Here is another of my occasional posts about articles you might be interested in –
Excellent overview from an oft overlooked pioneer of electronic music on Sound Art Zone, which is itself a mine of information about all things sound art related.
Arushi Jain on Identity, Indian Classical Music & Modular Synthesisers
Words by Chal Ravens
A little update…I’m still here but like many I’m taking stock of things. In the meantime, here’s some reading that you might be interested in –
Maryanne Amacher – Petra – The experimental composer’s Petra steps inside a cyberpunk cathedral. by Geeta Dyal
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Bristol in Stereo // Holly Herndon
Published on Apr 25, 2019
Holly Herndon talks about PROTO and not messing up the next internet in Bristol’s live and new music magazine.
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Chipzel has spent a decade making incredible music with Game Boys
“I thought it was super cool and really punk, and really futuristic and weird and nerdy,” she says of discovering the chiptune scene. “I just loved everything about the aesthetic.”
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Sam Liddicott explores the importance of this now forty year old release and Kate Bush as writer, performer and producer.
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‘She made music jump into 3D’: Wendy Carlos, the reclusive synth genius
“She went platinum by plugging Bach into 20th-century machines, and was soon working with Stanley Kubrick. But prejudice around her gender transition pushed Wendy Carlos out of sight”
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Resonance: Angélica Negrón and the Poetics of Musical Automata (November 2020) – I Care If You Listen
“The world is fortunate to have artists like Angélica Negrón who continually expand what is possible in the arts, and thus the human experience.” Read more from Sun Yung Shin on ICIYL!
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Cathy Van Eck – Between Air and Electricity is open access now, free and downloadable per chapter, you’ll find it here:
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You can never have enough of The Space Lady : )
Artist: The Space Lady
Title: greatest hits
Keywords: pop, electronic, synthesizer
I know… I know.. and I’m even fully aware of already having discussed this lovely album over here, but sometimes it’s nice to have it ripen in the back of my head and return to it like a fine wine that has stood through the seasons to make all the flavors pop out for the best. When I first heard it I was just fully flabbergasted and surprised about its discovery through a good friend (graham Boosey) who had seen this lady perform in concert. I was fully blown away by just hearing this album so imagine how blown away his enthusiasm was, but now with the time passing gracefully and the music flourishing like a flower over time in my own memory storage system, I thought reviewing it for a second time was a nice little thing to…
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I just uploaded the full text of my new article on teresarampazzi.it site!
Laura Zattra (2018), “Sie war ihrer Zeit voraus. Teresa Rampazzi, eine wichtige Komponistin elektronischer Musik in Italien”, Positionen. Texte zur Aktuellen Musik, n. 114 “Heroines of Sound”, pp. 9-11, ISSN: 0941-4711.
Enjoy the reading.
The NPS Group during the first phase: 1965-1968 (Teresa Rampazzi with sunglasses).
It’s clear from the outset that Ciani was always tireless, but her energy and commitment to artistic excellence has failed to flag.
via Suzanne Ciani: A Lifetime at Electronic Music’s Forefront — Bandcamp Daily
In the words of Liquid Architechture “…Take some time to read this insanely productive and purposeful conversation between musician, activist, writer…”
Beatriz Ferreyra: Making Music with all the Sounds in the World
Words: Geeta Dayal
Image: Adriano Ferreira Borges
Modular Synthesizer Videos Are the YouTube Rabbit Hole You Won’t Want to Leave
by Philip Sherburne
Contributing Editor / Pitchfork
Here’s an example by Anne Annie
Dr Liz Dobson
academic//curator//collaborator//facilitator
Literature on gender and electronic music
list of texts and also websites. If you feel that a publication or resource is missing contact Dr Liz Dobson with details and she will add it and credit you ( send weblink).
Beyond DIY: Meet The Polish Techno Artist Designing Her Own
Ewa Justka’s unusual instruments are breathing life into the world of synthesizer design.
By Ewa Justka. Interview by Chloé Lula.
The female revolution in electronic music
Researching gender in music: gendered space, female visibility & redesigning environments
News & Features, Research by Lazer Guided ReporterFebruary 7, 2018
