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previous record label: barge recording archive		there are 11 titles on basta in stock. they are listed below.		next record label: bella casa

$19.66

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
december 12th, 2006

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basta (netherlands) #basta 9166 cd

“strp1 | reactions to the music of dick raaijmakers” compact disc

vier fanfares - keith fullerton whithman
the three unwanted alterations of the natlab archive - mouse on mars
song of the second moon - jason forrest
night owls (after "ballade "erlkonig") - phantom orchard (zeena parkins and ikue mori)
weinen!! (after 'ach!ach!') - david grubbs
vijf canons - yutaka makino
pianoforte - thurston moore
colonel bogey - atom ™
song of the second moon - isolée
d-r pelicula (dedicated to esther venrooy) - beautyon
tunes - kettel and secede
fft (tumbling impulses) - edwin van der heide
plumes - taeji sawai
night train blues - vert

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "vier fanfares"

howie from baked goods mentioned that jamie hodge was putting together a dick raaijmakers tribute. i’m like raaijmakers fan #1 (i have one of those giant foam-hands with a big #1 on it and “raaijmakers” underneath) so when i was invited to take part in said tribute i jumped at the chance.

it took me close to a month to realize a recording of a late raaijmakers piece entitled “vier fanfares” and, all things considered, i thought i did a pretty good job staying loyal to the score while also peppering the production with a few references to “pianoforte” and of course the “song of the second moon” lp (i even used recordings of dutch church organs and insects!)

jump forward 6 months to march 2006. i’d been jetting back and forth from boston to amsterdam while doing a bit of work @ steim, so when i was invited to perform at the tribute concert to raaijmakers in eindhoven i jumped at the chance. i spent a whole week during “sonic acts xi” working on a way to play the piece live, and by the i had something of a breakthrough, updating my whole live-music system in the process.

i flew back to boston for a few weeks, then got ready to go back to holland... but unfortunately due to an oversight on the festival’s part i was stranded @ the airport w/o a plane ticket in my name. when i got one of the promoters on the phone, she was fairly nonchalant about my predicament (to be fair, i doubt my appearance there was a priority!) and told me to just forget about it (ouch!)

flash forward to... december. this disc, containing the various participants’ tributes to raaijmakers is finally surfacing (well... this is the first time i’ve seen a copy), even though it’s theoretically been out since march! well, regardless of all that above, i’m glad this is finally tangible. the disc overall is fairly solid (although i must say there are one or two that completely miss the point!) and really does look magnificent.

if you’re a diehard fan of raaijmakers’ work this is a really fun tribute to the man’s work. if you only know little about his oeuvre, i recommend getting the 3cd “complete tape music of dick raaijmakers” set instead !!

basta press release...

strp1 | reactions to the music of dick raaijmakers

strp is based in the technological area of eindhoven. strijp-s, the characteristic industrial inheritance from philips, forms the cradle of this region. on this spot revolutionary inventions which have had an enormous impact on several art forms, were realized. electronic music composer dick raaijmakers completed the first electronic music album almost 50 years ago at strijp-s. his work has been remixed or reinterpretated by renown contemporary musicians from different scenes. the result of it has brought out on this cd.

$31.31

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
december 12th, 2006

threads:
1950s-electronic
1960s-electronic
1970s-electronic
1980s-electronic
electro-acoustic-composition
musique-concrète
modern-composition

basta (netherlands) #basta 9156 cd

dick raaijmakers “the complete tape music of dick raaijmakers” triple compact disc set

3 discs (210 minutes !!) of incredible early electronic music !!!

cd 1 (66:35)

tweeklank (1959) 4'48
pianoforte (1960) 4'57
vijf plastieken (1961) 7'42
canon 1 - super augere (1964) 5'16
canon 2 - super imprimere (1964) 5'16
canon 3 - super addere (1965) 2'31
canon 4 - super sub-trahere (1965/66) 6'54
canon 5 - super 'dis-moi...'(1967) 6'02
ballade erlkönig voor luidsprekers (1967) 23'32

cd 2 (73:40)

filmmuziek 1: mechanical motions (1960) 8'15
filmmuziek 2: bekaert (1966) 7'20
filmmuziek 3: sidmar (1969) 7'43
chairman mao is our guide (1970) 8'00
de lange mars (1971) 21'00
mao leve! (1977) 15'20
ach ach! (1987) 6'02

cd 3 (71:28)

plumes (1967) 10'33
flux (1967) 9'40
lied van de arbeid (1976) 1'53
kwartet (1971) 20'50
ping-pong (1983) 4'46
der fall leiermann (1991) 10'13
du armer! (1993) 6'58
vier fanfares (1995) 6'35

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "pianoforte (1960)"

ah... fantastic... this essential set covering all of dick raaijmakers’ tape music was previously available (about 10 years ago!) from the dutch cv/near foundation at twice the price, and has been unavailable for quite a while. thank god for basta!

basta press release...

dick raaijmakers | complete tape music

in 1998, the the complete tape music of dick raaijmakers was published by stichting donemus under the label near (dutch electro-acoustic repertoire). this large and ambitious project was joined by another cd-box, the complete tape music of jan boerman (cv-near 4/5/6/7/8), both elaborately documented and carefully edited by rené uijlenhoet in close collaboration with the composers. the cd series continued with a 6 cd-box with electroacousic music of ton bruynèl, looking ears complete (cv-near 12), and cds with compositions of kees tazelaar (cv-near 13) and rené uijlenhoet (cv-near 14).

when the complete tape music of dick raaijmakers ran out of print, donemus was happy that basta music was interested to produce a second edition, and offered full co-operation. it fits in well with basta’s cd projects popular electronics: early dutch electronic music from philips research laboratories 1956-1963 and strp1: reactions to the music of dick raaijmakers.

moreover, basta music and near/donemus will continue the cooperation with other dutch electro-acoustic music cd projects in the future.

this second edition (2006) has a new look. only the english translations of the texts have been included, the original dutch texts have been left out. the foreword and credits have been adapted. for the rest, however, nothing has changed: audio and texts have remained the same as in the first edition.

the work list does not go beyond 1997, and we decided to leave it that way. however, dick raaijmakers made some musical-theatrical compositions after that time, such as proefneming met een tabakspijp (1998), de weergave (2000), konzert für... (2000) and ritual moment (2005). he was awarded the johan wagenaarprijs 2004 for his entire oeuvre and received a honorary doctorate of the university of leiden in 2005. in 2007, a monograph

$20.02

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
january 12th, 2007

threads:
sound-poetry

basta (netherlands) #basta 9145 cd

kurt schwitters “ursonate” compact disc

erster teil (11.09)
largo (4.05)
scherzo (5.29)
presto (11.29erster teil (10.43)
largo (3.01)
scherzo (3.18)
presto (10.52cadenza (2.47)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "ursonate"

mid-80s recording of kurt schwitters’ ursonate by mad dutchman jaap blonk.

basta press release...

jaap blonk

ursonate

(may 2004) of all ‘sound-poems’, kurt schwitters`(1887-1948) ursonate is probably the most famous one. the german dadaist wrote this work, composed of completely self made-up words, in the years 1922-32. its structure is that of a classic sonata, existing of an erster teil followed by largo, scherzo and presto, but then in completely nonsense language.

dutchmen jaap blonk (born 1953) first recorded it in 1986 for commercial release on lp, but the record was prohibited by schwitters` son ernst. he wouldn’t allow any other versions of the work except his fathers` one. useless, because most experts believed that no complete versions performed by schwitters himself exist. besides that, he left detailed instructions for future interpretations…

after the death of ernst schwitters it was finally possible to release recordings of the work. jaap blonk has the reputation of being one of the better performers of this style. this new basta cd contains both the recording from 1986, as well as a recent live-recording.

$40.04

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
july 24th, 2007

threads:
1950s-electronic
experimental-instruments

basta (netherlands) #basta 9093 cd

dr. samuel j. hoffman “the theremin” triple compact disc set

lunar rhapsody (3:01)
moon moods (2:54)
lunette (2:52)
celestial nocturne (3:04)
mist `o the moon (2:44)
radar blues (3:08)
toujours moi (2:51)
tzigane (2:29)
possesion (3:16)
l`ardente nuit (3:26)
jet (3:34)
fame (3:05)
this room is my castle of quiet (2:22)
the darkness gives me you again (2:36)
remembering your lips (2:49)
my troubles float away like fallen leaves (2:23)
your soft hand on my brow (3:04)
i dream of a past love (2:49)

basta press release...

dr. samuel j. hoffman
the theremin

three out-of-print and long-sought albums featuring the ethereal sound of the theremin are being reissued by basta in a boxed set. music out of the moon, peace of mind, and perfume set to music have been digitally cleaned and have never sounded more beautiful.

the music, by famed composer harry revel, is performed on moon and perfume by exotica icon les baxter, and on peace of mind by bandleader billy may. on all three albums, the eerie-sounding theremin is played by the legendary dr. samuel j. hoffman, wizard of the instrument.

liner notes were penned by albert glinsky, currently finishing a theremin history book, "out of thin air" (university of illinois press).

the cd booklet includes many rare photographs.

$29.12

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
september 2nd, 2003

threads:
1950s-electronic
1960s-electronic
experimental-instruments
sound-poetry

basta (netherlands) #basta 9078 cd

raymond scott “manhattan research inc.” book and double compact disc set

two discs of early experimental electronic instruments !! (122 minutes !!)

cd 1

manhattan research inc. copyright 0:11
baltimore gas & electric co. (instrumental take 4) 1:14
bendix 1: the tomorrow people lightworks 1:52
the bass-line generator 3:10
dont beat your wife every night chew wrigleys! 1:44
b.c. 1675 3:16
vim 0:59
auto-lite sta-ful (instr.) 0:47
sprite melonball bounce (instr.)
sprite melonball bounce 0:59
wheels that go 0:50
limbo: the organized mind 4:33
portofino #1 2:13
county fair 1:01
ideal toy co. lady gaylord 1:02
good air (take 7) 0:38
ibm mt/st: the paperwork explosion 4:31
domino sugar co. 0:33
super cheer 0:34
cheer revision 3 0:39
twilight in turkey 1:32
vicks medicated coughdrops 1:34
vicks formula 44 0:46
auto-lite spark plugs 1:00
nescaf 1:06
awake 0:35
backwards overload 6:04
bufferin é?memories (original) 0:59
bandito the bongo artist 1:30
night and day 1:45
baltimore gas & electric co. 395
k2r 0:19
ibm probe 1:56
gmgm 1a 1:49
rhythm modulator demo 3:37

cd 2

ohio plus 0:17
in the hall of the mountain queen 0:49
general motors futurama 1:04
portofino #2 2:14
the wild piece a.k.a. string piece 4:07
take me to your violin teacher 1:40
ripples original soundtrack 0:59
cyclic bit 1:04
ripples (montage) 4:06
gilbert toys the wing thing 1:00
county fair (instrumental) 1:00
cindy electronium 1:59
dont beat your wife every night chew wrigleys! (instr.) 1:45
hostess twinkies 0:32
hostess twinkies (instr.) 0:32
ohio bell thermo fax 0:24
the pygmy taxi corporation 7:11
baltimore gas & electric co. (announce copy take 1) 0:29
baltimore gas & electric 0:44
lightworks main theme (slow) 1:40
the paperwork explosion (instrumental) 3:39
auto-lite ford family 1:03
auto-lite ford family (instr.) 0:54
auto-lite wheels 1:50
bufferin memories (demo) 0:44
space mystery (montage) 5:11
the toy trumpet 2:15
backwards beeps 1:05
auto-lite sta-ful 1:36
lightworks (instrumental) 1:29
when will it end? 3:14
bendix 2: the tomorrow people electronic audio logos inc. 5:23

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "manhattan research inc."

basta press release...

raymond scott

manhattan research inc.

first time-ever release of 1950s-60s recordings featuring raymond scott's performances on his pioneering electronic music inventions (the 'circle machine,' the 'rhythm modulator,' the 'bass-line generator,' the 'electronium,' the 'clavivox,' & other equipment designed & built by raymond scott).

includes raymond scott's collaborative works with jim henson, plus a 144-page full-color book featuring interviews with those who knew and worked with raymond scott (such as moog synthesizer inventor robert moog), along with previously unpublished photographs, lab notes, schematics, & us patents.

$13.11

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
september 2nd, 2003

threads:
1960s-electronic
minimalism-drones

basta (netherlands) #basta 9066 cd

raymond scott “soothing sounds for baby vol. 3 (12-18 months)” compact disc

tin soldier (9:24)
little miss echo (7:23)
the playful drummer (14:56)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "soothing sounds for baby vol. 3"

basta press release...

raymond scott

soothing sounds for baby vol. 3 (12-18 months)

third of three mini-albums to soothe babies by, composed and performed by raymond scott on self-designed electronic instruments. to be enjoyed by infants of all ages. as ambient music, it predates eno and fripp. reissue produced by gert-jan blom, liner notes by irwin chusid.

$13.11

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
september 2nd, 2003

threads:
1960s-electronic
minimalism-drones

basta (netherlands) #basta 9065 cd

raymond scott “soothing sounds for baby vol. 2 (6-12 months)” compact disc

tempo block (3:15)
the happy whistler (10:45)
toy typewriter (17:44)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "soothing sounds for baby vol. 2"

basta press release...

raymond scott

soothing sounds for baby vol. 2 (6-12 months)

second of three mini-albums to soothe babies by, composed and performed by raymond scott on self-designed electronic instruments. to be enjoyed by infants of all ages. as ambient music, it predates eno and fripp. reissue produced by gert-jan blom, liner notes by irwin chusid.

$13.11

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
september 2nd, 2003

threads:
1960s-electronic
minimalism-drones

basta (netherlands) #basta 9064 cd

raymond scott “soothing sounds for baby vol. 1 (0-6 months)” compact disc

lullaby (14:06)
sleepy time (4:23)
the music box (6:06)
nursery rhyme (5:50)
tic toc (8:04)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "soothing sounds for baby vol. 1"

essential early electronic music documents (all three volumes), regardless of their place in the ‘academic/popular’ spectrum. these records are so ahead of their time it’s scary... now reasonably priced as mid-line titles...

basta press release...

raymond scott

soothing sounds for baby vol. 1 (0-6 months)

first of three mini-albums to soothe babies by, composed and performed by raymond scott on self-designed electronic instruments. to be enjoyed by infants of all ages. as ambient music, it predates eno and fripp. reissue produced by gert-jan blom, liner notes by irwin chusid.

$49.51

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
august 7th, 2008

threads:
1950s-electronic
1960s-electronic
electro-acoustic-composition
experimental-instruments
lo-fi
musique-concrète
plunder-phonic

basta (netherlands) #basta 9045 lp

raymond scott “manhattan research” triple long playing record set

manhattan research, inc. copyright (0:11)
baltimore gas & electric co. (instrumental, take 4) (1:14)
bendix (1: the tomorrow people)
lightworks (1:52)
the bass-line generator (3:10)
“don’t beat your wife every night” (1:44)
“b.c. 1675” (3:16)
vim (0:59)
auto-lite sta-ful (instr.) (0:47)
sprite melonball bounce (instr.))
sprite melonball bounce (0:59)
“wheels that go” (0:50)
“limbo: the organized mind” (4:33)
“portofino” #1 (2:13)
county fair (1:01)
ideal toy co. lady gaylord (1:02)
good air (take 7) (0:38)
ibm mt/st: the paperwork explosion (4:31)
domino sugar co. (0:33)
super cheer (0:34)
cheer revision 3 (0:39)
“twilight in turkey” (1:32)
vicks medicated coughdrops (1:34)
vicks formula 44 (0:46)
auto-lite spark plugs (1:00)
nescafé (1:06)
awake (0:35)
backwards overload (6:04)
bufferin: “memories” (original) (0:59)
bandito the bongo artist (1:30)
“night and day” (1:45)
baltimore gas & electric co. (“395”) (1:07)
k2r (0:19)
ibm probe (1:56)
gmgm 1a (1:49)
rhythm modulator demo (3:37)
ohio plus (0:17)
“in the hall of the mountain queen” (0:49)
general motors futurama (1:04)
“portofino” #2 (2:14)
“the wild piece” a.k.a. string piece (4:07)
“take me to your violin teacher” (1:40)
“ripples” (original soundtrack) (0:59)
cyclic bit (1:04)
“ripples” (montage) (4:06)
gilbert toys the wing thing (1:00)
county fair (instrumental) (1:00)
“cindy electronium” (1:59)
dont beat your wife every night, chew wrigleys! (instr.) (1:45)
hostess twinkies (0:32)
hostess twinkies (instr.) (0:32)
ohio bell thermo fax (0:24)
the pygmy taxi corporation (7:11)
baltimore gas & electric co. (announce copy, take 1) (0:29)
baltimore gas & electric (0:44)
lightworks main theme (slow) (1:40)
the paperwork explosion (instrumental) (3:39)
auto-lite ford family (1:03)
auto-lite ford family (instr.) (0:54)
auto-lite wheels (1:50)
bufferin memories (demo) (0:44)
space mystery (montage) (5:11)
the toy trumpet (2:15)
backwards beeps (1:05)
auto-lite sta-ful (1:36)
lightworks (instrumental) (1:29)
when will it end? (3:14)
bendix (2: the tomorrow people)
electronic audio logos, inc. (5:23)

2008 repress of the the vinyl version of this essential set of queues and micro-pieces from raymond scott’s mad laboratory manhattan research. truly amazing edition ; comes as three lps in three separate gatefold sleeves, reprinting all of the information in the cd-version’s book. afa the early electronic outsider-genius spec is concerned, you really can’t oust scott from his rightful place at the top of the coop ...

basta press release...

raymond scott
manhattan research, inc. - 3 vinyl
total duration 120 minutes

identical tracks to the cd-compilation, but now on 3 vinyls, packed in doublefold sleeves. a beautiful collectors item and finally a chance for dj’s to play tracks from vinyl! please note that the hardcover book is not inlcuded with this vinyl set!!!

first time-ever release of 1950s-60s recordings featuring raymond scott's performances on his pioneering electronic music inventions (the 'circle machine,' the 'rhythm modulator,' the 'bass-line generator,' the 'electronium,' the 'clavivox,' & other equipment designed & built by raymond scott). includes raymond scott's collaborative works with jim henson, plus a 144-page full-color book featuring interviews with those who knew and worked with raymond scott (such as moog synthesizer inventor robert moog), along with previously unpublished photographs, lab notes, schematics, & us patents.

$49.51

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
march 28th, 2008

threads:
1960s-electronic
experimental-instruments
minimalism-drones
electro-acoustic-composition
analogue-synth

basta (netherlands) #basta 9035 lp

raymond scott “soothing sounds for baby” triple long playing record set

lullaby (14:06)
sleepy time (4:23)
the music box (6:06)
nursery rhyme (5:50)
tic toc (8:04)
tempo block (3:15)
the happy whistler (10:45)
toy typewriter (17:44)
tin soldier (9:24)
little miss echo (7:23)
the playful drummer (14:56)

beautiful reissue of these three classic early 60s proto-everything electronic-music records ; composed & masterminded by raymond scott & marketed to the newly burdened as a means to mesmerize their hyperactive infants/toddlers through electronic sound ...

despite your attitude(s) towards children ; these are essential documents of scott’s early voltage-controlled instruments merely masquerading as something far more populist ...

basta press release...

raymond scott
soothing sounds for baby
vinylset limited

a beautiful re-release on vinyl of these three great albums. these albums come in their original sleeves and are limited to 1500 copies. three discs, in three different sleeves all three shrinkwrapped together with the small booklet that was also included 35 years ago when these lp’s were originally released.

$18.21

back in stock as of
september 3rd, 2008

first in stock on
july 24th, 2007

threads:
1950s-electronic

basta (netherlands) #basta 9031 cd

andré popp “delirium in hi-fi” compact disc

perle de cristal (3:18)
java (2:54)
la paloma (3:04)
beer barrel polka (2:40)
la java du diable (2:47)
jalousie (4:08)
la polka du roi (2:29)
la java des bombes atomiques (2:33)
adios muchachos (2:55)
la polka du colonel (2:37)
la java martienne (3:05)
la cumparsita (2:58)

basta press release...

andré popp
delirium in hifi

in 1957, french bandleader andré popp and sound effects wizard pierre fantosme startled record buyers with this landmark of music altered by tape manipulation. hallucinatory renditions of such classics as "jalousie" and "la paloma" were created by splicing, varying tape speeds, layering, tape reversal, echo-lags and charts played backwards.

the album was originally released in the us on columbia records under the title delirium in hi-fi by elsa popping and her pixieland band, and gained quite a reputation among music lovers, djs, and hi-fi enthusiasts in the age before stereo. the lp has been long out-of-print, and highly sought by collectors. this is its first appearance on cd.

this edition was meticulously transferred from the original master tape and produced for reissue by beau hunks leader gert-jan blom. liner notes are provided by noted dutch music researcher piet schreuders, and the cover cartoon illustration is by ever meulen.

previous record label:
barge recording archive

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bella casa

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