New Tunes: Swim, by Caribou

Uplifting music for interesting moments in time . I found this album months and months ago during one of my periodic trawls for new and diverse tunes. I keep a notepad .txt file with tons of URLS of things I’ve heard samples of but don’t get the instant WOW factor. Which isn’t a bad thing. [...]

Music for writing Dark Fantasy and Horror ¦ Soundtrack to Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein by Underworld

Music for writing Dark Fantasy and Horror ¦ Soundtrack to Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein by Underworld It’s almost been a year since I saw a Live Theatre broadcast to Cinema via satellite, for Danny Boyle’s production of Frankenstein with Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberpatch.  It was a spectacular visual and visceral event. Helped greatly by [...]

Free MP3 download Chunky Techno Electronica – Ryan Elliott’s Minimise [Color Series] Mix – via ASIP

Chunky Techno Electronica Another audio gem from the harlequin king within his – a strangely isolated place– handing out his gifts of music for moods and soundscapes to write or dance to. I’ve subscribed to the ASIP site and every few days get a new delight materializing within my inbox. You can download Ghostlycast #45: [...]

1981 Synthpop – Ex Luna Scientia by Gary Numan’s old backing band – Dramatis

Ex Luna Scientia This is a bit of a very rare treat. Digging through my old vinyl collection a couple of days ago I came across a promotional copy of “For Future Reference” an album by the early 1980s synthpop band Dramatis.  (Rocket Record Company: Train 18).  I stuck it on and found myself flashing [...]

Free MP3 download Ambient Electronica by Andy Green – Tranquilized – via ASIP

This isn’t dishwater electro – this is solid ambient bliss Another audio gem from the harlequin king within his – a strangey isolated place – handing out his gifts of music for moods and soundscapes to write (and do other things) to. I subscribed to this WordPress site and every few days get a new [...]

Music for dreaming and dream visualisation: Origin # 01, by Solar Fields

I bought this as part of my monthly hunt for new tunes to feed my creative needs – music that provides a structure to firm up my imagination, music for my writing. However the album had a totally different and profound effect.  I’m a great believer in dream visualisation.  Shaping ideas and goals within the [...]

Album Review: Gary Numan – Dead Son Rising – Music for Cyberpunks

What I listen to when I’m burning chrome… I bought this a few weeks back and it’s possibly one of the most perfect albums Numan has ever made; part of his on-going and relatively recent collaboration with Ade Fenton.  Skip back to the Halcyon days of Tubeway Army through to Berserker; this is where most [...]

God is an Astronaut: The End of The Beginning – music for writing

I discovered this group via a cafe in Bristol a few months ago. The cafe was playing it over the sound system; I asked who it was and a waiter told me:  “God is an Astronaut” .  A few weeks later I’d reached the end of my recent stack of new musical purchases and so [...]

Music for writing sci-fi cyberpunk ¦ just bought every album they’ve made – God Is An Astronaut

Music for writing sci-fi cyberpunk ¦ just bought every album they’ve made – God Is An Astronaut I love moments like this; they’re rare for a reason – because it’s not often I find something that so resoundingly fits the psycho-emotional shape of my mind or the taste of my imagination.  Gary Numan does it [...]

Free MP3 download ¦ Futuresequence – SEQUENCE2 ambient electronica for writing science fiction

Free MP3 download ¦ Futuresequence – SEQUENCE2 ambient electronica for writing science fiction Another audio gem from the harlequin king within his – a strangely isolated place – handing out his gifts of music for moods and soundscapes to write (and do other things) to. I subscribed to this WordPress site and every few days [...]

Music for writing: Fahrenheit Project Part 7, various artists – stunning, pacy and intelligent electro perfect for sci-fi and cyberpunk vistas of imagination

Music for writing: Fahrenheit Project Part 7, various artists – stunning, pacy and intelligent electro perfect for sci-fi and cyberpunk vistas of imagination. I recently bought The Last Resort, by Trentemøller, which has been an amazing soundtrack to my writing periods over the past week: I’ve literally listened to nothing else apart from when I’ve [...]

Music for writing: The Last Resort, by Trentemøller – moody ambient electro perfect for dark fantasy and cyberpunk horror

Music for writing: The Last Resort, by Trentemøller – moody ambient electro perfect for dark fantasy and cyberpunk horror I’ve been on the prowl for some new tunes to shovel like coals into the furnace of my imagination.  Trentemøller is an old favourite of mine and provided the menacing soundscapes I needed back in 2008 [...]

Stunning ambient electronica by Stellardrone – Milliways, music to write new worlds to

Stunning ambient electronica by Stellardrone – Milliways, music to write new worlds to Jaw dropping soundscapes to tingle your eardrums and send shivers up your spine. Click repeat and drop out of reality into your sci-fi and dark fantasy realm of choice.  This is writing music of the utmost highest quality.  The echoey tick-tock of [...]

Music for writing: sci-fi & dark fantasy soundscapes of Portal 2 with free download

Music for writing: sci-fi & dark fantasy soundscapes of Portal 2 with free download. I’m always on the lookout for music to write to.  I need new tunes to feed my imagination.  A couple of friends recommended Portal 2 to me and I’m glad I grabbed a copy via the free download.  This is not [...]

Cyberpsace Astral Space: put on your headphones, turn up the volume, maximise the view…Radiohead Andi Müllers Looong Mix

Cyberpsace Astral Space: put on your headphones, turn up the volume, maximise the view…Radiohead Andi Müllers Looong Mix Just simply divine and gorgeous visuals to go alongside a bass-thumping mix of this classic track by Radiohead. Dreaming is reality.  Non-linear, timeless. When we sleep our conscious minds roam time and space. We are eternal. – [...]

New Tunes: Skying, by The Horrors

New Tunes: Skying, by The Horrors Another random buy. Like the album cover. Gave it a preview on PLAY and wasn’t sure but left the window open. Came back again later and thought yeah, this is atmospheric and could be great writing music – so made purchase. See more posts like this – click David [...]

New Tunes: No More Idols, by Chase & Status

New Tunes: No More Idols, by Chase & Status I’ve reached a point where I’m hungry for new tunes to write to.   Went browsing random album titles and looking for cover art that struck me as interesting.  Found this.  Preview on PLAY.com caught my ears so have made purchase.  Seems to have a great range [...]

Writing music for the day: AES DANA – Natti Natti (ANDROCELL rmx)

Writing music for the day:  AES DANA – Natti Natti (ANDROCELL rmx) I’ve just spent an hour writing to this. Carbons (genetically engineered slave workforce) and The Changed – survivors of Yellow Dawn left altered at a molecular level by the first pathogen. Enjoy! . See more posts like this – click David J Rodger [...]

Old skool rave with a beautifully dark 21st century twist – The Horrorist, One Night in New York City

Old skool rave coming back with a beautifully dark 21st century twist.  Uncensored version. Recollecting a classic by The Horrorist,  “One Night in New York City”. Simple yet brilliant dance track with deliciously menacing vibe.  Like William Orbit’s “Montok Point” on something crunchy and chemical. For interest: One of my fave William Orbit tracks: . [...]

Music: introducing FAIRMONT – awesome atmospheric writing tunes

This is a track by a group called Fairmont. Spectacular electro music, primarily ambient but with some quality mood and atmosphere. Gritty enough to be a universe away from certain dull types of the electro-ambient genre. I highly recommend you give it a go. You can enjoy an entire playlist here, courtesy of YouTube: enjoy! [...]