YouTube via AlychneAbscissa.
Buchla starts at 1:09, but do watch the intro.
"This is my 2nd piece of Musique Concrète created with tape splicing, speed manipulation, over tracking, and filtering. The original sounds came from a Buchla synthesizer and then were tape manipulated into this composition. This tape spliced piece was completed in 1980 at the Unv. of Arkansas Electronic Music Laboratory under the direction of Professor Dale Millen. It was created on a classic Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center tape station consisting of 4 Ampex 1/4 inch half tracks, and Columbia-Princeton custom 12 channel mixer. All sounds were eventually tape spliced into the order of the song. I didn't just turn on the Buchla and let it roll, this piece was cut together. I've been told that this is the difference between West Coast and East Coast electronic music composition. I've been told.
See also: Vladimir Ussachevsky, Mario Davidovsky, Milton Babbitt, Peter Mauzey, Bülent Arel, Pril Smiley, Alice Shields, Otto Luening and the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center."
Update via Reed:
"Here's a picture of the "classic Columbia-Princeton" setup..., complete with Buchla 100 and 12-channel mixer."
Interesting sounds and such. But I think it is "tape music", not musique concrete.
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The music is amazing. The fact that it was made in an experimental music studio in Arkansas, bucks certain stereotypes about music coming out of Arkansas. The Buchla has a rich chiming sound which can't be beat. Thanks for posting the piece.
ReplyDeleteTape splicing YAY! I finally found a 1/4" splicing block a couple weeks ago. Glad to hear others are still practicing the physical arts.
ReplyDeletenice stuff and to think I would have missed this from the title I thought it would be another 303 track
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