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SPIEGEL, LAURIE - The Expanding Universe

Format: 3 x LP Label & Cat.Number: Unseen Worlds UW 19LP Release Year: 2019 Note: extended re-issue of LAURIE SPIEGELs debut-album from 1980 that became a classic of 20th century electronic music (contains now 15 additional tracks from the same period, many for the first time on vinyl) => very reduced and minimal electronic & purely synthetic patterns & structures, that can be poly-rhythmic or just floating... her piece "Kepler's Harmony of the Worlds" was included on the Golden Record launched on board the Voyager spacecraft! Gatefold cover & download postcard Price (incl. 19% VAT): €42.00 More Info The Expanding Universe is the 1980 debut album by computer music pioneer Laurie Spiegel. The original album is reissued here as a massively expanded 3LP/2CD set, all four original album tracks plus an additional 15 tracks from the same time period, many making their first appearance on vinyl in this brand new edition. Since this album's first CD reissue in 2012, it has gone on to be widely established as a classic of 20th century electronic music. Some of the well-loved works included in this set are "Patchwork", the "Appalachian Grove" series, "East River Dawn" and "Kepler's Harmony of the Worlds", which was included on the Golden Record launched on board the Voyager spacecraft. The pieces comprising The Expanding Universe combine slowly evolving textures with the emotional richness of intricate counterpoint, harmony, and complex rhythms (John Fahey and J. S. Bach are both cited as major influences in the original cover's notes), all built of electronic sounds using the GROOVE system at Bell Laboratories during the 1970s. https://unseenworlds.bandcamp.com/album/the-expanding-universe