Gary Stroutsos, John Serrie - Hidden World (2000)

Leading planetarium composer Serrie has been looking to the heavens for inspiration for over a decade. Coming from a family ensconced in the aviation field, Serrie now soars and glides with his hands on the controls of analog and digital synthesizers. His rhythmic outings often have an understated heroic feel, although he has also done some more pop-oriented instrumentals on his 1990 release Tingri. However, he seems most at home in the longer-form space-music journeys for which he initially became known. His style seemed even further developed on his partnership with Gary Stroutsos for the 2000 recording, Hidden World. ~ Linda Kohanov.