Norman McLaren - Rythmetic: The Compositions of Norman McLaren [CD]

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£20.14

Cat. no: CDWABB191
Format: CD
Barcode: 634457190740
Release Date: 29 Nov 2024
Genre: Dance

Pioneering Scottish Canadian animator Norman McLaren (1914-1987) - creator of seminal short flms Dots, Neighbours, Synchromy and many more - is remembered in frst ever release of soundtrack works, self-composed from the 1940's to 1970's and forecasting the following half-century of electronic music

Norman McLaren was once described by composer, music theorist, and mathematician Milton Babbitt as "the frst electronic musician." In addition to his pioneering work in animation, the electronic soundtracks McLaren created for his own flms employ astonishing foresight and a characteristically precise methodology. They also crystallise boundless creativity, wit and whimsy, and illuminative brilliance into a unique insight to his remarkable mind, with or without visual accompaniment.

Rythmetic: The Compositions of Norman McLaren marks the frst time his soundtracks have been released on record, carefully curated from his most important flm works, hours of archival tapes, and multiple versions of the same key compositions. It represents an essential overview of McLaren as a composer, in neat dovetail with McLaren the flmmaker. Both are crucial fgures in the respective developments of their felds, opening doors to a future that might not have existed without McLaren.

Tracks: Now Is The Time / Rhythmetic / Neighbours / Synchromy / Unreleased Composition (1945-1946) / Dots / Loops / Mosaic / Unreleased Composition (c. 1945) / Unreleased Composition (1945-1948) / Unreleased Composition (1969) / Unreleased Composition (1964-1965) / Opening Speech