Alidan

Alidan hails from Spain and makes ethereal space music. His album Nebulae is an enjoyable exploration of an assortment of retro electronic music, covering spacemusic, Berlin, European, and assorted subgenres that harken back to artists like Michael Stearns, David Lange, and other artists whom emerged during the heyday of Hearts of Space (the label) and other like it. Rather than layering deep imposing chords and tones, Alidan layers bright riffs and melodies. It's certainly in the realm of New Age much of the time, yet not in the bad sense that the genre name sometimes brings to mind. In addition, there's a spheric component swooshing through the music, as can be seen by the flowing nature of the titles such as Glider, Flowers on the Wind, or Dolphins. Alidan is one of those artists that know how to take us into musical landscapes full of melodic harmony. In all, these are themes that reveal the artistic maturity of the composer, his liberal use of synthesizers, as well as his wide musical vision. Themes aimed at making the listener dream... Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.