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Palancar, a.k.a. Darrell Burgan, is an electronic ambient musician from Texas
who has recorded under his own name as well as under the name Palancar.
Darrell has collaborated with Cluster Balm, Copal River, Labrathisattva, Flute of the Fallen Tiger, and Lucette Bourdin. He has played live quite a bit under the Palancar project as well as part of the mindSpiral and Different Skies projects. Darrell is the founder of the Creative Commons based ambient net label Earth Mantra and of Spirit Canyon Audio, a vendor of exotic music soundware. Darrell founded the internet radio station StillStream which still operates today 24/7. Most of Darrel's music is available as free downloads under Creative Commons. He also hosts Blue Water Drift Dive on RadioSpiral. Click on the name or photo above to go to the artist's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website.  |
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| Date | Album |
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| 01/06 | Shallow River Flowing |
| 01/13 | Final Theory Volume 1 |
| 01/20 | Final Theory Volume 2 |
| 01/27 | Yurushiiro |
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Jim Ottaway is an international award-winning composer, producer, and studio
performer of original instrumental music covering many genres including space
ambient, electronic, new age and music for film and television. The inspiration
for Jim's music stems from his love of nature and his spiritual connection to
the beautiful environment of the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland, Australia.
Jim's major musical influences include Tangerine Dream, Edgar Froese, Vangelis, Pink Floyd, Enigma, Johannes Schmoelling, Christopher Franke, Lisa Gerrard and fellow Australian musicians Christopher Buckman and Tony O'Connor. Jim has released over 30 albums since 2004. Click on the name or photo above to go to the artist's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website. |
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| Date | Album |
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| 02/03 | Yesterday Passing |
| 02/10 | Beyond the Purple Sun |
| 02/17 | Beautiful Desolation |
| 02/24 | Threshold of the Universe |
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Zero Ohms is Richard Roberts from one of my favorite places, Western North Carolina, the
mountains! Richard plays wind-controlled synthesizers and over 50 various flutes, saxes,
and other woodwinds. A writer, painter, musician, teacher, producer, and
Grammy-nominated recording artist, Richard follows what he has termed "the Tao of Zero
Ohms" or literally the way of no resistance.
Zero Ohms is to listen while letting go. Music possesses the capacity for awakening a deeper part of ourselves which lies within. Zero Ohms is driven to find this bountiful experience with open eyes, ears, and heart, seeking to find himself and the golden thread of truth within. From this, he is compelled into expression. Richard uses a range of instrumentation; woodwinds from around the world and electronics, in a versatile palette of sonic colors. His sound is at once ancient and contemporary. Click on the name or photo above to go to the artist's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website. |
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| Date | Album |
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| 03/03 | Inside disk 1 |
| 03/10 | Inside disk 2 |
| 03/17 | Inside disk 3 |
| 03/24 | Inside disk 4 |
| 03/31 | Inside disk 5 |
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JUTA TAKAHASHI was born in Miyagi, Japan in 1959 and spent his childhood in
Aomori. As a teen, he was strongly influenced by Progressive Rock and synthesizer
music. He went to Tokyo for school and his career as a musician started
afterward. Although he started as a guitarist and played music in the style of
King Crimson that valued improvisation, he gradually devoted himself to electronic
music. He now resides in Sendai, Miyagi and is independently producing music using
synthesizers and computers. Influenced by electronic/ambient musicians such as Brian
Eno, Harold Budd, Vangelis, and the late Pete Namlook, his music is basically
beautiful, calm, emotional and melodious. Sometimes aggressive sounds reminiscent of
his musical roots are used. Since Juta-san prefers analog instruments over digital
ones, his works are characterized by the former. His music composition method is
based upon improvisation. His first commercial album was released in August, 2007.
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| Date | Album |
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| 04/07 | Albion |
| 04/14 | Light and Shadows |
| 04/21 | Music for Urban Promenades |
| 04/28 | Music for Urban Promenades II |
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Johan Agebjörn lives in Lund, Sweden, and studies psychology. He's a father who
makes music from time to time.
His ambient music could be described as "ambient electro" or "arctic ambient" and is not too dissimilar from Krister Linder (Sweden) and early Biosphere (Norway) i.e. ambient with electro beats, giving the music a rich atmosphere as well as a distinct move forward in a sci-fi kind of way. Influences include Biosphere, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Kraftwerk, The KLF, Future Sound of London, Krister Linder, Derrick May, Pete Namlook, Laurent Garnier, early Moby, Erik Satie, and Claude Debussy. Click on the name or photo above to go to the artist's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website. |
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| Date | Album | Label |
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| 05/05 | Mossebo | Lotuspike |
| 05/12 | The Mountain Lake | Lotuspike |
| 05/19 | Notes | Paper Bag |
| 05/26 | We Never Came to the White Sea with Mikael Ögren |
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Forrest Smithson is an American composer from Northern California, most known
for his acclaimed catalogue of Ambient Electronic compositions.
A lifelong musician, Smithson creates masterful excursions into new territories of lyrical, harmonically unique, modern musical textures and atmospheres. Forrest’s musical creations emerge from a natural affinity for embracing diverse elements and variables of sound, holding them in awareness as a unified event, creating sonic presentations of wholeness within form. Forrest has long nurtured a deep musical connection. A student of many influences, from avant-garde, film music, modernist electro-acoustic music, to medieval and early music, his music is colored with elements necessary to bring diverse qualities into a unified expression. In recent years, the musical expression of the inner growth occurring in his own life came into very clear focus, resulting in eight recent commercial releases. Smithson’s work has been a Top 10 album on Zone Music Reporter (ZMR) and nominated for best ambient album both on ZMR and on One World Music. His music is regularly played on highly regarded shows such as Hearts of Space, Spotify, Echoes, Sirius XM's Spa, Star's End, Ultima Thule, and, of course, Galactic Travels™ Click on the name or photo above to go to the artist's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website. |
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| Date | Album |
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| 06/02 | Reversal of Thought |
| 06/09 | The Accomplished View |
| 06/16 | The Healer's Way |
| 06/23 | Lejeu |
| 06/30 | Dieux |
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Winter-Light is a record label based in Haarlem, The Netherlands, specializing
in ambient, experimental, and drone soundscapes. The goal is to release new
and interesting music without imposing limitations on the possibilities. Label
head Mark O'Shea believes that exploring new areas, pushing at boundaries, or
working within current structures can produce beautiful and interesting results.
The folks at Winter-Light design and produce their own releases. Via their webshop, they also stock a broad range of great music from other labels in the genre. They work closely alongside Midnight Sun Studio. Click on the name or banner above to go to the label's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website. |
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| Date | Album | Artist |
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| 07/07 | Parallel States | Kloob |
| 07/14 | Canidia | Ajna and Onasander |
| 07/21 | The Antikythera Mechanism | Atomine Elektrine |
| 07/28 | Ymuiden | Hessel Veldman |
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Origo Sound was a Norwegian label focusing on ambient, downtempo and electronica. Most of the artists are from Norway. Harald Lervik formed the label in 1990. The company merged with the Estonian retailer Planet Origo in 2007. Lervik formed the label was taken after Tormod Opedal, an employee in Lervik's software company, had decided to close his own label. Closed in 1989, Cicada had released two albums by Erik Wøllo who had a new album ready to be released. As soon as Origo Sound was formed, it launched with two albums, one being the new Wøllo album. Over the years, Origo Sound has released albums in a variety of styles, all founded in various electronic music subgenres. The first few years were dominated by a mix of styles ranging from new-age to ethnic and techno. The mid 1990s saw some techno influenced albums, while most recently, the label moved toward ambient and experimental music. The melodic approach is also covered in the catalogue. In 2007, Origo Sound merged with Planet Origo, an Estonian company owned by Norwegian investors, including Harald Lervik. In October that year, the label released its first CD since 2004, the sampler Planet Origo, as a warm-up to future releases. In 2013, Origo Sound was re-established as an independent, Norwegian record label. Click on the name above to go to the label's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website. |
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| Date | Album | Artist |
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| 08/04 | Brain-state-in-a-box | Neural Network |
| 08/11 | Dimension D | Exile |
| 08/18 | Nanotopia | Circular |
| 08/25 | Enter the Dream | Current |
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Palancar, a.k.a. Darrell Burgan, is an electronic ambient musician from Texas
who has recorded under his own name as well as under the name Palancar.
Darrell has collaborated with Cluster Balm, Copal River, Labrathisattva, Flute of the Fallen Tiger, and Lucette Bourdin. He has played live quite a bit under the Palancar project as well as part of the mindSpiral and Different Skies projects. Darrell is the founder of the Creative Commons based ambient net label Earth Mantra and of Spirit Canyon Audio, a vendor of exotic music soundware. Darrell founded the internet radio station StillStream which still operates today 24/7. Most of Darrel's music is available as free downloads under Creative Commons. He also hosts Blue Water Drift Dive on RadioSpiral. Click on the name or photo above to go to the artist's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website. |
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| Date | Album |
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| 09/01 | Live In Studio 2017-2019 Part 1 |
| 09/08 | Live In Studio 2017-2019 Part 2 |
| 09/15 | Live In Studio 2017-2019 Part 3 |
| 09/22 | Live In Studio 2017-2019 Part 4 |
| 09/29 | Live In Studio 2017-2019 Part 5 |
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Tapes and Topographies is a project of Todd Gauthreaux of Frisco, Texas, north of Dallas.
Todd has released music under various names. Some of the labels that have released his
music include Past Inside the Present, Whitelabrecs, Dronarivm, and Shimmering Moods.
By the way, Todd sometimes spells his last name phonetically as Gautreau in order to help people with pronounciation. Click on the name or photo above to go to the artist's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website. |
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| Date | Album |
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| 10/06 | Fathoms |
| 10/13 | Opiates |
| 10/20 | Insomnia Drones |
| 10/27 | Ubiquitous Clouds |
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Quantum Records was a small Dutch record label that specialized in synthesizer and
electronic music. This label was founded by Eric Snelders in 1994 to release his
first album on CD. This was followed by many albums by many artists who have been
heard on Galactic Travels™ over the years. The label was based in Huizen,
the Netherlands, and also hosted the Alfa Centauri concerts.
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| 11/03 | Pharos | Par Example |
| 11/10 | From the Shadow to the Sun | Rogier |
| 11/17 | To the Sky and Beyond the Stars disk 1 | Various Artists |
| 11/24 | To the Sky and Beyond the Stars disk 2 | Various Artists |
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George Wallace is an accomplished composer, performer, producer, sound designer,
and artist. He is a master creator of visionary music which speaks of enlightenment
and positivity to a planet which can really use it.
Fed by spontaneous inspiration and a keen feel for dramatic flow, George creates exotic soundworlds and emotionally rich songs with seasoned, intuitive skill. For over four decades he has worked across a wide arc of genres ranging from popular music to soaring, progressive rock and on into the world of uniquely crafted sonic vistas. Recent orchestral and choral works produced for film and television round out his already substantial body of work. Click on the name or photo above to go to the artist's web site. Click this banner for the Special Focus listing on WDIY's website. |
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| Date | Album |
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| 12/01 | Communion |
| 12/08 | Light Music |
| 12/15 | Frontiers |
| 12/22 | The Goddess |
| 12/29 | Soul Ascending |
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