 E-News 1467 – Aug. 8th 2026 Dear customers, friends, followers and supporters. This week we lost 2 musicians of which I loved the music they made. Jerney Kaagman (1947-2026) The lead singer of the Dutch Progrock band Earth and Fire. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKlI4C–u4VnXxzHi5VDyYNBBGC9FSiN0  And musician, producer and great synthesist: William Orbit (1956-2026) His Ray of Light with Madonna I think is one of the best pop albums!!  Rest in peace both of you. ==================================== While we are going a head to our 5th heatwave this coming week many are still enjoying the holiday’s. So have we so shipping is instead of 3 times a week now just once a week. We are working hard in the garden and around the new house! So keep that in mind. ==================================== Well the big bulk of all those 600+ cd’s are gone. Just 3 sets of 10 for 10 left so it looks like these will be gone by the end of this weekend. So last chance for the 10 CD’s for just 10 Euro!! Take a chance on 10 different CD’s for only 10 Euro!! https://www.groove.nl/shop/various-artists-10-for-10/ ==================================== (dutch TXT) Nieuws van Elektronische Maschine Zaterdag 28 November is Elektronische Maschine terug in Poppodium So What! Tickets verkrijgbaar via onderstaande link: https://share.google/dwZR0YLEVKnUKRaoj ==================================== E-Live 2026 – 10th of October 2026 100 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 room act Skoulaman & Jessi’s Soundscapes. We take a deep dive into the Electronic music with Guitar. Driving sequences, melodic melodies and powerful, sensitive guitars. And tomorrow there will be a new Dreamscape radio!! Enjoy and spread the word. https://www.groove.nl/dreamscape-radio/ Thanks for your time Ron and Monique =========================== New in the Catalog =========================== Jim Ottaway – Treasures of Light https://www.groove.nl/shop/jim-ottaway-treasures-of-light/  1. Tomorrow Never Comes 06:20 2. Fragments of Fate (2026 Mix) 06:27 3. That Lonely Place 06:23 4. A Promised Reality 07:21 5. Climbing Rainbows 05:36 6. Exponential Progression (2026 Mix) 05:58 7. Dreams and Visions 06:30 8. Dreaming of Infinity 05:08 9. Strange Paradox 05:18 10. Treasures of Light 05:49 11. Radiance of Truth 05:16 Jim says that TREASURES OF LIGHT features eleven electronic tracks reflecting different aspects of life. The tracks cover various sub-genres including Berlin School and melodic electronic. The new album parallels the approach of his other award-winning releases such as A PROMISE OF ETERNITY (2024) and SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN (2022). Jim explains that he compiled this album from tracks recorded as early as June 2008 and completed recording and production in May 2026. The digital version of the album also includes a bonus track… an edited version of his latest digital single… ‘Ancient Rainforest’. Jim composes and records all his music in his home studio situated at the foothills of the beautiful Springbrook Mountain on the Gold Coast, Australia. credits released August 7, 2026 All tracks were composed and/or recorded by Jim Ottaway between June 2008 and May 2026. Mixed & mastered by Jim Ottaway in May 2026. ==================================== Steve Roach – The Current above – Immersion Seven [limited] https://www.groove.nl/shop/steve-roach-the-current-above-immersion-seven-limited/  Release date 4-9-2026 !! Track: 01 The Current Above [75:53] Limited Edition of 500 copies, in 4-panel Digipak The Current Above – Immersion Seven embraces the sonic senses within a beautifully expansive 76-minute steady-state zone. Designed for infinite low-volume playback, the album’s sole track “The Current Above” continues the evolution of the long-form immersion series of intimate ambient recordings Steve began in the late-90s. The caress of slowly-unfolding cascades of shimmering textures and diaphanous atmospherics makes for the ideal soundworld for one’s habitat. It’s a delicate and nurturing environment for creative states, sleeping, reading, meditation and other settings where understated sonic incense can gently hold the space. Steve Roach is a leading American composer, performer and icon in the evolution of ambient/electronic music. Steve is renown for his pioneering role in shaping the genre through deeply immersive, atmospheric and engaging soundscapes over more than four decades. Within his massive catalog Steve has received two Grammy nominations for Spiral Revelation (2017) and Molecules of Motion (2018). He’s equally prolific in the live setting creating legendary real-time mesmerizing experiences in venues from cathedrals to intimate settings. Alongside all this he maintains an unbroken focus from a life dedicated to the soundcurrent at his longtime Timehouse studio in Baja Arizona. ==================================== Erik Wøllo – Earthshine [limited] https://www.groove.nl/shop/erik-wollo-earthshine-limited/  Release date 18-9-2026 !! Tracks: 01 Earthshine 1 02 Flux World 03 Artemis 04 Stillness in Motion 05 From a Distance 06 Granular 07 Dark Side 08 Altitude here 09 Fast and Slow 10 Aphelion 11 Expanse 12 Earthshine 2 13 Reinvention 14 Galaxy 15 All we know 16 Shades of Light 17 Fractions 18 Mirror World 19 Overview 20 Dissolve Limited Edition of 300 copies, in 4-panel Digipak Earthshine is the sunlight reflected from the earth’s surface that illuminates the dark part of the moon not directly lit by the sun. Earthshine, the album, unfolds as abstract electronic soundscapes carried on a surreal, buoyant current. The 20 short tracks crossfade into one another to form a continuous sonic journey. Layers of processed drones and sequencer pulses alternately rise into expressive statements and subside into hushed, sparse moments, shaping visual impressionistic inner expanses. The magic here is the way the album shifts and transforms as the elements combine. As a metaphor, earthshine evokes concealed beauty and indirect influence, the ability to sense the whole beyond the immediately visible. It speaks to casting light into another’s darkness, to exposing resilience through openness, and to the subtle, enduring effect of unseen support. Earthshine reveals a spacious and timbral side of Wøllo’s work. The album was recorded to analog 4 and 8 track tape machines then transferred to computer for further arranging and mixing. Returning to tape altered Wøllo’s compositional approach: the slower, more deliberate workflow encouraged new methods, allowing sounds to breathe and loosen. “When the tape is running,” Erik reflects, “something affects me, I descend into myself, realizing music completely in the moment. I wanted to go back to the way of recording I was into in the 1980s, using old analog tape recorders. How would it affect my compositional process? Would it take me in other compositional directions? Compare it to writing a novel with a pencil instead of a computer. The unhurried measured approach was more time-consuming and led me to make different creative choices. It turned out that the music became more fluid and open-ended.” The analog medium imparted warm saturation and subtle harmonic coloration, adding depth and silkiness to the mixes; the instrumental elements merge with organic cohesion. With an emphasis on deep tones and interlaced ambient tributaries, Wøllo sculpts a vivid listening experience for the imagination. Earthshine is an investigation of mood, surface and narrative, a compelling statement extending the boundaries of electronic expression. |
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