Synthesis – Approaching a New Instrument

Synthesizers brought new sounds into the world. 43 minutes of oscillators, filters and envelopes controlled by Conrad Schnitzler, Daphne Oram, Erkki Kurenniemi, Laurie Spiegel and others – between the early Sixties and 1977 (plus an exception).

Featured cover art: Suzanne Ciani – Lixiviation Ciani/Musica Inc. 1969-1985

more info: https://soundscentral.org/synthesis/

Tracklist:
Don Preston – Analog Heaven #5 (1975)

Erkki Kurenniemi – Sähkösoittimen ääniä #1 (1971)

Kühn – Tomograph (2009)

Conrad Schnitzler – 09/1975 (1975)

Bernard Parmegiani – Versailles...peut-être 1 (1977)

Daphne Oram – Mermaid (excerpt, early 1960s)

Ruth White – Evening Harmony (1969)

Laurie Spiegel – Appalachian Grove II (1974)

Seesselberg – Speedy Achmed (Verhaltensanweisung, 1973)

Suzanne Ciani – Lixiviation (1970)

Tim Blake – Metro Logic (1977)