TalkToTheChip

Wendy Carlos - Sonic Seasonings

In this very special 20th episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore talk about an underecognised gem by the living legend Wendy Carlos: Sonic Seasonings (1972).
Listen to Sonic Seasonings here:https://www.mixcloud.com/frankkoedood/walter-carlos-sonic-seasonings/
Useful links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Seasonings
https://www.wendycarlos.com/+sslms.html
https://www.moogmusic.com/products/moog-modular-systems
https://youtu.be/UsW2EDGbDqg?si=4Iul211T-wYkNHwX
https://kumo.bandcamp.com/album/day-night
https://charlesives.org/ives-man-his-life
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/11/she-made-music-jump-into-3d-wendy-carlos-the-reclusive-synth-genius
https://www.discogs.com/release/18288-Wendy-Carlos-Sonic-Seasonings-
 

Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves

In this episode of Talk to the Chip, right before the electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani brings her magical live performance to the Union Chapel in London, professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç talk about her beautiful sounding work Seven Waves (1982), as well as her extensive contributions and inspiring career in electronic music.
 
Listen to Seven Waves here:
https://suzanneciani.bandcamp.com/album/seven-waves
 
Useful Links:
https://youtu.be/fZscRHkLMt0?si=9Ty9MmsVVvG5805V
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r28i-k3mL3o
https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/features/long-reads/suzanne-ciani-riding-the-waves/
https://suzanneciani.bandcamp.com/album/lixiviation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LxPoJ4QoSkhttps://composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/suzanne-ciani-on-modular-synthesis-the-buchla-200ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZscRHkLMt0&list=LL
https://youtu.be/fFrgS70ioa0?feature=shared
https://buchla.com/history/
 
 

Luciano Berio - Visage

Episode 18 of Talk to the Chip is dedicated to famous pioneer of electronic music Luciano Berio, specifically to his otherwordly work Visage (1961) featuring the voice of legendary Cathy Berberian.
Listen to Visage here:
https://youtu.be/JmMJV-NrQrA?si=44cEih3vwYiDPJeJ
Useful links:http://www.lucianoberio.org/visage-authors-note?2019623839=1https://120years.net/milan-electronic-music-studiodirector-luciano-berioitaly1960/https://www.jstor.org/stable/944606
https://youtu.be/JmMJV-NrQrA?si=44cEih3vwYiDPJeJ
https://electrocd.com/en/oeuvre/20304-visage
https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news/film-week-berberian-sound-studio
https://electrocd.com/en/album/5236-electronic-music
http://www.lucianoberio.org/visage-authors-note?2019623839=1
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/11/damo-suzuki-cans-free-floating-vocalist-gave-us-some-of-the-1970s-most-exotic-rock-music
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/aphasia/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2215036618300592

Edgard Varèse - Poème Électronique

Professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore dedicate Episode 17 of Talk to the Chip to one of the most important works in electronic music history: Poème Électronique (1958) by Edgard Varèse.
Listen to Poème Électronique here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLDbBqHCslw
useful links:https://www.routledge.com/Electronic-and-Experimental-Music-Technology-Music-and-Culture/Holmes/p/book/9781138365469 https://monoskop.org/images/c/c1/Varese_Edgard_1966_The_Liberation_of_Sound.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBQsym_G82Q https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poème_électronique https://www.marseille-tourisme.com/en/discover-marseille/culture-heritage/discover-the-sites-and-monuments-in-marseille/cite-radieuse-of-le-corbusier/ https://www.archdaily.com/902597/on-the-dislocation-of-the-body-in-architecture-le-corbusiers-modulor

Beatriz Ferreyra - GRM Works

Professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç dedicate this Episode 16 of Talk to the Chip to Beatriz Ferreyra and talk about her GRM Works spanning 40 years: 1977-2007.
Listen to GRM Works here:
https://recollectiongrm.bandcamp.com/album/grm-works
Useful links:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3681426 https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/features/long-reads/beatriz-ferreyra/ https://beatrizferreyra.bandcamp.com/album/souvenirs-cach-s https://persistenceofsound.co.uk/huellas-entreveradas https://beatrizferreyra.odexpo.com/default.asp?page=41341&sm=41352&lg= https://blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2021/05/beatriz-ferreyra-grm-works.html https://recollectiongrm.bandcamp.com/album/grm-works https://blog.native-instruments.com/audio-filters-guide/ https://youtu.be/4xy6dfUmfOk?si=3rnjpwOUX4YtgqVC https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/1689831.Pierre_Schaeffer http://www.metamono.co.uk

Maryanne Amacher - Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear)

In this episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç talk about the timeless Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear) by female pioneer of electronic music and sound art Maryanne Amacher.
Listen to Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear) here:
https://youtu.be/rtmv6LxNJqs?si=m2Ox4l0-Uw8Q8Gjf
Useful links: https://www.discogs.com/release/22796-Maryanne-Amacher-Sound-Characters-Making-The-Third-Ear https://www.nts.live/artists/18440-maryanne-amacher https://monoskop.org/Maryanne_Amacher https://academic.oup.com/book/41561/chapter/353034305 https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/themire/20485/rip-maryanne-amacher https://youtu.be/SZDj78i8UpY?si=dK5hkySFZn7_WQdf https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/talktothechip_21-october-2023_/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoacoustic_emission https://mu-tron.com/vintage-musitronics/mu-tron-bi-phase/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/john-zorn-jazz-metal-interview-naked-city-1015329/

Bülent Arel– Electronic Music No. 1 and No. 2

In this episode of Talk to the Chip, hosts Elif Yalvac and Jono Podmore talk about two Electronic Music (1960-1973) by Turkish pioneer Bulent Arel, exemplifying some of the earliest techniques invented in Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center.
Listen to Electronic Music (1960-1973) here:
https://youtu.be/Z1EKToGg0YI?si=R9Fvs83OdpFSGEDs
Useful Links:https://hardwax.com/41107/bulent-arel/electronic-music-1960-1973/ https://composers.com/composers/bulent-arel https://tapeop.com/tutorials/11/intro-analog-tape-splicing-and-editing-and-tape-loops/ https://cmc.music.columbia.edu/about https://filizali.blogspot.com/2010/04/bulent-arel-filiz-ali-turkiyenin-ilk.html https://acikradyo.com.tr/arsiv-icerigi/ulkemizin-elektronik-muzige-armagani-bulent-arel https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338367288_The_Ankara_Years_of_Bulent_Arel_1940-1965_Music_Radio_and_Politics/link/5e0f46d692851c8364ae884c/download?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19 https://acikerisim.msgsu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/20.500.14124/3218

Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat

In this 13th episode of Talk to the Chip, hosts Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç pursue an unusual path and talk about the acid house pioneer Charanjit Singh, with a focus on his work Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat (1982)
Listen to Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN8M2irJVJA
Useful links:https://boomkat.com/products/ten-ragas-to-a-disco-beat https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/10/charanjit-singh-acid-house-ten-ragas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga#Description https://blog.zzounds.com/2016/03/03/roland-tb-303/ https://www.roland.com/us/promos/roland_tr-808/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Jupiter-8 https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/rip-charanjit-singh-the-most-influential-musician-you-may-have_b_7750646 https://youtu.be/igNBeo3QSqc?si=4SYeyiV-XfL56zsO https://youtu.be/49P4GUA4AIY?si=dccQpRm0jiP3Unbv

Hiroshi Yoshimura - Green

This episode of Talk to the Chip is dedicated to Green (1986) by pioneering ambient music composer Hiroshi Yoshimura.
Listen to Green here:
https://hiroshiyoshimura.bandcamp.com/album/green
Useful links:https://cecm.indiana.edu/361/midi.html
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/19/lullabies-for-air-conditioners-the-corporate-bliss-of-japanese-ambient https://jisho.org/search/ongaku https://jisho.org/search/kusuri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yoshimura#Legacy https://www.songlines.co.uk/features/terry-riley-interview-every-decade-of-my-life-has-had-a-different-focus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_DX7 https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/MIDI-Musical-Instrument-Digital-Interface https://sequential.com/about-dave-smith/ https://www.mixcloud.com/talk_to_the_chip/talk-to-the-chip-episode-3-lîle-re-sonante-éliane-radigue/ https://www.soundonsound.com/people/john-chowning https://blog.native-instruments.com/what-is-fm-synthesis/
 
 

Iannis Xenakis - La Legende d'Eer

Professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç are back with an episode dedicated to the avant-garde pioneer Iannis Xenakis. In this 11th episode, they are talking about his work La Legende d'Eer.
Listen to La Legende d'Eer here
https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/la-l-gende-deer
Useful links:
https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/off-to-titan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_of_Er https://thevinylfactory.com/features/the-electric-story-of-the-ems-synthi-100-3030/ https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla%27s_roar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj7DjWc6ZVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKbfUEhjuH4 https://freq.org.uk/reviews/iannis-xenakis-la-legende-d%C2%92eer/ https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~cprestia/220a/xenakis.html https://monoskop.org/Iannis_Xenakis https://www.discogs.com/release/197685-Iannis-Xenakis-Persepolis-Remixes-Edition-I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanoise