Episodes

  • Wendy Carlos - Sonic Seasonings
    Oct 8 2024

    In this very special 20th episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore talk about an underecognised gem by the living legend Wendy Carlos: Sonic Seasonings (1972).

    Listen to Sonic Seasonings here: https://www.mixcloud.com/frankkoedood/walter-carlos-sonic-seasonings/

    Useful links:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Seasonings

    https://www.wendycarlos.com/+sslms.html

    https://www.moogmusic.com/products/moog-modular-systems

    https://youtu.be/UsW2EDGbDqg?si=4Iul211T-wYkNHwX

    https://kumo.bandcamp.com/album/day-night

    https://charlesives.org/ives-man-his-life

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/11/she-made-music-jump-into-3d-wendy-carlos-the-reclusive-synth-genius

    https://www.discogs.com/release/18288-Wendy-Carlos-Sonic-Seasonings-

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    29 mins
  • Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves
    Sep 19 2024
    In this episode of Talk to the Chip, right before the electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani brings her magical live performance to the Union Chapel in London, professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç talk about her beautiful sounding work Seven Waves (1982), as well as her extensive contributions and inspiring career in electronic music.

    Listen to Seven Waves here:

    https://suzanneciani.bandcamp.com/album/seven-waves Useful Links: https://youtu.be/fZscRHkLMt0?si=9Ty9MmsVVvG5805V https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r28i-k3mL3o https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/features/long-reads/suzanne-ciani-riding-the-waves/ https://suzanneciani.bandcamp.com/album/lixiviation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LxPoJ4QoSk https://composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/suzanne-ciani-on-modular-synthesis-the-buchla-200e https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZscRHkLMt0&list=LL https://youtu.be/fFrgS70ioa0?feature=shared https://buchla.com/history/
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    29 mins
  • Luciano Berio - Visage
    Sep 9 2024

    Episode 18 of Talk to the Chip is dedicated to famous pioneer of electronic music Luciano Berio, specifically to his otherwordly work Visage (1961) featuring the voice of legendary Cathy Berberian.

    Listen to Visage here:

    https://youtu.be/JmMJV-NrQrA?si=44cEih3vwYiDPJeJ

    Useful links: http://www.lucianoberio.org/visage-authors-note?2019623839=1 https://120years.net/milan-electronic-music-studiodirector-luciano-berioitaly1960/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/944606

    https://youtu.be/JmMJV-NrQrA?si=44cEih3vwYiDPJeJ

    https://electrocd.com/en/oeuvre/20304-visage

    https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news/film-week-berberian-sound-studio

    https://electrocd.com/en/album/5236-electronic-music

    http://www.lucianoberio.org/visage-authors-note?2019623839=1

    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/11/damo-suzuki-cans-free-floating-vocalist-gave-us-some-of-the-1970s-most-exotic-rock-music

    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/aphasia/

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2215036618300592

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    28 mins
  • Edgard Varèse - Poème Électronique
    Aug 28 2024

    Professors Elif Yalvaç and Jono Podmore dedicate Episode 17 of Talk to the Chip to one of the most important works in electronic music history: Poème Électronique (1958) by Edgard Varèse.

    Listen to Poème Électronique here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLDbBqHCslw

    useful links: https://www.routledge.com/Electronic-and-Experimental-Music-Technology-Music-and-Culture/Holmes/p/book/9781138365469 https://monoskop.org/images/c/c1/Varese_Edgard_1966_The_Liberation_of_Sound.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBQsym_G82Q https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poème_électronique https://www.marseille-tourisme.com/en/discover-marseille/culture-heritage/discover-the-sites-and-monuments-in-marseille/cite-radieuse-of-le-corbusier/ https://www.archdaily.com/902597/on-the-dislocation-of-the-body-in-architecture-le-corbusiers-modulor

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    29 mins
  • Beatriz Ferreyra - GRM Works
    Aug 15 2024

    Professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç dedicate this Episode 16 of Talk to the Chip to Beatriz Ferreyra and talk about her GRM Works spanning 40 years: 1977-2007.

    Listen to GRM Works here:

    https://recollectiongrm.bandcamp.com/album/grm-works

    Useful links:

    https://www.jstor.org/stable/3681426 https://www.electronicsound.co.uk/features/long-reads/beatriz-ferreyra/ https://beatrizferreyra.bandcamp.com/album/souvenirs-cach-s https://persistenceofsound.co.uk/huellas-entreveradas https://beatrizferreyra.odexpo.com/default.asp?page=41341&sm=41352&lg= https://blog.navelgazers.co.uk/2021/05/beatriz-ferreyra-grm-works.html https://recollectiongrm.bandcamp.com/album/grm-works https://blog.native-instruments.com/audio-filters-guide/ https://youtu.be/4xy6dfUmfOk?si=3rnjpwOUX4YtgqVC https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/1689831.Pierre_Schaeffer http://www.metamono.co.uk

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    29 mins
  • Maryanne Amacher - Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear)
    Aug 15 2024

    In this episode of Talk to the Chip, professors Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç talk about the timeless Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear) by female pioneer of electronic music and sound art Maryanne Amacher.

    Listen to Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear) here:

    https://youtu.be/rtmv6LxNJqs?si=m2Ox4l0-Uw8Q8Gjf

    Useful links: https://www.discogs.com/release/22796-Maryanne-Amacher-Sound-Characters-Making-The-Third-Ear https://www.nts.live/artists/18440-maryanne-amacher https://monoskop.org/Maryanne_Amacher https://academic.oup.com/book/41561/chapter/353034305 https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/themire/20485/rip-maryanne-amacher https://youtu.be/SZDj78i8UpY?si=dK5hkySFZn7_WQdf https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/talktothechip_21-october-2023_/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoacoustic_emission https://mu-tron.com/vintage-musitronics/mu-tron-bi-phase/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/john-zorn-jazz-metal-interview-naked-city-1015329/

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    31 mins
  • Bülent Arel– Electronic Music No. 1 and No. 2
    Aug 15 2024

    In this episode of Talk to the Chip, hosts Elif Yalvac and Jono Podmore talk about two Electronic Music (1960-1973) by Turkish pioneer Bulent Arel, exemplifying some of the earliest techniques invented in Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center.

    Listen to Electronic Music (1960-1973) here:

    https://youtu.be/Z1EKToGg0YI?si=R9Fvs83OdpFSGEDs

    Useful Links: https://hardwax.com/41107/bulent-arel/electronic-music-1960-1973/ https://composers.com/composers/bulent-arel https://tapeop.com/tutorials/11/intro-analog-tape-splicing-and-editing-and-tape-loops/ https://cmc.music.columbia.edu/about https://filizali.blogspot.com/2010/04/bulent-arel-filiz-ali-turkiyenin-ilk.html https://acikradyo.com.tr/arsiv-icerigi/ulkemizin-elektronik-muzige-armagani-bulent-arel https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338367288_The_Ankara_Years_of_Bulent_Arel_1940-1965_Music_Radio_and_Politics/link/5e0f46d692851c8364ae884c/download?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19 https://acikerisim.msgsu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/20.500.14124/3218

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    29 mins
  • Charanjit Singh - Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat
    Aug 15 2024

    In this 13th episode of Talk to the Chip, hosts Jono Podmore and Elif Yalvaç pursue an unusual path and talk about the acid house pioneer Charanjit Singh, with a focus on his work Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat (1982)

    Listen to Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN8M2irJVJA

    Useful links: https://boomkat.com/products/ten-ragas-to-a-disco-beat https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/10/charanjit-singh-acid-house-ten-ragas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raga#Description https://blog.zzounds.com/2016/03/03/roland-tb-303/ https://www.roland.com/us/promos/roland_tr-808/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Jupiter-8 https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/rip-charanjit-singh-the-most-influential-musician-you-may-have_b_7750646 https://youtu.be/igNBeo3QSqc?si=4SYeyiV-XfL56zsO https://youtu.be/49P4GUA4AIY?si=dccQpRm0jiP3Unbv

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    30 mins