THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF BRAZIL.
That’s what we’ve lost. 200 years of our Natural History, Archaeology and Ethnology.
Muzsikás Együttes - Nem úgy van most mint volt régen (1982)
“Muzsikás is a Hungarian musical group playing mainly folk music of Hungary and other countries and peoples of the region. Established in 1973, it has also played works by classical composers, especially Béla Bartók, who himself collected folk tunes. The group has recorded other albums and, since 1978, has toured regularly around the world.
The group’s collaboration with the noted singer Márta Sebestyén has produced a string of highly regarded recordings. The traditional Hungarian folk song, “Szerelem, Szerelem”, performed by Muzsikas featuring Márta Sebestyén, featured in the movie The English Patient (1996). Three of their songs are used in the anime film Only Yesterday by Studio Ghibli: “Teremtés” (“Creation”), “Hajnali nóta” (“Morning Song”), and “Fuvom az énekem” (“I Sing My Song”). The name of the group is mentioned by the main protagonists, while the songs play in the background in a prolonged dialogue about the benefits of a natural environment and rural life.”
The Fall - “Smile” & “2x4” - Live at The Tube (1983)
“Although [John] Peel was not a regular presenter of The Tube, he fulfilled an ambition and went down in history as the man who put The Fall on national TV, on 1983-11-25.“
via Peel.Wikia
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Polygonwanaland (2017)
4th album these guys release this year. One more to go before the end of the year supposedly.
Here’s a mix I made while preparing for a DJ gig at a show in the Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland on July 1st.
Playlist:
- 1 Samurai (Quarta 330 Rmx) by Kode9
- 2 No Way Out by Harmonic 313
- 3 Plastic Baggage by B.O.R.G.
- 4 Im Diskodickicht by Jan Jelinek
- 5 Fog by Lord Tang
- 6 1.4 by Brain Fruit
- 7 Deutro by Size
- 8 2X202-ST5 by Aphex Twin
- 9 Revolution (Para One remix) by Krazy Baldhead
- 10 Foyer Fire by Blevin Blectum
- 11 Innit by Growing
- 12 A Man for Atlantis by Broadcast
- 13 Under My Arm by Monotract
P.S. Turns out there’s already a DJ Ploc in Brazil so I’m just going with Cococonk from now on.
“The existence of any kind of underground or electronic music scene in Iran is a relatively recent development, arguably part of a quiet and generally slow shift in the country’s post-revolution identity. Those changes came to a head with the election of reformist and relative centrist Hassan Rouhani as President in 2013, which opened up a doorway for Iranian relations with foreign countries, all but shut off after decades of international sanctions”
Alessandro Cortini: Buchla Synth Mix for Self-Titled Magazine
Morton Subotnick – Until Spring (Side Two)
This piece is really representative of most things that made me fall in love with music created on Buchla Electric Music Boxes: the organic yet unfamiliar tones, spatial movement, and timbral variety, which are masterfully combined by Subotnick here.
Charles Cohen – Buchla Music Easel improv
Charles Cohen is very dear to me, since he’s proof there can be a direct connection between the heart and electronic instruments. His way of playing the Music Easel is unique and inimitable, and always different while being familiar at the same time.
While there have been recent releases on Morphine which are incredible, my favorite Cohen work comes form his improvisations, and the edited audio from this video is amazingly varied, given the short running time.
Sarah Davachi – St. Georges
Sarah has the ability of turning any instrument into a soothing, warm, welcoming blanket of sound that is always pleasant and comforting. This particular piece is for Buchla 200 and EMS VCS3 .
Suzanne Ciani – Live Buchla Concert 1975
Suzanne’s music is a great example of how varied music composed on Buchla instruments can be. Her melodic approach was definitely one of the confirmations I needed that I wasn’t getting into an instrument that appealed to the abstract/atonal for the most part, but that it could be melodic and “song” based if one wanted it to be. (Editor’s Note: Cianni told us Cortini returned the favor recently by letting her borrow his Buchla when hers was broke in transit to an LA gig.)
Warner Jepson – The Big Purr / Bugs At Large / Blood Knot
My friend Mitchell Brown at KXLU released an incredible double CD with a lot of unreleased works by Warner Jepson, a lot of which were done on the Buchla 100. I much prefer Warner’s use of the instrument compared to Morton Subotnick’s. (Mort’s 200 works are my favorite though!) I feel Warner Jepson really pushed the 100 to its limits.
Benge – Chime Five
Ben Edwards, a.k.a. Benge, is one of the few lucky musicians who had a chance to record with a Buchla 700, one of Don’s first (and last) integrated instruments. The results are beautiful and make me wish he had more time with it.
The Electric Weasel Ensemble – Music of the Spheres
Allen Strange and Don Buchla plus other musicians, making sounds exclusively with Buchla Music Easels. Nothing more to add…
- via Self-TitledMag.com
Russell Drake, Ronald Herder & Anne D. Modugno
How to Make Electronic Music (Educational Audio Visual Inc., 1975)
- via Toys And Techniques
