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Ron Boots, Eric van der Heijden, & Friends - By Popular Demand (1993)

Ron Boots - Detachment of Worldly Affairs (1994)

The Berlin school synths of Ron Boots and Eric van der Heijden, colored by the soaring, Floyd-ian guitars of Frank Dorittke; Eric's brother Harold's drumming; and some cinematic, symphonic elements.

Track listing:

1. Between the Barriers of Reality

2. Daylight in a Nocturnal Scarescape

3. Prophecies of a Pagan

4. Sandman's Journey Through Sanity

5. Drowse at Dawn

6. Fearful Awakening

Architects of the astral

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Ron Boots - Detachment of Worldly Affairs (1994)

Previously on OPIUM HUM:
Ron Boots, Erik Van Der Heijden, and Friends - By Popular Demand (1993)

It's been a while since I posted some straight-up synth-y goodness, hasn't it? Here's some from Dutch composer Ron Boots, in all its pulsing, arpeggiating, shimmering, soothing glory.

Track listing:
1. Detachment of Worldly Affairs, Part 1
2. Cool Down
3. Detachment of Worldly Affairs, Part 2
4. Lachrymation
5. Breathe the Living Air
6. Free Flying Spirits
7. Far Boundaries

Flowing forces

More medicinal synths:

Airsculpture -
Thunderhead (1998)

Craig Padilla - Crystal Garden (1999)
+ The Edge of Eternity (1999)

Ron Boots, Eric van der Heijden & Friends - By Popular Demand (1993)

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John Kerr - Reflections of Citadel (1991)

Good lord look at those nerds plinking away at their synths. The possibly ironically titled By Popular Demand compiles a series of live performances that feature an ever-shifting cast of Berlin school musicians centering on Ron Boots and Eric can der Heijden. It's not all ambient drift -- although there is of course plenty of that -- as is abundantly clear from the moment the (live!) drums kick in during the prog-y, drivingly hypnotic "Mercalli's Scale". Despite the cheesy presentation, this is actually a fucking ace record, and anyone who dug my recent slew of synth posts (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here) should NOT sleep on it.

Track listing:
1. Mercalli's Scale
2. Time Room Spirits
3. Running Out of Time
4. Through Mental Doors
5. On the Edge
6. Time Room Special
7. March 28th
8. Unitas Special

Detachment of worldly affairs

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Sam Rosenthal -
Before the Buildings Fell (1986)

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Stormwarning (1989)