VA - Popular Electronics: Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Research Laboratories (1956-63) [2004] (4 x CDs) + Booklets x 7

 

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VA - Popular Electronics: Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Research Laboratories (1956-63) [2004] (4 x CDs) + Booklets x 7

VA - Popular Electronics, subtitled, Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Research Laboratories 1956-1963 is a captivating four-CD set that delves into the historical and long-desired early electronic music from legendary Dutch composers, in collaboration with Philips on the Basta label. This collection is elegantly packaged in a deluxe box, The set includes seven individual booklets titled: Introduction, Philips Natlab, Henk Badings, Dick Raaijmakers, Tom Dissevelt, Film Music & Track Notes. Additionally, it includes a series of fold-out posters of electronic scores, stickers, and other intriguing items. Fans of Pierre Henry, Jean-Jacques Perrey, and Raymond Scott’s electronic music should definitely explore this set.

This multi-CD release offers a comprehensive overview of Dutch popular and applied electronic music from 1956 to 1963. The CDs feature music from Henk Badings, Kid Baltan, and Tom Dissevelt. Alongside tracks that were released on vinyl in the late '50s and early '60s on Philips (such as “Kain en Abel,” “Song of the Second Moon,” “Evolutionen,” “Electronic Movements,” “Contrasts,” “Mechanical Motions,” “Pianoforte,” “Intersection,” and “Fantasy in Orbit”), this collection also includes many previously unpublished materials that have been rediscovered and restored for this project. The production is helmed by Kees Tazelaar and Dick Raaijmakers, with graphic design by Piet Schreuders and Sonja van Hamel. The text features contributions by Rudie Kagie, with Irwin Chusid serving as the book editor.

“Popular Electronics” showcases the first commercially produced popular electronic music, including works for film, theater, and ballet, hybrid compositions that blend electronics with conventional instruments, novelty sound effects, and experimental works. (B)

The CDs are organized as follows:

CD1 - Ballet music by Henk Badings (“Kain en Abel” & “Evolutionen”) and various compositions by Kid Baltan and Tom Dissevelt.

CD2 - Concert music, film music, and stage music.

CD3 - Tom Dissevelt’s “Fantasy in Orbit.”

CD4 - Previously unreleased material.

This collection is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of early electronic music, offering a rich and immersive experience.

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Track lists

CD01

01 Henk Badings - Kain And Abel - First Episode - Introductiondance - Dance Of The Destructive Forces 3:44

02 Henk Badings - Kain And Abel - First Episode - Conflict, Conclusion, Transition 2:34

03 Henk Badings - Kain And Abel - Second Episode - Passacagila 2:13

04 Henk Badings - Kain And Abel - Second Episode - Arioso 2:19

05 Henk Badings - Kain And Abel - Second Episode - Conflict, Reprise(Arioso) 3:34

06 Henk Badings - Kain And Abel - Second Episode - Conflict, Finale 2:54

07 Kid Baltan - Song Of The Second Moon 2:48

08 Kid Baltan - Night Train Blues 3:31

09 Kid Baltan - Colonel Bogey 2:59

10 Henk Badings - Evolutionen - Overture 2:17

11 Henk Badings - Evolutionen - Air 2:25

12 Henk Badings - Evolutionen - Ragtime 3:30

13 Henk Badings - Evolutionen - Intermezzo 2:48

14 Henk Badings - Evolutionen - Waltz 0:58

15 Henk Badings - Evolutionen - Finale 1:37

16 Tom Dissevelt - Whirling 2:35

17 Tom Dissevelt - Syncopation 3:00

18 Tom Dissevelt - Drifting 3:11

19 Tom Dissevelt - Vibration 3:09

20 Kid Baltan - Mechanical Motions 7:25

21 Tom Dissevelt - Intersection 5:30

CD02

01 Dick Raaijmakers - Tweeklank (Concert Music) 4:49

02 Dick Raaijmakers - Pianoforte (Concert Music) 4:58

03 Henk Badings - Variations Electroniques (Film Music) 9:57

04 Dick Raaijmakers - Achter De Schermen (Film Music) 17:30

05 Dick Raaijmakers - Fuel For The Future (Film Music) 12:14

06 Dick Raaijmakers - Bekaert - Het Andere Woord Voor Staaldraad (Film Music) 15:46

07 Dick Raaijmakers - Ein Reiterstuck (Sound Scenery) 6:53

CD03

01 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Ignition 3:23

02 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Atlantic 3:16

03 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Spearhead 2:50

04 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Zanzi 2:52

05 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Anchor Chains 2:47

06 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Tropicolour 3:57

07 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Gamelan 3:06

08 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Woomerangs 3:08

09 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Waltzing Mathilda 1:52

10 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Pacific Dawn 3:48

11 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Gold And Lead 2:40

12 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Mexican Mirror 2:16

13 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Seconds To Eternity 3:40

14 Tom Dissevelt - Fantasy In Orbit - Re-Entry 3:13

CD04

01 Kid Baltan - Song Of The Second Moon (Original Version) 3:06

02 Tom Dissevelt - Syncopation (Alternate Version) 3:09

03 Tom Dissevelt - 12-Tone Composition For The Skymasters (As Used In Intersection) 4:38

04 Tom Dissevelt - Intersection (Early Version) 6:45

05 Tom Dissevelt - Tropicolours (From Fantasy In Orbit) (Early Version) 3:27

06 Tom Dissevelt - Waltzing Mathilda (From Fantasy In Orbit (Early Version) 2:22

07 Tom Dissevelt - Quiz Tune For Vara Television 0:29

08 Dick Raaijmakers - Limburg's National Anthem 0:20

09 Dick Raaijmakers - Bell Tune 0:30

10 Dick Raaijmakers - Coppelia Tune 0:22

11 Dick Raaijmakers - Sign Tune 0:33

12 Dick Raaijmakers - Ster Tunes - 1 0:08

13 Dick Raaijmakers - Ster Tunes - 2 0:09

14 Dick Raaijmakers - Ster Tunes - 3 0:09

15 Dick Raaijmakers - Ster Tunes - 4 0:09

16 Dick Raaijmakers - Ster Tunes - 5 0:09

17 Dick Raaijmakers - Ster Tunes - 6 0:09

18 Dick Raaijmakers - Ster Tunes - 7 0:09

19 Dick Raaijmakers - Ster Tunes - 8 0:08

20 Dick Raaijmakers - Ster Tunes - 9 0:09

21 Sound Examples - Acoustic Illustrations - Sound Examples - Group 1 1:41

22 Sound Examples - Acoustic Illustrations - Sound Examples - Group 2 2:29

23 Sound Examples - Acoustic Illustrations - Sound Examples - Group 3 2:23

24 Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Song Of The Second Moon - Tape Loop With Basic Rhythm 0:24

25 Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Song Of The Second Moon - Tape Loop With Rhythm And Bass Pattern 0:56

26 Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Song Of The Second Moon - Arpeggio’s With Echo 0:16

28 Dick Raaijmakers - Electronic Boogie Woogie 1:01

29 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Opening Sequence 0:11

30 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - First Melody 0:22

31 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - First Melody Transposed 0:16

32 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Chord Of Combined Sounds 0:13

33 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Bass Pattern 0:16

34 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Rhythm Loop With Bass Pattern 0:20

35 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Veriant 0:21

36 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Chord Sequence With Sine Wave Tones 0:15

37 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Second Melody 0:16

38 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Arpeggio With Echo 0:10

39 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Transposed Piano Chord Sequence 0:15

40 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Same As Above With Overdub 0:16

41 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - First Melody, Variant 0:15

42 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - First Melody, Canonic Setting 0:16

43 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - First Melody, Canonic Setting, Dif... 0:20

44 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Fast Broken Chord Sequence 0:16

45 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Closing Sequence With Echo 0:18

46 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Chord Of Combined Sounds, Noise Effect 0:13

47 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Whirling - Reversed Echoing Piano Chords, Continuation 0:09

48 Tom Dissevelt - Soind Materials - Background Texture For Quiz-Tune 0:27

49 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Materials - Multi-Layered Laughter 0:52

50 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Basic Melody 0:37

51 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Reversed Chords, Leading Into Melodic Continuation 0:37

52 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Fast Transposed Piano Sequence 0:18

53 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Second Melody 0:19

54 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Bass Pattern With Rhythm Loop 0:20

55 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Fast Transposed Piano Sequence ... 0:20

56 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Repeated Figure With Echo 0:10

57 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Short Oscillator Glissando 0:10

58 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Second Melody, Electronically Chopped, With Echo 0:20

60 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Reversed Chord Sequence 0:18

61 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Closing Chord Sequence, Leading Into Glissando Upwards 0:11

62 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Broken Chord Sequence With Echo And Background 0:11

63 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Mixture Of Upward Glissandi, Leading Into High Electronic Sound 0:12

64 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Syncopation - Sequence Of Three Complex Electronic Glissandi Chords With Echo 0:10

65 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Space Effect No.1 0:14

66 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Two Alternating Chords With Echo 0:16

67 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Melody With Electronic Bell Sounds 0:26

68 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Percussive Chord Sequence 1 0:31

69 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Bass Pattern 0:29

70 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Chord Sequence No.2 0:20

71 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Repeating Tympani-Like Tone 0:24

72 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Repeating Harp Figure 0:33

73 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Bass Pattern 0:14

74 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Retro-Chord Sequence 0:16

75 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Melody With Amplitude Modulation 0:16

76 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Bass Pattern No.3 0:23

77 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Space Effect Cross Fading Into Alternating Chords 0:26

78 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Sustained Chord 0:18

79 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Repeating Pentatonic Figure 1 0:34

80 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Drifting - Space Effect No.2 (Sine Tone Glissandi) 1:00

81 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Sequence No.1 0:11

82 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Sequence No.2 0:16

83 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Space Effects With Echo 0:22

84 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Optical Siren (Sound Colour Melody) 0:16

85 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Noise Attacks 0:08

86 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Sequence No.3 0:09

87 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Sequence Of Chords With Retros 0:15

88 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Sequence No.4 0:17

89 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Sequence No.5 0:08

90 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Rhythmic Tape Loop 0:21

91 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Chord With Retro And Amplitude Modulation 0:08

92 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Metal Sound With Echo 0:08

93 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Bass Pattern No.1 0:16

94 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Chord Sequence Cut-Out Sounds 0:09

95 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Bass Pattern No.2 0:09

96 Tom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan - Sound Material For Vibration - Same Pattern, High Pitched 0:08

97 Fred Judd - Sound Materials - Spoken Letter From Fred Judd To Tom Dissevelt 9:23

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