Sorry I have not responded sooner. been out of touch with the world for a while.
Klaus S. put out two lp's that I like. "X" and "DIG IT" Two different cats if you know what I mean.
Emerald Web is best known for ther "COSMOS"
Background music. (They won an EMMY for that effort). COSMOS was a tv special put out by Carl Sagan. The only Lp I have of them is called "SONG OF THE DRAGON".
Aslo I have a special place in my heart for
the Tangerine Dream lp "SORCERER". (soundtrack music from the movie of the same name.)They made the soundtrack before they saw the film cuts. Used only a draft script.
The music fit the movie like a glove.
I have a lot of lp's from artists that you most likely would not reconize their names.
Some of thest are just as good as the top named artist. They were just not in the right place at the right time to get their break.
I also have many tapes of the top artist before they became famous. (Vangelis, Yani,kitaro,tomita,Schultz,Hammer,and Carlos). To some extent success has had some influnce on their music. Some have gotten better and some have gone in the other direction. It would not be fair for me to say which ones went where, but it sure helped me to have these early efforts to study.
I applaud, and actually envy, your efforts in
your study of the use of synths. Were I younger, and had it to do all over again, I would. Keep the smile on your face and the twinkle in your eye.
Majik