Subtitled: Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Research Laboratories 1956-1963. Four CDs of historical, long desired early electronic music from legendary Dutch composers, (in association with Philips) packaged in a deluxe box with 8 (!) individual booklets of liner notes and photos, etc. (180 total pages).
Plus a series of fold-out posters of electronic scores, stickers, etc. Simply over the top. Fans of Pierre Henry, Jean-Jacques Perrey, Raymond Scott's electronic music, etc. -- should all investigate at full speed. "A multi-CD release that will give a historic overview of Dutch popular and applied electronic music from 1956-63. The CD's contain music from Henk Badings, Kid Baltan, and Tom Dissevelt. Besides tracks that have been released on vinyl in the late 50's / early 60's on Philips (Kain en Abel, Song of the Second Moon, Evolutionen, Electronic Movements, Contrasts, Mechanical Motions, Pianoforte, Intersection, Fanatasy in Orbit), many never before published material has been re-discovered and restored for this project. Graphic design by Schreuders and Sonja Hamel. The text includes contributions by Rudie Kagie, book editor is Irwin Chusid."
DISC 1
Henk Badings: Kaïn en Abel ballet music 1956.
First episode
1. Introduction / Dance / Dance of the
Destructive Forces 3'44"
2. Conflict, Conclusion, Transition 2'35"
Second episode
3. Passacaglia 2'13"
4. Arioso 2'19"
5. Conflict, Reprise (Arioso) 3'34"
6. Conflict, Finale 2'54"
7. Kid Baltan: Song of the Second Moon 1957 (version 2). 2'48"
8. Kid Baltan: Night Train Blues 1957. 3'31"
9. Kid Baltan: Colonel Bogey (Kenneth Alford)
1957. 2'59"
Henk Badings: Evolutionen Ballet music, 1958.
10. Overture 2'17"
11. Air 2'25"
12. Ragtime 3'30"
13. Intermezzo 2'48"
14. Waltz 0'58"
15. Finale 1'37"
16. TOM DISSEVELT: Whirling [US title: “Sonik Re-Entry”] 1958. 2'35"
17. TOM DISSEVELT: Syncopation [US title: “Orbit Aurora”] 1958. 2'59"
18. TOM DISSEVELT: Drifting [US title: “Moon Maid”] 1959. 3'11"
19. TOM DISSEVELT: Vibration [US title: “The Visitor from Inner Space”] 1959. 3'09"
20. KID BALTAN: Mechanical Motions [US title: The Ray Makers] 1960. 7'25"
21. TOM DISSEVELT: Intersection [US title: Twilight Ozone] 1961. 5'30"[All tracks mono except 1–6]
DISC 2
1. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Tweeklank [US title: Contrasts] © 1959 Donemus Amsterdam 4'47"
2. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Pianoforte
© 1960 Donemus Amsterdam 4'58"
3. HENK BADINGS: Variations Électroniques
“A light and frolic experiment in sound and movement” 1957. 9'58"
4. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Achter de Schermen 1960. 17'31" (previously unreleased)
5. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Fuel for the Future 1960. 12'14"
6. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Bekaert: het andere woord voor staaldraad 1966. 15'46"
7. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Ein Reiterstück 1966. 6'52"
[All tracks mono except 1, 6, 7]
DISC 3
TOM DISSEVELT: Fantasy in Orbit
“An astronaut’s impressions while orbiting the earth” 1963
1. Ignition 3'23"
2. Atlantic 3'16"
3. Spearhead 2'50"
4. Zanzi 2'52"
5. Anchor Chains 2'47"
6. Tropicolour 3'57"
7. Gamelan 3'06"
8. Woomerangs 3'08"
9. Waltzing Mathilda (Cowan / Patterson) 1'52"
10. Pacific Dawn 3'49"
11. Gold and Lead 2'40"
12. Mexican Mirror 2'16"
13. Seconds to Eternity 3'40"
14. Re-Entry 3'12"
DISC 4
1. KID BALTAN: Song of the Second Moon
(original version) 1957 3'06"
2. TOM DISSEVELT: Syncopation
(alternate version) 1958 3'10"
3. TOM DISSEVELT: 12-tone Composition for
The Skymasters (as used in Intersection)
1960 4'39"
4. TOM DISSEVELT: Intersection (early version)
1960 6'45"
5. TOM DISSEVELT: Tropicolours (from Fantasy in Orbit) (early version) 1963 3'27"
6. Tom Dissevelt: Waltzing Mathilda (comp. M. Cowan/A.B. Patterson) (from Fantasy in Orbit)
(early version) 1963 2'22"
7. Tom Dissevelt: Quiz Tune for VARA Television 1958 0'30"
8. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Limburg’s National Anthem (comp. Henri Thijssen) 1960 0'21"
9. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Bell Tune
Dec. 1963 0'30"
10. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Coppélia Tune
Jan. 1964 0'22"
11. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: Sign Tune
Feb. 1964 0'34"
12–20. DICK RAAIJMAKERS: STER Tunes
1966 aprox. 0'09" each
Acoustic illustrations