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Danger in Dream - Entrance
mp3 @ 256 kbit | 63:33 min. | 116 MB | 2001

"The promotional blurb describes this as 'New Berlin School'. By this they mean taking inspiration from the original pioneers of sequencer based music and expanding on it. The music runs as one continuous piece though there are actually five tracks. There are sequences by the fist full and each significant change is even given its own index point so you can easily search out the bits you like the most and play them again and again! The sound is much cleaner and digital sounding that on most out and out retro albums and reminded me a lot of Minds in Motion or even the Schmoelling inspired tracks from Arcane. Make no mistake this is a superb album that does give its own slant on the Berlin School style and should be enjoyed by most people who go for that type of sequencer music. It's the melodies however which are just as good as the sequences careering from one irresistible hook to the next.

]]> rusty345 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:45:47 -0500 Peter Seiler - Open Borders http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/875-peter-seiler-open-borders.html http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/875-peter-seiler-open-borders.html

Peter Seiler - Open Borders
New Age, Electronica | mp3 @ 256 kbit | 54:31 min. | 99.3MB | 1991

Published in 1991, Open Borders is a highlight of PETER SEILERs work for the IC label. It has been voted best instrumental album of the year by the listeners of Schwingungen (German Nat’l Radio broadcast). »The Longing For...« took the honors of best instrumental track that year. A deeply romantic and emotional album!

]]> rusty345 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:13:14 -0500 Cosmic Ni - Live In Barcelona 1999 http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/874-cosmic-ni-live-in-barcelona-1999.html http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/874-cosmic-ni-live-in-barcelona-1999.html

Cosmic Ni - Live In Barcelona 1999
mp3 @ 192 Kbps | 1:05:16 min. | 2001 | 90.8 MB

"Live In Barcelona 1999" is the result of the collaboration of Spanish guitarist Albert Giménez and Spanish synthesist Dom F. Scab under the side project Cosmic Ni. The album compiles the memorable concerts by Giménez and Scab at Abaixadors-10 Theatre (June 6, 1999) and at Sidecar Club (June 22, 1999), in Barcelona, Spain.

The five themes are improvissed sessions recorded live. The music can be placed between Ambient and Trance. Touches of psychedelic rock are also present, and even come to have a leading role in different parts of the release. Also there are some traits from Jazz and other varied elements that contribute to enrich the pieces.

The artists utilize electronics and sonic collages with great imagination, succeeding in creating musical structures far from the most usual trends.
]]> gambetis Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:38:47 -0500 Dom F. Scab - Necessary Fears http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/873-dom-f-scab-necessary-fears.html http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/873-dom-f-scab-necessary-fears.html

Dom F. Scab - Necessary Fears
mp3 @ 224 Kbps | 57:28 min. | 2006 | 92.2 MB

Dom F. Scab is a Spanish synthesist who began his career in 1995 with the group At-Moss and the trilogy "Morphing Synthesizers". His music and sounds are strongly inspired by Tangerine Dream and Vangelis. "Necessary Fears" is his 8th solo album.

This keyboard player performs a very dynamic electronic music that is based on recurrent rhythms, synthetic loops and emphatic percussions that put him very close to Vangelis and Tangerine Dream. Like them, he likes this kind of constructions that put a lot of stress on a dynamic rhythmic melody, enhanced and punctuated by contrasted percussions and sequenced patterns.

Recommended.
]]> gambetis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:45:16 -0500 Dom F. Scab - Crosswords http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/872-dom-f-scab-crosswords.html http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/872-dom-f-scab-crosswords.html

Dom F. Scab - Crosswords
mp3 @ 192 Kbps | 58:02 min. | 2005 | 80 MB

The album "Crosswords" by Spanish synthesist Dom F. Scab is for anyone interested in instrumental music that is more focused than all-out smooth spacemusic yet a bit more cerebral than prog-rock.

This album delivers seven tracks which reference majestic moments in classic works by Vangelis and the calming sounds of repetition circa Tangerine Dream's early 'Blue' years. While Scab builds his music with these touchstones, the arrangement, execution and vision is completely his own. The music on "Crosswords" is in constant motion, stopping, starting and shifting at the will of a dexterous composer. Scab's tone patterns are energetic and cycle through many engaging variations. His sequencer can run full-tilt, producing heart-pounding syncopated rhythms, then dramatically slow down to a percolating, bubbling pace. The melodic content spins above and below the rhythm floor. Scab's wide open synth lead lines energize the brightening air, shifting tone wildly. There are also places where the mood becomes more settled, locating a less playful and more reverential space.

Scab's greatest accomplishment is creating music that is engaging and listenable without being simplistic.
]]> gambetis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:39:09 -0500 Dom F. Scab - Twelve Stories http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/871-dom-f-scab-twelve-stories.html http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/871-dom-f-scab-twelve-stories.html

Dom F. Scab - Twelve Stories
mp3 @ 224 Kbps | 1:00:13 min. | 2004 | 94.1 MB

Dom F. Scab is one of the most internationally recognized Spanish electronic musicians in the field of analog synthesis, despite being unknown in his own country except for the experts in this style. His presence forces us to remember that there is a good number of followers of this kind of ambient and secuencial electronic music in Spain, and that during the 70’s the country counted it with one of it’s pioneer european bands: Neuronium.

Despite of the influence of synthesists from the 70’s, such as Neuronium and other obvious references like Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze, Dom F. Scab finds his own way of creating a contemporary and personal style.
Dom F. Scab’s approach to the german sequential tradition and the ambient electronica started by Vangelis is combined in a very clever way with actual rhythm programming. This move turns his music into a really attractive offer, far from the typical dullness of some 'new age' and electronic ambient works.

"Twelve Stories", his new album in Margen Records label, is a perfect blend between traditional sequenced synthesizer music and contemporary electronic, a stunning excursion into the realm of New-Berlin School music fusing dark, undulating tone clusters with dense, warm melodies that swirl in and out of these twelve stories.
The tracks of this work, like in other Dom F. Scab works, have a coherent structure and a fresh dialectic progression, far from the repetitive patterns in some of this kind of electronic music. Lush, ambient textures are overtaken by frenetic, complex sequencers and amazing melodies. Trance like percussive sections give way to surrealistic, dream-like passages. Although Scab is obviously seeking for new directions for his creativity and compositions, he again proves that he is able to produce true classical EM masterpieces with just a flavor of modern music.

From "Twelve Stories" I would note "I'm Sorry But We Have Moved To Saturn", an ambient track where the massive analog sequences are combined with the incomparable Vangelis CS80 style strings.

The album offers an excellent production and care of the analog sound, typical of one of the most European experts in analog synthesis.
]]> gambetis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:35:31 -0500 Dom F. Scab - About A Tree http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/870-dom-f-scab-about-a-tree.html http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/870-dom-f-scab-about-a-tree.html

Dom F. Scab - About A Tree
mp3 @ 192 Kbps | 1:05:54 min. | 2003 | 85.1 MB

Spanish synthesist Dom F. Scab has obviously been heavily influenced by the 'post-kosmische musik' contemporary electronic sequencer music that emerged during the 1980's. Music of this era brimmed with optimism and energy as a generation of artists swept onto the scene, embracing new technology while emulating and complementing their idols - taking the genre beyond cliche with artistic expectations met and often exceeded.

On "About A Tree", Dom F. Scab offers nine vital compositions which are both further refinements of his craft as well as significant contributions to the genre as a whole. This album is characterized by the much-loved arpeggiations of staccato synthesizer tones and sequencer acrobatics revered by audience and musician alike. Pieces on "About A Tree" each average in the 5 - 10 minute range. The music always develops quickly and without hesitation, running thoughtfully through its twisty course of breathtaking tempo changes, ambidextrous rhythm patterns and advancing and retreating layers of syncopated synth pulsations. Scab's series of connected and rapidly orbiting synth tones cascade up, down and through major, minor and diminished chords. Giving depth and dimension to this flowing latticework of rhythmed tone and echo are Scab's gorgeous, breathy synthesized harmonies and bright, warm analogue lead lines. Here and there Scab provides the listener with some contrast in the form of smooth, floating, fully formed realizations of drifting space - a moment of reflection before another launch.

Throughout "About A Tree", Scab seems to be pushing his hardware and software to its limits - nearly searing circuitry's or overloading microchips through the musical energy generated. Yet his dedication to the vintage sounds and aural explorations of electronic music is boundless - as it is fed by the excitement and enthusiasm of an artist constantly in pursuit of his full potential and that of his mode of expression.
]]> gambetis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:31:23 -0500 Dom F. Scab - Facta http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/869-dom-f-scab-facta.html http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/869-dom-f-scab-facta.html

Dom F. Scab - Facta
mp3 @ 192 Kbps | 59:32 min. | 2002 | 82.5 MB

On his brilliant fourth solo album, "Facta", Spanish EM artist Dom F. Scab eclipses every other recording in his career so far. This is a highly ambitious piece of work, pushing the envelope of Berlin School music to its limits while never becoming too abstract or too experimental. Of course, this has been Scab's domain for some time now. But, on "Facta", he has taken the electronic music genre and infused it with an imagination and ambition that is seldom seen in any type of music.

The liner notes by Pablo Magne detail the imagery, inspiration, and details of musical allegory that lay at the heart of Facta. In effect, the album is a thematic recording, addressing the concept of humanity's freedom within the context of the tale of a metal bird being freed from the confines of its cage. Using this as his theme, Scab interweaves synthesized exotic bird song/birdcalls throughout the album, mostly in the bridges between tracks. But the distinctly human feelings of desperation, despair, drama, hope and all the emotions connected with loosing one's bonds permeate the recording throughout all its nine songs.

Musically, Dom Scab once again provides ample, if not compelling and undeniable evidence, that he sits at or near the top of Berlin school EM practitioners recording today. His juxtaposition of classic Germanic sequencing with more melodic elements, evidenced perfectly on the opening cut, "Metal Bird Creation", creates an artistic and emotional tension that takes the listener for a roller coaster ride of highs and lows. Sequenced notes and beats are interspersed with sweeping and melancholic melodies, played out on lush keyboards and counterpointed with twinkling optimistic bell-tones.

Diversity of music, yet bound by thematic cohesion, is a constant on "Facta". "Miracle Of The Flight" opens with plaintive piano against a somber backdrop of synth washes and a slow tempo bass beat, but eventually erupts in a dramatic crescendo of keyboards and pulsing rhythms and rapid-fire sequenced notes. "Message of Missing Birds" is appropriately haunting, ushered in with a lengthy series of eerie bird-like calls and distorted human vocalizings. The song itself is somber and mysterious, somewhat experimental in nature, but grounded by an underlying series of synth washes and drones so that those who are shy of the avant garde are not dissuaded from exploring the album further. "Rescue Of Hope" is high energy sequencer music - rapid-fire pulses of assorted types of keyboards played out against a background of strange electronic effects. "Dream Of Freedom" opens with a soothing cascade of synth notes played against alien vocalizings and soon escalates into pumping sequenced beats and notes accompanied by darker rumblings and noises underneath it all.

As I explored "Facta" through many listenings, what I became aware of was how Scab had integrated his melodic musical elements with the more dramatic 'noise and sound' effects and yet how all of it fit together as one whole. The power inherent in the music throughout all of "Facta" is overwhelming - this is not ambient music in the least. The nine songs don't just ask for your attention - they demand it. And, because of the thematic elements within the recording itself, this is one album that merits your undivided listening and immersion. Sure, if you are a fan of sequencers and electronic keyboards, it's easy to recommend "Facta" to you - you'll most likely love it. However, this is also some of the most intelligent music crafted in the ambient/new age genres in the last year. If you give yourself over to it, you will be treated to an emotionally rich and complex experience. "Facta" is one of the more ambitious achievements in this genre in quite a while. While I have always considered Scab one of the brightest stars in the neo-Berlin scene of the 21st century, even I was unprepared for the strange new worlds he visits on this CD.

"Facta" is, simply put, an essential album if you have any desire to see where EM is headed.
]]> gambetis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:32:03 -0500 Dom F. Scab - Analogical Confessions http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/868-dom-f-scab-analogical-confessions.html http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/868-dom-f-scab-analogical-confessions.html

Dom F. Scab - Analogical Confessions
mp3 @ 192 Kbps | 54:06 min. | 2002 | 74.9 MB

"Analogical Confessions" is the third solo album of the Spanish electronic musician Dom. F. Scab and his second on the Groove-label after the critically acclaimed "Binary Secrets" from 2001.

Dom's music has deep roots in the retro/Berlin School style the masters played in the good-old days but he has the ability to combine the influences from that time with a totally own approach and look at things. Yes, there are pulsating sequences. Yes, there are great cosmic effects. Yes, there are fat analog sounds but there is also something you can really call "Dom. F. Scab". That is a special sound in which an important part is played by his impressive sounding (and weighing!) Yamaha CS80-synthesizer.

From the bombast in "After Secrets", the experiments in the well-found title "Materia Obscura" and "Procesos", the masterful layers of sequences in "Navigating Lights" to the beauty of "2000 Kms": all pieces on this album prove that Scab's music is something very special.

Great sequencing from Spain. Real 'analogical confessions'.
]]> gambetis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:27:50 -0500 Dom F. Scab - Binary Secrets http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/867-dom-f-scab-binary-secrets.html http://quietmelodies.com/main/newage/867-dom-f-scab-binary-secrets.html

Dom F. Scab - Binary Secrets
mp3 @ 192 Kbps | 57:33 min. | 2001 | 79.9 MB

When electronic music from Spain comes to our ears then it's most likely from a high quality. Take Neuronium and Max Corbacho. Here we have "Binary Secrets", Dom F. Scab's second solo CD showing strong Tangerine Dream influences. It marks Dom's debut on the Groove-label but he has already made quite a name. With the band AT-Mooss he produced a trio of CD's called "Morphing Synthesizers" (I, II and III) and he made albums with John Lakveet and Albert Giménez. In 1998 he released his first solo-album "Innerseed" with retrospective and melodical electronic music which received many positive reviews and proved to be successful.

Scab is one of those rare musicians who have the ability to combine great melodies with excellent sequencing, superb effects and a fine recording. Combine the music of grand masters Tangerine Dream and Vangelis and you'll get Dom's music. Just listen to the opening-track "Zero And One" and you'll understand why. It contains the sequencer patterns from a TD-soundtrack album out of the early eighties, accompanied by the recognizable sounds and effects from the brilliant Yamaha CS80-synthesizer, a Vangelis trademark and for many the most impressive analog synth ever. Well, that CS80 plays an important role on "Binary Secrets".

"Binary Secrets" can be posted amongst the best electronic music albums of the moment. Retrospective, Berlin School: it is all there! But so are also the very fine and distinguished melodies and, of course, the CS80. What more can an electronic music lover possibly want?
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