fumi Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I've long admired this artist even though his/her output has been scant over the years and lots of it is currently out of print. I love the early 80s midi era. Anyone else into this? Many works are hard to find now. The Light Sailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX6hXfzyIkk Rocky Mountains https://youtu.be/6YCQM9E5yAU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 And the opening sequence, I forget. This piece isn't strictly Wendy Carlos. It was written with Rachel Elkind. In addition, it uses the Dies Irae 'Day Of Wrath' - a gregorian chant. I know there are higher quality pieces on YouTube but they all suffer from really low volume. This one is from the Opening Credits from the June 2, 1985 ABC TV Broadcast of "The Shining". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obRb3S4yd60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 This piece, I love. The section from 1min 30 secs onward is the truly haunting piece in A Clockwork Orange. Listening to this now, it's hard to think it was created back in the early 1970s. https://youtu.be/5oPo5wRIw8s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 oh wow I had no idea she was still alive! I have her album The Well-Tempered Synthesizer on vinyl. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 Could a mod move this? I think I've been and stuck poor Wendy in the wrong forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al N Aafiysh Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Tales of Heaven & Hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verdant Hickies Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I love the clockwork orange soundtrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I have her album The Well-Tempered Synthesizer on vinyl. Great stuff. Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petina Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 his/her just her, actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 That ACO piece is the first thing that came to mind. Even sampled it in a track I made back in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 +1 for this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS20 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 +1 for this thread - "Switched-on Bach" is the main reason I now listen to electronic music. I sent a message to her a number of years ago after listening to her "Secrets of Synthesis", asking about her thoughts on how electronic music has blossomed from meager beginnings. Wasn't expecting a reply (didn't get one). Her website hasn't been updated since about 2009 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 +1 for this thread - "Switched-on Bach" is the main reason I now listen to electronic music. I sent a message to her a number of years ago after listening to her "Secrets of Synthesis", asking about her thoughts on how electronic music has blossomed from meager beginnings. Wasn't expecting a reply (didn't get one). Her website hasn't been updated since about 2009 :( she's too busy sicking her lawyers on people making bach synth videos. ;) seriously... she is notoriously litigious or instructs her copyright people to be endlessly vigilant towards hobbyists who play classical music on synthesizers. so much so there's a "Wendy Carlos go fuck yourself" thing on youtube. it's the only negative thing i've heard anyone say about her or her people or whatever. anyway.. i think her music is great and her sound track stuff especially is distinct.. special. really fantastic. great balance of sound design and impact and notes and stuff. minimal but not.. strikes a great balance. all the switched on bach stuff to me is more of a technological accomplishment than something i like to listen to. i mean.. it's mind boggling to think about how she did that at the time. just persistence and skill and innovation and problem solving and total focus to get that done n such a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 +1 for this thread - "Switched-on Bach" is the main reason I now listen to electronic music. I sent a message to her a number of years ago after listening to her "Secrets of Synthesis", asking about her thoughts on how electronic music has blossomed from meager beginnings. Wasn't expecting a reply (didn't get one). Her website hasn't been updated since about 2009 :( she's too busy sicking her lawyers on people making bach synth videos. ;) seriously... she is notoriously litigious or instructs her copyright people to be endlessly vigilant towards hobbyists who play classical music on synthesizers. so much so there's a "Wendy Carlos go fuck yourself" thing on youtube. it's the only negative thing i've heard anyone say about her or her people or whatever. anyway.. i think her music is great and her sound track stuff especially is distinct.. special. really fantastic. great balance of sound design and impact and notes and stuff. minimal but not.. strikes a great balance. all the switched on bach stuff to me is more of a technological accomplishment than something i like to listen to. i mean.. it's mind boggling to think about how she did that at the time. just persistence and skill and innovation and problem solving and total focus to get that done n such a way. That video of Timesteps I posted earlier got taken down within hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 +1 for this thread - "Switched-on Bach" is the main reason I now listen to electronic music. I sent a message to her a number of years ago after listening to her "Secrets of Synthesis", asking about her thoughts on how electronic music has blossomed from meager beginnings. Wasn't expecting a reply (didn't get one). Her website hasn't been updated since about 2009 :( she's too busy sicking her lawyers on people making bach synth videos. ;) seriously... she is notoriously litigious or instructs her copyright people to be endlessly vigilant towards hobbyists who play classical music on synthesizers. so much so there's a "Wendy Carlos go fuck yourself" thing on youtube. it's the only negative thing i've heard anyone say about her or her people or whatever. anyway.. i think her music is great and her sound track stuff especially is distinct.. special. really fantastic. great balance of sound design and impact and notes and stuff. minimal but not.. strikes a great balance. all the switched on bach stuff to me is more of a technological accomplishment than something i like to listen to. i mean.. it's mind boggling to think about how she did that at the time. just persistence and skill and innovation and problem solving and total focus to get that done n such a way. That video of Timesteps I posted earlier got taken down within hours. it's some strange nit picky behavior. several synth people who use modulars have posted things on youtube of synths doing classical music and they even went after that and made youtube take it down. it's lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overand Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 There's a pretty interesting interview with her on WNYC up here http://www.wnyc.org/story/64777-new-sounds-71-the-undead/ from 1987 talking about her production methods and career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny O Flannagin Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 +1 for this thread - "Switched-on Bach" is the main reason I now listen to electronic music. I sent a message to her a number of years ago after listening to her "Secrets of Synthesis", asking about her thoughts on how electronic music has blossomed from meager beginnings. Wasn't expecting a reply (didn't get one). Her website hasn't been updated since about 2009 :( she's too busy sicking her lawyers on people making bach synth videos. ;) seriously... she is notoriously litigious or instructs her copyright people to be endlessly vigilant towards hobbyists who play classical music on synthesizers. so much so there's a "Wendy Carlos go fuck yourself" thing on youtube. it's the only negative thing i've heard anyone say about her or her people or whatever. anyway.. i think her music is great and her sound track stuff especially is distinct.. special. really fantastic. great balance of sound design and impact and notes and stuff. minimal but not.. strikes a great balance. all the switched on bach stuff to me is more of a technological accomplishment than something i like to listen to. i mean.. it's mind boggling to think about how she did that at the time. just persistence and skill and innovation and problem solving and total focus to get that done n such a way. That video of Timesteps I posted earlier got taken down within hours. it's some strange nit picky behavior. several synth people who use modulars have posted things on youtube of synths doing classical music and they even went after that and made youtube take it down. it's lame. How does that work? Aren't classical music scores in the public domain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 +1 for this thread - "Switched-on Bach" is the main reason I now listen to electronic music. I sent a message to her a number of years ago after listening to her "Secrets of Synthesis", asking about her thoughts on how electronic music has blossomed from meager beginnings. Wasn't expecting a reply (didn't get one). Her website hasn't been updated since about 2009 :( she's too busy sicking her lawyers on people making bach synth videos. ;) seriously... she is notoriously litigious or instructs her copyright people to be endlessly vigilant towards hobbyists who play classical music on synthesizers. so much so there's a "Wendy Carlos go fuck yourself" thing on youtube. it's the only negative thing i've heard anyone say about her or her people or whatever. anyway.. i think her music is great and her sound track stuff especially is distinct.. special. really fantastic. great balance of sound design and impact and notes and stuff. minimal but not.. strikes a great balance. all the switched on bach stuff to me is more of a technological accomplishment than something i like to listen to. i mean.. it's mind boggling to think about how she did that at the time. just persistence and skill and innovation and problem solving and total focus to get that done n such a way. That video of Timesteps I posted earlier got taken down within hours. it's some strange nit picky behavior. several synth people who use modulars have posted things on youtube of synths doing classical music and they even went after that and made youtube take it down. it's lame. How does that work? Aren't classical music scores in the public domain? yes they are but lawyers: "modular synthesizer playing Bach zomg copyright infingrmrnt on Switched On Bach!!!!!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 +1 for this thread - "Switched-on Bach" is the main reason I now listen to electronic music. I sent a message to her a number of years ago after listening to her "Secrets of Synthesis", asking about her thoughts on how electronic music has blossomed from meager beginnings. Wasn't expecting a reply (didn't get one). Her website hasn't been updated since about 2009 :( she's too busy sicking her lawyers on people making bach synth videos. ;) seriously... she is notoriously litigious or instructs her copyright people to be endlessly vigilant towards hobbyists who play classical music on synthesizers. so much so there's a "Wendy Carlos go fuck yourself" thing on youtube. it's the only negative thing i've heard anyone say about her or her people or whatever. anyway.. i think her music is great and her sound track stuff especially is distinct.. special. really fantastic. great balance of sound design and impact and notes and stuff. minimal but not.. strikes a great balance. all the switched on bach stuff to me is more of a technological accomplishment than something i like to listen to. i mean.. it's mind boggling to think about how she did that at the time. just persistence and skill and innovation and problem solving and total focus to get that done n such a way. That video of Timesteps I posted earlier got taken down within hours. it's some strange nit picky behavior. several synth people who use modulars have posted things on youtube of synths doing classical music and they even went after that and made youtube take it down. it's lame. How does that work? Aren't classical music scores in the public domain? yes they are but lawyers: "modular synthesizer playing Bach zomg copyright infingrmrnt on Switched On Bach!!!!!!!!" Yeah, I don't understand artists like Wendy Carlos. Most of her catalogue has been out of print for decades, she doesn't release anything new and goes out of her way to stop people posting any of her music. I'd have thought she would be glad of the exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny O Flannagin Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 She would have a different view of things if a hypothetical "Bach Estate" has sicked their lawyers on her edit: wasn't this supposed to be an appreciation thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 She would have a different view of things if a hypothetical "Bach Estate" has sicked their lawyers on her edit: wasn't this supposed to be an appreciation thread? oops. i appreciate her music. but not her lawyers and her views on copyright. i'm always amazed at how she was able to do what she did w/existing technology and tape and modulars.. and custom things purpose built for/by her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Looking back through this thread, the youtube videos seemed to have reappeared again. Just click on them and they should load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I have Secrets of Synthesis on cassette, ought to digitize it. I don't begrudge any artist for being overly protective of their work. Let's not forget Prince was the same way. I would argue she's doing so to a detriment of being recognized and appreciated by more people. Hell there's a lot of overlooked stuff, even a Weird Al collaboration album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auditor Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 She's great! Also, if any fans of her haven't listened to Tomita or Nikmis (a current Classitronic composer) they should rectify that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phudoshin Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Finding "A Clockwork Orange" OST on Vinyl in Oz, randomly, after years of searching at retro stores in Ireland...... bliss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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