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33 Jan 28, 2010 6:07 pm

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here's a very sloppy mix i made with 50s60s70s electronic music mostly: http://www.mixcloud.com/goto80/oldelekt

apart from the stuff already mentioned, have a look at bruce haack and richard hayman (both quite schizo but not just noisy) and alexander robotnick (who made electro before it was invented). less listenable, i suppose, but still interesting is the first record with digital music: 'music from mathematics' (1962) -> http://websound.ru//issues/156_160/music_of_math.zip

i'm making a timeline of 'chipmusic' @ http://chipflip.wordpress.com/timeline which might have some things of interest too.

34 Jan 28, 2010 6:39 pm

akira^8GB

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Excellent mix!!

35 Jan 28, 2010 11:57 pm

Subway Sonicbeat

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Brazil

goto80 wrote:

alexander robotnick (who made electro before it was invented).

I listened to some stuff of his and was more italo than electro, but whatever, the guy is good!

36 Jan 29, 2010 1:57 am

Lazerbeat

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Ok, sorry this is what I was looking for

Clara Rockmore - Art of the Theremin

Also an interesting looking podcast - http://odeo.com/channels/781673/rss.xml

37 Jan 29, 2010 11:43 am

Mano

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first additive synthesizer

all the sounds are NOT from the tellharmonium, as there are no recordings of it

38 Jan 29, 2010 12:59 pm

godinpants

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I can only further Jean Michael Jarre suggestions.

And furthermore.

39 Feb 1, 2010 2:15 pm

4mat

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The Droids - "The Force"

Amiga fans may remember Zzzax's cover.

40 Feb 1, 2010 4:25 pm

boomlinde

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Early Popol Vuh is nice!

Personally I prefer Hosianna Mantra and forward, though

Last edited by boomlinde (Feb 1, 2010 4:26 pm)

41 Feb 2, 2010 2:02 am

goto80

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CHIPTUNE

too much animal material error. (hm, are there any synthesizers using animal materials?)

42 Feb 2, 2010 12:01 pm

boomlinde

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I think there was a synthesizer that used earthworms for conduction. As the worms wiggled their way out of being electrocuted among the contact plates, different sounds were produced. Can't find it now, though . I think it was covered on musicthing.blogspot.com

EDIT:
FOUNDIT:

And now to get back on track...

Last edited by boomlinde (Feb 2, 2010 12:54 pm)

43 Feb 2, 2010 8:18 pm

Princess

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Earthworm controlled synth? Crazy.

Stuff suggested in this thread I had really been digging:
Giorgio Moroder, Jean Michael Jarre, Cluster, Space, Laser Dance, mike hankinson

44 Feb 2, 2010 8:43 pm

bucky

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philly

Bernard Fevre - Pendulum

I'm not sure what year this is from, possibly late '70s? It sounds like whoever made the Ecco the Dolphin soundtracks listened to this and then went from there.

45 Feb 2, 2010 11:05 pm

OK Ikumi

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Some of this has already been mentioned (but it's worth repeating anyway):

Giorgio Moroder - From Here To Eternity & E=MC²
Cabaret Voltaire - The Original Sound Of Sheffield '78 / '82
Space - Magic Fly
Raymond Scott - Soothing Sounds For Baby
Cluster - Zuckerzeit
Clara Rockmore - The Art Of The Theremin
Crash Course In Science - Cardboard Lamb
The Normal - Warm Leatherette / TVOD

The OHM compilation mentioned earlier is a good listen in more of a historical sense than a musical one. Definitely interesting stuff. There are some excellent compilations of early European electronic music you might enjoy: BIPPP, So Young But So Cold, and The Lost Tapes.