Synthpop
California, USA

Rainbow Rider is another synth/pop project from Ronnie Martin of Dance House Children. It follows a similar formula as the Dance House Children albums, with a noticeable growth in songwriting but without the psychedelic numbers that Ronnie’s brother Jason sometimes brought to the table. Ronnie has stated that Rainbow Rider is actually the name of the album, with Beautiful Dazzling Music meant to be part of the title of a third Dance House Children album. However, Jeff Cloud claims that Rainbow Rider was the band name, meant to be a re-branding of Dance House Children as a new band. According to Cloud, Knott pushed for the band to still be Dance House Children. But when Martin and Cloud played live, they booked as Rainbow Rider, they had Rainbow Rider on T-shirts, etc.

After the one release as Rainbow Rider, Ronnie re-branded as Joy Electric.

1993 Siren Music (SRCD3592)
1998 Velvet Blue Music (VBM025)

Ronnie Martin – vocals, synthesizers, rhythm programming, sampler, guitar, bass
Amy Martin – Moog prodigy, other stuff
Tom Danielson – live percussion
Jeff Cloud – live guitar

1. Resurrection Railway (4:26)
2. Neverending Life (5:37)
3. Rapture Day Bliss (5:42)
4. Mountain Boy (4:56)
5. Sing It from the Mountain (5:59)
6. Majesty 1700 (5:45)
7. Sweet Sweet Charity (4:54)
8. Rainbow Rider Country (5:27)
9. We'll Last So Long (80's Revival Mix) (4:06)
10. Golden Giver (5:10)
11. Saturn Swinger (5:56)
12. Northaven (4:30)

1. We Miss The Earth (2:31)

This bonus track that was recorded between Beautiful Dazzling Music and the first Joy Electric album.

1996 Velvet Blue Music (VBM001)

Ronnie Martin – vocals, synthesizers, rhythm programming, sampler, guitar, bass
Amy Martin – Moog prodigy, other stuff

1. We’ll Last So Long (4:06)
2. Mountain Boy (4:56)