Crystal Machine

by Tim Blake

Crystal Machine cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Egg
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 38:26
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following his departure from the psychedelic rock collective Gong, the British synthesist compiles a mesmerizing solo debut drawn entirely from live performances. Utilizing the EMS Synthi A and early tape loop techniques, the record pioneers a uniquely ethereal, bubbling approach to space ambient music. It effectively bridges the gap between French avant-garde sensibilities and the pulsating sequencer frameworks of the Berlin School.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, space, progressive, atmospheric, electronic

Tracklist

  1. Midnight (6:23)
  2. Metro / Logic (6:29)
  3. Last Ride of the Boogie Child (Seasalter Free Festival, 1976) - Live (7:52)
  4. Synthese Intemporelle (Crystal Machine Live at Palace, 1977) (15:35)
  5. Crystal Presence (2:04)

Credits

  • Patrice Warrener - lighting [spectra physics 164 argon laser, crystal machine projector]

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