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01. LEON LOWMAN - Listen
02. LEON LOWMAN - Tears Behind the Smile
03. LEON LOWMAN - Flourencent Funk
04. LEON LOWMAN - Friends
05. LEON LOWMAN - Liquid Diamonds
06. LEON LOWMAN - Eclipse
07. LEON LOWMAN - Andrea
08. LEON LOWMAN - Open
09. LEON LOWMAN - Easy Express
10. LEON LOWMAN - Ya Voy
11. LEON LOWMAN - Ping
12. LEON LOWMAN - Lonely Stranger
13. LEON LOWMAN - Walking in the Shadows
14. LEON LOWMAN - The Want
15. LEON LOWMAN - Forest of Fear
16. LEON LOWMAN - Arch (II)
01. LEON LOWMAN - Bumpin' on Sunset
02. LEON LOWMAN - Beautiful Stranger
03. LEON LOWMAN - Feather
04. LEON LOWMAN - In the Wake of Capt. Nemo
05. LEON LOWMAN - Morning Song
06. LEON LOWMAN - I'll Always Remember
07. LEON LOWMAN - The First Safari
08. LEON LOWMAN - Silent Traveler
09. LEON LOWMAN - Dune Walk
10. LEON LOWMAN - Once Is Not Enough
11. LEON LOWMAN - The Second Safari
12. LEON LOWMAN - Afterthoughts
13. LEON LOWMAN - Run a Little Faster
14. LEON LOWMAN - What You Waiting For?
15. LEON LOWMAN - Honey Pie
ARTIST
TITLE
Syntheseas: Recordings 1980-1982
FORMAT
2LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
VOD 140-12LP VOD 140-12LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
12/11/2015

Limited edition of 500. Multi-talented autodidact musician and devoted painter Leon Lowman became interested in synthesizers when he heard ELP's "Lucky Man" in 1970. At that time Lowman was working for various recording studios and sound companies in California and with his first paycheck he made a down-payment on an ARP 2600-Synthesizer (as well as a Mediamix Joystick for pitch bending), which he still uses at the time of this release. From that point on he used whatever money he could spare to acquire music gear with which to develop and reflect his unique melodic wanderings and his beautiful, mellow, cosmic, classic club-lounge, almost easy listening and lo-fi surf synth music. Lowman wrote much of his music based on life experiences, trying to musically convey particular events, experiences, or feelings through both the music and the added natural sounds he had incorporated, such as waves, wind, or bird calls. Between 1980 and 1987 he released several tapes and a highly sought-after LP called Syntheseas. Many of his works are highly influential and ahead of their time. One can hear his ideas and sounds in later commercially successful recordings such as AIR's Moon Safari (1997). This is a must-have for fans of cosmic chilling club-lounge styles in vein of Sun Palace and Alex Cima. This double LP focuses on Lowman's early recordings produced and released between 1980 and 82, including tracks from Syntheseas (1980) and Sound Horizon (1982), plus bonus material from 1980-'82.