Various Artists

Artist: Software, Megabyte, TeeKay,
Dancing Fantasy u.a.
P: 1993
This compilation made by IC was made for a Camel advertising campeign.

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Artist: Yamaoka, Lefthand u.a.
P: 2013
LTD 70
7 varied and beautiful tracks of experimental ambient and minimal techno from Japan.

Artist:Gleisberg, Ginko Garden,
Karunesh u.a.
P: 2002
Compilation of some known and new tracks from the BSC Label artists.

Artist: Various Artists
P: 2013
The french label Infine aksed Jean Michel Jarre to make a selection with music out of several releases from their label. The selction is nice and gives a good impression of the modern elektronicmusic style the releases offer.

Artist: O'Hearn TD, Yanni, Ciani, Jobson u.a.
P: 1994
This is a compilation of the bes track from the artist of the Private Music Label.

Baffo Banfi, remember him, then gives us ‘O.R. Tens’ . Based around a bass sequence, various lead lines and motifs weave a very appealing pattern. ‘First Steps on Mars’ by Mysia, like its predecessor initially uses a sequence as the core of the track but it isn’t long before a superb drum line and guitar are the elements that grab the attention and turn it into a prog rock track. This is a fantastically infectious number at times sounding like a dead ringer for Camel. One of the the best tracks on the album, if you enjoy your EM with a heavy dose of rock that it. Robert Galla comes up with a very melodic number, sounding a bit sweet for my tastes but if you are into a good tune this will probably be for you. ‘Oriizzonte Melodica’ by Federico Lentini is like a cross between melodic EM and a military band, not the best track on the album.

Kryptasthesie gives us a fine example of trad ambient with ‘Drogeno’ then we get ‘La Seduzione Del Silenzio II’ by Runes Order. Ominous deep bass drones are added to by a high register sequence. Very atmospheric. ‘21st Century Suite’ by Gianfranco Grilli is split into two parts totalling over fifteen minutes. The first half of part A was very laid back and drifting but then a jaunty rhythm comes in to shatter the tranquillity. Part B returns to the space music of before, a slow rhythm being added near the end which works particularly well. Empire State Human brings the album to a close with ‘Element #1’ which sounds a bit like an updated version of Walter Carlos’ ‘Sonic Seasonings’.

The compilation covers many different styles but there is some very good music here. Most of the names I haven’t heard of before which isn’t surprising as Italy isn’t a country which previously I thought of as producing much EM. Look like I will have to change that view immediately. Finally a special mention must also be given to the sumptuous 28 page colour booklet which gives basic details of all the artists complete with discographies and contact addresses.. (DL)

Artist: Alfredo Prado, Alberto Sejas Paula García
P: 2014
3 new electronic composers from South America. Beautiful, melodic compositions with a style like Serge Blenner in his early works.

Artist: Roedelius, Moebius, Richmann,
Cluster, Eno. Schickert u.a.
P: 2014
To provide an overview of the various musical styles in which Bureau B specializes, the label will launch a new compilation entitled KOLLEKTION. Each release in this series will be curated by a musician perfectly suited to the task. The first release will be "SKY RECORDS. Compiled by TIM GANE". The erstwhile Stereolab mastermind delves through the archives of the legendary German Krautrock label. Gane: "Sky was one of the labels that represented this more playful second period of innovative German music that first started in the late 60's and had developed in the late 70's into something rather different but, I think, no less groundbreaking."

Artist: Peter Mergener, Michael Garrison, Klaus Schulze,
John Dyson, Steve Roach, John Kerr, Johannes Schmölling u.a.
P: 1994
LTD 1000
Released on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of KLEM. Most of new and unique tracks by the listed artists.
Limited edition of 1000 copies.

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Artist: Van Zyl, Rich, Rapoon u.a.
P: 2011
LTD 300
One Thousand Pulses, Northeast New Jersey's premier home concert series for electronic & experimental music, presents its first compilation. Home Patterning highlights some of OTP's finest moments, extracted from a year-and-a-half of unique and special performances. These nine new & unreleased works, set down live in the OTP soundspace, are exclusive pieces of music forged by the artists in the moment, now made available to a wider audience. Like the live events themselves, these works whittle away neatly-defined categorical boundaries to instead focus on each of their artist's particular brand of sound and vision.