Electronica

Label - www.sjerecords.com - SJE Records

Revolution
Its an Understatement
A kind of retro now
Stars
Its a New Wave
Atmosphere
Another Mirror
Vial (My Desire)
Saviour     
New Oceans 

In This Mode – New Wave Revolution – SJE Records
- See more at: http://sjerecords.com/release/new-wave-revolution/
The moment I heard the opening few bars of Gary Numan’s “Are Friends Electric” my life changed. It was like a doorway opened into a new reality for me. An alien landscape that I felt oddly at home in. Music featured strongly in my childhood growing up as the younger brother of one of the founding fathers of punk rock in Australia. I began my musical life with intensity and have never really looked back. But from that moment back in 1979 synthesisers and electronic music have been an integral part of my musical expression. Along the way I have played in a couple of synth bands, studied classical piano, cello and recorder including a stint in the local symphony orchestra. Far and away the most creative thing I have done in my life is to become a parent. Its the agony and ecstasy of this that has I believe led to “In This Mode”. At any one time I operate in a different mode or role all of which are aspects of who I am but none of them completely defining me and so all the while I am a parent living through the roller-coaster ride of emotions that can involve another part of me is creating musical ideas.

Musical influences are probably to numerous to mention but heres some of it, some of the giants  of electronic music, Gary Numan, John Foxx, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Visage, Human League, Tangerine Dream leading into The Shaman, The KLF, Front 242,  Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins,  Sisters of Mercy, Orbital, Dead Can Dance and more recently Assemblage 23, VNV nation, and Royksopp just to name a few. Along the way lots of classical music found its way in there and a bit of Jazz as well. The list really is to long to list so I won’t but my thanks to any one who has ever provided musical inspiration. In This Mode is a reincarnation of a once dormant aspect of my  creative self using synthesisers and technology to create electronic dance, synth pop, downtempo and ambient music to put into form what has been formless for sometime.

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In This Mode - New Wave Revolution (Album Teaser Mix)[SJE Records]

Crocket's Theme-Cover by Ian Rowland

MPU101 - MPU104

A1. BLOCK-1_dv190
A2. doepfARP
A3. TEAM 700_76
A4. DUES700
A5. BLOCK-1_2AREA666
B1. ppg2_3ModeMon
B2. vanlife_702 ABCD
B3. TrailerparkBeauty
B4. leavebehind
B5. rioria juice
B6. sunset memories

Trailerpark Beauty Sunset Memories on 180g heavyweight vinyl.
Mastered by Tangible Air.

ITX031 MPU101 - MPU104

The Sands Of Time-Original by Ian Rowland. & Dallas Harrison

My cover of Vienna by Ultravox. No vocals as i can't sing.
All comments gratefully received both good and bad. Constructive criticism encouraged.

Ultravox-Vienna. (Cover by Ian Rowland)

Erasure-A Little Respect. (Cover by Ian Rowland)

Kraftwerk-The Model. (Cover by Ian Rowland)

Recorded using the awesome OPX PRO ii. Mininmoog V2, Korg DW8000 and some free vsti's.

Howard-Jones New Song. ( Cover by Ian Rowland)

Using the Arturia Minimoog V2, Jupiter 8V2, and some Free VSTI's

Erasure-Breath Of Life. ( Cover by Ian Rowland)

Using the mighty OPX PRO ii, Minmoog V2 and some free VSTI's.

Axel F. (Cover by Ian Rowland)

J.M.Jarre- Equinox 3. (Cover by Ian Rowland)

Original sampled beginning from the speech by the president. then all sounds are mine using Arturia, sonic projects and g-media synths.   

J.M.Jarre- Rendezvouz 4.  (Cover by Ian Rowland )

J.M.Jarre- Equinoxe5 (Cover by Ian Rowland)

Still a work in progress. Getting the sounds and levels right now but need to do some editing on the ending.

Gary Numan- Cars 2 (Cover by Ian Rowland)

Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours. mix

I mainly do cover versions of early synth pioneers from the 70's and 80's in my home studio, but would like to play live at some point, just need more like minded keyboard players in my area to start something. 

Crocket's Theme-Cover by Ian Rowland

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