Gottfried Michael Koenig
German-born composer Gottfried Michael Koenig rose to prominence - after a grounding in church music, composition, acoustics and computer techniques - in the field of electronic composition. While working at West German Radio (WDR) from the mid-1950's he developed his own techniques. From 1954 to 1964 he worked at the Studio for Electronic Music of the WDR Cologne and from 1964 to 1986 he was director of the Institute for Sonology at the University of Utrecht
Terminus II / Funktion Grün / Phonothese / Chants De Maldoror (LP)
Four fantastic electonic compositions produced at Utrecht's Studio voor Elektronische Muziek between 1965 and 1969, released on DGG's famed "Avantgarde" contemporary/electronic music series in 1970.
Mémoires / Aspekt / Terminus X / Nacht (LP)
Four fantastic electronic works realized in the 1960's at the State University Electronic Music Studio of Utrecht and released on Philips' unparalleled silver covers "Prospective 21e Siècle" electronic/contemporary music series in 1970. Rare.
Electronic Panorama (4LP box)
Essential monumental 4LP box set on Philips' silver covers "Prospective 21e Siècle" series presenting music from four international experimental music studios (France, Japan, Holland, Poland) and featuring Ivo Malec, Luc Ferrari, Guy Reibel, Bernard …
Radio Cologne Sound Das Studio für Elektronische Musik des WDR
Small repress available! Biggest Tip possible! ** English/German edition. 288 pp + 5CD plenty of incredible music, most of which have never been heard before ** From the Wolke Verlag imprint, who've already brought us incredible books like Karl Berg…
The Avantgarde Series
The legendary DG Avantgarde vinyl series (1968-1971) is turning 55! In order to celebrate this occasion, the series is now released on 21 CDs for the first time. The Avantgarde series serves as a historical document for a time of radical change in mu…
Les Espaces Électroacoustiques II
The idea of exploring important 20th century electro-acoustic compositions within their historically informed performance practices, and using this as the basis for the production of a new interpretation in 5.1 surround sound, has created quite a sti…
Process and Form: Selected Writings on Music
Gottfried Michael Koenig (* Magdeburg, 1926) collaborated intensively with Karlheinz Stockhausen in the 1950s in the Electronic Music Studio of the WDR in Cologne, where he himself also produced several landmark pieces of electronic and serial music.…
Gottfried Michael Koenig
Restocked, reduced price: beautifully prepared overview of Gottfried Michael Koenig's work (including early 60s WDR electronic classics), produced in conjunction by the Instituut of Sonologie and NEAR/Donemus w/ Edition RZ. During the early '60s, Koe…
Acousmatrix 1|2
Bvhaast's Acousmatrix series was originally released around 1990; a total of 7 releases (9 discs) that acted as some of he defining documents of early electronic and tape music. They were recently reissued as a complete 9CD boxset (BVHAAST 0206), or …