Benge - 20 Systems

[Moogulator]

Das könnte interessant sein als besseres Synth von gestern von John Foxx' Kollege Benge

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... tamatic-21

'A brilliant contribution to the archaeology of electronic music' - Brian Eno. 20 tracks made on 20 synthesisers spanning 20 years, accompanied by 60 page colour book with a foreword by Robin Scanner Rimbaud, Twenty Systems is Benge's acclaimed concept album, first released in 2008. His tenth solo album, this ambitious project combines an audio CD of new music with a hardbound full colour book containing photos and diagrams of the electronic instruments used, along with a detailed history documenting the development of synthesisers between 1968 and 1988. The purpose of the record is to demonstrate the development of the the synthesiser from the first commercially available systems in the late 1960s to the introduction of fully digital systems in the late 1980s. Although not intended to be a comprehensive history of synthesisers, the listener will hopefully gain some insight into the character of each instrument, and on a more general level experience the evolving sound of synthesis over the years. Each track is the pure sound of an individual instrument, with no additional processing, sequencing or effects applied to any of the recordings. If a system was equipped with an in-built sequencer, it was used, and there are several examples of sound-on-sound processes, where a track is made up of multiple layers of the same synthesiser recorded in parallel. To put it simply, Benge lets the instruments speak for themselves and influence the way each piece is composed. The original release was featured and reviewed in The Wire, Future Music, Sound On Sound, Uncut, Record Collector and Vice and many others and was album of the month in Future Music and Record Collector 'Indicates what a deliriously desirable thing the synthesis of sound has historically been' - The Wire 'Absolutely cast iron irrefutable proof that synthesisers are better than guitars' - Vice Magazine 'An electronic music narrative that you simply cannot miss... as a package this album is almost perfect' Future Music Magazine 'For something so simple it s unbelievably deep, hypnotic and incredibly stirring... Fascinating, educational and very musical, Twenty Systems is a magical document of space, time and synthesised sound. This should never be out of print. Full marks' Record Collector

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Das Teil ist ja nun schon auch etwas älter. Hatte es vor zwei (?) Jahren bekommen und fand es musikalisch betrachtet recht uninteressant.

 

[Moogulator]

ich habe es eben aus John Foxx's FB Channel, ist wohl wiederveröffentlich und so..
Hab's nirgendwo hören können, kann ich also nicht beurteilen.