If there is one instrument for electronic music that is cult, this is it: The Roland TR-808. The percussive foundation for many styles, starting with Electro, Hip-Hop, House, and also diving hard into popular music as well. So, here is an hommage to the legend in drum sounds with show number 808. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions on songs, especially via social channels. I cannot guarantee, all the tracks use the original TR-808, but its the spirit, right? Well, join in for some really cool tracks from, I think, artists never heard on syndae before. Cool sounds you get by Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works 85-92), Ryuichi Sakamoto (B-2 Unit), Underground Resistance vs Nomadico (The Final Frontier (Remix)), Professor X (StatiX), Drexciya (Neptune's Lair), Hashim (Electro Compiled by Joey Negro), Cybotron (Clear), The Egyptian Lover (1983-1988), Dynamik Bass System (The Mighty Machine), New Order (Confusion).
What a colorful episode we have tonight, mostly blueish with sprinkles of red and yellow will jump out of the speakers to you. The session starts with a double by Code Indigo and their upcoming album Meltdown. Pursued by some Klangfarben (i.e., colors of sound) brought to us by Klangwald. We then get bright yellow Sun beams served by Thaneco. Right before we go back to relish the king of the blue with RAL 5002 by TMA featuring Martinson.
Walking on the darker and more ambient side tonight. Maybe, it's because of the weather sticking to its darkness and cold for so long, but the music is not really dragging one down. So while there is a happy party in Bochum, namely the Schallwelle Awards, here come sounds providing brain training. We start with Lefolk's asking us Isn't this Dangerous? Followed by some Kartography by Praguedren. We then listen to Morsemusik, actually a collaboration track by Christian Doil and Altus. We are learning that Emotions are Desert Islands from aAirial and enjoy some Photogenesis by Ryan Lucht. Then, eyes cast down debuts with The Separate Ones. While The Ghost Between the Strings and Mystified continue their collaboration with Ghostbone 2. And finally, we visit The Master of Crossroads with Ujjaya.
Quite a number of new releases on tonight's show, opened by the new album Zeitenwende by moonbooter. Also fresh from the stove comes Meesha's free album Ether. As is Alone by id Submerged, which just entered the list of fine releases at kahvi. Solar phases are what Deltason is up to on his recent music treasure. And then we have Hagen von Bergen as a new name with his 2010 album Jetzt!. A peek into the future is provided from Apollo by Banco de Gaia. Which is followed by tonight's closing track from moonbooter's Zeitenwende.
As promised, tonight continuing with the nominees for the Schallwelle awards, this time all those named for national artist and album. List to the most favorited musicians for 2012 with BatteryDead, Loom, Matzumi, Michael Brückner, Picture Palace music, Sankt Otten, Schiller, Stefan Erbe, Steve Schroyder & Alien Voice.
On March 16th the German prize for electronic music, the Schallwelle will be awarded to the winners of 2012. The nominees for the international prizes are all in tonight's show, where two awards are given: best artist and best album. There are five nominees in each category, resuting in the following 7 artists or formations: Broekhuis, Keller & Schönwälder, Erik van der Heijden, Glenn Main, Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo, Pieter Nooten, Space Art, and VoLt.
syndae is an independent podcast on electronic music of ambient, space, new age, harmonic, traditional, progressive, and rhythmic style, not directly including electronic dance music. The goal of syndae is to make aware of fine electronic music, by providing enjoyable episodes with well known and not yet well known artists from around the world, and to promote events of the electronic music scene, by dedicating episodes to selected artists of such an event. Host of the show is Stefan, an enthusiast of electronic music, who likes to spread the word and sound of synth.
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