The track sediment, used to great effect during the movies cornucopia scene, was. 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. Laurie spiegels music is endlessly fascinating and id recommend it to anyone interested in electronic music. She also plays the guitar and lute spiegel was seen by some as a pioneer of the new york newmusic scene. Sep 17, 2012 the surprise year of spiegel continues as her landmark and long outofprint 1980 lp the expanding universe is being reissued for the first time on compact disc by the unseen worlds label. Computer music pioneer laurie spiegels 1980 album the expanding universe is being reissued and appropriately enough expanded, by unseen worlds. According to a team of astrophysicists led by eric lerner from lawrenceville plasma physics, the universe is not expanding at all. The expanding universe 1980 full album youtube pauline oliveros, stuart dempster, panaiotis. Stream laurie spiegel appalachian grove i 1974 by octaviotl navatomik from desktop or your mobile device.
Laurie spiegel the expanding universe releases discogs. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Hubble finds universe expanding faster than expected nasa. Cd graphics excerpted from images created by laurie spiegel using image generation software she wrote at bell labs 19746.
Laurie spiegel expanding universe 3xlp aguirre records. Laurie spiegel s 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. Its like youre assuming that i make music as a communication to some imaginary other being, as though im always playing to some imaginary audience. Laurie spiegels the expanding universe reissued, expanded. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. 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. Though she is one of the highesttech computer composers in america, spiegel is also a lutenist and banjo player, and sees. Dark energy is the mysterious force driving the expansion of the universe.
Laurie spiegel s music is endlessly fascinating and id recommend it to anyone interested in electronic music. Nov 26, 2018 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. The expanding universe, an album by laurie spiegel on spotify. The expanding universe groove system available on the lp the expanding universe. Universe is not expanding after all, controversial study. Through laurie, we recognise techno emergence through a multiplicity of. Laurie spiegel appalachian grove i 1974 by octaviotl.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures. 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. The expansion of the universe is one of the most important pieces of evidence that the universe was created out of nothing. 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 first appearance on vinyl in this brand new 2018 edition. Through laurie, we recognise techno emergence through a multiplicity of distinct origins. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe 1980, vinyl discogs. Laurie spiegel and others have contributed to a history of early digital art and animation as produced in experiments at bell laboratories in the 1960s and 1970s. However, the vinyl reissue of the expanding universe has been a disappointment. It is not difficult to see how the interpretation of hubbles law as cosmic expansion comes about. Megatron edition of laurie spiegels groundbreaking 1980 lp the expanding universe here. Mastered by laurie spiegel, cut by rashad becker splitfountain gatefold sleeve.
It is an intrinsic expansion whereby the scale of space itself changes. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe the expanding universe is the 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel. The album managed to supplant itself in the subconscious of electronic music ever since its release in 1980, and in recent years it has gone from. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel on amazon music. Astronomers have pegged the universes current expansion rate a value known as the hubble constant. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Laurie spiegels machine music the experimental pioneers groundbreaking work with computers in the 70s and 80s helped lay the foundation for many of todays electronic noise makers. For a simple heuristic model, consider a hypothetical twodimensional universe confined to the surface of a sphere2 of radius the 2dimensional universe is certainly curved in fact, it is a closed universe. Laurie spiegel, the expanding universe brainwashed. The expanding universe, by laurie spiegel unseen worlds.
The surprise year of spiegel continues as her landmark and long outofprint 1980 lp the expanding universe is being reissued for the first time on compact disc by the unseen worlds label. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe patchwork youtube. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel, released 25 september 2012 1. What does the expansion of the universe tell us about the. Buy the expanding universe by laurie spiegel on bleep. Then, in their 1999 book the five ages of the universe, the astrophysicists fred adams and gregory laughlin divided the past and future history of an expanding universe into five eras. Laurie spiegel the expanding universe unseen worlds. Laurie spiegels expanding universe pages 5257 the revolutionary electronic musician reflects on a lifes work at the vanguard of music and why shes still an oldfashioned composer at heart. 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.
View laurie spiegels profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. This image shows a star forming region in a nearby galaxy known. Computer music pioneer laurie spiegel s 1980 album the expanding universe is being reissued and appropriately enough expanded, by unseen worlds. I have no idea whether this is a general problem or not, but on the record i received the hole has been incorrectly centered i. The expanding universe by laurie spiegel album, progressive. We dont know what dark energy is, even though it makes up about 68% of the universe. Laurie spiegels the expanding universe is hardly a forgotten or lost gem, but this new reissue is without a doubt one of. Join facebook to connect with laurie spiegel and others you may know. Beautiful throughout, her debut lp the expanding universe reveals plainly and simply the fact that techno cannot be conceived of as other to women as if they didnt play a role in its emergence and later its subsequent forms.
Release info the expanding universe is the 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel. 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. Astronomers have pegged the universes current expansion rate. The expansion of the universe is the increase in distance between any two given gravitationally unbound parts of the observable universe with time. Oct 24, 2012 back on earth, the new york label unseen worlds has obliged us with more laurie spiegel, reissuing her 1980 album, the expanding universe, and adding over 100 minutes of additional music.
The universe really is expanding faster than scientists had thought, new research suggests. The expanding universe is the classic 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel. The expanding universe, an album by laurie spiegel. This new version is due out in september, retransferred from the original tapes and remastered by spiegel herself. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lauries. Laurie spiegel managing member group corbin hill road. The expanding universe via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download. Rare 70s electronic music is hidden in the hunger games wired. A strange and fascinating piece of abstract electronic music surfaces in a key sequence in the hunger games. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Laurie spiegel at the 3c ddp224 console in bell laboratories circa 1978 traycard, page 24 by emmanuel ghent.
Laurie spiegel born september 20, 1945 is an american composer. Although this fact was not discovered by science until the 20th century, allah has informed us of this reality in the quran revealed 1,400 years ago saying what means. The universe does not expand into anything and does not require space to exist outside it. Listen to your favorite songs from the expanding universe by laurie spiegel now. It comes with download codes for the whole 19 track cd set. Laurie spiegel this is a hard question to answer because i really dont think i think the way you think i think. Since edwin hubbles observation in 1929, which led to the discovery of the expansion of the universe, astronomers try to understand the behavior of it. The new value means the distance between cosmic objects will double in another 9. 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. In the 1970s, the future of an expanding universe was studied by the astrophysicist jamal islam and the physicist freeman dyson. The expanding universe is the 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer laurie spiegel.
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