The Fascinating World of Electronic Music
Tom Dissevelt and Child Baltan
Canadian label We Are Busy Our bodies declares the official reissue of the seminal 1959 album, The Fascinating World of Electronic Music by the Dutch digital music pioneers Tom Dissevelt and Child Baltan.
In fusing jazz and experimental electronics, the album’s playful compositions considerably predate different early famend digital music productions such because the ‘Dr Who’ theme, realised by Delia Derbyshire on the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (1963), and Wendy Carlos’ ‘Switched-On Bach’ (1968.)
The Fascinating World of Electronic Music was adored by David Bowie and sampled by the likes of DJ Premier, Cyprus Hill, Klaxons, RZA and David Holmes, the music of Tom Dissevelt and Child Baltan holds a outstanding and influential place within the lengthy and complicated historical past of digital music.
The Fascinating World of Electronic Music
1. Syncopation
2. Intersection (Fantasy For Digital Sound And Orchestra)
3. Drifting
4. Vibration
5. Track Of The Second Moon
6. Whirling
7. Mechanical Motions
8. Pianoforte
