: The production was painstakingly manual. Subotnick would spend up to 10 hours fine-tuning a single sound, recording it to one of two tape recorders, and then overdubbing it with new layers.
: The name comes from W.B. Yeats’s poem, The Song of Wandering Aengus . The Sonic Journey
The story of is the story of a revolution in how music is made and consumed. Released in 1967 by Morton Subotnick, it was the first electronic music album ever commissioned by a record label ( Nonesuch Records ). Unlike previous electronic works that were often academic or live recordings, this piece was designed specifically for the LP format, essentially creating the "studio-as-instrument" model that defines modern production. The Creation: 13 Months with the Buchla
: The production was painstakingly manual. Subotnick would spend up to 10 hours fine-tuning a single sound, recording it to one of two tape recorders, and then overdubbing it with new layers.
: The name comes from W.B. Yeats’s poem, The Song of Wandering Aengus . The Sonic Journey
The story of is the story of a revolution in how music is made and consumed. Released in 1967 by Morton Subotnick, it was the first electronic music album ever commissioned by a record label ( Nonesuch Records ). Unlike previous electronic works that were often academic or live recordings, this piece was designed specifically for the LP format, essentially creating the "studio-as-instrument" model that defines modern production. The Creation: 13 Months with the Buchla