 E-News 1426 Aug. 9th 2025 |
| Dear customers, friends, followers and supporters. We are still in a full summer mode as it looks. Many are still on holiday! Well enjoy those nice days that you have. Here at Groove we are in the final planning of E-Live 2025. And we hope to have the full program this week with times and roadmap 🙂 Talked with many of the artists and the plans they have for this years E-Live are going to be very cool!! Don’t miss that 18th of October!! And we are in the process of a new Johan Tromestam and Eloy Fritsch album’s and the boys from AE van Elst Projects i got the message that they are working hard on new music for a release later this year!! So even in this Summer time lots is going on. And the new Dreamscape Radio way of working is embraced by many, we have had a lot of nice comments of people who love the new way (and also a few that where less happy :-). With over 1000 plays in a weak and with the indicating I think it still is worth making. And this week we have issue 2 of the Groove Belgium release connection ! And some nice new releases in the catalog, So check these out. And we extended our free Holiday gift (A CD!!) in your package free of charge with every order of 2 CD’s or more!!! And with out making the postage more expensive. So A freebee with every order of 2 CD’s. Which CD will be a surprise but they will be from the Groove catalog of the 90’s and early 2000! It will be on until August 22nd! Monique, Sam and me will be on holiday from the 16th until the 22nd so we will not ship in this week so keep that in mind. We will ship all orders until the 16th asap. So until tomorrow we still have Dreamscape Radio (708) for you to listen too. Part one of a special edition with great Belgium musicians of which we have released music from on Groove through out the years. The Groove Belgium connection!! https://www.groove.nl/dreamscape-radio/?v=1a13105b7e4e Sunday we will have part 2 of these great Belgium Musicians! Well that is it. Thanks for your time, Ron & Monique. New in the Catalog Bioscope (Rothery + Quaeschning) – Gento (CD + Blu Ray) https://www.groove.nl/shop/bioscope-rothery-quaeschning-gento-cd-blu-ray/?v=1a13105b7e4e  CD: 01. Vanishing Point – Parts 1, 2 & 3 02. Gento 03. Kinetoscope – Parts 1 & 2 04. Bioscope – Parts 1, 2 & 3 05. Kaleidoscope BR [Full Album with Visual in Stereo, Dolby Atmos & 5.1 48kHz/24bit Surround Sound]: 01. Vanishing Point – Parts 1, 2 & 3 02. Gento 03. Kinetoscope – Parts 1 & 2 04. Bioscope – Parts 1, 2 & 3 05. Kaleidoscope Bioscope is the highly anticipated collaborative project from guitar maestro Steve Rothery, founding member of Marillion, who has sold millions of albums worldwide and helped define the sound of progressive rock with chart-topping records — and from electronic visionary Thorsten Quaeschning, musical director of Tangerine Dream, credited on over 100 album releases and known for his acclaimed work on major film and game soundtracks. The word ‘Bioscope’ comes from the Greek ‘bios’ meaning life and ‘skopeein’ meaning to look; prior to the invention of cinema, it meant ‘a view or survey of life’. And that’s what Bioscope is about. The first album to emerge from this project is called Gentō, named after the Japanese term for “magic lantern”, a still-image projection system. It started life in early 2020 and after several five-day trips to Berlin over the years, and a few days in Steve Rothery’s home studio, it was finally ready to be mixed and mastered. Each of the five instrumental tracks takes it’s inspiration from man’s endearing fascination with the moving image. They weave together Rothery’s emotive, melodic guitar work with Quaeschning’s expansive soundscapes, creating a mesmerizing journey through light and darkness, memory and imagination, featuring an amazing performance by Elbow’s drummer Alex Reeves. With soaring guitar solos that evoke classic progressive rock to hypnotic sequencer-driven passages reminiscent of Berlin School electronica, the album flows like a soundtrack to an unmade film. |
| Adelbert Von Deyen, Dieter Schuetz – Inventions https://www.groove.nl/shop/von-deyen-schutz-inventions/?v=1a13105b7e4e  Bureau B’s latest reissue takes us back to the ‘Berlin-School’ of kosmiche and krautrock in the early 1980s, and the formative portion of synthesizer obsessive Dieter Schutz career. Inventions was first released on vinyl in 1983, and sees Schutz join forces with friend and fellow electronic music enthusiast Adelbert Von Deyen. The pair had been working together since the mid 1970s, and on Inventions it shows. Opening with the gloriously hybrid electronic/acoustic proto-Balearic wonder of ‘The Awakening’, the pair guides us through a serious of grandiose, synth-heavy, melody-rich and frequently surprisingly rhythmic soundscapes – and even a three-part ‘Lunar Opera’. As cosmic and spacey as they come, and then some. Dieter Schutz – Voyage https://www.groove.nl/shop/dieter-schutz-voyage/?v=1a13105b7e4e  Bureau B once again dives into the Sky archive, unearthing another overlooked masterpiece long due for rediscovery. Originally released in 1985, Voyage finds Dieter Schütz venturing beyond his Berlin School roots into a realm of lo-fi immediacy and New Age naivety. Every instrument is played by Schütz himself, except for the drums on “Above”, which are performed with syncopated zeal by Michael Fecker. While its textured synthscapes and wistful melodies may echo the aesthetics of 2010s Vaporwave, Voyage captured a longing for another world, not through borrowed nostalgia, but through a contemporary vision of escape. Here, Schütz’s music is lush yet unpretentious, full of warmth, curiosity, and the gentle imperfections of handmade sound, his combination of organic and synthetic instruments marrying to summon faraway landscapes — Amazonian forests, sunlit coasts, and cosmic night skies. Born in Flensburg in 1955, Schütz was a natural multi-instrumentalist, beginning with accordion, recorder, and acoustic guitar before moving into rock and contemporary pop. He played lead guitar in regional bands before co-founding Zest, all the while composing electronic music in his home studio. By 1981, his debut album ‘TransVision’ had found a home on the pioneering Innovative Communication label, paving the way for a series of solo works on Sky Records. Dieter’s ‘Voyage’ embarks from “Amazona”, where soft acoustic jangle, electronic harp, and distant hand percussion paint a lush, optimistic rainforest scene, accented by field recordings and wordless vocals. “In Dreams” drifts in next, its digital birdsong and pizzicato synth hovering over a descending bassline, forming the foundation for reedy textures to build a hypnotic, evolving melody. The playful yet off-kilter “Bizarre” shifts the mood, blending warbling electronics and lo-fi synths with funk-tinged rhythm guitar that twists between bluesy riffs and Tuareg-inspired melodies, evoking the experimental grooves of Spike or Peaking Lights. A more dramatic turn arrives with “Fireland”, a polyrhythmic exploration in 6/8 time replete with deep, sonorous basslines and roving arpeggios, before Dieter sets controls for the heart of the sun and lifts the album skyward via the cosmic funk of “Above”, driven by punchy synth bass, syncopated drums, and mystical lead synths. The title track, “Voyage”, perfectly encapsulates the album’s essence, its drum-box bossa rhythm supporting warm, rhythmic synths and a wistful melody that balances the thrill of adventure with the quiet ache of homesickness. With “Exotic Nights”, the atmosphere turns humid and mysterious, as swirling toms, steady bass, and chiming keys conjure moonlit tropics and the scent of frangipani, enriched by floating vocals and an air of movement. The tender “Little Plant” follows, its coastal kosmische shuffle and warm, lively fretwork radiating childlike wonder and serenity. “The Coast” maintains the melancholic nocturnal hush, with arpeggios and accordion drifting over the distant sound of waves. Finally, “Back Home” brings the journey to a balmy close as strummed guitar, lilting bass, and desert spiced flute refrain intertwine with hand percussion and dub-like effects. Even decades later, “Voyage” still resonates as a unique sonic expedition, both deeply personal yet universally evocative. Schütz’s gentle yet adventurous spirit permeates the album, making it a perfect soundtrack for those drawn to the horizon — whether real, remembered, or dreamt. DEM & E-Live E-Live 2025 – 18th of October 2025. Tickets available here. https://www.groove.nl/shop/e-live-2025-18th-of-october-2025-ticket/?v=1a13105b7e4e We hope again many will come this day, and please if you are comming order tickets as soon as you are able. Makes us sleep easier 🙂 Where: In the Electronic Music temple!! De Stoelendans De Loop 67 5688 EW Oirschot (Near Eindhoven)  The Programm! Artist:main stage. Rob Papen (with as I hope some very special friends from the past) (NL) Wave Star (John Dyson / Paul Ward and Stephen Whitlan) UNI SPHERE (Eric vd Heijden and Rene Splinter (NL) Tectonia (NL) Foyer concerts by Menzman! (Michael Menze) (DE) Start 13.00 (Doors open at 12.00) De Stoelen Dans (Former Enck) Dutch Electronic Masters Music Festival 2025 / Tickets https://www.groove.nl/shop/dutch-electronic-masters-music-festival-2025-tickets/?v=1a13105b7e4e Dutch Electronic Masters Music Festival 2025 zaterdag 6 September 2025 Stichting ‘t Tejaterke, Max de Bossustraat 1, 5684 CG Best Vijf bekende Nederlandse elektronische muzikanten en bands zorgen voor een onvergetelijke dag en avond in Best bij Eindhoven. Locatie: Sociaal-Cultureel Centrum ‘t Tejaterke Max de Bossustraat 1 5684 CG Best Doors: 13.00 uur Begin: 14.00 uur Einde: 22.00 uur Toegang €25,– Optredens: A73 Arjen Schat Tectonia Elektronische Maschine La Lune Noire Optreden in de foyer tijdens de eerste en derde pauze: Ansgar Stock Copyright © 2025 Groove Unlimited, All rights reserved. |
