#andy pickford

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‘Mesmereyes’ by Andy Pickford, from ‘Terraformer’

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Music and Aging

One thing about getting old is that too many of my friends my age are stuck in the past with regard to the music they still enjoy. Sure, I like some of the music of my youth, during the early days of electronic music, punk and new wave. Most of it just doesn’t interest me anymore. Yet my DnD gaming friends of the time still post videos of that era, minus anything but the most popular of the electronic music of the time (Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Wendy Carlos).

Maybe you can tell that electronic is my favorite genre, and it is. Certainly, there are other genres I like, though decades of listening to public radio opened up so many bands and musicians that would never get airplay on commercial networks, that it’s difficult for me to even listen to the music of my youth anymore. So much has changed in the genre of electronic (notice, there is no additional ‘a’ on the end because it doesn’t belong there).

But, I haven’t remained stuck in time, only listening to the greats of the past. I have moved on, and been exposed to even more great artists, thanks to the Internet, though not from Youtube. Rather, Bandcamp is my go-to source for excellent music, with some influence from the streaming service of Jamendo.

The issue and perhaps topic of this post is that I listen in isolation. None of my friends show any interest in the modern musicians and bands I’ve come to love now (Andy Pickford, Martins Garden, Jarguna, Marsh, dr trippy, among so many others). Those friends of mine much younger also don’t listen to this stuff. I guess it’s just too much “before their time” to find it interesting. All too often, the questioning response to my asking if they like electronic music is “Do you mean EDM?” and I have to politely educate.

I don’t mind that part at all. I just miss talking with like-minded people (and friends) about the music I love, and that I know plenty of others love, too. Sure, I could find a server or forum somewhere; I’d just rather have the conversations with existing friends, because I already know their tastes to some extent.

So, for those few who have read this and are interested in the broad genre that is electronic music, here’s my Bandcamp collection to peruse and give any part a listen. I hope some of you find things you never knew existed that you can love just as much as I.

https://bandcamp.com/EricHFranklin

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Andy Pickford — Terraformer

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Chart for stowaways - 7 March 2015

Chart for stowaways – 7 March 2015

Here are this week’s top ten albums, as Étienne de Crécy takes over the top spot on both charts for the first time:

Étienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3

Shit Robot – We Got a Love

Marsheaux – A Broken Frame

Röyksopp – The Inevitable End

Shit Robot – From the Cradle to the Rave

Erasure – The Violet Flame

Erasure – Wild!

Enigma – A Posteriori

Deep Forest – Music Detected

Andy Pickford – Terraformer

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Chart for stowaways - 14 February 2015

Chart for stowaways – 14 February 2015

Let’s count down this week’s top ten albums:

Marsheaux – A Broken Frame

Vitalic – OK Cowboy

Röyksopp – The Inevitable End

Erasure – Wild!

Erasure – The Violet Flame

Recoil – Liquid

Enigma – A Posteriori

Deep Forest – Music Detected

Saint Etienne – Tales from Turnpike House

Andy Pickford – Terraformer

The invasion of the oldies continues! Dirty Vegasspend their second week at number one on the…

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Asana - Trikuti

Brace yourself for this. This might come as a surprise.

There’s a whole genre of music out there that you don’t know anything about. It’s called “EM” (Electronic Music), and it’s generally inspired by the likes of Vangelis, Tangerine Dream and Jean Michel…

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Playlist for stowaways - Soundscapes

The fifth Playlist for stowaways is a tribute to the 1990s BBC Radio Derby show Soundscapes. Presented by Ashley Franklin until his removalfrom the station in February 2000, the show is fondly remembered by fans of electronic music who lived in the East…

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