Electronic Progressive (Rock) Appreciation Space

"Free System Projekt" were interesting and I have always enjoyed Steve Roach's "Dreamtime Return". Also Steve Roach's first project with Jorge Reyes. I used to have these animation vids of Steve Roach's early material. I also liked many of the Electronic pieces from Emerald Web's "Manatee of Dreams". They crossed into meditative "New Age" for years, but this was the one effort which remained to be all solid Electronic music. I really enjoy Biosphere, Red Shift, Radio Massacre International, and Jeff Grienke. One of my all time favorite Electronic efforts is titled "Sorcery From the Marshlands" by Wizard Projects. The artist first name was Eric. I fail to recall his last name. His music was distributed unfer the name Wizard Projects. It is simply a killer Electronic title that keeps me on the edge of my seat. I have never been able to obtain the cd. I used to hear it at a friend's house in the early 90's.

Edited by TODDLER - July 10 2012 at 10:22

These guys were way ahead of their time:

I downloaded a couple of Redshift albums over the weekend, Wild 2 and Faultline.  Both were excellent on first listen.  Track 1 from Wild 2 called Fuel and Pyro-Gen from Faultline in particular are absolutely amazing.  These albums are incredibly cheap on download from amazon and are totally recommended.

Roj M30 wrote: With regard to Klaus Schulze I only know the classics (Mirage, Body Love etc) but this boxset series La Vie Electronique has really took my interest.  Have any of you guys got these?  If so, which are recommended.  I thought perhaps Volumes 4 and 6 sounded best reading various EM site reviews, but I'd welcome any views before I take the plunge.

Anyone else familiar with this new guy; Umberto? His moog/mellotron drenched Fabio Frizzi/Goblin/TD/Carpenter-soundng, fake OST's are very retro, but that's why I love it.

Edited by Saperlipopette! - July 23 2012 at 06:19

Here's a couple of cool ones

Umberto and Cybotron are awesome

I thought I was the only one who actually knew of Aphex Twin 
SBB is a great band, with Memento that EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE. Woianie O Brzek Szkia is also great. Multi-layered proggy goodness.

Guldbamsen wrote: Big Aphex Twin fan here as well, although I must admit liking his early albums far more. His ambient works are just sky-soaring beauties. Getting back on track here, I saw Redshift mentioned and I would just like to say that I too really like this band. Been listening to Ether the past two weeks, and I am seriously loving every second of it.  Think I'm going on an electronic review spree in a little while, although I have so many Kraut and avant ones I wanna do as well One album I feel gets little or no attention is Wolfgang Riechman's Wunderbar. I love the simplicity and easy to follow melodies of this release, and I may well review it one of these days. This is the selftitled opening cut, which I currently have an enormous crush on:

I'm so glad someone acknowledged Reichmann!! Beautiful album, very Düsseldorf-sounding (although there are trace of Berlin school on album too).  I'm astonished how he kept integrity - this track unmistakably reveals it's age without being new wave/synthpop; it uses reggae and remains transcendental without a hint of overused ska/dub clichés which will appear in years to come.

The man was a visionary, I'm wondering what would had happen if he didn't died a tragic death.

Reichmann was awesome k