***Looking for an American Delia Derbyshire? you might consider RUTH WHITE—who for man is the queen of early electronica. Her sounds were unique in their dark, experimental glory. Though Ruth White stated herself that she never tried to make creepy music, nonetheless, she did just that — "just to show what her equipment could do.” White's entire discography is an excellent choice for those interested in exploring the history of electronic music. Flowers of Evil is an electronic setting of the poems of Charles Baudelaire composed and realized by Ruth White in 1969, with the Moog synthesizer providing a grim, haunting backdrop. "An electronic music setting for the poems of Baudelaire utilizing the human voice (her own) as an instrument, represented to Paul Eberle in the Los Angeles Free Press, “…an important step in the evolution of music.” Includes insert booklet with poems.
CD $18.75
08/25/2023
White, Ruth
Lullabies From 'Round The World" Sung by Marilyn Horne and Richard Robinson
Rhythms Productions
***Looking for an American Delia Derbyshire? you might consider RUTH WHITE—who for man is the queen of early electronica. Her sounds were unique in their dark, experimental glory. Though Ruth White stated herself that she never tried to make creepy music, nonetheless, she did just that — "just to show what her equipment could do.” White's entire discography is an excellent choice for those interested in exploring the history of electronic music. A golden treasury of twenty-four good night songs, soft and soothing "for quiet or nap time," selected from the most beautiful traditional music the world has to offer and sung by two great artists: American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors, and winner of four Grammy Awards; and Richard Robinson, who premiered Igor Stravinsky's "In Memoriam: Dylan Thomas," "Threni" and "Elegy for J.F.K.," and recorded many works under the composer's direction for Columbia Records. Includes lyrics. Arrangements by Ruth White. A bit straight compared to the other discs — perhaps because it was released in the sad and pathetic pre-Moog days of 1955 — but should be appealing to those who like quiet and nap time… you know who you are… and we all know that there is nothing wrong with either concept.
CD $18.75
08/25/2023
***Looking for an American Delia Derbyshire? you might consider RUTH WHITE — who for man is the queen of early electronica. Her sounds were unique in their dark, experimental glory. Though Ruth White stated herself that she never tried to make creepy music, nonetheless, she did just that — "just to show what her equipment could do.” White's entire discography is an excellent choice for those interested in exploring the history of electronic music. A completely electronic score (c. 1968) reflecting White's impressions of the occult. Writing of Seven Trumps From the Tarot Cards, Donal Henahan commended White in The New York Times for her “musical inventiveness and electronic sophistication.” From Paul Eberle in the Los Angeles Free Press: “Miss White has explored electronics to find a new instrumentation of voices for her compositions, and has conceived it as an extension of the music of the past,’ rather than a break from it, or a renunciation.”
CD $18.75
08/25/2023
***Looking for an American Delia Derbyshire? you might consider RUTH WHITE—who for man is the queen of early electronica. Her sounds were unique in their dark, experimental glory. Though Ruth White stated herself that she never tried to make creepy music, nonetheless, she did just that — "just to show what her equipment could do.” White's entire discography is an excellent choice for those interested in exploring the history of electronic music. Choice classics "turned on” c. 1970 with the Moog Synthesizer and other electronics by Ruth White. Unlike White's previous albums, which featured some out-there and highly experimental original music, this time it is all cover versions of selected classical compositions. The album is still haunting in its own way. White's arrangements are often minimal, and even occasionally employ some atonal effects to give them a somewhat off-kilter vibe. Even when it’s cheerful and fun, the album is much less “mellow” than Wendy Carlos’ "Switched-On Bach" and features a much more diverse selection of tracks from a wide variety of composers.
CD $18.75
08/25/2023