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Music, music!! This is the catalog of the albums I have made so far. Some of them are released by SynG@te, and can be bought from several electronic music on-line stores - please refer to the instructions at the bottom of the page for a partial list of them. You can order the others directly from me, just send an email to macnight@inwind.it As to the music in itself, it is electronic music in the widest sense. Just like I don't understand (even if I obviously respect) the choice to live a life where every day is precisely like the previous one, I couldn't stand making only one kind of music. Life is fortunately made of so many different emotions, so many different experiences, so many different stages, so many different thoughts, that I just couldn't force myself to express only one single aspect of it.Therefore, be prepared to find all kinds of stuff in my records. In some of them you can find it all, while others are more consistent in style, but I sure don't like to play the same kind of thing over and over. To have a rough idea of what they sound like, just click on the covers to be taken to each record's individual page where you'll find plenty of one-minute excerpts to listen to. All the albums are on CDr format. CDrs may not look as good as regular CDs, but they've given artists the freedom they needed to bring their real and heartfelt music to people avoiding the rules imposed by major labels only interested in disposable, pre-fabricated pop hits. Enjoy! |
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Let's
face it: it took a while, but illegal download and the internet in general
killed the chance for non-commercial musicians to make money out of their
music. I'm not talking about getting rich, I'm talking about paying a couple of bills: even that is now impossible. So, since that is out of the question, I decided to make my albums downloadable for free (as WAV files, hefty size, but that's CD quality. MP3's are crap, but for some albums I made that option available, too). I'm not even placing a donate button on the pages, that simply doesn't happen anyway - people have learned to take without giving, in all areas of life. Right now I want my music to go around, with or without me earning from it (which does NOT mean others can profit from it, copyrights are still mine). Uploading the files is a long and hard task, so it'll be quite a while before all of the albums are available (and, naturally, I will not upload the albums that have been or will be made available by SynGate), I'll add a note under each cover image on this page as I upload them. CDr's will remain available for ordering, of course. |
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This
series of albums features music that doesn't fit into one genre, but
freely moves through
different forms of expressions without any limit - hence the definition "Just Music". The material you will find in these albums is generally easier to listen to (and could at times even be considered almost "commercial") compared to, say, the albums in the Classic EM series, but it profoundly expresses my feelings and experiences nevertheless, so please listen to it with your heart and soul full open and with no prejudice. |
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APHASIA (2001) 21 tracks, min.68.43 click on the cover for details CDr price: please see your on-line store's catalog (ordering details at the bottom of this page) SynG@te release |
DINING
ROOM (2002) 19 tracks, min. 68.57 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
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DECEITFUL HAND (2005) 13 tracks, min. 54.47 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
A DECEITFUL
MIND (2006) 12 tracks, min.52.06 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
THE COMET
FISH (2006) 14 tracks, min.53.07 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
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| JUSTICE (2007) 16 tracks, min. 60.06 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
WINTERS (2007) 11 tracks, min. 60.01 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
YEARS OF
A LIFETIME (2007) 8 tracks, min. 47.17 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
A DECEITFUL
SMILE (2007) 16 tracks, min. 55.54 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
HUMAN ELECTRICITY (2007) 8 tracks, min. 50.44 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
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A FAKE LIVE ALBUM (2007) 7 tracks, min. 51.49 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
LIFE IS STRANGE (2008) 16 tracks, min. 60.58 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
A SAFE HAVEN (2008) 9 tracks, min. 47.36 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
TIME AND
TIME AGAIN (2008) 8 tracks, min. 49.29 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
LITTLE THINGS (2009) 16 tracks, min. 57.01 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
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I
called this series of albums "Classic EM" (EM stands for Electronic
Music) because they find their origins in the classic EM of the
70's, especially that of German musicians such as Tangerine Dream,
Klaus
Schulze, etc. This genre has been given many names over the years
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cosmic music, krautrock, and more - but it is now generally called "Berlin
School". Please don't expect an imitation of the bands I mentioned above, as I obviously put into my music what comes out of my soul and even if I chose to use this form of expression I have no interest in being a clone. So, yes, it is Berlin School, but also - and especially - my music, whether good or bad. |
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BLACK LIGHT (2005) 10 tracks, min.60.28 click on the cover for details CDr price: please see your on-line store's catalog (ordering details at the bottom of this page) SynG@te release |
TALES
OF BODIES AND SOULS (2006) 11 tracks, min. 64.45 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) SynG@te release |
TALES OF
BODIES AND SOULS 2 (2006) 11 tracks, min.64.12 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) SynG@te release |
GREY LIGHT (2007) 6 tracks, min.60.04 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
SILENT SEAS (2007) 9 tracks, min.46.39 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
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ANOTHER
SEASON (2008) 6 tracks, min.53.43 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
THE
SKY WAS INCREDIBLE (2009) 6 tracks, min.51.03 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
AELECTROID (2009) 12 tracks, min.58.13 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
EVERYDAY
LIFE (2009) 6 tracks, min.48.49 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
COSMIC
CROSSROADS (2010) 8 tracks, min.44.33 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
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SPACE ADVENTURES series Because of my passion for classic science fiction films and books, I had plenty of fun making these albums, as they are a perfect soundtrack to my childlike fantasies about space and starships. |
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DENEB (2004) 9 tracks, min. 60.49 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
SPACE STATION
HAPPINESS (2005) 8 tracks, min. 43.36 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
SPACE
CARGO ATLANTIS |
If you are a fan of The Forbidden Planet
and all those classic films and novels and you always dreamed to be a space cadet,
then these albums could become the soundtrack to your own fantasies, too, so check them out :) |
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Living in space... I have so much fun with this series of albums that I have created a website for the "Space Adventures" universe! Now you can enjoy a full immersion in this world of fantasy, so wear you silver uniform, get into your rocket, and start the countdown, the Space Adventures Universe is waiting for you HERE! |
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THE METALLIC
PLANET (2006) 13 tracks, min. 62.10 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
S.S. HAPPINESS
- SPACE DIPLOMACY (2006) 10 tracks, min. 50.37 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
S.C. ATLANTIS
- 300 years later (2008) 17 tracks, min. 58.20 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
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SPACE ADVENTURES: a new trilogy!! Yes, a new trilogy! The set of the first chapter is a far-off outpost manned by some strange individuals who have chosen to live there, on that remote rock orbiting around a small sun. Why? Well, that's pretty much their business, but we can live with that, can't we? |
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OUTPOST 11 (2009) 8 tracks, min. 43.52 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
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SCI-FI
series "The Last City" begins a new series about science fiction (more "modern" than the "Space Adventures" series and its 40's to 60's atmospheres). The story behind the album belongs to the "survivors" subgenre (something real bad happened to our planet and the plot is about the survivors). In this case, world war three had just started when - as a consequence of the weapons used - a global-scale earthquake devastated the Earth, generating a bible-size flood to boot. All cities on the planet crumbled to dust, except one: Zareth... You can continue the story in any way you like to imagine it :) |
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THE LAST
CITY (2007) 9 tracks, min. 43.11 available as free download click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
I
composed the music for "The Last City" in 1990 and put it down
on tape using what little gear I had back then, hoping to be able
to record it decently one day. I was always very fond of this project,
so it was particularly exciting for me to make it finally happen.
This is part of my decision to give a final form to the huge amount
of material I have composed along the years and that's just been sitting
on a shelf and waiting to be recorded for way too long... |
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I
liked horror stories
even as a child, but it was during the 80's that - like most teenagers
- I was totally fascinated by horror. Perhaps it's kids' way
to get acquainted with the real horrors in life, or maybe it's
some
ancestral necessity to witness what
would be natural violence if we still were what we actually are
and delude ourselves into thinking we're not: beasts.
Whatever the case, horror seems to
be an ingredient of most teenagers' lives... |
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HIDES
IN THE FOG (2005) 8 tracks, min. 40.05 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
THE PRESENCE (2006) 13 tracks, min. 51.04 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
CITY OF VAMPIRES (2009) 11 tracks, min. 44.34 click on the cover for details CDr price: 10 euros (ordering details at the bottom of this page) self-release |
It
seems unavoidable to feel some fondness for the
things that were part of our lives during our youth (oh boy, I'm beginning
to speak like an old man!!), even those that were objectively cheesy. This series of albums is a tribute to horror films (especially those from the '80's), both the bad ones and the good ones, and it's made for the same reason why I went to see those movies as a teenager: fun (and some undefinable other reason...)! |
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EGOHEART
1999 by BIOnighT SynG@te release |
AFTERPOST
2001 by BIOnighT SynG@te release |
DAYBREAK by BIOnighT SynG@te release |
SONGSWELL by BIOnighT SynG@te release |
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THE ART OF
FRIENDSHIP by BIOnighT SynG@te release |
THE
RAIN IS OVER by BIOnighT SynG@te release |
BACK
TO ORION by BIOnighT SynG@te release |
COMUNICARE by Sbrizzi FaBIO SynG@te release |
| These are the albums by BIOnighT, the cosmic/electronic music duo I'm one half of (the other one is Sbrizzi FaBIO); they are released by SynG@te as well as by ourselves. You can visit BIOnighT's website at www.bionight.net |
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| QUOTIDIAN
ASSEMBLAGES #2 Compilation of tracks by artists from different countries including Mac Hal McGee's self-release |
COLLAGE
MANIA series Contributions by artists from different countries, including Mac, assembled by McGee Hal McGee's self-releases |
THE
COLLECTIVE Compilation of SynG@te artists - includes also a track by BIOnighT and one by Mac SynG@te release |
THE
COLLECTIVE vol 2 Compilation of SynG@te artists - includes also a track by BIOnighT and one by Mac SynG@te release |
LOST FRONTIER sampler 11 Free download compilation - includes also a track by BIOnighT and one by Mac Produced by Lost Frontier |
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| ELECTROLOUNGE
#1 Compilation of tracks by Infacted Recordings artists which includes a track by Syrian with Mac Infacted Recordings release |
Schwingungen
auf CD Ausgaben 07 / 2005 "Radio on CD" compilation. This issue includes an excerpt from "Black Light" Jorg Strawe release |
Schwingungen
auf CD Ausgaben 05 / 2006 "Radio on CD" compilation. Includes two complete tracks by Mac Jorg Strawe release |
ALL HALLOW'S EVE: 2008 Tell-tale Heart Edition On-line compilation of dark music - also includes a track by Mac Produced by Shane Senders |
To
buy the records you can see in the above "Compilations"
section please visit: www.syngate.net Hal McGee's website Stephan Schelle Infacted Recordings |
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| MOONBLADE
(2007) Free download album conceived by FaGian and Mac. Click on the cover for details. |
SOLAR
MISSION (2008) Album conceived and performed by Stockman and Mac Click on the cover for details. Released by SynG@te |
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following albums: APHASIA by Mac BLACK LIGHT by Mac All the albums by BIOnighT COMUNICARE by Sbrizzi FaBIO are released by SynG@te and can be ordered from these on-line stores (among others): SynG@te Groove unlimited Synth Music Direct They can also be downloaded (as MP3 or FLAC files) from Musiczeit |
| You
can buy all the other albums by Mac directly from me, payment via PayPal or Internationl Money Order. Just send an email to
macnight@inwind.it to
receive details about payments and shipping. If you live in Italy, please refer to the instructions in the Italian version of this website (the link to the Italian version is at the top of this page). |
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