🎧 MORTON SUBOTNICK [Experimental]
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- MORTON SUBOTNICK➤Sidewinder (Part II)➤Sidewinder➤00:00:25
- MORTON SUBOTNICK➤Conclusion➤Until Spring➤00:14:30
- MORTON SUBOTNICK➤Silver Apples Of The Moon (Part I)➤Silver Apples Of The Moon / The Wild Bull➤00:28:25
- JOHN PRESTON➤The Physical Characteristics Of Musical Sounds The Sounds And Music Of The RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer - The Synthesis Of Music➤Music For A Retro-Future (V/A)➤00:39:28
- LIEUTENANT CARAMEL➤Et La Rose➤Early Tape Works➤00:46:40
- KID BALTRAN➤The Ray Makers➤Electrosoniks - Electronic Music (V/A)➤01:01:26
- ANN MCMILLAN➤Amber '75➤Gateway Summer Sound. Abstracted Animal And Other Sounds➤01:08:50
- EVE ABOULKHEIR ➤22/12/2017 Guilin Synthetic Daydream➤22/12/2017 Guilin Synthetic Daydream / How To Avoid Ants➤01:20:26
- MORTON SUBOTNICK➤Gestures➤Volume 1 Electronic Works➤01:39:51
- MORTON SUBOTNICK➤Ascent Into Air➤Ascent Into Air A Fluttering Of Wings➤01:55:50
✚ An undeniable founding father of American electronic music and a pivotal figure in the development of the synthesizer as a compositional tool, Morton Subotnick revolutionized the medium by creating music specifically for and with electronic machines, rather than merely adapting acoustic works. Emerging from the vibrant San Francisco scene in the early 1960s, Subotnick was instrumental in establishing the San Francisco Tape Music Center (SFTMC) in 1961 alongside Pauline Oliveros and Ramon Sender, which quickly became the West Coast's primary incubator for electroacoustic exploration and technological innovation. His most profound and lasting contribution came through his close collaboration with engineer Donald Buchla, which resulted in the Buchla 100 series synthesizer, an early, voltage-controlled modular instrument that Subotnick helped design to be focused on timbral control and spatial modulation, explicitly rejecting the keyboard interface of its East Coast contemporary, the Moog. This partnership directly led to the creation of Silver Apples of the Moon (1967), a watershed moment in electronic music history, as it was the first electronic work commissioned and created specifically for a commercial record release on the Nonesuch label, thereby bringing serious electronic composition out of the academic studio and into the popular consciousness. The album's use of rhythmic pulses, complex wave-shapes, and evolving textures established the template for much of the later analog synthesizer work, making it a foundational text for experimental electronic music and influencing genres from ambient to IDM. He followed this success with The Wild Bull (1968), continuing his pioneering use of the Buchla system to create dense, vibrant, and expressive electronic soundscapes that were composed not as a fixed document, but as an experience meant to be played live with the machine. Later in his career, Subotnick continued his technological drive by exploring early digital sampling, interactive performance systems, and pioneering multimedia works that integrated computers and video, consistently championing the idea of the synthesizer as a unique, independent expressive instrument whose potential he was determined to fully realize, cementing his legacy as one of the most vital innovators of the analog age.
✚ Père fondateur incontestable de la musique Ă©lectronique amĂ©ricaine et figure centrale dans le dĂ©veloppement du synthĂ©tiseur en tant qu'outil compositionnel, Morton Subotnick a rĂ©volutionnĂ© le mĂ©dium en crĂ©ant de la musique spĂ©cifiquement pour et avec des machines Ă©lectroniques, plutĂ´t que de simplement adapter des Ĺ“uvres acoustiques. Émergeant de la scène vibrante de San Francisco au dĂ©but des annĂ©es 1960, Subotnick a jouĂ© un rĂ´le dĂ©terminant dans la crĂ©ation du San Francisco Tape Music Center (SFTMC) en 1961, aux cĂ´tĂ©s de Pauline Oliveros et Ramon Sender, qui est rapidement devenu le principal incubateur de l'exploration Ă©lectroacoustique et de l'innovation technologique sur la CĂ´te Ouest. Sa contribution la plus profonde et durable est issue de son Ă©troite collaboration avec l'ingĂ©nieur Donald Buchla, qui a abouti au synthĂ©tiseur Buchla sĂ©rie 100, un instrument modulaire prĂ©coce Ă tension contrĂ´lĂ©e que Subotnick a aidĂ© Ă concevoir pour ĂŞtre axĂ© sur le contrĂ´le du timbre et la modulation spatiale, rejetant explicitement l'interface Ă clavier de son contemporain de la CĂ´te Est, le Moog. Ce partenariat a directement menĂ© Ă la crĂ©ation de Silver Apples of the Moon (1967), un moment dĂ©cisif dans l'histoire de la musique Ă©lectronique, car c'Ă©tait la première Ĺ“uvre Ă©lectronique commandĂ©e et créée spĂ©cifiquement pour une sortie commerciale sur disque sur le label Nonesuch, faisant ainsi sortir la composition Ă©lectronique sĂ©rieuse du studio universitaire pour la faire entrer dans la conscience populaire. L'utilisation par l'album d'impulsions rythmiques, de formes d'onde complexes et de textures Ă©volutives a Ă©tabli le modèle pour une grande partie du travail ultĂ©rieur sur synthĂ©tiseur analogique, en faisant un texte fondateur pour la musique Ă©lectronique expĂ©rimentale et influençant des genres de l'ambient Ă l'IDM. Il a poursuivi ce succès avec The Wild Bull (1968), continuant son utilisation pionnière du système Buchla pour crĂ©er des paysages sonores Ă©lectroniques denses, vibrants et expressifs qui n'Ă©taient pas composĂ©s comme un document fixe, mais comme une expĂ©rience destinĂ©e Ă ĂŞtre jouĂ©e en direct avec la machine. Plus tard dans sa carrière, Subotnick a poursuivi sa lancĂ©e technologique en explorant les premiers Ă©chantillonnages numĂ©riques, les systèmes de performance interactive et les Ĺ“uvres multimĂ©dias pionnières intĂ©grant des ordinateurs et de la vidĂ©o, dĂ©fendant constamment l'idĂ©e du synthĂ©tiseur comme un instrument expressif unique et indĂ©pendant dont il Ă©tait dĂ©terminĂ© Ă rĂ©aliser pleinement le potentiel, cimentant son hĂ©ritage comme l'un des innovateurs les plus essentiels de l'ère analogique.

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