: A slow, atmospheric exploration of "pitch" and timbre, full of whistles, sirens, and alien-sounding chirps.
The album is split into two distinct sides, originally dictated by the physical limitations of vinyl:
: The production was painstakingly manual. Subotnick would spend up to 10 hours fine-tuning a single sound, recording it to one of two tape recorders, and then overdubbing it with new layers. Silver Apples Of The Moon (VINYL RIP)
: The name comes from W.B. Yeats’s poem, The Song of Wandering Aengus . The Sonic Journey
Because the album was designed as an intimate "chamber music" experience for home listening, the original vinyl pressings are highly sought after by collectors. In digital music circles, a "Vinyl Rip" of Silver Apples of the Moon is often prized over standard digital remasters because: “Silver Apples of the Moon”--Morton Subotnick (1967) : A slow, atmospheric exploration of "pitch" and
: He helped designer Don Buchla develop this synthesizer, which notably lacked a traditional keyboard, using touch-sensitive plates instead to avoid the "tyranny" of standard scales.
Subotnick composed the album over 13 months in a small New York studio, working 10 to 12 hours a day on a modular synthesizer. : The name comes from W
: A groundbreaking experiment in "rhythm". It features a steady, sequenced pulse that many critics now credit as a direct ancestor to modern techno and electronic dance music . The Legend of the "Vinyl Rip"