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John Wall – [Computer​]​-​[​Piano] Part II

John Wall is Australia’s foremost experimental music composer.  I had lost track of him many years ago, but it’s good to see that he is still composing bold music.  From his Bandcamp site:

“As with the previous Computer-Piano release these three compositions consist of piano recordings (that are not subject to any computer manipulations) and computer manufactured sounds that were built around the (analogue) piano of [Computer]-[Piano] part II and [Computer]-[Piano] part II Variation 1.

The objective (as before with Computer-Piano ) was to create a work that combined the analogue and digital into an aesthetically convincing structured work.

The solo piano piece is included because I felt its “shaping”, duration and contrasting nature worked well with the two more intense pieces.”

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Various Artists – Made with love, Peter Zinovieff – Tributes

Peter Zinovieff passed away on June 23, 2021, but he left quite a mark on avant-garde music.  The British-born son of Russian aristocrats, he sold his wife’s tiara for his first computer, and from there, he would work with some of the greatest bands of the 20th century including Pink Floyd and David Bowie, Todd Rundgren and a host of Krautrock groups before going into composing for computer on his own.

This compilation of artists pay homage to the little-known but highly respected performer.  All this came together, apparently, as an idea to give Peter a proper sendoff on Facebook.  The social media giant is hideous for many reasons, but in this case, their existence served a good purpose.