WDIY's Space Music Program airs every Thursday at 11:04 pm.
As a pioneering cornerstone of electronic music, internationally renowned artist Steve Roach has dedicated
over three decades to exploring uncharted soundworlds that connect with a timeless source of inspiration.
From the expansive, time-suspending spaces reflecting his spiritual home in Arizona to the fire breathing,
rhythmic-shamanic expressions woven from all things electric and organic, Roach has earned his position in
the international pantheon of major new music artists through a long list of groundbreaking recordings,
fueled by his prolific nature and uncompromising approach.
The core of this innovative world of sound has been nourished by years of intense live concerts in many
extraordinary settings worldwide, further enhancing the emotive, cinematic soul-stirring depth of his music.
Click on the name or photo above to go to the Steve Roach web site. Steve Roach has been a Special Focus on Galactic Travels™ a number of times before:
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Date | Title |
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01/07 | Arc of Passion disk 1 |
01/14 | Arc of Passion disk 2 |
01/21 | Dynamic Stillness disk 1 |
01/28 | Dynamic Stillness disk 2 |
E=motion is the solo project of Jacek Spruch from Gdynia, Poland.
His music is influenced by Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream.
He has also collaborated with another keyboardist, Mark Ashby.
Together, they are called ESP. Their album, The Gate has
been played on Galactic Travels™.
A multi-instrumentalist, Jacek also plays electric guitar,
bass, and drums and has played in various rock groups.
Jacek offers his music for film, multimedia, and other commercial
productions.
He is currently working on a synthpop/electro project influenced by
Depeche Mode, De/Vision, and Camouflage.
The albums featured this month are all released on Underwater Music. Click on the name or photo above to go to the artist's web site. |
Date | Title |
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02/04 | Infinite Motion |
02/11 | Telepath |
02/18 | Hypnotic Sequences |
02/25 | E-ternity |
Progressive ambient artists Mark Mahoney and Michael Peck have been
performing at such prestigious venues such as The Gathering, the Stars
End radio show, and Electro-Music.com festivals. Mahoney has also soloed
at the City Skies festivals and on stillstream.com internet radio. Peck
has also played solo at one of City Skies' monthly events.
Mark Mahoney Michael Peck |
Date | Title | Artist | Label |
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03/04 | The Gallery of Subtle Smiles | Mahoney and Peck | Waiting World |
03/11 | Beyond the Vaulting Skies | Mark Mahoney | Waiting World |
03/18 | Glacial | Michael Peck | Gears of Sand |
03/25 | StarFest 2007 | Mahoney and Peck | Waiting World |
Radio Massacre International is Steve Dinsdale (Keyboards, Electronics,
Drums) Duncan Goddard (Keyboards, Electronics, Bass) and Gary Houghton
(Guitar, Keyboards). Since 1993 they have been building a catalogue of
epic electronic improvisations, distilled into permanent records by the
wonders of digital editing.
After accumulating a library of 30 such pieces they finally released the double CD Frozen North in late 1995, and appeared live for the first time at the Emma festival in Sheffield. The band was also featured on the BBC's World Service, thus finding a truly international radio audience for the first time. RMI had a website long before it was obligatory, and this has enabled the forging of relationships with listeners, promoters and radio stations across the world. Veterans of TV, radio, and concert performances all over the UK, Europe, and the US, they are coming back to the US to play at The Gatherings in Philadelphia. Their return to the US makes it a perfect time to make RMI the Special Focus. In December 2006, RMI released the long awaited six CD compilation Lost in Space, a career retrospective but containing entirely unreleased studio material from 1987 to 2003. The discs from this box set not previously featured on Galactic Travels™ will be featured this month. Become RMI's friend on MySpace. RMI has been featured on Galactic Travels™ before in June, 2008. Click on the name, photo, or logo above to go to the artist's website. |
Date | Title |
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04/01 | Lost In Space disk 4 |
04/08 | Lost In Space disk 5 |
04/15 | Lost In Space disk 6 |
04/22 | Blacker |
04/22 | e-live 2008 |
The man behind Create is Steve Humphries. Using a variety of hardware and software synthesizers his
music reflects the Berlin School sound he has loved with a passion for many years. As well as playing
electronic music Steve also loves listening to other artists/bands, including Tangerine Dream, Klaus
Schulze, Radio Massacre International and Airsculpture (to name but a few). Steve is relatively new
to making music, only starting in September 2002 after trying a demo of the software program Reason.
After getting to grips with the demo he went out and bought the full version, which he used to record
his first CD Reflections From The Inner Light which was released in August, 2004 on the
Groove Unlimited label.
Steve is a member of Astrogator with Jez Creek (Modulator ESP). Steve is also a member of Quadra with Brendan Pollard (Rogue Element), John Sherwood (4m33s, Cult of Ashand, Entity), and Jez Creek (Modulator ESP, Astrogator). Become Create's friend on MySpace and Facebook. Create has been featured on Galactic Travels™ before in April, 2008. Click on the name, photo, or logo above to go to the artist's website. |
Date | Title |
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04/06 | Reflections From The Inner Light |
04/13 | Space Time Continuum |
04/20 | Lost On an Island of Adventure |
04/27 | In the Blink of an Eye |
Jesse Sola is Numina. He plays lush, floating ambient music where
themes mix with rich, synthetic orchestrations. Jesse very quickly
established himself in the ambient firmament. His deep pulsing tones
swirl all around you, encompassing you in ambient soundworlds that
embrace you with quiet, deep, and dark sound clouds that unfold ever
so slowly.
Become Numina's friend on MySpace and Facebook. Numina has been featured on Galactic Travels™ before in July, 2006. Click on the name, photo, or logo above to go to the artist's website. |
Date | Title | Artist(s) | Label |
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06/03 | Sound Symbols | Numina | Numinamusic |
06/10 | Inside the Hollow Realm | Numina and Caul | Gestalt |
06/17 | Sanctuary of Dreams | Numina | Hypnos |
06/24 | Shift to the Ghost | Numina | Hypnos |
Rene van der Wouden is a Dutch electronic musician. All the albums
featured this month are on his own
REWO Records label.
René has been active in music since he was eight years old,
beginning with classical and jazz piano lessons, followed by the organ.
As a child, René was fascinated by the organs and synthesizers he saw on
TV every week on two Dutch music shows; Toppop and Countdown.
In 1987, René's interest in electronic music grew with his discovery of Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, and Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds" along with exposure to "CD-show" on Dutch radio. The music of Patrick O'Hearn, Mark Isham and Steve Roach also started to influence René. Klaus Schulze's music became an influence when René heard "The Dresden Performance" on the radio. René bought his first synthesizers in 1993 and has been making electronic music ever since. His first album and concert performance were in 2005. A number of albums and performances have followed. Become Rene's friend on MySpace and Facebook. Click on the name, photo, or logo above to go to the artist's website. |
Date | Title |
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07/01 | Pro Sequentia |
07/08 | Recreation |
07/15 | Alchemia |
07/22 | Universal Quiet |
07/29 | Numerus Fixus |
computerchemist is the ongoing solo project of Dave Pearson, who lives in Székesfehérvár, Hungary,
after moving from the UK in 2008.
Ever since the early 80s Dave's music has been strongly influenced by "classic" Berlin School performers such as Tangerine Dream (mostly from the '72-'86 period) and Klaus Schulze, as well as taking inspiration from newer, more contemporary musicians with a diversity ranging from The Mars Volta to Csaba Vedres. Become computerhemist's friend on MySpace and Facebook. Click on the name, photo, or logo above to go to the artist's website. |
Date | Title |
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08/05 | atmopheric |
08/12 | icon one |
08/19 | landform |
08/26 | aqual measure |
Modulator Experimental Synthesis Project (Modulator ESP) is Jez Creek
from Nottinghm in the UK. He performs improvised music that explores
the boundaries of dark ambient, drone, Berlin School sequencing, and
noise using modular synthesis, real-time sampling, sound manipulation,
and live looping.
Modulator ESP has been described variously as "vintage synth overload to propel you into the outer reaches of the cosmos" and "one man will descend to (this) earth in a hail of analogue synth tones; called upon from the singular consciousness of John Carpenter and Vangelis - like a 2046 dystopian dream with the optimism of Jean Michael Jarre, and his penguins." When Modulator ESP discovered that there was more to EM than TD, Jarre, Pickford and Shreeve by finding bands like Arc, RMI, Redshift, Airsculpture, and Arcane, bands that were doing a more retro-styled improvisational take on EM, it came as a revelation to him. One of the reasons he'd left the band he was in was because he wanted to do something a bit more freeform. He knew he still wanted to play live but without playing along to pre-programmed, structured backing tracks. Things started to snowball when he discovered certain synthesizers, both hardware and software, step sequencing, and delay processors. Modulator ESP loves playing synths because he loves the electronic, synthetic, other worldly nature of the sounds. This makes Ambient, Berlin School EM the best style for his interests. He plans to stretch the boundaries by incorporating some of his progressive influences. Modulator is coming to the US to play at the Sopundscapes Concert Series on Sunday, September 5, at 8:00 pm and at the 2010 electro-music festival which takes place Friday through Sunday, September 10 through 12. He will preempt the Featured CD at Midnight on the 9th by playing a live set on Galactic Travels™ from the studios of WDIY. Become Modulator ESP's friend on MySpace and Facebook. Click on the name, photo, or logo above to go to the artist's website. |
Date | Title |
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09/02 | New Horizons |
09/09 | Live Concert |
09/16 | Marakata |
09/23 | Silent Running |
09/30 | The Unknowing |
The Ricochet Gathering is a unique, yearly event held in exotic places
for the purpose of having electronic music fans and musicians live in
a communal setting for a few days to inspire, create, and enjoy
electronic music! All music created at this event is live,
unrehearsed, and improvised. The event is tied to EM pioneers
Tangerine Dream and organized by Vic Rek. The event modestly
started in 2000 with one organizer and five attendees. It has
grown to include many musicins and fans who clamor to attend year
after year.
Each year, an inspirational location is selected and is somehow tied to a Tangering Dream theme. To date, locations have included the Okefenokee Swamp, the Mojave Desert, Poland, the Canary Islands, Tuscany, Yellowstone, Transylvania (Romania), and Croatia. The gathering in Croatia was the last one as they have been known. This year, Ricochet Gathering is having its grand finale in Berlin, Germany where Berlin School or spacemusic began. This is a celebration of 40 years of spacemusic and features a four day concert festival. Each album featured this month was recorded at a Ricochet Gathering and is released on either the Ricochet Dream label or it's sublabel, Imperial Teutonic. The Ricochet Gatherings was the Special Focus before: Click on the picture above to go to the event's web site. Become Ricochet Dream's friend on MySpace. Click on the name, photo, or logo above to go to the artist's website. |
Date | Title |
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10/07 | Mojave 2003 (disc one) |
10/14 | Mojave 2003 (disc two) |
10/21 | Muflon Sorcers |
10/28 | Okefenokee 2002 |
Dan Pound is from Santa Rosa, California. Profoundly influenced by
Steve Roach, Dan's music stretches beyond those parameters into a space
that Dan explores with aplomb.
Dan was classically trained on piano, guitar and double bass at an early age and started writing songs soon after. He went on to be in the local honor orchestra and was soon writing pieces for the entire ensemble. Besides performing and composing, Dan has earned degrees in recording engineering and electronic music technology, and has received credits as 1st engineer and mixer for an indie jazz release, "Crusin' Some Grooves" by the Steve Wolfe Quartet. Over several years, Dan has pieced together a home studio where he does most of his work, recording and producing his music independently. He specializes in music for film and multi-media, as well as recording and producing his own albums on his newly developed label, Pound Sounds. Several of Dan's songs have received airplay on many ambient radio programs, including the widely syndicated NPR program, Hearts Of Space, as well as many others. In September of 2009, Dan was named Artist of the month on the on-line web radio site, Stillstream.com. Many of Dan's CD releases have been ranked in several on-air programs' monthly and yearly top release lists. Click on the name, photo, or logo above to go to the artist's website. Become Dan Pound's friend on MySpace and Facebook. |
Date | Title |
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11/04 | Drift |
11/11 | Night Watch |
11/18 | Lunar Effect |
11/25 | Trance Meditation |
Modulator Experimental Synthesis Project (Modulator ESP) is Jez Creek
from Nottinghm in the UK. He performs improvised music that explores
the boundaries of dark ambient, drone, Berlin School sequencing, and
noise using modular synthesis, real-time sampling, sound manipulation,
and live looping.
Modulator ESP has been described variously as "vintage synth overload to propel you into the outer reaches of the cosmos" and "one man will descend to (this) earth in a hail of analogue synth tones; called upon from the singular consciousness of John Carpenter and Vangelis - like a 2046 dystopian dream with the optimism of Jean Michael Jarre, and his penguins." When Modulator ESP discovered that there was more to EM than TD, Jarre, Pickford and Shreeve by finding bands like Arc, RMI, Redshift, Airsculpture, and Arcane, bands that were doing a more retro-styled improvisational take on EM, it came as a revelation to him. One of the reasons he'd left the band he was in was because he wanted to do something a bit more freeform. He knew he still wanted to play live but without playing along to pre-programmed, structured backing tracks. Things started to snowball when he discovered certain synthesizers, both hardware and software, step sequencing, and delay processors. Modulator ESP loves playing synths because he loves the electronic, synthetic, other worldly nature of the sounds. This makes Ambient, Berlin School EM the best style for his interests. He plans to stretch the boundaries by incorporating some of his progressive influences. Modulator ESP has been featured on Galactic Travels™ before in September, 2010. He also played a live set on Galactic Travels™ that month. Become Modulator ESP's friend on MySpace and Facebook. Click on the name, photo, or logo above to go to the artist's website. |
Date | Title |
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12/02 | EMS VCS3 Experiment 1 |
12/09 | Historic Edition Volume 5 |
12/16 | Historic Edition Volume 6 |
12/23 | Live in the USA 2009 |
12/30 | Alien Forest Observations |
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