KlangSpektrum vol. 1 – Klangexperimenten Unser Zeitgenossen | Various artists

KlangSpektrum vol. 1 – Klangexperimenten Unser Zeitgenossen

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1.	Carl Stumpf – Phonogramm-Archiv (1916) 02:42	download
2.	Ernst Toch – Die chinesische Flöte (1921) 06:30	download
3.	Rudolf Steiner – 4 Mysteriendramen (1928) 02:55	download
4.	Lucie Bigelow Rosen – The Space Controlled Instrument (ca1940) 03:16	download
5.	Francis Mazière – Tumuc Humac (1952) 04:07	download
6.	José Val del Omar – Aguaespejo Granadino (1955) 05:08	download
7.	Jocy de Oliveira – Um Assalto No Morumbi (1959) 01:56	download
8.	Halim El Dabh – Two Egyptian Themes (1961) 02:20	download
9.	Jean Françaix – Insectarium I - La Scolopendre (1962) 01:05	download
10.	John Herbert Leach – The Plague (1970) 01:45	download
11.	Wilhelm Keller – Ludi Musici 2 - Schallspiele (1971) 02:52	download
12.	Lodewijk de Boer – Spectator (1970) 03:30	download
13.	Kelly Gates – Cafe in The Sky (1962) 02:14	download
14.	Manolo Diaz & Aguaviva – Robot (1969) 01:37	download
15.	Roger Luther – Sleeper (1980) 01:55	download
16.	Otto Bernstein – Glasmusik Toncollage (ca1980) 04:49	download
17.	Ingrid Wiener & Chor – Moritat von der Eisenbahn (1984) 02:34	download
18.	ATON cables by Nokia Kaapeli (ca1980-85) 03:00	download
19.	Klaus Ager – Bibyké für Tonband (1991) 07:40	download
20.	The Beetham Tower Howling Sounds (2006) 05:22	download
21.	Voiceover (Marc Matter) – L'oeil Ecclatante (2013) 04:09	download
22.	Niko Mihaljevic – Magneticae Taeniae Tape Loop 01 (2012) 01:37	download

about

This is a collection of little known musics from various epochs of the 20th century, all featuring sound experiments of one kind or another. Stylistically varied, their common denominator is a will to experiment with whatever technology was available at the time, forming a wonderful tapestry of noises representative of a noisy century. They've been gathered in this collection as examples of a particular spirit of discovery and some of these recordings are quite rough, being documents and explorations rather than fully polished pieces of music. Admittedly, the flavor of analog overcomes the sheen of computer music.

Most of the tracks compiled here are hard to come by. Some come from library archives (Carl Stumpf, Francis Mazière), some come from specialist blogs or YouTube videos, some from artists' websites. Some have never been available on the web before and were culled from the compiler's own record collection (Wilhelm Keller, Halim El Dabh, Manolo Diaz, Otto Bernstein, John Herbert Leach).

The choice is entirely personal and doesn't reflect main musical trends of the 20th century like jazz, electronic-, tape- and computer music, etc, which have been documented elsewhere. Rather, this compilation examines the quiet revolutions taking place during the 20th century, while individuals started thinking out of the box, when sound experiments flourished in places where innovation was least expected: children's musical education, anthroposophic circles, tropical jungles, stage music, film soundtrack, commercial ads, etc. Similarly, musical notes started emanating from unusual objects or apparatus like phonograph cylinders or flexi discs ; architecture was sonified ; numbers eventually became sound carriers.

In the past centuries, music innovators have always been curious and adventurous, but their number was limited. During the 20th century, however, statistics exploded and the sheer number of sound innovators rocketed, leading to a myriad of experiments inside or outside traditional music circles. KlangSpektrum seeks to reflect this multiplicity.

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released May 23, 2018

Duration: 73mn
Researched, produced and designed by L. Fairon
Paris, France, April–May 2018

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Laurent Fairon Nantes, France

French musician.

Former blogger at Continuo's Weblog and Continuo's Documents
(2007–16).

DJ mixes for:
NTS radio
Café OTO
LYL radio
Jet FM
(2008-2021) ... more

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