Tom Dissevelt: Fantasy In Orbit electronic space psych

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Tom Dissevelt: Fantasy In Orbit - An astronaut's impressions while orbiting the Earth (1963 electronic music)


label & cat. no.:
Philips PHM 200-189 pressed in:
USA date:
1965 format:
LP condition:
Vinyl: vg (just a few minor scuffs but plays with light surface noise likely inherent in the pressing, I have never heard a perfect copy of this lp)
Cover: vg- (ring wear; small tear on back; bottom seam has 1" split) description:
Mega rare original mono gold label promo pressing of this Dutch early electronic avant/pop composer's first solo album without Dick Raaijmakers. This fantastic collection of pre-synthesizer electronic soundscapes leans mostly towards the experimental side of things with extended reverberating soundscapes suggesting spaceship cockpits and cosmic entrancement (note the great mushroom-themed psychedelic cover art!), occasionally drifting into strange-alternate-universe-pop territory with delicious looping baselines and jazz-like chord progressions reminiscent of his earlier Electrosoniks material. A truly visionary and unique album by this still underappreciated pioneer, this work was commissioned by Philips and realized at their Utrecht Studio voor Elektronische Muziek Institute of Sonology using nothing but primitive tone generators augmented by musique concrete tape manipulation techniques. Highly recommended!

artist info from album notes:
Dissevelt was a Dutch composer and band leader and an electronic music pioneer at the Philips Eindhoven studio in the 50s (alongside Henk Badings) and at the University of Utrecht in the 60s (where Gottfried Michael Koenig and Zoltan Pongracz also worked); in collaboration with Dick Raaijmakers (aka Kid Baltan) as The Electrosoniks, he created some of the earliest ever electronic pop (which would go on to influence artists like Jean-Michel Jarre, Paul Beaver, Bernie Krause, Aphex Twin, Jean-Jacques Perrey, Gershon Kingsley, Hrvatski, Bruce Haack, Kraftwerk, Piero Umiliani, Cecil Leuter, Pierre Henry, etc.). Should also be of interest to fans of Jan Boerman, Gilius van Bergeijk, Herbert Eimert, Francois Bayle, Bernard Parmegiani, Jon Appleton, Tod Dockstader, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Pierre Schaeffer, Luc Ferrari, Herbert Eimert, Robert Beyer, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Rune Lindblad, John Eaton, DJ Premier, Stereolab, Mu-Ziq, Matmos, Ondioline, Arp, Theremin, Oskar Sala, Raymond Scott, and Morton Subotnick. Check out my other items for more avant garde/experimental, early electronic/electroacoustic, psych, 20th century classical, and artist records. 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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