Seeing and Touching Sound—Music for Magnetic Tape

Playlist

1. Delia Derbyshire, Dreaming (1971), from the album Out of This World: Atmospheric Sounds and Effects from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (1976)
2. Glynis Jones, Crystal City, from the album Out of This World: Atmospheric Sounds and Effects from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (1976)
3. Pauline Oliveros, Jar Piece (1966), from the album Electronic Essays (1968)
4. Jacqueline Nova, Opposition-Fusion (1968), from the sound library of the Studio of fonologia de la Universidad nacionál de Buenos Aires.
5. Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux, Zones (1972), from the album Carrefour: Musique, Électro-Acoustique/electroacoustic music, (1972)
6. Eliane Radigue, Triptych, Part 2, excerpt (1978), from the album Triptych (2009)
7. Maggi Payne, Subterranean Network, excerpt (1985), from the album Music From Mills (1986)
8. Miki Yui, Mong (1999) from the album Small Sounds (1999)

This episode’s Archive Mix. These two records are played simultaneously and are not manipulated in any way, leaving all audio and musical interactions to chance. The tracks:

Veronika Wolf-Cohen, Bat David (1980) from the album Israeli Electroacoustic Music (1981)

and

Ann McMillan, Amber ’75, excerpt (1975) from the album Gateway Summer Sound - Abstracted Animal & Other Sounds (1978)

Intro and outro music, plus all incidental sounds by Thom Holmes.

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