Terry Riley's In the Summer (Buchla Music Easel)

[NOTE: I forgot to mention: the envelope is set to "self," i.e. cycling!]
I’ve been reading Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco’s excellent book, Analog Days. Apparently, when Don Buchla unveiled his prototype Buchla Box at the San Francisco Tape Music Center in 1965, the most enthusiastic witness was Terry Riley, the pioneer of minimalist music. “I think I’ll do some music on that,” Riley said.
Sadly, there’s no recording or other evidence of Riley playing the Buchla (at least that I can find). But given that they crossed paths at the Tape Music Center, I thought it would be appropriate to use the Buchla Music Easel to do a cover of one of my favorite Riley pieces: “In the Summer” (1974).
Composed for the soundtrack of art-house film, Lifespan, this piece was reissued in 2007 on the CD, “Les Yeux Fermés & Lifespan.”

#eurorack #modular #buchla #buchlamusiceasel #minimalism

[thepeterone]

Old electronic music gear and carpets. Just the best vibe.

[Steph_d]

Such a nice instrument, wish my volca modular was this capable. Love the music easel

[davemaier]

One of my favorite Riley pieces as well. Thank you for this!

[ElectricCelt]

A very thoughtful homage to synth pioneers. Interesting patch notes.

[mauriziofaggion]

This synth is super classic! I really like this track you produced! I also find it relaxing

[Gabay]

I am happy to have discovered your channel. The music is wonderful and I appreciate the sharing of books and materials that inspire you. I am adding "Analog Days" to the list with Victor Szabo's book.

[Genshi]

Nicely done! If you get a chance, I’d love for you to check out my first attempt at mixing minimal Eurorack with my Buchla Music Easel. Search for: “The Ever Deepening Well of Sorrow and Loss”. I did this track about 7 years ago and used the Monome Arc (which I sadly no longer have) as the sequencer for both the Eurorack and the Buchla.

[leshalozhkin]

it would be cool to convey this to Terry or his son

[wearetemporary]

Is there a published score for Riley’s “In The Summer”?

[ПапачСергей]

Ха! Оказывается есть где-то люди, которые не только коллекционируют модульные синтезаторы, но и играют на них.