organic electronica

my latest music discovery and recommendation is imogen heap. my longtime friend aaron s. a.k.a ivoryhorseman told me to check these guys out - and that means "buy now, ask questions later". if you go to their website you can find a player and listen to their latest disk "speak for yourself". do not miss / underestimate track 5, hide and seek.

in terms of a musical progression (for me), imogen heap follows on the heals of porcupine tree -- in that the musicianship is sky high and engaging, yet both maintain an organic feel. the main difference is the underpinnings -- porcupine tree has a prog rock heritage and imogen heap extends from electronica.

in imogen heap, we encounter a sound that i thought my song-writing friend and whiz kid doug g. and i would be introducing to the world first -- what i had dreamed of as "organic electronica"... a world where cello's coexisted with wave-sequencing, acoustic piano's with granular synthesis, and djembe's with futurist programming.

the good news is that i can listen to something as great as imogen heap right now and be inspired. doug's stuff is just as radically good yet different / original -- and he has three disks worth of material he has created on reason, including a single 60 minute track. as soon as i can find the time -- i am dying to get down to business and finish production / mix down of the gift that sits latent in this 17-year-olds bedroom.

it will change the way you hear.