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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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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.

    Crosscurrents in Early Electronic Music of Canada, Part 1

    Crosscurrents in Early Electronic Music of Canada, Part 1

    This podcast is the first of two parts on electronic music from Canada. In this episode, we cover the early era spanning the years 1955 to 1972 and the women and men who composed music on magnetic tape.

    • 1 hr 56 min
    Phonographic Education—a Sound Collage

    Phonographic Education—a Sound Collage

    For this episode, I’ve created a sound collage by remixing fragments of audio tracks from a selection of educational and instructional records found in my archive. Most of the recordings are from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

    • 1 hr 29 min
    Electronic Keyboards in Jazz, A Recorded History, Part 2 of 2

    Electronic Keyboards in Jazz, A Recorded History, Part 2 of 2

    This podcast is the second of a two-part series in which we’re listening to examples of electronic keyboards in jazz. In this episode, we’ll begin around the time of the Fender Rhodes and explore various keyboards up until 1979 which is capped by the use of a wide variety of analog synthesizers.

    • 3 hr 1 min
    Electronic Keyboards in Jazz, A Recorded History, Part 1 of 2

    Electronic Keyboards in Jazz, A Recorded History, Part 1 of 2

    This episode is the first of two parts covering the use of electronic keyboards in jazz. This part covers the early history of recordings from 1938 to the late sixties. Seven such instruments went out of fashion in jazz as the electronic organ and piano gained popularity. These included the Hammond Novachord, the Ondes Martenot, the Hammond Solovox, Lowrey Organo, Ondioline, Electronic Celesta, and Clavioline. I’ve uncovered some fantastic, and surprising examples of all of these. The next part will begin in the late sixties and lead up to early synthesizers in jazz.

    • 2 hr 39 min
    The Sounds of Motoring

    The Sounds of Motoring

    Field recordings provide fascinating source material for electroacoustic music. For this episode, I searched the Archive for sound effects and the captured sounds of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles and scooters, plus ambient street sounds from various cities I’ve visited and remixed it all into a soundscape around motoring.

    • 1 hr 50 min
    Radio Spirits in the Night

    Radio Spirits in the Night

    For this episode, we’re going to immerse ourselves in the mysterious ambiance of radio broadcasts. We will feature works by Aki Onda, a sound artist from Japan, plus my first electronic work for radio sounds dating from 1973.

    • 1 hr 54 min

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