Fast-forward to 2009. I recently read an article that focused on music applications for the iPhone, and it mentioned a Pandora player for this platform. So I decided to give it another try. I created two Pandora radio stations, one using the music of De/vision as a starting point, and the other one, Neuroactive. To my pleasant surprise, I discovered that Pandora now contains a surprising variety of synthpop music! The Neuroactive station played several early songs by this Finnish group that I had never heard of before. This channel also played several other intriguing music choices. The De/vision channel played songs by Iris and, not surprisingly, several tracks from Depeche Mode.

While I haven’t been able to devote a lot of time to spend listening to my new Pandora music channels, I am very impressed with what I’ve heard so far. One of the great joys of my life is discovering new electronic songs and artists, as well as obscure tracks and remixes from some of my favorite artists. It looks like Pandora will be a very cool tool for continuing to expand my musical frontiers. Two thumbs way up!