Beauty in the Beast

by Wendy Carlos

Beauty in the Beast cover art

Utilizing newly developed digital synthesizers capable of custom tuning systems, the electronic pioneer embarked on a deeply complex exploration of alternative musical scales. The resulting compositions brilliantly fuse alien, microtonal harmonies with the structural aesthetics of Indonesian Gamelan and sweeping progressive electronic grandeur.

Genres

  • Electronic
  • Microtonal Classical

Tracklist

  1. Incantation
  2. Beauty In The Beast
  3. Poem For Bali
  4. Just Imaginings
  5. That's Just It
  6. Yusae-Aisae
  7. C'est Afrique
  8. A Woman's Song