I have other pursuits which i dedicated myself to so i have never researched electronic music, i just enjoy the stuff i have run across. Patchwork is listed as a horror comedy, but there is very little elements of horror to be found in the movie, so it is more of a comedy with a pinch of horror spice added to it. I cant believe i have never heard of laurie spiegel. Unfortunately, it was extremely heavyhanded and preachy, and none of the characters were particularly likable or even believable.
She also plays the guitar and lute spiegel was seen by some as a pioneer of the new york newmusic scene. She has worked at bell laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronicmusic compositions and her. Laurie spiegel s machine music experimental music sound art music composers sound waves music icon house music poster pictures electronic music teak simon reynolds profiles experimental pioneer laurie spiegel, whose groundbreaking work with computers in the 70s and 80s helped lay the foundation for todays electronic noise makers. I must admit that i had somewhat higher hopes and expectations for patchwork than what director and writer tyler macintyre managed to deliver. Laurie spiegel was born in chicago september 20, 1945 where in her teens she played guitar, banjo, and mandolin, and through them cultivated a devout philosophy of amateur music making. Sediment is listed in the credits as being a part of the musical score for the hunger games film. She has worked at bell laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronicmusic compositions and her algorithmic composition software music mouse. Rare 70s electronic music is hidden in the hunger games wired.
Starring tory stolper, tracey fairaway, maria blasucci, corey sorenson, james phelps directed by tyler macintyre hello there, denizens of dread central. Her younger son, solomon, was homeschooled from fourth grade on. Music for nine post cards wave notation 1 1982, full album duration. Simon reynolds profiles experimental pioneer laurie spiegel, whose groundbreaking work with computers in the 70s and 80s helped lay the foundation for todays electronic noise makers.
Laurie spiegel born september 20, 1945 in chicago 1 is an american composer. Youd think that having your music selected by carl sagan to be included in the voyager space craft would provide an artist with a degree of visibility but unfortunately laurie spiegel had to wait until one of her tracks was used in the hunger games movie before payday arrived. Laurie spiegel, who composed a piece featured in the hunger games, in her new york apartment in the early 1970s, surrounded by musical. A key sequence in the hunger games used an electronic music track produced in 1972. These projects are collaborative events linking the public communities of austin, texas and exeter, uk. Jun 06, 2017 patchwork is listed as a horror comedy, but there is very little elements of horror to be found in the movie, so it is more of a comedy with a pinch of horror spice added to it. Dec 06, 2012 simon reynolds profiles experimental pioneer laurie spiegel, whose groundbreaking work with computers in the 70s and 80s helped lay the foundation for todays electronic noise makers. It was recently discovered that some of laurie spiegel s music was used in the hunger games film. I loved lawrences novel the earth witch, so i decided to check out some of her other work. Simon reynolds profiles experimental pioneer laurie spiegel, whose. Spiegel was seen by some as a pioneer of the new york newmusic scene. The track sediment, used to great effect during the movies cornucopia scene, was composed in 1972 by pioneering composer laurie spiegel, who used an.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Not up to the standard set by earlier books in the series. The pieces comprising the expanding universe combine slowly evolving textures with the emotional richness of intricate counterpoint, harmony, and complex rhythms john fahey and j. Beautiful throughout, her debut lp the expanding universe reveals plainly and simply the fact that techno cannot be conceived of as other to women as if they didnt play a role in its emergence and later its subsequent forms. Rare 70s electronic music is hidden in the hunger games. She withdrew from this scene in the early 1980s, believing that its focus.
Hunger games the movie has electronic music composed by this woman, laurie spiegel. Laurie spiegels the expanding universe is hardly a forgotten or lost gem, but this new reissue is without a doubt one of the finest things weve heard and no doubt will hear this year. May 19, 1994 i loved lawrences novel the earth witch, so i decided to check out some of her other work. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe patchwork youtube. At the time she recorded the pieces featured here, computers were still rare and fairly unique. More sassy than silly, the weird blend of intentionally unbelievable logic, offbeat humor, sensational splatter, and classic lowbudget charm has patchwork capturing the style of 1980s horror without relying on nostalgia, crimped hair, or a rubiks cube prop. Im getting married in a park this summer and weve chosen patchwork as our ceremony music. September 1945 in chicago, illinois ist eine usamerikanische. Laurie spiegel, who composed a piece featured in the hunger games, in her new york apartment in the early surrounded by musical equipment.
By contrast, expanding universe tracks such as patchwork and. I am so happy to be able to add this to my collection now. Laurie spiegel patchwork by unseen worlds published on 20120701t16. Apparently, part of what sparked interest in this project was the success of the film, the hunger games 2. We might be drowning in a sea of reissues right now not least ones from long forgotten synthesizer pioneers but ever so often something. Pinned mostly for the retro sound equipment, but her bio is okay, too. Three young women go out partying and wake up attached together. Though she is one of the highesttech computer composers in america, spiegel is also a lutenist and banjo player, and sees the computer as a new kind of folk instrument. She has worked at bell laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronicmusic compositions and her algorithmic composition software music mouse the composer laurie spiegel in her apartment in 1971.
Laurie spiegel, by kyle gann interview from 1979, including complete versions of patchwork, waves, the orient express and. Perhaps it is only fitting that 2012 brought laurie spiegel newfound fame via an appearance on the hunger games soundtrack, followed by this sweeping reissue. Peter gabriel in front of his yamaha cp70 piano and. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel 766008587805. Patchwork itself does something similar, playing dressup with the familiar trappings of genre to shroud its sly subtexts dysmorphia, sisterhood, the entrapment of women within patriarchal expectations beneath an always engaging, often intriguing and highly comical story of the monstrous feminine. Experimental music sound art music composers sound waves music icon house music poster pictures electronic music teak. Perhaps it is only fitting that 2012 brought laurie spiegel newfound fame via an appearance on the hunger games soundtrack, followed by this sweeping. Join facebook to connect with laurie spiegel and others you may know.
Laurie spiegel, who composed a piece featured in the hunger games, in her new york apartment in. Laurie block spigel homeschooled her two sons in new york city. In 1977, electronic composer laurie spiegel s keplers harmony of the worlds traveled to the edge of the solar system as part of voyager 1 and 2s golden record. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from laurie spiegel. Electronic music pioneer suzanne ciani explains synthesizers. After receiving a degree in the social sciences, she returned to. Buy laurie spiegels album titled the expanding universe to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. A piece from pioneering 1970s electronic composer laurie spiegel is featured in the hunger games. Her older son, kalman, was accepted into nyu film school with a scholarship, after homeschooling through high school. Facebook personal page facebook musician page twitter academia. Patchwork stories projects have taken place in exeter, uk 2014 austin, texas 2015 and exeter, uk in collaboration with edp drug and alcohol services 2016. We might be drowning in a sea of reissues right now not least ones from longforgotten synthesizer pioneers but ever so often something comes along thats really very special indeed.
Laurie spiegel patchwork by unseen worlds free listening. Fully embracing its schlocky tropes, while providing an interesting revenge tale, patchwork is a frankenwoman movie that will satisfy fans of 80s style campy, and gory, horror. Patchwork isnt attempting to ape a retro feel or even to pay homage. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Here is a numbingly beautiful piece of music by laurie spiegel entitled voices within 1979. Laurie spiegel 1945, a lute and banjo player by training, is a chicagoborn and new yorkbased composer of computer music who reacted to the futurism and dadaism of the early pioneers by developing an original aesthetic borrowed from folk music, creating relatively atmospheric and melodic music via arcane mathematical algorithms. Education uncensored by laurie block spigel a guide for the aspiring, the foolhardy, and the disillusioned see more information, including an excerpt, what people are saying about the book, the table of contents, and details of buying the book via paypal. As i love wales and love dystopian novels, i thought i would adore the patchwork people. At the time she recorded the pieces featured here, computers were still rare and fairly unique things to be working with, outside of extremely highend work, and the world of computer composition was still comparatively small and limited. Jun 12, 2017 directed by tyler macintyre who also cowrote the film with his writing partner chris lee hill and starring tory stolper, tracey fairaway, maria blasucci and james phelps, patchwork is the best throwback horror movie ive seen in quite some time. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe 1980, vinyl discogs.
Laurie spiegel is one of those rare composers in whom head and heart, left brain and right brain, logic and intuition, merge and even exchange roles. Early generative computer music thats only about, oh say, 30 years ahead of its time. She has worked at bell laboratories, in computer graphics, and is. The expanding universe is the classic 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel. Laurie spiegels interpretation of johannes keplers harmonices mundi has left the. Laurie spiegel born september 20, 1945 is an american composer.
Oct 27, 2015 more sassy than silly, the weird blend of intentionally unbelievable logic, offbeat humor, sensational splatter, and classic lowbudget charm has patchwork capturing the style of 1980s horror without relying on nostalgia, crimped hair, or a rubiks cube prop. Simon reynolds profiles experimental pioneer laurie spiegel, whose groundbreaking work with computers in the 70s and 80s helped lay the foundation for todays electronic noise. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. I saw laurie anderson in 1977 and tangerine dream at the warfield in sf back in 1980. The album is reissued here for the first time in a massively expanded twocd set, containing all four original album tracks plus an additional 15 tracks from the same period, nearly all previously unreleased. Album the expanding universe, laurie spiegel qobuz.
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