Pierre Henry Dead At 89
French composer Pierre Henry, who helped pioneer the musique concrète genre of electronic music, has died at the age of 89.… Read More Pierre Henry Dead At 89
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KOMA Elektronik Field Kit Electroacoustic Workstation Kickstarter Blows Past Funding Goal
KOMA Elektronik’s Field Kit Kickstarter project has blown past its fundraising goals, raising nearly 15 times its $21,216 goal, with several days left to go.… Read More KOMA Elektronik Field Kit Electroacoustic Workstation Kickstarter Blows Past Funding Goal
New iPad App, Waverails, Combines Modular Synthesis & Musique Concrete
Waverails for iPad is a modular path-based loop processor, inspired by ‘avant-garde tape music and early electromechanical musical contraptions’.… Read More New iPad App, Waverails, Combines Modular Synthesis & Musique Concrete
The HC-TT Human Controlled Tape Transport Is Like The Love Child Of Turntablism + Musique Concrète
Developer Eric Pitra let us know about an interesting new instrument that he’s created for real-time performance with cassette tape. The HC-TT Human Controlled Tape Transport is a compact cassette manipulation device that lets you play a cassette tape with your hand, similar to how you scratch a vinyl record. Sound is only produced while your hand is… Read More The HC-TT Human Controlled Tape Transport Is Like The Love Child Of Turntablism + Musique Concrète
Musique Concrète Pioneer Tod Dockstader Has Died
Composer Tod Dockstader (1932-2015) died yesterday at the age of 82. Dockstader was a self-taught musician and he event went so far as to call his work ‘organized sound‘ (like Edgar Varése), to distinguish it as something different than traditional composition.
Scratching Audio Tape With The ScrubBoard
My homemade audio tape scratcher was uploaded by: Jeremy Bell
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Free Album Celebrates Musique Concrète & The Legacy Of Pierre Schaeffer
Free Music Friday: Reader Atomic Shadow (Rod Mitchell) let us know about a new album that celebrates musique concrète & the legacy of electronic music pioneer Pierre Schaeffer. The album, Fifteen Studies of Noises from Pierre Schaeffer, is a compilation album from IFAR, the Institute For Alien Reaserch. This is one in a series of 40… Read More Free Album Celebrates Musique Concrète & The Legacy Of Pierre Schaeffer
Daphne Oram Gets New Release – On Vinyl
UK electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram (1925-2003( has a new release out, The Oram Tapes, Volume 1. Two years in the making, the 46 track deluxe 4-LP edition features two and a half hours of previously unreleased recordings from Daphne Oram’s archives. None of this material has ever been available before and has been compiled… Read More Daphne Oram Gets New Release – On Vinyl
Jean Michel Jarre – Essentials And Rarities
Essentials and Rarities – en was uploaded by: jeanmicheljarre
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The History Of Modular Synthesizers (MIT Course)
Lecture 13 | MIT 21M.380 Music and Technology (Contemporary History and Aesthetics), Fall 2009 was uploaded by: MIT
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