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Iannis Xenakis' song Metastasis got there first as far as I know, in 1953 with a full orchestra. It has a slightly different (less harmonic) end: https://www.y
by computer 12y ago
Iannis Xenakis' song Metastasis got there first as far as I know, in 1953 with a full orchestra. It has a slightly different (less harmonic) end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZazYFchLRI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZazYFchLRI (mostly the first minute)
It's one of my favorite songs, mostly for when I want to be left alone in a room.
- flycaliguy 12y agoMakes you wonder how things would have played out if Dr Dre's Lolo sampled Iannis Xenakis instead of THX's sound. Would placing the sample at the beginning of a record the way Deep Note is placed in a movie have been a violation of THX's trademark?
- malandrew 12y agoThere's another song of his, Concret PH, that is absolutely mind-blowing on a hi-fi system or with high end headphones. On lo-fi equipment its kind of staticy, but on good equipment it's like sitting in a room with thousands of thin walled crystal wine glasses shattering around you.