A further blow to the electronic music community has come with the death aged 79 of Vangelis from COVID-related complications...
Synth pioneer best known for scoring “Chariots of Fire” (1981) and “Blade Runner (1982) Vangelis’ theme for “Chariots of Fire” was a huge hit in 1981....
He was a synth pioneer, “Krautrock” musician (former member of Tangerine Dream), and he released 60 albums… Header image: Klaus Schulze performing the Linz Steel Symphony,...
The new cinematic offering from Moog Music spotlights untold stories from some of the most important artists and innovators in modern music history. GIANTS is a platform...
If you ever want to stir up controversy, just propose ranking the world’s top synthesists. Synth and Software founding editor Geary Yelton and I tried to...
Mark Jenkins profiles one of the labels actively keeping the classic electronic music scene alive France has always been a leading region for innovation in electronic...
Have you wondered about the striking music in “Missions,” the French sci-fi TV series? Mark Jenkins did, and here’s what he found out. In fact, have...
There are wonderful musicians with massive synthesizer collections in New York, London, Paris, Berlin – but would you expect to find one in Argentina? Ernesto Romeo,...
About this Month’s Cover Jean-Michel Jarre may be the best-known synthesist in the world, but he rarely tours the United States. The only time I’ve seen...
Three female composers who shattered norms and made their mark in history In April we took a look at three female composers of electronic film scores:...
Catching up with classic and new releases from some of Germany’s finest electronic musicians. Since the earliest availability of electronic instruments, musicians in Germany have always...
This pioneering Belgian synthesist has worked with Bowie, Dolby, Deep Forest, and Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider. When he bought an EMS VCS3 in 1970, Daniel Lacksman became...
Kraftwerk cofounder Florian Schneider died in April after a brief bout with cancer. You’ve likely heard that Florian Schneider, one of the founding members of Kraftwerk,...
I was saddened to hear of the death on May 3rd of Dave Greenfield, founder member and keyboardist of The Stranglers. Greenfield was one of the...
This month, we pay homage to another trio of women who have made outstanding contributions to electronic music. In last month’s article we focused on three...
