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WENDY CARLOS ON TRACK

EVERY ALBUM, EVERY SONG

Mark Marrington

ISBN 978-1-78952-331-7

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Publication: 25 JULY 2024
th
ISBN: 9781789523317
Price: £16.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 210 x 148 mm
Extent: 176 pp
Illustrated: 16 colour pages
Thema: AVLP Popular Music

Comparative title: 9781789521863 Human League On
Track

• One of the great pioneers of electronic music
in the 1960s
• Switched on Bach was hugely influential,
although it didn't chart in the UK
• Also known for her soundtracks to the Kubrik
films A Clockwork Orange and The Shining

Wendy Carlos is one of the most influential electronic
musicians of the 20th century, whose ground breaking LP,
Sonic Bond podcast at http://www.sonicbondbookcast.co.uk/ Switched-On Bach, was pivotal in elevating the Moog
synthesizer to iconic status. At the same time, her highly
Mark Marrington is a musician, teacher and writer based in the evocative score for Stanley Kubrick's film, A Clockwork
North of England. He has a wide range of musical interests Orange, redefined the sound of electronic music for a
including the classical guitar (about which he has written an award- generation of popular musicians in the US and Europe. Known
winning book), quirky electronic music (some of which has appeared in particular for her adventurous sonic re-imaginings of the
on BBC radio and the Dr Demento Show) and heavy metal, on which music of classical composers from Bach to Beethoven, it is
he has written several articles for academic books and journals. He often forgotten that Carlos was also an accomplished
composer in her own right, whose original work on albums
is currently an Associate Professor in Music Production at York St. such as Sonic Seasonings, Digital Moonscapes and Beauty In
John University in the UK, where he gives classes on the history of The Beast deserves equal recognition for its progressive
record production and the techniques of electronic music compositional innovations and sound design techniques.
composition.
With the aim of addressing this imbalance, this book offers
Sales: Star Book Sales LLP a detailed track-by-track survey of all Carlos's unique album
T: 01404 515050 releases from Switched-On Bach to Tales of Heaven And Hell,
E: enquiries@starbooksales.com placing each recording in context in relation to musical
influences, technology and thematic concepts, as well as
Orders: Combined Book Services Ltd.
Email: orders@combook.co.uk providing many analytical pointers to assist the listener in
Phone: 01892 837171 navigating her classically influenced musical aesthetic. To
provide a fully rounded picture the last section of the book
Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change considers a number of Carlos's miscellaneous one-off projects
without notice. 08/02/2024 and evaluates the remastered editions of her earlier LPs
released on the East Side Digital label during the early 2000s.