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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a copy of a old Dissevelt& Baltan EP on
tape, kind of ballroom-music with space FX. Interesting stuff cause its
from the '50s.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But these pp where not really DIYers, this
where pp working at Philps NatLab (similar to Bell-labs in the US) using
lab gear and tape decks to make sound.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There existed a sound laboratory at
NatLab even in the '30s. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a photo of this lab in a DIY
radio book from the '30 that my dad owns. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No tape decks, but wire recorders!, 78RMP record
players and a ton of unidentified lab gear.</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>According to the text this lab was also used
by </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>composers to explore the possible use of
electronics in music.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't think what they did then was as
ground breaking as the work of Trautheim (sp?), Martenot or Termen around the
same time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>During the '50 Philips ordered their lab to do
research on electronic music for "commercial" use.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The result where a number of EP and LP productions
and also music for (Philips) commercials.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Most famous production of NatLab
is probably 'Le Poème Electrique' by Varèse, </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>a multimedia installation for the world exhibition in Brussels in
'58.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Theo</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Gergo.Palatinszky@nokia.com
href="mailto:Gergo.Palatinszky@nokia.com">Gergo.Palatinszky@nokia.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl
href="mailto:synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl">synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 10, 2004 12:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [sdiy] musical offer: Early
Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Laboratories 1956-1963</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Hi,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I've
found a newly relased CD-set with full of pioneer electronic music
(sometimes in a border of the "music")</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT size=1><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2>POPULAR ELECTRONICS: Early Dutch Electronic Music from
Philips Laboratories. <BR>A 4-CD set, that comes packed with 7 extensive
booklets and many extras to explore... <BR><I>Playing time 03:57:00</I>
Price : EUR 56,95</FONT> </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>(<FONT color=#000000>Tom Dissevelt, Kid Baltan, Henk Badings and Dick
Raaijmakers </FONT>)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://www.bastamusic.com">http://www.bastamusic.com</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> I can really offer this for everybody in the list (I
have no business connection with the record company), because this guys was
some kind of DIYers and did several research how music can be produced
from electronic gadgets (it means also tube circuits)... and we always hear
from Buchla, Moog, etc. but this guys also should have a place among the big
pioneers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>br,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> Pala</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=247382910-10082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>ps.:
my favourite is: The song of the second moon</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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