E-News 1464 – July 18th 2026

Welcome to a new E-News.

Hope you all had a warm good week, seems a lot are on holiday 🙂
Although the ticket sales for E-Live a cool, all other sales are in Vacation mode 🙂
So we still have our stock off for you check that out below.

I am working on a cooperation with Tira (Ralf Guelpen) and that is going great, 9 tracks are in the pipeline and that should be ready for E-Live!! His smooth music fits right into what I love in EM.
This is going to be a nice new release!!

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And as many know Jerome Froese is playing on E-Live.
Well we have a message from him.

<<LIVE SET SUGGESTIONS 🎲>>
Happy Sunday everyone,
as you can probably imagine, the studio is in full “set list mode” right now. I’m already putting together the live sets for my concerts in October and December 2026.
Now it’s your turn: What would you love to hear live (again)?
Most songs are already locked in, of course, but maybe you’ll remind me of a track I haven’t thought about in a while. Go to his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jeromefroese or!!
Send your suggestions to me (ron@groove.nl) and I will pas them on and let’s see which songs make it onto the final set list.

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And we have added new Rick Wakeman releases, some asked for these so here they are! (check the whats new part)
Let me know if you want more we need to add!!

Also added is the latest DIN release that will come out in September!!
Boddy / Scanner – Juxtapositions a great new release by 2 fantastic Electronic Musicians.

We are now shipping and have it instock!!
Tangerine Dream – Brussels 1976 (limited)
2CD – https://www.groove.nl/shop/tangerine-dream-brussels-1976-limited/
2LP – https://www.groove.nl/shop/tangerine-dream-brussels-1976-limited-2lp/

A great release from the past!!
Listen to Dreamscape for a nice part of CD 1.

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Stock offer deals!!
(use the coupon code “Stockoffer“)
We have a great offer for you during the next 2 weeks!!
We have a stock offer!!
A whopping 25% discount on all items on our offer page.
https://www.groove.nl/category/offers/

With now over 475 titles ranging from older Groove Titles to CD’s and Vinyl from major artists, it is a great time to get some fantastic music for a low price!! And we are going to add more the coming weeks!
10.00 becomes 7.50
20.00 becomes 15.00
30.00 becomes 22.50 etc!!

So if your order had a regular price of 50.00 now that is only 37.50!!
So visit our offer page and get some great deals.
https://www.groove.nl/category/offers/

This offer lasts till July the 26th!! And enjoy the shopping.

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E-Live 2026 – 10th of October 2026
70 tickets sold!!
https://www.groove.nl/shop/e-live-2026-10th-of-october-2026-featuring-jerome-froese-ticket/

The program:
Jerome Froese (EX TD)
Axxess – Maxxess
F.D.Project
Meesha – feat. Davy

the upper rroom act
Skoulaman & Jessi’s Soundscapes.

We take a deep dive into the Electronic music with Guitar.
Driving sequences, melodic melodies and powerful, sensitive guitars.

Keep in mind!!
DO I GET A “REAL” TICKET?
We don’t send “real” tickets.
After the payment is received your name is added to a list.
This list is ready at the box-office on the day.
Before that you will receive a confirmation by Email.
Please take that confirmation with you on the day.

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A new Dreamscape now online.
Episode 724
Enjoy and spread the word.
https://www.groove.nl/dreamscape-radio/

So that is it this week!!
Enjoy the warm/hot weather.

Ron and Monique New Entries in the Catalog Boddy / Scanner – Juxtapositions
https://www.groove.nl/shop/boddy-scanner-juxtapositions/

Release date 4th September 2026 2026
Limited to 500 copies Digipak CD

Track listing:
01 Exclusion Zone 05:51
02 A Passing Trace 04:42
03 Voltage in Bloom 05:58
04 Sotto Voce 05:24
05 Intersignals 05:25
06 A Room of Hammers 06:30
07 Shared Frequencies 05:23
08 Mnemonic Patterns 05:04
09 A Fleeting Glimpse 06:31

Scanner (UK musician Robin Rimbaud) has previously released two solo albums on the DiN imprint, namely An Ascent (DiN63) and The Homeland of Electricity (DiN72), as well as being included on several of the label’s compilation albums. He also performed alongside label boss Ian Boddy at the Subliminal Impulse festival in Manchester back in 2022, and although this concert was well received, the duo didn’t take their collaborative efforts further at that time. However, here we are four years down the line, and this pair of renowned musicians have finally combined their multitude of talents on Juxtapositions.

In many ways, both Boddy and Rimbaud operate in different sound worlds, but such diversity is often the catalyst for the best form of musical collaboration. The nine tracks on the album gently oscillate between hypnotic cycling patterns and nebulous, ambient soundscapes. The music plays as a continuous suite of tracks, which segue into each other and create a dream-like journey that constantly shifts the listener’s focus. Interspersed with field recordings from old houses and reverberant cellars, as well as Rimbaud’s signature radio chatter, the music is both abstract and emotive. The concept of deep listening is well known to the electronic music fraternity, and certainly, this album will benefit greatly from such an approach, as this will unveil its delicate beauty and hidden depths.

Over the course of the DiN label’s extensive catalogue, Boddy has collaborated with many diverse musicians. With this release, once again, such musical connections between different sonic voices has produced an album of outstanding quality.

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Rick Wakeman – Return To The Red Planet
CD / https://www.groove.nl/shop/rick-wakeman-return-to-the-red-planet-cd/
CD / Blueray / https://www.groove.nl/shop/rick-wakeman-return-to-the-red-planet-cd-blueray/

Release Date 25-9-2026 1. The Jezero Crater – 06:56
2. Bowie`s Vision – 05:45
3. Noctis Labyrinthus – 05:28
4. Noachis Terra (Land of Noah) – 06:23
5. Witch Hazel Hill – 04:02
6. St Paul`s Bay – 06:53
7. Martian Dust Devils – 04:53
8. Medusae Fossae – 04:26
9. The Epochs of Mars – 07:45 THE EPIC RETURN TO MARS FROM RICK WAKEMAN. A NEW PROGRESSIVE ROCK SUITE INSPIRED BY BOTH PAST AND THE LATEST DISCOVERIES ON THE RED PLANET. FEATURING LEE POMEROY, DAVE COLQUHOUN, ADAM FALKNER & MOLLIE MARRIOTT. CD/BLU-RAY EDITION – INCLUDES CD OF THE STUDIO ALBUM + BLU-RAY DISC FEATURING DOLBY ATMOS, 5.1 SURROUND SOUND & HI-RES STEREO MIXES AND THE MAKING OF THE ‘RETURN TO THE RED PLANET’ DOCUMENTARY + 20-PAGE PRINTED BOOKLET. Following his acclaimed 2020 album The Red Planet, Rick Wakeman makes a triumphant and inevitable return to Mars with Return To The Red Planet, a sweeping new progressive work that fuses science, imagination and musical virtuosity into one of the most ambitious recordings of his career. At a time when space exploration has moved back to the forefront of human endeavour – with missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond once again capturing the world’s imagination – Return To The Red Planet feels both timely and visionary, rekindling the cosmic spirit that helped define progressive rock’s golden age. Where its predecessor opened the story, this album explores the planet’s ancient lakes, vast canyon systems, shifting dust storms and geological epochs, drawing directly on the remarkable images and research that have transformed our understanding of Mars in recent years, Wakeman immersing himself in planetary research, data, and mission reports before a single note was written. “Once I started looking at the new data and photographs, I realised there was an entirely new album waiting to be written. There was simply too much more to say about Mars – musically and spiritually – not to return.” – Rick Wakeman Recorded between August 2025 and January 2026, the project also marks a welcome return to full band recording, with all musicians working together at Decoy Studios – a creative approach Wakeman considers essential to capturing the spontaneity and energy of progressive rock at its best. The album is performed by Wakeman’s English Rock Ensemble, featuring bassist Lee Pomeroy, guitarist Dave Colquhoun, drummer Adam Falkner and vocalist Mollie Marriott, daughter of legendary Steve Marriott. The album was mastered by renowned engineer Simon Heyworth (Tubular Bells), who says of the album: “This isn’t just another Rick Wakeman album. It’s a bloody good one!” Among the album’s centrepieces is ‘Bowie’s Vision’, a deeply personal homage to Wakeman’s friend David Bowie, whose fascination with Mars helped shape popular culture’s image of the planet. The connection is more than thematic: Wakeman performed the iconic piano on Bowie’s Life on Mars?, making this tribute both musical and autobiographical – a reflection on a shared history, a lasting friendship and one of rock’s most celebrated recordings. The music was initially composed as keyboard “templates” at Nursery Studios, before being expanded collaboratively by the band at Decoy Studios and engineered by Toby Wood. Final overdubs and mixing with producer/engineer Erik Jordan bring the vision into sharp focus – from sweeping symphonic passages to intricate rhythmic sequences and haunting choral textures. Praise for The Red Planet (2020): “An astonishing return to form…Wakeman at his most imaginative” – Prog Magazine “A richly detailed symphonic rock journey” – Classic Rock Wakeman needs little introduction. A central figure during his many years with Yes, he is also one of the most successful solo artists in progressive rock history, with a catalogue of over one hundred albums and global sales in the tens of millions. His career as a session musician includes landmark recordings with David Bowie, Elton John, Cat Stevens and many more, establishing him as one of the most distinctive keyboard voices of his generation. This 2-disc edition of Return To The Red Planet includes the full studio album on CD and a Blu-ray disc featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound and hi-res stereo mixes as well as the ‘Making of the Return To The Red Planet’ documentary + 20-page printed booklet. =============================
Rick Wakeman – Return To The Red Planet (2 Clear Vinyl)
https://www.groove.nl/shop/rick-wakeman-return-to-the-red-planet-2-clear-vinyl/

Rick Wakeman – Return To The Red Planet (2 Black Vinyl)
https://www.groove.nl/shop/rick-wakeman-return-to-the-red-planet-2-black-vinyl/

LP1 1. The Jezero Crater – 06:56
2. Bowie`s Vision – 05:45
3. Noctis Labyrinthus – 05:28
4. Noachis Terra (Land of Noah) – 06:23 LP2
5. Witch Hazel Hill – 04:02
6. St Paul`s Bay – 06:53
7. Martian Dust Devils – 04:53
8. Medusae Fossae – 04:26
9. The Epochs of Mars – 07:45

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Hollan Holmes – Milestones
https://www.groove.nl/shop/hollan-holmes-milestones/

1 Transmitter 5:01
2 One Giant Leap 5:17
3 The Truth Laid Bare 5:45
4 Slipstream 7:02
5 West Texas Backroads 7:06
6 Bulletproof 6:21
7 Inner Sanctum 7:13
8 The Phone Call 7:11
9 Something Wicked This Way Comes 6:50
10 Ayyappan 7:20 Energetic and passionate album that delivers a fresh and flawless take on the timeless art of synth-based soundscapes. Acclaimed electronic musician Hollan Holmes makes his Spotted Peccary label debut with MILESTONES, his seventh album of dynamic sequencer-driven synthesizer explorations. Celebrating significant moments along the arc of time, Milestones is an energetic and passionate album that delivers a fresh and flawless take on the timeless art of synth-based soundscapes. On Milestones, Holmes transmits an engaging set of ten impassioned electronic compositions influenced in part by the Berlin school of synthesizer music and traditional space music. Interweaving strains of melody and counterpoint slip gracefully through an intricate network of kinetic rhythms, pulsing tones and spiraling musical spaces on a mind-expanding journey from one spellbinding sonic landmark to the next. Shimmering and floating, dynamic patterns of sequencer-spun urgency eventually give way to lush atmospheres and glowing textures before taking one more giant leap into the next compelling sound immersion. Rich with captivating depth and vibrant energy, the music is sure to engage the mind and and excite the ears, touching each listener in moving and meaningful ways. Hypnotic, powerful, and alive with emotion, Milestones is a sonic wonder – a watershed moment in the continuing evolution of Hollan Holmes’ electronic musical adventure.

E-News 1464 – July 18th 2026

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