[Frameworks] Electronic Soundtracks for Avant-Garde Films

[Anthony Yanick]

Tarkvosky used the ANS synthesizer....

On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 9:58 PM, C Keefer <keefco1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> A correction re the John Stehura film, mentioned in Albert's first post
> below. * Cibernetik 5.3* (note correct spelling) was made between
> 1960-65. Not 1968. Center for Visual Music is the distributor for this film.
>
> John's older page about the film with this data is at
> http://cyberanimation.tripod.com/
> Please note the CVM addresses are quite old, but the CVM phone number and
> email are correct there.
>
> Other films for Albert's list:
> *Allures* (1961) by Jordan Belson, sound by Belson and Henry Jacobs.
>
> More films by Jordan Belson including
> *LSD* (c. 1962), sound by Belson
> *Seance *(1959), sound by Pierre Schaffer
>
> *Odds and Ends* (1959) by Jane Conger Belson Shimane, sound by Henry
> Jacobs
>
> Also
> Hank Stockert's *Scope Two*, sound by Henry Jacobs
>
> Cindy Keefer
> Center for Visual Music
> www.centerforvisualmusic.org
> CVM email is cvmaccess at gmail dot com
>
> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:00 AM, <frameworks-request at jonasmekasfilms.com>
> wrote:
>
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>
>> From: Albert Alcoz <albertalcoz at gmail.com>
>> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
>> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:38:59 +0100
>> Subject: [Frameworks] Electronic Soundtracks for Avant-Garde Films
>> Hello all,
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>> After asking about jazz
>> ​ and​
>> ​ music an experimental film
>> ​, ​
>> and feeling grateful for all the answers​, I was wondering about the
>> connections between early electronic music and avant-garde film.
>> ​ ​
>> Recently I watched *OFFON* (1967-72) by Scott Bartlett with a “sound
>> composition” by Manny Meyer.
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>>
>> Again, there should be plenty of avant-garde films where the soundtrack
>> is instrumental electronic music or experimental
>> ​abstract ​
>> sound created with magnetic tape recorders, synthesizers, electronic
>> tools, etc.
>>
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>> Maybe one question would be to define what is considered to be early
>> electronic music but anyway, lets try it.
>>
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>>
>> Does anyone remember some other avant-garde films with
>> ​early ​
>> electronic music
>> ​ from the 50's, 60's, 70's even 80's​
>> ?
>>
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>>
>> Right now here’s the first list:
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>> *Cybernetik 5.3* (1968) by John Stehura. Music: Tod Dockstader.
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