Instrumental / Electronic Prog-Rock 
(progressive, keyboard-dominated, all-electronic, instrumental music)
The artists/groups are listed under their predominant style and are in approximate order of overall influence or popularity.
Classical
(Jarre, Vangelis, Oldfield)
dramatic, symphonic, powerful, romantic, complex synth arrangements, some choirs/chants
Wakeman, Synergy, Garrison, Neuronium, Demby, Fox, Wright, Kerr, Habes, Schoener, BWilliams, Optical Image, Code Indigo
Berlin School
(Tangerine Dream, 
Ash Ra Temple, Schulze)
"Cosmic Music" 
70's - spacious, flowing synths, heavy sequences, analogue sounds, cosmic themes
80's - bright, energetic, multi-layered complexity, crisp melodies, colorful soundscapes
Agitation Free, Guru Guru, Cosmic Jokers, Ashra, Froese, Franke, Baumann, Schmoelling, Göttsching, Hoenig, Grosskopf, Synco, Nightcrawlers,  Schönwälder, Keller, Kistenmacher, Strawe,
>>>>
Düsseldorf School
(Kraftwerk, Cluster)
"Industrial Music"
mechanical and electronic, 
 droning, pulsating, mantric and experimental
Neu!, Can, Faust, Harmonia, La Düsseldorf, Moebius, Roedelius, Rother, Dinger, Karrer
 
 Berlin School (cont') 
Schroeder, Lambert, Waveshape, Klare, T-Bass UK, Whitlan, Tranquility, Syndromeda, Rainbow Serpent, Projekt Gamma,Void, Free System Projekt
 Abstract 
(Eno, Budd, Carlos) 
 "Minimalist & Avant-Garde" 
ambient, neo-classical, complex, experimental and diverse 
Yellow Magic Orchestra, Schnitzler, Jolliffe, Haslinger, Wahnfried, Tomita, Namlook, Schroyder, Sakamoto, Propeller Island, Lorenz 
 
 
 

 
Contemporary
textured upbeat melodies, rhythmic sequences, intricate compositions, bold themes
Wavestar, Dyson, Boots, Boddy, Dwane, Nagle, Snelders, Essers, Broekhuis, Wollo, Waveform, Apeiron, Interface, Ward, Lloyd-Jones, Holroyd, Quasar, Jenkins, Lawler, Hanford, Prema, Aerts, Driftin' Thoughts
 E-Prog
Electronic "Prog-Rock"
fast, pounding, electronic keyboards with heavy guitar/drum sounds, some vocals
Shreeve, Pickford, Mastermind, Porcupine Tree, Lynne, Strange Inside, Fonya, Ozric Tentacles, IQ, Djam Karet, Anglagard, Par Lindh Project, Emond, Norlander
 Rhythmic 
techno influences - sequenced rhythms with melodic synths, some voice samples, futuristic themes 
Synthetik, Brainwork, Asana, Erbe, Bloss, Mind~Flux, Van Dyk, Best Before, Tranceport, N:Force, Kinetic, Elektronische Maschine 
 
 
 
 		 Ambient 
spacious, floating harmonies, minimalist sequences, often gloomy, brooding, some ethnic sounds 
Roach, Stearns, Rich, Reaves, Danna, Clement, Reich, Serrie, Van Zyl, Braheny, Mark, Lightwave, A Produce, Biosphere, Delerium, Global Communication, Neural Network, Foxx
Commercial 
catchy melodies, diverse style, multi-instruments, some vocals, concept albums 
Kitaro, O’Hearn, Software, Megabyte,  Hammer, Lasar, Gandalf, Seiler, Double Fantasy, Peru, Cusco, Coral Cave, Mind Over Matter, Deuter, Mergener, Blenner, Voorbogt, Symbian, Palantir, Cheiron		 70's Retro 
modern interpretation of early Berlin School, mostly analog 
AirSculpture, Node, Redshift, ARC, Radio Massacre International, Foreign Spaces, Spyra, Elemental, Jiannis, Parsick, Otarion, Dweller at the Threshold, Under The Dome.		 Intelligent Dance Music 
ambient techno - sequenced rhythms and melody interlaced with ambience, sound samples, creative mixing/re-mixing 
Orb, Orbital, FSOL, Moby, Aphex Twin, Black Dog, Autechre, Higher Intelligence Agency, System 7, Surface 10, Salt Tank, Väth, Underworld, 
>>>>		 Dark Ambient 
ambient and melodic with gothic or mysterious themes 
Endura, Kirkwood, Syndrone, Hemisphere, Alpha Wave Movement, Witchcraft 
 

IDM (cont') 

Banco De Gaia, Eat Static, Synaesthesia, Children of the Bong, Juno Reactor
 
(c)+(p)  June 1998  by Mark Fonda