VA - Forbidden Planets Music from the Pioneers of Electronic Sound [2009] (2 x CD's)

EARLY ELECTRONIC

VA - Forbidden Planets Music from the Pioneers of Electronic Sound [2009] (2 x CD's)

With Electronic music s current resurgence and interest in the form at an all-time high, this superb 2 CD set, containing compositions and original recordings by the pioneers of this fascinating style of sound, compiled here for the first time, is certain to attract enormous excitement amongst fans of the genre. Featuring tracks recorded largely in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, from names as diverse as the ever-popular John Cage, Frank Zappa s idol, Edgar Varese, Sergeant Pepper cover star Karlheinz Stockhausen and even Auntie herself in the form of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop [unlikely contenders perhaps, but nevertheless leaders in the development of sonic electronics], this compilation features the bizarre, the avant-garde, the experimental and even, on occasion, the fairly melodic. A treat for fans of contemporary names such as Joe Meek, Kraftwerk, Can, Tangerine Dream, The Prodigy, Throbbing Gristle providing guidance on the roots of their chosen artist s muse, the potential market for this extraordinary collection is enormous. Compiled - and with extensive sleeve notes by - 1950s/60s music historian [and Edgar Varese biographer] Alan Clayson, and featuring 16-page illustrated booklet, and finished in deluxe slipcase packaging, this beautifully designed set will surely become the standard collection of the original electronica. (Amazon)

There is a Forbidden Planets Volume 2, which I don't have that would beautifully compliment this post. If anyone has a copy it would be great if you provide a link. 

Cheers, BB.

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Track list

CD1

01 Miklosz Rosza Speelbound - Prelude (1945) 2:56

02 Pierre Schaeffer Étude Aux Chemin De Fer (1948) 2:51

03 Bernard Hermann Prelude/Outer Space/Radar (The Day The Earth Stood Still) 1951 3:48

04 Bernard Hermann Nocturne/Flashlight/Robot/Space Control (The Day The Earth Stood Still) 1951 6:00

05 Herbert Eimert; Robert Beyer Klang Im Unbegrenzten Raum (1952) 10:28

06 John Cage Imaginary Landscape (1952) 8:23

07 Herbert Eimert; Robert Beyer Klangstudie 2 (1952) 4:31

08 Karlheinz Stockhausen Studie 1 (1953) 9:27

09 Paul Gredinger Formaten I-Ii (1954) 4:35

10 Henri Posseur Seismogramme I-Ii (1955) 6:31

11 Karlheinz Stockhausen Gesang Der Jünglinge (1955) 13:05

CD2

01 Louis & Bebe Barron Main Titles - Ouverture (Aus: Alarm Im Weltall) 2:21

02 Hermann Heiss Elektronische Komposition 5:14

03 Louis & Bebe Barron Battle With The Invisible Monster (Aus: Alarm Im Weltall) 2:57

04 Henri Pousseur Scambi 6:29

05 Iannis Xenakis Diamorphoses 6:54

06 Kid Baltan Song Of The Second Moon 3:09

07 BBC Radiophonic Workshop; Desmond Briscoe Daphne Oram/The Ocean 1:08

08 Tom Dissevelt Syncopation 3:02

09 Edgar Varise Poeme Electronique 8:02

10 Gyorgy Ligeti Artikulation 3:48

11 Henk Badings Evolutionen Ballet Music 13:39

12 Tom Dissevelt Whirling 2:37

13 John Cage Fontana Mix 11:34

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