"Morton Subotnick could fairly be called electronic music's first hitmaker. His 1967 album Silver Apples of the Moon was an international sensation. Or, in his words, 'It was like a bombshell.'
Silver Apples was the first piece of electronic music commissioned by a record label and was created on the first synthesizer small enough to sit on a table [the Buchla 100]. Subotnick's Greenwich Village workspace became a drop-in spot for musicians from The Mothers of Invention to The Grateful Dead to The Velvet Underground. One night, unfamiliar visitors arrived..."
Check out the full interview on NPR here.
Also see the recent interview with Audio Central Magazine here.
http://www.mortonsubotnick.com/about.html
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