Cage+Oliveros+Ichiyanagi+M.Feldman+ Moog,Vocoder SEALED

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Extended Voices-- John Cage: Solos For Voice 2 (1960) / Morton Feldman: Chorus And Instruments II (1967); Christian Wolff In Cambridge (1963) / Toshi Ichyanagi: Extended Voices / Alvin Lucier: North American Time Capsule 1967 / Pauline Oliveros: Sound Patterns (1961) / Robert Ashley: She Was A Visitor (1967)

label & cat. no.:
Odyssey Music of Our Time 32 16 0156 pressed in:
USA date:
1968 format:
LP condition:
Vinyl: (sealed)
Cover: m (sealed and perfect!) description:
Impossible to find still-sealed original pressing of this early electronic experimental vocal classic! Not many avant classical compilations bring together so many great composers all on the same record. Subtitled "new pieces for chorus and for voices altered electronically by sound synthesizers and vocoder," all of the works on this excellent lp involve electroacoustic or physical extensions of the human voice, and are performed by the Brandeis University Chamber Chorus under the direction of Alvin Lucier. Cage's composition was electronically realized by Gordon Mumma and David Tudor and involves realtime processing and microphones for the throats and lips of the performers. The Lucier piece makes very early use of the Sylvania Electronic Systems Vocoder and should be heard by those interested in vocoder users like Cylob, Luke Vibert, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, and Laurie Anderson. Oliveros' composition allows singers to improvise an array of vocal noises; it was awarded the Gaudeamus prize by Gyorgy Ligeti. The Ichyanagi work uses Buchla and Moog synthesizers. The 2 works by Feldman are sparse and ambient, and the voices drift in and out of audibility. The wide array of music and avant garde compositional style on this album ranges from droning and minimalism to dada-esque insanity to brilliant soundscapes of vocal-sourced electronic noise.

artist info from album notes etc.:
Cage, arguably the most influential American composer of the 20th century, was known for his innovative use of chance methods, silence, found sounds, and extended playing and electroacoustic treatment techniques on traditional instruments; he studied under Henry Cowell and Arnold Schoenberg, led the New York School of early postwar experimental composers (Earle Brown, Christian Wolff, Morton Feldman), was a contemporary of Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis, colaborated with Conlon Nancarrow, David Tudor, and Merce Cunnigham, and was associated with the Fluxus 'post-dada' art movement (Yoko Ono, Joseph Beuys, La Monte Young, etc.). Oliveros studied under Hugh Le Caine, Robert Erickson, and Thomas Nee, has worked with Terry Riley, Morton Subotnick, Luciano Berio, and Stuart Dempster, and is an experimental pioneer who combined electronics, minimalism, meditation, droning, just intonation tuning, and improvisation. Ichyanagi is a Japanese experimental composer who was influenced by John Cage, worked with Michael Ranta and Takehisa Kosugi, and was a member of the Fluxus art movement. This album should be heard by anyone interested in experimental vocalists like Tristan Tzara, Kurt Schwitters, Pierre Henry, Cathy Berberian, Joan La Barbara, Meredith Monk, and Diamanda Galas. Check out my other items for more avant garde/experimental, early electronic/electroacoustic, audiophile, 20th century classical, free jazz, soundtracks, poetry/spoken word, space age pop, microtonal, and sound art vintage vinyl. US Shipping - Media Mail is $5.00 for 1-2 single records, then $0.65 for each additional; Priority Mail is also available but pricing depends on zipcode (you can check eBay's calculated shipping price at the bottom of this page); other expedited shipping options and insurance are all available on request. Combine multiple items to save on shipping.
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