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Solar Cycle has been making music for over 9 years now in various styles and under several aliases. It all got started during the 90's when he experienced music production and DJ sets. After moving to London a few years ago he (name unknown) met interesting people who helped him to understand the beauty of making music on a PC (perhaps it's time for the Mac soon?) After a few years of studying music and composing, dance and techno stuff, trance productions, the Solar Cycle project really got started. A style that he refers to as "Summer Cocktail of Chillout House, Electronica and Ambient". Solar Cycle has produced 3 full-length albums: Silver Lights, Sunlight and Flare.nbsp;The Jukebox plays a track from the 'Silver Lights' album and it is called 'Sunrise'. For us this track has this kind of 'Tangerine Dream' mood and an enormous amount of cinematic potential, beautiful vocal adding and lovely guitar sample. Solar Cycle should get his name on the widescreen as soon as possbile, which should not be too difficult. Go get this album on iTunes and enjoy the Solar Cycle movie! Artist: Solar Cycle Track Sunrise Album: Silver Lights Buy this album on iTunes Store here Visit the Solar Cycle website here Jukebox copy; 2009 - spacemusic.nl

Esem is Bulgarian music artist Georgi Marinov, born in 1979, previously known as "eesn" and "stereoman" during his early demoscene days at NOiSE. 

He has so far released one EP (Ikae, vinyl-only) and three full length albums: Enveloped (deFocus 2002), Serial Human (m3rck 2003), and Scateren (kahvi 2005). 

Scateren was released under a Creative Commons license and is available to download for free. Portions of Scateren were licensed for a Nintendo DS game - Theta, produced by Vitei inc. 

Esem is currently working on a new album, we assume, as his website shows TBA for 2009.... The Jukebox plays 'Dispehrse' from the Scateren album; the first time we heard this track we were amazed by the hi-quality production level, the intense bass line, the wonderful depth and 3D experience! If you ask us Esem should release his work via the iTunes Store for example as Scateren is a diamond in the electronica genre, much better than lots of 'average' ambient/electronica/IDM albums out there. We ask you to post comments here at spacemusic.nl nbsp;and make it clear this is a super release and it should be up there in the cloud on iTunes by a single mouse-click instead of the download hassle, right? The album could support the artist so... hello...? George? Action! Artist: Esem Track: Dispehrse Album: Scateren Visit the Esem website from here Jukebox copy; 2009 - spacemusic.nl

Meet Lubos and Lucie: Ambientium is an ambient music project founded on a fascination for the world, universe, nature, beauty and love which inspires us to create atmospheric music and which takes you into this story of the cosmos and being. Look around, listen to the harmony of the silent deep woodland, feel the energy of the spring-creek up in the hills, look into deep space and you will uncover the story celebrated in our music... The Jukebox plays part one of 'Another World' from the album Fractal Philosophy: inspired by the Cosmos and processes inside where everything is about patterns. Look at the cycles from birth to death and death to birth, consider the shapes in the nature,nbsp;the atoms and solar systems, galaxies...You will see much of self-similarity here. All these shapes and processes are beautiful, soulful and very inspiring. By exploring this beauty we can develop our souls which is one of the universal senses of life at all... (source: http://ambientium.com) Artist: Ambientium Track: Another World - part 1 Album: Fractal Philosophy Download the album from here (free) Visit the Ambientium Myspace site here Jukebox copy; 2009 - spacemusic.nl

MinusBlue is the alter-ego of Leigh Devlin.Vocalists connected to the project include Emma Saville, Claire Schofield, Marion Benoist of The Lovers, Sarah Jay, Tina Peacock, and Fran McNamara.Leigh lives and works in Sheffield and has recently written for and produced The Breaks, Paddy Orange, Claire Schofield, The Lovers, The Loungitude and various other projects. He is now concentrating on completing the second MinusBlue LP. Since March 2008, various remixes and the original mix of 'Be As One' have been signed to numerous labels and compilations around Europe. The LP is to be released in the next few weeks along with the singles 'Be As One', and 'Ocean Sky'. Source: Minus Blue Myspace site. The Jukebox plays "Sweet Harmony'; this track has been in our collection for years and years; first original version by The Beloved (remember the clip with 100% naked people?) and it's from 1993. Now this Minus Blue version simply rocks! It sounds beautiful and takes us to a better place, in a sweet harmony: enjoy your weekend! Artist: Minus Blue Track: Sweet Harmony Album: Clear Blue Eyes Buy music from Minus Blue on iTunes Store here. Visit the Minus Blue website here. Jukebox reg; 2009 - spacemusic.nl

Nurion is a project by Andreacute; Geada, 16 years old, from Portugal, who has been producing music since he was 12. His interest in music started in his early childhood when he studied piano, musical training and choir at the conservatory from 6 to 12 years old. Later he found out about software called 'Fruity Loops', nbsp;his kick-off for producing Drum'n'Bass and House music. Ambient music was a later station and started to get his full attention. He was invited by Buddha Mantra Rec. and Urban Antidote Records. Andreacute; released a promo EP (with Lee de Forest colaboration) on Buddha Mantra Records in 2009 to promote his project. In August of 2009 the Spacemusic podcast was truly amazed about Nurion and the production level... at the age of 16 this musician entered the podcast on the Coffee Break episode in October 2009. Nurion tries to transmit a new form of thinking: Enjoy Life! nbsp;The Jukebox plays 'Love in Dub' which is a fantastic easy going track suitable at any time of the day, whatever you're doing. Future release via Ajnavision.com Artist: Nurion Track: Love in Dub Album: promo (to be released in 2010) Visit the Nurion website here ! Please support this young artist by posting comments ! Jukebox reg; 2009 - spacemusic.nl

Xerxes (reigned 486-465 BC), a king of Persia, made an unsuccessful effort to conquer Greece in 480-479, suffering a major naval defeat at the Battle of Salamis. Xerxes was the son of Darius I and Atossa, daughter of Cyrus I. When Xerxes succeeded his father, Egypt was already in revolt and troubles soon broke out in Babylon; further, there was still pending the matter of the Greeks, where the Persian defeat at Marathon called for vengeance. He crushed the revolts in both Egypt and Babylon with great severity, not sparing even the gods, and then turned to the conquest of Greece. And now more about the ambient artist Xerxes...;-) It was hard to find more info, even his Myspace site doesn't show much at the moment of writing this post, but here's something worth knowing about: Xerxes, also known as Klaus Lunde, was born in 1973 in the southern parts of Norway. At the age of 14, he started producing music using an Amiga 500. In 1996, after having gone through various experiments and compositional phases, he finally arrived at a style he could call his own. Since then, Klaus has spent most of his time developing this sound. He is currently living in Toslash;nsberg, Norway He is a deeply respected ambient artist and has played alot of festivals the last years, both as a dj and with his band "Xerxes Live".' The Jukebox plays 'Can You See This?" from his album "The Mirror Formula". Originally offered as a free download, released in march 2006. Re-mastered edition is now available from his website. We suggest: be gentle and pay a reasonable price for this release. One can choose not only the format to download but the price level as well. Cool feature! Artist: Xerxes Track: Can You See This? Album: The Mirror Formula Buy Xerxes music on iTunes Store here Visit the website here Jukebox reg; 2009 - spacemusic.nl

PERU was a Dutch Synthesizer band, started in 1979 with Peter Kommers and Ruud van Es. They used their first names to make the name of the band. Rob Rapen also joined the band and Jos van de Dungen was involved in this project later on. Besides the name PERU they also used the name NOVA for their more commercial work. The single like 'Aurora' was in the charts those days! The music by Peru can be described as 'new age' or 'electronic'. File it under 'synthesizer' if you will. It can be played while sitting on the couch or as the background of a film. Peru has made music you won't hear that often anymore nowadays which is too bad.... Welcome to Spacemusic! The Jukebox plays 'Whales' and it's from their album called 'Forlian' which is a 1988 release when Jos van de Dungen joined Ruud and Peter. Visit the iTunes Store and get more music by this great band, there's a fine collection of albums to choose from. Our suggestion: get them all !!! Artist: Peru Track: Whales Album: Forlian Buy music from Peru on iTunes Store here Visit the website here Jukebox copy; 2009 - spacemusic.nl

Michele Effe a.k.a. Gold Lounge is an Italian producer and composer; his musical styles range from chillout to lounge to ambient and electronic music. It all started in his childhood... playing along with tunes on the radio on his keyboard. Michele started playing the piano at the age of six. His preferred music: funky disco, 70s and electro-new age of the 80s. During the 90s he had become a serious DJ @ various clubs in Italy. During a holiday on Ibiza he discovered the Chillout genre and this was a serious stimulation to fire of his beloved project.... Gold Lounge was a fact! In his music you can find a lot of contamination due to the different types of music heard and loved during his musical career. His first EP called "Earth Breath EP" and his second "Liquid Sun" are currently available on the best digital stores. The Jukebox plays 'Close Your Eyes' - this track will be out on the future new EP by Gold Lounge around Christmas. Check the Myspace site for previews and the latest news about releases. We will now close our eyes... Super track! Artist: Gold Lounge Track: Close Your Eyes Buy Michele Effe music on iTunes Store here Visit the website here Jukebox copy; 2009 - spacemusic.nl

Lukas Termena is a producer from Poland. His project is kept in a stream of smooth chillout and ambient. 2005 where the year of his first steps in chillout and he found his passion in it. The first promo album "Dream" came out a year later and was supported by "Radio Horyzont", "Radio Bawelna", "Spacemusic" and many more. After some time he released a new single - "Lonely Girl" - recorded with vocalist Cassi Luv and a month later next complimentary album "2000 Miles to Heaven" published by a Canadian recording studio Falling Records. The album "2000 Miles to Heaven" is a compilation of the most interesting tracks composed up to now by Lukas Termena.His music can be listened in such broadcasts like Beatiful Voices, Shanning Sleep, Chillout Sundays, Spacemusic Podcast, Leniwe Dzwieki. Nowadays Lukas is binded with a talented vocalist Angelika Borof. There are plans of a common album which will be released ...../... nbsp;The new material, as he says, will be extremely different than his earlier chillout productions. (source: Lukas nbsp;Termena Myspace site) We can't wait Lukas! Our Jukebox plays this fantastic remix of 'New Divide' performed by Linkin Park. Lukas knows how to use technology and define a perfect wide sounding atmosphere, creating a complete new song from the original track. This remix is another fantastic production and way ahead of any other remixer quality out there... Smooth and thoughtful are just two ingredients of the Lukas Termena trademark: once heard, never to be forgotten. Go listen and post comments please. Cheers! Artist: Linkin Park/ Lukas Termena chillout mix Track: New Divide Buy this remix from........? Visit the website here Jukebox copy; 2009 - spacemusic.nl

The Shulman project, comprised of Yaniv Shulman and Omri Harpaz, is considered one of the leading groups in the psychedelic chill out and ambient scenes and has performed live at large festivals around the world. Shulman's music is filled with evolving organic layers backed by rich harmonies. Shulman has released four artist albums and numerous releases on compilations by leading labels throughout the world. Yaniv Shulman* is from Israel. He has a BS in computer science with an emphasis on DSP and math. At the moment, he is studying music theory. Yaniv has produced music for the last 11 years. He is focused mainly on downbeat electronic music of all sorts, but has also worked on electronic music such as dance-floor oriented music, trip hop projects, rock, and more. Omri Harpaz (Omi), is a 31 year old from Israel, who studied computer programming. Omi started to DJ when he was 17 and has since played all over the world (Japan, Mexico, Kenya, Holland, Germany, Portugal, United States, Brazil and more). Shulman has collaborated with many artists including world music giants Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Steve Shehan, Bluetech, Ishq, Lee Triffon, and many others. In addition, Shulman remixed tracks by Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Steve Shehan, Sub6 and Michele Adamson, and Entheogenic. Shulman's tracks were remixed by famous artists such as Bluetech, Ishq, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Anahata, as well as others. The Jukebox plays: I Dive - featuring Lee Triffon. We were tipped by our long-time listener #60;Cabguy#62; from Germany; one thing let to another sort of speak. Spacemusic will feature more tracks by the Shulman project in the near future. *) In addition, Yaniv is managing Aleph Zero, a well respected label, with partner Shahar Bar-Itzhak (aka DJ Shahar). Aleph Zero was created with a vision of releasing and promoting high quality downbeat electronic music, journeying through the realms of ambient, chill out, ethnic sounds, and weird electronica.... Artist: Shulman ft. Lee Triffon Track: I Dive Album: Random Thoughts Buy the album on iTunes here Visit the website here Jukebox copy; 2009 - spacemusic.nl