Through laurie, we recognise techno emergence through a multiplicity of distinct origins. Electronic music pioneer suzanne ciani explains synthesizers. 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. 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 patchwork by unseen worlds published on 20120701t16. Hunger games the movie has electronic music composed by this woman, laurie spiegel. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. 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. Buy laurie spiegels album titled the expanding universe to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel 766008587805. A key sequence in the hunger games used an electronic music track produced in 1972.
The expanding universe by laurie spiegel 766008587805 cd. We might be drowning in a sea of reissues right now not least ones from long forgotten synthesizer pioneers but ever so often something. Join facebook to connect with laurie spiegel and others you may know. Not up to the standard set by earlier books in the series. Laurie block spigel homeschooled her two sons in new york city. 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.
Album the expanding universe, laurie spiegel qobuz. 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. 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. She has worked at bell laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronicmusic compositions and her. Laurie spiegel, who composed a piece featured in the hunger games, in her new york apartment in the early surrounded by musical equipment. She has worked at bell laboratories, in computer graphics, and is. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe 1980, vinyl discogs. 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. Three young women go out partying and wake up attached together. Facebook personal page facebook musician page twitter academia.
Laurie spiegel born september 20, 1945 is an american composer. Music for nine post cards wave notation 1 1982, full album duration. It was recently discovered that some of laurie spiegel s music was used in the hunger games film. 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 am so happy to be able to add this to my collection now. Perhaps it is only fitting that 2012 brought laurie spiegel newfound fame via an appearance on the hunger games soundtrack, followed by this sweeping. Spiegel was seen by some as a pioneer of the new york newmusic scene. 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. 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. I saw laurie anderson in 1977 and tangerine dream at the warfield in sf back in 1980. 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. Patchwork isnt attempting to ape a retro feel or even to pay homage. I cant believe i have never heard of laurie spiegel. Starring tory stolper, tracey fairaway, maria blasucci, corey sorenson, james phelps directed by tyler macintyre hello there, denizens of dread central.
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. Simon reynolds profiles experimental pioneer laurie spiegel, whose. A piece from pioneering 1970s electronic composer laurie spiegel is featured in the hunger games. Her younger son, solomon, was homeschooled from fourth grade on. 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. 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. 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. Apparently, part of what sparked interest in this project was the success of the film, the hunger games 2. Her older son, kalman, was accepted into nyu film school with a scholarship, after homeschooling through high school. Laurie spiegel, by kyle gann interview from 1979, including complete versions of patchwork, waves, the orient express and. I must admit that i had somewhat higher hopes and expectations for patchwork than what director and writer tyler macintyre managed to deliver. Peter gabriel in front of his yamaha cp70 piano and. May 19, 1994 i loved lawrences novel the earth witch, so i decided to check out some of her other work. She also plays the guitar and lute spiegel was seen by some as a pioneer of the new york newmusic scene.
Experimental music sound art music composers sound waves music icon house music poster pictures electronic music teak. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. As i love wales and love dystopian novels, i thought i would adore the patchwork people. 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. Early generative computer music thats only about, oh say, 30 years ahead of its time. I loved lawrences novel the earth witch, so i decided to check out some of her other work. 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. 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. Im getting married in a park this summer and weve chosen patchwork as our ceremony music. Rare 70s electronic music is hidden in the hunger games.
Pinned mostly for the retro sound equipment, but her bio is okay, too. The expanding universe is the classic 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel. 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. 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.
She withdrew from this scene in the early 1980s, believing that its focus. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from laurie spiegel. Rare 70s electronic music is hidden in the hunger games wired. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Laurie spiegel born september 20, 1945 in chicago is an american composer. She has worked at bell laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronicmusic compositions and her algorithmic composition software music mouse. 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.
Laurie spiegel the expanding universe patchwork youtube. Laurie spiegel, who composed a piece featured in the hunger games, in her new york apartment in. After receiving a degree in the social sciences, she returned to. Another work, titled sediment, was included in the 2012 film the hunger games. Here is a numbingly beautiful piece of music by laurie spiegel entitled voices within 1979. 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. Laurie spiegel born september 20, 1945 in chicago 1 is an american composer. These projects are collaborative events linking the public communities of austin, texas and exeter, uk. 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. Laurie spiegel patchwork by unseen worlds free listening.
Sediment is listed in the credits as being a part of the musical score for the hunger games film. 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. The composer, laurie spiegel, used an analog synthesizer and old school tape machines to create the 9 minute electroinca piece. Laurie spiegels interpretation of johannes keplers harmonices mundi has left the. The track sediment, used to great effect during the movies cornucopia scene, was composed in 1972 by pioneering composer laurie spiegel, who used an. Laurie spiegel, who composed a piece featured in the hunger games, in her new york apartment in the early 1970s, surrounded by musical. By contrast, expanding universe tracks such as patchwork and. 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. 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.
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