Storey, Russell

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 2000
Dark drone, space ambient.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 1994 / 2000
Here the 34 minute title track opens the CD and it's into a dark territory of seriously slow-motion space synths and cosmic layering. You notice that all the time the soundscapes change shape while still retaining the warm, emotive feel that this particular track exhibits, as it slowly travels an intergalaxian journey to become a truly atmospheric slice of drifting, open-ended space synth.
The other track, 30 minutes of 'Apollo' is one of his most sonically varied tracks to date with all sorts of synths and soundscapes phased and layered to produce an everchanging sea of sounds that, while stil always spacey and cosmic, actually has a good deal of variation and depth, the drone factor accompanying the space music to provide a quite unnerving set of passages, some of which relate as much to something like 'Zeit' or similar and you could well imagine this piece being some lost '70's track.
It drifts, drones and flows its way through the blackness of space, nothing overly "light" about it, and even verging on the intense once more at times along the way.
The synths become richer sounding as the track develops and the mood changes to one of greater serenity although still quite dark, but another engaging track all the same.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 1995/ 2001
Drones accompanied by nature sounds. The music within the 3 long tracks, takes us on a journey through deep water and deep space. Long fading sounds of eternity with sounds from the sea and water.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 2009
The theme is the internet and the friends he has made in EM via the EM forum as well as the SETI serch for intelligent life in space. Made with some darker digital synths sounds.

Artist:
P: 2006
There is always much to do amongst musicians and/or fans of em about analog or digital? Will we use the warmth of analog or the more reliability but less character of digital? This album has become a sort of contest where each artist could use only three genuine analog synthesizers to create a piece of music (although modern recording techniques were permitted).
"Analogy, volume1" contains music by some of the finest em-musicians of today.
The music ranges from traditional sequencer-based berlin school (create, syn, altres, modulator esp), via melodical (remotion, emmens, aerts, tescee), ambient (ellis and roach, 4m33s) to experimental (nerell, roach and oken, storey).
All music was played and recorded with care and love for the music and the instruments that it’s played on. "Analogy, volume1" is a great and eagerly awaited project.

Artist:
P: 2006
This release from 2006 offers 80 minutes of analog electronics.
Featured here are exclusive tracks by:
Rogue Element: watery and pensive with dreamy textures laced with chirping birds.
Francois-pol Cornec: energetic melody with bouncy keys and sweeping tonalities. 4m33s: a moody approximation of a sunrise streaming across an alien landscape.
Gert Emmens & Ruud Heij: surging chords flavored with celestial atmospherics that accretes notable vigor of high appeal.
Russell Storey: part one of a spacey excursion with dramatic disposition.
James J. Clent: mounting electronic cycles spiced with astral guitar.
Craig Padilla: an ambient intro plunges into high energy terrain with hyperactive loops and twinkling quasi-rhythms.
Kees Aerts: a determined electronic riff is enlivened with sinuous e-perc and fanciful effects.
Zen Paradox: eastern influences tweak an environment of erratic beats and a rising surf of lush textures.
Stephen Parsick (from 'Ramp): a spooky dose of ricocheting effects amid a nebulous fog of haunting demeanor that escalates into a dense tapestry of rewarding sonics.
Create: a heavenly excursion into moody layers and growling electronics.
Altres: acoustic guitar accompanied by congenial synth riffs and mirthful embellishments.
Russell Storey: part two of the prior piece, in which things take a darker turn with eerie results.
Remotion: lavish keys swim in a sparkling pool agitated by churning non-impact rhythms.
Remy: portentous textures ascend with majesty and are seasoned with pulsing tones and glistening effects.
EM2: carefree cycles become dominated by more resonant riffs with gentle e-perc nibbling at the edges.
Ron Boots: a monumental finale as dense tones fuse with masterful riffs of growing vigor, rising to a coda of shrill eruptions.
Again, the musicians demonstrate inventive applications of analog technology coupled with diversity and satisfying acumen. Standout contributions from Parsick and Boots.

Artist:
P: 2007
This CD from 2007 features 79 minutes of diverse electronic music.
The theme of this anthology is that all the equipment used to create the music be of an analog nature.
You get:
Gert Emmens and James Clent: a tasty blend of deep gurgling and stratospheric airs serving as a foundation for a fanciful melody.
Create: a pensive piece that seasons cybernetic brooding with delicate filigrees.
Stephen Parsick (from ‘Ramp): dark ambience that delves into celestial depths with moody results.
Gert Blokzijl: loops ascend with lighthearted vigor to expand their circumference into realms of bubbling zest.
Russell Storey: a brief excursion into cosmic territory.
Synth.nl: a windswept journey into contemplation that slides into a peppier selection of bouncy chords and languid bass sweeps.
Francois-pol Cornec: electronic bubbles punctuate a bouncy melody drenched in rich tones that erupts with shrill dynamics.
Erwin Hofstede: atmospheric textures sway across a sparse panorama.
James J. Clent: a peppy piece with resounding clatter and serpentine riffs sliding through a vivacious mix.
Another track by Russell Storey: that expands on the previous cosmic journey with subtle determination.
Terje Winther: an energetic track that increases the heartbeat with lively chords racing to expose further surprises.
Studio35d: a chugging melody struggles to escape the clutches of a pensive mood.
Schonwalder’s Filterkaffe (being Mario Schonwalder and Frank Rothe): locomotive chords flow through a series of dramatic augmentations en route to an emphatic crescendo.
Eric G: urgency drives this frenetic tune.
Rene van der Wouden: a celebratory track with a bouncy central theme seasoned by gurgling embellishments.
Mono-Poly: a brooding atonal piece of grinding gears and muttering radio signals.
Ron Boots: a slowburn escalation heading faithfully for emphatic altitudes with a poignant finale.
On one hand, you get a worthwhile selection of exclusive tracks by notable musicians. On the other hand, you get glimpses at the works of a variety of promising newcomers.
A well-rounded and rewarding collection

Artist: Various Artists
P: 2006
"Deep Ambient Drift"
This album contains Ambient tracks, in a continuous mix.  Nick Robinsons's track recorded live at Cambridge Loop Festival 2005. Mooch's track is a companion to "Out There" on the album "Gothic Ships". This compilation has the more ambient style tracks of 2006 included.

Artist: Various Artists
P: 2007
New Ambient Worlds. 9 new exclusiv tracks by the artists. Incl. a 10 minutes Ricochet Gathering track.

Artist: Various Artists
P: 2007
Ambient Space and Time, 7 exclusiv new tracks by the artists.