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This was were Patrick went really ambient stripped down and extremely deep in warm lush atmospheres. The opening track with Peter Maunu's acoustic guitar playing is gut wrenchingly emotional. Here he's exploring tone and space and the added guest... See full review

Ok so I got hooked on Hey St Peter. Odd title yes odd synth oh yes and well made for 1978 before Ultravox/New Order/OMD etc got their footing in the synth pop hierarchy. But what blew me away was the ultra minimalist track Walking in the Rain which I... See full review

Solid Townshend album regardless of listeners complaints ie unrelatable, pretentious etc. Songs are well composed with nice dynamics and a tight backup band mostly comprised of Big Country's bassist and guitarist both are why I enjoyed the BC debut so... See full review

Agree having owned the original Sona Gaia cd forever btw the one w the nature sounds added. The added natural ambiance adds another layer of depth to Yoshimuras brilliant minimalist synthesizer tapestries. A classic in my collection!

Excellent observation on probably their best album from start to finish. I do not think Focus ever reach this peak of creativity and emotional level in later album not discounting the later 70's material but this one is the apex.

Bought this for two reasons. Its the earliest pre-solo work Steve Roach was involved in and secondly because the track Urth is pure synth pop goodness with catchy hook and rock steady rhythm. Otherwise the Doors rework is atrocious and that aside... See full review

A pleasant return to the echoes of Ancient Dreams and Between Two Worlds. Much more moodier in feel albeit with some added guitar but after Eldorado and the weaker Rivers Gonna Rise Indigo brings the music back to the origins of what I admire about... See full review

Remastered Gronland cd sounds fantastic. Crisp, clear remaster and the bonus material added was a done deal for this listener. To this listeners ears a decent improvement over the Rykodic release plus the originals atrocious plastic cd case with the... See full review

Here it is for your listening pleasure plus 10 words...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDHbIFaCa6Q

I have to comment because I am listening to this release(on cd) and yes the 1st half sounds like an alt version of Timewind with added echoed guitar. The later half of the release sounds like something the two recorded later and nothing like Schulze... See full review

Interesting masonic themed photo of the artist(one eye covered)....very telling!

This is a forgotten black sheep bastard child electronica album for the record. Very dynamic for an electronic music album compromised of sporadic sequencer synthesizer based compositions interwoven with the actual organic essence of live orchestral... See full review

Great review of a little spoken of album in the Garbarek pantheon. I must disagree on the Kenny G comparison as I don't think anything Jan's every done comes near that dreaded terrain! Torn's contribution as you iterated is the apex of interplay on... See full review

If you enjoy the jagged percussive fourth world sound of Jon Hassell and Mo Boma this is where at least the first three Per releases extract their musical dna from. Odd synthesizer and sample looks accented by pan-African and Asiatic percussion... See full review

Shocking? Not really because Deuter remember his gems from the 1970’s mixing the earthiness of acoustic instruments with primitive electronic was a dedicated lackey of Osho another Indian guru scammer who supposedly poisoned people.

Incredible one off acoustic jazz album that is up there with Ralph Towner, DiMeola etc. Composition wise the music is subtle nuanced melodically structured with the added talents of the late Colin Wolcott. I do not even believe this album was ever... See full review

Em:t 2000 US 2xcd compilation has this in its entirety plus one other Em:t compilation 3394. Worth owning for the sheer forward thinking 90’s electronica. IDM minus the dance floor at its core. Purely genius comp!

Superb debut and a hybrid of very melodic heartfelt eastern and western compositional elements. Guest Hassan Hakmoun contributes a Berber like flavor with vocalizations as well as ex-Pat Metheny Group(circa First Circle) adds his wordless vocal... See full review

Oregon’s debut from 72 is nothing short of a polished gemstone illuminating a quiet cerebral slice of chamber jazz that didnt fit the standard shift of jazzes then exploratory fusion frontier.
Having the benefit of cutting their teeth both in the... See full review

Karl whether the album sold well or not is there any chance it will be available on cd? My yourself or a label? Still a nice piece of electronica history and I wouldnt mind purchasing a cd or digital copy.

Like fine wine this album got better as time progressed. A return to form ala Second Toughest maybe not as fresh but then again that album was hard to top. 2023 its a gem of a listen melodic, hypnotic rhythms and NOT TRANCE which makes it that much... See full review

Yeah I am wondering if the P5 was from a later date session. Copious lashings of Rhodes, Solina and clavinet touches(Praca de Alegria). All around this should be in every Azymuth fans collection as the parallels are definitely there is style maybe w/o... See full review

Nice alt version of an early Kitaro composition Sacred Journey II as well as Ralph Towner's Icarus, a true classic. Their 2nd release didn't do much they went cheese-ier ala Cali bs new age jazz that was so prevalent in the late 80s. Like Private... See full review

Only album Ive owned by ERP. Not my thing usually meaning vocal based alt pop but this as the cliche goes an exception.
I dont recall where I was when I heard the instrumental New York Crown but the emotion, dreamy synth chords and chiming guitar hit... See full review