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Mark Jenkins - Modular Sessions 16: Where no One has gone before

Artist: Mark Jenkins, Thaneco, Spyra, Fritz Mayr u.a.
P: 2023
LTD 100
This Star Trek-inspired issue of "MODULAR SESSIONS" is one of the strongest to date with European synth musicians Volker Rapp, Arend Westra, Fritz Mayr, Thaneco, Tobias Becker and Wolfram Spyra alongside US composer and music journalist Mark Vail, all compiled and produced by Mark Jenkins. Synthesizers, sequencers, electronic drums and percussion, guitars, sampled voices and even some oboe, in the styles of Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, Ashra and Mike Oldfield.

 
Mark Jenkins explains "in this issue the seven guest musicians have all contributed strong "starter segments" powerfully representing their individual styles. I've added melodies, harmonies, synth sounds and guitar plus a sprinkle of Trek inspiration". AREND WESTRA pictures a hero of Star Fleet with an anthemic sequencer piece reminiscent of Chris Franke. VOLKER RAPP takes us along on the precipitous first warp speed flight with the eccentric Zephraim Cochrane (from TOS "Metamorphosis" and "First Contact") under the gaze of stern Vulcans, also depicted in Fritz Mayr's Eastern-influenced track. The modular synthesizers of MARK VAIL picture the chaotic legacy of the Grups ("grownups") from TOS "Miri", while MARK JENKINS pictures the headlong plunge towards the galactic barrier in TOS "Where No Man Has Gone Before", a long sequencer rock piece reminiscent of Tangerine Dream's "Cyclone".
 
The TOBIAS BECKER track features his rhythms, synths and oboe sections along with dramatic Klingon speech and chanting, while WOLFRAM SPYRA re-appears with an atmospheric and mysterious "ST Discovery"-inspired sequencer sequel to his work on Modular Sessions 11. The album closes with a tumultuous multi-sequencer track by THANECO from Greece reminiscent of Peter Baumann or Jean-Michel Jarre, depicting mankind's first encounter with the evil Borg.
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Mark Jenkins with Spyra - Modular Sessions 13 Artemis

Artist: Mark Jenkins & Others
P: 2023
LTD 100
MODULAR SESSIONS 13: "Artemis" is one of the most powerful collaborations to date in the monthly series of numbered limited run CD's. Six of the most exciting synth music acts from around the world have joined with Mark Jenkins to create an electronic music tribute to NASA's latest moon mission.

We start at dawn in Florida's "Launch Complex 39B", with sounds of nature underlying massive dramatic synth chords from Scotland's TRANSCEIVE (Steven Nelson). Liftoff with the slogan "We Rise Together" is underscored by TamiX (Nan Tang) from China, her Buchla modular system creating a thumping bass pattern and abstract sounds. "Artemis" running for almost 12 minutes is in the powerful sequencer style of Redshift and dedicated to the memory of the late Mark Shreeve. "Orion" builds from an intricate sequencer pattern by Germany's DER SPYRA (Wolfram Spyra) while "Mach 32", the terrifying re-entry velocity for the mission, is based on sequences MYSTIC FREQUENCIES (Ronald Mark Peters) from the USA. The mood becomes more mysterious as fellow American Joe Paradiso uses a massive interconnected modular synthesizer system to image the sounds of the little V.I.P.E.R. rover scouring the moon for signs of water. Meanwhile the mission places in permanent lunar orbit the "Gateway to Mars", pictured in evolving sequences by midibitch (Fredy Engel) from Germany.

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Moon and Melody (Spyra + Roksana) - Overture

Artist: Der Spyra & Roksana
P: 2011
This is a trailer CD-Single with tracks from fourthcoming releases by the new group Moon & Melody. The music is a mix between January in June by Spyra nd the vocals by Roksana in the Lisa Gerrard style.

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Moon and Melody (Spyra + Roksana) - Voices of Ancestors

Artist: Der Spyra & Roksana
P: 2021

The idea for the album came up in autumn 2020 when Roksana Vikaluk and Wolfram Spyra (the duo "Moon & Melody") crossed the threshold of St. Mary's Church - one of the most important architectural monuments in Brandenburg - for the first time. Deeply inspired by the power that this centuries-old architectural monument exudes, and above all by the "breath", the extraordinarily beautiful inner sound of the church, they decided to realize the sound installation "Voices of Ancestors" and record an album in the rooms of the church . The recordings took place live and under completely natural conditions, whereby mainly a bianural recording technique was used, which gives the listener a sound impression of being close to the location of the recording: In the middle of the altar area of ​​the church there was an artificial head, its ears Recorded all of the sound using built-in microphones. The church had a life of its own - the bells, the chirping of birds and other noises in the streets of the city, the footsteps and conversations of the visitors, the creaking of the doors ... - all of this fitted naturally into the resulting musical story. A unique effect of further and closer sound levels was achieved by Roksana Vikaluk's almost uninterrupted movement in the space of the approximately 80 meters long and 45 meters wide church. In the middle of the church stood the Bowchimes, a huge steel instrument played by Wolfram Spyra. A microphone was also installed on the Bowchimes in order to achieve a natural amplification of the sound of the instrument. This effect turned out to be necessary for the final mix of the album. Another microphone was installed next to it for subtle recordings of two sung passages ("O, Sanctissima!" And "Maria Regina Mundi"). During the production of this album the great Bob Rutman, among other things the inventor and master of the Bow Chimes instrument and friend of Roksana and Wolfram, passed away. In his honor, they decided to dedicate this album to the master.

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Remy + Spyra - Planet of the Arps

Artist: Remy + Spyra
P: 2019
“Planet of the Arps” is a tribute to Halton Arp and his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, Alan R. Pearlman and his legendary ARP synthesizers, the musical phenomenon arpeggio (whether or not produced by an arpeggiator), and the Planet of the Apes science fiction franchise.

Composed and produced by Remy Stroomer.

Featuring Roksana Vikaluk (Ukraine) and Wolfram Spyra (Germany).

Recorded and mixed by Remy Stroomer between July 2010 and April 2015 at Exhibition of Dreams, IJmuiden.

Contains excerpts from concerts at the Zeiss Planetarium Bochum (Germany), September 15th, 2012 (performed by Remy Stroomer) and “Chill at the Castle - Electric Edition”, Ruïne van Brederode, Santpoort-Zuid (Netherlands), June 27th, 2014 (performed by Remy Stroomer (synthesizers), Wolfram Spyra (synthesizers and live edits) and Roksana Vikaluk (vocals)).

Remixed by Remy Stroomer between January and February 2019 at Exhibition of Dreams, IJmuiden.

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Schwingungen Radio auf CD - Edition Nr.268 09/17
Schwingungen - Radio auf CD
Edition Nr.: 268
09/2017
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Schwingungen Radio auf CD - Edition Nr.288 05/2019
Schwingungen - Radio auf CD
Edition Nr.: 288
05/2019

 
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Schwingungen Radio auf CD - Edition Nr.296 01/2020
Schwingungen - Radio auf CD
Edition Nr.: 296
01/2020

 
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Schwingungen Radio auf CD - Edition Nr.301 06/2020
Schwingungen - Radio auf CD
Edition Nr.: 301
06/2020

 
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Schwingungen Radio auf CD - Edition Nr.312 05/2021
Schwingungen - Radio auf CD
Edition Nr.: 312
05/2021
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Schwingungen Radio auf CD - Edition Nr.317 10/2021
Schwingungen - Radio auf CD
Edition Nr.: 317
10/2021
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Schwingungen Radio auf CD - Edition Nr.327 08/2022
Schwingungen - Radio auf CD
Edition Nr.: 327
08/2022
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Spyra + Lang - Sequest

Artist: Der Spyra & Lang
P:
2010
LTD 1000

On SeQuest (66'09") Spyra, with Chris Lang, creates an irresistibly likable Spacemusic. With its traditional virtues of melody and harmony the resplendent tone poetry may at times be airy, but never air-headed. Even spaced rhythms pulse and echo in intriguing patterns as lead lines, bold and expressive, seem to speak directly to the listener. Unafraid to be slow and sultry, on SeQuest Spyra and Lang also realize music meant to touch the heart once it has massaged the mind. Critics often miss the complexities of this music.
Spyra is among the most expressive musicians working in the EM genre. The manner in which he moves through significant moods, textures and energy levels enlivens his pieces with a mysterious emotional atmosphere - within which we as listeners are grateful to be in contact.

Composed, performed and written by Lang (tracks: 1 to 3) and Spyra
Mastered by Spyra
Track 1 recorded in Bad Schandau
Track 2 recorded in Bad Sulza
Track 3 recorded in Essen
Track 4 recorded in Kassel and remixed in Berlin.
Chris Lang - Synthesizer
Spyra - Synthesizer, Bowchimes

Here the last copy!

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Spyra - Achtundsechzig 24

Artist: Wolfram Spyra & Chris Lang
P: 1997
Live @Toskana-Therme, played with several Synthesizer and Sequenzer. A long track in Berlin School style.
With the Bonustrack as a studio rehearsal for the Weltglockengeläut 2003.

 

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Spyra - ADSR Remixed

Artist: Der Spyra
P: 2010
LTD 500
Written by Spyra
Track 1,3 and 4 remixed by Spyra
Track 2 remixed by Steve Baltes

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Spyra - Dunst

Artist: Der Spyra
P: 2018

Spyra’s new album DUNST is the direct successor of his 2014 studio album STAUB, which found critical acclaim for bringing new impulses for the ancient art of Berlin School Sequenzermusik.
While STAUB was severely reduced to the maxim of minimalist sequences, recorded as one shot studio sessions without any overdubs, DUNST welcomes the listener with a more lush arrangement of analogue sound-spheres, combined with deep drones and slow beats! - Spyra even allows himself again to partly spoil his audiences’ ears with Solina strings, cosmic noises and solo Synth melodies, but he is not denying the underlying principle, that the flow of such music cannot be fully composed, but can only develop within the inherent process of playing it … while being played by it !
“Why are KS’ and TD’s albums from the 70s so outstanding, so unique and pathbreaking, also for nowadays’ producers and fans of Electronic Music?”, Spyra asks, and, without hesitating, comes out with his own explanation: “ …it is mainly because they allowed themselves to float and drift within their self-created ocean of sound! - No matter if they played live or in the studio, their most epic pieces seem to be born, growing and maturing nearly effortlessly over time, like a beautiful garden of sound growing on a gigantic barge, which is drifting down an endless river… ”
As we all know, Spyra doesn’t simply try to copy 70’s style EM, but has continuously worked on and developed his own unique style, so it might rather sound as an understatement, when he continues “… in order to create your own a sonic garden, you shouldn’t try acting God, but rather try and become a mere gardener: Throw out your seeds in the right places, water and cultivate your saplings, watch them grow, and only every now and then cut some branch or pluck out some bad weeds. You must train in self-composure in order to become a good composer (of EM)!”
So, if you appreciate electronic music from the 70s, but are willing to accept that time has moved onward since then, you might quite likely feel attracted to Spyra’s newest album DUNST, which offers you a similar flow, but at the same time an elegant, cool and modern approach hardly to be found anywhere else on this Planet.

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Spyra - Excerpts 1

Artist: Der Spyra
P: 1992/ 2004
LTD 1000

Recorded between 1986 and 1992, the music holds up very well, and gives a strong glimpse into Spyra’s signature sound out of his early years. A very good and unique collection of rare tracks. This CD is a 1000-CD limited pressing.
 

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Spyra - Gasoline 91 Octane

Artist: Spyra
P: 2008

Long Tracks with the Spyra touch and sequenzersounds like the Berlin school style.

 

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Spyra - Headphone Concert - Little Garden of Sounds II

Artist: Der Spyra
P: 2004

This CD has also the title: "Little Garden of Sounds II", because it is nearly the same style as the first CD with that name. It was produced at the studio from Spyra and played live within his garden of sounds. Interesting tunes with the addition of real instruments and some guestmusicians like Chris Lang and Robert Golla.

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Spyra - High Phidelity

Artist: Spyra
P: 2007
LTD 1000

All the best new and known tracks played live in different versions as usual.
Played live at:
The Gatherings End Radio Show 2007
E-Day 2006

Hampshire Jam 2005

 

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