Label:Spectrum Records – SR-118
Country:US
Used LP 1979
Disc:VG+ (slight surface noise at some quiet part, looks great, good shape overall)
Jacket:VG+/VG (light wear, good category, edge has crackle)
William Strickland, an American musician who began his career as an organist before the war and became widely known as a conductor, pursued his own unique path in electronic music in his later years, from educational works to soundtracks. This is a truly unique work that will absolutely blow away anyone familiar with his conducting work. Side A features a small imaginary zoo created through improvisation with the Moog synthesizer, while Side B contains abstract electronic music experiments using repetition. Both are intense. Particularly impressive is “Insistence,” where distorted electronic sounds seem to drift into a trance. Definitely give it a listen at high volume.
戦前よりオルガニストとして活動をはじめ指揮者としても大きく知られ晩年は教育作品からサウンドトラックまで独自の電子音楽路線を辿ったアメリカ人音楽家William Strickland。本作はA面ではムーグと向き合い即興にて制作された小さな空想動物園の模様、B面では反復を用いたアブストラクトな電子音楽実験を収録。どちらも強烈。特に歪ながら電子音がトランスしていくような”Insistence”が凄い。是非大きな音で聞いてみて下さい。
A4 - Peacocks
A5 - The Search For The Lost Duck
A7 - Monkeys
A8 - A Thunderstorm, Birds, Wind And Rain
A9 - Woodpeckers
B1 - Insistence
B3 - Repetitions With Distortions
