Friday 25 November 2011

ATMOSPHERES PLAYLIST FOR NOVEMBER 27

On this week's programme I'll be playing some of the artists that made an impression on me when I first became aware of EM back in the 80s.
AEOLIAH (1001 NIGHTS)
From "CRYSTAL ILLUMINATION"
DAVID ARKENSTONE (VALLEY IN THE CLOUDS)
From "VALLEY IN THE CLOUDS"
BILL DOUGLAS (KARUNA)
From "JEWEL LAKE"
SERGE DOUW (IN TOUCH WITH LIGHT)
From "IN TOUCH WITH LIGHT"
MARK DWAYNE (PYRAMIDS OF MARS)
From "MONUMENTS OF MARS"
MICHAEL GARRISON (RISE OF THE EARTH-STAR)
From "AN EARTH-STAR TRILOGY"
MICHEL GENEST (ASCENSION)
From "ASCENSION"
DAVOL (LOGOS)
From "MYSTIC WATERS"
PAUL SUTIN (SERAPHIM)
From "SERAPHIM"
WAVESTAR (CLEOPATRA'S BARGE)
From "OUT OF TIME"
Sunday, 4-5 p.m.

Friday 18 November 2011

ATMOSPHERES PLAYLIST FOR NOVEMBER 20 (PROGRAMME 9)

All of the tracks on this week's show feature vocals performances.
DARSHAN AMBIENT (It's You)
GANDALF & GALADRIEL (The Shining)
JULIANA (Swimming With Dolphins)
ART OF INFINITY (Warm Waterfalls)
JONAS KROON (Her Er Eg)
LLEWELLYN (In My Dreams)
CORCIOLLI (Star)
CHRISTIAN WELDE (Carpet Ride)
LONER (Takin' Up The Flame)
GLEN BAKER (The War Within)
AMETHYSTE (Where Are You Now?)
VAST DAYS (Fractions)

Wednesday 16 November 2011

SOME NEW ALBUMS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Once again a wide variety of music covering electro-pop, New Age and ambient.
In alphabetical order:


The latest from Michael Allison and one which combines the Darshan sound with a dose of jazz as he honours Miles Davis and John Coltrane. If you're not a big jazz fan don't be put of because I'm not a great lover of this style of music myself, but it honestly does not detract. In fact, if anything, it enhances the album because it adds that "surprise" factor.


Excellent new New Age album. You may well say there's nothing new about this CD but why should that cloud your judgement? The Stones have been producing the same music for decades and they're as popular as ever! Excellent compositions played faultlessly (to my ears, anyway).

Neil Fellowes third album and another change of style. His first album was definite New Age, his second was far more electronic. This one comes more into the "cinematic" category, as the title 
suggests.



A double dose of Chris Newman's (Janus) music from his superb "The Unknown Radio Show." These are complete recordings of tracks that were only heard in part during many of the broadcasts. The music is linked to all things unknown and it really is quite unique.


Still referred to as electronic-pop (or probably IDM nowadays). Steen Chorchendorff Jorgensen does, indeed, take you back to the 80s with this smooth, more laid-back dance-orientated EM.




Recorded  live performances from 2007-10 at The Grote of St Bavokerk, Netherlands, this is the latest album from Remy Stroomer. For your more "traditional" EM listener, maybe?

Thursday 10 November 2011

ATMOSPHERES: PROGRAMME 8 NOVEMBER 13 (WATER)

THIS WEEK'S SHOW HAS THE THEME OF WATER WITH TRACKS FROM
SYMBIAN & VENJA
DOUG THOMAS
JON JENKINS
KEVIN KENDLE & LLEWELLYN
MAKO
NOWOMOWA
TONY O'CONNOR
RAPHAEL
SUNDAY 4-5 PM (UK)

Saturday 5 November 2011

ATMOPSHERES SHOW 7 PLAYLIST (NOVEMBER 6)

THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMME FEATURES EM WITH A PROG ROCK SLANT. 
SHOULD BE OF INTEREST TO FANS OF BOTH STYLES.
ANDY PICKFORD: THE FURNACE
PICTURE PALACE MUSIC: MIDSUMMER'S EVE
BOB HOLROYD: OF THINGS LOST AND FOUND
CHRIS SPHEERIS: IN VIOLET LIGHT
AXESS MAXXESS: CONTACT
EVERSTAR: GATES OF MORNING
COMPUTERCHEMIST: DARKLIGHT DRIVE
GUIDO MEYER: ON THE OTHER SIDE
GANDALF: END OF THE RAINBOW
ATMOSPHERES: SUNDAY, 4-5 P.M.