Podcast appearances and mentions of Klaus Schulze

Episode 174 Chapter 33, Digital Synthesizers and Samplers. Works Recommended from my book, Electronic and Experimental Music  Welcome to the Archive of Electronic Music. This is Thom Holmes. This podcast is produced as a companion to my book, Electronic and Experimental Music, published by Routledge. Each of these episodes corresponds to a chapter in the text and an associated list of recommended works, also called Listen in the text. They provide listening examples of vintage electronic works featured in the text. The works themselves can be enjoyed without the book and I hope that they stand as a chronological survey of important works in the history of electronic music. Be sure to tune-in to other episodes of the podcast where we explore a wide range of electronic music in many styles and genres, all drawn from my archive of vintage recordings. There is a complete playlist for this episode on the website for the podcast. Let's get started with the listening guide to Chapter 33, Digital Synthesizers and Samplers from my book Electronic and Experimental music.   Playlist: DIGITAL SYNTHESIZERS AND SAMPLERS   Time Track Time Start Introduction –Thom Holmes 01:38 00:00 1.     Jon Appleton, “Syntrophia”(1978) from Music For Synclavier And Other Digital Systems. Composed and performed on the Synclavier, Dartmouth Digital Synthesizer, Jon Appleton. 08:55 01:40 2.     Claude Larsen, “Nitrogen” (1980) from Synthesis. Sounds a bit like “Oxygen” by Jarre from 1976. Programmed, performed, Fairlight CMI Music, Roland System 700, Oberheim TVS-1 Four Voice, Polymoog, Roland MC 8 Micro-Composer, Syntovox vocoder, Claude Larson. 02:31 10:36 3.     Eberhard Schoener, “Fairlight 80” (1980) from Events. Featured the Fairlight CMI played by Schoener and vocals by Clare Torry. 04:20 13:04 4.     Eberhard Schoener, “Events - A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu” (1980) from Events. Mellotron, Violin, Piano, Moog, Oberheim, Fairlight CMIsynthesizers, Eberhard Schoener;  Fairlight CMI, Morris Pert; Gong, Percussion (Gede, Kempli, Rejong), Furst Agong Raka; Gong, Percussion (Gender, Lanang, Rejong), Ketut Tama; Gong, Percussion (Wadong, Rejong), Rai Raka; Percussion, Morris Pert; Fender electric piano, Roger Munnis; tenor saxophone, Olaf Kübler; Drums,  Evert Fraterman, Pete York; Electric Bass, Steve Richardson; Electric Guitar, Ian Bairnson. 11:07 17:26 5.     Klaus Schulze, “Death Of An Analogue” (1980) from Dig It. All music played on the Crumar GDS digital synthesizer/computer. All percussion by F.S. Drum Inc. and GDS. 12:20 28:31 6.     Klaus Schulze, “The Looper Isn't A Hooker” (1980) from Dig It. All music played on the Crumar GDS digital synthesizer/computer. All percussion by F.S. Drum Inc. and GDS. 07:05 40:52 7.     Joel Chadabe and Jan Williams, “Song Without Words” (1981) from Rhythms For Computer And Percussion. "The equipment used in RHYTHMS is a portable minicomputer/digital synthesizer system designed and manufactured by New England Digital Corporation in Norwich, Vermont, expressly for making music.” This was an early Synclavier without a keyboard controller. Synclavier digital synthesizer, Joel Chadabe; Percussion, Vibraphone, Marimba, Slit Drum, Log, Wood Block, Temple Block, Cowbell, Singing Bowls, Jan Williams. 07:24 47:54 8.     Don Muro, “Deanna Of The Fields” (1981) from Anthology. Vocals, Piano, Electric Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Korg M1 Music Workstation, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Don Muro. 02:52 55:18 9.     Nervous Germans, “Hometown” (1981) from Nervösen Deutschen. Bass, Producer, Micki Mäuser; Drums, Udo Dahmen; Guitar, Manni Holländer; Vocals, Casio VL Tone micro keyboard, Grant Stevens. 05:15 58:10 10.   Tuxedomoon, “Blind” from Time To Lose, Blind. Effects, Guitar, Peter Principle; Casio M-10, Blaine L. Reininger; Vocals, Moog, Soprano Saxophone, Steven Brown; Vocals, Winston Tong. 07:44 01:03:26 11.   Herbie Hancock, “Rough” (1983) from Future Shock. Fairlight CMI, AlphaSyntauri, Emulator, Herbie Hancock; Background Vocals, Bernard Fowler, Grandmixer D.ST., Nicky Skopelitis, Roger Trilling; Bass, Bill Laswell; Drums, Sly Dunbar; Lead Vocals, Lamar Wright; Prophet-5, Michael Beinhorn; Turntables, Voice, Grandmixer D.ST. 06:54 01:11:00 12.   Wendy Carlos, “Genesis,” “Eden,” and “I.C. (Intergalactic Communications)” (1984) from Wendy Carlos' Digital Moonscapes. Programmed All Sounds programmed and performed on the Crumar GDS/Synergy digital synthesizer, Wendy Carlos. 15:20 01:17:50 13.   Ron Kuivila, “Household Object” (1984) from Fidelity. Casio VL toneand homemade electronics, Ron Kuivila. 09:34 01:33:20 14.   Lejaren Hiller, “Expo '85” (1985) from Computer Music Retrospective. Four short pieces highlight the versatility of the Kurzweil K250: “Circus Piece - A Cadential Process” (4:04), “Transitions - A Hierarchical Process” (2:12), “Toy Harmonium - A Statistical Process” (1:41), “Mix Or Match - A Tune Generating Process (5 Examples)” (3:44). 11:55 01:42:52 15.   Third World, “Can't Get You (Out Of My Mind)” (1985) from Sense Of Purpose. Yamaha DX7, Prophet 5, PFR Yamaha, Grand Piano Yamaha Acoustic, Organ Hammond B3, Clavinet Mohner D6, Percussion, Vocals, Michael "Ibo" Cooper; Backing Vocals, Glenn Ricks, Meekaaeel; Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Richie "Bassie" Daley; Drums Yamaha Acoustic Drums, Electronic Drums Simmons, Drum Machine D.M.X., Drum Machine Linn Drum Machine, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Willie Stewart; Keyboards, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar The Washburn Electro Acoustic, Vocals, Percussion, Stephen "Cat" Coore; Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Bill "Bunny Rugs" Clarke; Percussion, Neil Clarke; Percussion, Binghi Drums, Junior Wedderburn, Tschaka Tonge. 03:37 01:54:46 16.   George Todd, “Sound Sculptures” (1985) from Music For Kurzweil And Synclavier. Synclavier Digital Music System, George Todd. 09:02 01:58:22 17.   Russ Freeman, “Easter Island” (1986) from Nocturnal Playground. Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Keyboard Bass, Emulator II, Linn 9000 Drum programming, Russ Freeman; Drums, Percussion, David Renick; Percussion, Emulator II programming, Steve Reid; Alto Saxophone, Brandon Fields. 05:30 02:07:22 18.   Donald Steven of G.E.M.S., “Images - Refractions Of Time And Space (1986)” from Group Of The Electronic Music Studio - McGill University. Yamaha DX7, Laurie Radford; Bass, John Oliver; Electric Flute, Jill Rothberg; Percussion, Elliot Polsky, François Gauthier. 11:42 02:12:52 19.   Jane Brockman, “Kurzweil Etudes” (1-3) (1986) from Music For Kurzweil And Synclavier. Kurzweil K250, Jane Brockman. 10:19 02:24:32 20.   Richard Burmer, “Across The View” (1987) from Western Spaces. Emulator II plus an analog synth, Richard Burmer. 04:38 02:34:48 21.   Sonny Sharrock Band, “Kate (Variations On A Theme By Kate Bush)” (1990) from Highlife.  Electronics, Korg M1, Korg Wave Station, Dave Snider; Bass, Charles Baldwin; Drums, Abe Speller, Lance Carter; Guitar, Sonny Sharrock. 05:52 02:39:32 22.   Second Decay, “Taste” (1994) from Taste. Produced with the Roland Compu Music CMU-800R workstation and without MIDI; Simmons Electronic Drums,Thomas V.. Other synths used: ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, PPG Wave 2.0, Emulator I and II, Roland SH-101, SH-7, CR-78, TR-808, MC-4, TR-606, EMS Synthi A, Solina String, Mellotron, Crumar Performer, Teisco 110F, Wasp, Linn LM-1, SCI Pro-One, Minimoog, Korg Mono-Poly, SQ-10, Elektro Harmonix Minisynth, Vocoder and effect devices, Compact Phasing A, Roland Echos RE 201, SRE 555.  04:20 02:45:18   Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. My Books/eBooks: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. Also, Sound Art: Concepts and Practices, first edition, Routledge 2022. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation. For a transcript, please see my blog, Noise and Notations. Original music by Thom Holmes can be found on iTunes and Bandcamp.

Episode 173 Chapter 32, Other Analog Synthesizers. Works Recommended from my book, Electronic and Experimental Music  Welcome to the Archive of Electronic Music. This is Thom Holmes. This podcast is produced as a companion to my book, Electronic and Experimental Music, published by Routledge. Each of these episodes corresponds to a chapter in the text and an associated list of recommended works, also called Listen in the text. They provide listening examples of vintage electronic works featured in the text. The works themselves can be enjoyed without the book and I hope that they stand as a chronological survey of important works in the history of electronic music. Be sure to tune-in to other episodes of the podcast where we explore a wide range of electronic music in many styles and genres, all drawn from my archive of vintage recordings. There is a complete playlist for this episode on the website for the podcast. Let's get started with the listening guide to Chapter 32, Other Analog Synthesizers from my book Electronic and Experimental music.   Playlist: OTHER EARLY SYNTHESIZER RECORDINGS (PRE-MIDI AND NOT MOOG)   Time Track Time Start Introduction –Thom Holmes 01:36 00:00 1.     Raymond Scott, “Space Mystery” (1963). Used Scott's Electronium, a custom-made analog synthesizer/sequencer. 05:08 01:42 2.     Pauline Oliveros, “Alien Bog” (1967). Used a prototype Buchla 100 modular synthesizer at Mills College. 33:13 06:53 3.     John Eaton, “Soliloquy For Syn-Ket” (1973) from Electro-Vibrations (The Music Of John Eaton). Used the Synket, an Italian-made modular synthesizer of which only six were ever made. 06:38 40:06 4.     John Keating, “Earthshine” (1975) from Space Experience 2. Featured the ARP 2600 and Pro- Soloist. 04:09 46:46 5.     Patrick Gleeson, “Saturn, The Bringer Of Old Age” (1976) from Beyond The Sun: An Electronic Portrait Of Holst's The Planets. Used Eµ Systems Polyphonic synthesizer. 09:31 51:02 6.     Jean Michel Jarre, “Oxygene, Part IV” (1976) from Oxygene. Used the ARP Odyssey, EMS Synthi AKS, EMS Synthi VCS3, and RMI Harmonic Synthesizer and Keyboard Computer. 03:07 01:00:34 7.     Bennie Maupin, “Crystals” (1978) from Moonscapes. Featured the E-mu Modular Synthesizer programmed by Patrick Gleeson, who owned Different Fur Studios in the San Francisco area and owned E-mu synthesizers (see previous track for an example of the E-mu Systems Polyphonic synthesizer). Here, we have a different treatment of the same instrument by jazz woodwind player Maupin, who played Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Marimba, Glockenspiel, E-mu Synthesizer, and Computone Synthesizer Winddriver on this album. I picked this track because this is most stripped-down arrangement featuring only Maupin playing the E-mu synthesizer and other instruments. 01:18 01:03:44 8.     Pere Ubu, “On the Surface” (1978) from Dub Housing. Allen Ravenstein used the EML Electrocomp 101 modular synthesizer as a member of this band. 02:37 01:05:02 9.     Sylvester, “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” (1978) from Step II. One of the few albums to feature EML (Electronic Music Laboratories) Modular Synthesizer plus String synthesizer, Electro-comp 101 synthesizer and 200 expander unit, Oberheim DS-2 Sequencer, Effects, Pat Cowley; organ, Electric piano, Clavinet, Michael C. Finden; Percussion, David Frazier; Producer, Lead Vocals, Piano, Sylvester. EML was a Connecticut-based synth maker that was around from about 1970 to 1984. They were best-known for their Electro-comp modular synths. The 101 was a duophonic semi-modular 44-note synth and the model 200 was an expander unit that added ring modulation, spring reverb, and high and low filters to the setup. It was interesting to hear this Moroder-like pulsating synth sound coming from something other than a Moog. 06:34 01:07:40 10.   Isao Tomita, “The Sea Named Solaris” (1978) from Kosmos. Used the Roland System 700, Roland Strings RS- 202, Roland Revo 30, in addition to Moog Modular III, Moog System 55, and Polymoog synthesizers. 12:28 01:14:11 11.   Moebius, “Song For Lya” (1979) from Moebius. Serge, Oberheim, and Minimoog synthesizers, vocals, Bryce Robbley; Serge, Oberheim synthesizers, Doug Lynner; Violin, John Stubbs. Listen closely to tune-out the parts by the Odyssey and Minimoog and you will experience a lovely bed laid down by the Serge. Moebius had three members, one a violinist, heard in this tune blending with the Serge. Although the group used a Sennheiser vocoder on another track, the vocal distortion on this track may have actually been the voice processed with the Serge. 03:15 01:26:42 12.   Pascal Languirand, “O Nos Omnes” (1980) from De Harmonia Universalia. Features the Farfisa Synthorchestra, the famous Italian's company entry into the string synthesizer fray. The Syntorchestra was split into two keyboard sections, strings (polyphonic), and mono synth voices. It was a hybrid organ and synthesizer and used much by Klaus Schulze and other German electronic musicians for the short time that it was available from 1975 to 1978. Nine slider controls were positioned next to a 3-octave keyboard and provided some “chaotic” control episodes for this much beloved and rare keyboard. 07:15 01:29:56 13.   Henry Kucharzyk, “Play Dot Sam” (1981) from Walk The Line - Three New Works By Henry Kucharzyk. This work is performed at the Samson Box at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. This track is an escapee from the 1970s but nonetheless fills a void in that period when commercial synthesizers were moving to digital technology and were quite expensive. The Samson Box was a computer-based digital synthesizer created in 1977 by Peter Samson, who worked at the university. “Samson” was formally known as the “Systems Concepts Digital Synthesizer. It was a one-off special-purpose dedicated audio computer designed for use by student composers at Center for Computer Research in Musical and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University. 03:05 01:37:08 14.   Terry Riley, “The Ethereal Time Shadow” (1981-82) from Music from Mills. Used two Prophet V synthesizers, tuned to just intonation and employing sequencing. 08:51 01:40:12   Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. My Books/eBooks: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. Also, Sound Art: Concepts and Practices, first edition, Routledge 2022. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation. For a transcript, please see my blog, Noise and Notations. Original music by Thom Holmes can be found on iTunes and Bandcamp.  

  Another electronic gem from Erwin Broers. He has become my go to guy for berlin-school music and I'm totally here for it. I've said many times that I like hosting guest mixes from artists and listeners because I always discover new music. And this set is a perfect example - other than Ron Boots, every artist in this mix is new to me.   Here's what Erwin has to say about this mix: "The theme this time is "Electronic Gems From The Lowlands", the lowlands being Belgium and the Netherlands. Both countries are neighbours of Germany, where Electronic Music took off in the early 1970s. It was therefore inevitable that many local progressive artists became fascinated by synthesizers and inspired by this new genre known as "Kosmische Musik" (cosmic music). Influence of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze is obvious, but there's also a hint at prog rock and a few tracks come close to melodic synth pop similar to Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre." Thanks for a great set, Erwin! Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00:00   PeRu - Out Of Time (Constellations, 1981) 00:09:01   Pillion - Enigmas (Enigmas, 1980) 00:22:36   Par Example - Flarepath (Pharos, 1989) 00:31:57   Patrick Kosmos - Mindscapes part 1, 2nd movement (Mindscapes, 1987) 00:41:00   Johan Timman - Trip Into The Body (Trip Into The Body, 1981) 00:46:31   Walter Christian Rothe - Solitude (Solitude, 1982) 00:50:34   Ton Scherpenzeel - Heart Of The Universe (Heart Of The Universe, 1984) 00:58:02   Frank Van Bogaert - A Picture of You (Closer, 2004) 01:01:45   Ron Boots & John Kerr - Oceans Of Emotions (Offshore Islands, 1990) 01:15:11   end

"I want to dedicate this composition to my grandfather - Anatoliy Mytianskyi. He was a passionate tourist and loved Berlin school of electronic music very much. He actually was at Svaneti in the 1970s and made some beautiful photos of this place.  As a kid I remember looking at this old photos, admiring the towers of Svaneti and mountains around them while my grandfather was listening to some epic instrumental pieces by Klaus Schulze.   "So when I saw this sound in the database and heard it - it was a miraculous little moment of recognition and delight, as I felt like I've already been there. And I really love bell sounds! "Happy accidents continued, as at this time I had a rather unique modular system in my hands. It's called UkrRack and made entirely of Eurorack modules made in Ukraine. So I've created a patch and walked to the rhythm of sequencer until it felt right. Then recorded an improvisation with it and it determined the structure, harmonic movements and hence the mood of this composition. "Original recording is everywhere here - in the sequence itself (captured and repitched), as ambient bed, as percussion elements. Sometimes blurred, sometimes immediately recognisable, phasing in and out like a distant but potent memory. And the name of the track is an hommage to Ash Ra Tempel - krautrock band originally created by Manuel Göttsching, Hartmut Enke and Klaus Schulze. "My grandfather never understood the technical side of my sonic endeavours but always loved how it sounded. And he would've liked this one in particular. But unfortunately he passed away almost a year ago. "I don't believe in afterlife of any kind. But I believe that our loved ones, places we've been and all of the impressions of them will continue to live as memories and could always be passed to future generations.  "Especially as sound and music." Upper Svaneti bells reimagined by Vlad Suppish. ——————— This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world's most famous sights. Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage IMAGE: Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

  I have continued my recent bingeing of berlin-school electronic music. Devouring old and new music. So I was very excited when guest mixer Erwin Broers reached with a new berlin-school mix. Woo hoo! It's all new music, some of Erwin's favorites from 2024. I was familiar with about half of the artists some it was great to discover new music.   I'll let Erwin tell you about the mix: "I was inspired by LLM end of the year mixes on ambient and jazz. I came up with the idea of doing something similar for the Berlin School subgenre. So I checked a few blogs and searched specialized web shops for the most interesting releases of 2024. The result is a near-2hr foray with lots of different styles and atmospheres, ranging from dark to uplifting, retro analog to modern digital, occasionally with a touch of electric guitar and percussions, but almost always with typical layers of sequencers and soundscapes. The influence of the pioneers of the genre, Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, is still very much alive in some tracks, almost 50 years after their prime. Filtercafe and Sequentia Legenda obviously draw from that heritage. Most listeners will not like all the tracks, but it is a good introduction to what is being created in the contemporary Berlin School."   Thanks for another great electronic mix. Look for another mix from Erwin coming next month.   LINKS TO ALL  THE MUSIC USED IN THIS MIX: http://paulellisperthomhav.bandcamp.com/album/orpheus http://perge.bandcamp.com/album/la-roue http://gertemmens.bandcamp.com/album/elektra-25th-anniversary-edition http://manikinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/106 http://cosmicground.bandcamp.com/album/area-24 http://thombrennan.bandcamp.com/album/othadiegra http://pyramid-peak.bandcamp.com/album/kontinuum-2 http://sphericmusic-shop.de/de/schroeder-robert/1816-schroeder-robert-observer.html http://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/solastalgia http://moonsatellite2.bandcamp.com/album/motions-of-ethereal-lunar http://awenson.bandcamp.com/album/awenson-faith http://cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/album/veiled-portraits-cyd-0118 http://sequentia-legenda.bandcamp.com/album/galactic-crystals http://emmensboots.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-dephts-of-desolation   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00:00   Paul Ellis & Per Thomhav - Orpheus (Orpheus) 00:06:11   Perge - La Roue (La Roue) 00:11:21   Gert Emmens - Elektra Part 1 (Elektra 25th Anniversary Edition) 00:18:38   Filtercafé - Kaltwasserhahn (106) 00:32:00   Cosmic Ground - Area 24 Part 4 (Area 24) 00:37:02   Thom Brennan - Othadiegra Part 5 (Othadiegra) 00:43:51   Pyramid Peak - Aquamarine (Kontinuum) 00:51:13   Robert Schroeder - Observer (Observer) 00:58:57   Erik Wöllo - Forever River (Solastalgia) 01:06:42   MoonSatellite - Motion Part 3 (Motions Of Ethereal Lunar) 01:15:00   Awenson - Van Halen (Faith) 01:25:58   Paul Ellis & Pabellón Sintético - Synonymous (Veiled Portraits) 01:31:31   Sequentia Legenda - Crystal Of Light (Galactic Crystals) 01:41:40   Gert Emmens & Ron Boots - Lost In Dephts Of Desolation (Lost In Depths Of Desolation) 01:56:09   end

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I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Happy New Year. Our first edition for January features another diverse collection, including Kraut rock by the four-piece band Electric Orange and the re-release of Bloop's 1999 album ‘Schallaufnahmen,' performed by two members of that band, Dirk Jan Muller and Dirk Bittner. UK musician David Hughes, performing as ION, delivers a soundtrack to a no-budget student horror film titled ‘Perdition's Flames,' blending guitars and atmospheric synths. Our edited track from 1979 by Earthstar is taken from the album ‘French Skylines,' produced by Klaus Schulze. As usual, we always like to give the female side exposure, with Brooklyn-based composer and producer Rachika Nayar, who has transitioned from the ghostly netherworlds of her debut to a vivid fluorescent cinematic maximalism, and Nadia Struiwigh, who echoes a free-spirited approach of electronic music in the mid-eighties, giving emotionally-charged ambience. Download Bios: https://we.tl/t-Jc1C7K73I2 Playlist No 262 02.34 Jim Kirkwood ‘This Present Darkness' (album The Apocalypse of a Soul) https://jimkirkwood.bandcamp.com/album/the-apocalypse-of-a-soul-2 11.07 Jim Kirkwood ‘Where Ragged People Go' 14.52 Jim Kirkwood ‘Seven Ways Through The Heartland Moors' 16.39 Electric Orange ‘henry's bead' (album ada) https://electricorange.bandcamp.com/album/ada 23.00 bloop ‘P.T.O.' (album schallaufnahmen) https://bloop1999.bandcamp.com/album/schallaufnahmen 32.12 Ion ‘You Expected Transparency' (EP Perdition's Flames) https://thinkingmetal.bandcamp.com/album/perditions-flames 35.13 Ion ‘The Gentle Art Of Seduction' 39.54 Ion ‘Nick Storm, Private Eye' 49.50 Rachika Nayar ‘Gayatri' (album Heaven Come Crashing) https://rachika.bandcamp. 46.43 Nadia Struiwigh ‘Rainbrain' (album Birds Of Paradise) https://nadiastruiwigh.bandcamp.com/album/birds-of-paradise 51.05 Nadia Struiwigh ‘JSF48' 57.46 Dave Luxton ‘The Spirit Will Win' (album Collected Ambient Works III) https://daveluxton.bandcamp.com/yum 01.03.46 Dave Luxton ‘Occultation' 01.09.49 Rosales ‘Half-Light IV' (album Half-Light) https://homenormal.bandcamp.com/track/half-light-iv 01.18.41 MICADO ‘A Strange Place' (album Mixed Feelings) https://micado.bandcamp.com 01.26.03 MICADO ‘Run For Life' 01.34.16 Astral Magic ‘Hardness My Whispering Words' (album Wizard's Euphoria) https://astralmagic.bandcamp.com 01.40.02 Earthstar ‘Latin Sirens Face The Wall' (album French Skylines)*** https://www.groove.nl/shop/earthstar-collected-works-5cd-box/?v=7885444af42e 01.49.45 Kellerkind Berlin ‘Zukunftsvis' (album Musikkonstruktionen) https://kellerkindberlin.bandcamp.com/album/musikkonstruktionen 02.00.30 Anagnosis ‘Gazing At The Wall' (album The Allegory Of Plato's Cave) https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-allegory-of-platos-cave/1748000501 02.03.01 Anagnosis ‘The Fragment Of Reality' 02.06.26 Anagnosis ‘The Prisoner Is Out' 02.10.44 Thierry David ‘Into The Wave Axis' (album Six Waves) https://thierrydavid.bandcamp.com/ 02.20.32 Éliane Radigue ‘L'ÎIe re-sonante' https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/l-le-re-sonante 02.26.55 Cat Tyson Hughes: feat Marine Eyes ‘Another Daylight' (album Roses In The Casement Window) https://quietdetails.bandcamp.com/album/roses-in-the-casement-window 02.30.20 Cat Tyson Hughes: feat Fields We Found 'Nature Play' 02.34.25 ARIGTO feat Martina Claussen ‘In Search For Heaven, They Found Nothing' (album Shapes) https://arigto.bandcamp.com/album/lukuss 02.38.28 yttriphie ‘there is no sun' (album an extremely slow motion explosion) https://projektrecords.bandcamp.com 02.47.48 Astropilot ‘Dancing Leaves, Fading Memories' (EP Forgotten Summer) https://eitvrecords.bandcamp.com/album/forgotten-summer 02.50.41 Floating Sun ‘Celestial Light' (EP Echoes Of Earth) https://floatingsun.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-earth 02.55.05 Human Is Alive & Domy Castellano ‘Meet At The Moon' (EP After All) https://humanisalive.bandcamp.com/album/after-all Edit ***

Smooth...chilled...and mysterious: the electronic orchestrations of the late German electronic music pioneer KLAUS SCHULZE — just one of the new styles to emerge from the hyper-creative incubator that was Berlin in the 1960s and 70s. Electronic synthesizers ultimately fueled dozens of new genres, the most famous being “Kraut Rock.” But the confluence of cosmic electronic soundscapes and the classical music of Europe led to a widely popular genre that came to be known as “spacemusic.” It was well-suited to the winter months, when listeners could easily make the perceptual leap from the new sound to the frigid vacuum of interstellar space—a natural conjunction that was recognized by the first generation of academic electronic musicians, like German composer KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, another interstellar flight on electronic wings, on a program called WINTERTRONIC 4. Music is by KLAUS SCHULZE, MARK DWANE, ANDREW LAHIFF, DREAMSTATE LOGIC, ISOSTATIC, OXIA PALACE, and HOLLAN HOLMES. [ view playlist ] [ view Flickr image gallery ] [ play 30 second MP3 promo ]

  At the beginning of September when I posted my "Sequencer City" mix, I said I'd been on a berlin school bender. Well, now three months later I'm still on that sequencer synth kick. At the end of October the analog synth itch was scratched by a stellar guest mix from Erwin Broers called "Capturing The Voice Of A Galaxy." It featured tracks from the Klaus Schulz label, "Innovative Communications. Now we have have a follow up mix from Erwin called "Back to the Roots of Berlin School." Oh man, this is some good stuff! Erwin tells me that "there's a whole sub-category of "Berlin School" out there called "Retro Berlin School". In the mid 1990's "Berlin School" was revived by nostalgic electronic artists who benefited from technological innovations to make the iconic analog synths such as the Mellotron, the ARP 2600 and the big Moog Modular more playable. The result was a huge resurgence of mid 1970's style Berlin School EM which was dubbed "retro" to mark the difference with the classics such as Tangerine Dream's Stratosfear, Klaus Schulze's Timewind and Ashra's New Age Of Earth." I hope my current obsession with this genre continues because I am loving every minute of it. Thanks for another great mix, Erwin. Cheers!   T R A C K L S I S T : 00:00   Redshift - Redshift(excerpt) (Redshift, 1996) 09:20   Cosmic Hoffmann - Shiva Connection (Shiva Connection, 2000) 15:00   Free System Projekt - And Then There Were Two (Impulse (reissue), 2005) 29:00   Brendan Pollard - Aquarius (Expansion, 2005) 31:17   Ramp - Phasenverzerrung (Nodular, 1998)  42:50   Javi Canovas - North Of Circle (Impasse, 2005) 56:42   Arcane - Dystopian Fictions (Gather Darkness, 1999) 71:02   end

En la penumbra suave de la noche estrellada, la música susurra secretos al viento, cada nota es un sueño que danza en el aire, tejiendo melodías de amor y anhelo. Así que sueña profundo, deja que la música te envuelva, que cada melodía sea un faro en la oscuridad. Porque en los sueños y en las notas que vibran, se encuentra la esencia de nuestra realidad. Peter Davidson, André Barros, TSODE, David Baron, James Asher & Byron Metcalf, Aleksandr Shamaluev, Robert Rich, Deus Astra, Sjellos, The Secession, David Michael Tardy, Asha Elijah, Klaus Schulze. 🎧 El playlist detallado: lostfrontier.org/t29.html#1038.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Los seguidores iniciales de la corriente new age inventaron una música que reforzara su búsqueda de la espiritualidad mística, de su conexión con el Universo y con el planeta Tierra, de su conciencia cósmica y, en definitiva, de una filosofía zen opuesta al bullicio del estilo de vida del mundo moderno occidental. Luego la cosa fue derivando y de las primeras melodías más esotéricas de minutaje interminable llenas de texturas electrónicas, de instrumentos orientales tradicionales y de sonidos de la naturaleza, llegaron los instrumentos occidentales, el mestizaje cultural y diversas fusiones que inutilizaron por completo la etiqueta new age hasta convertirla en algo que termina por no definir absolutamente nada. Simon Daum, Martin Stürtzer, Serenity Valley Browncoats, Roger Subirana, Bruno Sanfilippo, Aeoliah, Star Sounds Orchestra, Craig Armstrong, The Secession, Klaus Schulze. 🎧 El playlist detallado: lostfrontier.org/t29.html#1037.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de lostfrontier.org. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/26825

Symbiosis/Dysbiosis: Sentience Live performance - Nanotopia pays homage to Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and one of their favourite movies, Fantastic Planet. Imagine stepping into an old-growth forest, where your EEG data and the bioelectrical activity of living Mycelium influence the world around you. Symbiosis-Dysbiosis: Sentience is a groundbreaking immersive XR installation in which participants embark on a quest to connect with the Mycelial Entity at the heart of the interconnected forest. It offers a unique perspective on the delicate balance between humans and the non-human organisms around us. Embark on an interactive journey where your choices determine the environment's response. Your decisions can lead to either symbiosis, fostering evolution and new awareness, or dysbiosis, resulting in a cascade of adverse outcomes. This dynamic experience places you at the heart of a living, breathing ecosystem, a powerful reminder that everything is interconnected and that your actions matter. Symbiosis/Dysbiosis: Sentience invites audiences to slow down and experience an interconnected, psychedelic forest adventure through whimsical storytelling, live actors, and an evolving soundscape. It reminds us that the future depends on our ability to recognize our connection to the non-human world. Combining real-time fungal biodata streams with EEG data from Guests, haptic sensations, and scent emitters triggered by the living fungi create an environment where participants feel, perceive, and interact with the microscopic connections formed within us, on us, and around us. Within the expanded reality installation, Nanotopia creates an evolving Quadraphonic and 4D soundscape with living Mycelium that is directly connected to a custom synthesizer and bio-electrically connected to the virtual environment. Actors, embodying the spirits of the forest, will guide you through this immersive experience, making you feel like an integral part of the narrative. Live performance took place for Earth Modular Society https://youtu.be/E0iLBkuhH-s?si=n2RD3fr7xnAhmDL0 Full album coming 2025!

  Another stellar guest mix comes our way courtesy of loyal listener, Erwin Broers. He asked if I was interested in a mix of  electronic music from Innovative Communication, the label founded by Klaus Schulze in the late 70s. Yes, please! Here's what Erwin says about this fantastic mix: "I was in my teens when I got in touch with Electronic Music by means of well-known artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk and Vangelis. Searching for more similar music in the local library, I came across an LP with on its sleeve just a mysterious picture of a huge radio telescope. The album was Robert Schroeder's "Galaxie Cygnus-A" ! Liner notes on the back of the sleeve explained that the music was commissioned by the Austrian Broadcasting Service (ÖRF) and performed live at the 1982 ARS Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria. The idea behind the project consisted of capturing sound waves coming from the Cygnus-A galaxy with the help of the Effelsberg 100 meter radio telescope, the largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world at that time. Schroeder used those sound waves as basis and inspiration, and created a magical soundtrack for stargazing and floating in outer space. Needless to say, I was blown away by this album, and from then on I fanatically sought out other releases on the Innovative Communication label, which - by the way - was founded in 1978 by the late Klaus Schulze, one of the godfathers of Electronic Music. To honour my memory of that exciting period, I chose to start this label retrospective with the first two tracks of this special album - including some of the white noise straight from space ! The mix is rather heterogeneous and gives a good impression of the kind of EM that was published on IC in its heydays, ie. the 80s. From the early 90s the label quickly became more commercial edging towards mellow new age and average electro-acoustic instrumental fusion (aka NAM)." Thanks, Erwin, for this trip back in time. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Robert Schroeder - Galaxie Cygnus-A Part 1 & 2 (Galaxie Cygnus-A, 1982) 12:18    Klaus Schulze - Silent Running (excerpt) (Trancefer, 1981) 20:36    Peak - Nightmist (Ebondàzzar, 1982) 26:52    P'Cock - The Prophet (The Prophet, 1980) 32:45    Peter Seiler - Serengeti (Sensitive Touch, 1987) 37:51    Mind Over Matter - Paradise: 1st. Movement: Being One (Air) (The Colours Of  Life, 1988) 44:25    G.E.N.E. - Taste Of Dawn (Life Is A Melody, 1988) 50:39    Software - Syn-Code-Z: 1st. Movement: Code-Ocean (Syn-Code, 1987) 56:51    Patrick Kosmos - Airgasm (Cosmic Resonance, 1991) 66:33    end

My 101 Dimensions offering for this month includes great music from Röyksopp, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Sequentia Legenda, and Paul Ellis!  

This month's 101 Dimensions program (curated by your friendly neighborhood Prog-Squatch) features great progressive, electronic, and ambient music from Enigmatic Sound Machines, Bart Hawkins, Frore, Craig Padilla & Marvin Allen, Klaus Schulze, Ashra, and Sverre Knut Johansen!    

This month's 101 Dimensions program curated by Your Truly features music from Alber Jupiter, Erik Norlander, Klaus Schulze, and Time Being!

THE ARRIVAL OF PRACTICAL ELECTRONIC SYNTHESIZERS in the late 1960s and early 1970s caused a sensation around the world, but nowhere more than Germany. Postwar German artists were restless, intent on leaving behind all forms of traditional German music, as well as the Rhythm & Blues roots and song structure of popular Anglo-American rock. An innocent feature of early modular synthesizers called a “step sequencer” provided a tool that led to the development of an original style called “Kosmische Musik” or "Cosmic Music" in Germany, and—more playfully—“KrautRock.” The step sequencer made it easy to create hypnotic rhythm loops with up to 32 notes or steps, set a tempo, and mix them over flowing electronic drones. The effect was to “float” the listener through endless terrestrial or cosmic space: it was addictive. Seminal groups and individuals like CAN, KLAUS SCHULZE, TANGERINE DREAM, KRAFTWERK, CLUSTER, ASH RA TEMPEL, HARMONIA and others, created an enduring style that has influenced genres from Minimalism, Ambient and Electronic Dance Music, to New Age and Techno. Today we call it the "Berlin School." On this transmission of Hearts of Space, another timeless flight on electronic rhythms, on a program called SEQUENCER AIRLINES. Music is by ALPHA WAVE MOVEMENT, STATE AZURE, STEVE HAUSCHILDT, STARTERRA, MARTIN STURTZER, SYNTH REPLICANTS, STRAY THEORIES, NILS FRAHM, and EDGAR FROESE. [ view playlist ] [ view Flickr image gallery ] [ play 30 second MP3 promo ]

My 101 Dimensions program for June includes great electronic, ambient, progressive music by Klaus Schulze, Dark Sky Alliance, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren! 

Episode 125 Trippy Trance Music Origins, Part 2 Playlist   Track Time Start Time Introduction –Thom Holmes 05:01 00:00 1.     Pete Namlook, “Power Supply II” from Namlook IV (1994 Fax +49-69/450464). “The music originated instinctively whilst being played live. There was no concept for the composition before, only a kaleidoscope of sounds stemming from the given instruments. The music of this CD is “dedicated” to the missing 220V power supply, the broken EMS Synthi which I dropped during the setting-up of my equipment, the SE-1 which instantly created its own sounds during the live recording and the Studio 440 with 2 faulty pads and a disk drive which had to be convinced to cooperate.” 5:00 05:16 2.     Pete Namlook, “Power Supply III” from Namlook IV (1994 Fax +49-69/450464). See explanation for part II above. 5:00 10:15 3.     Pete Namlook, “Power Supply IV” from Namlook IV (1994 Fax +49-69/450464). See explanation for part II above. 5:00 15:16 4.     Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook, “Psychic And UFO Revelations In The Last Days” from Psychonavigation (1994 Subharmonic). Written, arranged, and played by Bill Laswell, Pete Namlook; Axiom ambient, Bill Murphy, Peter Wetherbee; Material, Inc., Tracy McKnight; Subharmonic, Robert Soares. 38:46 20:13 5.     Pete Namlook, Klaus Schulze and Bill Laswell, “Obscured by Klaus, Part III” from The Dark Side Of The Moog 7 (1998 Fax +49-69/450464). Performers, Bill Laswell, Klaus Schulze, Pete Namlook; Written-by Bill Laswell . 19:01 58:54 6.     Pete Namlook, Klaus Schulze and Bill Laswell, “Obscured by Klaus, Part IV” from The Dark Side Of The Moog 7 (1998 Fax +49-69/450464). Written and performed by Bill Laswell, Klaus Schulze, Pete Namlook. 06:37 01:17:54 7.     Tetsu Inoue and Pete Namlook (2350 Broadway), “Ethereal Being” from 2350 Broadway 4 (2007 Fax +49-69/450464). Produced by Peter Kuhlmann (Pete Namlook); written and performed by Tetsu Inoue and Pete Nambook. Recorded at Bretton Hall, New York and Klanglobor Hödeshof, Germany. Linited to 500 discs. 7:00 01:24:28 8.     Tetsu Inoue and Pete Namlook (2350 Broadway), “Sustained Energy” from 2350 Broadway 4 (2007 Fax +49-69/450464). Produced by Peter Kuhlmann (Pete Namlook); written and performed by Tetsu Inoue and Pete Nambook. Recorded at Bretton Hall, New York and Klanglobor Hödeshof, Germany. Linited to 500 discs. 9:35 01:31:21   Opening background music: Bill Laswell and Pete Namlook, “Black Dawn” from Psychonavigation (1994 Subharmonic). Written, arranged, and played by Bill Laswell, Pete Namlook; Axiom ambient, Bill Murphy, Peter Wetherbee; Material, Inc., Tracy McKnight; Subharmonic, Robert Soares. (21:22) Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz. Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. My Books/eBooks: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. Also, Sound Art: Concepts and Practices, first edition, Routledge 2022. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation. For a transcript, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.  

This month's 101 Dimensions curated by Yours Truly features music by Nik Turner, Klaus Schulze, Vangelis, and Rudy Adrian!   Playlist

Welcome to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, direct from his desert studio on the US/Mexico border south of Tucson: synth music pioneer Steve Roach.  As a kid in Costa Mesa, he became entranced with motorsports, prog rock, and kosmische musik by Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, and other Berlin school fusionists. In 1984, he released his landmark third album, Structures from Silence. Record stores filed it in the new age section, where it sold like hotcakes. But as far as Roach was concerned, it was simply his take on the electronic music that fascinated him, with a humanistic touch: it's pace mimicked the pulse of human breath. Roach has maintained a steady flow of music ever since. This year, Roach and his longtime label Projekt released a 40th anniversary version of Structures. It was quickly followed by Reflections in Repose, a live set performed,  composed and recorded in Baja Arizona in late 2023. Add to that production on Serena Gabriel's The Saffron Sky and a three-night stint at Hotel Congress in Tucson, May 29th, 30th, and 31st, where he'll be joined by fellow synth lifers Robert Rich and Michael Stearns, and you can see why it's a miracle he time to join us for this episode, dedicated to discussing his creative process, learning to go with your own flow, and his lifelong sonic journey.  Transmissions is a part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Visit the Talkhouse for more interviews, fascinating reads, and podcasts. For heads, by heads. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by our members. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by subscribing to our online music magazine. This episode is brought to you by DistroKid. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keep 100% of their royalties and earnings. To learn more and get 30% off your first year's membership, visit: distrokid.com/vip/aquariumdrunkard Join us next week for a conversation with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, who joins to discuss the Solid Sound festival, his literary work, and his vast songbook.

Episode 123 Love Spells in Electronic Sound Playlist   Track Time Start Time Introduction –Thom Holmes 06:48 00:00 1.     Mystic Moods Orchestra, “Love Token” from Love Token (1969 Philips). Sound Effects, producer, sound director, Brad Miller; Vocals and vocal effects, The Mystic Moods. 04:33 06:48 2.     Four Tet, “Love Cry” from There Is Love In You (2010 Domino). Written, produced, and performed by Kieran Hebden. 09:06 11:14 3.     Deborah de Luca, “Love is a Losing Game (Mix Raw)” from Nina (2015 Sola_mente Records). Written, produced, and performed by Deborah de Luca. 07:14 20:16 4.     Steven Halpern, “Hot Chakra” from Enhancing Sensual Pleasure (1993 Sound Rx). Bass, Marc Vanwaginengen; Silver Flutes, Emerald Web; Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Producer, Trumpet, Steven Halpern; Harp, Susan Mazer; Lyricon, Dallas Smith; Percussion, Kenneth Nash. 06:48 27:26 5.     Steven Halpern, “Thigh Chi” from Enhancing Sensual Pleasure (1993 Sound Rx). Bass, Marc Vanwaginengen; Flute, Paul Horn; Silver Flutes, Emerald Web; Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Producer, Trumpet, Steven Halpern; Harp, Susan Mazer; Lyricon, Dallas Smith; Percussion, Kenneth Nash. 05:31 34:08 6.     Klaus Schulze, “Moogetique” from Body Love, Vol. 2 (1977 Island). Producer, Composer, instruments, Klaus Schulze; Drums, Harald Grosskopf. Original electronic music for a film by Lasse Braun. 13:12 39:34 7.     Klaus Schulze, “Stardancer II” from Body Love, Vol. 2 (1977 Island). Producer, Composer, instruments, Klaus Schulze; Drums, Harald Grosskopf. Original electronic music for a film by Lasse Braun. 14:13 52:44 8.     Eberhard Schoener, “Events - A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu” from Events (1980 Harvest). Mellotron, Violin, Piano, Moog, Oberheim, Fairlight CMI, Liner Notes, Eberhard Schoener; Fairlight CMI, Morris Pert; Fender Rhodes, Roger Munnis; Tenor Saxophone, Olaf Kübler; Vocals, Clare Torry. 10:56 01:06:50 9.     Nora En Pure, “Norma Jean” from Come With Me (2013 Enormous Tunes). Written, produced, and performed by Nora En Pure. 05:48 01:17:45 10.   Art Linkletter, “Narrates The Story Of Where Did You Come From?” (side 1) from Narrates The Story Of Where Did You Come From? (1963 20th Century Fox). This was an early 60s sex-education LP. Linkletter was a Canadian-American radio and television personality. I've intermixed this disc with tracks of rolling white sound (by me) and a track by Kazumoto Endo, “Falling In and Out of Love” from Never Gonna Make You Cry (1999 Kling Film-Records). Written, produced, and performed by Kazumoto Endo. All to present a slightly odd view of love. 19:12 01:23:32 11.   Donna Summer, “Summer Fever” from Four Seasons Of Love (1976 Casablanca). Written-By Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte; accompanied by The Munich Machine; recorded in MusicLand Studios, Munich; mixed and produced by Giorgio Moroder. 08:12 01:42:44   Opening background music: The Love Symphony Orchestra, “Let's Make Love in Public Spaces” from Penthouse Presents The Love Symphony Orchestra (1978 Talpro). Keyboards, Synthesizer, Clifford Carter. (03:12) Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz. Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. My Books/eBooks: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. Also, Sound Art: Concepts and Practices, first edition, Routledge 2022. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation. For a transcript, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.

Tune in for nearly 2 hours of great progressive, ambient, and electronic music from Gary Numan, Klaus Schulze, Paul Ellis, Synergy, and Rudy Adrian!

This month's 101 Dimensions curated by Yours Truly features ambient/electronic/progressive music from Klaus Schulze, Coil, Brian Eno, and Deborah Martin & Erik Wøllo!

Arthur Brown burst out of obscurity in 1968 with "Fire," an energetic fusion of blues, jazz and psychedelia with his over-the-top vocals invoking the dangers of the dark side. “Fire” launched Arthur to fame worldwide. He was born in North Yorkshire in 1942. After attending a grammar school Arthur studied at University where he focused on law and philosophy. His interest in music began to overwhelm his academic pursuits, and he formed his first band, an R&B combo called Blues and Brown. After a spell in France, where he dabbled in theatre, Arthur returned to the U.K. and worked with a number of groups in London. Not long after Brown left one -the Ramong Sound, they changed their name to the Foundations and scored international hits with "Build Me Up Buttercup" and "Baby, Now That I've Found You." Arthur however wasn't fussed. He had Kit Lambert and Pete Townshend produce his self-titled debut album from which “Fire” emerged and The God of Hellfire was born. His band, The Crazy Worldof Arthur Brown was known for its live show, which featured Arthur wearing a helmet that spat fire. Sometimes he would take to the stage naked and as such became one of the most talked-about characters in British rock.  In the wake of the success of their debut, the band cut a second album and kept touring; for a short while Carl Palmer took over as drummer. Arthur's next group's sound was darker and even more esoteric than the Crazy World. Arthur then stepped out as a solo act with 1974's Dance with Arthur Brown, a more straightforward and accessible album rooted in international rhythms. His public profile got a boost in 1975 when he was cast as the Priest in Ken Russell's film adaptation of the Who's rock opera Tommy, which was a major box office success. The following year, he made a guest appearance on Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe, the debut album from the Alan Parsons Project. In 1979. Klaus Schulze, of Tangerine Dream invited Arthur to lend vocals to some of his work but in the early '80s, Brown left England to settle in Austin, Texas, where he earned a degree in counseling and opened a music-based practice. He also opened a house painting and carpentry business with Jimmy Carl Black, a former member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. For the most part, Arthur had stepped away from music, though he and Jimmy Carl Black did team up again for 1988's Brown, Black & Blue, a powerful blues-rock set. The new Crazy World returned for 2003's Vampire Suite, and Brown became a regular guest at Hawkwind concerts, appearing on their 2006 album Take Me to Your Future. 2008's The Voice of Love, released under the moniker the Amazing World of Arthur Brown, included guest appearances from Dick Taylor and Mark St. John of the Pretty Things. A spate of archival live releases dominated Arthurs's catalogue in the 2010s as he continued to tour extensively, including dates with Carl Palmer's group ELP Legacy and Hawkwind. Brown returned to recording with his latest edition of the Crazy World for 2014's Zim Zam Zim. Arthur celebrated his 80th birthday in 2022 and today is in hot demand to play concerts and festivals all over Europe. We catch up with the iconic artist this week and he regales us with a whole host of interesting stories. If you'd like to learn more about Arthur Brown head for his website https://www.thegodofhellfire.com/ and if you'd like to get in touch with me - comments, feedback or requests for future guests - don't hesitate to reach out through my website https://www.abreathoffreshair.com.au I hope you enjoy the story of The God of Hellfire.  

My intermittent series on albums denied classic status at the time or forgotten from the conversation since. Here the outlier to Krautrock's astonishing Cosmic Joker releases, where some of the finest mainland Europe musicians to ever play 'rock' music, wound up being in a band they didn't even know about, but did release two proper collaborative works. One with LSD guru Timothy Leary (7UP) and this vastly superior double album, by mystic, artist and Tarot card reader, Walter Wegmüller. Featuring flat out geniuses like Klaus Schulze and Manuel Göttsching, exploring space-rock, psych-folk, drone, Psych-funk and post-rock, in a stunning double album.

Episode 113 More Electronic Music for Astral Tripping Playlist Earthstar, “Part 1, Sirens” from French Skyline (1979 Sky records). Recorded at Klaus Schulze Studio, Hambühren, W. Germany in 1978 and 1979. Bass, Electronics, Norm Peach; Choir, Craig Wuest, Joan N., Marla T., Phil N.; Electric Guitar, Treated Guitar, Electronics (Tonewall), Dennis Rea; Flute, Woodwind, Tim Finnegan; French Horn, Flute, Marla Thomson; Producers, Craig Wuest, Klaus Schulze; Moog Modular System Programming, Technical Advice, Klaus Schulze; Sitar, Dirk Schmalenbach, Synthesizer, Sequencer, Mellotron, Biotron, Piano, Sitar, Harp, Effects, Voice, Vocoder, Bells , Percussion, Tape loops, Electronic Treatments, Craig Wuest; Violin, Phil Novak; Violin, Viola, Electronics, Louis Deponté; Violin, Electronics, Daryl Trivieri. (06:18) Edgar Froese, “PA 701” from Macula Transfer (1976 Brain). The material was composed during different flights during '75 and '76 while on tour with Tangerine Dream. Instruments, Composed By, Produced by, Edgar Froese. I'm not certain, but all of the tracks are named after airline flight numbers. I think this one was on Pan American. Recorded in June 1976 at Amber Studio, Berlin. (07:33) Beaver and Krause, “Gandharva” and “By Your Grace,” from Gandharva (1971 Warner Brothers). The Moog Modular is played by Bernie Krause, the pipe organ by Paul Beaver. Baritone Saxophone, Gerry Mulligan. Recorded at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, February 10-11, 1971. This recording came at the height of the Moog craze (for which Beaver and Krause were largely responsible) and this music took a decidedly thoughtful turn with its jazz guests and spacious live sound recorded in a church. Having the Moog Modular in a live performance was a challenge and its presence is only apparent in the opening and several moments on this side of the album. But the organ and baritone saxophone alone provide a beautiful sonic experience. (06:29) イノヤマランド = Inoyama Land, “Mizue” from ダンジンダン・ポジドン = Danzindan-Pojidon (1983 Yen). Inoyama Land is Yasushi Yamashita and Makoto Inoue. Roland Jupiter 8, System-100M, MC-4, Makoto Inoue. Recorded at Private Studio, Kichijōgi & Yugawara from Jan '82 to '83. This track was made by Inoue which he described as him “playing with repetitive octave, machine-like signal sounds.” (02:31) Arp, “Nzuku” from Ensemble—Live! (2019 Mexican Summer). Arp is Alexis Georgopoulos, an American electronic musician, composer, and music producer based in New York. Includes music from his LP, Zebra, as well as four original tracks. Zebra saw the diverse, New York-based artist exploring Fourth World, Japanese avant-garde, minimalism, kosmische, dub, cosmic jazz and more. This album was recorded live in the studio. Limited edition of 500 copies. (06:36) Ariel Kalma, “Reternelle” from Ariel Kalma (1975 Astral Muse). A spacey work for dual saxophones and tape echo, played by Kalma. (12:08) Masuko Shinji, “Woven Music for Silver Ocean” from Woven Music (2011 Jagjaguwar). Japanese singer and guitarist. Some soothing guitar electronics bordering on noise. Let your thoughts wander. (13:50) イノヤマランド = Inoyama Land, “Apple Star” from ダンジンダン・ポジドン = Danzindan-Pojidon (1983 Yen). Inoyama Land is Yasushi Yamashita and Makoto Inoue. Roland Jupiter 8, System-100M, MC-4, Makoto Inoue. Recorded at Private Studio, Kichijōgi & Yugawara from Jan '82 to '83. This track by Inoue came about by his “synchronizing the Jupiter 8 auto arpeggio with the System100M analogue sequencer with the sequencer VC (voltage control), which generates a curious phrase automatically.” (05:57) White Gourd, “La Lune” from Hermit / La Lune (2013 Psychic Sounds). “White Gourd is the solo work of Suzanne Stone. In addition to being a visual artist, herbalist, teacher, master gardener, and beekeeper, she is well known for involvement as vocalist & saxophonist in the experimental ensemble Million Brazilians.” This recording illustrates the dreamy nature of Stone's sound material used in her live performances; found objects, gongs, 78 player, piano and audio cassette loops. (18:10) Somei Satoh, “Echoes” from Emerald Tablet / Echoes (2020 WRWTFWW). Echoes taken from Somei Satoh's Echoes, Edition Omega Point (2003). It was composed for the "Mist, Sound, and Light Festival", held on May 20-19, 1981 at Kawaji, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Composed and performed by Somei Satoh. For this event, Satoh composed music for the 10-day event organized by the hot spring tourist association of Kawaji. The work was played at the Kawaji hot spring's Ojika river valley using 8 gigantic loudspeakers set-up on hills surrounding the stream, with music played through an 8-channel-tape system. The echoes created by the work were accentuated as they reverberated through the outdoor location. (30:27) Less Bells, “Bird in Hand” and “Forest Ghosts” from Solifuge (2018 Kranky). Less Bells is Julie Carpenter. All Songs by, Violin, Cello, Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Omnichord, Julie Carpenter; Optigan Electric Organ, Buchla Music Box, Moog Modular Synthesizer, Dain Luscombe; Synthesizer, mixed by, Kenneth James Gibson; Vocals, Leah Harmon. Violinist/composer Julie Carpenter “. . . weaves orchestral and electronic textures to inhabit that boundary between storm and sun.” Can you say happy astral tripping? (08:39)   Opening background music: Ariel Kalma and Richard Tinti, “Forest Ballad” from Osmose(1978 SFP). Organ, Flute, Ariel Kalma; sound effects, Richard Tinti.   Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz. Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation. For additional notes, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.  

Episode 106 Electronic Music of Dune Playlist Toto, “Main Title,” “Robot Fight,” and “Dune (Desert Theme)” from Main Title / Robot Fight / Dune (Desert Theme) (1984 Polydor). A single produced from the soundtrack of the David Lynch film version of Dune (1984). Toto, with its big synthesizers, created most of the soundtrack, although Brian Eno, Roger Eno and Daniel Lanois had one track (included later in this podcast). Bass, David Hungate; Drums, Percussion, Jeff Porcaro; Guitar, Steve Lukather; Keyboards, David Paich, Steve Porcaro. 6:36 David Matthews, “Part I: Arrakis,” “Part II: Sandworms,” “Part III: Song Of The Bene Gesserit,” “Part IV: Muad'Dib” from Dune (1977 CTI Records). Arranged by David Matthews and produced by Creed Taylor for his CTI jazz label, this was an extended work inspired by the novel by Frank Herbert. Cliff Carter plays the solo synth (mini-Moog?) on the first track and other places. The work is jazz with bits of electronic music blended into the instrumentation. It remains an interesting artifact partly because of the legal problems CTI faced once they released the album. Because CTI had not secured writer Frank Herbert's authorization to use his novel Dune as the thematic center piece for the album, Herbert filed a law suit against CTI and won, forcing the label to delete it from catalog. For this reason, that interesting album was never reissued in the USA. Enjoy. Alto Saxophone, David Sanborn; Bass, Mark Egan; Bass Trombone, Dave Taylor; Concertmaster, Sanford Allen; Drums, Andy Newmark, Steve Gadd; Flute, Piccolo Flute, Dave Tofani; Guitar, Eric Gale, Hiram Bullock; Keyboards, Cliff Carter; Oboe, Clarinet, Lew Del Gatto; Percussion, Gordon Gottlieb, Sue Evans; Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Grover Washington, Jr.; Trombone, Jerry Chamberlain*, Sam Burtis, Tom Malone, Wayne Andre; Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Burt Collins, Jim Bossy, Joe Shepley, John Gatchell, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Randy Brecker; Vocals, Googie Coppola. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, June 1977. The first side is the Dune suite, the second side features interpretations of other sci fi film themes (Silent Running, Star Wars, etc.). 20:29 Frank Herbert reading Dune from Dune, The Banquet Scene (1977 Caedmon Records) combined with a track by Alan R. Splet, “Space Travel W/ Changing Choral Textures” (2003 Sub Rosa) from An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music / Second A-Chronology 1936-2003. The recording of Herbert was made at the height of the Dune craze, the late 1970s. When David Lynch made his film for release in 1984, he was working with Splet who is not credited by whom may have contributed some electronic and ambient sounds. This track appears to confirm that and I've combined it with the Herbert reading. 5:07 Brian Eno, Roger Eno and Daniel Lanois, “Prophecy Theme” from Dune (Original Soundtrack Recording) (1984 Polydor). This little track was the only one that remained of Eno's contributions to the Dune soundtrack, although he reportedly composed an entire movie's worth of music for the film. Some was used as incidental music. 4:21 Zheani, “The Litany Against Fear” from Eight (2018 Sleepcvlt). Cassette release from this Australian rapper, electronic musician, model and actress.This is a famous quote from Herbert's Dune and seemed fitting to have it represented by a musician for the podcast. 0:36 Klaus Schulze, “Dune” from Dune (1979 Brain). Yes, Schulze, too, was infected with the Dune craze and created this ambitious 30-minute work to acknowledge it. This is a truly lovely electronic work from those days when Schulze was largely still working analog synthesis, and synthesize voices and orchestral sounds, much like his earlier album X. The cello is played by Wolfgang Tiepold, produced by and all keyboards by Klaus Schulze. The first side comprises the piece called Dune and the second side features an unrelated work with vocals by Arthur Brown. An intriguing album all around! 30:05 Graeme Revell & The City Of Prague Philharmonic, “Seduction” from Frank Herbert's Dune (Original Soundtrack From The Sci-Fi Channel Mini Series) (2001 GNP Cresendo). Composed by Graeme Revell; executive producer, Neil Norman; orchestra, chorus, The City Of Prague Philharmonic. This is the soundtrack for a Sci Fi channel mini-series back in 2001. The music is primarily orchestral, being performed in the Czech Republic and arranged by Neil Norman, Hollywood veteran of science fiction films. But Revell did compose it and there are a few tracks, such as the one featured here, that have clearly electronic elements that stand out. 1:51 Grimes, “Caladan” from Geidi Primes (2011 No Pain in Pop). Grimes' first album was a concept album based on Frank Herbert's novel Dune and David Lynch's 1984 film adaptation of the book. This track is about the fictional home planet of the Atreides, the protagonist clan in the novel. Produced by, written by, played by Grimes. She used relatively simple sounds, overdubs, and interesting vocal mixes to tell these tales. 2:23 Kurt Stenzel, “Parallel World” (1:42), “Parallel World (Outro)” (1:04), “Leap Of Faith” (0:43), “Time And Space” (2:04), “Optical World” (2:56), “Nebula” (2:26), and “Invitation” (excerpt) from Jodorowsky's Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2014 Cinewax). This is a bit of a side-hustle because Alejandro Jodorowsky's much hyped film version of Dune, which he sought to make in the 1970s, does not exist. It is one of the most famous movies that never existed. Still, the Chilean-French film director, producer, composer, actor stuck with the idea for quite some time until the David Lynch movie was produced in the 1980s and sucked all of the available Dune oxygen out of the room. But Jodorowsky's passion for the project inspired others, including guitarist and synthesist Stenzel who produced this soundtrack to a 2014 documentary about Jodorowsky and the ill-fated project. Stenzel composed music inspired by the book. This double LP has 33 tracks and I focused on a selection of connected synth tracks from the first album. Moog Source, CZ-101s, Roland Juno 6, toy Concertmate organ, Ninendo DS, voice, Kurt Stenzel. 11:56 Klause Schulze, “Side E—"Der Hauch Des Lebens (The Breath of Life) Pt #1” from Deus Arrakis (2022 SPV Recordings). Dune remained a lifelong source of fascination for Schulze. This, his final album, was also inspired by the novel he loved so well. This is a three-LP set, but the first LP is single-sided. Because of his ill health, Schulze knew that this might be his final project. In the liner notes he wrote directly to his fans, saying, “Thank you for your great support over all these years. This is for you! May the spice be with you. Always.” Recorded and written by Klaus Schulze; Cello, Wolfgang Tiepold; Voice, Eva-Maria Kagermann. 16:24 Han Zimmer, “Arrakis” from The Art And Soul Of Dune (Companion Book Music) (2021 WaterTower Music). Zimmer composed the soundtrack for the Denis Villeneuve released in 2021. Villeneuve has praised Zimmer's work on the film and that he had spent,"months and months creating new instruments, defining, creating, and seeking new sounds, pushing the envelope." In addition to a soundtrack for the film itself, Zimmer released two companion releases that provide an extended listen to the sounds and experiments that were created for the project. Three albums were released for the film by WaterTower Music, including The Dune Sketchbook (Music from the Soundtrack), Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), and The Art and Soul of Dune on September 3, September 17, and October 22, 2021, respectively. This work is from the reading companion to the film. 13:28 Opening background music: Hans Zimmer, “The Shortening Of The Way” from The Dune Sketchbook (Music from the Soundtrack) (2021 WaterTower Music). This track is from a companion 2-CD set that accompanied the actual soundtrack. Zimmer called these sketches and they represent his sound experiments as he formulated the music for the film. This grand combination of acoustic instruments and synth sounds from Zimmer's private studio is stunning in its scope and virtuosity and highly recommended. Synth programming by Hans Zimmer. 11:14 Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz. Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation. For additional notes, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.

Schoolyard friends Manuel Göttsching and Hartmut Enke loved the Beatles and the blues ... like everybody else in a Berlin rock band in the late '60s.  But then they got hold of Blue Cheer's record and some blow-the-doors-off British amps.   Soon wunderkind drummer Klaus Schulze was at their door, sniffing around the new equipment.  Things were gonna get LOUD.  Ash Ra Tempel's soundquakes and soundscapes show off a dynamic range that is unmatched in Krautrock.  Come join us as we talk about the band, with special attention given to their first two records.Enter a world of anvils and dream machines, of universal vibrations and floral mortality.  Enter ... the Tempel.

Nearly two hours of great ambient, electonic, progressive music from Null Terminator, JeGong, Mong Tong, Klaus Schulze, and Deborah Martin & Jill Haley!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Today's exceptional Electronically Yours podcast episode features a legendary drummer and composer from the early Krautrock scene, Harald Grosskopf. He played drums in Wallenstein and Ashra, as well as for many of Klaus Schulze's solo albums. In 1980, he issued his debut LP, Synthesist, which became a cult classic of German electronic music, and still sounds astounding today. His creativity remains undiminished to this day… Ladies and gentlemen- meet the synthesist himself, Harald Grosskopf... If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/electronicallyours

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This month we're heading back to 1976 where only one of us existed yet, to explore a smorgasbord of punk, prog, krautrock, funk, dub, pop, disco, folk, reggae, metal, & whatever the hell the Hollies song classifies as. We've each chosen our 10 favourite songs of the year and sent them over to Colin's wife Helen, who put the playlists together and distributed them so we were each given a playlist of the 20 songs from the other two hosts, along with our own 10. We then ranked the playlists in order of preference and sent them back to Helen, who totalled up the points and worked out the order.She also joined us on the episode to read out the countdown, which we found out as we recorded so all reactions are genuine.Now, admittedly, in parts we're a little bit brutal to some of the songs in the list as we're three separate people with differing music tastes, but please remember that to be in this episode at all the songs have to have been in one of our top 10's of that year. Bands featured in this episode include (In alphabetical order, no spoilers here!) - AC/DC, Blue Oyster Cult, Boney M, CAN, The Damned, Dillinger, Dr Feelgood, Bob Dylan, Electric Light Orchestra, Flamin' Groovies, Peter Frampton, The Hollies, Jean-Michel Jarre, Judas Priest, KISS, Steve Miller Band, The Modern Lovers, King Tubby & Augustus Pablo, Parliament, Rainbow, Ramones, The Real Thing, Max Romeo & The Upsetters, Rush, Klaus Schulze, Bob Seger, Van Der Graaf Generator, Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, & Warren Zevon.Find all songs in alphabetical order here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4uuaF2z2giwA5OBbH7LxbT?si=ffd7a22f3065434cFind our We Dig Music Pollwinners Party playlist (featuring all of the winning songs up until now) here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45zfDHo8zm6VqrvoEQSt3z?si=Ivt0oMj6SmitimvumYfFrQIf you want to listen to megalength playlists of all the songs we've individually picked since we started doing best of the year episodes, you can listen to Colin's here – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5x3Vy5Jry2IxG9JNOtabRT?si=HhcVKRCtRhWCK1KucyrDdg Ian's here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2H0hnxe6WX50QNQdlfRH5T?si=XmEjnRqISNqDwi30p1uLqA and Tracey's here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2p3K0n8dKhjHb2nKBSYnKi?si=7a-cyDvSSuugdV1m5md9Nw The playlist of 20 songs from the other two hosts was scored as usual, our favourite song got 20 points, counting down incrementally to our least favourite which got 1 point. The scoring of our own list of 10 is now slightly more complicated in order to give a truer level of points to our own favourites. So rather than them only being able to score as many points as our 10th favourite in the other list, the points in our own list were distributed as follows -1st place - 20 points2nd place - 18 points3rd place – 16 points4th place – 14 points5th place – 12 points6th place – 9 points7th place – 7 points8th place – 5 points9th place – 3 points10th place -1 pointHosts - Ian Clarke, Colin Jackson-Brown & Tracey BGuest starring Helen Jackson-Brown.Playlist compiling/distributing – Lydia ClarkeRecorded/Edited/Mixed/Original Music by Colin Jackson-Brown for We Dig PodcastsThanks to Peter Latimer for help with the scoring system.Say hello at www.facebook.com/wedigmusicpcast or tweet us at http://twitter.com/wedigmusicpcast or look at shiny pictures on Instagram at http://instagram.com/wedigmusicpcast Part of the We Made This podcast network. https://twitter.com/wmt_network You can also find all the We Dig Music & Free With This Months Issue episodes at www.wedigpodcasts.com

Happy New year to you all, and welcome to our first edition of 2023, the eleventh year online. I hope you had a great time over Christmas and New Year Festivities. After losing two of the legends in electronic music in 2022, Vangelis & Klaus Schulze, it came as a shock to all of us to hear Manuel Gottshing had passed away on December 4th, regarded as one of the finest guitarists to come out of the German Krautrock scene who founded Ash Ra Temple in the early seventies. Also, a very good friend of mine and musician, Steve Smith, one half of the band Volt, lost his fight from a long illness two days before Christmas. As we approached the New Year, we heard that another musician Edward Artemiev had died. He was a Russian composer of electronic music and film scores, known outside of Russia for his soundtracks for films. Playlist 224 02.23 Manuel Gottsching ‘Live at the Ambient Festival, Poland 2013' *** http://www.ashra.com 12.36 Volt ‘The Far Canal Part 3' (album The Far Canal) ***www.groove.nl 24.24 Cilvarium ‘Luciora' (album The Seventh Secret) https://cilvarium.bandcamp.com/album/the-7th-secret 28.53 Cilvarium ‘Darkness' 33.00 Michael Bruckner ‘Pleijad' (album Test Of Time) https://syngate.bandcamp.com/artists 42.27 Michael Bruckner ‘Rickendale 1963' 49.34 Parallel Worlds 'Shapes' (album Plector) https://dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/1984-din75 55.08 Parallel Worlds ‘Plector' 59.52 Novellor ‘Laura Palmer's Theme' (EP Wrapped in Plastic) https://noveller.bandcamp.com/album/wrapped-in-plastic 01.04.58 Meg Bowles ‘Grove Of Light' (album Voices from the Ethereal Forest) https://megbowlesmusic.bandcamp.com 01.13.33 Raum ‘Restoration' (album Daughter) https://grouper.bandcamp.com/album/daughter 01.21.08 Post Apocalyptic ‘Glimpse of Sun Rise' (album By Diversity: Ambient Sessions Compilation Vol 2) https://deepelectronicspodcast.bandcamp.com 01.24.37 Edward Artemiev ‘Dream/Station' (album Solaris. The Mirror. Stalker) http://www.electroshock.ru/eng/welcome/index.html 01.30.00 Erik Wollo ‘La Paysage' (album The Shape Of Time) www.projekt.com 01.38.49 Erik Wollo ‘Midnight Sun' 01.45.00 Jack Hertz ‘Make Them Dream' (album CC) https://jach hertz.bandcamp.com 01.50.36 Jack Hertz ‘La Mer' 01.59.56 Bobby Summa ‘From A Little Speck Of Light' (album By Diversity: Ambient Sessions Compilation Vol 2) https://deepelectronicspodcast.bandcamp.com 01.07.48 Cold Earth ‘Lone Revolver' (album By Diversity: Ambient Sessions Compilation Vol 2) 02.12.37 Carolina Eyck ‘Live Theremin Concert@Superbooth21' *** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M96tPJ7ztRU 02.21.11 Nadia Struiwigh ‘Mettrix' 02.26.16 Nadia Struiwigh 'Soundshag' (album WHRRU) https://nadiastruiwigh.bandcamp.com 02.30.48 Ajna ‘Hypergeometric Portal' (album The Enigma Of Sirius) https://winter-light.bandcamp.com/album/ten-four-centred-horizons 02.37.11 Ajna 'Nommo' 02.42.42 Syndromeda ‘Inside the Lophophora' (album Twilight Conjunction) https://syndromeda-syngate.bandcamp.com 02.54.39 Peter Mergener ‘Hycean Planet' (single) www.bscmusic.com 03.02.39 Small Chiefs ‘Mist Over Almere Lake' (album Magna Frisia) ‘Mist Over Almere Lake' https://smallchief.bandcamp.com 03.10.51 Small Chiefs ‘Careful What You Wish' (album Midas Touch) 03.20.30 Zinkl ‘Des Pudels Kern' (album Radiolator) www.bscmusic.com Edit ***

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time we head Into the Void with Mastermind, get Stranded with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and make a Breakthrough with Peter Hammill. The Symphonic Zone provides the grand and elegant. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Gamalon - Aerial View, from Aerial View2. Bjørn Riis - Drowning, from Coming Home3. Tsunematsu Matsui - Silvery White Goddess, from Tsunematsu Matsui featuring Anneli Marian Drecker4. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Stranded, from Chance5. Jeff Beck - Cause We've Ended as Lovers, from Blow by Blow6. Jeff Beck - Thelonius, from Blow by Blow7. Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam, from Blow by Blow8. Jeff Beck - Diamond Dust, from Blow by Blow9. Jade Warrior - Everything Must Pass, from Now10. Beth McKenna Jazz Orchestra - Bike, from StartTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE11. The Sea Within - Ashes of Dawn, from The Sea Within12. Mastermind - Tragic Symphony III. Into the Void, from Tragic Symphony13. Steve Hackett - The Gulf, from Feedback 8614. Espiritu - Antes Tal Vez, from Espiritu III15. Harmonium Symphonique - Histoires sans Parole, from Histoires sans Parole16. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition, from Works LiveLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE17. Klaus Schulze & Lisa Gerrard - Liquid Coincidence 6, from Farscape18. Michael Mantler - What Is the Word, from Folly Seeing All This19. Terje Rypdal - Chrarisma, from Waves20. Steve Khan - Daily Valley, from The Blue Man21. Alain Markusfeld - Patita Song, from Le Désert Noir22. Peter Banks - Stop That!, from Two Sides of Peter Banks23. Peter Gabriel - San Jacinto, from Peter Gabriel 4 [Security]24. Peter Hammill - Breakthrough, from Sitting Targets25. King Crimson - VROOOM VROOM, from B'BOOM26. Devadip Carlos Santana - Swapan Tari, from The Swing of Delight

    I have been a casual fan of Manuel Gottsching for a long time but I never really dug into his discography until the last few days with the news of his passing. I don't have time to write much about him so I'll cut & paste a few things from Pitchfork. "Manuel Gottsching, the Ash Ra Tempel bandleader who went on to compose the electronic cornerstone album E2-E4, died last Sunday (December 4). Göttsching made his name in the West Berlin underground scene in the late 1960s and early '70s. He was a core member of Ash Ra Tempel, a krautrock linchpin with revolving members including Tangerine Dream's Klaus Schulze. The loose, shapeshifting outfit released five influential albums between 1971 and 1973. Göttsching's solo debut, 1975's Inventions for Electric Guitar, was subtitled Ash Ra Tempel VI; from then on he mostly produced records under his own name or as Ashra, such as the 1976 classic New Age of Earth. In 1981, after a visit to Schulze, Göttsching improvised the composition that became known as E2-E4, hoping to throw together some listening material for an imminent trip. That mysteriously perfect hourlong exercise, which combined Prophet 10 synth pulses with waves of electronic percussion and electric guitar, came to define his post-krautrock output. After composing the track, Göttsching later recalled, the billionaire and Virgin Records owner Richard Branson invited him to his houseboat and, upon hearing the track, advised Göttsching that it could make him a fortune. But Göttsching decided to release the full improvisation on his friend Schulze's label, without overdubs, in 1984, and it appeared to have little impact. Though E2-E4 sold poorly, it had—unbeknownst to Göttsching—made its way across the Atlantic and into Larry Levan's Paradise Garage sets, as well as the collections of key electronic music innovators. As Pitchfork's Mark Richardson wrote in a 2016 review, the improvisation “wound its way across the world, morphing and changing with formats and remixes, finding new contexts, a music that is constantly in the process of becoming.” It was a nice trip through Gottsching's music making this mix. I hope he is improvising with his buddy Klaus somewhere. Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Ash Ra Tempel - Traummaschine (Ash Ra Tempel 1971) 11:37    Manuel Göttsching(Ash Ra Tempel VI) - Echo Waves (Inventions for Electric Guitar 1975) 24:35    Ashra - Slightly Delayed (Blackouts 1977) 30:55    Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 (E2-E4 1984) 47:00    Ashra - Deep Distance (New Age Of Earth 1976) 52:12    Manuel Göttsching - Halensee(Excerpt) (The Best Of The Private Tapes 1998) 58:24    Manuell Göttsching(Ash Ra Tempel VI) - Quasarsphere (Inventions for Electric Guitar 1975) 64:52    end  

Looming. Artists this episode include Cosmic Putrefaction, Winterkälte, and Klaus Schulze. The post Ep. 370 – Heavy Menace first appeared on Fancy Pants Gangsters.

Looming. Artists this episode include Cosmic Putrefaction, Winterkälte, and Klaus Schulze. The post Ep. 370 – Heavy Menace first appeared on Fancy Pants Gangsters.

I'm still swamped with work, especially now that the semester has begun. New episodes will arrive later this fall. Until then, here is another bonus mix. It's probably my favorite mix I've ever done, made for Secret Thirteen, originally published in December 2014. S13 founder Justinas Mikulskis writes: “Secret Thirteen 139” is a picturesque and unique mix composed by Joseph Sannicandro. This mix is like a truly precious musical treasure every die-hard music lover could be searching for ages. In this over 1 hour long musical mosaic Joseph connects 55 pieces by his beloved and inspirational artists such as Tim Hecker, Vladislav Delay, Jon Hassell, Giuseppe Ielasi, Hue, Nicola Ratti, Machinefabriek, Klaus Schulze, MB, Steve Roden and many others, to form a complex, but at the same time a delightful soundscape. The opening and closing recordings by his The New Objective project tightly binds the overall mix's concept and mood. The mix radiates a strange musical luminosity, which guides the mind and the soul to the pure infinite satisfaction even when it is played in complete darkness. Divine ambiance, unexpected twists between music genres, fluid melodies and harmonious and thoughtful attitude to even the smallest details bring this mix to another dimension, a dimension where the nature meets man and his fundamental desire to perceive cosmos. As Joseph whispered, the mix could stand in parallel with Giuseppe Penone's metaphorical sculpture “The Hidden Life Within“. And it's quite a good example, because both, mix and sculpture, are based on the magical and fantastic groundwork, also the form, which could not be replicated. In the beginning we asked Joseph to interpret the outer space theme with his mix through his own perspective, but in the end the recording expanded into a much deeper, more metaphysical exploration of the whole universe with all it's phenomenons and wonders. Please, take a moment to read Joseph's keen comment about the mix. Read more about the mix, including tracklisting: secretthirteen.org/joseph-sannican…ser-listen-mix/ acloserlisten.com/2015/01/10/acl-m…/#comment-127414 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundpropositions/support

August fourth in 1967 and 1947 were auspicious dates marking the album debut of Pink Floyd and the birth of electronic legend, Klaus Schulze, who died this year.

    I am always pleased to present a new mix from Paul Asbury Seaman and this one is no exception. It's a great collection of sequencer tracks that hits the ideal vibe. Coming on the heels of my Stranger Synths mix, I was still in a electronic, sequencer mood and this mix kept me in that zone perfectly. Here's what Paul says about this mix: “For a lot of people, the term ‘electronic music' still brings to mind the chaotic synthesizer experiments of its early years, highly abstract and moody ‘space music,' or the techno dance music that grew out of a merger of ‘70s disco with ‘80s pop. Or the characteristically propulsive textures associated with em godfathers Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, where a simple sequence of repeating notes provided both rhythm and melody. But some artists (including the aforementioned two) are able to infuse their beeping machines with warm emotions and heartfelt melodies, as presented here—a softer side of the electronic universe. If you like a steady, waterwheel flow and bell-like tones, this one's for you.” Paul mentions Klaus Schulze which is appropriate because we timed this mix to be posted just days after the release of the final Klaus Schulze album. I grabbed the last track from that album and made it the final track in this mix as one last tribute to Klaus. Links to the albums used in this mix in the order in which they appear: https://andypickford1.bandcamp.com/album/radiosilence-objective-linearity-general-release-version https://larsleonhard.bandcamp.com/album/gravity https://macofbionight.bandcamp.com/album/auralities https://www.amazon.com/En-Trance-Klaus-Schulze/dp/B01K0BTEDW https://hollan-holmes.bandcamp.com/album/emerald-waters https://stateazure.bandcamp.com/album/dreams https://steveroach.bandcamp.com/album/spiral-revelation https://spiraldreams.bandcamp.com/album/journey-to-infinity-ii-24bit https://fritzmayr.bandcamp.com/album/milky-way https://tronestamjohan.bandcamp.com/album/next-step https://klausschulze.bandcamp.com/   Cheers!   T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Andy Pickford - Temple of the Wonklord (RadioSilence: Objective Linearity 2022) 07:52    Lars Leonhard - Moon Gravity (Gravity  2022) 15:35    Mac of BIOnighT - Auralities (Auralities 2017) 20:36    Klaus Schulze - Fm Delight (En=Trance 1988) 28:00    Hollan Holmes - The River (Emerald Waters 2022) 33:22    State Azure - Ricochet (Dreams 2020) 41:45    Steve Roach - We Continue (Spiral Revelation 2016) 48:45    SpiralDreams - Pearl in the Sand part1 (Journey to Infinity II 2021) 54:30    Fritz Mayr - North Coast Night Lights (Milky Way 2021) 59:42    Johan Tronestam - Home Sweet Home (Next Step 2021) 66:06    Klaus Schulze - Der Hauch des Lebens Pt. 5 (Deus Arrakis 2022) 71:14    end

Episode 573: May 8, 2022 playlist: Karate, Guns and Tanning, "Enchanter" (Graffiti Children) 2022 Turntable Kitchen Brood X Cycles, "No Rival" (Sleep Nameless Fear) 2022 The State51 Conspiracy HTRK, "Renaissance" (Death is a Dream) 2022 N and J Blueberries Stelzer / Murray, "Commit 1" (Commit) 2022 The Helen Scarsdale Agency Wanderwelle, "Jonah" (Black Clouds Above The Bows) 2022 Important Records Benedicte Maurseth, "Heilo (feat. Rolf-Erik Nystroom)" (Harr) 2022 Hubro Jablkagruszki, "dm2" (Sea Life) 2022 Pointless Geometry Jamal Moss, "Poisonous Effects" (Thanks 4 The Tracks U Lost) 2022 Modern Love Illuvia, "Nirmala II (Iridescence of Clouds)" (Iridescence of Clouds (Sea of Vapor)) 2022 A Strangely Isolated Place Klara Livet, "Mullbardstradet" (Varandra) 2022 Discreet Music lilien rosarian, "revery hour" (every flower in my garden) 2022 self-released The Dark Side of the Moog, "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Mother, Pt. 6" (The Dark Side of the Moog IX) 2002 Fax / 2016 MIG Email podcast at brainwashed dot com to say who you are; what you like; what you want to hear; share pictures for the podcast of where you're from, your computer or MP3 player with or without the Brainwashed Podcast Playing; and win free music! We have no tracking information, no idea who's listening to these things so the more feedback that comes in, the more frequent podcasts will come. You will not be put on any spam list and your information will remain completely private and not farmed out to a third party. Thanks for your attention and thanks for listening.

En première partie d'émission, on vous fait plaisir comme d'habitude avec plein de classiques ! Puis, on rendait hommage à Klaus Schulze avec la moitié du duo Paradis, Pierre Rousseau. Membre éminent de Tangerine Dream ou d'Ash Ra Tempel, auteur de plus de 60 albums et de plusieurs musiques de films, il a toujours su trouver un “équilibre parfait entre l'âme et la technologie”, comme le soulignait Hans Zimmer. Tracklist : Lucy Pearl - Don't Mess With My ManOutkast - So Fresh, So Clean Sunni Colón - Rhythm to Ya LoveSun Palace - Rude MovementsThe Isley Brothers - That LadyToro Y Moi - Clarity feat. Sofie RoyerDanny L Harle - In My DreamsKenny Dope - Comin' SideKenny Dope - Get On Down Ryan Paris - La Dolce VitaPierre Rousseau - MaladresseTangerine Dream - ResurrectionKlaus Schulze - Satz EbeneKlaus Schulze - Crystal Lake Klaus Schulze - Love Theme Klaus Schulze - Ruins Dopplereffekt - NeuroplasticityFreddie Gibbs - Gang Signs (feat. ScHoolboy Q)Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine - Les Dingues Et Les PaumésTLC - Creep (Super Smooth Mix) Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Vondur - "Ekki Nein Verður Saklaus" - Striðsyfirlýsing Martin Denny - "Narcissus Queen" - Forbidden Island Chrome - "3rd From The Sun" - 3rd From The Sun Current 93 - "Untitled" - Invocations of Almost Inner Dialogue - "Get Aboard A Dream" - Inner Dialogue Melvins - "Anal Satan" - With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands Ron Geesin - "Electro Rhythm 19" - Electrosound Vol.2 Pierre Schaeffer & Guy Reibel - "Extrait de voix" - Solfège De L'Objet Sonore Pan Sonic - "Joskus" - A Crass - "Powerless With A Guitar" - Devastate to Liberate v/a Francoise Hardy - "J'suis D'accord" - Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles Anemic Boyfriends - "Guys Are Not Proud" - b/w Bad Girls In Love Tod Dockstader - "2:30 Piece #4" - Eight Electronic Pieces Boguslaw Schaffer - "Symphonie" - Electronic Panorama II Klaus Schulze - "Beyond" - Angst [R.I.P. Klaus Schulze] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/115058

  Klaus Schulze 1947 - 2022 Klaus Schulze, considered to be a godfather figure in electronic music, died this week. I'd say he was one of the big four of early electronic music pioneers which in addition to Schulze would include Jean-Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk, and Tangerine Dream.  I've always enjoyed his music but I was a bigger fan of the other three artists in that group. That being said, somehow I still ended up accumulating around 20 of his albums. He released more than 60 during his life.    This mix is a collection of his solo work and his collaborations as well as his early work in the groups Ash Ra Tempel & Cosmic Jokers. This set is expanded in length because so many of his tracks are long. While putting this together is was great to rediscover that I love the album Transfer Station Blue. Check it out if you get the chance. https://michaelshrieve.bandcamp.com/album/transfer-station-blue   Take time to remember Klaus, listen to this mix and seek out some of his myriad recordings.    T R A C K L I S T : 00:00    Klaus Schulze - Floating (Moondawn 1976) 07:09    Ash Ra Tempel - Amboss (Ash Ra Tempel 1971) 10:20    Michael Shrieve & Kevin Shrieve & KS - Communique (Transfer Station Blue 1984) 23:10    Pete Namlook & KS - Set the control for the heart of the mother 5 (Dark Side of the Moog 9 2002) 30:48    Lisa Gerrard & KS - Unity (Come Quietly 2009) 32:15    Klaus Schulze - Dune (Dune 1979) 37:55    Cosmic Jokers - Galactic Joke (Cosmic Jokers 1973) 41:50    Stomu Yamashta - Space Requiem (Go 1976) 42:53    Klaus Schulze - Minority Report (Eternal: The 70th Birthday Edition 2017) 55:55    Klaus Schulze - My Ty She (Ballet 3 2007) 1:28:50    Richard Wahnfried - The End - Someday (Trancelation 1994) 1:32:45    end

David Helpling & Klaus Schulze

Klaus Schulze set: a few of his early tracks dedicated to iconic synth artist who died this week. Rachiid Paralyzing: mix set by Columbian tribal synth artist Ambient: downshifting by musicians from Russia, Romania, Austria & Australia     TIME ARTIST TRACK RELEASE 00:00:00 ***Intro*** [Klaus Schulze dedication]   00:01:26 Klaus Schulze Frank Herbert X (revisited) 00:11:50 Klaus Schulze velvet voyage (excerpt) Mirage 00:29:05 Klaus Schulze schrittmacher Eternal-70th Birthday Edition 00:40:22 [break] Rachiid Paralyzing set   00:42:39 Rachiid Paralyzing inteligencia pesimista set   01:22:46 [break] Ambient     01:23:49 Ambidextrous stellar telegraph Fifty Years Of October 01:33:40 Alba Ecstasy cryogenic sleep Endless Space 01:41:48 Fritz Mayr on a winter morning Impressions 01:46:16 Sense 3 songs (forever) 3x333%   01:59:15 ***Outro***      Keywords: International electronic music internet electronic artists unsigned electronic artists Low Orbit Satellite Ambient Tribal Trance PsyTance Ethno/PsyTrance IDM Nonima Dub Step Mid Era Berlin School

We're joined on this week's episode of We Have A Technical by Robert Katerwol, who's discussing the fifth iteration of Vancouver's Verboden Festival. After having had to forestall the fest by two years, Robert had a lot to say about the logistics of booking a festival while still wrestling with the pandemic, establishing a diverse lineup, and what new sounds he's interested in ferreting out to bring to the stage. On a sadder note, we're also discussing the news of the passing of electronic pioneer Klaus Schulze. 

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe venture down under for the 1982 supernatural thriller “Next of Kin,” starring Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt and a superb score by German electronic music pioneer Klaus Schulze. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com