Comments on: Another History Lesson in Electronic Music http://dublinopinion.com/2008/01/15/another-history-lesson-in-electronic-music/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Mon, 21 May 2012 16:17:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2008/01/15/another-history-lesson-in-electronic-music/#comment-57547 Donagh Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:48:46 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/01/15/another-history-lesson-in-electronic-music/#comment-57547 No, or as far as I know it wasn't. But it was mentioned in the triptreeproductions podcast I posted above. He plays an excerpt of Mr. Moog talking about his invention as well as some of Switched-on Bach. But rather than me describing it you should listen to the History of Electronic Music podcast which you can listen to in the player above. I think the Switched-on Bach stuff is about three-quarters of the way in. No, or as far as I know it wasn’t. But it was mentioned in the triptreeproductions podcast I posted above. He plays an excerpt of Mr. Moog talking about his invention as well as some of Switched-on Bach.

But rather than me describing it you should listen to the History of Electronic Music podcast which you can listen to in the player above. I think the Switched-on Bach stuff is about three-quarters of the way in.

]]> By: Chaleur http://dublinopinion.com/2008/01/15/another-history-lesson-in-electronic-music/#comment-57459 Chaleur Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:25:09 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/01/15/another-history-lesson-in-electronic-music/#comment-57459 Back in the great days of vinyl LPs (12-inch longplaying records) I bought an album called Switched-on Bach. It featured renditions of Air on a G String, Toccata and Fugue and several other Bach golden oldies using a thingy called the Moog Synthesiser - an electronic contraption designed by the eponymous Mr. Moog. There was also an entirely invented piece that ran for about ten minutes which began in a conventional Bach manner but soon became delightfully extra terrestrial. Sadly I don't recall the name of the piece. But for me it did for the appreciation of Bach (considered to be square by pop fans) more than all the auntie patronising cultural lectures one earnest teacher gave us at school.There was a follow up LP a couple of years later called Switched-on Mozart which wasn't half as good. I suppose this is covered in Roger Doyle's FM programme series. I haven't been listening to it. Back in the great days of vinyl LPs (12-inch longplaying records) I bought an album called Switched-on Bach. It featured renditions of Air on a G String, Toccata and Fugue and several other Bach golden oldies using a thingy called the Moog Synthesiser - an electronic contraption designed by the eponymous Mr. Moog. There was also an entirely invented piece that ran for about ten minutes which began in a conventional Bach manner but soon became delightfully extra terrestrial. Sadly I don’t recall the name of the piece. But for me it did for the appreciation of Bach (considered to be square by pop fans) more than all the auntie patronising cultural lectures one earnest teacher gave us at school.There was a follow up LP a couple of years later called Switched-on Mozart which wasn’t half as good.

I suppose this is covered in Roger Doyle’s FM programme series. I haven’t been listening to it.

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