John Chowning - Stria (1977)

In episode 34 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Synthesized Voices by Charles Dodge - an album from 1976 contain three collections of works: Speech Songs, In Celebration and The Story of Our Lives Listen here https://composersrecordingsinc.bandcamp.com/album/charles-dodge-synthesized-voices    Further links https://www.andycropper.art/blog/hauntology https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/fq.2012.66.1.16 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mark-strand https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49163/in-celebration https://www.ragnardigital.art/collection/synthesized-voices https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/musdodge.pdf    https://www.furious.com/perfect/ohm/dodge.html   https://www.scaruffi.com/avant/dodge.html

In episode 33 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore continue to discuss four pieces on John Chowning's album Stria: Phoné, Turenas, Stria and Sabelithe, in reference to his legacy as the originator of FM synthesis which went on to change the sound of popular music. Links to references in the podcast https://www.discogs.com/release/31024141-John-Chowning-Stria https://murmureintemporel1.bandcamp.com/track/john-chowning-stria-1977 https://murmureintemporel1.bandcamp.com/track/john-chowning-turenas-1972 https://youtu.be/41PBrclKbk8?si=L9NO00mhSNzueWA5 https://youtu.be/53FQCe1ewDs?si=W2-JbXq6KECqJHRr https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/jc/notes_imprec_recording.pdf https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/sasp/Frequency_Modulation_FM_Synthesis.html   Sound on Sound interview — very readable: https://www.soundonsound.com/people/john-chowning   CCRMA official page: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/people/john-chowning   McGee analysis PDF — good on the FM/golden ratio relationship: https://lifeorange.com/writing/ChowningAnalysis_McGee.pdf     https://peninsulapress.com/2022/06/14/computer-music-in-silicon-valley-owes-large-debt-to-john-chowning/   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/09/john-chowning-godfather-of-digital-pop-my-wife-told-me-i-didnt-think-id-have-to-compete-with-a-computer  

In episode 32 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss John Chowning's Stria, an early piece pioneering FM synthesis which went on to change the sound of popular music. Links to references in the podcast https://murmureintemporel1.bandcamp.com/track/john-chowning-stria-1977 https://thehistoryofelectroacousticmusic.bandcamp.com/album/history-of-electronic-electroacoustic-music-1937-2001-62 https://www.discogs.com/release/31024141-John-Chowning-Stria https://ccrma.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/user/jc/notes_imprec_recording.pdf https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/sasp/Frequency_Modulation_FM_Synthesis.html DX7 presets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3rrjQtQe5A IRCAM analysis of Stria (the definitive one): http://brahms.ircam.fr/analyses/Stria/   Laura Zattra's blog on Stria — fascinating story of the piece's multiple versions: https://laurazattra.com/2016/09/23/stria-by-john-chowning-the-ultimate-analysis/   Sound on Sound interview — very readable: https://www.soundonsound.com/people/john-chowning   CCRMA official page: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/people/john-chowning   McGee analysis PDF — good on the FM/golden ratio relationship: https://lifeorange.com/writing/ChowningAnalysis_McGee.pdf   Dexed fm synthesis plugin: https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/   https://peninsulapress.com/2022/06/14/computer-music-in-silicon-valley-owes-large-debt-to-john-chowning/   https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/09/john-chowning-godfather-of-digital-pop-my-wife-told-me-i-didnt-think-id-have-to-compete-with-a-computer  

In episode 31 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Silver Apples of the Moon by Morton Subotnick, considered to be one of the most important and successful pieces of electronic music. Links to references in the podcast https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/silver-apples-of-the-moon   https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/SilverApples.pdf   https://www.soundohm.com/product/silver-apples-of-the-moon-5   https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2013/04/key-tracks-morton-subotnick-on-silver-apples   https://www.ascap.com/news-events/articles/2011/04/p-Morton-Subotnick-on-the-Creation-and-Legacy-of-Silver-Apples-of-the-Moon   https://www.bbc.co.uk/videos/cqqqxpdker0o     https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal/east-coast-west-coast-synthesis   https://modulisme.bandcamp.com/   http://www.karlrecords.net/releases/philippe-petit-off-to-titan/   https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-i6mbi-16fa6e3   https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pppif-16d9f08

In episode 30 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Parete 67 and Plastico by Italian composer and sound engineer Marino Zuccheri. This is the second of two episodes devoted to this unsung hero of electronic music, who worked at the RAI studio in Milan for 28 years helping Berio, Nono, Maderna, Cage, Pousseur among the others, to give birth to some of the great masterpieces of early electronic music. Links to references in the podcast https://www.soundohm.com/product/parete-67-lp-1 https://laurazattra.com/category/marino-zuccheri/ https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/columns/school-of-electronic-music/marino-zuccheri/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Vedova
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 https://120years.net/milan-electronic-music-studiodirector-luciano-berioitaly1960/ 
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In episode 29 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Parete 67 by Italian composer and sound engineer Marino Zuccheri. This is the first of two episodes devoted to this unsung hero of electronic music, who worked at the RAI studio in Milan for 28 years helping Berio, Nono, Maderna, Cage, Pousseur among the others, to give birth to some of the great masterpieces of early electronica. Links to references in the podcast https://www.soundohm.com/product/parete-67-lp-1
 https://laurazattra.com/category/marino-zuccheri/
 https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/columns/school-of-electronic-music/marino-zuccheri/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Vedova https://fonologia.lim.di.unimi.it/video_ascolto.php?id=4&percorso=video%2F4.mp4&titolo=Video+4
 https://fonologia.lim.di.unimi.it/anagrafica_scheda.php?id=166
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTq_rQtxCIo https://120years.net/milan-electronic-music-studiodirector-luciano-berioitaly1960/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKiddiPyDsE https://unitedaluminum.com/a-brief-history-of-aluminum/ https://talktothechip.podbean.com/e/luciano-berio-visage/

In episode 28 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss works by female British composer Delia Derbyshire: Blue Veils and Golden Sands and Circle of Light This is the second of two episodes devoted to this pivotal composer's lesser known works. Blue Veils and Golden Sands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh86LtuuY4U https://wikidelia.net/wiki/Blue_Veils_and_Golden_Sands Circle of Light https://deliaderbyshire.bandcamp.com/album/circle-of-light https://wikidelia.net/wiki/Circle_of_Light More info: https://wikidelia.net/wiki/The_Delian_Mode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Stansfield https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/pamela-bone-quietly-radical-photographer https://wikidelia.net/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Music https://deepcutswrites.substack.com/p/delia-derbyshire-a-tape-looping-pioneer RBMA 2010 Delia Derbyshire from 37min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTRt8gTbdRw    

In episode 27 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss a work by female British composer Delia Derbyshire: The Delian Mode This is the first of two episodes devoted to this pivotal composer's lesser known works. Listen to The Delian Mode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OaBmaFK4kI Useful links: https://wikidelia.net/wiki/The_Delian_Mode https://djmag.com/news/electronic-music-pioneer-delia-derbyshire-honoured-building-coventry-university 1997 Interview  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Fw5aTz_2I Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXnmSgaeGAI 1969 'Sky At Night' special  https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Farchive%2Fthe-sky-at-night-special--1969-year-of-space%2Fzjw68xs https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/100-voices/pioneering-women/women-of-the-workshop/delia-derbyshire Out of This World  https://www.discogs.com/master/207871-BBC-Radiophonic-Workshop-Out-Of-This-World-Atmospheric-Sounds-And-Effects-From-The-BBC-Radiophonic-W 

In episode 26 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore get together for the first time with a guest, Icelandic composer, guitarist and sound artist Rikhardur H. Fridriksson to discuss a work by an Icelandic pioneer of electronic music: "Elektrónísk stúdía (e. Electronic Study"), musique concrète compositions, composed between 1951 – 1962. by Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson.   Listen to "Elektrónísk stúdía" here: https://soundcloud.com/magnusblondaljohannsson/sets/elektronisk-studia   Useful links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magn%C3%BAs_Bl%C3%B6ndal_J%C3%B3hannsson https://monoskop.org/Rikhardur_H._Fridriksson https://smekkleysa.net/shop/smekkleysa_cd/electronic/magnus-blondal-johannsson-elektronisk-studia/ https://nordische-filmtage.de/en/programm/movie/view/2009/1028.html https://www.nts.live/artists/58146-magnus-blondal-johannsszon https://www.islandpaafilm.dk/is/film/surtur-fer-sunnan https://en.sinfonia.is/concerts-tickets/works/magnus-blondal-johannsson-adagio https://www.islandpaafilm.dk/is/film/eldur-i-heimaey https://www.musik.is/BjarkiSve/Phd/Sidur/209-214.html (Icelandic)

In episode 25 of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore discuss Music On A Long Thin Wire (1977-1980) by Alvin Lucier: a milestone in Sound Art. Listen to Music On A Long Thin Wire here: https://alvinlucierlovely.bandcamp.com/album/music-on-a-long-thin-wire   more info: http://www.lovely.com/albumnotes/notes1011.html https://www.britannica.com/art/monochord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_On_A_Long_Thin_Wire https://www.discogs.com/release/757891-Alvin-Lucier-Music-On-A-Long-Thin-Wire https://archives.nypl.org/mus/23034   https://direct.mit.edu/lmj/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/LMJ_a_00110/63533/Music-on-a-Long-Thin-Wire?redirectedFrom=fulltext   https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/c/conceptual-art https://rhodridavies.com/ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/09/alvin-lucier-dead-composer-making-music-ai-artificial-intelligence-brain   https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/david-behrman-in-his-own-words/