Aulokithara / Wechselrahmen / Three Sacred Pieces / Echoes From Austria (LP)
Great 1976 LP on Orion presenting a rather far out electro-acoustic piece for oboe, harp and tape, backed with compositions for piano, soprano and piano, and chorus.
La Fabbrica Illuminata / Ha Venido, Canciones Para Silvia / Ricorda Cosa Ti Hanno Fatto In Auschwitz (LP)
Three indispensable pieces for voice(s) and tape composed in the 1960's and released on Wergo's great "Studio Reihe Neuer Musik" experimental music series in the 70's. With insert.
A Carlo Scarpa · A Pierre · Guai Ai Gelidi Mostri
Three amazingly beautiful compositions from the 1980's for orchestra, contrabass clarinet and flute with live-electronics and ensemble with live-electronics released by Edition RZ in 1990. With insert.
Atemzüge / Choralvorspiele I/II (LP)
Two superb experimental pieces, 1971's Atemzüge for multiple voice and tape and 1969's Choralvorspiele for organ, instruments and tape, released on Wergo's great "Studio Reihe Neuer Musik" experimental music series in 1976. With insert.
Atemzüge / Choralvorspiele I/II (LP)
Two superb experimental pieces, 1971's Atemzüge for multiple voice and tape and 1969's Choralvorspiele for organ, instruments and tape, released on Wergo's great "Studio Reihe Neuer Musik" experimental music series in 1976. Cream-titnted sleeve, no insert.
Laut - Gesten - Laute
Surprizing and adventurous early 1980's compositions for extended vocal techniques and gestures, very similar to some sound poetry, released by the tiny label Edition Michael Frauenlob Bauer in 1989.
Mikrophonie I / Mikrophonie II (LP)
First 1967 edition of the first recording of the two superb electro-acoustic pieces from the mid-1960's respectively for tam-tam, two microphones and two filters, and for 12 singers, 4 ring modulators and Hammond organ, released on CBS' "Music Of Our Time" contemporary music series.
Momente (3LP box)
1976 3LP box set on DGG with the "Europa Version 1972" of the massive 1960's work for solo soprano, four mixed choirs, and thirteen instrumentalists (four trumpets, four trombones, three percussionists, and two electric keyboards) with the addition of an excerpt from the "Donaueschinger Version 1965". With booklet.
Aus Den Sieben Tagen (7LP box)
Sensational 7LP box set with the full intuitive music masterpiece performed by the composer with Carlos Roqué Alsina, Michel Portal, Rolf Gehlhaar, Peter Eötvös and Michael Vetter among others, released in 1973 by DGG. With booklet.
Aus Den Sieben Tagen (LP)
1970's re-issue of the Harmonia Mundi 1969 LP with a section from theb mighty "7 days" performed by Musique Vivante.
The New Music (LP)
Four classic pieces composed in the 1950's and 1960's for orchestra with tape, string orchestra and smaller ensembles, conducted by Bruno Maderna and released on RCA Victrola "The New Music" series in 1967.
Elemente / Litanei / Recitativ (LP)
The superb 1976 "tape montage for two loudspeaker groups" plus another 1976 piece for 3 cellos and a 1980 composition for flute, alto and harpsichord, released on Wergo in 1982. With insert.
The Numbered / Improvisations / Tratto (LP)
Fantastic 1970 album on Heliodor/Wergo with two 1960's pieces for jazz ensemble, featuring the Manfred Schoof Quintet including Alexander Von Schlippenbach and Can's Jaki Liebezeit, and a beautiful 1966 composition for electronic sounds.
Prima Vista (LP)
Rare compositions for solo instruments or small ensembles with or without electronics by some of the greatest XXth Century composers (Mauricio Kagel, Earle Brown, John Cage, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Wolfgang Fortner, Klaus Hinrich Stahmer, György Ligeti, Henri Pousseur) spanning from 1952 to 1979 performed by Pro Musica Da Camera and released on Thorofon in 1981. With insert.
Zeitgenössische Musik In Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1 (1945-1950) (3LP box)
First volume of the massive and exhaustive 3LP box series of "Contemporary Music from West Germany" released in the early 80's by Deutscher Musikrat, presenting pieces composed between 1945 and 1952 by Richard Strauss, Werner Egk, Paul Hindemith, Ernst Pepping, Johann Nepomuk David, Philipp Jarnach and Hermann Reutter. With insert.
Zeitgenössische Musik In Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 4 (1950-1960) (3LP box)
Fourth volume of the massive and exhaustive 3LP box series of "Contemporary Music from West Germany" released in the early 80's by Deutscher Musikrat, presenting pieces composed between 1950 and 1960 by Hans Werner Henze, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Hans G. Helms / Hans Otte, Dieter Schnebel, Mauricio Kagel, Winfried Zillig, Giselher Klebe, Karl Höller, Siegfried Borris, Fritz Büchtger, Harald Genzmer and Hans Ulrich Engelmann. With insert.
Zeitgenössische Musik In Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 8 (1970-1980) (3LP box)
Eigth volume of the massive and exhaustive 3LP box series of "Contemporary Music from West Germany" released in the early 80's by Deutscher Musikrat, presenting pieces composed between 1970 and 1980 by Hans Werner Henze, Wolfgang Rihm, Hans-Joachim Hespos, Walter Zimmermann, Josef Anton Riedl, Peter Michael Hamel, Mauricio Kagel, Isang Yun, Mathias Spahlinger, Nicolaus A. Huber. With insert.
Zeitgenössische Musik In Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 10 (1970-1980) (3LP box)
Tenth volume of the massive and exhaustive 3LP box series of "Contemporary Music from West Germany" released in the early 80's by Deutscher Musikrat, presenting pieces composed between 1970 and 1980 by Helmut Lachenmann, Dieter Schnebel, Karlheinz Stockhausen, York Höller, Robert HP Platz, Wilhelm Killmayer, Wolfgang Rihm, Mauricio Kagel. With insert.
Desert Haze
Experimental trio Giraffe crystalize time on Desert Haze, their new LP on Marionette. Giraffe is the musical project of Sascha Demand (guitar), Jürgen Hall (keys), and Charly Schöppner (percussion). Sascha Demand is a composer that comes from a contemporary and improvised musical background, collaborating with the likes of Ensemble Integrales and Vinko Globokar. Jürgen Hall works in electroacoustic experimental projects, theatre and film scores, with releases on Staubgold and Edition Stora. Char…
Mux
*In process of stocking* Since his Beat Diary debut (a 12xLP box set comprising 365 beats recorded daily over the course of a year), Julian Sartorius has immersed himself in unique and ambitious projects - trekking the path not travelled to arrive at rhythmic life forms through found objects and prepared instruments. Equally as mighty are his two other escapades, the most recent being Locked Grooves - 112 beats cut as endless loops on vinyl spanning 56 dense 1.8 second compositions per side. Pre…