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Thom Holmes is your curator and guide to vintage electronic music recordings and audio experimentation. Drawing from his collection of vintage electronic music recordings spanning the years 1915-1985, each episode explores a topic or theme of historical interest. Holmes is the author of the book, Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, 2020.
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- 3 days ago16 min
Jazz Drums Electric -- Early 1970s
Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears this Fall, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book. I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose. In this episode, we will hear Jazz Drums Electric—Early 1970s. This was a live drumming session played by my friend John Scarpulla back around 1971. We recorded this in his room in Philadelphia. I then added some shortwave and Moog modular sounds as overdubs. John is a truly stellar jazz drummer and he is still active in multiple bands. A big thank you to John for agreeing to let me post this podcast. Thanks for listening and see you next time.
- Jun 25, 202630 min
Shortwave Crickets 2.0
Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book. I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose. In this episode, we will hear Shortwave Crickets 2.0. I will let the music speak for itself. Thanks for listening and see you next time.
- Jun 22, 202623 min
April Shortwave
Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book. I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose. In this episode, we will hear April Shortwave. I will let the music speak for itself. Thanks for listening and see you next time.
- Jun 5, 202621 min
The Seam 9.0
Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book. I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose. In this episode, we will hear The Seam 9.0. I will let the music speak for itself. Thanks for listening and see you next time.
- Jun 2, 202618 min
EcoStoackhausen
Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I have been releasing a few select experiments of my own in electronic sound. This episode is loosely connected to the book. I put together a series of sound experiments using AudioMulch and source material from the famous Stockhausen lectures in the early 1970s. This is one of the experiments. This piece is called EcoStockhausen. Thanks for listening and see you next time.
- May 31, 202631 min
Cybelle
Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book. I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose. In this episode, we will hear Cybelle. I will let the music speak for itself. Thanks for listening and see you next time.
- May 28, 202617 min
Clouds
Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book. I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose. In this episode, we will hear Clouds. I will let the music speak for itself. Thanks for listening and see you next time.
- May 25, 202619 min
Frizzle
Welcome to the podcast and thanks for listening. As I prepare a large batch of episodes to drop when the revision of my book Electronic and Experimental Music appears in August, I thought why not release a few additional episodes that have nothing to do with the book. I have a fairly large vault of original electronic works and figured that this might be a good time to share a smidgen of it. Each of these works comes from a place of experimentation. Most include vintage recordings as part of their overall texture. Many include original electronic sounds that I’ve composed for this purpose. In this episode, we will hear Frizzle. I will let the music speak for itself. Thanks for listening and see you next time.
About The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music
Thom Holmes is your curator and guide to vintage electronic music recordings and audio experimentation. Drawing from his collection of vintage electronic music recordings spanning the years 1915-1985, each episode explores a topic or theme of historical interest. Holmes is the author of the book, Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, 2020.
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