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Frighteningly versatile
electronic composer, as
comfortable with
avant-garde Classical music
as he is with nosebleed T...
The unbelievably prolific
Atom Heart turned an
interest in German trance
into a one-man empire of
witty electronic futurism.
Remix specialist Bill Laswell
is one of the most prolific
artists of our time,
contributing to literally
hundreds of albums. He h...
Eno's many works, rich in
innovation and philosophy,
made him the most singular
influence on new sounds of
the '80s and '90s. Born Bri...
Global Communication were
a pivotal duo from the U.K.'s
first wave of ambient
techno. Their members,
Mark Pritchard and Tom M...
Though a self-admitted
unskilled keyboardist, Budd
is a true ambient composer
sought by ambient and indie
worlds alike. Budd says hi...
A French innovator of the
first degree, Zazou dabbles
in everything in order to
craft a symphony of sound
that's his own. This innov...
Debuting in 1976 with
Oxygene, Jarre
revolutionized electronic
music, becoming the first
popular artist in the genre...
After years as a hip-hop DJ,
Japan's Takemura creates
experimental electronic
bleep music on the Thrill
Jockey label.
Working with sounds
between beats, Pole
features crackling hisses
and echoes as opposed to
beats and breaks. He take...
Rich uses his consummate
musicianship to create
Ambient works of both
technical artistry and
psychoacoustic interest....
Fusing surreal Berlin-school
rock and electronics, TD
were the greatest influence
on progressive sounds of
the '80s and '90s Founder...
Infamous to some, famous to
others, Bill Drummond and
Jim Cauty made history with
their series of anti-industry
pranks. Their first act of c...
The Orb's first release in
1989, inspired by their mix
experiments in Paul
Oakenfold's chill room,
invented ambient house....
Remix specialist William
Orbit became an
electronica pioneer in the
late '80s. Orbit, born
Wainwright, is best know...
Wolfgang Voigt is the
cofounder of Cologne's
famed Kompakt label; he
has dozens of aliases to his
name. Among his best-kn...
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