Michael Hovan (joram) is a native of Tallahassee, Florida. He began producing electronic music in 1999. He draws inspiration from a host of unlikely sources including: Stereolab, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, nobukazu takemura, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Plaid, The Descendants, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, and Doudou N'Diaye Rose. He is presently studying the humanities at Florida State University, and is pursuing a certificate in world music through the ethnomusicology department at the F.S.U. School of music. Some of his strongest musical inspiration is taken from the music he has performed in the various world music ensembles at F.S.U. (Brazilian Samba, Chinese, Balinese Gamelan, and the African ensemble.) joram's music could be considered somewhat minimalist, and is created with the concept of musical texture in mind.

Moments of Clarity

Tagged as: Electronica, Ambient, IDM.

1. Brotha D: Music for your mind, body and soul
2. Adam Fielding: atmospheric dance music with cool vocals
3. Bjorn Fogelberg: ambient and soft electronica
4. Alexander Lisenkov: Lounge and dance electronic music with elements of jazz and ethnic
5. Solar Theory: sound meditations unifying deeply mesmerizing vocals with electronic soundscapes
6. Rob Cosh: Music For Your Inner Ear
7. Sasha Merkulov: Ethnic New Age, Groove, Meditation, Sitar, Ambient
8. Attic Trax: Chilled downtempo with a bit of attitude
9. Robert Otto: Ambient Electronic and Neoclassical Soundscapes
10. Sambodhi Prem: reflections of the moon in music
11. Hector Mukomol: ambient travels through a personal universe
12. Julian Blackmore: Downbeat ambient electronica with a twist
13. Angelight: New Age/World Music for mankind from Russia
14. Brad Senne: dreamy, acoustic folk rock
15. Laura Inserra: the Hang, a new instrument from Switzerland
16. Hans Christian: new age meets Indian cello
17. Chiwawa: He who sings thinks no evil
18. Burnshee Thornside: funny, funky blues
19. David Modica: layers of lush acoustic guitar
20. Arthur Yoria: catchy, whip smart alt-rock