Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Noises from the Past
The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music
Thom Holmes is your curator and guide to vintage electronic music recordings and audio experimentation. Drawing from his collection of vintage electronic music recordings spanning the years 1930-1985, each episode explores a topic or theme of historical interest. Holmes is the author of the book, Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, 2020.
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Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Vintage head music from before the days of Tangerine Dream and New Age music.
Vladamir Ussachevsky, Wireless Fantasy, 1960.
Karlheinz Stockhausen, Hymnen, excerpt from Region 1, from 1966 and 67.
Nik Raicevik, Lysergic Acid, 1970.
Ned Lagin, Seastones, track VII, 1975
This episode’s Archive Mix. These two records are played simultaneously and are not manipulated in any way, leaving all audio and musical interactions to chance.
Ravi Shankar, Memory of Uday (1987) + Ned Lagin, Seastones IIIA (1975)
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
My name is Thom Holmes and I've been curating a collection of vintage electronic music recordings since the 1960s. I produce this podcast around themes and topics having to do with the history of electronic music. In this short intro, I explain the archive and it's purpose.