From Chad Mossholder Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 21:58
From Chad Mossholder Sent Fri, Jul 16th 1999, 21:58
I disagree, Stimmung is gorgeous! But, I agree, Xenakis is amazing! Also pick up some Gyori Lygetti! Look for "Lux Eterna" That piece is soooooo intense! :) > -----Original Message----- > From: leg to the arm yeah leg-arm to the head :: :: > [SMTP:xxxxxxx_xxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx] > Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 2:00 PM > To: xxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xxx > Cc: xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx > Subject: (idm) stockhausen (straight, no walkman) > > > >Okay, so it's not strictly IDM, but can anyone make any good stockhausen > >recommendations? I'm looking for some of his earlier stuff, I > >suppose...some of the greats list him has an influence and I want to see > >what it's all about... > > hey, it's more I than most IDM, although definitely less D. > > first, if you have record player (and you better), look for his early > stuff > used on vinyl. while copies of _hymnen_ may be few and far between, i've > seen _gesang der junglinge_, _telemusik/mixtur_ and _kontake_ in the 5 to > 6 > dollar range used. which is better than buying from the ridiculously > expensive stockhausen verlag - what is it, $120 for _hymnen_? christ! > > my personal recommendation would be to check out _telemusik/mixtur_. > _telemusik_ does the early-electronic-bleep-crash-bloop thing pretty well, > > but with a nice continuity to it. _kontakte_ is good, but discontinous > and > a bit annoying. and _stimmung_ is an ordeal, if you ask me. > > if you REALLY want to delve into early electronic/concrete music, dig up > the > iannis xenakis _electronic music_ (aka _electro-acoustic music_) release - > > just amazing stuff, much more developed and interesting than stockhausen, > IMO. > > i also heartily recommend tod dockstader ("water music" is almost > sahko-like), rune lindblad, any of the compilations on Boit A Musique, and > a > couple of the Turnabout _Electronic Music_ compilations (I featuring > mimaroglu, walter carlos, and an amazing thing by tzvi avni; III featuring > > cage, mimaroglu, and berio's "visage"). and then there's intersystems. > but > they're just weird. > > and if you see parmegiani's _creation du monde_ (is it?), it's worth it. > amazingly prescient for it's time (early 80s? i think?). > > wow. this turned into a dissertation. sorry. > [gr] > -- > radio: [ http://listen.to/treblequake ] > reviews: [ http://www.homestead.com/spleens/ ] > > (in a thick brogue) "don't forget the chaos." > > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com