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Episode 176 Chapter 35, Live Electronic Music— Historical Practices. Works Recommended from my book, Electronic and Experimental Music Welcome to the Archive of Electronic Music. This is Thom Holmes. This podcast is produced as a companion to my book, Electronic and Experimental Music, published by Routledge. Each of these episodes corresponds to a chapter in the text and an associated list of recommended works, also called Listen in the text. They provide listening examples of vintage electronic works featured in the text. The works themselves can be enjoyed without the book and I hope that they stand as a chronological survey of important works in the history of electronic music. Be sure to tune-in to other episodes of the podcast where we explore a wide range of electronic music in many styles and genres, all drawn from my archive of vintage recordings. There is a complete playlist for this episode on the website for the podcast. Let's get started with the listening guide to Chapter 35, Live Electronic Music— Historical Practices from my book Electronic and Experimental music. Playlist: LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC—HISTORICAL PRACTICES Time Track Time Start Introduction –Thom Holmes 01:34 00:00 1. Karlheinz Stockhausen, “Mikrophonie I” (1964) from Mikrophonie I · Mikrophonie II. Mikrophonist 1, Johannes Fritsch; Mikrophonist 2, Harald Bojé; Electronic Filters and Potentiometers 1, Karlheinz Stockhausen; Electronic Filters and Potentiometers 2, Hugh Davies, Jaap Spek; Tam-tam, Aloys Kontarsky; Tam-tam, Fred Alings. Brüsseler Version 1965 recorded at WDR, Cologne. 07:24 01:42 2. AMM, “In The Realm Of Nothing Whatever” (1966) from AMMMusic 1966. Cello, Accordion, Clarinet, Transistor Radio, Lawrence Sheaff; Electric Guitar, Transistor Radio, Keith Rowe; Music by, Cardew, Prévost, Rowe, Sheaff, Gare; Percussion, Eddie Prévost; Piano, Cello, Transistor Radio, Cornelius Cardew; Tenor Saxophone, Violin, Lou Gare. Recorded on the 8th and 27th June 1966 at Sound Techniques. 13:22 09:06 3. Musica Elettronica Viva (MEV), “SpaceCraft” (1967) from MEV 40. Mbira Thumb Piano Mounted On A Ten-litre Agip Motor Oil Can, Contact Microphones, Amplified Trumpet, Voice, Alvin Curran; Amplified Glass Plate With Attached Springs, Contact Microphones, Frederic Rzewski; Homemade Synthesizer from Electronic Organ Parts, Allan Bryant; Moog Modular Synthesizer, Contact Microphones, Voice, Richard Teitelbaum; Tenor Saxophone, Ivan Vandor; Voice, Carol Plantamura. 30:45 22:26 4. David Tudor, “Rainforest Version One” (1968) from Rainforest. Live electronics, David Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi. Used transducers to amplify objects. Recorded by Rob Miller. 21:50 53:10 5. Karlheinz Stockhausen, “Kurzwellen” (1968), excerpt from Festival of Hits. Composed By, Mixed By, Electronics, Filters, Potentiometers, Karlheinz Stockhausen; Electronium, Harald Bojé; Tamtam, Alfred Alings, Rolf Gehlhaar; Piano, Aloys Kontarsky; Electric Viola, Johannes G. Fritsch. This is the opening of this long work, excerpted for this strange collection of greatest “hits” by Stockhausen (you had to be in 1970 to understand this). Kurzwellen is a piece where the musicians need to improvise and react to signals they receive on randomly tuned shortwave radios. This is from the Cologne recording made in the Rhenus studio in Godorf for the Cologne Radio (WDR, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln) on the 8th and 9th of April 1969 (53'30), which was record 2 of the original 2-record set. By the way, this ensemble also featured the Electronium Pi, made by Hohner beginning in 1952. It was a monophonic, electronic keyboard instrument and was an add-on instrument for the piano mounted under the keyboard, which is the model used by Stockhausen. His keyboardist, while Harald Bojé used the accordion-like model. 06:19 01:14:56 6. The Music Improvisation Company, “Tuck” (1970) from The Music Improvisation Company. Electric Guitar, Derek Bailey; Live Electronics, Hugh Davies; Percussion, Jamie Muir; Soprano Saxophone, Evan Parker. 03:00 01:21:14 7. David Tudor, “Rainforest IV” (1973) from Rainforest IV. Composed in 1973 by David Tudor; performed by Composers Inside Electronics (David Tudor, Martin Kalve, Philip Edelstein, Ralph Jones, Bill Viola, John Driscoll). Recorded at the exhibition "Für Augen und Ohren - Von der Spieluhr zum akustischen (Environment (For eyes and ears - from the mechanical clock to the acoustic environment)" at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, January 1980. 25:12 01:24:24 8. Maryanne Amacher, “"Head Rhythm 1" And "Plaything 2" (1999) from Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear). Electroacoustic composer of sound installations, best known for her incorporation of otoacoustic emissions -- sounds that seem to be emanating from inside one's own head. This track plays with that concept and sets your brain up to experience itself, so to speak. 10:04 01:49:36 9. Caroline Park, “Grain 5” (2011) from Grain. This is a cassette release by Park, often known her for generative composition work and electronic improvisations based on parameters that she defines. Recorded, performed by Caroline Park. 09:05 01:59:32 10. Caterina Barbieri. “This Causes Consciousness To Fracture” (2017) from Patterns Of Consciousness. Italian composer and musician from Bologna. This album was created using analog synthesis. Barbieri has said, “In Patterns of Consciousness I was interested in exploring the power of sound on our consciousness. I wanted to explore how a pattern creates a certain state of consciousness and how the gradual transformation of that pattern can affect that state of consciousness. I believe that sound is a tool for the exploration, reconfiguration and expansion of human perceptions.” I find this to be in a similar psychological vein as the Amacher work also heard in this episode. 22:44 02:08:36 11. Sarah Davachi, “First Cadence” (2021) from Antiphonals. Composed, recorded, performed, Mellotron (bass flute, recorder, oboe), Tape Echo, Sarah Davachi. 05:48 02:31:20 12. Asha Tamirisa, “Live Performance,”(2023) at the Waterworks 2023: Festival of Experimental Sound. Laptop synthesis, snare drums, Asha Tamirisa. Soundtrack for a video recorded by Wenhua Shi & Nick Stevens, video editing by Nick Stevens, and audio recording and mixing, Matthew Azevedo. 25:10 02:37:02 Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. My Books/eBooks: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. Also, Sound Art: Concepts and Practices, first edition, Routledge 2022. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation. For a transcript, please see my blog, Noise and Notations. Original music by Thom Holmes can be found on iTunes and Bandcamp.
Final part of the best and most frequently played music from 2017 on Free Association. Om Shanti, Alice ColtraneWorld Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Luaka Bop Swimming with Stina, Thor & FriendsThe Subversive Nature of Kindness LM Dupli-cation Spindrift, Colin Stetson All This I Do For Glory Forestwall Timewalk, Nicole MitchellMandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds FPE Records Venga Jaleo, BarbezFor Those Who Came After Pushpulling, Jasper String QuartetUnbound New Amsterdam Island 4, Glenn Jones & Matthew Azevedo Waterworks Thrill Jockey Records Hibernal, Arve HenriksenTowards Language Rune Grammofon You Don’t Know What Love Is, Diamanda GalásAll the Way Intravenal Sound Operations You’re My Thrill, Cécile McLorin SalvantDreams and Daggers Justin Time / Fontana North back there benjamin, The CaretakerThe Caretaker - Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 3 History Always Favours The Winners Ohio Bell Mystery, Raymond ScottThree Willow Park (Electronic Music from Inner Space 1961–1971) Basta Music Domino Sugar (Demo), Raymond ScottRaymond Scott - Three Willow Park: Electronic Music From Inner Space, 1961–1971 Basta The Land Whale Choir Sinks the Albert Hall, Sxip ShireyA Bottle of Whiskey and a Handful of Bees VIA Records Sublime beyond loss, The CaretakerThe Caretaker - Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stage 3 History Always Favours The Winners
Episode 370: October 1, 2017 playlist: Glenn Jones and Matthew Azevedo, "June Too Soon, October All Over" (Waterworks) 2017 Thrill Jockey F ingers, "Awkwardly Blissing Out" (Awkwardly Blissing Out) 2017 Blackest Ever Black Arthur Russell, "You And Me Both" (Calling Out Of Context) 2004 Audika Jan St. Werner, "Grains and Grammar" (Spectric Acid (Fiepblatter Catalogue #5)) 2017 Thrill Jockey Tony Buck, "Unearth" (Unearth) 2017 Room40 Radian, "Jet" (Rec.Extern) 2002 Thrill Jockey Philip Jeck, "Iklectik (excerpt)" (Iklectik) 2017 Touch Ben Frost, "Trauma Theory" (The Centre Cannot Hold) 2017 Mute Ian William Craig, "On the Reach of Explanations" (Live in Durbe) 2017 Recital Program The Caretaker, "Drifting time misplaced" (Everywhere at the end of time - Stage 3) 2017 History Always Favours the Winners Email podcast at brainwashed dot com to say who you are; what you like; what you want to hear; share pictures for the podcast of where you're from, your computer or MP3 player with or without the Brainwashed Podcast Playing; and win free music! We have no tracking information, no idea who's listening to these things so the more feedback that comes in, the more frequent podcasts will come. You will not be put on any spam list and your information will remain completely private and not farmed out to a third party. Thanks for your attention and thanks for listening.
New music from Colin Stetson, Sxip Shirey, and Glenn Jones & Matthew Azevedo, plus tracks from Henry Threadgill’s Very Very Circus, Moondog, and two tracks from John Cale’s second album The Academy In Peril. Original air date: March 24, 2017 John Cale “Intro” from The Academy In Peril LP ALBUM (4 Men With Beards 1972) John Cale “Days of Steam” from The Academy In Peril LP ALBUM (4 Men With Beards 1972) Henry Threadgill “Growing a Big Banana” from Carry the Day (Columbia) Alejandro Jodorowsky “Flowers Born in the Mud” from El Topo soundtrack Colin Stetson “Spindrift” from All This I Do For Glory (52Hz 2017) Effisio Melis “Fiorassio” from The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. I Sxip Shirey “The Land Whale Choir Sinks the Albert Hall” from A Bottle of Whiskey and a Handful of Bees (VIA Records 2017) Moondog “Cosmicode” from Rare Material (Roof Music 2006) Glenn Jones & Matthew Azevedo “Island 4” from Waterworks (Thrill Jockey www.thrilljockey.com/ 2017) Ry Cooder “Paris, Texas” LP ALBUM (Warner Bros. 1985
Guitarist Glenn Jones visits Free Association to talk about his new record Fleeting and premiere tracks from forthcoming releases Waterworks, a remarkable live recording with Matthew Azevedo, and An Idea In Everything, a collaboration with drummer Chris Corsano and visual and performing artist David Greenberger. Glenn also expounds on the American Primitive style and the influence of John Fahey and Jack Rose in his life. Original air date: February 24, 2017
Guitarist Glenn Jones visits Free Association to talk about his new record Fleeting and premiere tracks from forthcoming releases Waterworks, a remarkable live recording with Matthew Azevedo, and An Idea In Everything, a collaboration with drummer Chris Corsano and visual and performing artist David Greenberger. Glenn also expounds on the American Primitive style and the influence of John Fahey and Jack Rose in his life. Original air date: February 24, 2017
Tracks: 1. David Grubbs: Blätter, Länge: 01.31, E-Gitarre und Komposition: David Grubbs, Becken: Eli Keszler, aufgenommen von Mitch Rackin in der Seaside Lounge, Brookly, NY, Stimme: Gabriel Raab / 2. Jeff Beer: Hügel, Länge: 10.26, Komposition und Musik: Jeff Beer, Stimme: Detlef Kügow / 3. Sophia Domancich: Blick, Länge: 01.50, Klavier, Elektronik, Samples und Komposition: Sophia Domancich,Kontrabass: Yves Rousseau, aufgenommen am 29.September.2014 im Studio de Noel à Boynes, Toningenieur: Thibère Nömis, Stimme: Helga Fellerer / 4. Antye Greie: Hoboe, Länge: 02.28, Stimmen: Kaiku Choir Hailuoto, Stimme: Antye Greie-Ripatt / 5. Emily Manzo: Frühling, Länge: 04.01, Stimme, Gitarre und Komposition: Emily Manzo, aufgenommen von Andreas Schmid im Faust Studio, Scheer, Deutschland, Mix: Sarah Register / 6. Wreckmeister Harmonies: Glocke, Länge: 07.27, Musik: JR Robinson, Stimme: Detlef Kügow / 7. Federico Sánchez: Kreide und Ruß, Länge: 02.57, Musik und Komposition: Federico Sánchez, aufgenommen im Schamoni Film & Medien Studio, München im Oktober 2014, Stimme: Federico Sánchez / 8. Lydia Daher: Hymnus, Länge: 02.05, Stimme, Gitarre: Lydia Daher, Trompete, präpariertes Flügelhorn, Schlagzeug: Markus Christ, Kontrabass: Tobias von Glenck, Schallplatten-Schneidemaschine, Klarinette: Moritz Illner, Arrangement: Markus Christ, Lydia Daher, Tobias von Glenck, Moritz Illner, Mix: Moritz Illner / 9. Jeff Beer: Blick und Blitz, Länge: 06.31, Komposition und Perkussion: Jeff Beer, für Sprecher, aufgenommen im Tonstudio des HAWKHILL RECORDS Falkenberg, Mix: Andi Bauer, Stimme: Sebastian Weber / 10. Federico Sánchez: Einiges, Länge: 02.12, Komposition und Musik: S. Schnitzenbaumer (Belp), Federico Sánchez aufgenommen im Schamoni Film & Medien Studio, München, Oktober 2014, Stimme: Federico Sánchez / 11. Chris Cutler: Bunte Wiese, Länge: 04.17, zusätzlicher Text, Gesang: Susanne Lewis, Komposition und Schlagzeug: Chris Cutler, Bass, Gitarre: Bob Drake, aufgenommen und gemischt zwischen 23. September und 3. Oktober im Studio Midi-Pyrenees, Caudeval, Frankreich, Aufnahmen und Mastering Bob Drake, Stimme: Detlef Kügow / 12. Glenn Jones: Erde, Länge: 01.59, Musik: Glenn Jones, Musiker: Glenn Jones und Matthew Azevedo, Stimme: Sebastian Weber / 13. Antye Greie, Käfig, Länge: 03.50, Komposition und Musik: Antye Greie-Ripatti, Produktion, Mastering: AGF, Stimme: Antye Greie-Ripatti / 14. Saam Schlamminger: Anders, Länge: 01.10, Musik: Saam Schlamminger, Stimme: Detlef Kügow / 15. Sophia Domancich: Lied, Länge: 01.32, Musik: Sophia Domancich, Musik: Sophia Domancich (piano, electronique, samples), Sylvaine Hélary (flute) aufgenommen am 29. September 2014 im Studio de Noel á Boynes, Toningenieur: Thibère Nömis, Stimme: Sebastian Weber / 16. Emily Manzo: Weißer Schaum, Länge: 06.35, Musik: Christy und Emily Manzo, Stimme: Emily Manzo / 17. Glenn Jones: Das, Länge: 01.39, Musik: Glenn Jones, Musiker: Glenn Jones und Matthew Azevedo, Stimme: Helga Fellerer / 18. Emily Manzo: Nicht, Länge: 02.51, Musik: Emily Manzo, Emily Manzo (Hammond Orgel, Klavier), aufgenommen von Andreas Schmid im Faustz Studios, Scheer, Deutschland, Mix: Sarah Register, Stimme: Kathrin von Steinburg / Realisation: Karl Bruckmaier und die beteiligten Musiker / Redaktion: Herbert Kapfer / BR 2015 / Länge: 66'21 / Als "Klänge" von Wassily Kandinsky 1912 im Münchner Piper Verlag erschien, ahnten weder Verlag noch Öffentlichkeit, dass mit diesem schmalen Band mit seinen Holzschnitten und Prosagedichten ein heute legendäres Bindeglied zwischen Epochen und Stilen publiziert wurde.
Tracks: 1. Jeff Beer: Vorhang, Länge 00‘35, Komposition: Jeff Beer, Stimme: Kathrin von Steinburg / 2.Glenn Jones: Lenz, Länge 02‘09, Komposition: Glenn Jones, Musiker: Glenn Jones und Matthew Azevedo, Stimme: Gabriel Raab / 3. Sophia Domancich: Abenteuer, Länge 03‘06, Komposition und Piano: Sophia Domancich, Batterie: Simon Goubert, aufgenommen am 29. September 2014 im Studio de Noêl, Boynes, Technik : Thibère Nömis, Stimme: Kathrin von Steinburg / 4. Antye Greie: Später, Länge 04‘02, Musik: Vladislav Delay, Stimme: Antye Greie-Ripatti, Produktion, Mastering: AGF / 5. David Grubbs: Sehen, Länge 01‘22, Bullroarer, Computer: David Grubbs, Bass drum: Eli Keszler, aufgenommen von Mitch Rackin in der Seaside Lounge, Brooklyn, NY, Stimme: Detlef Kügow / 6. Lydia Daher: Offen, Länge 02‘08, Trompete, präpariertes Flügelhorn, Schlagzeug, Gitarre: Markus Christ, Stimme, Gitarre: Lydia Daher, Kontrabass, Pianette: Tobias von Glenck, Schallplatten-Schneidemaschine, Xylofon, Klarinette: Moritz Illner, Konzept: Lydia Daher, Arrangement: Markus Christ, Lydia Daher, Tobias von Glenck, Moritz Illner, Mix: Moritz Illner / 7. Chris Cutler: Doch Noch, Länge 05'15, Soundscape materials gesammelt von Chris Cutler, Brian Labcyz, Martyn Singleton, Marcelo Radulovic, Otomo Yoshihide, Tom Dimuzio, Jim Denley and Maggi Payne, Aufgenommen und gemischt zwischen 23.September und 3. Oktober 2014 im Studio Midi-Pyrenees, Caudeval, Frankreich, Technik, Mastering: Bob Drake, Stimme: Gabriel Raab / 8. Saam Schlamminger: Der Riss, Länge 01‘15, Komposition: Saam Schlamminger, Stimme: Gabriel Raab / 9. Federico Sanchez: Ausgang, Länge 02‘23, Komposition: Federico Sanchez, aufgenommen im Oktober 2014 im Schamoni Film & Medien Studio, München, Stimme: Federico Sanchez / 10. David Grubbs: Wurzel, Länge 01‘54, E-Gitarre, Computer: David Grubbs, Musik: David Grubbs, aufgenommen von Mitch Rackin in der Seaside Lounge, Brooklyn, NY, Stimmen: Helga Fellerer und Detlef Kügow / 11. Lydia Daher: Im Wald, Länge 03‘34, Trompete, präpariertes Flügelhorn, Schlagzeug, Gitarre: Markus Christ, Stimme, Gitarre: Lydia Daher, Kontrabass, Pianette: Tobias von Glenck, Schallplatten-Schneidemaschine, Xylofon, Klarinette: Moritz Illner, Konzept: Lydia Daher, Arrangement: Markus Christ, Lydia Daher, Tobias von Glenck, Moritz Illner, Mix: Moritz Illner / 12. David Grubbs: Warum, Länge 01‘13, Banjo, Mandoline: David Grubbs, Snare drums: Eli Keszler, aufgenommen von Mitch Rackin in der Seaside Lounge, Brooklyn, NY, Stimme: Sebastian Weber / 13. Antye Greie: Wasser, Länge 04‘42, Musik: Antye Greie-Ripatti, Produktion, Mastering: AGF, Stimme: Gudrun Gut / 14. Wrekmeister Harmonies: Der Turm, Länge 05'10, Musik: JR Robinson mit Butchy Fuego (Liars), Stimme: Gabriel Raab / 15. Jeff Beer: Tisch, Länge 01‘30, Komposition: Jeff Beer, Stimme: Helga Fellerer / 16. Chris Cutler: Vorfrühling, Länge 04'52, Klavier, Hammond Orgel, Aufnahmegeräte, Calor Gasflasche: Chris Cutler, aufgenommen und gemischt zwischen 23.September und 3. Oktober 2014 im Studio Midi-Pyrenees, Caudeval, Frankreich, Technik, Mastering: Bob Drake, Stimme: Detlef Kügow / 17. Emily Manzo: Fagott, Länge 05‘44, Komposition: Till by Turning, Bassoon: Katherine Young, Violine: Erica Dicker, Klavier, broken piano, Moog: Emily Manzo, special thanks to Sanne Richter for extra vocals, aufgenommen von Andreas Schmid in den Faust Studios, Scheer, Germany, gemischt von Sarah Register in Brooklyn, NY, Stimme: Helga Fellerer / 18. Federico Sánchez: Unverändert, Länge 04‘48, Federico Sánchez feat. The Mistakeman, Musik: Federico Sánchez/Bülent Kullukcu Mistakeman Studio, München September 2014 / 19. Wrekmeister Harmonies: Klänge, Länge 10‘10, JR Robinson mit John Herndon (Tortoise), Ken Vandermark, Roger Miller, Stimme: Kathrin von Steinburg / 20. Saam Schlamminger: Das Weiche, Länge 01‘11 / Komposition: Saam Schlamminger, Stimme: Detlef Kügow / Realisation: Karl Bruckmaier und die beteiligten Musiker / Redaktion: Herbert Kapfer / BR 2015 / Länge: 66'06 // Als Klänge von Wassily Kandinsky 1912 im Münchner Piper Verlag erschien, ahnten weder Verlag noch Öffentlichkeit, dass mit diesem schmalen Band mit seinen Holzschnitten und Prosagedichten ein heute legendäres Bindeglied zwischen Epochen und Stilen publiziert wurde.