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Computer Blue
Listen to a sampling of computer music, including an Icelandic tribute to an obsolete mainframe computer, and a singing Mac from the mid-80s. Hear music by Johan Johansson, inspired by the very first huge mainframe on Iceland - his Dad's. We'll hear his "IBM 1401, A User's Manual." Then, experience the singing Mac in a work by Hearn Gadbois, "GAHT MAYH MOH8JOH3 WOYKIN." Plus, there's "Idle Chatter," by Paul Lansky, made with the sounds of human speech fed into a computer; just listen to the resulting song that comes out. Plus, music by Morton Subotnick, and more.
PROGRAM # 2816, Computer Music (First aired on Friday 6/20/08)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
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Johann Johansson |
IBM 1401-A User’s Manual |
IBM 1401 Processing Unit [8:00] |
4AD #2609**
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Various Artists: Hearn Gadbois |
Tellus, Vol. 12 |
GAHT MAYH MOH8JOH3 WOYKIHN [3:30] |
Tellus audio cassette magazine, #12 www.ubu.com/sound/tellus_12.html |
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Paul Lansky |
More Than Idle Chatter |
Notjustmoreidlechatter [8:00] |
Bridge #9050 www.bridgerecords.com |
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Various Artists: Rodney Waschka |
The Virtuoso In The Computer Age IV |
Looking [8:00] |
Centaur #2170 www.centaurrecords.com |
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Morton Subotnick |
The Key To Songs/Return |
Return: Descending Dance, Chord Dance, Dance of Destruction [7:00] |
New Albion #012 www.newalbion.com |
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Various Artists: Lars Gunnar Bodin |
Computer Music Currents 7 |
Anima [7:00] |
Wergo #2027
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