Tuesday 8 May 2012

Electronic Music with Andy Mackay, Daphne Oram, Pierre Henry, Eno & Dali


Who could resist a book about electronic music written by Andy Mackay? OK, perhaps you could. Not me, though, so I was pleased to find this the other day. There's Andy on the cover, past his prime, you might say, probably making an 'electronic' recording, which turned out to be rubbish, but I'd forgive him, and you know why. Good book, as it turns out, with a handy glossary and concise summaries of all the main players in the evolution of the music...  


...here's Daphne Oram, a photo I hadn't seen before...hanging out in her converted oast house, probably. Off-camera, wired up to a chair, is the head of the BBC, who would not sanction her progressive tendencies when she worked for him...he's having a few thousand volts sent through him...which is why Daphne's smiling. I don't know how she got any housework done, that woman...


...here's proof that the book was published in 1981, because when else would such an awful illustration be published? There are others, of Hendrix and Mike Oldfield, but for the protection of sensitive readers, I haven't included them...


...a superb photo of Pierre Henry...making up a sound revolution as he goes along...


...and another great photo that I hadn't seen before - Salvador Dali & Eno hanging out together like a couple of crazy dudes, Eno looking particularly camp. Dali was, according to the caption, 'a professed admirer of the work of Roxy Music', although Andy might have just made that up.


4 comments:

  1. Dali actually preferred Sailor. "Glass of Champagne" was his party piece when it was karaoke night at Portlligat.

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    1. I saw Sailor 'live'. Honest. Wondered who that lunatic with the 'tache dancing with a lobster was...

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  2. We did some crazy stuff with lobsters but not dancing as I recall! But glad Mr Dali enjoyed our song.Saw him once - in Oxford St but didn't give him our record ( A glass of champagne) phil pickett co-founder of Sailor

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