Expanding Universe

the Expanding Universe is the 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer Laurie Spiegel. the original album is reissued here as a massively expanded 3LP or 2CD set, containing all four original album tracks plus an additional 15 tracks from the same period, nearly all previously unreleased and many making their rst appearance on vinyl in this brand new 2018 edition. Since this album's rst reissue in 2012, it has gone on to be widely established as a classic of electronic, ambient, and 20th century classical music. Some of the well-loved works included in this set are 'Patchwork', the 'Appalachian Grove' series, 'East River Dawn' and 'Kepler's Harmony of the Worlds', which was included on the Golden Record launched on board the Voyager spacecraft. 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. S. Bach are both cited as major influences in the original cover's notes), all built of electronic sounds using the GROOVE system at Bell Laboratories during the 1970s. the 3LP vinyl edition was cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates and Mastering, Berlin.

Tracks

1~1~Patchwork
1~2~Old Wave
1~3~Pentachrome
1~4~A Folk Study
1~5~Drums
1~6~Appalachian Grove I
1~7~Appalachian Grove Ii
1~8~Appalachian Grove Iii
1~9~The Expanding Universe
1~10~East River Dawn
1~11~The Unquestioned Answer
1~12~The Orient Express
1~13~Clockworks
1~14~Dirge I
1~15~Dirge Ii
1~16~Music For Dance I
1~17~Music For Dance Ii
1~18~Kepler's Harmony Of The Worlds
1~19~Wandering In Our Times

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Spiegel, Laurie
Release Date: 16 November 2018
Genre: Dance & Electronic
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Distributor: Rocket Group