Release Date: 06 December 2024
Label: We Are Busy Bodies
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 634457190740
Genres: Dance Electronic
Description
Pioneering Scottish Canadian animator Norman McLaren (1914-1987) - creator of seminal short films Dots, Neighbours, Synchromy and many more - is remembered in first ever release of soundtrack works, self-composed from the 1940's to 1970's and forecasting the following half-century of electronic music.
Norman McLaren was once described by composer, music theorist, and mathematician Milton Babbitt as "the first electronic musician." In addition to his pioneering work in animation, the electronic soundtracks McLaren created for his own films employ astonishing foresight and a characteristically precise methodology. They also crystallise boundless creativity, wit and whimsy, and illuminative brilliance into a unique insight to his remarkable mind, with or without visual accompaniment.
Rythmetic: The Compositions of Norman McLaren marks the first time his soundtracks have been released on record, carefully curated from his most important film works, hours of archival tapes, and multiple versions of the same key compositions. It represents an essential overview of McLaren as a composer, in neat dovetail with McLaren the filmmaker. Both are crucial figures in the respective developments of their fields, opening doors to a future that might not have existed without McLaren.
Tracklisting
Nucleus
New Age Doom & Tuvaband
Basil Kirchin & John Coleman
Heshoo Beshoo Group
Pat Matshikiza
MIDI Janitor
Norman McLaren
Rich Aucoin
Friedrich Gulda
Jan Hammer Group
Stimming
Future Loop Foundation
KALI Trio
The Beloved
Cephas Azariah
Dangerdoom
