Barton and Priscilla McLean, Karl Korte, Reed Holmes
Computer Music From The Outside In (Custom CD)
*2024 stock* A 1983 Folkways release, Computer Music from the Outside In showcases three composers narrating the ideas and processes behind their computer music compositions, as well as the compositions themselves. The first two pieces are by Barton McLean: “Etunytude” is an etude-like piece made of gradually changing harmonic sounds, and “The Last Ten Minutes” is meant to be an abstract representation of the devastation of “the last nuclear holocaust.” “The Whistling Wind,” by Karl Korte, is based on a poem of the same title by Wang Xiaoni. The final selection, “Moire,” by Reed Holmes, is based on a repeated rhythmic pattern. They are all unique representative pieces of progress in computer music technology combined with innovative compositional techniques.
Issued in standard black gatefold card sleeve with wrap-around sticker with original album sleeve (front) and tracklist (back). Part of the Smithsonian Folkways Archival series of On Demand CDRs.
A Custom CD is a high-quality CD-R which is produced at Smithsonian Folkways. A Custom CD is a mixed mode disc (also known as an Enhanced CD/CD Extra/CD Plus). A mixed mode disc contains both audio (for CD audio players) and data (readable on other devices, like PCs). Custom titles are sold with a digital copy of the album's original liner notes (as a .PDF file) on the CD.
