Brian Eno has had such an influence on many different music genres. He was a keyboard and synthesizer player as part of Roxy Music in the 70s. He went solo in 1973 making art rock before producing ambient landmark albums such as Ambient 1 - Music for Airports (1978) and Apollo : Atmospheres and Sountracks (1983). The 1983 album he made for the documentary film 'For all mankind'. Here's the track 'An Ending (Ascent)' from that album....
Brian has worked with a host of artists including David Bowie, Paul Simon, Grace Jones, Depeche Mode as well as U2. He's produced seven albums for U2, mostly notably 'The Joshua Tree'.
There's a vast music catalogue of his to explore. He's only just released a new album on Warp Records called ' Drums between the bells' with the words of Rick Holland. It's definately worth a listen.
We've only touched on this artist here. We appreciate we'll need to cover him properly on EMG in the near future. After all, Eno is one of the original pioneers of ambient music. In the meantime, here's a few links if you want to explore this genius further....
www.brian-eno.net
www.enoweb.co.uk
Sunday 31 July 2011
Saturday 30 July 2011
Electronic music that isn't part of EMG
There's loads of artists that deserve to be a part of EMG but aren't on the site as yet. I thought it was important to talk about a few that deserve mentioning... I know, there are so many more that I've missed out before you start reeling.....
Anyway, let's make a start...
First up, The Chemical Brothers. This is a difficult one. Only because I don't think they've released a bad album yet. So if you're new to them where should you start. Well, I suggest from the beginning - 'Exit Planet Dust'. It's an amazing journey which touches so many different genres I'd say it's impossible to classify. Here's a track from the album to wet your appetite...
Anyway, let's make a start...
First up, The Chemical Brothers. This is a difficult one. Only because I don't think they've released a bad album yet. So if you're new to them where should you start. Well, I suggest from the beginning - 'Exit Planet Dust'. It's an amazing journey which touches so many different genres I'd say it's impossible to classify. Here's a track from the album to wet your appetite...
Next up is the Future Sound of London. This could be a research project in itself, they've made that much quality music. They've also released plenty of material under the name Amorphous Androgenous with a more psychedelic edge. Anyway, for starters here's one of their best know track to date. To say it's a classic is a bit of an understatement...
Let's pick up this tomorrow with the ambient pioneer Brian Eno.... See ya tomorrow :)
Friday 29 July 2011
Kalya Scintilla's Shimmer EP is a satisfying Dubstep journey
Kalya Scintilla is from Australia. His latest EP takes Dubstep into a whole new direction largely using Middle Eastern samples to devasting effect. His Shimmer EP dare I say it is his best work yet and it's clear that he's fast becoming a master of his craft.
Here's a taster from Kalya, the tracks actually called Eastern Liquid....
You can download this track for free from his bandcamp page - just click on the 'Feelin' Good' release. You can also name your price for his album 'Beginnings' - a collection of his early works from 2007-2008. Here's the link below...
http://kalyascintilla.bandcamp.com/
Here's his Soundcloud page, loads to listen to here....
http://soundcloud.com/kalyascintilla
There's 2 tracks from the Shimmer EP on his soundcloud page - Tribal Generator and Shimmer. You can listen to and buy the EP here....
Kalya Scintilla on addictech.com
Here's a few other links....
Myspace
Facebook
A satisfying listen from a producer that's really honed his sound. I'm looking forward to hearing the Illusions EP when it comes out.
Hope you enjoy :)
Here's a taster from Kalya, the tracks actually called Eastern Liquid....
You can download this track for free from his bandcamp page - just click on the 'Feelin' Good' release. You can also name your price for his album 'Beginnings' - a collection of his early works from 2007-2008. Here's the link below...
http://kalyascintilla.bandcamp.com/
Here's his Soundcloud page, loads to listen to here....
http://soundcloud.com/kalyascintilla
There's 2 tracks from the Shimmer EP on his soundcloud page - Tribal Generator and Shimmer. You can listen to and buy the EP here....
Kalya Scintilla on addictech.com
Here's a few other links....
Myspace
A satisfying listen from a producer that's really honed his sound. I'm looking forward to hearing the Illusions EP when it comes out.
Hope you enjoy :)
Thursday 28 July 2011
TPower has a new album in the works on Adastra Recordings
To say that I've listened to this guys work a lot is an understatement.
His album ' The self evident truth of an intuitive mind' was such a find for me back in 1995. It immediately blew me away. I never thought drum and bass could be so experimental and yet such a rewarding listen. I've never heard anything that's come close to the genius of some of his works. Here's a couple of tracks from the album. I suggest listening to 'Amber' 2 minutes in, that's when the track really kicks in...
Here's another track from the album called Octogon....
T Power (aka Marc Royal) produced some phenomenal stuff around that time bofore achieving mainstream success with the album 'Set it off' in 2002 in collaboration with Shy FX. Their single 'Shake ur body' reached number seven in the UK singles chart.
I'm pleased to hear that with Adastra Recordings TPower is coming home. And he's working on a new album titled 'MUSiC4LiF3'.
Here's what Marc says about the new album -
"For the fans who have patiently waited for a follow-up album to either one of these TPower classics (The self evident truth of an intuitive mind and Waveforms), it likely won't happen. That's the bad news. The good news is that a new TPower album is now in the works. MUSiC4LiF3 has two main intentions: to remind fans as to why they waited in the first place and to reassure them that their wait was well worthwhile."
Check out the TPower blog by clicking on the link below.... Deep.....
TPower Adastra Recordings blog
I can't wait to hear what he comes up with and I'm sure I won't be the only one....
Here's another TPower track I came across from 1999
Happy listening....bye for now :)
His album ' The self evident truth of an intuitive mind' was such a find for me back in 1995. It immediately blew me away. I never thought drum and bass could be so experimental and yet such a rewarding listen. I've never heard anything that's come close to the genius of some of his works. Here's a couple of tracks from the album. I suggest listening to 'Amber' 2 minutes in, that's when the track really kicks in...
Here's another track from the album called Octogon....
T Power (aka Marc Royal) produced some phenomenal stuff around that time bofore achieving mainstream success with the album 'Set it off' in 2002 in collaboration with Shy FX. Their single 'Shake ur body' reached number seven in the UK singles chart.
I'm pleased to hear that with Adastra Recordings TPower is coming home. And he's working on a new album titled 'MUSiC4LiF3'.
Here's what Marc says about the new album -
"For the fans who have patiently waited for a follow-up album to either one of these TPower classics (The self evident truth of an intuitive mind and Waveforms), it likely won't happen. That's the bad news. The good news is that a new TPower album is now in the works. MUSiC4LiF3 has two main intentions: to remind fans as to why they waited in the first place and to reassure them that their wait was well worthwhile."
Check out the TPower blog by clicking on the link below.... Deep.....
TPower Adastra Recordings blog
I can't wait to hear what he comes up with and I'm sure I won't be the only one....
Here's another TPower track I came across from 1999
Happy listening....bye for now :)
Wednesday 27 July 2011
Our plan....to talk about a different electronic music producer every day
Yeah right I hear you say....
Well that's the plan anyway :)
I'm not going to discuss the artist in depth, just a little bit about their music project/s, releases worth mentioning, a few links so you can listen to the artist, free stuff, etc.
Ultimately you'll make your own mind up whether you like the music or not. If you do please support the artist.
Okay, first up is an artist called Auditory Canvas. Otherwise know as David Holmes. (No, not the Irish film score producer by the same name). He resides in London and has a few EP releases under his belt not to mention the sublime debut album 'Fabric of Life' (2010). Below is a track from the album. This is one track where spoken word really works well. And there's a real message here. Food for thought....
David is giving away his latest EP for free. It's called the Rise EP and incorporates elements of Glitch, Dubstep and Downtempo with Middle Eastern samples thrown into the blend. Here's the link to download it below.
http://auditorycanvas.bandcamp.com/
You can also download the track Snow Fall from the same link. Check out his Earth EP, Destinations EP and Portraits EP too. They are all cheap and any EP you buy David donates 25% to NextAid.
Here's a couple of other relevant links
http://auditorycanvas.net/
http://summerrainrecordings.net/
Auditory Canvas on Facebook
Hope you enjoy....until tomorrow then ;)
Well that's the plan anyway :)
I'm not going to discuss the artist in depth, just a little bit about their music project/s, releases worth mentioning, a few links so you can listen to the artist, free stuff, etc.
Ultimately you'll make your own mind up whether you like the music or not. If you do please support the artist.
Okay, first up is an artist called Auditory Canvas. Otherwise know as David Holmes. (No, not the Irish film score producer by the same name). He resides in London and has a few EP releases under his belt not to mention the sublime debut album 'Fabric of Life' (2010). Below is a track from the album. This is one track where spoken word really works well. And there's a real message here. Food for thought....
David is giving away his latest EP for free. It's called the Rise EP and incorporates elements of Glitch, Dubstep and Downtempo with Middle Eastern samples thrown into the blend. Here's the link to download it below.
http://auditorycanvas.bandcamp.com/
You can also download the track Snow Fall from the same link. Check out his Earth EP, Destinations EP and Portraits EP too. They are all cheap and any EP you buy David donates 25% to NextAid.
Here's a couple of other relevant links
http://auditorycanvas.net/
http://summerrainrecordings.net/
Auditory Canvas on Facebook
Hope you enjoy....until tomorrow then ;)
Some electronic music still sounds fresh and some just sounds dated
Well folks, here it is, my first attempt at blogging.
I thought it would be interesting to discuss a few different forms of electronic music and how they have aged.
Will electronic music sound dated in the future? This is a near impossible question to answer but let's try and shed some light on the subject. I think it's largely going to depend on which genre we're talking about. It's also going to depend on what new sounds we come up with in the future. One thing is certain - electronic music is constantly evolving with new genres being created all the time and this is never going to change. I know music is always going to be a matter of opinion but I think in very broad terms some electronic music genres are going to age well and others won't.
Dubstep ( a kind of slowed down Drum & Bass) is the next big thing at the moment but surely we are going to reach a stage where dubstep implodes. Sure, it'll keep ticking along but it'll reach a stage where the same sounds are regurgitated over and over again. Much like what happened with drum and bass.
Ambient as a genre has aged really well imho. Take the Greek composer Vangelis for instance. His Blade Runner Soundtrack has aged particularly well (he came up with the score in 1982) and is a must have if by any chance you don't have it in your record collection. But let's listen to the track 'Creation Du Monde' from his 1973 album 'L'Apocalypse Des Animaux'. I mean 1973....can you believe it....
Now let's consider the genre Progessive House which was practically invented by Spooky (Charlie May and Duncan Forbes) back in the early ninties. They came up with the album 'Gargantuan' in 1993. Whilst it's a classic a couple of the tracks do sound dated. Spooky went on to produce three experimental and cutting edge EPs and they're still going strong today. Listen to the track 'Land of Oz' below though and you might catch my gist....apologies for the video in advance....
One track I will never get tired of is William Orbit's 'Water from a Vine Leaf'. It dates back to 1993 but still sounds fresh today. Orbit was one of the founders of the progressive record label Guerilla. He actually signed Spooky and released their 'Gargantuan' album through this very label. It's also worth mentioning that Spooky did 2 Remixes of Water from a Vine Leaf - the Xylem flow mix and the Acid Bath mix. Both are Epic. Orbit has become quite a household name with many, largely due to his 'Ray of Light' album with Madonna. He's gone on to produce some great music but for me 'Water from a Vine Leaf' is still his finest work to date. It astounds me in knowing that this track is 18 years old. Will this track sound dated in 18 years time. To me I doubt it somehow but only time will tell....
All three artists we've talked about here have produced some unmissable music over the years. If you want to dig further and we strongly suggest you do, check out the recommended section on our site. Just click on the link below.....until the next time people....;)
EMG Recommended link
I thought it would be interesting to discuss a few different forms of electronic music and how they have aged.
Will electronic music sound dated in the future? This is a near impossible question to answer but let's try and shed some light on the subject. I think it's largely going to depend on which genre we're talking about. It's also going to depend on what new sounds we come up with in the future. One thing is certain - electronic music is constantly evolving with new genres being created all the time and this is never going to change. I know music is always going to be a matter of opinion but I think in very broad terms some electronic music genres are going to age well and others won't.
Dubstep ( a kind of slowed down Drum & Bass) is the next big thing at the moment but surely we are going to reach a stage where dubstep implodes. Sure, it'll keep ticking along but it'll reach a stage where the same sounds are regurgitated over and over again. Much like what happened with drum and bass.
Ambient as a genre has aged really well imho. Take the Greek composer Vangelis for instance. His Blade Runner Soundtrack has aged particularly well (he came up with the score in 1982) and is a must have if by any chance you don't have it in your record collection. But let's listen to the track 'Creation Du Monde' from his 1973 album 'L'Apocalypse Des Animaux'. I mean 1973....can you believe it....
Now let's consider the genre Progessive House which was practically invented by Spooky (Charlie May and Duncan Forbes) back in the early ninties. They came up with the album 'Gargantuan' in 1993. Whilst it's a classic a couple of the tracks do sound dated. Spooky went on to produce three experimental and cutting edge EPs and they're still going strong today. Listen to the track 'Land of Oz' below though and you might catch my gist....apologies for the video in advance....
One track I will never get tired of is William Orbit's 'Water from a Vine Leaf'. It dates back to 1993 but still sounds fresh today. Orbit was one of the founders of the progressive record label Guerilla. He actually signed Spooky and released their 'Gargantuan' album through this very label. It's also worth mentioning that Spooky did 2 Remixes of Water from a Vine Leaf - the Xylem flow mix and the Acid Bath mix. Both are Epic. Orbit has become quite a household name with many, largely due to his 'Ray of Light' album with Madonna. He's gone on to produce some great music but for me 'Water from a Vine Leaf' is still his finest work to date. It astounds me in knowing that this track is 18 years old. Will this track sound dated in 18 years time. To me I doubt it somehow but only time will tell....
All three artists we've talked about here have produced some unmissable music over the years. If you want to dig further and we strongly suggest you do, check out the recommended section on our site. Just click on the link below.....until the next time people....;)
EMG Recommended link
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