Jon Appleton
Four Fantasies For Synclavier (Custom CD)
*2024 stock* In this 1982 Folkways release, Jon Appleton plays four compositions written for the Synclavier, a digital synthesizer he helped to develop in the late 1970s. “The Sweet Dreams of Miss Pamela Beach” was recorded in a studio using a 24-track recorder to “layer” portions of the music. The remaining three pieces were performed live with “some small sections and accompaniments contained in the digital memory of the instrument at the time of performance.” Liner notes contain brief descriptions of the four compositions and the Synclavier. Appleton also recorded The Dartmouth Digital Recorder for Folkways (FW33442).
The sweet dreams of Miss Pamela Beach composed in 1981 on Synclavier I and II in Elektron Musikstudio (Stockholm, Sweden). Sashasonjon & Nukuoro composed respectively in 1981 and 1980 at Bregman Electronic Music Studio, Dartmouth College, Hanover (New Hampshire, USA). Kapingamarangi composed in 1980. Originally released on LP (Folkways, FTS-37461, 1982).
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.
