The expanding universe is the 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel. The expanding universe is the classic 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe unseen worlds. All four of the original tracks are included here, remastered for extra shine, radiating vibes that would later be picked up on by the likes of oneohtrix point never and tim hecker. Laurie spiegel s music is endlessly fascinating and id recommend it to anyone interested in electronic music.
Computer music pioneer laurie spiegel s 1980 album the expanding universe is being reissued and appropriately enough expanded, by unseen worlds. This new version is due out in september, retransferred from the original tapes and remastered by spiegel herself. The album managed to supplant itself in the subconscious of electronic music ever since its release in 1980, and in recent years it has gone from. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe the expanding universe is the 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel. Through laurie, we recognise techno emergence through a multiplicity of. The expanding universe, an album by laurie spiegel on spotify. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe 2019, vinyl discogs. Album the expanding universe, laurie spiegel qobuz. The original album is reissued here as a massively expanded 3lp or 2cd set, containing all four original album tracks. Unseen worlds finally deliver a premiere edition of laurie spiegel s rare 1991 followup to the expanding universe 1980, filling a gaping hole in electronic music collections across the known world the jawdropping unseen worlds was first released on cd in 1991 by scarlet records, but the label went defunct soon after, leaving laurie seeing to any. This is the expanded 2cd version of spiegel s 1980 album, containing all of the original music and 15 additional tracks.
New compositions from laurie spiegel, daphne oram to premiere at next bbc proms. Laurie spiegels the expanding universe reissued, expanded. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel, released 25 september 2012 1. She also plays the guitar and lute spiegel was seen by some as a pioneer of the new york newmusic scene. Bell labs experimental research facility, new jersey, 1978, a misty snapshot of the artist in her lair. The expanding universe, an album by laurie spiegel. If the expanding universe is a gleaming astral body, then its followup, unseen worlds, is the dark matter of spiegel s universe. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel released in 1980. Megatron edition of laurie spiegel s groundbreaking 1980 lp the expanding universe here. Featuring the original 1980 lp alongside 15 previously unreleased tracks.
Reissue laurie spiegel the expanding universe unseen. The expanding universe shows one pioneering womans melding of art and technology to create something approaching the eternal. Download laurie spiegel the expanding univers files. Two classic laurie spiegel albums are being repressed. Accessible software cut away many gatekeepers of the music world and set the stage for the development of programs such as ableton. The original album is reissued here as a massively expanded 3lp or 2cd set, containing all four original album tracks plus an additional 15 tracks from the same period, nearly all previously unreleased and many making their first appearance on vinyl in this brand new 2018 edition. Stream the expanding universe by laurie spiegel and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices. Listen to your favorite songs from spiegel, laurie. The expanding universe, by laurie spiegel unseen worlds. Laurie spiegel, dark hair streaming down to her shoulders, eyes closed, cigarette in hand, stands surrounded by a. The original album is reissued here as a massively expanded 3lp or 2cd set, containing all four original album tracks plus an additional 15 tracks from the same period, nearly all previously unreleased and many making their first appearance on. Laurie spiegel 1945, a lute and banjo player by training, is a chicagoborn and new yorkbased composer of computer music who reacted to the futurism and dadaism of the early pioneers by developing an original aesthetic borrowed from folk music, creating relatively atmospheric and melodic music via arcane mathematical algorithms. Download laurie spiegel the expanding universe 1980, 2012 mp3 v0. Laurie spiegels the expanding universe is hardly a forgotten or lost gem, but this new reissue is without a doubt one of.
In the meantime, we should be thankful to unseen worlds for making spiegel s seminal computer music available once again. Laurie spiegel s debut album, the expanding universe, is being reissued this november in a new deluxe triple vinyl version via unseen worlds. The expanding universe laurie spiegel releases allmusic. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel 766008587805. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel the expanding universe 1980 all rights. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe cd amoeba music. She has worked at bell laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronicmusic compositions and her algorithmic composition software music mouse. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel on spotify. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe 3 vinyl lp for. The joy of looking at the stars and imagining swimming though them is a naive but beautiful one, and spiegel captures. Buy the expanding universe by laurie spiegel on bleep. Electronic pioneer laurie spiegels debut the expanding.
Folk study is added to the original tracklist of patchwork, old wave, and pentachrome, on side a. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe releases discogs. However, the vinyl reissue of the expanding universe has been a disappointment. Release info the expanding universe is the 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel. Laurie spiegel s the expanding universe is hardly a forgotten or lost gem, but this new reissue is without a doubt one of the finest things weve heard and no doubt will hear this year. It comes with download codes for the whole 19 track cd set. Beautiful throughout, her debut lp the expanding universe reveals plainly and simply the fact that techno cannot be conceived of as other to women as if they didnt play a role in its emergence and later its subsequent forms. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe 1980 recently reissued with a slew of new material, this brilliant debut from the composer and programmer is a trip to outer space through the technicolor goggles of a gleeful child. Released in september 2012 on unseen worlds catalog no. Laurie spiegel expanding universe 3xlp aguirre records. Brainwashed laurie spiegel, the expanding universe. Both include a 24 page booklet featuring laurie spiegel s notes and period photographs. That same year, an expanded version of her textured, cosmic 1980 album the expanding universe was reissued by the new yorkbased independent avantgarde label unseen worlds which, funnily enough, happens to be named after spiegel s 1991 album, unseen worlds, also rereleased in january 2019. Unseen worlds and the expanding universe will arrive in january.
The original album is reissued here as a massively expanded 3lp or 2cd set, containing all four original album tracks plus an additional 15 tracks from the same period, nearly al. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe electronic orgy. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe 1980we fucking. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe expanded version. Laurie spiegel born september 20, 1945 is an american composer. 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. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures. I have no idea whether this is a general problem or not, but on the record i received the hole has been incorrectly centered i. Listen free to laurie spiegel the expanding universe patchwork, old wave and more.
The album is reissued here for the first time in a massively expanded twocd set, containing all four original album tracks plus an additional 15 tracks from the same period, nearly all previously unreleased. Back on earth, the new york label unseen worlds has obliged us with more laurie spiegel, reissuing her 1980 album, the expanding universe, and adding over 100 minutes of additional music. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe charlie fox, september 26th, 2012 06. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe 2012 expanded.
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