For a lot of electronic music fans, the pioneers of electronic music would be Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze, or Vangelis. For younger fans, they might be Derrick May, Juan Atkins, or Jesse Saunders. This CD really goes “back in the days” to the days when electronic music was in its first heyday in the… Read More Various – Pioneers of Electronic Music
Virtuoso Thereminist Many people think of the theremin as cliched electronic effect used in film scores of the 50’s and 60’s. That is, until they hear the playing of Clara Rockmore. Rockmore was born in Russia, and showed great musical talent as a child. She played the violin, and by the age of nine, was… Read More Clara Rockmore
Morton Subotnick is one of the great living composers. He has been heavily involved in electronic music since the 1960’s, and created some works which helped define the world of academic electronica. He also has been an innovator in works that involve eletronics and acoustic instruments, acoustic instruments manipulated electronicly, and other multimedia combinations. His… Read More Morton Subotnick
