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1913
Luigi Russolo
"Art of Noises"- use of
industrial noises and rhythms
1920s
first manageable
electronic instruments appear : Theremin, Ondes Martenot +
Trautonium
1939
John Cage
Imaginary landscape #1 first composed piece to use means of
electronic reproduction
1950
Pierre Henry and
Pierre Schaeffer compose 'Symphonie Pour Un Homme Seul' -
first piece of musique concrete
1951
John Cage:
Imaginary Landscape #4 first piece to use radios as
instruments
1956
Karlheinz
Stockhausen 'Gesang der Junglinge' uses both natural sounds
and electronically generated noises
1964
first moog
sythesizer hits the market
1967
Stockhausen
Telemusik uses shortwave radio as instruments to create a
"world music"
Early
70's
Miles Davis
electric records are influenced by Telemusik. Producer Teo
Macero edits these recordings in studio
1970's
Throbbing Gristle
make a horrible racket and call it industrial music
1970's
hip-hop djs in
New York use the spinback capabilities of the Technics 1200s
turntable to create scratching and extend grooves by cutting
back and forth between 2 copies of the same
record
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1971
Giorgio Moroder
Chicory Tip's version of "Son Of My Father" is first song
featuring a Moog to make pop charts
Mid
70's
Brian Eno coins
the term ambient and releases his album "Another Green
World"
1977
Moroder's
production of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" becomes a disco
classic
Kraftwerk releases "Trans-Europe Express"
1980-82
Roland introduces
the TB-303 bassline machine and the TR-808 drum machine
1982
Afrika Bambaata's
"Planet Rock" samples Kraftwerk and creates electro
Mid
80's
first affordable
samplers hit the market which enable musicians to capture
and manipulate existing sounds. Ensoniq Mirage + Akai
S900
TG's Genesis Porridge claims that he brought house music to
England. However it happened, the music starts a youth
culture revolution in UK
Mid
80's
Musicians in
Chicago misuse the Roland TB303 and create Acid House
Mid
80's
Detroit musicians
create Techno
Late
80's
Ambient is reborn
as chill out music for tired clubbers
1990's
Trip Hop/
Downtempo
1990's
Jungle
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