Seven Great Sequencer Moments
That fairly unassuming collection of knobs and circuits above is an analogue sequencer. A device created to allow a musician to…well, basically sit back and generally not do an awful lot. Simply put, each row of switches above is designated to one note generated by a synthesizer with the possibility to then build up [...]
Stomach Ulcer Music: Part 2
A Semi Regular Look into the World of “Difficult” Music Michael Mantler/Carla Bley – 13 and 3/4 Loosely affiliated with ECM via a distribution deal, WATT records was the collaborative label established by composers Bley and Mantler to exclusively present their own music. And just as well, as even in the “golden age” that this [...]