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His best work

Philippe Landry | Louisiana | 02/23/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Although Silver Apples Of The Moon/The Wild Bull is a classic, Sidewinder/Until Spring is the best. It's more nuanced and subtle than Silver Apples and has a more fluid composition overall. After listening to Sidewinder/Until Spring, I'm left wondering what makes Autechre and Aphex Twin so special since the "IDM/glitch" thing they do is really not new at all. Composers like Subotnick(or Varese) take a much more conceptual and lyrical approach to their music, giving the pieces a life of their own, unlike IDM artists who just see how much they can degrade and resequence a sound file using Reaktor software. Believe me, there is a lyricism to true electronic music that most electronic artists today totally miss, and Subotnick hits it right on the dot!"

Two masterpieces from an electronica legend

Prof. JiBbLe, Dr. of Thinkology | HUGHESTON, WV USA | 06/30/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Buchla Electric Music Box (Don Buchla,its inventor,disliked the word "synthesizer") had no greater virtuoso than Morton Subotnick, whose jazz experience brought incredible rhythmic vitality to the purrs, clicks, roars and howls he coaxed from the instrument. SIDEWINDER and UNTIL SPRING were two of his finest early works, and Mode has done electronic music fans a great service by releasing them both on a single disc. Their eerie textures and startling sound events draw the listener into a musical universe wholly Subotnick's own."

Until Spring - An Electronic Masterpiece

T. Tesar | Kalamazoo, MI USA | 01/17/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Until Spring is my favorite Subotnick composition. I bought it on LP many years ago and have long wanted it to be released on CD because the LP surface noise was very distracting during very quiet passages. Until Spring is filled with fascinating timbres, exciting rhythms, and great compositional ideas.



I don't care that much for Sidewinder, but the disk is worth it for Until Spring alone."