Zero 7

Paying homage to the analog synth constructions of Jarre, Tangerine Dream, etc., Zero One also bows to the use of tastefully applied electronic beats. The adjectives that immediately come to my mind about these synthesized sounds of are "sparkly" and "clear". The liner notes do not tell us who Zero One is, but do give a brief lesson on Pierre Simon de Laplace, the French mathematician and astronomer whose theories gave birth to the "zeroes" and "ones" of modern digital life.

Aranis is a Flemish septet playing a somewhat minimalistic contemporary classical with touches of folk and the occasional post-rock spirit. Their music covers grounds from the repetitive and haunting to the more free spirited, melodic and compelling…