I disagree, Stimmung is gorgeous! But, I agree, Xenakis is amazing! Also
pick up some Gyori Lygetti! Look for "Lux Eterna" That piece is soooooo
intense!
:)
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> From: leg to the arm yeah leg-arm to the head :: ::
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> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 2:00 PM
> To: bgause@us.oracle.com
> Cc: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: (idm) stockhausen (straight, no walkman)
>
>
> >Okay, so it's not strictly IDM, but can anyone make any good stockhausen
> >recommendations? I'm looking for some of his earlier stuff, I
> >suppose...some of the greats list him has an influence and I want to see
> >what it's all about...
>
> hey, it's more I than most IDM, although definitely less D.
>
> first, if you have record player (and you better), look for his early
> stuff
> used on vinyl. while copies of _hymnen_ may be few and far between, i've
> seen _gesang der junglinge_, _telemusik/mixtur_ and _kontake_ in the 5 to
> 6
> dollar range used. which is better than buying from the ridiculously
> expensive stockhausen verlag - what is it, $120 for _hymnen_? christ!
>
> my personal recommendation would be to check out _telemusik/mixtur_.
> _telemusik_ does the early-electronic-bleep-crash-bloop thing pretty well,
>
> but with a nice continuity to it. _kontakte_ is good, but discontinous
> and
> a bit annoying. and _stimmung_ is an ordeal, if you ask me.
>
> if you REALLY want to delve into early electronic/concrete music, dig up
> the
> iannis xenakis _electronic music_ (aka _electro-acoustic music_) release -
>
> just amazing stuff, much more developed and interesting than stockhausen,
> IMO.
>
> i also heartily recommend tod dockstader ("water music" is almost
> sahko-like), rune lindblad, any of the compilations on Boit A Musique, and
> a
> couple of the Turnabout _Electronic Music_ compilations (I featuring
> mimaroglu, walter carlos, and an amazing thing by tzvi avni; III featuring
>
> cage, mimaroglu, and berio's "visage"). and then there's intersystems.
> but
> they're just weird.
>
> and if you see parmegiani's _creation du monde_ (is it?), it's worth it.
> amazingly prescient for it's time (early 80s? i think?).
>
> wow. this turned into a dissertation. sorry.
> [gr]
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