Another long-form ambient track from the synth master known as State Azure. I feel most of my recent long-form ambient music listening has been utterly dominated by the output of State Azure. From the very first time I heard “Fragments” back in 2021 I knew there was a certain quality and depth to the sound design. He went from strength to strength with each subsequent release, with some notable ambient…
Electronic Music
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Alba Ecstasy – X Edition
Mihail-Adrian Simion is the name of the talented synthesist behind the Berlin-school infused music of Alba Ecstasy. It’s hard to pin down from his bio exactly where Alba Ecstasy started. However his involvement with synthesizers spans almost 30 years, and featured working along such luminaries…
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Omri Cohen: Cosmic Foundry – Music Review
Omri Cohen is someone I heard of through his amazing Youtube channel in which he demonstrates, reviews and explains a lot of principles around modular synthesis. He also posts the occasional performance and completed work. It got me curious – had he released any albums?…
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Martin Stürtzer: Ambient Nights, Vol. 1 – Music Review
A somewhat unexpected release from the legendary synth master Martin Stürtzer. It features 4 tracks of wildly varying length, from a relatively short 16 minutes to just nudging over an hour. There are some musical differences between them too, as well as some similarities which…
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Frore – Void Peripheral
Void Peripheral is a long-form ambient piece by the artist known as Frore. I have a particular fondness for longer ambient pieces, as they have such more time to develop as a musical work. This even applies when the genre is known for eschewing the…
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RIP Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze, who released many albums including many that formed my musical landscape in my youth has sadly died of renal disease. A legendary musician who crafted some amazing soundscapes, worked with a number of other amazing musicians will be sadly missed. Klaus Schulze, composer…