Santiago's most prominent electronic musician might well be German-born Uwe Schmidt, better know as Atom Heart, Atom TM, Señor Coconut and a trillion of other pseudonyms, under which he has been recording since the mid 80s. His musical style is impossible to pin-point, having recorded in every conceivable genre, from industrial over ambient to acid house, techno and electronic pop. Picking up the feeling of Latin American music after his move to Chile in the late 90s, he more accidentally than by intention achieved pop-star status with his Señor Coconut project, covering Kraftwerk songs in a Latin music style.
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Mouse On Mars, Regis, Terranova, Burial
If it weren't for today's free bonus day we would have had to miss out on a few amazing releases this February: Regis' three-volume 'Complete Works' for instance or Edward's debut album on White Music, which have just barely made the deadline for this month's more...
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The inimitable Uwe Schmidt in his Atom TM guise provides the perfect soundtrack for Europe's current cold freeze, 'Cold Memories' is two one-hour tracks from the Ambient City radio project in Helsinki in 1994. Indescribably beautiful electronic journeys from a true pioneer. Unmissable.