Skylines
Release Date: February 12, 2016
© 2016 Keith Richie

Skylines is a cinematic electronic journey that explores the architecture of sound through a global lens—an immersive album inspired by the skylines of iconic cities around the world.

Blending elements of electronic rock, synthwave, and dark synthpop, composer Keith Richie crafts an atmospheric tribute to nine cities—each track echoing the energy, emotion, and identity of its urban muse. From the rainy pulse of “Seattle Walk” to the neon-tinted melancholy of “Goodbye Dubai” and the chaotic haze of “Lost in Beijing,” Skylines invites listeners to travel without moving.

This isn’t just a sonic travelogue—it’s a fusion of geography and emotion. Each composition evokes the sensation of standing beneath towering structures, feeling the movement of life around you, and absorbing the invisible rhythm of the city itself.

The album features exclusive versions of fan-favorite singles including “Seattle Walk,” “Lost in Beijing,” and “Goodbye Dubai,” all reimagined as part of a cohesive global experience.

Whether you're drawn to lush synthesizer textures or inspired by the spirit of travel, Skylines offers a powerful soundscape that stretches across continents—and deep into the imagination.

🌟 What Others Are Saying About Skylines

Keith Richie’s Skylines has earned praise for its cinematic scope, emotional depth, and atmospheric precision. Reviewers highlight Richie’s ability to translate global skylines into immersive soundscapes that blend ambient, synthpop, and electronic rock. With standout compositions like “Seattle Walk,” “Sun in Central Park,” and “Seven Hills,” the album is recognized as a cohesive sonic journey through place and feeling. Explore what reviewers are saying:

Sleeping Bag Studios – "Skylines is a beautiful, gorgeously-composed album full of richly layered textures and emotional nuance, with standout moments like 'Seattle Walk' and 'Sun in Central Park' pulling listeners deep into Keith Richie’s immersive world."
👉 Read the review: sleepingbagstudios.ca/category/special-reports/

Soundlooks – "Skylines is a complete work of astonishing freshness—an expertly crafted tapestry of sound that captures the essence of cities both iconic and obscure. Keith Richie proves himself a consummate composer with a gift for sonic storytelling."
👉 Read the review: soundlooks.com/2016/02/keith-richie-skylines-weaves-instrumental-textures-into-a-tapestry-of-places-iconic-obscure-and-intriguing/

Seven Hills

Awakening – Ken Mercer
The dawn of a new world begins…

After the chaos and rebirth told in ReGenesis, the journey continues with Awakening — an epic electronic odyssey through the first moments of a brand-new Earth. The storms have settled. The machines have fallen silent. From the ashes of destruction, light breaks once again across the horizon.

Awakening is the sound of life returning — the heartbeat of a world rediscovering balance. The track opens in stillness, as if the planet itself is taking its first breath. Slowly, waves of synth energy rise, fusing organic warmth with digital precision, painting the birth of a world where nature and technology coexist in harmony.

This is not just a continuation, but a transformation. Humanity, nature, and machine consciousness all begin to stir — no longer at odds, but evolving together. The melodies build toward transcendence, symbolizing an era of unity, discovery, and hope.

A new sun rises. The planet awakens.
And the story continues...

🎧 Composed, performed, and produced by Ken Mercer
🌍 Part of the evolving concept album that began with “JarreMinator” and “ReGenesis.”
🎹 Inspired by Jean-Michel Jarre and the limitless horizons of electronic sound.

Awakening

in heaven everything is fine

Sunrain

M.Nomized : synthesizer, marimba, field recording, raga treatments, loops

playing with "Courante" by Marco Lucchi
https://soundcloud.com/marcolucchi/courante-if-you-would-like-to-dance-with-me-please-add-your-sounds

aprile 2020

Marco Lucchi & M.Nomized - Corrente (per una Fata)

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Samuel Regan - Acousma (Single) 

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We are happy to welcome back Oklahoma native Samuel Regan for the first single "Acousma" from the upcoming "Behind Veils" LP. Samuel has been attending Mills Collage in Oakland, CA and has also been busy with new aspirations in digital synthesis and sound design while pursuing his degree in electronic music. This work represents another milestone for the artist and we are pleased to share it with all of you. 

Full length album coming summer 2020...stay tuned! 

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*a note from the artist: 

I'm thrilled to present my new full length album, Behind Veils. It's my ninth studio album and first release since early 2018. I share it with more pride than any past work, as a culmination of visions and ideas and a taste of what's to come. 

The music arose from a two-year trip into synthesis and digital signal processing, which seem somehow endowed with infinitude and fraught with illusions of control and choice. They can shape sounds that emerge as living and breathing entities: filling uncanny spaces as geometries viewed from impossible vantage points. The songs guide these artifacts out into the daylight to dance and unfold like gestures in their own language. Their subjects include illusion, ecology, philosophy and psychedelia; the theatrical and the paradoxical - which all seem speak to us from behind a veil. 

I hope the music finds you healthy and well. There are so many challenging days behind and ahead of us - when things get hard, sometime meaning collapses and there's no music, and that's okay. An optimism runs through some of these sounds that won't always resonate, but they'll welcome you back... Sometimes an escape into unreality can be the loveliest medicine. 

-Samuel Regan  
credits
released May 8, 2020 
Behind Veils by Samuel Regan 
composed, performed and produced by Samuel Regan 
Mixed by Samuel Regan 
Artwork Layout/Design by Mark Kuykendall 
“Acousma” mastered by Christopher Davidson


CD/DL: https://unknowntonerecords.bandcamp.com/track/acousma-single

Samuel Regan - Acousma

Platonic Sands (Chris Allen/Mysterioso Cover)

Bloody Moon By Laurens Rodriguez

Synthmaster Contest 2020

The Search For Home by Peter Reynders

Rainbow by Viktor Khomenko

synthmaster track contest 2020

Expectation by Korodi Csaba

SynthMaster is an ‘all-around’ semi-modular software synthesizer and effect plug-in that features many different synthesis methods including VA, Additive, Wavetable, Wavescanning, Phase Modulation, Frequency Modulation, Pulse Width Modulation, Ring Modulation, Amplitude Modulation, Physical Modeling and SFZ Sample Playback synthesis. With its multi-synthesis oscillators, analog modelled/digital filters, flexible effects routing with 11 types of high quality effects and a massive modulation architecture with 95 separate modulation sources and 650+ modulation targets; SynthMaster is a ‘must-have’ for all synthesizer enthusiasts!

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

SynthMaster ranked #1 in MusicRadar's annual "Best VST/AU Synth In The World" poll: http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/the-50-best-vst-au-plugin-synths-in-the-world-today-621799

SynthMaster received "Gold Award" in "Best Software Instrument" category from MusicTech Magazine.

SynthMaster was awarded "Best Software Instrument of 2012" by MusicRadar web site: http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/the-best-music-tech-gear-of-2012-568175/11

SynthMaster received 10/10 and "Performance Award" from Computer Music magazine in their February 2012 review. Their verdict was: "If ever there was a desert island synth, SynthMaster is it, covering all sonic bases with authority and a superb tone"!

SynthMaster 2.8 is available for purchase as online download at KV331 Audio website. It's available in different variations:

1. 'Player FREE License (Free): 'Player FREE' version of SynthMaster only allows editing of easy parameters and effect bypass states of each presets. It comes with 350 factory presets

2. 'Player License ($29): 'Player' version of SynthMaster only allows editing of easy parameters and effect bypass states of each presets. It comes with 1250 factory presets.

3. 'Academic' License ($59) : Students can purchase SynthMaster 'Academic'. It only comes with the factory presets,  doesnt include any extra expansion presets.

4. 'Factory' License ($99) : The 'Factory' license only comes with the factory presets, doesnt include any extra expansion presets.

5. '1+2 Bundle' License ($129) : The '1+2 Bundle' license/bundle includes SynthMaster 2.8 and SynthMaster One.

6. 'Everything' License ($339) : The 'Everything' licence/bundle includes all released expansion presets (1400 currently).

A demo version of SynthMaster 2.6 is also available for download at KV331 Audio website. The demo version is identical to the standard version except 3 limitations:

1. Saving presets is disabled
2. Starts playing random notes after 10 minutes
3. Comes with 350 factory presets (demo users can check out the remaining factory presets from the online presets browser though)

Bloody Moon By Laurens Rodriguez

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