Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music
| OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Recorded | 1948 – 1980 |
| Length | 3 CDs |
| Label | Ellipsis Arts |
| Producer | Thomas Ziegler, Jason Gross, and Russell Charno |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Pitchfork | 9/10[2] |
OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music is a compilation of early electronic music and excerpts from 1948 to 1980.[3][4] Many works are essentially experiments with sound, using a variety of non-traditional instruments including homemade circuits, tape ribbon, and early synthesisers.
Artists featured in the compilation include:
- Maryanne Amacher
- Robert Ashley
- Milton Babbitt
- Louis and Bebe Barron
- François Bayle
- David Behrman
- John Cage
- John Chowning
- Alvin Curran
- Holger Czukay
- Tod Dockstader
- Charles Dodge
- Herbert Eimert and Robert Beyer
- Brian Eno
- Luc Ferrari
- Jon Hassell
- Paul Lansky
- Hugh Le Caine
- Alvin Lucier
- Otto Luening
- Richard Maxfield
- Olivier Messiaen
- Musica Elettronica Viva (MEV)
- Pauline Oliveros
- Bernard Parmegiani
- Steve Reich
- Terry Riley
- Jean-Claude Risset
- Clara Rockmore
- Oskar Sala
- Pierre Schaeffer
- Klaus Schulze
- Raymond Scott
- Laurie Spiegel
- Karlheinz Stockhausen
- Morton Subotnick
- David Tudor
- Vladimir Ussachevsky
- Edgard Varèse
- Iannis Xenakis
- La Monte Young
- Joji Yuasa
References
- ^ "Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music, 1948-1980 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Various Artists: OHM+: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music: 1948-1980". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Various Artists: OHM: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music, 1948-1980". Music.
- ^ "A Tidy History of a Messy Tradition". archive.nytimes.com.
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