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CONTENTS:

NEWS

REVIEWS:
GERT EMMENS: "WAVES OF DREAMS" Groove Unlimited
MARKUS REUTER / IAN BODDY: "PURE" DiN
BAS B. BROEKHUIS: "THE ESCHER DRAWINGS" Groove Unlimited
HARALD GROSSKOPF: "YETI SOCIETY" Groove Unlimited
CREATE: "REFLECTIONS FROM THE INNER LIGHT" Groove Unlimited
ANDREAS AKWARA & BJORN LUTZ: "AMBUSH" Groove Unlimited
FRANK VAN BOGAERT: "CLOSER" Groove Unlimited
DAVID PARSONS: "VAJRA" Groove Unlimited
FRANK KLARE WITH RON BOOTS: "MONUMENTAL DREAMS" Groove Unlimited
STEVE BALTES / HARALD GROSSKOPF / AXEL MANRICO HEILHECKER: "FOUR TIMES
THREE" Groove Unlimited
REMY: "DIFFERENT SHADES OF DUST" AKH Records / Groove Unlimited
NIK TYNDALL & BERND SCHOLL: "DREAMSPHERES" Prudence / BSC Music
KARMACOSMIC: "MUSIC FOR MANTRA & MEDITATION" Prudence / BSC Music
ASHRON: "REIKI SHAMAN" Prudence / BSC Music
PHILLIP SCHROEDER: "MUSIC FOR PIANO" Capstone Records
LAURA SULLIVAN: "MYSTICAL AMERICA" Delvian records - The Gate Media Group
VIDNA OBMANA: "LEGACY" Relapse Records
VIDNA OBMANA: "ANTHOLOGY 1984-2004" Ikon / Projekt
STEUART LIEBIG / MINIM: "QUICKSILVER" pfMENTUM
HOP FROG'S FATWA: "THE SILK ROAD" URCKarm Recordings
RICHARD BONE: "THE REALITY TEMPLES" Spiralight
Sampler "EKLECTRA" Elusive Recordings
JIMMY BEHAN: "DAYS ARE WHAT WE LIVE IN" Elusive Recordings
THE RICHARD LEO JOHNSON TRIO: "POETRY OF APPLIANCE" Cuneiform Records
BJORN LYNNE: "SOOTHE" Shockwave-sound.com / Lynne Publishing Ltd.
BJORN LYNNE: "SOOTHE" (versión en DVD, creada en Dolby Digital Surround
5.1) Shockwave-sound.com / Lynne Publishing Ltd.
MILAGRO ACUSTICO: "RUBAIYYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM" Hearts of Space / Valley
Entertainment
AARON ACOSTA: "FREQUENCY, AMPLITUDE AND TIME"
BRUNO SANFILIPPO & MAX CORBACHO: "INDALO" AD21 Music
SECRET BEACH: "SOLOS"
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NEWS

Over the past several months, Bjorn Lynne has been making all his CDs
available through the world's biggest independent CD store, CDBaby.com. You
can listen to the first 2 minutes of nearly all the songs from nearly all
his albums. Just go to this address:
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Bjorn Lynne's music is currently playing in the TV series "Two Wheels" and
"Two Wheels Down Under" (Granada Men & Motors, UK), and "Meet the
Ancestors" (BBC 1 and Euro Cable). Also, he wrote a complete soundtrack to
the game "Worms Forts: Under Siege" for PS2/XBox/PC, which has now
officially passed Sony submission and looks set to hit the shops in Europe
on the 15th of November.

On February 18, 2005, Bruno Sanfilippo and Max Corbacho will give a live
performance at the Auditorio Barradas (Rbla.Just Oliveras, 56) in
Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

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REVIEWS:

GERT EMMENS:
"WAVES OF DREAMS"
Groove Unlimited
This CD by Gert Emmens is an excellent work in electronic music at the
purest cosmic style. In "Waves of Dreams" we find six compositions full of
sensitivity and electronic romanticism. The composer proves his great
imagination by creating a powerful music, with sequencer rhythms forming
rather unusual tonal structures. His talent can be also appreciated as he
creates complex rhythmic structures, that become perfectly fused with the
melodies and the atmospheres. The melodies appear to grow little by little,
in a continuous crescendo that reaches incredible heights. No doubt this CD
will appeal to the fans of Gert's music as well as the lovers of Space
Sequencer Music in general.
EDGAR KOGLER

http://www.groove.nl

MARKUS REUTER / IAN BODDY:
"PURE"
DiN
Markus Reuter and Ian Boddy have prepared an excellent album for us,
wrapped up in soft sounds of synthesizers that invites us to reflection.
"Pure" is a flight of imagination to the realms of Fantasy, which will no
doubt please a wide audience. There are pieces near to Space Music, others
with Symphonic touches, and several with Synth-Pop elements, even though
all of them keep an innovative character near to the modern electronic
trends. The melodies of the 11 tracks maintain a great conceptual
uniformity and in them we will find all kinds of extremely attractive sonic
textures.
EDGAR KOGLER

http://www.DiN.org.uk

BAS B. BROEKHUIS:
"THE ESCHER DRAWINGS"
Groove Unlimited
In this release, Broekhuis combines dreamy melodies of great strength, with
floating environments, outlining an impressive sonic landscape of a
mystic-cosmic character. "The Escher Drawings" is terrestrial electronic
music, that seems to evoke the most spectacular physic natural phenomena of
our world, but with an important romantic charge as if emphasizing the
beauty and fragility of the Earth. The music turns out to be oniric, with
ethereal sounds, cosmic textures and a careful musical sensitivity.
EDUARDO FONTANA

http://www.groove.nl

HARALD GROSSKOPF:
"YETI SOCIETY"
Groove Unlimited
The artistic maturity of Harald Grosskopf has allowed him to follow, within
his style, multiple aspects of electronic music during the last 30 years.
This is a daring release merging Space Music with Synth-Pop and other, more
difficult to place, traits which contribute to endow this release with a
great originality. As a general rule, the compositions possess rather
strong rhythms, even if there are some passages of a more deliberate
nature, which also turn out to be mysterious and hypnotic. "Yeti Society"
is, no doubt, a work that cannot leave any listener unconcerned. With
Grosskopf has collaborated Steve Baltes.
EDGAR KOGLER

http://www.groove.nl

CREATE:
"REFLECTIONS FROM THE INNER LIGHT"
Groove Unlimited
It always is pleasant to listen to well elaborated, varied sounds, giving
the impression that the musician possesses an excellent mastery of his
instruments. In "Reflections from the Inner Light", we find an artist who
has a great skill in the musical technique as well as the necessary
technology. By means of a very successfully achieved orchestra of virtual
analogue synthesizers, Create weaves a collection of melodic pieces, fresh,
lively. The style, bold and avantgarde as it is, is situated on the border
between Space Music and the most strong areas of Synth-Pop.
EDUARDO FONTANA

http://www.groove.nl

ANDREAS AKWARA & BJORN LUTZ:
"AMBUSH"
Groove Unlimited
Andreas Akwara and Bjorn Lutz show a convincing way to make music for our
days, adapted to the actual times. Throughout the 11 pieces we will have a
chance to attend all kinds of passages, from those fragments that invite us
to dance to those others that are far more introspective and whose melodies
transpire an originality that cannot be denied. The style, electronic,
agile and with a liberal use of sequencers, enters within the realm of
Synth-Pop, although with traits of Space Music.
HECTOR JORDAN

http://www.groove.nl

FRANK VAN BOGAERT:
"CLOSER"
Groove Unlimited
Frank van Bogaert practise powerful and commercial arguments with a very
good basis, both in the rhythmical and melodic aspects. The style of the
compositions is for the most part near to Atmospheric Pop and to New
Instrumental Music. Although several of the pieces have rather fast
rhythms, others are more relaxed in nature. There also are some pieces of a
clear romantic flair, such as "High above". "Melting" is a
romantic-symphonic theme of an unusual majesty.
HECTOR JORDAN

http://www.groove.nl

DAVID PARSONS:
"VAJRA"
Groove Unlimited
The music by David Parsons in this compact disc possesses a style pretty
near to the Ambient, with an important presence of romantic melodies and
magical environments. The result, that incorporates elements from World
Music and New Instrumental Music, is frankly interesting. David Parsons
does not release too many albums, he thinks it over quite a lot before he
produces something new for the general audience. Yet once we see (and
listen to) his new album, we wish he gave us his splendid works more often.
VIRGINIA TAMAYO

http://www.groove.nl

FRANK KLARE WITH RON BOOTS:
"MONUMENTAL DREAMS"
Groove Unlimited
During the seven themes that constitute this release, we can hear traits
from styles like Atmospheric Pop, Ambient and Space Music. There also are
symphonic traits. Almost all the music is very dynamic, with powerful
rhythms, although there also are slow parts. The melodies usually are warm,
lively, in an atmosphere typical of a soundtrack for an adventure movie.
There also are moments of a greater introspection, perhaps near to
meditation, together with other instants of a amazing experimentation.
VIRGINIA TAMAYO

http://www.groove.nl

STEVE BALTES / HARALD GROSSKOPF / AXEL MANRICO HEILHECKER:
"FOUR TIMES THREE"
Groove Unlimited
Baltes, Grosskopf and Heilhecker with this album offer us a powerful sample
of what they are capable of doing. This release has a style approaching the
Synth-Pop trends, and more specifically, Trance music. There even are
certain psychedelic touches in the passages nearest to Rock. The four long
themes are basically upbeat, with cybernetic rhythms, percussion, and
unreal environments.
PASCUAL JURADO

http://www.groove.nl

REMY:
"DIFFERENT SHADES OF DUST"
AKH Records / Groove Unlimited
Remy has a very personal style. His music joins elements from Synth-Pop,
Sequencer Berlin School style of electronic music, Trance, Ambient, and
some Techno touches. The three long pieces that integrate "Different shades
of dust" are overflown with dynamism, a strong rhythm, and occasionally,
also romanticism and passion. The whole album has a deep cybernetic air,
not only due to the use of synthesizers, but also because of the style of
the compositions itself.
PASCUAL JURADO

http://www.groove.nl

NIK TYNDALL & BERND SCHOLL:
"DREAMSPHERES"
Prudence / BSC Music
Nyk Tyndall and Bernd Scholl combine their respective artistic influences
very well, thus achieving that their music possesses an unusual
personality, very imaginative, capable of attracting the attention of the
listener at once. "Dreamspheres", which can be labelled as New Instrumental
Music, also has Ambient traits and some light touches of innovative Pop and
World Music. The music is merry, bright, yet it never becomes too sugary or
noisy. A song to peace and spiritual contentment.
PASCUAL JURADO

http://www.bscmusic.com

KARMACOSMIC:
"MUSIC FOR MANTRA & MEDITATION"
Prudence / BSC Music
This album is a collaboration between Rudiger Gleisberg, Matthias Grassow
and Carsten Agthe, in which they explore the world of spiritual and
meditative music. Skillfuly utilizing acoustic and electronic instrumental
sounds, they get to meld elements from New Age with World Music traits and
atmospheres typical of Ambient.This is a peaceful, delicate music, exempt
from great symphonisms and fireworks that would contribute nothing to the
conception of the work.
SARAH TOMBLIN

http://www.bscmusic.com

ASHRON:
"REIKI SHAMAN"
Prudence / BSC Music
Ashron expresses his mystic emotions in this album, whose title refers to
the themes he has drawn his inspiration from. The work consists of 11
compositions, whose stylistic range fluctuates between World Music and New
Instrumental Music. The music included in "Reiki Shaman" takes us from the
East to the West all the same, in a blend of sonic colors of a difficult
description. The most impressive piece in the album is, in my opinion,
"Crystal Mountain", of a romantic air and a great beauty.
SARAH TOMBLIN

http://www.bscmusic.com

PHILLIP SCHROEDER:
"MUSIC FOR PIANO"
Capstone Records
This album gathers a series of compositions that flow among the Classical
Music, the Minimalism and the New Music. The piano is the soloist
instrument. Most of the pieces are soft and slow, almost hypnotic, with
each sound vanishing into silence before the next one comes. Not being
quite tragic, the work maintains a certain melancholy air, perhaps hinted
at by the slow cadence of the pieces.
VALERIANO GUIOL

http://www.capstonerecords.org

LAURA SULLIVAN:
"MYSTICAL AMERICA"
Delvian records - The Gate Media Group
Excellent album this one by Laura Sullivan. "Mystical America" is a
precious collection of melodic instrumental themes. The music has a great
strength and an emotional beauty. All the pieces are romantic, in a mood
more dramatic than merry, which prevents them from becoming too sweetish,
and on the other hand allows for a greater impact. Laura, an expert
pianist, is in charge of the main parts of the album, although she is
accompanied by several musicians at the guitars, violin, keyboards and
flutes, as well as other aspects of production.
HECTOR JORDAN

http://www.laura-sullivan.com

VIDNA OBMANA:
"LEGACY"
Relapse Records
Vidna Obmana has no doubt taken a step forward in his search for "something
else". The 8 pieces that integrate this CD are each one a journey towards
the unknown. All of them possess a decidedly mysterious, enigmatic
character, like soundtracks for nocturnal walks in ancient deserted cities.
More than concrete melodies in the traditional sense, there are chords and
melodic atmospheres that come and go, thus contributing to weaving an
unreal environment, as if taken from a hallucination or a dream. The
rhythms also are a remarkable element, although they remain on a second plane.
ALEJANDRO HINOJOSA

http://www.vidnaobmana.be

VIDNA OBMANA:
"ANTHOLOGY 1984-2004"
Ikon / Projekt
Quite a number of the distinct aspects in Vidna Obmana's style appear in
this compilation: from the darkest Ambient to the sunny vein nearing to
Space Music, passing through Industrial and Experimental, all that
dominated by the amazing alchemy of electronics. The successive sonic
textures take us step by step into an unexplored terrain. Disquieting
percussive rhythms sound wrapped into a very complex tapestry of surrealist
melodic textures and unexpected electronic effects. There also are static
passages, with a strong presence of ghostly atmospheres.
ALEJANDRO HINOJOSA

http://www.vidnaobmana.be

STEUART LIEBIG / MINIM:
"QUICKSILVER"
pfMENTUM
This work presents elements typical of Jazz, Classical, New Music, and
Experimental Rock. There are slow themes and other lively ones. In the slow
passages, the structure is fluid, not being limited to a few fixed chords.
The instruments utilized are acoustic. There are some passages entirely
devoted to experimentation with sounds.
VALERIANO GUIOL

http://www.pfmentum.com

HOP FROG'S FATWA:
"THE SILK ROAD"
URCKarm Recordings
"The Silk Road" is an amazing fusion of World Music with Industrial. The
singular experiment has a daring and innovative result. This CD has an
important effect of sonic shock in the listener, since it unites disparate
elements to build some usually unclassifiable pieces. Each one of the nine
compositions that integrate the album is a surprising sonic experience. On
the whole, the work is like a collection of dreams or nightmares turned
into music.
ALEJANDRO HINOJOSA

http://www.hop-frog.com

RICHARD BONE:
"THE REALITY TEMPLES"
Spiralight
The music by Richard Bone is characterized by a great diversity of styles,
ideas and emotions. During the nine themes that constitute this release, we
can hear traits from styles like Atmospheric Pop, New Instrumental Music,
Ambient and World Music. The personal style of the artist offers us a sonic
landscape that evokes journeys and adventures. Although there are some
melancholy parts, the general structure of the album displays an energy
that, not quite becoming euphoria, makes the music very dynamic.
MARCELLA CIRIGNOLA

http://www.spiralight.com

Sampler "EKLECTRA"
Elusive Recordings
This is a 79-minute sampler which includes 20 pieces from different
artists. The styles vary between Alternative Pop and Techno, besides some
other trends. Although the styles of the different compositions are quite
varied, this compilation tends towards a rhythmic style. The rhythmic
structure of the music tends to be based on the percussion typical of pop
as a general rule, as well as on sequencers. There are some passages
entirely devoted to experimentation with sounds.
DEREK DOARN

http://www.elusiverecordings.com

JIMMY BEHAN:
"DAYS ARE WHAT WE LIVE IN"
Elusive Recordings
Jimmy Behan shows in this CD a wide range of stylistic directions as well
as a good dose of imagination. The melodies flow between Atmospheric Pop
and New Instrumental Music. Part of the music has traits typical of Rock
ballads. There also are symphonic traits. The rhythmic structure of the
music tends to be based on the percussion typical of Pop as a general rule,
as well as on sequencers. These latter ones contribute some traits of
Synth-Pop to the music, although the general outline here described is the
predominant one.
DEREK DOARN

http://www.elusiverecordings.com

THE RICHARD LEO JOHNSON TRIO:
"POETRY OF APPLIANCE"
Cuneiform Records
"Poetry of Appliance", which has eight compositions, is New Instrumental
Music whose style ranges between Classical and Pop-Rock. Some Jazz traits
are also perceived, as well as some Folk touches. There are slow pieces and
other lively ones. Many of them are of a melodic nature, with a certain
romantic air. Guitars, violin and theremin have a very important
protagonism throughout the entire album: thus are the warm melodies
developed one by one, in such a way that they succeed in attracting our
attention as we listen to them.
EDUARDO FONTANA

http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/

BJORN LYNNE:
"SOOTHE"
Shockwave-sound.com / Lynne Publishing Ltd.
In these eight themes of atmospheric Ambient Music, Bjorn Lynne takes the
audience through a musical voyage along the heavenly shores. All the pieces
are a clear sample of the talent of the artist. "Lucid Dreams" has an
incomparable magic. "Sun Willow" is most remarkable because of its great
strength. "The True You" has a very special emotional warmth. The music is
slow, yet not static, and has a certain rhythmic structure. With respect to
the instruments used, the synthesizers have quite a leading role.
Spontaneity and sensibility would perhaps be the most adequate words to
refer to this work.
PASCUAL JURADO

http://www.lynnemusic.com

BJORN LYNNE:
"SOOTHE" (DVD version, created in Dolby Digital Surround 5.1)
Shockwave-sound.com / Lynne Publishing Ltd.
This DVD version of "Soothe" plays like a CD (in any standard DVD player
connected to a Dolby Digital capable sound system) but uses DVD technology
and 5.1 Dolby Digital surround to intensify the listening experience. This
version of "Soothe" was not "up-mixed" from stereo music, but originally
created in surround. By using this audio system, the music "fills the
room". This work by Bjorn Lynne is a beautiful space odyssey based on the
use of synthesizers, ideal to let imagination soar through unearthly
worlds. The cosmic style present in the album is melodic and symphonic,
often with spectacular orchestrations with synthesizers and a certain
romantic character though it doesn't fall into an excessive sweetness. If
the audience pays an adequate attention, don't wonder if you feel the
entire starry universe open up before your eyes.
VIRGINIA TAMAYO

http://www.lynnemusic.com

MILAGRO ACUSTICO:
"RUBAIYYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM"
Hearts of Space / Valley Entertainment
"Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam" is an album very much in the World Music wave,
yet also near to Melodic Pop, with a series of themes, like "Viristi u
Munnu" or "Yad Dasht", which will appeal to a large audience.
MARCELLA CIRIGNOLA

http://www.milagroacustico.com

AARON ACOSTA:
"FREQUENCY, AMPLITUDE AND TIME"
Aaron Acosta in this album makes an authentic work of fusion of different
styles. In these 13 pieces we can find his multiple roots. The music, which
is electronic, has the typical characteristics of tendencies like Ambient,
Techno, and Industrial. Besides, it has certain Experimental touches, and
sometimes some of World Music.
VICENTE GISPERT

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001FZCNO/thesciencebookbo

BRUNO SANFILIPPO & MAX CORBACHO:
"INDALO"
AD21 Music
"Indalo" is a good example of Deep Ambient. This album takes us to the
immense quiet of wide, virgin spaces. The structure of the music consists
of difused melodies that come and go, dense, atmospheric environments that
surround these melodies, and occasional sound effects, that in some
passages are an important part of the ambiance.
VICENTE GISPERT

http://www.bruno-sanfilippo.com

http://www.maxcorbacho.com

SECRET BEACH:
"SOLOS"
In "Solos" we find the sounds of the ocean("Between the Dark and the
Daylight"), and those of the instruments utilized by the artist ("In
another time", "Secret Beach" and "Moonbeams & Daydreams"). The music is a
fusion of New Instrumental Music, with melodic Pop, and elements of Folk.
The main instrument is the guitar.
DEREK DOARN

http://www.secret-beach.com

SECRET BEACH:
"SECRET BEACH"
In this CD-single, the first work by Secret Beach, the artist presents
three short pieces, lasting a total amount of 14 minutes, which show his
good style within the Melodic Pop with Folk touches.
DEREK DOARN

http://www.secret-beach.com

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