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charles cohen - group motion - morphine records - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Techno / Electro - Electronics

1. Group Motion Performance
2. Generator

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Morphosis

Morphine records continue to unearth recordings from Philadelphia's synth pioneer, Charles Cohen. Two beautiful drone/ambient/jazz pieces on this one (recorded live in 1989), exposing the sonic genius and dexterity of Cohen alongside the astounding possibilities of that highly desirable synthesizer of his!!! TIP!

Group Motion is a Dance Theater in Philadelphia founded by Manfred Fischbeck with whom Cohen collaborated and performed. The Group Motion Performance is a live recording with the dance company made on the Buchla Music Easel and the Buchla 700 series; the latter, one of the rarest synthesizers on earth. Generator was performed and recorded at the Generator Sound Art Gallery, NYC with the same instrument setup. Apparently these are the only known recordings using the Buchla 700 synthesizer to be formally released, making the Group Motion album the only living proof of this incredible sounding machine.

This LP is 33rpm
Side 1. Group Motion Performance (13:01 minutes)
Side 2. Generator (17:53 minutes)


Issued in three parts - this vinyl series will culminate in a full CD release to be announced later this year.