Re: (idm) Stockhausen vs. RDJ, Plastikman, Scanner, pemberton

From Britton James
Sent Wed, May 27th 1998, 16:00

Speaking of CRI discs, two that are readily available are "The McLean
Mix & The Golden Age Of Electronic Music" by Barton and Priscilla
McLean, and Alwin Nikolais' "Electronic Dance Music". The McLeans disc
is comprised of analogue pieces from 1972 - 1982 using Synthi 100s, Arp
2600s, and an ElectroComp 101. This is choice work that also uses tape
manipulation and other sound effects. It is quirky and sometimes
abstract, but that's the way I like it. An essential disc.

The Alwin Nikolais disc is a fascinating collection of twenty one pieces
for dance, many of which he composed using the first synthesizer ever
sold by Bob Moog. I quote from the liner notes, "...insisted that Nik
visit the electronic fair currently being held in NY. Nik did so and met
Bob Moog. He was completely taken by the new machine and after making
some suggestions to Moog, which Moog made (sic), Nik bought the
inventors first machine, through the aid of a Guggenheim Fellowship."
"This machine was later acquired by the Museum Of Musical Instruments at
the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor as the first Moog synthesizer."
This is a truly great disc, and very eclectic. The relative brevity of
the pieces and the dance orientation makes them lively and contemporary
sounding. This CD is a must.

Both these are in print on CD and readily available through CRI:

Alwin Nikolais - Electronic Dance Music - CRI CD 651

The McLean Mix & The Golden Age Of Electronic Music CRI CD 764

If you order either of these, tell them Charlie James from Little Rock
sent you.

Charlie James