This is not the final list ("never say never"), but of course I also have "my" tracks.
As stated in other threads, I am here for 80s electro music, digital FM sounds, technology and industry et cetera.
Also, since I collect in tracks, not in albums, I will select some. Maybe I add more in the future.
I think the best track in that matter is
Silver Vision from BRUTON.
https://www.apmmusic.com/albums/BRU_BR_0060Silver Vision is pretty much the bullseye in that matter. Nice, punchy rhythm, great stereo effects, snarling synth bass in the back and a spacious, melancholic synthesizer (at around 0:50). The main sounds are cold and technological, "fascinating".
I loved that track since I heard it and I played it when my family drove from Germany to Italy - the alps coming up in the sunrise and driving through those long tunnels while listening to this track is carved into my brain.
The other track that I enjoy listen to is from the Selected Sound Vinyl Series "Art and Baroque" -
Fresco Garden(s).https://www.apmmusic.com/albums/SEL_SELLP_9117This track I use to showcase what "dynamic" is. Upon loading this piece into any DAW, you will see it barely has any waveform.. The synthesizer sounds are warm and playing with each other (the "harp" and the "flute") like a young couple- until the drums kick in (literally). The bass carries the track well. The stereo is fantastic again, you always hear something chiming in from the left or right. And in the end, there is the fantastic voice by Susanne Fath.. I used that to play back with the footage I took in Venice on the Canal Grande. Well, it is production music after all
And last but not least -
Simplicity (both versions) from Keith Mansfield.
https://www.kpmmusic.com/en/browse/labels/KPM/221The underscore especially makes it intriguing to listen to. There is always this weird quirkyness inside, like from a video game level in some enchanted forest where everything is just a bit strange.. The pacing in the track is nice and there are many instruments used, yet the track itself is pretty sparse. The bass (is that a fretless bass?) is used to set these nice accents. The best portion is when the "voice Ahs" move back and forth in the stereo panning. (I wish more people would appreciate proper stereo panning in their tracks).
These 3 tracks are the reason why I enjoy Library Music so much. No singer, no reason to be a chart success, just people being creative.
