FULL BODY PRINT CASSETTE / J-CARD / 28-PAGE BOOKLET
Listen / Buy digital version here: BENEDICT ROFF-MARSH - A Tribute to Wendy Carlos (...and of course Bach)
NOTE: by purchasing the physical product here you will receive the codes for digital downloading for free
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Finally, HDK has a J.S. Bach cover album in its catalog! 🎉
It was a serious flaw, fortunately now the problem is solved thanks to our hero Benedict Roff-Marsh, an electronic musician who lives in Australia. The pop-star born in Thuringia in year 1685 (one of the first pop-stars in history in fact) has many fans in the southern hemisphere too, and Benedict is evidently one of them.
In truth, Benedict is keen to point out that this album is actually a tribute to Wendy Carlos and her "Switched-on Bach" (1968), one of the first Bach-exploitation albums ever released and certainly one of the most brilliant and beloved.
Benedict is a multifaceted and inventive guy; discover for example his activity of inventors of virtual synthesizers here:
benedictroffmarsh.com/instruments/
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This album of electronic adaptations of Bach's music prompted us to include in the cassette a booklet containing a retrospective of our most beloved Bach & Classical exploitation albums from the 70s and 80s: a very useful guide for those who want to discover some discographic gems such as "Bach for Computer" by Carlos Futura or "Bach to the Future" by Latin Rascals.
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But now let's give the floor to Benedict Roff-Marsh who tells us something about this album:
"It is 50 years since Wendy Carlos released "Switched-On Bach" (October 1968). Electronic music existed before Switched-On but suddenly it hit the general consciousness as well as crossing the Rock/Pop/Classical divide. This is the record that launched a thousand careers.
My record doesn't attempt to break any new ground, merely to give myself the opportunity to explore what Wendy did as well as the totally amazing music of Bach - the greatest composer ever. This makes my record another in a long line of what I call "Moog Does..."
My record is "Plugged-In" because now the instruments are all Plug-Ins: VST, Racks Extensions... Software with not a dusty knob in sight.
Notes all by J.S. Bach. Played by unknown people who put MIDI Files on the internet. Arranged by me (with a few stray notes moved or added by me to suit my arrangements). Sounds created by me 'in the mix', but totally with a feel for what Wendy Carlos did in1968."