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Interstellar Suite Anniversary Edition Now Available

Triplet Records has released the silver anniversary edition of The Interstellar Suite – a pioneering work of symphonic electronic music. The Interstellar Suite 25th Anniversary Edition is available in High Definition 5.1 surround sound as a 96/24 HiRes .flac download at High Res Audio, a high resolution music download service based in Germany. A HiRes stereo .flac… Read More Interstellar Suite Anniversary Edition Now Available

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Last Chance On Interstellar Suite Surround Sound Collectors Edition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aByN5H-OeSY Composer & synthesist Amin Bhatia is wrapping up an Indiegogo campaign for the 25th anniversary re-release of his Interstellar Suite. The Interstellar Suite is a cult favorite for fans of classitronica and symphonic electronica. The Suite was inspired by the arrangements of Wendy Carlos and Isao Tomita, but is an original score. Bhatia is… Read More Last Chance On Interstellar Suite Surround Sound Collectors Edition

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Isao Tomita To Premier Work With Virtual Singer Miku

Electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita, 80, has announced he will feature a virtual singer Hatsune Miku as the main singer in his upcoming orchestra concert on November 23rd at Tokyo Opera City Hall in Tokyo. His new piece Ihatov Symphony, which expresses the world of Kenji Miyazawa’s novel, will be performed by Japan Philharmonic Orchestra… Read More Isao Tomita To Premier Work With Virtual Singer Miku

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Isao Tomita Interview

Electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita is featured in a new interview with YMO’s Hideki Matsutake. In the interview, Tomita talks about how he got interested in electronic music and synthesizers, his seminal classitronica albums, Moog modular synths and more. Tomita notes that he was inspired by what he saw as both the strengths and weaknesses of the… Read More Isao Tomita Interview

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Isao Tomita’s Moog III

Image: cosmiclab Saturday Synth Porn: A moody shot of a Moog III modular synthesizer, owned by Isao Tomita. Tomita is best known for his ‘classitronica’ works of the 70’s, classical works arranged for synthesizers and electronic keyboards. via the Synthtopia Flickr Group

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Dr. Bob’s Modular Sample Library Inspired By Tomita, Wendy Carlos, Larry Fast & Jean Michel Jarre

Dr. Bob’s Modular Sample Library is a new collection of sounds that combine classic vintage synthesizer technology with ‘the latest cutting-edge sampling programs’. The sample library was inspired by the works of pioneering synthesists like Isao Tomita, Wendy Carlos, Larry Fast, and Jean Michel Jarre, and is a fund-raiser for the Bob Moog Foundation. A… Read More Dr. Bob’s Modular Sample Library Inspired By Tomita, Wendy Carlos, Larry Fast & Jean Michel Jarre

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