Electronic Music 1971

 

 

The Electronic Music of the 1970s series continues with a trip back to 1971. This year was a bit easier to curate than '70 because we have a few more good uses of electronic instruments featured prominently.

For me, the best electronic album of 1971 is "Zero Time" by Tonto's Expanding Head Band. It's very synthetic sounding without being too cheezy. I enjoyed discovering new music for this mix like "The Andromeda Strain" soundtrack and a Tangerine Dream soundtrack for an unreleased movie. I hope you too discover something new in this journey back to 1971.

Cheers!

 

T R A C K L I S T :

• 00:00    Moog - Moog demonstration record
• 00:36    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Tama (Zero Time)
• 05:48    Beaver & Krause - Nine Moons In Alaska (Gandharva)
• 07:30    Tangerine Dream - Sunrise In The Third System (Alpha Centauri)
• 11:07    Achim Reichel - Einleitung(Invitation) (Echo)
• 16:00    Deuter - Babylon (D)
• 19:49    Pat Prilly - Aerolithe Alpha (Moog Sensations)
• 21:15    Harold Budd - Pastoral Symphony (The Oak Of The Golden Dreams)
• 22:00    Popol Vuh - Aguirre (In the Gardens of the Pharao | Aguirre)
• 27:00    Ash Ra Tempel - Traummaschine (Ash Ra Tempel)
• 33:18    Pat Prilly - Coeur Synthetique (Moog Sensations)
• 34:12    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Cybernaut (Zero Time)
• 38:30    Doug McKechnie - Moving (San Francisco Moog: 1968-72 Vol. 2)
• 41:10    Jean Michel Jarre - La Cage (La Cage)
• 44:25    Morton Subotnick - Sidewinder (Sidewinder)
• 46:15    Gil Mellé - Andromeda (The Andromeda Strain)
• 47:47    Tangerine Dream - Vampira VI (Vampira)
• 50:53    W. Merrick Farran & E. Vetter - Sea of Storms (KPM Electronic Music)
• 52:42    Tonto's Expanding Head Band - Aurora (Zero Time)
• 59:10    end