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Tristram Cary Soundings Tristram Cary was among the earliest pioneers. He established a studio in London in the 1940s. He became well known for his music for several episodes of 'Doctor Who', the celebrated BBC science-fiction serial, and for his music for many films, among them 'The Lady Killers', a comedy with Alec Guiness. He was co-producer of the first concert of live computer music at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, in 1968, and he was a partner in EMS' production of the Putney, one of the first generation of synthesizers. Yet most of his electronic music has not been widely available until this release. 'Soundings' includes music Cary composed with makeshift WWII surplus in the 1940s, with the first tape recorders in the 1950s, with analog synthesizers in the 1960s and 1970s, and with computer-based systems between 1979 and 1996. It includes Cary's deeply affecting music for Ray Bradbury's 'Leviathan 99' (1972), a radio play, and music for 'The Children of Lir' (1959 rev 1996), the first major BBC television program with an entirely electronic score. It includes 'Birth is Life is Power is Death is God is ...' (1967), a major concert work which integrates electronic sounds, recorded sounds, and sounds of musical instruments drawn from Cary's soundtrack to a film shown at the British Pavilion at EXPO '67 in Montreal. It includes 'Soft Walls' (1980), an early work for Synclavier composed upon his arrival in Australia; excerpts from 'The Impossible Piano (Homage to CN') (1994), a tribute to Conlon Nancarrow for sequencer and sampled piano. And it includes 'Continuum' (1969); '3 4 5 - A Study in Limited Resources for Stereo Tape' (1967); 'Suite - The Japanese Fishermen' (1955 / 1996); 'Stream Music' (1978); 'Nonet' (1979); 'Soft Walls' (1980); 'Sine City II' (1979 / 1996); 'The Clockpieces' (1983/1996), and 'Trellises' (1984). Also: 'Black, White & Rose', for marimba, gongs, woodblocks and tape (1991) and 'Narcissus', for flute and two tape recorders (1968); with performances by Ryszark Pusz (percussion) and Douglas Whittaker (flute). This 2-CD collection of electronic music by Tristram Cary, a co-release by Tall Poppies and EMF Media, is a major historical landmark. Don't miss it! Buy it!

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