November 14, 1939 is an american musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores. Wendy carlos clockwork orange carlos bonus tracks by. Wendy carloss switchedon bach is one of those rare novelty recordings that never gets boring. Born and raised in rhode island, carlos studied physic. In the echoes podcast, we update it for her 80th birthday drawing from 30 years of interviews with wendy carlos. Wendy carlos biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Switchedon bach, the welltempered synthesizer, switchedon bach ii, and switchedon brandenburgs. Currently some of the albums are found in the classical bin, others in popular or even under the soundtrack categories usually, if not always, the whole list comes up under. Wendy carlos switchedon bach heralded the dawn of popular electronic music.
Nov 17, 2017 its wendy carlos s birthday this week, so were paying tribute to one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music. We celebrate wendy carlos 80th year in echoes podcast. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. Wendy carlos composed an effective score for large orchestra, chorus and moogs. Apr 04, 2019 wendy carlos born november 14, 1939, in pawtucket, rhode island is a composer and electronic musician. Carlos also demonstrates the circon circular controller an instrument that she, rachel elkind and bob moog created. This was my payment of dues which unfortunately never stopped to show that i. Jun 12, 2016 after uploading an analysis of stanley kubrick movies to youtube, ukbased lewis criswell is now being sued by the company behind the main theme to the 1971 classic, a clockwork orange.
Download richie hawtins new closer mobile app for ios and android. Wendy carlos the well tempered synthesizer 10 track 10. Bach air on the g string on moog synthesizer youtube. Once online type in wendy carlos and pick classicalpopular music and choose the album you wish. This is actually side 1 of switchedon bach by wendy carlos. Studying and working with various electronic musicians and technicians at the. Born in pawtucket, rhode island on november 14, 1939, carlos pursued her m. Wendy carlos made history as a trans woman composer and as an. Apr 11, 2014 this video captures wendy carlos discussing her soundtracks for stanley kubricks a clockwork orange and the shining. Great album and historically importat, 1 star minus for the soundquality of the recording but still emotional hearing the cracks from the vinyl tracklist side 1 wikipedia is matching. This interview led to an additional one in spring of 2001 about inspiration, spirituality and creativity, which you can read here. These are electronic realizations of wellknown works by j.
Wendy appeared on the bbc in 1989 and is best known for the scores to a clockwork orange, tron. Bach 1968, arrangements made by walter later wendy carlos on a moog synthesizer. The public embraced the warm sounds of the analog synth, and the disc has taken. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. This, and subsequent albums, brought the moog synthesizer to wider public attention, and her 1971 soundtrack to a clockwork. Born and raised in rhode island, carlos studied physics and music at brown university before moving to new york city in 1962 to study music composition at columbia university. Switchedon bach is a studio album by wendy carlos released in 1968. I interviewed at wendy s milwaukee, wi in august 2019. Jan 12, 2019 wendy carlos composed an effective score for large orchestra, chorus and moogs the same she used for shining the result is, nowadays, a little dated but in 1982, it was something very big but. Listen to switchedon bach wendy carlos online music. I am a composer, so i hope that the focus of this interview is not wendy carlos, the performer of bach on the synthesizer. Produced by carlos and rachel elkind, the album is a collection of pieces by johann sebastian bach performed by carlos and benjamin folkman on a moog synthesizer.
Presenting the 1968 album, switchedon bach by wendy carlos originally published under her birth name, walter carlos. Only asked questions about previous experiencework ethic. I also like to hear the music not included on the original soundtrack. Carlos shares the story of the creation of the circon and some technical details in a post at her site. Was hired after one interview, very easy hiring process. In the capable hands of carlos, bachs keyboard masterpieces sound like they were made for the otherworldly blurps, farts, and chimes of a moog synthesizer. Listen to the 60s modular synth record that changed everything. Wendy carlos switchedon bach turns 50 in echoes podcast. Download wendy carlos sonic seasonings cd2 mp3 album.
This, and subsequent albums, brought the moog synthesizer to wider public attention, and her 1971 soundtrack to a. Wendy carlos born november 14, 1939, in pawtucket, rhode island is a composer and electronic musician. Apply online, management will email or contact you in some other way requesting an interview, accept and schedule interview, show up for interview. Her work is complex and varied, and her influence runs deep. Apply online, management will email or contact you in some other way requesting an interview, accept and schedule interview, show up for interview, and discuss availability and work experience. It was 1968 when wendy carlos took her moog synthesizer and applied it to the contrapuntal music of johann sebastian bach the album was called switchedon bach and it changed the shape of modern music forever.
Probably one of the most underrated score from the 80s. Wendy carlos, switched on bach cbssony, 1968a sort of plug for her friend bob moogs new invention, this interpretation of bach masterworks caused a fury among purists, who watched in horror as it became the first classical recording to sell a million copies. Wendy carlos sonic seasonings cd2 mp3 download sonic. After uploading an analysis of stanley kubrick movies to youtube, ukbased lewis criswell is now being sued by the company behind the main theme to the 1971 classic, a clockwork orange. An interview with stefan goldmann on his berlin philharmonie techno takeover. It was 50 years ago that wendy carlos released switchedon bach, the album that put the moog synthesizer and electronic music on the map. Wendy is a crossdresser has long legs and loves being filmed and photographed. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Its wendy carlos s birthday this week, so were paying tribute to one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music. Wendy carlos download high quality complete mp3 albums.
Switchedon bach is the first studio album by the american composer wendy carlos, released under the name walter carlos, in october 1968 by columbia records. Wendy carlosswitched on bach available for download post by shepherd jim wed apr 16, 2014 9. Switched on bach, wondering if i could even find it online to listen to it and here it is. Do yourself a favor and get tales of heaven and hell, it is a great companion to this cd and wonderful in its own right. We go back with wendy carlos in the echoes podcast. Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for the latest additions to the collection, news, and events. The digital phases of wendy carlos interview with carol wright note. This is useful so long as it is realized that the materials on. I hope you like her, but remember she is straight and married. Wendy carlosswitched on bach available for download post by shepherd jim.
The record displayed technical excellence in the sounds created and made the electronic synthesis of music more intelligible to the general listening public. Wendy carlos, one of the great innovators in synthesized and electronic music, was born as walter carlos in rhode island on november 14, 1939. Its wendy carloss birthday this week, so were paying tribute to one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music. I mean bach is incredible and timeless hearing his music, fast time, synthesizer will blow your mind. Carlos trained as a composer and worked as a recording engineer before her 1968 switchedon bach became the first classical music album to be certified platinum. The first production models emerged in 1967, accompanied by a sample record of music composed by walter carlos later wendy carlos, after her sexchange operation in 1972. Electronic composer and technological pioneer wendy carlos is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of her revolutionary switchedon bach the best selling classical album of all time. Johann sebastian bach, wendy carlos switchedon bach. The sad hypocrisy of the clockwork orange youtube lawsuit. Cd of the month interview podcast living room concerts echoes on youtube. It played a key role in bringing synthesizers to popular music, which had. Walters last credited release is sonic seasonings 1972.
If you missed their1999 interview on earlier works, like moog and switchedon music, it can be found here. While primarily connected to the fields of electronic music, sound design, and alternate tunings, her compositions transcend these genres. The definitive web collection of information about the pioneer synthesist and composer and solar eclipse photographer. Wendy carlos is an american musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores. Returned 3 days later and filled out i9 and other legal paperwork and received uniform shirt. Sep 22, 2009 the first production models emerged in 1967, accompanied by a sample record of music composed by walter carlos later wendy carlos, after her sexchange operation in 1972.
Sonic seasonings cd2 high quality complete mp3 album. Wendy carlos stirred popular interest in synthesizer music with her switchedon bach recordings and continues to explore the possibilities of electronic music. Timesteps scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Carol wrights phone interview with wendy carlos took place on saturday, december 2, 2000, shortly after the rerelease of her newly remastered digital moonscapes 1984 and beauty in the beast 1986, two albums as firmly entrenched in digital synthesis as her switchedon albums were in the moogs analog world. Secrets of synthesis wendy carlos on allmusic 1987. Bbc archive tomorrows world moog synthesiser youtube. Wendy carlosswitchedon bach available for download. Wendy carlos the well tempered synthesizer 09 track 9. Im aware that the knife will be there with both edges. Carlos disclosed her transgender status in a series of interviews with arthur bell held between december 1978.
Studying and working with various electronic musicians and technicians at the citys columbiaprinceton electronic. Still as incredible now as 47 years ago when this was released. She underwent a sexchange operation in 1972, details of which she revealed during a surprise playboy interview in 1979. Wendy carlos is one of the most important composers living today. This video captures wendy carlos discussing her soundtracks for stanley kubricks a clockwork orange and the shining. Join facebook to connect with wendy carlos and others you may know. Composer wendy carlos spurred electronic music to new commercial heights during the late 60s, popularizing the synthesizer with the enormously successful switchedon bach album. Secrets of synthesis wendy carlos on allmusic 1990 more than just a demonstration disc on electronic. Wendy carlos s switchedon bach is one of those rare novelty recordings that never gets boring. It is certain that her music will be included among the major milestones of 20th century music. New artwork original material from 1975 enhanced cd with additional liner notes and images on the data partition of the disc.
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