ESCAPE VELOCITY (63'26") by Synthetic Block presents six
tracks of Prog-Rock influenced Spacemusic. While this album's
plot is familiar, the execution is lively, detailed and clever. Lyrical
synth lines recall a time when Contemporary Electronic Music
was pre-occupied with melody rather than texture and
performers strove for a clean sound and hands-on control. The
arrangements on ESCAPE VELOCITY are linear and elaborate
enough to continually engage the listener (without all the bluster
of Block's explicit influences). However, with classic Mellotron
sounds, manipulated acoustic samples, pulsing electronic
percussion and vintage synthesizer voicings, the instrumentation
becomes quite luxurious. The overall effect is a spacious
elegance in which Block confidently produces a gravity defying
mixture of cosmic pastorale and post-Art Rock electronics.

Tune into STAR'S END this weekend for music from ESCAPE
VELOCITY by Synthetic Block

For more on ESCAPE VELOCITY, access:
http://www.gearsofsand.net

For more on Synthetic Block, access the STAR'S END Profile:
http://www.starsend.org/syntheticblock.html

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Electro-Music 2006

Synthetic Block performs live at Electro-Music 2006 which runs
from 2-4 June 2006 at the Cheltenham Art Center in
Philadelphia, PA. For details, please access:
http://event.electro-music.com

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