Touch

by Morton Subotnick

Touch cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his pioneering work with the Buchla synthesizer, the avant-garde composer constructs entirely abstract sonic landscapes meant solely for recorded playback. The piece utilizes rapid panning, complex voltage-controlled modulations, and synthetic bursts to challenge conventional notions of musicality.

Genres

Descriptors: buzzy, dissonant, avant-garde, electronic, experimental, long-form, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. Touch (Beginning)
  2. Touch (Conclusion)

Credits

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