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Welcome to Talk to the Chip! This is a podcast dedicated to the pioneers of electronic music and their works. Hosts Prof. Elif Yalvaç and Prof. Jono Podmore (Kumo) discuss works that stand out as special for them and link them to other ideas and perspectives from across the wider spectrum of music.

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    Marino Zuccheri Part 2 - Parete 67 and Plastico

    In episode 30 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Parete 67 and Plastico by Italian composer and sound engineer Marino Zuccheri. This is the second of two episodes devoted to this unsung hero of electronic music, who worked at the RAI studio in Milan for 28 years helping Berio, Nono, Maderna, Cage, Pousseur among the others, to give birth to some of the great masterpieces of early electronic music. Links to references in the podcast https://www.soundohm.com/product/parete-67-lp-1 https://laurazattra.com/category/marino-zuccheri/ https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/columns/school-of-electronic-music/marino-zuccheri/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Vedova
 https://fonologia.lim.di.unimi.it/video_ascolto.phpid=4&percorso=video%2F4.mp4&titolo=Video+4 https://fonologia.lim.di.unimi.it/anagrafica_scheda.php?id=166 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTq_rQtxCIo
 https://120years.net/milan-electronic-music-studiodirector-luciano-berioitaly1960/ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKiddiPyDsE
 https://youtu.be/Wc-43132R_8?si=uh5ewGxffKCTlW4T  

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    Marino Zuccheri Part 1 - Parete 67 (1967)

    In episode 29 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Parete 67 by Italian composer and sound engineer Marino Zuccheri. This is the first of two episodes devoted to this unsung hero of electronic music, who worked at the RAI studio in Milan for 28 years helping Berio, Nono, Maderna, Cage, Pousseur among the others, to give birth to some of the great masterpieces of early electronica. Links to references in the podcast https://www.soundohm.com/product/parete-67-lp-1
 https://laurazattra.com/category/marino-zuccheri/
 https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/columns/school-of-electronic-music/marino-zuccheri/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Vedova https://fonologia.lim.di.unimi.it/video_ascolto.php?id=4&percorso=video%2F4.mp4&titolo=Video+4
 https://fonologia.lim.di.unimi.it/anagrafica_scheda.php?id=166
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTq_rQtxCIo https://120years.net/milan-electronic-music-studiodirector-luciano-berioitaly1960/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKiddiPyDsE https://unitedaluminum.com/a-brief-history-of-aluminum/ https://talktothechip.podbean.com/e/luciano-berio-visage/

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    Delia Derbyshire Part 2 - Blue Veils and Golden Sands/Circle of Light

    In episode 28 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss works by female British composer Delia Derbyshire: Blue Veils and Golden Sands and Circle of Light This is the second of two episodes devoted to this pivotal composer's lesser known works. Blue Veils and Golden Sands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh86LtuuY4U https://wikidelia.net/wiki/Blue_Veils_and_Golden_Sands Circle of Light https://deliaderbyshire.bandcamp.com/album/circle-of-light https://wikidelia.net/wiki/Circle_of_Light More info: https://wikidelia.net/wiki/The_Delian_Mode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Stansfield https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/pamela-bone-quietly-radical-photographer https://wikidelia.net/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Music https://deepcutswrites.substack.com/p/delia-derbyshire-a-tape-looping-pioneer RBMA 2010 Delia Derbyshire from 37min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTRt8gTbdRw    

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    Delia Derbyshire Part 1 - The Delian Mode (1968)

    In episode 27 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss a work by female British composer Delia Derbyshire: The Delian Mode This is the first of two episodes devoted to this pivotal composer's lesser known works. Listen to The Delian Mode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OaBmaFK4kI Useful links: https://wikidelia.net/wiki/The_Delian_Mode https://djmag.com/news/electronic-music-pioneer-delia-derbyshire-honoured-building-coventry-university 1997 Interview  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Fw5aTz_2I Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXnmSgaeGAI 1969 'Sky At Night' special  https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Farchive%2Fthe-sky-at-night-special--1969-year-of-space%2Fzjw68xs https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/100-voices/pioneering-women/women-of-the-workshop/delia-derbyshire Out of This World  https://www.discogs.com/master/207871-BBC-Radiophonic-Workshop-Out-Of-This-World-Atmospheric-Sounds-And-Effects-From-The-BBC-Radiophonic-W 

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    Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson: Elektrónísk stúdía (1951 - 1962)

    In episode 26 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore get together for the first time with a guest, Icelandic composer, guitarist and sound artist Rikhardur H. Fridriksson to discuss a work by an Icelandic pioneer of electronic music: "Elektrónísk stúdía (e. Electronic Study"), musique concrète compositions, composed between 1951 – 1962. by Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson.   Listen to "Elektrónísk stúdía" here: https://soundcloud.com/magnusblondaljohannsson/sets/elektronisk-studia   Useful links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Bl%C3%B6ndal_J%C3%B3hannsson https://monoskop.org/Rikhardur_H._Fridriksson https://smekkleysa.net/shop/smekkleysa_cd/electronic/magnus-blondal-johannsson-elektronisk-studia/ https://nordische-filmtage.de/en/programm/movie/view/2009/1028.html https://www.nts.live/artists/58146-magnus-blondal-johannsszon https://www.islandpaafilm.dk/is/film/surtur-fer-sunnan https://en.sinfonia.is/concerts-tickets/works/magnus-blondal-johannsson-adagio https://www.islandpaafilm.dk/is/film/eldur-i-heimaey https://www.musik.is/BjarkiSve/Phd/Sidur/209-214.html (Icelandic)

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    Alvin Lucier - Music On A Long Thin Wire

    In episode 25 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Music On A Long Thin Wire (1977-1980) by Alvin Lucier: a milestone in Sound Art. Listen to Music On A Long Thin Wire here: https://alvinlucierlovely.bandcamp.com/album/music-on-a-long-thin-wire   more info: http://www.lovely.com/albumnotes/notes1011.html https://www.britannica.com/art/monochord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_On_A_Long_Thin_Wire https://www.discogs.com/release/757891-Alvin-Lucier-Music-On-A-Long-Thin-Wire https://archives.nypl.org/mus/23034   https://direct.mit.edu/lmj/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/LMJ_a_00110/63533/Music-on-a-Long-Thin-Wire?redirectedFrom=fulltext   https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/c/conceptual-art https://rhodridavies.com/ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/09/alvin-lucier-dead-composer-making-music-ai-artificial-intelligence-brain   https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/david-behrman-in-his-own-words/      

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    Daphne Oram - Oramics (Part 2)

    Professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore dedicate a second episode to Oramics, a 44 track collection of works by groundbreaking British composer Daphne Oram Listen to Oramics here: https://daphneoram.bandcamp.com/album/oramics Further links: https://www.fbrt.org.uk/hermes/new-atlantis/ https://www.roland.com/uk/blog/what-is-a-vocoder/ https://www.daphneoram.org/oramicsmachine/ https://www.daphneoram.org/wire330/ https://www.gold.ac.uk/ems/oram/ https://ra.co/features/1305 https://www.daphneoram.org/stillpoint/ https://warp.net/artists/boards-of-canada

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    Daphne Oram - Oramics (Part 1)

    Professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore dedicate this episode to Oramics, a 44 track collection of works by groundbreaking British composer Daphne Oram Listen to Oramics here: https://daphneoram.bandcamp.com/album/oramics Further links: https://www.daphneoram.org/oramicsmachine/ https://www.daphneoram.org/wire330/ https://www.gold.ac.uk/ems/oram/ https://ra.co/features/1305 https://www.daphneoram.org/stillpoint/ https://tapeop.com/blog/2024/09/01/joe-meek-taboo-telstar/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Meekhttps://www.daphneoram.org/stillpoint/

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    Toyama Michiko - Waka and Other Compositions

    Professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore dedicate this episode to Toyama Michiko, Japanese female pioneer of electroacoustic music, unearthing her work Waka and Other Compositions. Listen to Waka and Other Compositions here: https://michikotoyama.bandcamp.com/album/waka-and-other-compositions-contemporary-music-of-japan Useful links: https://events.rochester.edu/event/michiko_toyama_at_the_columbia-princeton_electronic_music_center https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/962E69F2A79E8E57E049FDC73961BAF1/S1478572223000191a.pdf/michiko-toyama-disrupts-the-historiography-of-modernism.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiko_Toyama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waka_(poetry) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohwer_War_Relocation_Center https://anchoreditions.com/blog/dorothea-lange-censored-photographs https://japanhouse.illinois.edu/education/insights/shakuhachi  

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    Sofia Gubaidulina - Vivente-Non vivente

    In episode 21 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss the only electronic piece by celebrated Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina - Vivente-Non vivente (1970) and the ANS synthesiser. Listen to Vivente-Non vivente here: https://youtu.be/w6Ds1BEb430?si=2QsXglDj01xZY5LW Useful links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANS_synthesizer https://www.warmplace.ru/soft/ans/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Scriabin https://www.endpointaudio.com/optical-sound-detail https://www.facebook.com/nightradio/ https://www.new-east-archive.org/articles/show/13211/sofia-gubaidulina-soviet-composer-music-story   https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/contemporary-composer-sofia-gubaidulina   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/31/sofia-gubaidulina-unchained-melodies   https://brahms.ircam.fr/en/works/work/8940/   https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/track/vivente-non-vivente-alive-and-dead   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005949/ https://youtu.be/WrF1PSoTN3A?si=rwDLet-SBK06uVCT    

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    Wendy Carlos - Sonic Seasonings

    In this very special 20th episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore talk about an underecognised gem by the living legend Wendy Carlos: Sonic Seasonings (1972). Listen to Sonic Seasonings here: https://www.mixcloud.com/frankkoedood/walter-carlos-sonic-seasonings/ Useful links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Seasonings https://www.wendycarlos.com/+sslms.html https://www.moogmusic.com/products/moog-modular-systems https://youtu.be/UsW2EDGbDqg?si=4Iul211T-wYkNHwX https://kumo.bandcamp.com/album/day-night https://charlesives.org/ives-man-his-life https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/11/she-made-music-jump-into-3d-wendy-carlos-the-reclusive-synth-genius https://www.discogs.com/release/18288-Wendy-Carlos-Sonic-Seasonings-  

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    Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves

    In this episode of Talk to the Chip, right before the electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani brings her magical live performance to the Union Chapel in London, professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç talk about her beautiful sounding work Seven Waves (1982), as well as her extensive contributions and inspiring career in electronic music.   Listen to Seven Waves here: https://suzanneciani.bandcamp.com/album/seven-waves   Useful Links: https://youtu.be/fZscRHkLMt0?si=9Ty9MmsVVvG5805V https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r28i-k3mL3o https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/features/long-reads/suzanne-ciani-riding-the-waves/ https://suzanneciani.bandcamp.com/album/lixiviation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LxPoJ4QoSk https://composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/suzanne-ciani-on-modular-synthesis-the-buchla-200e https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZscRHkLMt0&list=LL https://youtu.be/fFrgS70ioa0?feature=shared https://buchla.com/history/    

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    Luciano Berio - Visage

    Episode 18 of Talk to the Chip is dedicated to famous pioneer of electronic music Luciano Berio, specifically to his otherwordly work Visage (1961) featuring the voice of legendary Cathy Berberian. Listen to Visage here: https://youtu.be/JmMJV-NrQrA?si=44cEih3vwYiDPJeJ Useful links: http://www.lucianoberio.org/visage-authors-note?2019623839=1 https://120years.net/milan-electronic-music-studiodirector-luciano-berioitaly1960/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/944606 https://youtu.be/JmMJV-NrQrA?si=44cEih3vwYiDPJeJ https://electrocd.com/en/oeuvre/20304-visage https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news/film-week-berberian-sound-studio https://electrocd.com/en/album/5236-electronic-music http://www.lucianoberio.org/visage-authors-note?2019623839=1 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/11/damo-suzuki-cans-free-floating-vocalist-gave-us-some-of-the-1970s-most-exotic-rock-music https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/aphasia/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2215036618300592

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    Edgard Varèse - Poème Électronique

    Professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore dedicate Episode 17 of Talk to the Chip to one of the most important works in electronic music history: Poème Électronique (1958) by Edgard Varèse. Listen to Poème Électronique here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLDbBqHCslw useful links: https://www.routledge.com/Electronic-and-Experimental-Music-Technology-Music-and-Culture/Holmes/p/book/9781138365469 https://monoskop.org/images/c/c1/Varese_Edgard_1966_The_Liberation_of_Sound.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBQsym_G82Q https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poème_électronique https://www.marseille-tourisme.com/en/discover-marseille/culture-heritage/discover-the-sites-and-monuments-in-marseille/cite-radieuse-of-le-corbusier/ https://www.archdaily.com/902597/on-the-dislocation-of-the-body-in-architecture-le-corbusiers-modulor

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    Beatriz Ferreyra - GRM Works

    Professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç dedicate this Episode 16 of Talk to the Chip to Beatriz Ferreyra and talk about her GRM Works spanning 40 years: 1977-2007. Listen to GRM Works here: https://recollectiongrm.bandcamp.com/album/grm-works Useful links: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3681426 https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/features/long-reads/beatriz-ferreyra/ https://beatrizferreyra.bandcamp.com/album/souvenirs-cach-s https://persistenceofsound.co.uk/huellas-entreveradas https://beatrizferreyra.odexpo.com/default.asp?page=41341&sm=41352&lg= https://blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2021/05/beatriz-ferreyra-grm-works.html https://recollectiongrm.bandcamp.com/album/grm-works https://blog.native-instruments.com/audio-filters-guide/ https://youtu.be/4xy6dfUmfOk?si=3rnjpwOUX4YtgqVC https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/1689831.Pierre_Schaeffer http://www.metamono.co.uk

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    Maryanne Amacher - Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear)

    In this episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç talk about the timeless Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear) by female pioneer of electronic music and sound art Maryanne Amacher. Listen to Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear) here: https://youtu.be/rtmv6LxNJqs?si=m2Ox4l0-Uw8Q8Gjf Useful links: https://www.discogs.com/release/22796-Maryanne-Amacher-Sound-Characters-Making-The-Third-Ear https://www.nts.live/artists/18440-maryanne-amacher https://monoskop.org/Maryanne_Amacher https://academic.oup.com/book/41561/chapter/353034305 https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/themire/20485/rip-maryanne-amacher https://youtu.be/SZDj78i8UpY?si=dK5hkySFZn7_WQdf https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/talktothechip_21-october-2023_/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoacoustic_emission https://mu-tron.com/vintage-musitronics/mu-tron-bi-phase/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/john-zorn-jazz-metal-interview-naked-city-1015329/

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    Bülent Arel– Electronic Music No. 1 and No. 2

    In this episode of Talk to the Chip, hosts Elif Yalvac and Jono Podmore talk about two Electronic Music (1960-1973) by Turkish pioneer Bulent Arel, exemplifying some of the earliest techniques invented in Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. Listen to Electronic Music (1960-1973) here: https://youtu.be/Z1EKToGg0YI?si=R9Fvs83OdpFSGEDs Useful Links: https://hardwax.com/41107/bulent-arel/electronic-music-1960-1973/ https://composers.com/composers/bulent-arel https://tapeop.com/tutorials/11/intro-analog-tape-splicing-and-editing-and-tape-loops/ https://cmc.music.columbia.edu/about https://filizali.blogspot.com/2010/04/bulent-arel-filiz-ali-turkiyenin-ilk.html https://acikradyo.com.tr/arsiv-icerigi/ulkemizin-elektronik-muzige-armagani-bulent-arel https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338367288_The_Ankara_Years_of_Bulent_Arel_1940-1965_Music_Radio_and_Politics/link/5e0f46d692851c8364ae884c/download?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19 https://acikerisim.msgsu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/20.500.14124/3218

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    Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat

    In this 13th episode of Talk to the Chip, hosts Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç pursue an unusual path and talk about the acid house pioneer Charanjit Singh, with a focus on his work Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat (1982) Listen to Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN8M2irJVJA Useful links: https://boomkat.com/products/ten-ragas-to-a-disco-beat https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/10/charanjit-singh-acid-house-ten-ragas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga#Description https://blog.zzounds.com/2016/03/03/roland-tb-303/ https://www.roland.com/us/promos/roland_tr-808/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Jupiter-8 https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/rip-charanjit-singh-the-most-influential-musician-you-may-have_b_7750646 https://youtu.be/igNBeo3QSqc?si=4SYeyiV-XfL56zsO https://youtu.be/49P4GUA4AIY?si=dccQpRm0jiP3Unbv

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    Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green

    This episode of Talk to the Chip is dedicated to Green (1986) by pioneering ambient music composer Hiroshi Yoshimura. Listen to Green here: https://hiroshiyoshimura.bandcamp.com/album/green Useful links: https://cecm.indiana.edu/361/midi.html https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/19/lullabies-for-air-conditioners-the-corporate-bliss-of-japanese-ambient https://jisho.org/search/ongaku https://jisho.org/search/kusuri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yoshimura#Legacy https://www.songlines.co.uk/features/terry-riley-interview-every-decade-of-my-life-has-had-a-different-focus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_DX7 https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/MIDI-Musical-Instrument-Digital-Interface https://sequential.com/about-dave-smith/ https://www.mixcloud.com/talk_to_the_chip/talk-to-the-chip-episode-3-lîle-re-sonante-éliane-radigue/ https://www.soundonsound.com/people/john-chowning https://blog.native-instruments.com/what-is-fm-synthesis/    

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    Iannis Xenakis - La Legende d'Eer

    Professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç are back with an episode dedicated to the avant-garde pioneer Iannis Xenakis. In this 11th episode, they are talking about his work La Legende d'Eer. Listen to La Legende d'Eer here https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/la-l-gende-deer Useful links: https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/off-to-titan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_Er https://thevinylfactory.com/features/the-electric-story-of-the-ems-synthi-100-3030/ https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla%27s_roar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj7DjWc6ZVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKbfUEhjuH4 https://freq.org.uk/reviews/iannis-xenakis-la-legende-d%C2%92eer/ https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~cprestia/220a/xenakis.html https://monoskop.org/Iannis_Xenakis https://www.discogs.com/release/197685-Iannis-Xenakis-Persepolis-Remixes-Edition-I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanoise

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    Halim El-Dabh - Crossing Into the Electric Magnetic

    Professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç are back with an episode dedicated to Egyptian-American electronic music pioneer Halim El-Dabh, in particular Crossing into the Electric Magnetic, a collection of his pieces spanning the 1940s and 50s. Listen to Crossing into the Electric Magnetic here: https://youtu.be/WR2YprO04zk?si=jl-M8qjMEmARIYMh Useful links: https://www.discogs.com/release/1286486-Halim-El-Dabh-Crossing-Into-The-Electric-Magnetic http://www.halimeldabh.com/ https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/halim-el-dabh.1 https://www.bidoun.org/articles/music-pioneer-halim-el-dabh https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/arts/music/halim-el-dabh-dies.html https://scenearabia.com/Noise/halim-el-dabh-egyptian-musician-composer-invented-electronic-music https://thevinylfactory.com/features/electric-futurism-francis-bebey/ https://www.whitecube.com/gallery-exhibitions/anselm-kiefer-finnegans-wake https://www.britannica.com/topic/Finnegans-Wake https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/wire-recording-forgotten-audio-format/

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    Janet Beat - Pioneering Knob Twiddler

    Professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç are back with an episode dedicated to Scottish electronic music pioneer Janet Beat. In this 9th episode, they are talking about her work Pioneering Knob Twiddler that was released by Trunk Records when she turned 83, spanning her electronic music works from the 1970s and 1980s. Listen to Pioneering Knob Twiddler here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3zNaGrh7gOVmtuSwoEBlxs?si=xK0WEsLOT1qqXTgnGozbEQ Useful links: https://trunkrecords.greedbag.com/buy/pioneering-knob-twiddler/ https://boomkat.com/products/pioneering-knob-twiddler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_DX7 https://musictech.com/guides/essential-guide/how-fm-synthesis-works/ http://www.ampfiddler.com https://www.komuso.com/pieces/pieces.pl https://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/sys100m.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Space_Echo https://www.montana.edu/rmaher/ee417_fl08/Intro%20to%20Musical%20Acoustics%20ee417%20FL08.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50D7T0k66A http://www.metamono.co.uk https://www.getintothis.co.uk/2016/02/brian-eno-david-byrnes-cultural-appropriation-35-years-life-bush-ghosts/

  23. 8

    Bernard Parmegiani - De Natura Sonorum

    In this 8th episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss legendary French composer Bernard Parmegiani's De Natura Sonorum (1975) Listen to De Natura Sonorum here: https://youtu.be/c_JHjUFfOs8?si=__KcoP_GJnQvSxAA Useful links: http://www.psychomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bernard_et_Jono.jpg https://sonic-elevation.com/what-is-surface-noise-how-much-is-too-much/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanpura https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/dr-peter-zinovieff-the-original-tectonic-sounds https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/3438 https://theproaudiofiles.com/field-recording https://recollectiongrm.bandcamp.com/album/de-natura-sonorum https://bernard-parmegiani.fr/en/itineraire/biographie/ https://www.tinymixtapes.com/delorean/bernard-parmegiani-de-natura-sonorum https://headphonecommute.com/2013/11/23/bernard-parmegiani-de-natura-sonorum-recollection-grm/

  24. 7

    Pauline Oliveros - I Of IV

    In this 7th episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss electronic music pioneer Pauline Oliveros's I Of IV (1966). Listen to I Of IV here: https://paulineoliveros.bandcamp.com/track/i-of-iv Useful links: https://paulineoliveros.us/ https://newworldrecords.bandcamp.com/track/bye-bye-butterfly https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2012/may/07/guide-contemporary-music-pauline-oliveros https://www.frieze.com/article/pauline-oliveros-1932-2016 https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/pauline-oliveros-lecture https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/13/archives/and-dont-call-them-lady-composers-and-dont-call-them-lady-composers.html https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/Pauline-Oliveros-Frances-Morgan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheng_(instrument) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saenghwang https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/blog/2022/02/08/no-input-mixing-hack https://www.jackson-pollock.org

  25. 6

    Laurie Spiegel - Obsolete Systems

    In this 6th episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss electronic music pioneer Laurie Spiegel's Obsolete Systems spanning her works in the 1970s and 1980s.  Listen to Obsolete Systems here: https://youtu.be/z_XKPkcM1Vs?si=UGHBhOVgSFTao1wr Useful links: https://www.discogs.com/release/221802-Laurie-Spiegel-Obsolete-Systems https://muse.jhu.edu/article/7919 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Mouse https://thelistenersclub.com/2017/12/29/the-buggles-and-laurie-spiegel-art-meets-technology-circa-1979/ https://youtu.be/eB5I5iU0OoE?t=1344 https://thequietus.com/articles/32770-cannabis-weed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr3quGh7pJA https://youtu.be/jd6XL_IOS3I https://youtu.be/GPKg2c_bRCs

  26. 5

    Hugh Le Caine - Compositions Demonstrations 1946-1974

    In this 5th episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Compositions Demonstrations (1946-1974) by Hugh Le Caine, Canadian physicist, composer, and instrument maker. Listen to Compositions Demonstrations (1946-1974) here: https://youtu.be/S80VssmKb2E Useful links: https://hughlecaine.com/en/ https://www.discogs.com/release/486307-Hugh-Le-Caine-Compositions-Demonstrations-1946-1974 https://electrocd.com/en/album/2792/hugh-le-caine/compositions-demonstrations-1946-1974 https://www.hughlecaine.com/en/compositions.html https://www.raymondscott.net http://www.psychomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/A_Century_of_the_Theremin.pdf https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/control-voltage-what-it-is-and-how-it-works/ https://www.daphneoram.org https://www.classiccat.net/dictionary/klangfarbenmelodie.php https://120years.net/wordpress/the-electronic-sackbuthugh-le-cainecanada1945/ https://boomkat.com/products/an-empty-bliss-beyond-this-world https://elifyalvac.com/ http://www.psychomat.com/

  27. 4

    Else Marie Pade - Electronic Works 1958 - 1995

    In this 4th episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Electronic Works 1958-1995 by Else Marie Pade, pioneering female composer of electronic music from Denmark. Listen to Electronic Works 1958-1995 here: https://imprec.bandcamp.com/album/electronic-works-1958-1995 Useful links: https://boomkat.com/products/electronic-works-1958-1995-c77bb25b-9e56-4644-8597-661eba78d2e9 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johann-Wolfgang-von-Goethe/Faust https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/arts/music/iannis-xenakis-centennial.html https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/the-compositional-possibilities-are-endless-by-else-marie-pade https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/german-occupation-1940-1945/ http://www.bussigel.com/systemsforplay/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Cascone_Aesthetics.pdf https://elifyalvac.com/ http://www.psychomat.com/

  28. 3

    Éliane Radigue - L'Île re-sonante

    In this episode, professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç talk about L'Île re-sonante by pioneering female composer Éliane Radigue. This episode was recorded at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Listen to L'Île re-sonante here: https://elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/l-le-re-sonante Useful links: http://www.psychomat.com/ https://elifyalvac.com/ https://monoskop.org/%C3%89liane_Radigue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_music https://sisterswithtransistors.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo_Thodol https://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/2500.php https://giacintoscelsi.bandcamp.com/album/scelsi-edition-6-the-orchestral-works-ii-mode176 https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/analogue-warmth

  29. 2

    Tod Dockstader - Aerial #2

    In this second episode, Elif Yalvac and Jono Podmore are sitting at Cafe OTO and discussing Tod Dockstader's Aerial #2.   Listen to Aerial #2 here: https://open.spotify.com/album/5QRUYw87UhRvKFnn2GhaMX   Useful links: https://importantrecords.com/products/copy-of-tod-dockstader-aerial-2-2lp https://elifyalvac.com/ http://www.psychomat.com/ Harmoniser https://www.eventideaudio.com/rackmount/h3000/ Cy Twombly https://gagosian.com/artists/cy-twombly/ Short Wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_radio UPA https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/IULMIA/exhibits/show/nick-and-stephen-bosustow-film/united-productions-of-america- Radiophonic Workshop https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/april/bbc-radiophonic-workshop Holger https://www.discogs.com/release/355847-Holger-Czukay-Radio-Wave-Surfer Parmegiani https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/interviews/bernard-parmegiani_sound-thinking Berio                        http://www.lucianoberio.org/visage-authors-note?2019623839=1

  30. 1

    Karlheinz Stockhausen - Telemusik

    In this first episode, Elif Yalvac and Jono Podmore are sitting at Cafe OTO and discussing Stockhausen's Telemusik. Listen to Telemusik here https://youtu.be/N-vb97ukRjY?si=HQbCRZEZq9UdUSba Useful links: https://elifyalvac.com/ http://www.psychomat.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_for_Electronic_Music_(WDR) https://www.dw.com/en/conny-plank-the-visionary-behind-kraftwerk-and-krautrock/a-54068438 https://www.hfmt-koeln.de/ https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/study-with-guildhall/music/principal-study-and-departments/electronic-produced-music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamono http://www.metamono.co.uk https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/

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