Pendulum

An electronic duo with Nicky Rowe creating the musical soundscapes and James Harris on vocals. 

Soulful and uplifting, classic sounding British electropop. The Moons Of Jupiter's music has been likened to a hybrid of Depeche Mode, The Human League and Savage Garden, with a contemporary feel and also their own unique style.

Their self-titled debut album is available now on CD, download and streaming. 

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themoonsofjupitermusic@gmail.com

NEW SONGS NOW UNDERWAY! (soon as I can manage-ish)

Formed in 1980, 'FoH' (pronounced as initials "F.O.H.") or Fear of Humans initially comprised four people (Danny Hopcroft - drums, Rik Player - bass, Mark Wernham - lead guitar / synths / songwriting / backing vocal, and me (Mark Saunders) - synths / songwriting / lead vocal). We recorded two "albums": Prayers For the Human Race (1980) and Reality (1981). When we "broke up" in 1981 (we left school and moved apart), I went on to record on my own in 1982 under the FoH name (The name comes from one of the first songs I ever wrote back in 1980, which seemed to fit the band's musical style, and has a double meaning that appeals to me of either "being afraid of humans" or "what humans fear", both of which is represented in my songs). Mark Wernham and I had one reunion recording session in 1987 which gleaned a few more songs, but with living in different parts of the country that was it for the original band. Since then, I've continued to record - the epitome of the "bedroom musician"! - writing dozens of songs, all recorded very poorly onto what I'm sure people would now regard as ancient technology! I.e multiple cassette deck overplay for my very early solo stuff back in 1980 (so hissy you can barely hear the music!), and later a four-track cassette deck - which is what most of these songs were recorded on (a Tascam Porta-One, which you can still find for sale on ebay!). I tended to record songs usually in one evening, having already got the lyrics sorted out, working out the various "layers" and building them up one at a time, so these songs and instrumentals are mostly effectively only of "demo" quality. 

I was inspired to write songs after hearing "Are 'Friends' Electric?" by Gary Numan/Tubeway Army back in 1979. It was so unlike anything I'd ever heard before (using synthesisers in a rock form and being so dark and downbeat lyrically), and resonated with me massively as it summed up my teenage angst perfectly. I couldn't get enough Numan, so I decided to try to do something electronic and eclectic myself.

I hadn't recorded any new songs since about 1996, but I started again in 2017 with some better recording equipment. After 1996 all I'd really done music wise was record some of the old cassette recordings on to CD and convert them into MP3, which makes quite a difference in terms of reducing hiss etc! I did add a few new parts to Forbin in 2011 to create a hybrid version recorded over a period of 25 years! Most tracks currently here are a selection of my recordings mostly between about 1982 and 1996 (the production side of things varies a lot as I was sometimes too impatient to correct errors that crept in, so I apologise for the differences in performance and recording quality!  Most notably, the balance is wrong. The way I recorded the songs - vocal quite early on amongst several layers of instruments - tended to mean that my voice was pushed back too far in the mix, so sometimes you can barely hear what I'm singing! (which is why I include the lyrics on each song write-up - if you can't hear them, you can at least see them!). Most tracks sound better under headphones).

My BandCamp: https://j3tb0t.bandcamp.com/ 
I am just starting to make electronic music, I was using open source programs like LMMS, Garage band, ZynAddSubFX and Zerius Vocoder. Now I am using Studio One, a MircoKorg, and a Korg Kross. I take inspiration from a wide variety of music. Some of my favorite eletornic artists are: seabound, Iris, Assemblage 23, Neuroticfish, Covenant, VNV nation, kraftwerk, solvent, wolfsheim, Apoptygma Berzerk, Beborn Benton, mind in a box, and THYX, Cesium 137, Neuroactive. 
My Twitter :  https://twitter.com/Jetfenelon
My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DlLD8xBlFD8LiM_IzALRQ

Luminae Productions est né du partenariat entre deux jeunes compositeurs passionnés par l’illustration sonore, Florian Bochkovsky et Eric Valette.

Les deux artistes possèdent chacun un univers musical diversifié et empli de caractère.
C’est ce « vocabulaire » riche et évocateur d’images qu’ils se proposent de mettre au service du projet de tout créateur désireux de valoriser ses œuvres, par la composition d’une bande sonore méthodiquement adaptée à l’histoire ou au concept développé.

Les prestations de Luminae Productions recouvrent la composition de bandes sonores originales pour les jeux vidéo, le cinéma, la télévision, la publicité ainsi que pour les médias et contenus vidéos Internet (sites Internet, blogs, vidéos artistiques ou promotionnelles, etc.).

N’hésitez-pas à nous contacter sur luminae.productions@gmail.com afin que nous échangions librement sur la mise en valeur de votre projet créatif !

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Luminae Productions is a partnership between two young composers passionate about sound illustration, Florian Bochkovsky and Eric Valette.

Both artists have a diverse musical universe full of character. It’s this "vocabulary" rich and evocative of images that they propose to put at the service of the project of any creator wishing to value his works, by the composition of an original soundtrack methodically adapted to the developed content (history or concept).

Luminae Productions offers the composition of original soundtracks for video games, cinema, television, advertising as well as for Internet media and video content (websites, blogs, artistic or promotional videos, etc.).

Feel free to contact at luminae.productions@gmail.com to discuss with us about the creative content of your project!

Luminae Productions
-Music for Emotions -

deep cosmic acid trans*

dates upcoming
2025.04.12 ° Dyke O Rama, Spoutnik, Geneva (CH)

dates past
2025.01.24 ° Tina 2nd Skin, Pachinko, Geneva (CH)
2024.11.02 ° David, Vieille Ville, Geneva (CH)
2024.10.19 ° La Galerie des Grottes, Geneva (CH)
2024.09.14 ° Pre-play, Le Groove, Geneva (CH)
2024.08.18 ° Rave, Corfou (GR)
2024.07.27 ° Octogone, Larna (GR)
2024.06.20 ° Fessestival, Spoutnik, Geneva (CH)
2024.06.15 ° Summer Solstice Festival, Valais (CH)
2024.06.01 ° Elecpsys, Saint Cergue (CH)
2024.02.01 ° Central Station, Geneva (CH)
2023.12.31 ° NY, Kzern, Geneva (CH)
2023.10.13 ° Ychan x Kzern, Kzern, Geneva (CH)
2023.08.20 ° Octogonikta, Larna, Corfou (GR)
2023.08.12 ° Rave, Corfou (GR)
2023.07.07 ° Dolce Vapore, Bainsdelest, GE (CH)
2023.06.10 ° Pride Closing, Palladium, GE (CH)
2023.05.27 ° K-mille, Canal54, Geneva (CH)
2023.04.28 ° DYKE-O-RAMA, Spoutnik, GE (CH)
2023.04.22 ° 30's Manotib, Geneva (CH)
2023.04.14 ° 1 year, KZERN, Geneva (CH)
2022.12.04 ° After Festival PhaseZ, 404, GE (CH)
2022.10.08 ° Le Temple v2, Makhno, Geneva (CH)
2022.10.07 ° SmashTheCisTem, Atelier, GE (CH)
2022.09.10 ° B2B vvvani, PointeJonx, Geneva (CH)
2022.08.19 ° Giuliachella Festival, St-Gilles (FR)
2022.08.12 ° Jura'Zik Festival, Crozet-Fierney (FR)
2022.07.16 ° 36gr, La Gravière, Geneva (CH)
2022.06.22 ° Radio Transvoisines, Lausanne (CH)
2022.06.18 ° 40's Aspasie, Bateau, Geneva (CH)
2022.06.17 ° Solstice Festival, Valais (CH)
2022.05.21 ° 30 Jahre, Frauenraum, Bern (CH)
2022.05.07 ° B2B vvvani, PointeJonx, Geneva (CH)
2021.09.24 ° Nocturne, Terreau, Geneva (CH)
2021.09.11 ° Genevegas, Kugler, Geneva (CH) 
2021.08.28 ° KZERN, Vernets, Geneva (CH)
2021.08.12 ° PHI Festival, Corfou (GR)
2020.09.18 ° DyDa, Corsier (CH)
2020.08.13 ° PHI Festival, Corfou (GR)
2020.07.25 ° Sikiláke, Chez Jean-Luc, Geneva (CH)
2020.07.18 ° Doomsday, La Gravière, Geneva (CH)
2020.03.06 ° PHI Festival support, Geneva (CH)
2020.02.07 ° TiTh, Geneva (CH)
2019.12.31 ° Genevegas, Kugler, Geneva (CH)
2019.12.18 ° Pachinkweer, Geneva (CH)
2019.07.31 ° Nout, Geneva (CH)
2019.06.13 ° Feminist Strike, Lausanne (CH)
2019.06.09 ° Pachinko, Genève (CH)
2019.06.01 ° Spielact Festival, Genève (CH)
2019.04.26 ° Stop Returns, Genève (CH)
2018.06.16 ° Slutwalk, TU, Genève (CH)
2018.03.21 ° Equinoxe, Molène, Lausanne (CH)

Pendulum

James D. Stark