the history of electronic music



In Memoriam:

Bob Moog
Robert Moog (1934-2005)

Luc Ferrari (1929-2005)

Luciano Berio (1925-2003)



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See also:

Electronic Music @ pHinnWeb Blog

General sites:

  • Electronic Music @ Wikipedia
  • Electronic Music Foundation
  • ElectronicMusic.Com
  • History of Electronic and Computer Music
  • Music Électronique by Daniel Ichbiah (in French)
  • The Short History of Electronic Music And Techno by Erkki Rautio (in Finnish)
  • SoNHoRS - Un panorama des musiques électroniques
  • Synthesizer and MIDI links
  • 120 Years of Electronic Music
  • The Virtual Synthesizer Museum

    • Theremin / Leon Theremin:

    Theremin

  • Theremin World
  • "Hands Create Radio Music": an article from 1927 (PDF)
  • Robert Moog's Theremin Lesson
  • The Theremin Home Page
  • Theremin Bible
  • Theremin.Info
  • Leon Theremin
  • Leon Theremin by Malcolm Humes
  • Theremin @ Sunsite
  • Theremin - An Electronic Odyssey
  • MouSing Software Theremin For Windows
  • Light Sensitive Theremin

    see also:

  • Tannerin

    • Donald Buchla:

  • Buchla and Associates

    • Robert Moog / Moog Synthesizer:

  • Big Briar - The Company Robert Moog Built
  • Greg Davis' Moog Fanatics Homepage
  • Robert A. Moog
  • Links to Robert Moog Resources
  • Moog Music Online
  • Moog - a film by Hans Fjellestad
  • Music Machines: Moog @ Analogue.Org
  • The Virtual Moog
  • Robert Moog interview @ Amazing Sounds
  • Robert Moog on Raymond Scott
  • Best of Moog compilation

    • Some important avantgarde/electronic music composers and producers:

  • George Antheil
  • Eduard Artemiev
  • Louis & Bebe Barron
  • Luciano Berio
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Glenn Branca
  • Gavin Bryars
  • John Cage
  • John Cage (by Malcolm Humes)
  • Wendy Carlos
  • Delia Derbyshire
  • Fred Frith
  • Philip Glass
  • Philip Glass
  • Henryk Górecki
  • Pierre Henry
  • Erkki Kurenniemi
  • György Ligeti
  • Alvin Lucier
  • Gordon Mumma
  • Luigi Nono
  • Pauline Oliveros [2]
  • Pauline Oliveros @ Wikipedia
  • Arvo Pärt
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara
  • Steve Reich
  • Terry Riley
  • Kaija Saariaho
  • Kaija Saariaho (2)
  • Erik Satie
  • Pierre Schaeffer
  • Arnold Schoenberg
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen (2)
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen (3)
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen (4)
  • Morton Subotnick
  • Morton Subotnick (2)
  • Morton Subotnick (3)
  • Edgard Varèse
  • Iannis Xenakis
  • Iannis Xenakis
  • Iannis Xenakis (3)
  • Iannis Xenakis (4)
  • LaMonte Young
  • LaMonte Young (2)
  • LaMonte Young (3)

    • Some important early electronic pop composers, producers and groups:

  • Les Baxter
  • Brian Eno
  • Brian Eno by Lester Bangs
  • Bruce Haack
  • Bruce Haack: The King of Techno (film)
  • Dick Hyman
  • Dick Hyman (2)
  • Dick Hyman (3)
  • Jean Michel Jarre
  • Gershon Kingsley
  • Gershon Kingsley @ Wikipedia
  • Gershon Kingsley - Pop Corn
  • Kraftwerk
  • Krause & Beaver
  • Joe Meek
  • Giorgio Moroder @ Wikipedia
  • Giorgio Moroder
  • Giorgio Moroder @ IMDB
  • Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co.
  • Jean-Jacques Perrey
  • Jean-Jacques Perrey
  • Jean-Jacques Perrey @ UBL
  • Klaus Schulze @ Wikipedia
  • Raymond Scott
  • Silver Apples
  • Tonto's Expanding Head Band

    See also: Krautrock

    • Electronic instruments, hardware & software, etc.:

  • ACIDPlanet
  • Akai
  • Analogue Heaven
  • Analogue Modular Systems, Inc.
  • Analogue.Org
  • AudioMulch Interactive Music Studio
  • Behringer
  • Blue Distortion
  • Buzz 2.0
  • Cakewalk Music Sofware
  • Club of the Knobs
  • Crossloader - Ways & means for the wide world of music creators
  • Cycling 74
  • Digital Media 6.2: Audio Synthesis and MIDI
  • DigitalMusicMuseum.Com - Portable MP3 Players
  • Digital Sound Page
  • Drum Machine Museum
  • EMS - Electronic Music Studios
  • E-mu Systems, Inc.
  • E-Mu Systems, Inc. (2)
  • E-mu Systems / Ensoniq Corporation
  • Ensoniq
  • Fairlight
  • File-Sharing Links @ Wired
  • FinalScratch - mixing & scratching MP3's
  • FinalScratch (2)
  • FruityLoops
  • Groovesource Resources
  • GZ Digital Media - vinyl & CD pressing in the Czech Republic
  • Harmony Central
  • The International Computer Music Association
  • JMAX
  • Keyboard Central
  • Korg USA
  • Kurzweil
  • Lexicon
  • Linux MIDI & Sound Applications
  • Linux MIDI & Sound Applications [mirror site of the above] [another mirror]
  • Linux Sound - Sound & MIDI Software for Linux
  • Looper's Delight
  • MAZ Soft Synths
  • Mellotron
  • MIDIWorld
  • Museum of Soviet Synthesizers
  • Music Machines @ Hyperreal.Org
  • musicstuff.de
  • Native Instruments
  • NSC Sound Enterprises - the 12" mastering specialist for techno/underground/club vinyl
  • Novation Synthesizers (UK)
  • Novation Synthesizers (US)
  • Oberheim
  • Optigan
  • Propellerheads Software
  • Pure Data
  • Roland International
  • Roland GrooveZone
  • Roland U.S.
  • Roland JP-8000
  • Roland MC-303
  • Roland MC-505
  • Rout - The Page of Noise
  • Sherman Filter Bank
  • Sonic Foundry - Digital Multimedia Editing Tools for Windows
  • Sonic State
  • Sounds Logical Audio Software
  • SoundTracker
  • Synth-DIY Mailing List
  • Synthfool
  • Synthtopia
  • SynthSite
  • Synth Zone
  • Tascam
  • The Roland Bass Line TB-303 Website
  • TB303 @ Syntecno
  • TB303 - Computer Controlled: Unofficial TB-303 Homepage
  • Technics SL-1200 Turntables: Technics Turntable History @ Panasonic Consumer Electronics
  • Technics SL-1200 Turntables
  • Technics SL-1200 Turntables (2)
  • Technics SL-1200 FAQ
  • Technics SL-1200: Backspin.Org - The Unofficial Technics Turntable Site
  • Technics SL-1200 Mailing List
  • U-Boat - ARP Synths
  • VCS3 a.k.a. Putney
  • Vintage Synth
  • Vocoders - PAiA Vocoder
  • Yamaha
  • Yamaha A3000 Sampler
  • Wavestation - The Unofficial Information Site
  • Windows 95/98/NT/ME/XP Software

    Mastering/duplication resources/record plants:

  • www.soundenterprises.com/ (mastering/plating, Detroit)
  • http://www.aardvarkmastering.com (mastering/plating, Denver)
  • www.urpressing.com (mastering/plating/pressing, Nashville)
  • http://www.erikarecords.com (mastering/plating/pressing, downey, CA)
  • www.inrecordtime.com (mastering/plating/pressing, NY)
  • www.europadisk.com (mastering/plating/pressing, NYC)
  • www.discmakers.com (mastering/plating/pressing, NJ)
  • www.duplium.com (DVD/CD duplication, Texas/Canada)
  • www.curvepusher.co.uk (mastering, UK)
  • Disc Wizards (CD & DVD duplication, London UK)
  • The Exchange (vinyl mastering & cutting, recording studio, UK)
  • Groovehouse (CD/DVD/CD-ROM replication, duplication, manufactucturing, California)
  • GZ Digital Media (mastering/plating/pressing, The Czech Republic)
  • Little Bazaar (CD/DVD duplication services, digital audio mastering, design services, media sales, UK)
  • Total Media Inc. (Florida
  • Vinylium (Switzerland)
  • Vinyle Presse Industrie (France)

    See also:

  • Dance Music Business Resource
  • [indiecentre] - an independent label information site
  • Unipress - record sleeve printing

    • Backgrounds of techno, house and related genres:

  • Acid House: Wayne Anthony's Class of 88
  • Deep House Page
  • Definitive Guide To Electronic Music By Genre - Compiled by Raw42 (www.raw42.com)
  • ele ment : think
  • Everything Starts With an E: Old School Rave Archive
  • Ishkur's Guide To Electronic Music
  • MetaSoul - Disco and House History
  • The Roots of Electronica
  • Sounds Like Techno - an Australian TV documentary
  • TechnoPop: The Secret History of Technology and Pop Music
  • 313ctr0 - Detroit Techno & Electro Links @ pHinnWeb
  • Vinyl Records Australia (check "Sitemap")

    • Related sites:

  • Ars Electronica
  • Avanto Festival (Helsinki, Finland)
  • Jacques Attali
  • Audio Channel, UK
  • Blue Distortion
  • Contemporary Music Links
  • Cortical Foundation
  • Cuneiform Records
  • Earational. An annual Dutch festival for Electronic Music and Audioart.
  • Electronic Music Links by Karl-Michael Schneider
  • European Free Improvisation Pages
  • Fables of the Deconstruction: Musique concrète and rock music
  • Fluxus Online
  • Futurist Movement
  • Fylkingen, Sweden
  • Groovebox @ Grand Royal. With Jean-Jacques Perrey, Gershon Kingsley and Dick Hyman.
  • IRCAM
  • The Great Web Site Background Music Conspiracy involving John Cage
  • Avanto. A festival for electronic music and media art, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Kings of The Cosmos: Simon Reynolds on the 70s electronic pioneers
  • Krautrock @ pHinnWeb
  • Links @ Labyrinth Recordings
  • London Musicians Collective - Devoted to contemporary music
  • lowercase-sound Mailing List
  • MELA Foundation (LaMonte Young, etc.)
  • Miles Ahead
  • Music and Consciousness by Earl Vickers
  • New Music
  • Petals - Music on the Net
  • QSP Music - Electronic Music Resources
  • Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
  • The Space Age Pop
  • Kent Williams - loads of music resources
  • The Wire - the best music magazine in the world

    • Dick Hyman

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