The Holmes Archive of Electronic Music
By Thom Holmes
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Thom Holmes is your curator and guide to vintage electronic music recordings and audio experimentation. Drawing from his collection of vintage electronic music recordings spanning the years 1930-1985, each episode explores a topic or theme of historical interest. Holmes is the author of the book, Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, 2020.
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Chapter 35, Live Electronic Music— Historical Practices
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 34, Live Electronic Music— Foundations
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 33, Digital Synthesizers and Samplers
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May 23, 2025 |
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Chapter 32, Other Analog Synthesizers
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May 15, 2025 |
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Chapter 31, ARP Analog Synthesizers
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May 15, 2025 |
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Chapter 30, EMS Analog Synthesizers
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May 09, 2025 |
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Chapter 29, Buchla Analog Synthesizers
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May 01, 2025 |
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Chapter 28, Moog Analog Synthesizers, Part 2
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Chapter 28, Moog Analog Synthesizers, Part 1
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Chapter 27, Computer Music (1971–2014)
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Chapter 26, Early Computer Music (1950–70)
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Chapter 25, Electronic Music from Japan, China, and The Asia-Pacific, Part 2
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Chapter 25, Electronic Music from Japan, China, and The Asia-Pacific
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Chapter 24, Electronic Music in Latin America
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Chapter 22, Electronic Music in Canada
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Chapter 23, Radiophonic Music in the United Kingdom
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Chapter 21, The San Francisco Tape Music Center
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Chapter 20, The Experimental Music Studio, University of Illinois
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 19, The Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music, Ann Arbor
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 18, The Columbia– Princeton Electronic Music Center, New York
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 17, John Cage in the United States
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 16, Other European Electronic Music Studios
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 15, Elektronische Musik in Germany
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 14, Musique Concrète in France
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 13, Edgard Varèse and The Listener’s Experiment
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 12, The History of Audio Recording Technology
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 11 Electronic Music Performance Instruments (1920– 40).
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Chapter 10, Earliest Experiments in Electronic Music (Pre- 1920)
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Chapter 09, MIDI, Noise Reduction, and Audio Compression Technologies
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Chapter 08, Tape Composition and Sound Editing
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Chapter 07, Computer Music Basics
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Chapter 06, Analog and Digital Synthesis Basics, Part 2
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Chapter 06, Analog and Digital Synthesis Basics, Part 1
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Chapter 05, The Physics of Musical Sound
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Chapter 04, Electronic Music Composition by Process
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Chapter 03, How Electronic Music is Composed.
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Chapter 02, Listening to Electronic Music
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Chapter 01, Electronic and Experimental Music, Recommended Works
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Electronic Music of Conrad Schnitzler—A Retrospective, Part 1
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Merry Moog 2024
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Sun Ra and Stockhausen—An Imaginary Encounter in Electronic Music
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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An Electronic Music Mixed-Bag
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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From Organ to Synthesizer: The Evolution of the Yamaha Electone
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Sonic Adventures in Electronic Composition—The Ashley, Smith, and Hamilton Mix
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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The 2024 US Open Sound Experiment
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Shortwave Particulates—A Soundscape
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Recent Finds for the Electronic Music Archive
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Women Synthesists
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Terry Riley—Part 2, Solo Organ and Synthesizer Works
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Terry Riley—Analog Organ Works
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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The Japanese Shigin Vocal Tradition—and Electronics
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Trippy Trance Music Origins, Part 2
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May 31, 2024 |
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Trippy Trance Music Origins
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May 17, 2024 |
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Love Spells in Electronic Sound
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May 03, 2024 |
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Electronic Music for Babies
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Crosscurrents in Early Electronic Music of Canada, Part 2
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Crosscurrents in Early Electronic Music of Canada, Part 1
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Phonographic Education—a Sound Collage
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Electronic Keyboards in Jazz, A Recorded History, Part 2 of 2
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Electronic Keyboards in Jazz, A Recorded History, Part 1 of 2
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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The Sounds of Motoring
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Radio Spirits in the Night
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Refined Noise
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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More Electronic Music for Astral Tripping
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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Merry Moog 2023--Holiday Music Performed on the Moog and other Synthesizers
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Before and After Ambient, Part 2
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Before and After Ambient, Part 1
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Part 2 of The Distinctive Electronic Music of Oskar Sala and the Mixtur-Trautonium
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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The Distinctive Electronic Music of Oskar Sala and the Mixtur-Trautonium, Part 1
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Crosscurrents in Early Electronic Music of Norway
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Electronic Music of Dune
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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The 2023 US Open Tennis Soundscape
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Experimental Music for Pipe Organ, The Original Synthesizer
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Crosscurrents in Early Electronic Music of Japan
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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The BBC Shipping Forecast Soundscape
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Crosscurrents in Early Electronic Music in Italy—Part 2
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Crosscurrents in Early Electronic Music: Italy—Part 1
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Crosscurrents in Electronic Tape Music in the United States
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Women in Synthesis, Part 1: Managing Their Musical Identities
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Crosscurrents in Elektronische Musik of Germany
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May 21, 2023 |
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Crosscurrents of Musique Concrète
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May 07, 2023 |
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Early Intersections of Rock and Electronic Music
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Electronic Drone Music
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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New Arrivals to the Archives—Part 2: Noise Music, Improvisations, and Atmospheres
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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New Arrivals to the Archives—Part 1: Early and Symphonic Electronic Music
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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The Silent Episode
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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The Electronic Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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The Theremin Part 2: Recordings After 1970
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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The Theremin Part 1: From the Beginning to 1970
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Telephone Love
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Merry Moog 2022
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Rain Music
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Psychedelic Japan, Part 3
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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The Ambient Spaceship Soundscape
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Psychedelic Japan, Part 2
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Psychedelic Japan, Part 1
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Electronic Music for Astral Tripping
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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The US Open Sound Piece, 2022
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Strange Synths
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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Sounds of War
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Aug 14, 2022 |