La Monte Young– Drift Study 4:37:40-5:09:50 PM 5 VIII 68 NYC
Label:
The Letter Edged In Black Press Inc. – SMS 4
Format:
Cassette, Reissue, C65
Country:
US
Released:
1988
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Drone
Tracklist
A
Drift Study 4:37:40-5:09:50 PM 5 VIII 68 NYC
32:10
B
Drift Study 4:37:40-5:09:50 PM 5 VIII 68 NYC Double Speed Version Original & Retrograde
32:10
Credits
Artwork By [Cover Drawing]– Marian Zazeela
Music By, Synthesizer [Moog]– La Monte Young
Notes
Tape realization for SMS
Frequency and amplitude ratios tuned by the composer on a Moog synthesizer utilizing its sine wave oscillators, mixer and lowpass filter
Cassette edition - originally issued in 1968 as an open reel tape in an edition of 25 copies only for subscribers to SMS. This cassette edition was made for the complete sets of SMS sold by Reinhold-Brown Gallery in 1988.
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Label
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Year
Drift Study (Lathe, Unofficial)
Kikusui
001
Japan
2005
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Review by EricLanzillottaFeb 21, 2009
Although La Monte Young was the music editor of the SMS folios, this manifested in only two musical audio recordings in the series, as the other multiples featuring sound were oriented toward poetry or conceptual works. The first of these was Terry Riley's "Poppy Nogood's All Night Flight (The First Ascent)", while the second was this work of La Monte's. One likely explanation for the short run of audio works in the SMS series was the duplication of open reel tapes for the sets proved impractical. In fact only 25 copies of each of these two reels was made and those just in order to satisfy prepaid subscriptions. In 1988, the Reinhold-Brown Gallery completed these editions by filling the empty 5" reel boxes with cassette recordings of the original pieces. In the case of the La Monte Young work, the reel box was decorated by the calligraphy of his life partner Marian Zazeela. The audio work is neatly divided into two half hour segments. A rare solo recording (as most of his work as a performer has been in collaboration with Zazeela), this is also an excellent example of why Young is so often associated with the minimal aesthetic. Using only a Moog synthesizer whose oscillators are tuned closely together, the work is an exploration of the subtly
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