While there… Read More BT-Stealth
UniversumKiosk has introduced two new sound libraries that feature the voltage-controlled sounds of rare classical electronic music studio gear. The sound libraries were created in cooperation with the Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatory The Hague. The libaries are available in Kontakt II, EXS 24MKII, Reason, Gig 3.0 and Mach 5 formats for US $60 each.… Read More New Sound Library Features Rare Classical Electronic Music Gear
The Ziriguiboom label is a leading source of modern Brazilian music. The Now Sound of Brazil brings together some great tracks from this label, providing a satisifying introduction to some artists you may not be familiar with, and Brazilian electronica. The CD is a Six Degrees release that features music of the Ziriguiboom label. Ziriguiboom… Read More Various – The Now Sound of Brazil
Get ready for Sex everywhere. Jessica Vale has announced the upcoming release of The Sex Album. The provocative CD features sounds (with the exception of Vale’s vocals) taken entirely from the recordings of live sex that were manipulated into dark electronic and ambient music. Synthtopia recently interviewed Vale about making The Sex Album. This is… Read More Sex Album Released
On this creative collaboration, Japanese producer Hoppy Kamiyama joins avant-bassist Bill Laswell to create a groove-filled jazz electronic experiment. Bill Laswell works with percussionist Kiyohiko Semba to create some rock-solid jazz-funk grooves, while Kamiyama adds freeform electronic effects that seem to integrate tightly and react to the tight rhythm section. The result is true world… Read More Hoppy Kamiyama + Bill Laswell – A Navel City/ No One is Here
UNKLE and Synthtopia have teamed up to give away five special prizes, featuring new music from UNKLE’s CD Never, Never Land: 1 Grand Prize – a limited edition package of the full length Never, Never Land CD, a Vinyl 12” of the single Reign, and The Incredibles promo 4 Runner Ups – each features a… Read More Synthtopia Announces UNKLE Giveaway
Deep Dish recently rocked Costa Rica so hard that even an earthquake couldn’t stop the party. Rogelio Jimenez reports: On November 19, Club Vertigo finally saw one of its most anticipated House events. It was the last of three dates which marked electronica history in Costa Rica: Paul Oakenfold – November 5th Tiesto – November… Read More Deep Dish Rocks Costa Rica Harder Than an Earthquake
Costa Rica’s electronica scene is heating up. Rogelio Jimenez reports on the hot-as-hell S.U.N Project Halloween bash at Club 360. The doors opened at 10:30 pm. Some people were waiting since 9:30 pm for the opening to enter in to the club. Lots of fans have been waiting three years since the last visit of… Read More Electronica in Costa Rica: S.U.N Project Shines Halloween Night.
Costa Rica is a small country in Central America. It’s a country without an army. Some know it as a banana country, a country of great beaches and forest, or even a great place for surfing and surfing competition. Some people even think it is an island, which is not. But have you heard anything… Read More Electronica in Costa Rica
Electronic dance trio Dirty Vegas is made up of Paul Harris, Steve Smith and Ben Harris. Their self-titled debut was one of 2002’s most provocative and popular releases. The collection landed at #7 on the Billboard 200. Driven by the Days Go By, Dirty Vegas went on to sell close to a million records worldwide.… Read More Dirty Vegas
