Slowly and surely, this is becoming my favorite album in my collection of vinyl goodies. I have written about Otto Luening and Vladimir Ussachevsky before, on another album that was released in the early 60s. "Tape Recorder Music" was recorded in 1952, and it's a remarkable album on so many levels. Without a doubt, Brian Eno must have had this album during the early Roxy Music years. Otto and Vladimir did was basically used real instruments - piano, flute, orchestration and put it through the tape machine to manipulate the sounds. Doing loops, echo, etc. Low-tech technique that keeps getting better.
On another level, the music on this album is really beautiful. Funny as well - especially with the voices mixed in one of the works. It has a lightness, but the sound is fantastic. And again, listening to this album, I 'm reminded of the first two Roxy Music albums. The Columbia Princeton Electronic Music Center was a sound lab for Luening and Ussachecsky - and they used it wisely. Historically this is a very important album, but the listening pleasure is also endless. I really love it.
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