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 best of 2011 !!! 
cylindrical habitat modules (usa) #chm 39th module lp
expansive (usa) #ee06 lp

pulse emitterspiritual vistas” long playing record

  • tree lined asphalt
  • moonlit valley

  • high altitude golden sunset
  • nebula
february 2011 release ;... i’ll agree with the majority of julian’s admittedly over-the-top assertions (below) ... when this post-millennial fascination with 70’s / 80’spatch-cordelectronic music & it’s subsequent immaculate birth from the ashes of the noise-scene gets pared down to a handful of progenitors, daryl groetsch will likely be one of them, as his steadfast explorations over the prior decade have yielded some of the genre’s finest moments ...

case-in-point being this impeccably-assembled set of foursong-length” pieces ; each doing a damn good job at avoiding the catch-all trappings that would link lesser productions inexorably with the past ... daryl’s is a music that both demonstrates an archivist’s knowledge of “classic-eratropes while simultaneously acting as a calling card for the contemporary reality of module-based electronic systems ; and for that, he’s become one of the few artists that transcends both a love of gear and a love of music (seriously, a very small cross-section have managed this) ...

... that said, even the retro-luddite with appreciate the scalar / modal transgressions herein, always remaining light & airy without (con)descending into the whole dolphin / crystal thing that sours a less conceptually - strong affair ... along with last last year’s ultra eczema lp, i’m hearing this as his strongest effort yet ; of course this lp is highly recommended to anyone wanting to hear a great example of the state of things ca. 2011 ...
cylindrical habitat modules press release...

ee06 / thirty-ninth module: pulse emitter - spiritual vistas lp

incomparable new full-length from daryl groetsch's pulse emitter project, and hands down album of the year, already. i want to say this is the culmination and apogee of composed synthesizer music in the new millennium, but i guarantee daryl's got plenty more tricks up his sleeve.

the profound development of daryl's music is more and more apparent with each release, from the crackly, hollow modular nightmares of his early sides to the heartbreakingly beautiful tonal architecture of "spiritual vistas", each key and each turn of a knob is a giant stride for the genre as a whole.

bringing to mind some mid-period david borden at times, or vangelis' blade runner score, this is truly transcendental, emotive music. no joke, pulse emitter solidifies itself as the best of the best with this colossal album.

the result of almost a year's work, daryl reduces all of his one-take, live to a tape deck competitors (myself included) to almost nothing. four deeply contemplated, brilliantly composed analog symphonies that could literally be played for any music fan. it's almost impossible for me not to toss around bold proclamations when talking about this album, but really, this is pretty much as good as it gets.

split release between expansive & cylindrical habitat modules, edition of 500 on black vinyl.

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digitalis arts & crafts editions (usa) #ace024 cd

pulse emitteroppressive nature” compact disc

  • untitled (1)
  • untitled (2)
  • untitled (3)
  • untitled (4)
  • untitled (5)
august 2009 release ; five untitled pieces from daryl groetsch, oddly, his debutproper cd after (no joke) 40+ cdr releases & a dozen-odd tapes, all over the past 7 years ...

dude has the “automatic synth spec down ; even when the going gets rough (there’s a fair bit of daryl’s now-trademark “synth noise” throughout) there’s always a modicum of development somewhere in the mix, making this music so much more than just a straight “patch it and go” affair ...
digitalis arts & crafts editions press release...
ace024: pulse emitter "oppressive nature" cd

i've been a fan of daryl groetsch aka pulse emitter's synthetic concoctions for years now. hailing from the hotbed of portland, oregon, his work is almost unparalleled when it comes to modular synthesizer excursions. "oppressive nature" is a 40 minute journey into cities that will soon be lost and overrun to the wilderness. the thematic idea behind the album is nature's inevitable reclamation of the concrete jungles we've constructed and amassed.

where groetsch truly succeeds on "oppressive nature" is creating such an organic landscape with his synth. his work here is highly focused and dialed-in. through the static and electronic waves something warm and almost triumphant emerges. heavy saw waves weave a chaotic mass of urban debris, smoothed over by the sine waves of time. barriers fade away as they consumed by sonic vines that find their way into all these aural cracks. the result is oddly beautiful in an almost post-apocalyptic way.

nature always wins.

limited edition of 500 copies in chipboard gatefolds by stumptown.

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 best of 2010 !!! 
expansive (usa) #ee01 cd

pulse emittercosmic images” compact disc

  • eagle nebula (11:09)
  • triangulum galaxy (6:53)
  • pleiades cluster (8:34)
  • egg nebula (12:13)
  • jupiter (9:58)
july 2010 release ; excellent set of minimal, flowing electronic compositions from daryl groetsch, recorded using his incredible self-built modular synth ::


... centering in on some actual (quantized) melodies & decidedly “outer space” oriented timbres ... some of the best i’ve heard from daryl ; up there with his recent ultra eczema lp ; highly recommended !!!
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cosmic images; expansive; ee01cd; cd; 2010; recorded 9/2009

cosmic images is pulse emitter's deepest and most personal work to date. combining his growling modular synthesizer patterns with sweeping keyboard motifs, the beauty and vastness of the universe is evoked in five movements, each based on nebulas, galaxies, etc. the sections morph into one another for one epic prog synth journey.

cd in jewel case, mastered by timothy stollenwerk, art by daniel lopatin. the first release on daryl groetsch's private press label, expansive.

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nna tapes (usa) #nna 012 cs

pulse emitterlonging thresholds” c30 cassette

  • longing thresholds (1)
  • longing thresholds (2)

  • longing thresholds (3)
april 2010 release ; great tape from daryl groetsch, here getting into some nice, almost boards-of-canadian zones, recalling the “meditative music” series he’s in the midst of, albeit with a bit more in the way of automated gating & filter wobble ...
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nna012: pulse emitter "longing thresholds" c30

the latest work from portland, or synthesizer veteran daryl groetsch. layered, melodic analog synth music for astronauts that yearn for the earth below..

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