Check out that paleosonic analogelectronica on the website of the book here. They composed electronic music for royal philips electronics in the late 50s and 60s, with the aim of making this type of music catchy. Check out syncopation by tom dissevelt, dick raaijmakers on amazon music. Fantasy in orbit, an album by tom dissevelt on spotify. Dutch composers tom dissevelt and kid baltan aka dick. Sound is such an important part of a science fiction world. Rita reys the cool voice of rita reys 2cd blue sounds. Syncopation 1958 tom dissevelt psyche rock 1967 pierre henry frank zappa pays tribute to the music of edgard varese live at the palladium, new york city, april 17, 1981. Thomas tom dissevelt 4 march 1921, leiden 1989 was a dutch composer and musician. Although they continued to collaborate on an album.
Orbit all categories lps, cds, vinyl record albums. Early dutch electronic music from philips research laboratories. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Im always listening to the big hit soundtracks, like daft punks tron. Their 1957 debut album, song of the second moon, included the groundbreaking electronic composition sonik reentry. Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In general, a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means electroacoustic music, and that produced using electronics only. Thomas dissevelt was a dutch composer and musician. I dont put them on the same level as vs though, they are not that unpredictable and innovative. Tom dissevelt \ kid baltan syncopation 1958 youtube. If i tell you i discovered venetian snares and igorrr two months ago, i love their music and i want to find other artists, who would you recommend to me. Meek came from gloucester and did his national service in the raf as a radio technician in the early fifties. Albums include the fascinating world of electronic music, electronic music. Syncopation tom dissevelt electronic movements 1962 8.
Oct 02, 2017 tom paley, who has died aged 89, was an american folk singer and musician with a lifelong love of country music and oldtime styles from before the second world war, and a man with a quite. Hosted by andy cimino and mitch ahernfreeform radio featuring obscure indie, diy, postpunk and new wave, out jazz, exotica, krautrock, rioavant progressive. Kid baltans single song of the second moon released not earlier than 1958, since the track on the bside was recorded in april 1958, the ep electronic movements, composed. His mixture of jazz and experimental electronics is most widelyknown in the soundtrack for the oscarwinning short film glas 1958. Buy electronic movements remastered by tom dissevelt on bleep. He is known as a pioneer in the merging of electronic music and jazz. Boomkat limited second floor, swan building 20 swan street manchester m4 5jw united kingdom tel. Tom dissevelt biography wikipedia thomas tom dissevelt 4 march 1921, leiden 1989 was a dutch composer and musician. Tom dissevelts protokraftwerk syncopation is an eye opener and fantasy in space by otto luening has a direct link with joe meek via the title being recorded in 1952 was it an influence on him. Apr 07, 2015 check out syncopation by tom dissevelt on amazon music. Early dutch electronic music from philips research laboratories 19561963. Jun 09, 2014 after reissuing henk badingss crucial the woman of andros lp, archival imprint kontinental unearths another essential early electronic album from dutch experimentalist tom dissevelt.
Orbit aurora syncopation for 2 pianos 2012 sheet music duration. Syncopation alternate version by tom dissevelt on amazon. He married rina reys, sister of rita reys, in 1946 tom dissevelt was also known as bassistarranger of the skymasters, and contributed to recordings by rita reys between 1939 and 1944 dissevelt studied at the royal conservatory of. Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitrybased music technology. John cage all categories lps, cds, vinyl record albums. Whatever the source, the pieces that tom dissevelt and kid baltan created are a bizarre and remarkable mix, using early synthesisers to build weird pseudoorchestral structures. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Legacy and the score for the first mass effect game. During the war years dissevelt studied at the royal conservatory in the hague. A new concept of music, created by sonic vibrations, and fantasy in orbit.
Electronic movements remastered by tom dissevelt on amazon. Various artists electronic music it started here various. Some of the earliest electronic recordings were produced, in the late 50s and early 60s, by netherlandsbased composerskeyboardists tom dissevelt and technician kid baltran born. Voted second on modern drummers list of 25 greatest drum books in 1993 progressive steps to syncopation is one of the most versatile and practical works ever written for drums. But whats interesting to me as a fan scifi as well as music is that some of the earliest electronic music composers were inspired by a. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place.
Tom dissevelt 1921 1989 was a dutch jazz musician and. Electronic music in early science fiction robobeat. Electronic sonata for souls loved by nature 1969, composed 1968 buffy saintemarie lyrics by leonard cohen. Electronic music, an album by tom dissevelt, kid baltan on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Then cd2 and cd3 move into the darker corners of experimental electronics and musique concrete with works that include dripsody by hugh le caine, syncopation by tom dissevelt, timbres durees by olivier messiaen, poeme electronique by edgard varese, the innocents by daphne oram, fontana mix by john cage, visage v parts 1, 2.
In 1953, he came out and went to work as an engineer at the ibc studio, at that time one of only two independent studios in london. While karlheinz stockhausen was experimenting with sine waves, in natlab dutch composers dick raaijmakers and tom dissevelt were using synthesizers to make electronic music. Music profile for tom dissevelt, born 4 march 1921. The year of release 1959 cant be correct, as one of the works on this album, tom dissevelt s intersection, was produced in early 1961. Tom paley, who has died aged 89, was an american folk singer and musician with a lifelong love of country music and oldtime styles from before the second world war, and a man with a quite. Created exclusively to address syncopation, these drum lessons have earned their place as a standard tool for teaching beginning drummers syncopation and strengthening reading skills. Electronic movements tom dissevelt oxfams online shop.
He married rina reys, sister of rita reys, in 1946. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. On a related note, if youre into early electronic music and want something catchy thats prekraftwerk, i highly recommend tom dissevelt and dick raaymakers sometimes credited as kid baltan. Alfred progressive steps to syncopation for the modern. For fans of recently reestablished sound pioneers like daphne oram, suzanne ciani and film composer edward artemiev, fantasy in orbit is a major find. Electronic movements remastered by tom dissevelt on. Tom dissevelt was also known as bassistarranger of the skymasters, and contributed to recordings by rita reys.
Check out syncopation alternate version by tom dissevelt on amazon music. Electromechanical instruments include mechanical elements, such as strings, hammers. Apr 07, 2015 tom dissevelt 1921 1989 was a dutch jazz musician and electronic music pioneer. The other two discs feature artists and composers from all over the globe, working mostly in isolation, but occasionally teaming up. The album mentioned here is a compilation of mostly previously released material. Syncopation 1958 tom dissevelt psyche rock 1967 pierre henry frank zappa pays tribute to the music of edgard varese live at. Songs of the second moon, composed in 1957 by raaijmakers as kid baltan, sounds like kraftwerk only twenty years earlier. Imagine how farfuckingout it mustve sounded to people who hadnt yet experienced the great psychedelic cultural upheaval of 1966, who probably had only the faintest idea of musique concrete and bebe and louis barrons 1956 soundtrack to forbidden planet. After reissuing henk badingss crucial the woman of andros lp, archival imprint kontinental unearths another essential early electronic album from dutch experimentalist tom dissevelt. Check out electronic movements remastered by tom dissevelt on amazon music.
Imagine hearing this music when it was created, in the late 50s and early 60s. Alternative version of syncopation orbit aurora, 1958. Tom dissevelt electronic movements 1962, vinyl discogs. This lp was first released in 1968, but seems to contain some music from at least a decade previously. Check out syncopation by tom dissevelt on amazon music. Syncopation by tom dissevelt, dick raaijmakers on amazon.