The entire album was created using hardware synthesizers, primarily to give a reality to the timing and sense of the retrospective only hardware synths can give. An album that gives a mixture of uptempo and ambient in a shorter format than the usual electronic music of today. Electro Retro strives to give the listener a feel for the new sound synthesisers gave to the listening public. A sound, which in its heyday was not thought of as real music, but as a new world of the new wave of synthetic sounds. A sound that today seems more historic than commercial.

Heavy rhythms, sweeping synth combined with real bass sounds and synthetic leads all go into the "Electro Retro" mixing pot.

The artwork was left to the artist RIKO. He was given free reign to create a unique feel to an album cover that stands true to the original electronic feel through imagery. To see more of RIKO's work go to http://theoldtin.blogspot.com.

1. Snoodle
2. Rom Etal
3. Lushed
4. Electro Retro
5. Shred
6. Too Hot 2Bot
7. Moon Blue
8. Electrospective Skuz
9. Wired Again

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 12/31/2010
Ambient Teknology lives in Cornwall England

Tagged as: Electronica, Techno, IDM

1. Music of Fernando Sor by Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
2. Second Sight by Jami Sieber: enchanting cello compositions
3. The Piano by Chad Lawson: Multi-award winning pianist and composer who is not afraid to put his hat in anything
4. One Hour Long Bird Song by Sambodhi Prem: reflections of the moon in music
5. New Moon by Beth Quist: electro-Balkan / Indian meets New Age.
6. Enchanted Wind by Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
7. Breath of Life by Cobb Bussinger: Melodic, passionate, introspective and transcendent journeys to the heart
8. A Balm for Sisyphus by Luke Gartner-Brereton: music for minds
9. Seven Waves of Knowing by Sambodhi Prem: reflections of the moon in music
10. Christmas Guitar by Jeff Wahl: acoustic new age and jazz guitar.
11. Garden of Healing by Healing Muses: early music for healing
12. My House is the Sky by Mundi: Early music meets global folk at the Penguin Café
13. Hang by Laura Inserra: the Hang, a new instrument from Switzerland
14. Kingdom of Mountains by Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
15. Aegean Dreams by Beth Quist: electro-Balkan / Indian meets New Age.
16. Dram by Anna Rynefors and Erik Ask Upmark: swedish folk music
17. Music of Waters by Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
18. Trad by Barry Phillips: Scandinavian folkish cello
19. Sonatas For Trumpet And Organ by Jonathan Freeman-Attwood and Iain Simcock: brilliant Baroque masterpieces in virtuoso style
20. Dolce Musica - A Contemplative Journey by Healing Muses: early music for healing

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