Label:Мелодия – Д 25631-2
Country:USSR
Used 10" 1969
Disc:VG+ (mild wrapped not affect to sound, feel light surface/natural noise, we believe it's normal condition so VG+ rating)
Jacket:VG+ (light wears/wrinkles/creases, light tear point on back, no split, strongly good category as this era's Melodiya stuff)
This electronic music work is considered to be one of earliest electronic piece in the Soviet Union's state-run Melodiya label, which has a huge catalog. Released in 1969. This album contains a total of six tracks performed by four composers using the giant ANS synthesizer developed by optical engineer Evgeny Murzin. Firstly, "Cosmos", a long track depicting the universe, is featured on the A side, by Stanislav Kreitchi, who started producing music in Murzin's laboratory, and Eduard Artemiev, who is also known in Japan as the composer of the soundtrack for "Solaris", followed by one of highlight track "A. Nemtin Tears" depicts the mysterious soundscape, "A Northen Tale" which combines fragments of Alexander Nemtin's music concrete-like soundscape, and "A Voice Of The East" whose title is an interesting attempt to evoke an oriental melody. It is amazing that the contents can still be heard today, despite the precious heritage of the recordings. The first original colored jacket, which has become extremely rare.
巨大なカタログを持つソ連の国営レーベルMelodiyaでも最初期と推測される電子音楽作品。リリースは69年。本作では光学エンジニアのEvgeny Murzinが開発した巨大なANS Synthesizerを用いて4人の作曲家が制作した全6曲を収録。まずA面に大きく収録されたMurzinの研究室で音楽制作を始めたというStanislav Kreitchiと”惑星ソラリス”のサウンドトラックの制作者として日本でも知られるEduard Artemievによる宇宙を描いた長尺曲"Cosmos"、ハイライトの幽玄なサウンドスケープを描き出した”A. Nemtin Tears”、Alexander Nemtinによるミュージック・コンクレートのような音の断片を組み合わせたような音像”A Northen Tale”、タイトルからもオリエンタルな旋律を感じさせる”A Voice Of The East”。貴重な遺産的音源ながら現在の耳でもしっかり聞ける内容というのが凄いところ。超稀少となっているカラー入りのファーストオリジナルジャケ。
A1 - Music From The Film "Cosmos"
A2 - Intermezzo
B2 - A. Nemtin Tears
B3 - A Northen Tale
B4 - A Voice Of The East
